Comics! Still Fun After All These Years!

After at least 30 years of enjoying the comics format, I finally get a chance to share my love of comics with the world! Why are comics still " FUN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS ", you might ask....... 

Well lets start back in the early 1960's when I was a kid...one of the first comics I had ever read was a Black and white magazine called " The Spectacular Spiderman ", written by Stan Lee and drawn by John Romita, bought for me by my grandfather. This book was the spark that led to my interest in reading comics, wanting to draw them, and just generally nurturing my adolescent imagination.

But to get to the heart of why comics are still fun for me today, you must read on true believer!

1) Comics in the 60's thru today still have heroes who are " Heroic " in stature- Superman, the Big Blue Boyscout, is still my definition of what all other heroes stive to be.

2) Heroes with " Real Life Problems "- Spiderman was undoubtly the first hero with everyday problems to have to deal with- he was and still is the most human of superheroes.

3) Great storylines and great art! As I grew older, I started to see the importance of a great storyline complimented by great artwork. This is a tradition that still rings true today, with great art by the likes of Jim Lee, Scott Kolins, and writers J. Michael Straczynski, and Geoff Johns, to name but a very few. And the most important thing about comics is........

4) Collectibility! Thats right, from year long storylines like " SUPERMAN, FOR TOMORROW " to entire runs of your favorite books, from Swamp Thing to Ritchie Rich, collecting your favorite comics, is still the thing that has not changed thru the years, and is still the most fun part of reading comics in the first place. I remember the first time my grandfather took me to the candy store to get some comics. Always on a Saturday, and always the greatest day of the week for me! And while my days of going to the candy store on a Saturday have become going to the Comics Store on a Wednesday, the magic of that first candy store visit still lingers on every Wednesday. It's magical and still the one thing from childhood, that remains the same for me today.

So go if you haven't read a comic since you were young, go out there today and catch up with your favorite charecter and enjoy the magic again!

Below you will find a link to my " ABOUT ME PAGE " and two of my favorite stories in the past year!

My about me page

Superman, " For Tomorrow ", by Brian Azzarello & Jim Lee

Avengers, " Earth's Mightiest Heroes " by Joe Casey and Scott Kolins