As many of you know, I sell comics for living.
Lately I’ve started bringing work home just to be aware of all the different titles we stock. Have been reading a lot of Superman and DC Comics in general lately. In my opinion he’s the most boring ass super hero there is because he’s basically omnipotent but these new writers have really been able to squeeze some juicy stories out of the man of steel. Still not a huge fan but when done right, it’s enjoyable.
There’s so much great stuff in my shop’s basement and we’ve only scratched the surface this far. Comics about bands like Wu Tang Clan and the Cure. Comics about video games like Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. Comics about movie heroes like Snake Plissken etc. And a shitload of Judge Dredd and other 2000AD related stuff. If people ask me if I prefer Marvel or DC, I usually say that I prefer neither of those but rather 2000AD. That was the stuff I grew up on.
If push came to shove my all time favourite artist/writer would have to be Charles Burns. His linework and shading are to die for. But I also enjoy great european artists like Hugo Pratt, Marc Antoine Mathieu, Enki Bilal and such. Tintin, Lucky Luke and Asterix have followed me from my childhood home. My mom loves Tintin, so do I.
