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SuperMrOneill

Name: Colin O'Neill

Bio: Just some random Canadian dude who likes comics.


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June 25, 2013 1:20 pm Thank you for your kind words, but I must say that I don't think there's really much of anything amazing about it (not to sound contrarian, insulting, or whatever). The reason I've kind of adopted this outlook, is because there's not really any room for another option. I should help my friend, because it's the right thing to do. I should be honest about what happened, because it's the best form of therapy for me. At the end of the day, if I go into a slump and feel terrible I need to pull myself out of it. It may be easier said than done, but there is always trying. I mean, what else is there in life? Everyone is trying to do something, trying to change something, trying to achieve something. Bottom line: I could either try to and live in the same vein of a Superman, Batman, or whatever and just use my problems to motivate to be a good person, or get stuck in a rut and probably die. I would rather do the former, because the latter almost happened. Trust me when I say that nobody should have to go down that road. So, I guess I think there's nothing amazing about just surviving and living day to day. I don't say that trying to make myself look better or anything, I just wholeheartedly feel that. Again, thank you for the kind words. I hope you have a wonderful day.
June 25, 2013 12:21 pm What's alive inside me? The manifestation of fear itself: Alive inside me is the memories of my childhood. How I had my innocence stripped away from me, like a dishonoured soldier getting their medals away. You see, I was raped as a child. The memories are hard to remember, because I suppressed them. When I was in grade two it happened multiple times. The memories came flooding back to me when I was in grade seven. The thing that set me off is still vividly in my mind. I came back from a Jr. High dance and thought to myself "I can get a girlfriend now; I could probably have sex... Oh, wait. I already did." My life took a spiral downwards. When I was in senior year of high school, I joined the Canadian Forces. I mostly just went for the money, but then I realized that I wasn't cut out for the army. It also triggered a lot of flashbacks and body memories in me. I find that very masculine environments don't suit well for my memories; they remind me of him. I still cannot go to the gym, to this day. I told my parents the night I quit, and I immediately was put into therapy. I decided one thing right then and there: I'm confronting him, and I'm not going to be silent. I told the man who did it, the day after I told my parents. I ended up forgiving him, because he broke down. Turns out he suppressed the memories, also. I figured that I do not want anymore negativity, hostility, or overall pain in my life. Case in point: I want to help people. The other night I was at a friend's party, and her boyfriend ended up getting really emotional. Turns out he's being shipped to Afghanistan, and he hasn't found out a way to tell his girlfriend. When talking about how sad he was, I brought up that aspect of my past to show him that people can overcome their own personal struggles. I went to use the washroom, came back out, and he started crying. He told me that was raped, also. He didn't tell his girlfriend, because he was scared. I said to him "The only way it will get any better is if you are honest about it. If you keep it pent up inside, it's going to manifest and probably kill you. You need to be honest, and you will have a better life in the process." He then told his girlfriend right then and there. Afterwards I was promised to act godfather of any impending children. The manifestation of fear is still inside me, and I fight it every goddamn day. I think Grant Morrison put it best in All-Star Superman, "There's always a way."
February 27, 2013 9:54 pm I for one totally agree what Conor says about Community. Oh, and this comic. RIP Damian.
November 1, 2012 12:58 pm Saga, because it is probably the most promising comic being produced. Vaughan alludes to things that will happen later on in the series that the reader is only guessing at. The imagination in both writing and art style is superb.
July 20, 2012 10:00 am Oh my god. This is horrible.