snap judgments

At work on Wednesday, my boss is trying to get people ot pick up the new Spider-Man: Reign mini-series that he just might have over ordered on.  “It’s like Dark Knight Spider-Man,” he lures customers with and for some, it works.  Other want a little more info.

“Who’s Kaare Andrews,” one asks, leaving him to pause and think.  I take the opportunity.

“Oh, he’s done a bunch of covers, some one-shot stuff, do you remember the movie poster take-off covers on the Incredible Hulk awhile back?  He did those, but I think this is one of his first big things as a writer and artist.  In fact, he dedicated the book to Seth Fisher, who passed away-”

“Seth Fisher passed away?”

“Yeah!  You didn’t hear?”  I fill him in on the sad story an we both agree that the art has a certain similarity.  He buys the book.  Another familiar face at the register asks about the book and I get to tell him how fascinating the book is without really answering any questions.  “Just kind of one ‘What?’ after another, but in a good way really,” I joke.  Man picks up the book.  Someone else who heard about the Seth Fisher dedication asks who he is and I show him a copy of Iron Man/Fantastic Four Big in Japan, which he buys.

Another customer asks as to how good the book is as well.  “Oh, I haven’t red it,” the boss admits, “but the art looks really good.”

“I read it and it’s weird, but really good!,” I call from the register, but am shut out of the Big Boy Conversation.

“Oh, and it’s dedicated to an artist that died,” my boss throws in.

It’s been one full year today that I started this blog for exactly the above reason.   I still have a lot to say, I still love comics and some one, somewhere, doesn’t mind taking advice from a girl.  I have met so many awesome people through this blog and I have read so much by some really incredible people, so of course, everyone on my right there?  The link list?  BLESS YOU!  Thank you so much for your opinions, rants and reviews that get me off my butt and get me thinking and writing.  Thanks to Graeme McMillan of the late Fanboy Rampage! and Dave Campbell of Dave’s Long Box, two people who have no idea how much their sites made me go out and purchase webspace to do this blog.  Thanks to Ragnell and kalinara for taking a peek this way and giving my little posts a shot on When Fangirls Attack and helping me create some hits.   Thanks to the late 2 Guys Buying Comics and the current Calvin Pitt over at Reporting on Marvels and Legends for being cool.

And I’d like to thank the Academy-  wait, what am I doing?  It’s a tiny milestone, but I thought I’d give it some fanfare.