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Five Ways to Get Your Stereotypical Friends into Comics
All of your friends fall into a stereotype. This is how to get them to read comics.
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Aug 14, 2009
Aug 14, 2009
Do you have friends who scoff at you when the subject of comics comes up? Your first reaction might be (and rightfully so) to disown them as your friend and relegate them to the "Assholes" section of your AIM buddy list. However, doing this may leave you friendless and alone for the rest of your natural born life. I'm here to offer you an alternate solution, which is to convert them to your ways. I'm not touting comics as religion, but the conversion method is still the same: latch on to an aspect of a person's personality and sell them on your product. People that "don't like" comics are often those that don't know or understand that there are thousands of different comics that appeal to their varied interests.
In the following pages, I'll help you pair up certain personality traits with a possible graphic recommendation, and hopefully, with enough luck, you'll have a new partner to go to the comic shop with every Wednesday.
FOR THE POLITICALLY SAVVY INTELLECTUAL
Personality Traits: These are the people who often ponder their thoughts openly, and always jump at the chance to engage in a discussion of politics, whether it is warranted or not. These fine individuals can see a rat run across the streets of New York City and turn it into a debate about US Foreign Policy. Their opinions are loud - usually obnoxious - and they firmly believe their opinions to be fact.
Primary Recommendation: Ex Machina
Ex Machina deals with former vigilante Mitchell Hundred taking the office of Mayor of New York City in an alternate post-9/11 society. Your politically savvy intellectual friend will no doubt enjoy how writer Brian K. Vaughan tackles real world issues of gay marriage, marijuana legalization, and separation of church and state through the lens of these fantastical characters. Though their shortsightedness of other people's opinions may get in the way of their fully supporting Hundred's decisions in the series, they will no doubt come to appreciate the exploration of the political system in a way that is new and interesting to them.
Other Recommendations: Unknown Solider, Pride of Baghdad
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