It was right around this time three years ago, fresh off my stepping away from the poetry slam scene, that my friend Omar lured me back into reading comics. I needed a new outlet for my writing and he and another friend of ours, former CBC-contributor Stephen Maher, had come up with an idea for a fan fiction site and invited me to contribute. I thought it was a cool idea at the time, but not having read comics in years, I figured I should refamiliarize myself with Batman and Moon Knight (the two characters I was most interested in writing about) before setting pen to paper. Or fingers to keyboard, I guess.
One thing led to another, and though I never ended up sticking my toes into the (unbeknownst to me at the time) much derided waters of fan fiction (Bendis and Johns excepted, I guess), I did get hooked on reading comics again. The rest, as they say, is Google cached history.
Omar had a brief run here on the blog awhile back, with a series of snarky Top 5 lists, including Top 5 Most Annoying Companies/Imprints and Top 5 Superheroes Who I'd Like To Make Me A Sandwich, plus the infrequent review roundup. Because he's apparently not busy enough with being an actor these days, he's decided to get back to doing comics reviews and Dan and I are happy to have him back. The question is, will you be?
Stay tuned...
27 May 2006
INFO: Welcome Back, Omar
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2 comments:
I went - and went often - to the Chicago Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind back in the early 90's. Still about my favorite theatre experiences of all time ... you're a good man, Omar. And a lucky one.
Mark,
If you are ever in NYC, you should swing on by! It really is a great time. Even when I'm not performing, I go pretty much every two or three weeks.
Omar
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