Back in the summer of 2006, I stumbled upon an excellent blog called Dave's Long Box by Washington (State) based blogger extraordinaire David Campbell. And I will admit that I came across the blog through his seminal Power Girl's Boob War post. Hey, it's a crazy Google inducing post. And, as I will mention below, Dave's Long Box was critical in helping me orient my geekiness as I came out of the comics closet. I needed to know who was Power Girl and Dave told me she was all breasts. Thanks, Dave.
The blog-o-sphere has the elite bloggers like Campbell and the other upper crust of the comics blogging scene that create the whole scene itself. They have inside jokes, rivalries, and a healthy exchange that the creators respond to. Want me to prove it? Well that is a lot of fan boy for the average person and also represents two years of laughs. There are second-tier bloggers that certainly command my respect and then there are endless wimpy bloggers like me. I am not going to lie, but I would love to be like Dave and get paid to blog. He is the whole reason I started to blog!
When I first came across the Long Box, I had just bought my first few comics (A whole stack of back issues Ultimate X-Men) and Dave's funny and sincere posts told me to steer away from those turgid 90's comics and look into Frank Miller's Daredevil Born Again. I will admit it was hard to relate to many of the older comics Dave covered, but then he had Relevant Content week and some simple asides, like this take on back of the magazine advertising.
Dave's writing always came across as honest and sincere. Unlike so many fanboys that seem to hate everything the genre offers, Dave could offer actual constructive criticism and not Internet Tough Guy Talk. With all that said, I am sad to see that he is calling it quits, even if it just on the Long Box itself.
God speed Campbell. Like Sally P at Green Lantern's Butts Forever, you are part of my routine (Even if I get no updates it is nice to know more are coming)*, but you got other things to do bigger and better things. Amazing and Airwolf!
Peace!
*I know. I know.
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