Pro tip: don't try to explain a comic book event to your barber

Honestly, I was just trying to make small talk during a haircut last week. My barber asked what I was into, and I mentioned comics. He said he saw a Marvel movie once, so I figured I'd try to explain the whole 'Secret Wars' thing from 2015, you know, where Battleworld is made from pieces of other universes. Tbh, I got about three sentences in about Doctor Doom being God-Emperor before his eyes just glazed over. He kept nodding while cutting my hair, and then just said, 'So it's like a big fight?' Ngl, I spent the next 15 minutes getting a trim in total silence, feeling like I'd just given a college lecture to a brick wall. I learned that some stories are just too inside baseball for a quick chat. Has anyone else had a totally normal conversation go off the rails because you started talking comics?

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harper_owens6d agoMost Upvoted

Totally get this. Saw a tweet once where someone said explaining a comic event is like trying to describe a dream you had halfway through. You start with Superman, but then you have to explain why he's evil, which needs the multiverse, and suddenly you're talking about a baby universe egg for ten minutes. The person's face just goes blank. It's a special kind of loneliness when you realize the backstory you need to tell is longer than the actual story.

nancyd856d ago

Oh man, trying to explain God Emperor Doom to a barber is a whole new level of brave. Harper_owens is right about it being like a dream, because you sound insane trying to put it into words. The part where you said his eyes glazed over after three sentences is so real, I felt that secondhand shame. It's like you can see the exact moment their brain checks out and they just focus on not messing up your haircut. That silent trim is the worst punishment for getting too excited about comics.