My 30 years of Batman 89

[thecolorsblend]

I sometimes think back to June 22, 1989. And I realize that my destiny was not fixed on that day. In theory, I could've done anything, gone anywhere.

But that all changed on June 23, 1989 when I saw the movie with my brothers and some friends. From that moment on, I was a comic book guy. I could not be anything else after that. I always enjoyed comic books before. But B89 is ultimately what made me into a FAN. There's quite a difference.

And that difference started becoming apparent to me on the way home. My brothers and friends all had a blast seeing the movie. But there wasn't anything all that special about the movie for them. They would've been happy no matter what. If it'd been a rock concert then it would've been a rock concert. Or if it'd been a football game then it would've been a football game. It didn't have to be B89. It could've been anything and they would've enjoyed themselves just the same.

But not me. On the way home, I realized that I got something out of B89 that they just didn't. For them, it was nothing more than a fun time at the movies, hey, what's for lunch? But for me, it opened doors I'd never even considered before, introducing me to a very different kind of superhero myth.

My brothers and our friends just had fun watching the movie. And tbh, there's nothing wrong with that. But my life changed that day and it hasn't been the same ever since.