Author: comicbookman72

Hi, I just wanted to take this time to fill you in on something I shared on a message board on Facebook two years ago. I’m relatively new to the world of comics; two and a half years, to be precise. My love of comics came about from being frustrated by being new to North Carolina and having a very hard time finding friends. Yes, I do have Heather in my life and that is a miracle by itself, but as she told me, I need to find friends of my own. Not just her. That was very hard for me to do. So, as a big fan of the Big Bang Theory and seeing a lot of similarities of the characters to my own personal struggles, I’ve seen them refer to comics a lot and wanted to explore that avenue for myself. A little backstory about my learning disability: I can read books, but I cannot comprehend what I read five seconds ago. So, I have to re-read the same page over and over again and I get bored very quickly. For this reason, I gave up on reading “normal” books. Being a Christian and being told by church leaders and youth group leaders reading the bible is a major part of your walk with Christ is very discouraging when you cannot understand what you are reading. Especially when reading the bible is supposed to be about more than the words on the page, and more about your spiritual walk with Christ. This brings us to two years ago, when I just decided to explore what I’ve seen on Big Bang Theory by going to the comic book store. What a world God has opened up for me! I love it! It all started with reading everything I can about Charles Xavier, a character in the X-men that is in a wheelchair and he is a leader of the X-men and his disability does not stop him. With reading about him, I realized I can read faster and understand everything I read and retain it to present day. This has never happened to me before! About a year ago, I mentioned in passing “I wish there was a Bible that was written in a comic book format.” After that, I was researching on the internet and I came across a Bible called The Action Bible. Even though it’s not a word for word translation of the Bible, it covers the major stories of all the books of the Bible in comic book form that I can understand finally and retain what I’m reading. This is awesome for me!! Some may think I go a little overboard with my new found love for comics, and maybe I do, but to me, I look down at the boxes of comics that I’ve read and remember every story that is in everyone and it is a testimony of where I was to where I am now with the love of reading.

The wait is over!!

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After some time the book is out and does not disappoint!!  I love this storyline The Watchmen and Batman!!  Everyone knows I was not a Batman fan until I read the Court Of Owls and now I can say this Comic is #3 in my best of Comic list!!!

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OOPS!!

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Sorry People!!

Last week (I forgot when) I read the newest Iron Fist.

It is on!!  Danny is in the middle of this big fight to get his chi energy back.  The more I read this story I love it more!!!

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The Saga Continues!!

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Thursday I tried to read this book, waiting for Heather but could not because of interruptions (sometimes I want to be left alone LOL)!!

This storyline gets better with each book!!!

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From Watchmen to Iron Fist!!!

Sorry, for not posting a lot, I been working my way through Watchmen, our next book for the Acme Comic Book Club!

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I get the importance of Watchmen in the history of comics, but for this reader I had a hard time getting through this long story.  One of the reasons I did not like this book was the back and forth with the journal, for me a lot of it was not important to this reader and found that part boring!!  On the happy side, I am happy I read it and I may read it again after I read though the Before Watchmen books later this year (maybe)…


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After a downer like Watchmen I read Iron Fist #1!  I liked it but we will see!!

Now the following is my own opinion about the Netflix Iron Fist show!!

I like it a lot!!  People will find fault in anything but this show it one look of the comic and if you do not like it TURN IT OFF!!  We have all the shows we ever want to watch so watch something else!!  For this reader and watching the show, I love both and before the show I never wanted to read Iron Fist and now he is in my top 5 Comics of all time!

Is reaching more people to read more the reason for Comics??

Lighten up people!!!

A renewed look…

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Iron Fist was one of the first Comics I got at the beginning of my Comic journey.  It was just ok back then because I did not get into it!  Now with the show in Netflix, I like it a lot and will add it to my must reads by Marvel!!!

The monsters are done or??

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I know for weeks I been saying that this comic is a must read the first day.  But with the news about FCBD and working out plans to see about going to FCBD, plus where I was the internet was slow so downloading it to my Kindle was unbearable!!

So tonight, I read it!!!

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I just hope Marvel carries this comic on longer, its the only Marvel Comic worth my time and money!!! 

One more Comic Book store coming to Greensboro N. C.!!!!

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Good news for Comic Book lovers!!

Here in Greensboro we have more than a few Comic Book Stores to pick from!  We have;

Acme Comics  – THE OLDEST & LARGEST COMIC BOOK STORE IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA!

Comic Dimension  –  One comic book store that cares more about their friends than helping paying consumers!!

Parts Unknown   –  Sorry, they are so old school that they do not have a real website, besides that Parts Unknown has no easy way for wheelchair users to get into the store and does not care!!

Ssalefish   –   The newest Comic Book Store (OPENING SOON) to come to Greensboro N. C.

We have options for our need for Comics!!!

Bad news for Free Comic Book for us!!!

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For the past 3 years, I have been able to join the line of people ONLY because I stayed the night at Geeksboro.  I can not stay some place that I can not go to the bathroom!!!

This year Geeksboro is not doing the all nighter so I can not get in to that area at all to be dropped off by the bus and no telling where I would be in line!!  A mile away and no sidewalks??  It was something I looked forward to!!!

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