Comics… You Heard Me
Better than Avengers… yeah, I said it. 😉
Hello hello everyone,
Today I’ve decided to write a little bit about a form of reading I’ve more recently taken a liking to: reading comics. Now in the past I’ve read a few graphic novels. Most noticeably Watchmen
In the past year, however, I’ve started to read current comics. For myself, this means the DC world: Batman, Justice League, even a little Green Lantern (a super hero I’d never been interested in in the past). But my reading has extended a little further to also include the Image comic Saga, among others. It’s got more adult scenes and graphic depictions, but if you’re old enough it is a really fun and exciting read.
Yeah… lots of weird aliens. I highly recommend it.
And I think that last comment is the core of what reading a comic is for me. In simplest terms, reading a comic is like watching an episode of a TV show. Though possibly another good comparison would be to the serialized novels Dickens wrote in his time, or an amalgamation of both. Regardless, it’s something that takes 15-20 minutes to read, usually has jam packed action, beautiful artwork, and, in the case of the current Scott Snyder run of Batman, can be very well written and exciting to follow. It’s a bit of an addiction for me at this point.
Creepy, haunting, and yet oh so beautiful
If you haven’t noticed yet from the deluge of pictures in today’s post, I really do like comics. If you have even a slight interest I would highly recommend you pick some up and give it a try. I myself am a digital consumer through my iPad. And with most comics costing a mere $2 an issue and issues releasing only once a month it’s not that expensive of a hobby.
Anyway, do any of you have a series of comics you like to read? Anyone never read any and want a suggestion as to where to start?
Maybe you think I’m crazy and have no basis to write about comics here?
Too bad on the last one :P. Because things are changing, and reading comics is a much larger part of my reading than it used to be… So you can undoubtedly expect a little more in the future.
Anyway, sound off in the comments below, and I hope your week is going splendidly,
Stephen R.
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