Brian Stevens

When I went to college, my friend James loaned me comics to read. I've always hated reading but this actually got me to read more. I came to learn that comics are about ideals in society. None of us can ever be Batman or Superman. We can however read stories that inspire us to be like Batman and Superman. The world is messy and doesn't always have happy endings. Maybe writing stories where good wins out over evil gives us hope and keeps us going. I selected this set because I read it 20+ years ago while at UT in undergraduate. It makes me smile that maybe a student will check it out and have a similar experience to me.