Friday, January 21, 2005
The squealing fanboy in me
As a kid, my absolute favorite comic book was “Uncle
Scrooge” (although I read a slew of others, like “Donald Duck,”
“Bugs Bunny” or even the occasional “Richie Rich”) but for some
reason some issues just weren't that great. I couldn't exactly pin down
why some of the issues were lackluster but just a quick glance
through a comic and I could just tell, by look, if it was worth buying or
not. The artwork alone was clue enough if a particular issue of “Uncle
Scrooge” was worth it or not—if the artwork was good, then the story was
good too.
Now, what my 36 year old self knows that my 9 year old self didn't know, is that the “good” issues (and therefore why “Uncle Scrooge” is my favorite comic book) were all done by Carl Barks.
I just love his work.
But the thought never occured to me that “Uncle Scrooge” would be available through Amazon. That is, until I read InstaPundit.
Oh, now this is exciting.
Well, at least to me, Scrooge fanboy that I am (and I'm amazed that I haven't written more about Uncle Scrooge or Carl Barks).
Notes on a conversation between myself and my Boss who understands blogs and won't fire me
“Ah, come on Sean, you know you like Frontpage.”
“Okay Smirk, what drugs are you on and can I get some?”
“If I give you some, will you take them?”
“Oh sure. I'll take them; down to the corner to sell them.”
“To me?”
“Yeah, I'll take your drugs and sell them back to you.”
“You're going to blog this, right?”
“Of course.”
