Have you ever been passionate about anything? Do you eat, breath and exist to follow your
passion? Does your passion dictate your
actions, thoughts and motivation? Yes,
to all three for me.
There are two things I am passionate about (not counting
worshiping God and loving my family).
They are: writing reviews and old comic books. Do these seem like odd passions to you? I imagine to some they might.
But, then again, I've never understood people's passions for
sports (of any kind), the arts and anything having to do with building,
repairing or construction.
I love writing my reviews.
I get a kick out of examining a toy, book or whatever the pop culture
item and passing on my observations to readers. I also like reading other people's impressions.
I've loved old comic books since I was a kid. There's something about the stories and art that
strikes a cord with me. Call it
nostalgia, appreciation for creativity or reliving my childhood, whatever the
reasons, to me, there is noting better than discovering old comic books and
looking through them.
I love the art, the upcoming issues listings, the ads and
even the letter pages. I can't get
enough of them.
While I have a modest collection of old comic books I'm
always hopeful I can find more-cheap!
I'm not one of those collectors that will pay exorbitant
prices for comics books only to hoard them away without even looking at them. I want to feel the comic book in my hands,
flip through its page and breath in the slightly musky smell of its pages and
cover.
I love reading about comic books, discovering their unique
history and about those who created them.
I want to own every single Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books created, especially
from DC and Marvel Comics.