SERENITY#1 COMIC DESCRIPTION
POSTED BY: nakedandarticulate
UPDATED: Monday, April 18, 2005 05:12
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Originally posted by opossum:
Hi, my name is opossum and I'm a comic book geek.
Hiiiii, Opossum!
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Originally posted by opossum:
I'd suggest you find one close by and check them out or if you don't mind a bit of travel open the yellow pages and find the one with the biggest ad. Comic book shops no matter how large eek out a living and if they have enough to get a nice big ad, then chances are they have a good sized shop.
I used to be one of these women who didn't like comics. As it turns out, it's only super-hero comics I don't like (Although I imagine there are probably exceptions. I'm willing to check out Joss's X-men for sure.)
Anyway, a few years back, I was trying to find some Japanese comics (manga) for my sister. This was back before most people had heard of manga (which I now see everywhere! Awesome). Annnyywayy... I had to go into several comic shops to find what I was looking for. And every single one was dark, gloomy, and disorganized. The patrons and employees glanced up at me as if to say "What are you doing here? You don't belong." Needless to say, this didn't help with my predjudice against comics.
But, an interesting thing happened. For one, I stumbled across Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics" in the library, and without meaning to, starting reading and was blown away by that book. And secondly, my husband helped me to get an internship for a short while at Dark Horse. Since then I have loved comics.
Hello, my name is Nywoe and I'm a comic book geek.
And yes, I did find a cheerful, bright, wonderful comic book store eventually. I love that place!
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Originally posted by opossum:
I'm a bit passionate about this topic as you can see, but then I'm also that way about Firefly. This might have been too big of a post...certainly too big to be my first one on these boards.
Passionate people? There's nothing like that here! ;)
I think it's great that you jump in with both feet! That's a kind of boldness I can admire.
I have heard of a place where humans do battle in a ring of Jell-O.
--Teal'c
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Joss's X-Men series is one of the best that I read in a long time since Ed Brubaker's Sleeper published by WildStorm and DC. Joss is defiantly making a name for himself in the comic-book world and he has most defiantly become on of the top writers to look out for. Serenity has a great crew on board with penciler Will Conrad, one of my favorite artists today next to legends Alex Ross, Jim Lee, and Tim Bradstreet. Serenity looks like it won't disappoint, it will not only bring in new fans but hopefully keep the old school fans held over until the release of the Serenity movie in late September.
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Howdy,
Glad you found one (or more) that you like and yes, super hero comics are only a fraction of what comprises all comics.
As far as the people looking up and giving you that odd look...it's because they had never seen a girl/female/woman/chick in a shop before.
Times have changed, but the fan base for comic books is certainlly a male dominated area. As more and more women get behind the pencils more and more books come out that appeal to them.
Later!
I like smacken 'em.
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>>As far as the people looking up and giving you that odd look...it's because they had never seen a girl/female/woman/chick in a shop before.<<
LOL, yeah you're probably right.
I think times are changing for the better. Hey, have you ever heard of 24-Hour Comic Book Day? It's a lot of fun. I started another thread about it.
--Nywoe
I have heard of a place where humans do battle in a ring of Jell-O.
--Teal'c
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Howdy,
No I haven't...a link? 
I like smacken 'em.
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Here's the thread I started on it:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=9516
I have heard of a place where humans do battle in a ring of Jell-O.
--Teal'c
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