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And I love it. Maybe too much (ha, like that's a thing).
I've only dabbled in the past in my days of working at a library; I had to shelf-read the graphic novel section to make sure they were in order. This was when the 2nd and 3rd X-Men movies came out, so it was inevitable that I would read a few. But I never really stuck with any of them once I left that job. But I'm still a fan of the movies, and am always drawn to the artwork and covers. I even made a comic book once in college, but that's another story, I suppose...
Anywho, I found on Netflix the biography of Stan Lee, and watched it with The Fiance. With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story. Check it out. It's really fascinating and on instant play. And it was a nice change from re-watching episodes of Archer for like the 10th time...So yes, Stan Lee. Super awesome (heh).
After watching it, I was like- man, maybe I should get into comics. But I'd tried in the past and was always so confused and had no idea what was going on; so originally I thought I'd vent about how hard it is to get into comic books if you weren't into them growing up...
BUT THEN, I went to the comic book stores in town. Just to check it out. Why not, right? ...And it was awesome. A revelation! A comic book fiesta! (One that my bank account is still trying to recover from...). I gave up on my usual plan of trying to find some random issue with a cool cover and hoping to goodness I'd recognize the story from what little I knew, or perhaps saw in a movie version (not a good plan, by the way). Instead I focused on what I now know are trade paperbacks- those collection of issues within a certain story arc. (A good idea!) I ended up with a pile of them - Batman, Avengers, more Batman, the original Iron Man, and Walking Dead. Boo-yah! And they were all so good, and I read them all in like 24 hours, so I went back to the store and got more! (Bad idea! The suckers aren't cheap!)
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| The first comic for Iron Man. So racist. Lol |
Comics and graphic novels are like the happy place between movies and novels. After a while of reading them, I was like "man, did I even look at the pictures??" but obviously I had otherwise the dialogue alone wouldn't let me know what was going on. It was just so...second nature? I dunno. It was weird. But I still stopped to appreciate the really amazing panels that were crazy detailed and fantastic. Bonus.
And now I'm hooked. I can't believe I've been missing out on this for so long. I admit I've given up on trying to catch up on everything I have missed (with a few exceptions). I'm totally taking advantage of the New 52 from DC, and the Marvel NOW issues. And then I'm hoping to still work on trade paperbacks...you know, without going broke. Haha. And to support my local comic book stores in some way. Yay.
I've even set up a pull list with Midtown Comics (Here's the link.) I don't know if I can recommend them just yet, as I haven't received any yet; but I do like the variety and that I can manage it all from my computer. Also, LOVE that I can add back issues to my subscription shipment (Like The Red Star, which sounds pretty neat)...The only problem now is staying with my budget and being patient enough to receive them! Shipping monthly?? What was I thinking?!?
My pull list: Batman, Wonder Woman, All New X-Men, A+X, Deadpool, Hawkeye (so excited for this one!), Iron Man, Mighty Thor, New Avengers, Punisher/War Zone, Ultimates.
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| That's amazing... |
Monthly subscription?? What was I thinking?!
-BeetHats
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