As a recent comic book convert I'm starting to learn more about my tastes and in turn, more about myself.
My favourite masked heroes are Batman and The Green Arrow. Now, maybe this goes back to my childhood and Adam West's Batman being on TV after school. Or maybe it has something to do with the Batman movies that I've been watching for years (Batman '89 and Batman Returns '92, I give no credit to Batman Forever '95 or Batman & Robin '97)
It could also be that as a child I never immersed myself in the comic book world or any of its alternate universes. And as such, I never really got the whole alien beings or super power thing.
I like the fact that both Bruce Wayne and Oliver Queen are just regular guys doing extraordinary things.
Yes, I know that they are both uber rich, and have more resources available to finance their heroic activities. And I know that in the real world their actions aren't believable. But it’s their dedication to good vs. evil. Their sense of community and civic duty are respectable and inspirational. Also, they get to wear cool costumes and masks and use awesome tools and toys and who wouldn’t want to do that? It would be like Hallowe’en and saving the world every night.
But they are much more believable than a guy that can see through everything, or a dude that spins webs and swings from buildings in a major urban area.
I have also started noticing things that I never noticed as a child or even earlier in my adult life.
Like, a girl behind the counter of a comic book shop automatically becomes more attractive than she would be otherwise. I’ve also discovered that I really do “geek out” once in while, as illustrated by one of the gifts my girlfriend will be getting for Christmas. (I’m not going to say what it is yet just in case she reads this)
I’ve also fallen in love with the graphic novel versions of tv shows. Both Heroes and Chuck have online graphic novel stories going. In fact, Heroes Volume One is now out in both hardcover and paperback and Heroes Volume Two has been released in Hardcover in time for the holidays (wink wink, nudge nudge) Anyway, take a look. It’s pretty cool stuff.
So, now that I’ve “geeked out” completely all over this blog and the internet, it’s probably time that I go talk to my friends about sports or women or something… as long as it’s not Wonder Woman.
Cheers
