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Monday, August 30, 2004
I Probably Sound Waaaay Too Nuts Here
I like comics, I really do. I spent today and most of my weekend reading four Marvel Essential books (Dr. Strange, Thor, Captain America and the second Tomb of Dracula volume). I'm going through Roger Stern and John Byrne's Captain America run. I'm almost done with Walt Simosn's Orion. I just started the Duck Feet part of Gilbert Hernandez's Palomar. I've been going through my back issues of The Comics Journal. Believe me when I tell you I love comic books.
Still, when I see someone who is not interested in comic books (and they're not hard to find) I recognize that, at least in one way, their life will be far easier than mine. They probably don't have a perfect life, but there's a whole set of worries like "how much will I spend on Wednesday," "do I spend too much time on eBay looking for back issues," "is it even right to support a company like Marvel" "is there even going to be a comic book industry by the time I'm 30" and more that they don’t have to deal with. Millions of people around this world don't waste their time with such nonsense; they've got better things to deal with. Not me though. Comic books are just another thing, and ultimately an unnecessary thing, for me to worry about.
I don't regret becoming a comic book reader, but I'm not always going to look at the pretty side of it either.
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