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eggwardsSo Screaming Amy has asked me to go to see Wilco on Saturday night, so I guess I have something to do this weekend. Could be fun. Of course she and her friends are a bunch of stoners, so it should be interesting.
In the news, Connecticut passes civil unions, the protest/book-burning will take place on Sunday. Also Spain is one step closer to same-sex marriage. Two steps forward after a whole lot of steps back lately.
Now, onto the questions posed by my good friend, and nude-beachgoer Miami Chris (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dedos):
1. If you were able to get a job anywhere in the US (and be making enough to take Chris with ya), would you leave TX?
Wow, I'm the breadwinner! Cool! Obviously I'm going to like the job and the place for me to do it, so yeah. The thing about Texas is the comfort factor (and the relatively low cost of living). Texas is home, and means I don't have to learn anything new, like how to put on snowchains.
If the income is good, and the city is one I'm comfortable with, I would be interested, as long as Chris was. Chicago has certainly been an interest, but really I haven't been to to many other cities that I would consider just yet. I need to travel more.
2. What have you always wanted to do, but were too afraid to attempt?
Well, watching Chris play softball is inspiring me, but I'm completely scared of the ball and that's kept me from trying, but I love watching the game. Otherwise, really following my dream of working in television or broadcasting, which I haven't pursued since I haven't been able to afford to go back and work for no or little pay. I need a lottery win.
3. If you wanted to introduce someone to comics, which title(s) would you show them first?
Wow. In thinking about this I thought about The Watchmen, which is really dark, or Crisis on Infinite Earths, which is too hard to follow for anyone who doesn't know years of DC comics history. I think I would start them off with my favorite character, The Flash. I'd start them with Flash #3's first issue in 1987. The book has a solid character, and, thanks to the crisis, has a clear connection to the silver and golden age of comics, so there's history included. Wall has the same powers as his predecessors, but he's clearly his own character, and even has trouble with carrying the legacy. Flash is also a member of several of DC's main teams, JLA, JL Europe, the Titans, but they don't intrude too much into his book.
It's also a book that, unlike Wonder Woman and Batman, hasn't been given an image problem in the public eye due to it's TV/movie appearance - that's because no one watched the show - but me! (Where's the DVD!?!)
4. I know you love talk radio. Have you ever dreamed of hosting your own show?
My love of political talk radio has waned some over the last year, as you might imagine, but sure, I think that would be interesting. There's a whole lot of background work and show prep that goes into that job. you have to have something to talk about for all those hours!
5. Would you consider joining a Bear Commune? =)
Commune, sure! Internment camp, not so much. (j/k) I think it would be great to have a community of like-minded people as long as everyone doesn't get on everyone's nerves after a while. I guess it should be a big place.
In the news, Connecticut passes civil unions, the protest/book-burning will take place on Sunday. Also Spain is one step closer to same-sex marriage. Two steps forward after a whole lot of steps back lately.
Now, onto the questions posed by my good friend, and nude-beachgoer Miami Chris (
dedos):1. If you were able to get a job anywhere in the US (and be making enough to take Chris with ya), would you leave TX?
Wow, I'm the breadwinner! Cool! Obviously I'm going to like the job and the place for me to do it, so yeah. The thing about Texas is the comfort factor (and the relatively low cost of living). Texas is home, and means I don't have to learn anything new, like how to put on snowchains.
If the income is good, and the city is one I'm comfortable with, I would be interested, as long as Chris was. Chicago has certainly been an interest, but really I haven't been to to many other cities that I would consider just yet. I need to travel more.
2. What have you always wanted to do, but were too afraid to attempt?
Well, watching Chris play softball is inspiring me, but I'm completely scared of the ball and that's kept me from trying, but I love watching the game. Otherwise, really following my dream of working in television or broadcasting, which I haven't pursued since I haven't been able to afford to go back and work for no or little pay. I need a lottery win.
3. If you wanted to introduce someone to comics, which title(s) would you show them first?
Wow. In thinking about this I thought about The Watchmen, which is really dark, or Crisis on Infinite Earths, which is too hard to follow for anyone who doesn't know years of DC comics history. I think I would start them off with my favorite character, The Flash. I'd start them with Flash #3's first issue in 1987. The book has a solid character, and, thanks to the crisis, has a clear connection to the silver and golden age of comics, so there's history included. Wall has the same powers as his predecessors, but he's clearly his own character, and even has trouble with carrying the legacy. Flash is also a member of several of DC's main teams, JLA, JL Europe, the Titans, but they don't intrude too much into his book.
It's also a book that, unlike Wonder Woman and Batman, hasn't been given an image problem in the public eye due to it's TV/movie appearance - that's because no one watched the show - but me! (Where's the DVD!?!)
4. I know you love talk radio. Have you ever dreamed of hosting your own show?
My love of political talk radio has waned some over the last year, as you might imagine, but sure, I think that would be interesting. There's a whole lot of background work and show prep that goes into that job. you have to have something to talk about for all those hours!
5. Would you consider joining a Bear Commune? =)
Commune, sure! Internment camp, not so much. (j/k) I think it would be great to have a community of like-minded people as long as everyone doesn't get on everyone's nerves after a while. I guess it should be a big place.
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Date: 2005-04-23 12:58 pm (UTC)My usual recommendations are:
Runaways -Marvel, excelllent teen hero book with no required extra knowledge
Queen & Country - Oni, the best spy thriller you'll ever read
Gotham Central -DC, Gotham's cops dealing with life in Gotham
Losers - DC/Vertigo, action/spy thriller movie on a printed page
Invincible - Image, teen hero book with wit and heart, film being made
Walking Dead - Image, zombie movie movie more about humanity than monsters
Casefiles: Sam & Twitch - Image, great cop drama book with gay author
30 Days of Night - IDW, New vampire horror at it's best, film being made
All of these are available as trade paperbacks that collect several issues at once with heavy spine so you can just rest them on your books shelves. (except maybe Casefiles) That solves the problem for most with storage and space issues. Also most of these books have not had any crossovers or interference from other books. Gotham Central has a few refernces to current Batman events, but they aren't integral to the story and can easily be ignored. There are tons more books that are just amazing from Oni and IDW and even Marvel & DC, but I won't try to list them all. If you try any of these and like them, let me know and I'll give you some more recommendtions.
Not everybody is cut out to be a comics reader, though, it's true. But there are comics for everybody. The hard part is that they aren't easy to locate because of the sheer volume of crap that covers a lot of shelves.
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Date: 2005-04-23 01:01 pm (UTC)