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November 08, 2009
“Aww, Flip. It’s a Zombie Apocalypse.”
As if my nerdishness weren’t deeply entrenched enough, I’ve become a reader of single issue comics. I’ve been reading comics forever, of course, but previously I limited my comics reading to a.) the newspaper, b.) online, and c.) issues collected into graphic novels. To me, it seems somehow more respectable to read comics in collections, probably because you can get the collections in bookstores and libraries, whereas you can only get the individual issues in comic book stores, which, well, smell funny. I do like going into comic book stores every now and again, as it always creates something of a stir when a girl walks into one of those places, but there aren’t any close to my house. Luckily, I have a supplier, Jason, who brings me my comics in exchange for food.
It all started with the Buffy Season Eight comics. Those were the first ones I heard about where I was like, “I CANNOT wait for those to be collected. I must read them THE MOMENT THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.” Being a Buffy fan himself, Jason was happy to oblige my request to pick up comics for me when he picked up his comics for himself. And so it went for a while. Jason would bring me my comics, I’d bring him some muffins or a salad or something, and everyone was happy.
Then I subscribed to a couple comics—Marvel Adventures Spider-Man and Marvel Adventures Super Heroes. This happened maybe last year. When the kids were doing magazine-selling fundraisers, I would always renew my Entertainment Weekly. I know a lot of kids. At this point, I will be getting Entertainment Weekly until the end of time, so I had to subscribe to something else. I picked these because I thought they’d broaden my horizons and that I could share them either with Lucas or the kids at the library. I’ll admit I don’t love these ones, but I read them.
Now, I’ve taken another step on the slippery slope. Some canny person at Marvel decided to resurrect a comic called Models Inc. and do a little mini-comic of Tim Gunn wearing the Iron Man suit in the first issue. Jason was skeptical when I asked him if he could obtain this thing for me, but he did it, and he’s gotten me the next two issues besides. I don’t want to like this comic, but it’s delightful. The clothes the models are wearing are generally not even slightly fashionable, but the writing’s surprisingly tight. It’s funny, and there’s a mystery. I can’t wait for the next issue. As a bonus, in the third issue, there is a mini-comic featuring A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. I am constantly surprised that there are enough people who share my interests to make things like this marketable. In this case, hallelujah that there are.
I should note that Jason is clearly trying to turn me into a comics junkie. In spite of his grumbling, he’s getting Models Inc. for himself, and he slipped me the first issue of a new series, 28 Days Later, with my last stash.
I guess I owe him some salad.
Posted by adrienne at November 8, 2009 07:12 PM
Comments
The first hit is always free...
Posted by: tonderdo at November 8, 2009 08:20 PM
Clearly Lucas's efforts to keep me clean aren't working.
Posted by: adrienne at November 8, 2009 10:00 PM
I'm pretty sure Tim Gunn could kick zombie butt! If only he were here to help me figure out what to wear....
Posted by: Terri at November 9, 2009 08:20 AM
I think I'd just like him to tailor my clothes for me. I could use a good tailor.
Posted by: adrienne at November 9, 2009 12:05 PM
I didn't realize I was trading comics for food. I thought I was just being nice :).
Posted by: jp at November 11, 2009 03:27 PM
Awesome! That takes the pressure off. :)
Posted by: adrienne at November 11, 2009 03:40 PM