Without Archie comics, I wouldn't be the reader that I am now. It launched my desirable reading habits. I would remember as a child, I would put on a show in National Bookstore to extend my 80 pesos/week budget on books. I was not a charming child, but for books I'll do whatever it takes until I puke. But it wasn't so hard when my dad was around, he'd get me double digest and a single digest if my mom's preoccupied. Instead of medicine when I was sick, my dad once gave me a 1950's era Archie comics at the time when 300 pesos was considered quite pricey.
I associate my happy childhood with Archie until the fans graduated to novels at the same time that Archie comics' popularity died down. Archie's fans grew up and there was no follow through. But whoever decided in printing old copies, organized compilations and written follow through - a MASSIVE THANK YOU! Archie is back and I knew I had to get all. I had to get the Best Of, The Married Life and all the possible collector's editions out there.
That's why when these compilations started coming out, it was a bit of a challenge. It may not be entirely popular with the young readers now, but it's popular in my generation and the generation before me who already have the means to buy and hoard books for their collecting pleasure.
Last week, I flew to the Cebu and gave my cousins and aunt a complete set. I figured it was doubly hard to get those in Cebu and I couldn't just get it back because of their immense happiness. I know what it's like to reminisce and continue reading Archie's life beyond high school. Before Twilight, Archie was my fantasy. So last Friday, I picked up a novel that I reserved in Power Books Greenbelt and found 2 remaining copies each of the same Archie Married books. I didn't pass up the chance of losing it again. Together with Book 2 of the Best of Archie Comics I went home with a spaced out smile, harboring the same excited feeling I had two decades back.
I associate my happy childhood with Archie until the fans graduated to novels at the same time that Archie comics' popularity died down. Archie's fans grew up and there was no follow through. But whoever decided in printing old copies, organized compilations and written follow through - a MASSIVE THANK YOU! Archie is back and I knew I had to get all. I had to get the Best Of, The Married Life and all the possible collector's editions out there.
That's why when these compilations started coming out, it was a bit of a challenge. It may not be entirely popular with the young readers now, but it's popular in my generation and the generation before me who already have the means to buy and hoard books for their collecting pleasure.
Last week, I flew to the Cebu and gave my cousins and aunt a complete set. I figured it was doubly hard to get those in Cebu and I couldn't just get it back because of their immense happiness. I know what it's like to reminisce and continue reading Archie's life beyond high school. Before Twilight, Archie was my fantasy. So last Friday, I picked up a novel that I reserved in Power Books Greenbelt and found 2 remaining copies each of the same Archie Married books. I didn't pass up the chance of losing it again. Together with Book 2 of the Best of Archie Comics I went home with a spaced out smile, harboring the same excited feeling I had two decades back.
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