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by beloved Smith

I delight in having lunch with friends, however I similarly delight in going out, having lunch with just myself, as well as something great to checked out (In paper form, not so much digital). The other day I was out running tasks as well as before I understood it, lunchtime rolled around. I was in downtown Huntington, WV., my hometown, so I went to one of my preferred spots, Black Sheep Burrito as well as Brew best across from Marshall University. It’s a excellent location where you can dine to excellent music, excellent service, as well as the very best trout tacos around. You’ll always discover a great mix of people there; university students, hipsters, company folks, as well as men like me.

On today’s trip I had brought along a many outstanding book called The Martian by Andy Weir (Highly Recommended.). So with my purchase of trout tacos as well as chilly beverage on the method I started to read. I hadn’t gotten as well far into the chapter when, like a well-trained dog, I heard some words that pulled me from my read—“Comic Books.”

The Justice league Of America-Topic Of Conversation

At a table not far from me were three college trainees that had certainly just come from one of the regional comic book shops (Comic book world or Purple Earth.) They were all pulling their purchases from their different backpacks as well as seemed to be quite excited. I might hear fictional names that I understood extremely well being mentioned, amazing Four, Justice league Of America, Rachel Rising, as well as Captain America. As they talked as well as ordered, I tried to be polite as well as zone out on their conversation, however being me, the true beloved Smith, I didn’t. I kept listening.

It took me back to my high institution as well as college days when I might talk about comic books with raw excitement, long before working in comic books for 25 years had jaded me to the life of a comic book writer as well as insider. I kept up my pretense of reading as I dealt with my flock of tacos, however I wasn’t getting my home entertainment from the book I was pretending to read, however from the table of younger people that were truly thinking about comics, in a extremely innocent way. I resisted the desire to tell them about the storylines that were to find from the books as well as characters they were speaking about. I pulled myself back from telling them that the developer they were ragging on was truly a good man as well as a extremely difficult worker as well as that it was the editor as well as publisher that was holding the book back. Nope, I kept my mouth shut. just eat as well as state nothing.

Now granted, I still delight in my monthly lunches with my longtime as well as former college buddies. We were those men numerous years back as well as full of just as much innocent emotion as they currently are. Our conversations today are laced with experience which can be a blessing as well as likewise a curse. As they say, when you stand as well close to the fire, you can get burned. The trick is standing close sufficient to get warm without setting your hair on fire. discover that ideal place with your passion.

Yes, I do miss the blind innocent methods of younger comic book discussion. I miss not always understanding what is coming as well as exactly how a publisher will deal with a book, what sales really do imply for the path of a book as well as what creators are truly turds. Blinders are great sometimes. I will state that my money is much more carefully spent these days than it was when I was younger. then again, it has to be since comic books are near $4.00 a pop now as well as not 12 cents or there abouts.

It was fascinating to discover out that these young men divide their costs options between print as well as digital. It seems that they only purchase the print version of the books that are really their favorites as well as routine monthly buys. They utilize digital to purchase ancient back problems (stuff I grew up on) as well as to try new stuff, if the cost is right. I believed that was quite smart of them. They’re a great deal much better with their money than I was at that age…or now.

It was fascinating that their conversation was interwoven with references to video games, on the internet games, film as well as TV when speaking about comics as well as the present storylines. They were likewise a great deal much more open about their topic of conversation, they engaged the waitress into the subject of comics as well as she didn’t miss a beat adding that she truly enjoys The walking Dead comics as much as she does the TV show, as well as added that she had satisfied walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman a few years back at a convention she went to. That would’ve never occurred back in my college days. It made me smile.

After a bit, their talk moved on to much more personal stuff that was truly none of my company or my interest. I went back to my book as well as completed off my last taco. I put my personal mute button back on.

The new Captain America. Done By Those young Whippersnappers.

I was truly pleased to hear of comic books being shared over food as well as drink, just as me as well as my friends had done back in the cave guy days when we weren’t whacking wooly mammoths over the head with our clubs. It made me smile to hear them glide perfectly with the topic of the “new” Captain America, as well as yet likewise refer back to what Stan Lee as well as Jack Kirby had done before. It was kinda funny for me to hear them refer to Ed Brubaker’s run as “back in the day.” I still believe of Ed as just a kid.

I likewise discovered it fascinating exactly how innovation as well as the Web has always been a part of their pop culture life without any recall on exactly how utilizing a phone utilized to involve wires as well as a rotary dial. Makes me long for the day when I utilized to do my homework on the back of a shovel with a piece of coal.

Most of all, I was happy to see the custom of speaking about comic books still brought on over food as well as drink between friends. The haircuts as well as garments may change, however the words remain.

My waitress brought my bill. I thanked her, tipped her as well as then told her to put the drinks those men had on my bill. It was the least I might do for being a weird old eavesdropper that turned their lunch conversation into my column for this week.

Watch what you say, I may be listening.

Beau Smith

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