I just read Captain America #600, and those in charge are up to their old tricks again. Captain America Reborn begins with the very next issue.

This all saddens me. As a long-time fan of Cap, I was very sad when he died, but I always knew there would be a resurrection arc, which often cheapens and invalidates the entire character (except in the cases of Green Lantern and Green Arrow).

How much do these bullshit arcs cheapen a comic? The damage is almost immeasurable. The post-death arcs are all cheap carbon copies of stories which were amazing the first time, but cannot ever be repeated with the same impact. It's like having the best sex of your life so drunk that you don't even remember who you were with at the time, preventing you from repeating the original act.

And that's my not-so-humble opinion.

I did this once before, but I cannot resist answering questions from  kat_nic</lj> .

1. When did you know what you wanted to do (as a career)?

I remember my first day in Sociology 100 when my instructor stood in front of a room of 200 students and literally opened my eyes to the world around me. Each day the lessons were even more interesting/amazing, and he knew my name...out of a class of 200 students!!!!!

I wanted to be like him when I finished college. In fact, every one of my undergraduate professors in Sociology (save one) were mentors to me. They taught me that the most important thing I could impart to others was knowledge. I knew from the time I was a Freshman in college that I had to teach. It wasn't until I actually did a guest lecture that I realized the students were enraptured with me. They paid attention like I was the most important person they had ever seen speak...and I knew I had mae the right choice.

2. What's your favorite line from a book or movie?

"Determined to take up graceful revenge
and punish in one day a thousand wrongs,
secretly Love took up his bow again
and chose the proper time and place to strike."

This is the opening to the second lyric poem in Petrarch's epic Canzoniere. This is an example of some of the most amazing love poetry ever written. Thank God for 14th Century Italian poets.

3. What was your childhood ambition?

I wanted to be an archeologist; just like Indiana Jones. I wanted to delve into the past through the artifacts left behind by ancient cultures. I wanted to discover treasures buried by time and sand; relishing the chase every bit as much as the find itself. Sadly, I left those dreams behind once I discovered that I was absolute shit with a whip.

Oh and then I learned that Archeology was quite different from what I had expected.

4. Who is your favorite superhero and why?

My favorite superhero is Hal Jordan, AKA Green Lantern. I always admired him because his power was his will, which was focused through the ring he wore on his hand. He stood for truth and universal justice...just like a knight. I always wanted to be the kind of man who would always fight for what he believed in, no matter what the cost.

Green Lantern's only limitation was the extend of his will. He could create anything he could imagine, and the only weakness he had was the color yellow. Recently, the weakness to yellow was removed, so now he can pretty much do anything. (But I, uh, don't read comics or anything...*cough*)

5. What are your top ten favorite songs of all time? 

Ok these are bolded and I cannot shut it off.  Damn.  Anyway, these re in no particular order, because I cannot decide between these ten songs.  There is no way I can order them, as they constantly compete with one another, and the order shifts quite often.

Beast of Burden--The Rolling Stones
The Decemberists--The Island: Come and See/The Landlord's Daughter/You'll not Feel the Drowning
Green Day--Jesus of Suburbia
The Clash--Rudie Can't Fail
Simon & Garfunkel--The Boxer
Weezer--The World has Turned and Left me Here
Violent Femmes--Add it Up
Todd Snyder--I Spoke as a Child
The Toasters--Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down
They Might Be Giants--Ana Ng