Friday, July 16, 2004

A love of comics: The Indian Express decides comic books aren't just for kids, and talks to a handful of twenty-somethings about their fondness for Asterix, Batman, He-Man and others:
 
"Theatre actor Vishal Patel says he has been addicted to superheroes since his childhood. 'I never really grew out of them,' says this 24-year-old, who reveres Superman ('He’s the main man. He has survived everything.') and He Man. Patel has been collecting comics and action figures since he was a kid (he has a collection of about 60 action figures, including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). And he still hasn’t stopped. His next big buy is going to be the new range of He Man figures. 'They’re so much better than the old ones,' he grins, reminding you of a kid in a candy store."