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I caved...
Or in this case it might be more appropriate to say I "Batcaved". Okay, that was really bad.
Anyway, I hit the comic book store today and I forsee some serious cash outlay in my future. I had seen snippets from the "Red Robin" issue that was released this week and I decided to get the first couple of issues in the series to see if I like it. This led to the first couple of issues of the new "Batman and Robin" series...and the first couple of issues of the new "Adventure Comics" series with Superboy.
I've also gotten several of the TPB (trade paperbacks) for Green Lantern and I'll be continuing with the new "Flash" series.
Umm...did I mention that this might get expensive? Knitting and comics are *not* friendly hobbies for the wallet.
I have to say though that one of my attractions to these titles (aside from the fangirl worship of Geoff Johns) is the relationship between the characters. One of my many favorite things from the "Flash" mini-series was how much of a touchstone Barry Allen's relationships were. Not just with his wife, but also with Hal Jordan. Okay, that feeds in the slashy side of me (as does the Supes/Batman relationship) but it also shows something that I've been missing in my shows like NCIS. A relationship where they depend on each other and trust each other.
One of these days I'm really going to have to type up my whole theory about how Gibbs is really Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Tony is Nightwing (Dick Grayson).
Anyway, I hit the comic book store today and I forsee some serious cash outlay in my future. I had seen snippets from the "Red Robin" issue that was released this week and I decided to get the first couple of issues in the series to see if I like it. This led to the first couple of issues of the new "Batman and Robin" series...and the first couple of issues of the new "Adventure Comics" series with Superboy.
I've also gotten several of the TPB (trade paperbacks) for Green Lantern and I'll be continuing with the new "Flash" series.
Umm...did I mention that this might get expensive? Knitting and comics are *not* friendly hobbies for the wallet.
I have to say though that one of my attractions to these titles (aside from the fangirl worship of Geoff Johns) is the relationship between the characters. One of my many favorite things from the "Flash" mini-series was how much of a touchstone Barry Allen's relationships were. Not just with his wife, but also with Hal Jordan. Okay, that feeds in the slashy side of me (as does the Supes/Batman relationship) but it also shows something that I've been missing in my shows like NCIS. A relationship where they depend on each other and trust each other.
One of these days I'm really going to have to type up my whole theory about how Gibbs is really Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Tony is Nightwing (Dick Grayson).
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I'm totally hyped, but then again it's also my 1st year. Please excuse the hotel room clutter ahead of time - Liz finally saw the morning craziness of cosplayers at ECCC earlier this year. XD
I can't wait also to hunt down cheap TPB's.
To be honest when I was like.. 5 yrs old I was reading old, old Wonder Woman books, but when I got back into comics in high school it was all Marvel for me... when I started getting back into comics again a few years ago, I tried out Marvel, but found I liked DC better. I think the DC books now are what Marvel books were like back in the 90's: good, fun to read superhero adventures... Current Marvel's too "dark, realistic and gritty" for me.
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What you said about the difference between Marvel and DC right now is exactly it. I think that's what's drawn me in to the DC stuff right now. I'm hoping for a reading marathon today. :)
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Yup.. I really think current DC's more like 90's Marvel which is why I've become a DC convert. DC's telling the kind of stories I like these days.