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Friday, April 11, 2008

I want to be a kid again...

Today, I picked up a copy of the Heroes graphic novel at Kinokuniya. I couldn't resist. It contains more stories that the television series couldn't contain, more plots that happen between episodes. and new added dimension to the HEROES world. I could go on about the artwork and all... but to put it simply... thank God for DC Comics!

Flipping through the first few pages, it brought me back to my younger days of reading manga and comics. I remembered how I grew up with the fictional stories and how they continue to define they way we think today. Most people don't see the power this art form holds. People of different creed come together to share a common link and a passion that we could lose ourselves in.

Back in the days when I was an avid collector, a group of us from the neighbourhood would religiously make a pilgrimage to the comic shop for each week's new shipment. We would grab own choice titles, unwrapped them and proceeded to the sitting area of the shup to immerse ourselves in the world of comics. Many would say it's a pure waste of time and finance. I beg to defer. Due to my previous indulgence, it has enhanced my imagination and enriched my creativity. Thus I don't subscribe to trial and tested ideas that most people would apply in everyday life. I do know a classmate of mine who was a Spiderman fanatic... is now working for EA Games as a computer games creator. Another that I got to know at the shop is now the programme director for Cartoon Network. One way of the other, we (the readers) have all been affected in ways we never did realized before.

No matter how old or young, we all take comfort in knowing that there's a sanctuary we can all go to via comics. It's the very few magical places left on earth that we can let imagination flow and yet learn something from it. For a very affordable price, our minds can take a vacation. Considering the unhappy domestic issues I'm facing at home now, it's good that with this particular graphic novel, I can a kid again for the next few days. I miss those days of having dreams about who I want to become.