On the real, I am starting to feel a bit burnt out on Comics. Not all Comics. But, definitely some of them. Luckily, I have a respectable stack of unread trades and hard-bounds that are queued up (and are definitely worth reading) that could keep me satiated for at least three months.

Comics such as Sentences: The life of M.F. Grimm. Hopefully you’ve gotten the memo that I am down with hip-hop; I’ve been looking forward to this book for over a year and it’s time to crack it open. For a couple of weeks since I picked it up, I have also been eyeballing Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen “Black Dossier”. Moore is an acquired taste, however, I cut my teeth on the Watchmen like so many others and the league has always been a secret fascination for me.

Jack Kirby has really been a champion for me this year as I am working my way through all three volumes of his Fourth World OMNIBUS series. Volume 3 dropped a couple of weeks ago; I am still digesting Volume 2, but, it has been a solid ride so far. Also marked for reading in my Kirby queue are the Silver StarGalactic Bounty Hunters(MARVEL).

There are so many Comics to be devoured in my trades and hard-bound collection that I know I will be covered until these publishing houses start putting out solid monthly issues worth the stretch (of reading). For now, I will dig into the books in my library still shrink-wrapped, sitting, and waiting, for my amazement and wonder. What is on your shelves that moves you? Hit me and let me know. Bahlactus has spoken.

I love Jack Kirby, because the man had a style and flavor that was visionary. What I dig most about his work is that it prompts me to reflect on the world we live in. With the title of this post, I jab at the (now) comedic nature of the cover for this particular issue of Kirby’s Silver Star — would you believe that there was a time when giant negroes roamed the earth?!? Take a look at these fantastic claims published in respected newspapers such as the New York Times, “Attack of the Giant Negroes“. You won’t believe it!!! Bahlactus has spoken.

I really dug growing up as a youngblood and dreaming (and scheming) on the future. The possibilities that ran through my mind had no bounds. One thing that was never part of my hustle as a youth was trying to figure out how to stay young. Culturally, there are many cats out there who don’t want to grow old. If you choose not to get older (as if you could actually avoid the laws of nature), how can you expect to claim you’ve ever lived?

I have always wanted to live long enough to grow old. I would imagine it is the only true superpower that exists in our reality — the ability to live as long as we possibly can by savoring every adventure as we experience it. I never wanted to live the Toys R’ Us lifestyle of never growing up. The older I get, the more I can get down with everything this world has to offer. Isn’t that worth the stretch? Think about it. Bahlactus has spoken.