EC Comics (2 points)

 For the EC comics I read through the Weird Fantasy stories, Weird Science, and the Vault of Horror. These were very fun to read through and a nice change. I noticed a trend in old comics as I read through these. I noticed that often times, there are adventures that men go on, and during these adventures they come into a tragic love story that never ends happily. I think some of these love stories feel out of place and a little unbelievable but they make me laugh. The weird fantasy stories were a lot about space and strange creatures. there was one where a father went to space for years at a time for his job and eventually his rocket ship blew up and he was hurdled back to earth on fire. Meanwhile his son and wife thought he was a shooting star, so they made a wish for him to come back home soon. I liked this ending because it was ironic and dark in a strange way. I decided to read Weird Science because I've seen the 80's movie called weird science quite a few times and I was curious to see what it was about. Right away, the stories began with a man making his dream woman out of a science experiment exactly like the movie. The movie was no doubt inspired by these comics! The Vault of Horror was very cool too. I love the cheesy monsters from those times it's funny to see what people considered "horror" and how much that has changed through the decades. Something that would scare people back in the day would most likely make people laugh today. Another thing I found funny about the EC comics was that they were intended for more adult based reading, but some of the stories were still childish in the way that they were simple stories but just more serious based subjects with adult characters. 

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