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To anyone who has ever truly delved into the world of literature has, at one time or another, become aware of the fact there are some books that had been banned from public viewing. These books were banned because they contained particularly suggestive or uncommonly accepted themes. These themes would mainly include things would include subjects like explicit sex, gratuitous violence, and anything that does not particularly follow along with the "American Way"thinking. Even if you are not well acquainted with literature in such a way to know about banned books on your own, grade school public education systems have tried to inform students on what books have not been allowed for them to read. Because of this, the public is aware of some of the banned novels, but most probably do not know that there have also been banned comics as well. I would like to talk about a few comics that are out today that would probably be banned if the same institutions were in place. The fir

Adds have turned up to be in just about everything we've seen in modern media, so much so that it is the most annoying thing in our culture. It is just surprising where companies manage to advertise themselves to ensure everyone is aware of their product. My first time reading a physical comic I was kind of surprised by the actual method of placing the adds among the pages. Every few pages in the middle of a forward-moving story, things just stop like on a basic cable channel. Instead of reading on, you have to flip the wasted page just to get back to the actual story. It is not that much of a hindrance, but you find yourself asking why. The best thing to do from here is to show you exactly what I am talking about, in a comic book that should not have any adds to slow down the story. https://youtu.be/Iyujn9VcTEs

If you have kept up with my writing for a while, you may have noticed that many of my recent writings have surrounded general information about comic shops. More specifically, I refer to the one in the town in which I live, called Fanatix . I mainly do this out of support for them, since they are my first actual comic shop, and I want them to receive good business. However, they and other comic shops are not the only sources through which people can purchase or obtain comics physically from retailers. There are several other more un-conventional methods of procuring them that some people would not be aware of. I am referring to different types of stores and public sources that may just have some decent reads. A more active and fun preference for myself would have to be attending small comic conventions where multiple shops show up to. Shop will set up booths ,ranging in sizes , to move out old backlogged inventory at very low prices. Single issues that were once four or five dollar

The average comic book buyer knows that Wednesdays are when specialty  shops have in their fresh set of new releases. Customers ask about what is in their pull list (I explain what that is in a previous post) and look for something new of the shelves. This trip also becomes a nice short trip unwind with a little socaulluzing I typically take care of all of this on a Thursday in my free time. I walk in to be greeted by whomever is at the front desk to ask if I have any pulls. It could be the shop owner or one of his assistants. Might end up standing there for few minutes, regardless of who it is, just talking about our what has come out during the week. From there I will look to the rack of comics to find any potential purchases other than my usual. I could decide to buy something that was just released or something interesting that has sat on the shelves for a while. Either way, it is usually worth the purchase. For instance, you can sometimes be lucky enough f

Based on the title most people would naturally assume that I am referring to the recently released major motion picture, Venom, but I am actually just talking about the character. For his thirty year existence in comics, the large toothed snarling monster has been beloved by both large and small groups of fans. Both as a primary villain and as an anti-hero, the Venom has been able to pull in both old and new readers, and sometimes viewers. Some could argue that Venom has never really had very much depth as far as characterization, but that has never stopped people from enjoying reading about him. So much so that the publisher that owns him, Marvel, have seen it fit on several occasions to give him major stories to appear in when they feel like making money Venom was fist introduced into comics in the early 80's on the pages of "The Amazing Spider-Man," not as a villain, but as a suit. Not many no this or that the suit appeared as part of the aftermath of a major story

Recently, I decided to do an interview with my local comic book shop owner Jacob "Jake" Messervy, who was kind enough to answer some of my question about his business. It should be no surprise that owning a comic shop is just the same as running any privately owned business. The process has its ups and downs, as well as, its goals and barriers that are tacked on when starting a business anywhere. Although, it is located in a small city in the South, which brings up certain questions about how a business is run in certain conditions. Q: How would you describe place of business? A: Fanatix of Troy is a pro-social environment. While we focus on gaming and comic books, things of that nature, we don't exactly limit ourselves to it. We recently have been moving a little more towards becoming a venue. Q: What kind of clientele would you say enter your place of business? A: I come from the approach of everyone is welcome here. As long as you are not being malicious to any

For over 70 years women have existed within the media form of comic books and have been portrayed in ways that have at times defined the beliefs and practices of past generations. Their presence in comics has provoked thought no matter the circumstance, whether they did so at their time of publishing or decades later. There have been short, quick panels that with pure existence illustrate just how far women have come both on the page and off. I decided to speak on this topic due to recent events in the news that brought my attention to how women have decided to speak up about their negative situations. In short, women have not always received the most respect or even credit for their strides, that has shown in comics with certain characters that have been landmarks in culture. This can also can be said about the opposite of this situation, female characters that have shown just how amazing women can be.  The best place to start is at the beginning with the one of the first, if not t