I am barely keeping up with schoolwork right now and yet I somehow found time to indulge in comic book reading. Over the weekend I read all 26 issues of Grant Morrison's
Animal Man and enjoyed it all. The eponymous hero is on a quest to find out who he is, and it turns out he is a comic book character. This reminded me a lot of
Man in the High Castle by P.K.D. in that the main characters learn they are creations of a writer. In Animal Man's case he actually gets to meet Morrison in a hilarious exchange that ranks in my funniest moments in comics chart. I am appreciating Morrison more and more, especially as he took PKD's theme and enhanced it with humor, and explanations using physics and reality. I can't wait to tackle the
Invisibles.
Looks excellent. You have to read for yourself sometimes or you'll go nuts.
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