Phoenixtorn
Name: Jill Nagel
Bio: I was introduced to comics when i was little by my cousins but started buying them myself six or seven years ago (I really can't believe it's been that long...). I'm an X-men fan through and through.
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Good list of books in general. A little off topic: We were discussing "girl and comics" at my store yesterday, and how abysmal Marvel has gotten with marketing to women. Am I the only one who thinks titles like "Her-oes" is more than a little insulting? I grew up with marvel, love the X-men, and have always found good strong female characters, but lately...well it's getting sad. Women don't like being pandered to. DC is doing a fantastic job, and I barely read DC before a year ago. Batgirl, Batwoman (can't wait for that to start), Birds of Prey...so many good books.
my $0.02 :)
I will try, but I am not optomistic...
I have a couple friends that I know don't read comics, yet everytime the rest of us talk about comics they try to astound us with their knowledge (which is usually taken from wikipedia lol). Like Sonia said, this really shows the change in how the general population looks at comics. It's not really a bad thing, these friends are trying to get information and learn about something a lot of us care about. One friend randomly asks me continuity questions (though I think she uses what i tell her to try and impress other geeks lol). But sometimes it really just gets annoying because its so fake. The girl talks like she knows but she really has no idea!! Stop trying so hard! Of course this is the same friends that said to me after I told her I was listening to Led Zeppelin, "Oh I really love Led Zeppelin! My favourite songs are House of the Rising Sun and Stairway to Heaven"
Sorry...I kind of went on a rant...apologies...
awe
wow...i'm confused