DC, purveyor of fine comic bookables, is now in the business of pissing me off. First they axed "Manhunter" for the 8th time, then they killed off "Legion of Superheroes," despite it being awesome, and buried "Birds of Prey."
Now, clearly aiming to enrage me without having to sleep with my mother, they announced the end of "Blue Beetle." To quote a guy who just dropped a delicious sandwich on a floor liberally sprinkled with dog hair and pencil shavings....
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
Man, I really like "Blue Beetle." It's one of the first books I read every month and just about the only book with a Latino hero in it. The writing's funny and smart and they tell good long story arcs without skimping on the issue-by-issue thrills. If you liked "Spider-Man" back when it was good, then you would love "Blue Beetle" (and "Invincible," too.)
Since I'm 30 and paying a mortgage and I need a new car and my wife is going to start asking for baby-making materials soon, maybe this is the sign I've been waiting for to just kick the comic book habit. Marvel and DC both seem to target the books I love for cancellation exclusively and for the remaining titles, there's a price hike planned.
I might have to grow up and start collecting...wine or scotch or something. And I don't even like scotch.
Shit...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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2 comments:
First of all, as the wife of a fellow comic book geek, sorry for your loss. Second, what are baby making materials? Stuff you can buy at Hobby Lobby to make babies?
Don't any of the characters have any super powers that can save their books? I mean, if not... I don't know what to tell you. God helps those who help themselves... That's what my 3rd grade teacher told me daily. She was kind of lazy.
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