"I walked around my good intentions and found that there were none.
I blamed my father for the wasted years, we hardly talked.
I never thought I would forget this hate,
then a phone call made me realize: I'm wrong"
-4AM; Our Lady Peace

Mood: Bored
Listening to: "Ashes of American Flags" - Wilco
Watching: Twin Peaks: Firewalk with Me (SUCKS!)

I was never a comic book fan. The only one I got into was Spawn for a while, and that faded out. It always seemed like something in the "too nerdy for me" realm. I guess I don't have any REAL issue with them. They just don't seem like a good use of my money (no "replay" value).

If I WAS to have an issue, it would be with superheros. I mean, the costumes alone turn me off...

So they shot you up and made you into a super soldier--Captian America--fine, but who's bright idea was it to give you a sheild as a weapon and have you dress in the American flag?! That's the WORST choices for a soldier. Where's the camo? A GUN?!

And YOU, Wonder Woman. What the fuck is YOUR deal? You're dressed in the American flag too...but you're not even American--you're an Amazon. You have bullet proof braces, a lasso that makes people tell the truth and an invisable plane. That makes you the winner for the worse superpowers EVER (behind Aquaman).

Atleast the X-Men (and I guess the Green Lanterns) wear uniforms. They're a group. I understand and except that. And Batman, Iron Man, and Spawn have specific needs for why they have their outfit (I thought Batman Begins did a good job of explaining the outfit). So what's everyone else's excuses?



But I digress.



Comic books aren't all just about poorly dressed individuals joined together by story lines that seem like they're written by 8 year old boys yet somehow adored and fawned over by millions of geeks--what I like to call the "Star Wars Syndrome". No. There's more.

Within the last few years, I've been hearing more and more about the other side of comics. The indie labels and visionaries that seem to share my distain of the traditional superheros--or as Geekdrome would describe them: "comics for people that don't like comics".

I'm willing to give these "alterna-comics" a try, but as I lack knowledge in this area, I don't know where to start. I've heard of comics like Preacher and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac--which I'll try to read if I ever find a copy--but what else? Does anyone have other recommendations.



...oh, and please, no Manga.