fedward, tumbling

mrgan:

It’s probably not unreasonable to define love for something as the feeling of wanting more of it. When I feel in love with Alan Moore’s work, I rushed to find whatever comics, books, or poetry he had written. He rarely disappointed. The biggest disappointment was, in fact, learning that I…

I was never a comic book geek as a kid.  When I was in college I got turned onto a few books, and very, very quickly started to get obsessive.  I like to own things.

Miracleman was one of the big hooks for me, but it also served as my escape route from comic book collecting.  At my local store I could get every issue but the fabled #9. And I found out it was nearly unobtainable at that point. Rather than obsess over it and keep looking (or start going to shows where I could probably find an overpriced copy) I sold back nearly everything I’d bought, keeping a few amusing oddities I liked for their own sake.

My foray into comic books was quick, intense, and not terribly costly in the end, since I hadn’t gotten too far into it financially before realizing exactly how much of a bad idea it would be for me to continue. I still like them on general principle, but it’s best if I don’t own them.