Comic Relief

Man, what's with my obsession with everything comic book related recently?! For the past few years I seem to have been experiencing some sort of regression. Up to my early teens, I kept on collecting comic books, but by the time I reached high school, I have already graduated to reading novels for my reading pleasure--- ranging from those catering to the mass market like novels from John Grisham and Stephen King, to those literary classics that most people wouldn't even think of reading. But during my later years in med school, I've rediscovered my passion for comic books. Blame it on time constraints--- i thought reading novels took up a lot of time, and time was definitely not a luxury that I could afford.

So yeah, I've been buying comic books and graphic novels again. Even the expensive oversized hardbound prestige editions. I even bought a few figurines out of impulse... and now they're just gathering dust. Three months ago I even bought a batman shirt.


I remember going back and forth, repeatedly going in and out of the store, trying to control myself. I weighted the pros and cons. Yeah I liked the design--- because I'm what you may call a batman freak... but wouldn't it be tacky for someone in his late twenties to be wearing a Batman shirt? Wouldn't it be immature? And with a price tag of $30, it was pretty expensive for a plain T-shirt. But--- as expected, my sane and rational side lost to the side controlled by impulse. What the heck, I was really happy when I bought that shirt, and at that time happiness too was a luxury for me. Yeah the happiness was fleeting, but it was genuine. That alone made the shirt worth it. I didn't care what people would say. Besides, I said to myself--- maybe wearing a Batman shirt would look tacky on most people, but I thought I could pull it off.... and judging from the reactions of different people the first time I wore it--- yeah, I guess I did manage to pull it off. :)

Last week, I was blog hopping--- I tend to read random blogs when I'm really bored... and at that time i was really burned out from all the studying I have been doing. I came across this blog called Comics N Things. It was pretty interesting, I kept on reading each entry. Hey, I'm a comic book freak, what did you expect? Then I came across this entry:

Hero Action Underwear

Crap. i felt another impulse buy coming. It didn't creep slowly, it came like a tidal wave. Yeah, that's one type of underwear that only a child would wear, but man, i just got to have one of those! I checked out the link, and seeing that they shipped worldwide, I immediately grabbed my credit card and made an online purchase. Never mind that it costs $30. That's pretty expensive for just one pair of underwear! The only underwear that I have been wearing for years are generic white undies, and I wouldn't call those things expensive. Add the fact that an underwear is something very few people would see me wearing (LOL)--- it's like I'm throwing my $30 away. But just like that Batman shirt, I was really happy when it came in the mail. Heck, I was pretty excited for days. And when i tried it on and looked at myself at the mirror, I couldn't help but laugh out loud--- at myself, because of how silly i looked, and for being like a child who can't control his impulses. Man, I just got to have a comic book inspired underwear ASAP. The need was terribly urgent. LOL.

A few thoughts:

* I have to lock my credit card someplace. Damn, I really have to stop spending money I haven't even earned yet!

** The underwear seems to be made of high quality material, so I guess the SRP of $30 isn't really a case of overpricing, unlike the many brands of designer underwear out there. Most are made of shabby material, you're actually only paying for the name imprinted on them.

*** and NO, I'm not going to post a picture of myself wearing my HERO ACTION underwear. If you can't seem to imagine just how silly I looked, I guess these pictures would have to do. hehe. :D