The stages of being a comics fan:
- You don’t read comics and you have no idea what’s going on in comics. Blissful ignorance.
- You start reading comics sporadically, or following just one title. You still have no idea what’s going on, but now you’d like to.
- You read comics obsessively and follow several titles as well as back issues. Wednesday is the highlight of your week. You still have no idea what’s going on.
- You resent the fact that you have to buy so many titles and read so many issues to get the proper context for any given storyline. Wednesday is the worst day of your week and your wallet cries for mercy. You still have no idea what the hell is going on in comics.
- You stop reading comics. Return to stage one and repeat the cycle.
Jun 13 2018
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Jun 07 2018
Before the return of Charles Xavier I had been thinking of his possible place in the new universe. His old role, the role of teacher and leader, had exhausted itself long ago, and he needed something dramatically new. And that’s it.
I’m eager to see what happens to him next, and I hope the authors will involve him in some action soon enough.
Jun 04 2018
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May 22 2018
Doctor Nemesis joins the X-Men.
[from Uncanny X-Men (1963) #504]
The best nazi-hunting mad scientist doctor ever.