This morning I had a few quiet minutes and so I poked my nose into the Schlock Mercenary archive for a few minute amusement. An hour later I’d gone through several months of comics and was nearly late for a dentist’s appointment.
I LIVE with Schlock how can it possibly still be click-compulsive entertainment for me?!
Pop Psychology on Demand!
(not that I actually paid any attention in psychology classes) … two suggested reasons:
1) Browsing the archives is like visiting an old friend. Comfortable, fun, predictable.
2) The passing of time makes it easier to sit back and enjoy the comic as a reader. You were involved in the creation process, which gives a slightly different viewpoint. You’re looking at the archived stuff as a Reader, not as a Creator. It’s fresh from a Reader standpoint.
Like anyone jumping in and offering an explanation, I’m probably way off base here 🙂
Because your husband is such an amazing storyteller… like a favorite book, you can be captivated even when you’ve read it before, even when you know what’s coming.
Re: Pop Psychology on Demand!
1) Yup.
2) Yup.
There’s also an element of “hiding from today”
Around here I’m notorious for re-reading my favorite books. (You’re reading Bujold AGAIN?!) I suspect that a print version of Schlock will be a well worn favorite around here.
Mmm…. one more thing to push for, including Schlock beanie chairs to sit in. A green amorphously shaped pile to lounge on reading Schlock Mercenary: the Dead Tree edition. 😉
Yay Miles! 🙂 There is…
A green amorphous beanbag chair …
… with a compartment from which one could produce BLAM! 😀