tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post112182910015621918..comments2023-12-20T19:41:46.280-07:00Comments on Focused Totality: Sean Maher's Quality ControlMark Fossenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03623615263972844957noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1121908884461789512005-07-20T19:21:00.000-06:002005-07-20T19:21:00.000-06:00You and me both, brother.It's funny, because a lot...You and me both, brother.<BR/><BR/>It's funny, because a lot of people think of comics as being something that makes you dumb.<BR/><BR/>But same as you - I learned a lot of vocabulary from those damn things. And I was always way ahead of the other kids in reading.<BR/><BR/>Part of that's natural inclination - both my parents are academic folks with way too much college under their belts, so I'm sure between nature and nurture I was bound to be a reader.<BR/><BR/>But the comics sure helped.Sean Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896132858217719801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1121891644519527772005-07-20T14:34:00.000-06:002005-07-20T14:34:00.000-06:00I think it's a great blog (and I also generally li...I think it's a great blog (and I also generally like your MW posts), and I'm looking forward to the relaunch. <BR/><BR/>When you talked about leaning reading from comics to an extent ... and how that would be great for kids, I understood <I>completely</I>. I always read far above my grade level, and I really think a lot of it was due to the visual reinforcement from comics. Claremont, especially, wrote at a high enough vocabulary level that it really pushed me as a reader. And if Byrne's art couldn't help me figure it out, I usually was so invested I'd get a dictionary.Mark Fossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623615263972844957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1121886893810407352005-07-20T13:14:00.000-06:002005-07-20T13:14:00.000-06:00Hey, thanks for the shout-out, Mark! I'm glad you'...Hey, thanks for the shout-out, Mark! I'm glad you've enjoyed what I've been up to lately.<BR/><BR/>The kids thing was really special. I can't even describe how good it felt. :)Sean Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896132858217719801noreply@blogger.com