Monday, June 30, 2008

Day 2-Comics Find Me

So, its officially been day two of my documentation of distancing myself from comic book culture and I have say it hasn't been a cake walk. I find myself at times getting distracted from the horribly monotonous chore of job searching and writing cover letters wanting to sneak a peek at upcoming previews and reviews of books. But I contain myself from such sin by generally hanging at other websites that arouse my other passion of video games. Which has turned out to be not so bad because I found out about the leak for the sequel to Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Turns out that the plot for this one will revolve around the Civil War and apparently you get to choose which side you want to fight on. Sounds like a winner to me.......more.

Even when I'm avoiding comic books they find a way to weasel themselves into my life. I could use that cliched quote about being pulled back in but come on, in some way, shape, or form comic book culture has intertwined intself into the fabric of mainstream pop culture. Well I'm sore from my always hard run of ultimate frisbee in the park so i'll explain my point about comics and pop culture tomorrow.

Peace.

Broke and Back

Ok, ive been gone from the blogoshpere of the comic book realm for a while now and for good reason. I'm JOBLESS and BROKE, going on almost seven months now. I had saved enough money to continue my weekly Wednesday euphoria for the first three months of unemployment, with the hopes of returning to my old seasonal job, but the job screwed me and the money quickly dried up. Now as an individual who has been reading comic books for the 24 years of life i've spent on this planet and considering the massive amount of time I put into writing a thesis on the genre my senior year in college.

So, I came up with this bright idea that I should just go cold turkey off the (comic)junk until I get a job. Which means, no comic websites or blogs, cutting off The Penrod when he starts rambling about D.C., no more kick ass reviews and no more visiting my local comic book shop (sigh). Going to the shop to look at books would be a bigger tease than some of my ex girlfriends (Ba Zing!). But seriously folks, wiping comic books from, as it stands right now, my pathetic life truly is disappointing as Secret Invasion, The Death of Batman, X-Force, and the Hulk were growing in plot.

However, before I get out of here The Penrod did inform me that Mike Turner died from his long bout with cancer, my condolences to his family and fans, as we've truly lost one of the greats in the industry of comic books.

P.S.

My ban on comics doesn't reach to the cinema as I have already seen Iron Man (kick-ass) and the Hulk (still to unrealistic with the graphics, but a better story). Batman in July is next on the agenda for filling my fix, I'm freaking stoked for Heath's Joker.