10-04-2012, 08:24 PM
I used to be a big comic book fan when I was younger and I find that recently that interest is coming back. When I was a kid my favourite things to read about were mythology and superheroes. I would read about Perseus saving Andromeda from a sea monster and then read about Spider-Man saving Mary Jane from Doctor Octopus. From a young age I saw the connection between the two types of media, they shared many themes, though the stories may change. I think this type of storytelling is very beneficial because it allows us to bend our concepts of reality. I've been finding that a lot of the metaphysical concepts related to the Law of One are often just taken for granted in the universe of superheroes.
Anyhoo, sorry for the long intro, I just wanted to talk about some of the comics I've been reading recently
Has anyone else been following Avengers vs. X-Men? I find a lot of interesting themes showing up in the story, the world's two most powerful teams facing off about what to do about the return of the Phoenix force, a cosmic force of death and rebirth. The Avengers fear the phoenix and and try to fight it off whereas the X-Men believe that the phoenix is coming to help the mutants of the Earth. The last issue came out this week and I think the end was very inspiring, despite the harrowing end of the world confrontation with the Dark Phoenix. Tony Stark, the billionaire industrialist finds faith, and the 'mutant messiah' Hope finally lives up to her destiny.
I've also been really interested in Daken: Dark Wolverine. I find the character really intriguing in a somewhat frightening kind of a way. It's interesting to peer into the mind of someone actively polarizing negatively and see what twists their nihilistic quest takes. Not for the faint of heart though.
Anyhoo, sorry for the long intro, I just wanted to talk about some of the comics I've been reading recently
Has anyone else been following Avengers vs. X-Men? I find a lot of interesting themes showing up in the story, the world's two most powerful teams facing off about what to do about the return of the Phoenix force, a cosmic force of death and rebirth. The Avengers fear the phoenix and and try to fight it off whereas the X-Men believe that the phoenix is coming to help the mutants of the Earth. The last issue came out this week and I think the end was very inspiring, despite the harrowing end of the world confrontation with the Dark Phoenix. Tony Stark, the billionaire industrialist finds faith, and the 'mutant messiah' Hope finally lives up to her destiny.
I've also been really interested in Daken: Dark Wolverine. I find the character really intriguing in a somewhat frightening kind of a way. It's interesting to peer into the mind of someone actively polarizing negatively and see what twists their nihilistic quest takes. Not for the faint of heart though.