The 3 Things

Welcome.

The idea for Comic Book Castle has been gestating within my hedonistic, escapist brain for quite a while now. Practically every time I'm sitting in my living room enjoying my favourite past time, I ask myself, "Do others live this good? Do I alone benefit from the particular alchemy that occurs when these three things are combined?" And then I get the idea to put these thoughts into a blog so as to share them with others, but up until now I've been too busy enjoying myself to bother to spread the wealth.

But now, I give you Comic Book Castle: a tiny corner of the internet that I plan on filling with my instructional, self-help tips for maximizing your leisure time and expanding your mind with 3 things. Individually, these 3 things are well noted for their beneficial properties, but I have discovered that when combined in precise ways, create fucking magic!

The 3 things are:

Comic books
Beer
Music

Sounds pretty simple, right? You're probably thinking, "yeah, no shit" Well, let me say right back to you, "no shit, no shit."
But THEN let me say that I'm of course not talking about combining any comic with any mug of beer and any old song off your iTunes. Any idiot can get the idea to pick up a comic, hit shuffle on their iPod and crack a brew. But then where would you be? Reading the issue of Spider Man you keep by the toilet, listening to fucking "Wonderwall" by Oasis and sipping a Coors Lite, that's where. No, I'm talking about PRECISE pairings, thought out and designed to compliment each other and bring out the best in each. I'll be something like a wine sommelier for the duration of your stay on this blog, only a wine sommelier who prefers beer and instead of suggesting foods, will suggest face-melting psyche rock tunes to go with comics that aren't written by Geoff Johns or feature winks and nods to continuity from the 80's.

In short, I will be changing your life.

You're welcome.