As I enter the summer in Iraq, I notice the heat.

120 Degrees Fahrenheit  at times, 90 at night.  An escape?  Wow–the Bat Cave would be nice.

But I crawl into the bed, with a comic book movie–action leaping from the screen.

Aren’t they hot in those costumes?

The other day I was in a group of people who was asked:  If you could do anything in the world what would it be–what would your dream be.  One said that he would be a famous basketball player, one said that he would ski the highest mountain, and I said that I would like to be the CEO of DC Comics.

It is a dream.  Is it attainable for me? No.  Do I have other dreams? Yes.  But, it would be really cool.  I would be terrible at it, but it’d be cool before I got fired.

I’d like to see DC Comics pushed forward in the market.  I’d like to see the Movies from DC mean something–why is it that DC is owned by Warner Brothers–but can not seem to get a handle on the Movie market?  I’d like to see more DC Comic Book for sale in book stores and Target stores.  I’d like to see more toys in the stores.  There is no reason that I can see that DC is not doing what Marvel is doing and more.

If I were the CEO of DC Comics–I would like DC Comics to become the powerhouse of comic book culture. The characters are too good not to use them–the stories are to good not to promote them, and the dream that they can provide can bring excitement to the next generation.

What do you eat when you read comic books?

This can be a big question. I like to spend a day reading my book–sit in a corner, with a cup of coffee, or tea–I prefer not to drink my Diet Coke in a glass when I read–but sometimes I will have one in a can.

But what do I eat?

M&Ms…They melt in your mouth and not in your hand.

This doesn’t work so well in Iraq, but at home in the air conditioned house, the M&M hold to their hard shell and do not mess up my fingers. This is a big deal, really. I never want to do something to hurt my collection. Is this collection in the greatest condition? No, that is not my priority–but it comes down to taking care of the collection and the collection is being built. Iwant to make sure that I have a clean collection for years to come.