The guys above, they convinced me to read. Not read comic books. Read. Yes, that is the enormity of my debt towards them. They changed my life. Absolutely for the better.
Almost two decades later I find myself in Journalism school. Asked to write about the book that inspired me to write, I wrote a piece on Asterix. They reacted just like the Establishment would. I was kinda hoping they would!
Anyway, few more years passed. I got into a decently-paying non-journalism job. Filled up my house with secondhand fiction. Was generally pleased with my lot in life. Then one day my wife - who was a journalist - introduced me to a big shot in a publishing and distribution company. They dealt with DC and Marvel. And they gave me graphic novels at a discount that I could never get from any shop - concrete or online. My life changed again.
I have resisted the temptation to calculate what the damage to our life's savings is with all the graphics I have bought. Wife doesn't mind because she knows at any point if I sell them, I will get more than I paid for!
This is my bit about comics. Please do check it out if you are interested in them. And feel free to disagree.
Oh, about the name, neverdespairneversurrender was taken. And I was in a Rorschach mood. So there!
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