Comics? Yeah, I Buy A Few
Counting Down To Frustration
I’m getting really sick of Countdown crossovers. Both stories in JLA #16 were some kind of DC Event tie-in. I stopped reading Countdown after a couple of months because it just wasn’t working for me. Do I need to drop Justice League for the same reason?
50% Off? Here’s My Spending Money
Florida Book Store II had a 50% off sale on a whole bookshelf full of trades. After spending at least fifteen minutes looking through the whole rack, I ended up picking up X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David, Vol. 1 ($8) and the first Christopher Priest Captain America and the Falcon volume ($5). In addition, Allyson filled in our collection a bit with two volumes of Bendis’ run on Daredevil (which we had previously only read (and loved) at the library.
The Great Spider Controversy
No, I’m not thrilled about the events of Amazing Spider-Man #545, but I have no intentions of dropping Spider-Man. In addition to my love for the character, I’m still really excited about the creative teams for Brand New Day. The preview pages look absolutely beautiful, and frankly, after the funeral dirge that has been everything since Back in Black, I’ll overlook nearly any grievance if my Spidey becomes fun again.
I’m also being driven absolutely insane by the emotional response to the issue on nearly every comics forum on the Internet. If you’re upset, stop buying the book. There’s no need to tear up your copy or set the issues on fire. Just don’t buy the books. Take the nine bucks you were going to spend on thrice-monthly ASM and use it for something else that you might enjoy. I’m keenly aware that comics are a leisure pursuit for me. At the point I stop enjoying a book (cf. Moon Knight and Countdown), I drop it and just ask folks over at the CGS Forums to recommend me a book to try in its stead. I understand caring about your hobby and being passionate about your interests, but at a certain point, you have to worry about your blood pressure and ulcers.