Instead of making a resolution, I thought I’d acknowledge my heroes and why they inspire me.
I’ll start with the writters.
A couple of writters are probably responsible for a lot of what inspires my thoughts and ponderings. For those unaware, I am a comicbook nerd. The writters I regard as favorites may have a novel or more under their belts, but will likely be best remembered by me for their work in comics and graphic novels.
Those writters being:
Neil Gaiman- I don’t think any other writter I enjoy captures the essence of a myth more than he does. He is also a consumate story-teller, able to weave an intricate tale that doesn’t seem complicated. For me, he doesn’t just suspend disbelief, he makes me question reality.
Warren Ellis – Makes me proud to be an unrepentant bastard. No one else spews acerbic-bile-laden rants so delightfully as him. Recklessly joins horrible, and vile words to beautifully describe just what humans are; miserable fuck-monkeys that have it coming.
Alan Moore - For making dystopian stories epic and meaningful. I don’t know that anyone writes better dialogue than he does. I think he acknowledges humanity in ways that make me approve of others flaws, and tollerate less of my own.
Later, I’ll get to the public figures that inspire me.
~John
