Kapow

Well, its the Wednesday before Kapow this weekend. I had already bought mine and the wife's tickets for Saturday ages ago. I didn't buy the Sunday tickets as I thought 1 day would be enough and public transport on Sundays sucks. No offence to the transport workers who have to work Sundays, its just the frequency of the trains that is the problem.
Then I saw the full program and damn, Mark Millar is signing on Sunday. I so need to get his autograph, as it is because of Mr Millar that I got back into comics after about a 20 year break. It started a few years ago when I saw a copy of the Ultimates in Waterstones.
Having time to kill, I picked it up and read most of it. All I can say is I was blown away, with how the normal superhero stories that I grew up with, paled in comparison to what I had read years previously. From that point on, I would find myself flipping through the graphic novel section of any bookstore I ended up in.
Then Kick Ass hit the screens and I knew I had to read the original source material. I wasn't disappointed.
The one good thing about coming back to comics is that Mr Millar has made me more selective of the material I buy now.
I'm now back to going into proper comic book stores, listening to the mad conversations that take place and thoroughly enjoying myself. Even my wife is now buying comics as well.
Roll on Kapow