Marvel is like crack, only I suspect a crack habit might be cheaper

A few months ago I was reading SFX (for Americans this is the coolest sci-fi and fantasy mag ever) and they reveiewed the first issue of the new JLA. I had read Uncanny X-Men when I was abit younger, along with some other stuff like Lucifer and Sandman. But Superman had always been my favourite hero and here was a chance to rejoin comic canon, and rejoin it with Brad Meltzer on writing duties. Can you say yay?
The new line-up doesn't disappoint. There's Black Canary, Red Arrow, Green Lantern, Vixen, Black Lightening and Hawkgirl along with staple founder members Superman, Batman and Wonderwoman.

Of course, I had underestimated the sheer pull that comics have on me. I started off with JLA, but now have Midnighter and Grifter, The Authority, Marvel Civil War (and it's spin offs like those in Amazing Spiderman, Ms Marvel and Winter Soldier) Midnighter, 52, Wolverine and Deadpool, Ultimate X-Men and Runaways all going. Also not forgetting Buffy.

Sure sometimes the retcons and blatant disregard of canon get on my nerves. But dude, there's just so much history. I love the characters and I love that they do all this stupid stuff.

I feel the need for a list...

Top 5 Superheroes

1. Superman
Because he's just so iconic. He appears in so many media, he's so ingrained in pop culture. If only I could get over my dislike of Quitely's art and read the new Grant Morrison.

2. Apollo and Midnighter
I know this is so blatantly cheating, but it's my list, so there. Besides, you couldn't split them or it would end nasty. They're superheroes in love! And not cliched love either. They even got married.

3. Northstar
Shut up, dude. I love him. He's so gay and french and very, very cool. Though I have to say my fave chracterisation of him is a fanon one from Te and Jane St Clair's story 'A Dangerous Man'. Yummy.

4. Wolverine
Okay I bow to a fanboy favourite here. He's such an anti-hero, and he's turned up in practically every marvel book.

5. Colossus
Mostly I'm talking Ultimate Colossus here. I love his embarassed face. Also, strong and cool.


Top 5 Superheroines

1. Zatanna
So cool she sends me to my bunk.

2. Nico Minoru
Sister Grimm is unbeleiveably cool. The Runaway's leader is pretty handy with a staff, and so fuckin emo.

3. Ms Marvel
She gets demoted for being on my least favourite side during the Marvel Civil War. Still, she's leading the mighty Avengers.

4. Domino
I was, and am, a big X-Force fan. I fell pretty hard for the Harlequin eyed, cynical, chance bending merc. Plus if she can handle being with Cable...

5.Heather Hudson
I like her best in Exiles, but I'm also an Alpha Flight fan (was I the only one who thought the all new, all different Alpha Flight were hilarious?) so Heather ranks up there pretty high.


Honourable Mentions: Sasquatch, Cable, Rictor, Arachne, Jenny Sparks

I am a bad person. But I'm now a 22 year old bad person.

I totally forgot to tell you guys about my birthday. It wasn't what I expected but I had a good time. It made be sad as much as I was happy because I realised just how much I love my life in Aberdeen and how much I'm going to miss it. I'm having issues about separation already. 

Still the weather was gorgeous and me an the gels went to my house for 3 days which was sort of awesome. I love them so much, hee! Plus my family are also made of cool. No, really.  I got loads of comics, and tickets to go see Hanson, who were my fave band when I was younger (about 13)