YOJIMBO HAGGLE MOVIEMy senior year in high school the Watchmen movie was about to drop. The raw emotion and pain that O’Barr puts on the page as both writer and artist is stellar. I will admit, I saw the movie first, and then I read the O’Barr four-part series. My favorite all time comic book movie performance (Brandon Lee) and likely a top three favorite film. Years later I would go on to sell five of those for around $1,300. I bought six copies for $2.99 in the back issue bins. My favorite character at the time was Deadpool, and I wanted to do the awesome speculation that my dad did on Alpha Flight. My first successful spec!!! My dad took me to a shop when I was 12 years old. This is the first comic book that I purchased off of the newsstand with my own money! I was 13, and always thought that my brother and I should have been cast as Scott and Alex Summers haha. I wouldn’t have this incredible passion for comic books if it wasn’t for people like Stan Lee, Michael Turner, Joseph Michael Linsner John Byrne, Gerard Way, James O’Barr, Jim Lee, and so many more.īelow I’ll list a handful of books that I’m thankful for. Of course I have to thank my favorite creators and artists. My brother and I also sought out Sam Darnolds council to also “see ghosts”. Just think, she’s only got about 50(ish) more years to deal with me! So I suppose first I should thank my amazing wife for putting up with me, going to shows with me, and allowing boxes and boxes of comic boxes to take over our home from time to time. “Do” is in quotes, as my wife always yells at me for drinking beers and “doing” (bagging, boarding, organizing, pricing, or just admiring) comic books in my basement. So it seems only fair to pay reverence and thanks to the individual comic issues/stories that have impacted me, as well as the people that I either “do” comics with or opened me up to the world of comic book culture. Hell, there are a ton of things I don’t like nor agree with in this world, but I’ll never dispute a person’s right to like what they like or feel what they feel. Yes, people aren’t going to like or agree with you all of the time. Embrace every passion that you have, and don’t ever be scared to. I would always wonder “are people making fun of me?” or “are girls going to think I’m a dork?” I’m here to tell you, coming from a 230lb wrestling coach…you’re not. Even then, when I would come to school wearing a comic book shirt, I would feel insecure from time to time. I was a bit of a “jock” but an absolute geek when it came to comic book culture. I always think about the kids who may not have had what I believe I did. I would get lost in the world of comic books and eventually the worlds I would create in my writing. So good that I would only trade them for an Action Comics #1. I come from a broken family, and I’m fortunate that my parents were mature enough to have a civil relationship as my brother and I grew up. They’ve always served as such a catharsis in life. As I type, I gaze around my office and see CGC comics, and statues, and artwork, and a comic book spinner rack. With Thanksgiving today, I thought it only apropos to talk about the things that I’m thankful for in the universe that is comic books.Ĭomics have always held an important place in my life. What’s up everybody? Thanks for coming back to the city that is Diesel.
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