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Fantastic Review of Robert’s Comic Book, Mi Barrio posted on October 11, 2010 by admin

Comic of man’s story will draw you in

By Andre Salles asalles@stmedianetwork.com Oct 10, 2010 06:31PM


All I ever really needed to know, I learned from reading comic books.

I was reading at a young age. My mom tells me I was devouring books by age 3, and I assume she means reading them, not eating them. It’s a habit I’ve kept up. Not only does my job require endless hours of reading, but I go through several books a month besides.

It’s safe to say the characters I encountered as a child influenced who I am today. And very few shaped me more than Spider-Man. Peter Parker was like me, unsure of himself and his place in the world, and his adventures taught me that with great power comes great responsibility. (It’s corny, but it’s true.) Heck, I even work for a newspaper now, just like Parker, although I can’t take pictures to save my life.

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