“It was time to do away with my collector’s mindset once and for all.” Shawn Conner writes. Shawn is a Vancouver-based freelance journalist and the author of "Superheroes Smash the Box Office: A Cinema History from the Serials to 21st Century Blockbusters." Published April 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/25/Nerd-Not-Defeated/