The comic book industry has sprouted its wings and has taken flight as well. It is "cool" to like comics. "GEEK" is a household AND acceptable word. Sister industries are jumping on the comic band wagon, and pop culture is as fruitful as it has ever been.
It is a good time to love art. To love great story telling. It is a good time to WANT to be apart of something bigger. I can not say anything that has not already been said, but it is a good time to have a passion. To believe in a cause -or rather YOUR cause.
Take a moment and think why you are involved in this industry. Whether you are a creator, a provider, or someone who just love the fruits of comic labors. Translate this into your daily life. Live for something.
Stories have been told, however the best stories are yet to come. Why? Because we live in a daily life that allows us to believe that passion for what we love is "OK"...and that my friends - is a beautiful thing.
So take a bit of advice from those characters we have come to love and allow to be a part of our life:
"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."
—Batman (Batman Begins)
"The future is worth it. All the pain. All the tears. The future is worth the fight."
—Martian Manhunter (Martian Manhunter #1,000,000)
"The real crime would be not to finish what we started."
—Doctor Octopus (Spider-Man 2)
"The greatest power on Earth is the magnificent power we all of us possess... the power of the human brain!"
—Professor X (Uncanny X-Men #2)
"But everyone's story begins once upon a time, and it's up to us to cherish the time we're given to ensure we live happily ever after."
—Scarlet Witch (Avengers Fairy Tales)
