Manifesto (abridged)

I posted a link to this blog on The Comics Journal Message Board the other day, and one of the responses conjured this out of me, and I thought it appropriate to repost here:

That's why I do the "New Comics" list of what I buy each week. I thought it only fair to show that I'm hooked on comics enough to buy not only the Chris Ware, Sammy Harkham, and Jordan Crane books that come out (among others).

I also buy mainstream comics becuase I enjoy reading comics every week. I am admitting to the crap that I buy. And without irony. Many others can only admit that they bought a Marvel or DC book by dismissing it as they pay for it. I know, I've sold comics on and off for 15 years. I see what you buy.

I don't believe in guilty pleasures, I just believe in enjoying my entertainment, even if it is not held in critical regard, even by me.