The Sins Of The Father. . .
I have finally done it.
My son is now "in" to comics. In so much as a four year old can be "in" to comics.
From time to time I've had to take him to ye olde comic shop to pick up my weekly stack. On those occasions I've promised him his own comic book for being on good behavior and not destroying expensive busts that I have no intention of buying.
It started innocent enough. The first few were Disney related comics because he knew the mouse (who doesn't right?). Then we moved on to Scooby Doo. Then we moved on to Krypto the Super Dog. It appears Krypto has been cencelled, so the last few occasions we've ended up with the Legion of Super Heroes comic based on the Kids WB show. Mind you we've never seen the show, but he knows who Superman is and that was all that was necessary.
So this week on the way home from daycare Monday, out of the blue he says "I want a new comic book from the comic store". Mind you, the child is four and cannot read said comic he is requesting. So he likely doesn't fully understand what he is becoming a part of, but he knows that he wants more comics. And unless I misread something in his tone, I think he understands that he wants them weekly.
I'm not sure whether to be proud or to wonder what special plane of hell they have reserved for me now. Clearly now I must temper this new addiction I have given my son with a healthy social life for him. I'll try not to rush him into kissing girls too very soon, but I do want to minimize the damage of the nerd virus as quickly as you can.
I've read some news coming out the the Chicago Con today that DC has announced yet another Countdown tie-in miniseries. I really can't even bring myself to mock it. At this point it's just too easy. It's like making fun of the guy that gets way too wasted at a college party, passes out and pees on himself. The first time he does it, it's a riot and you're going to get the camera as your other buddies draw a penis on his face with a permanent marker. After the fourth or fifth time, you actually start feeling sorry for the dude and start thinking maybe he's got a serious problem. By the seventh or eighth time you just want him the fuck out of your house.
Just finished up the fifth of the Sin City trades I bought in San Diego. Definitely need to give some thought to a post on all those, but it'll keep for at least one more night.
Filed under: DC Comics, DVO Reading Rage
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