"We are each other's shelter from the storm."
SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #6

One day I walked into a library and my eyes fell on a book called Kingdom Come. I picked it up and to my surprise it was a comic book...or rather as I later learned, a graphic novel. But I saw beautifully painted panels and heroes that I recognized from my childhood who seemed ...well, grown up. I borrowed that book and I was moved and fascinated by, not only the story of men and women who are great heroes, but by they way they showed their humanity. They suddenly were not two dimensional people who just fought bad guys. They were deeply complex. I love books and reading on the whole and I guess getting into the comic genre as an adult woman was a case of serendipity. It led me to finding DC comics and the heroes I grew up with on TV and saw in movies and newsprint. It led me to finding Clark Kent or as he is known by his other name, Kal-El, and Princess Diana. I fell in love with them and am obsessed with all things Amazonian and Kryptonian now. I love their relationship. I love what they stand for. I love the contrasts of the princess/farmer's son; reporter/ambassador; pragmatic warrior/idealistic protector and empathetic teacher/enforcer of justice. A girl born of the earth and a boy who fell from the sky. The first daughter of Themyscira and last son of Krypton. And it surprised me to find that there were many fans like me, who adore them too.

DC rebooted their universe in 2011 and my favorite pairing is now canon!!! Yay.



Disclaimer : Superman and Wonder Woman are the property of DC comics.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Hey


Hi, to anyone who bothers to follow this blog. I've been unable to review my books for a while (got quite a few of them backed up) but will try to do them.

I have been very busy and real life...well, it can suck sometimes. It's been quite a month and an event happened in my life, (something I would never wish on anyone) and it has hampered some of my activities like updating this blog. People at their worst can be inhuman and at their best, are really angels who all try to help each other. It's a sad lesson to actually learn that the world around us is still quite ugly even amid such scope for beauty. Sometimes you wish there were heroes like Clark and Diana who could swoop in and save the day.

I'm not going to view all my books in depth like I do with the spoilers. It will take forever. Will give brief thoughts.

To the new followers, thanks for being here.
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