We Are Groot!

It’s fun to read comics.

I like to flip through the pages. When I first get a comic, I flip through it a couple of times. Then, when I get tired, I put it down and come back to it [later] to read some more.

I really like looking at the pictures. The print is small but it’s easier to decipher than a book because of the pictures. I have a magnifying glass to read the tiny words. Sometimes you get ink on your hands from reading.

Sometimes I read Marvel and sometimes DC… but other than that I don’t think I read too much. Maybe some IDW and Image… Star Trek, Transformers.

Some of the lesser-known comic books I enjoy reading… Cloak & Dagger, Black Hawk, Moon Knight, Firefly, Silver Surfer, Rom: Space Knight, Swamp Thing, and Dazzler! 

In Marvel, I read X-Men, Spider-Man, The Avengers, and Defenders.

Out of those, I think my favorite would be Captain America out of the Marvel lot. Captain America is important to me because of the shield and the outfit-- both the color and the design! Red, white & blue, I just like them… they’re on the flag… they’re American! And I’m American. I love my country. Captain America… I think he believes in America… I guess! Liberty and Justice for all. Liberty is freedom.

In DC, I read Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Dial H for Hero; and, if I had to pick one… Batman!

Batman is fun and neat. The way he flies with his glider is cool, like in Batman Returns; he also uses his grappling hook to help him. I like the way he drives the Batmobile. His gadgets are neat, especially the Batarangs. And, also, his transportation-- the Batmobile, the Batboat, and the Bat Cycle. I like that he hides in the Bat Cave; it’s a secret, dark place that no one knows where it is.

Yeah, I sometimes put myself in these characters’ places in my mind. I don’t really want to be like Captain America; it’s hard in my mind to do what he does. But, Batman, I think it’d be fun to be him. I’d like to have access to the Bat Cave and use all of his gadgets.

It was neat to see the transition from comic books that I read growing up to seeing them come alive on the big screen. But, the difference between that and the movies is that you get to see more action! More money equals a lot of action!

Wonder Woman, Hulk, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and Captain America were all on TV in the 70’s and 80’s.

But, it’s different in the TV-- The Hulk is always doing a good job. Captain America isn’t as much.

I think Marvel is doing a good job with the movies and DC is doing good with television.

I like Marvel’s approach. Supergirl did OK. They even have Cloak & Dagger on TV. Even Green Lantern was fine.

Then... you get to see team-ups and crossovers. The crossover to big-screen is very different. You know… Smallville was cool too. Then you’ve got Supergirl, Flash, Arrow, Batgirl. And Legends… And they keep adding them!

If I could see anyone jump from the page to the screen that doesn’t exist yet… it would be FLASH! I’d also like to see Justice League, and I can’t wait for Black Widow!

I recommend that you read comic books because if you have trouble reading small print then the pictures will help you.

Wait… They’re gonna make She Hulk? Who’s doing that one? I hope it’s good!

~ John Joyner