I never saw myself as a comic book geek -at least, not the hard core cliche with thick coke bottle glasses, droopy socks and a case of the sniffles (for some reason that's the image that comes to mind). I read the occasional comic strip in the Sunday paper and watched cartoons, but that was the extent of it. But as an artist, I learned that art is everywhere, and shutting myself off to any part of it is ridiculous. Reputation be damned. I'm still not sure if my sniffles came before or after I started reading comic books.
After dating an actual "comic book geek" (a heartbeat away from sleeping in Iron Man pajamas.....and yes, he does have a stuffed Iron Man on his bed), I was introduced to Bill Willingham's "Fables" -which took my love of Disney princesses and fairytale nostalgia and married it with my passion for mystery and modern day soap operas. I'd call it the "least comic-y of the comic books", the same way I'd classify Cowboy Bebop as the "least anime-like of the anime" or Tombstone as the "least Western-y of Westerns". A perfect "starter" comic for those nervous yet curious future geeks. The artwork is absolutely breath-taking and the stories are fun and creative! Fables does a wonderful job creating a working community of our favorite characters.
I'm so excited to pick up my copy of the latest Fables spinoff, Fairest, that was released this month! I'm swinging by House of Secrets in Burbank tomorrow!
"Comic Book Geek" seems to go hand in hand with my "Gamer Girl" persona, even though I'd like to think that I'm particularly more well groomed than the messy-haired, cheeto-stained hoodie-wearing stoner cliche that often is associated with girls who play video games. So when I heard that someone was turning "Fables" into a video game series, I was thrilled!
But then I discovered that Telltale was the company that picked it up. Ugh. Why do bad things always happen to the things I like? #FirstWorldProblems To the people at Telltale; you have a HUGE responsibility to get this right, and if you pull it off, then I'll promote the hell out of your company, but so far you haven't really impressed me. Good luck. -J
"Comic Book Geek" seems to go hand in hand with my "Gamer Girl" persona, even though I'd like to think that I'm particularly more well groomed than the messy-haired, cheeto-stained hoodie-wearing stoner cliche that often is associated with girls who play video games. So when I heard that someone was turning "Fables" into a video game series, I was thrilled! 
But then I discovered that Telltale was the company that picked it up. Ugh. Why do bad things always happen to the things I like? #FirstWorldProblems To the people at Telltale; you have a HUGE responsibility to get this right, and if you pull it off, then I'll promote the hell out of your company, but so far you haven't really impressed me. Good luck. -J
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