Five comics. One convention table. Nearly an hour with Jim Shooter discussing Marvel, Valiant, publishing and creativity. Years later, the conversation remains every bit as memorable as the signatures.

Growing up in Peru, Marco dreamed of giant robots, American movies and the toys he saw on television. Those childhood memories eventually led him across continents, into engineering and back to the characters that inspired it all.

The summer of 1989 belonged to Batman. One unforgettable movie sparked a lifetime of collecting, inspiring a decades-long search for the memories, merchandise and moments that transformed one summer into a lifelong adventure.

The best Star Trek stories don't always happen aboard the Enterprise. Sometimes they're found in borrowed VHS tapes, convention halls and the memories that stay with us long after the credits roll.