I saw this today at toothpaste for dinner and I’m just thinking what I would be like if I were to find a comic book in my kid’s stuff. I mean, I loved comic books as a kid. I loved the stories. I loved the artwork (Jim Lee rocks). Then I started realizing that the publishers were out to make a quick buck with all of the collectors editions, special foil stamping, embossing and holograms (damn you, Fatal Attractions!). I started to feel like crossovers were happening just so that the publishers could bank on people buying a book they otherwise wouldn’t because the stories in that book were generally weak. Wow, I’m getting way off track here. This aside is for an entire series of posts about why I stopped reading comic books.
I was just thinking that this cartoon was hilarious, but not. You know? What would I be like if I continued my obsessive comic book reading? While I would know more about the X-Men universe, would I know quite as much about computers and technology? Would I have gone to art school instead of a liberal arts institution?
nah. you’d just have another ‘hobby’ you don’t have time for anyway.. a hobby that the responsible part in the back of your brain knows you can do without.. but you keep buying anyway, saying you’ll catch up, ’cause its the freakin’ X-MEN..
i think i need to seek a support group.
It totally is the freakin’ X-MEN, tho. It’s a shame all those bastards wanted to get rich. Like I would read X-Factor if it didn’t play a role in the mega mutant ‘verse crossover…
OK, maybe if it had foil stamping with a holographic “starburst” effect and there were three collectible covers in a limited edition and I couldn’t find the “newsstand” edition of the issue, I might still read it…