Over at Credit.com, I reviewed SmarterComics, a new line of well-written graphic novel adaptations of business and self-help books.
When I was a kid my parents told me I read too many comic books. "You are wasting your time," my father said. "You should read something with more substance.
My father was probably right. My favorite comic as child was Richie Rich, which starred a kindhearted and astronomically wealthy child who lived a life of splendor and never had to worry about what the future brought. He had gold-lined swimming pools, backyard zoos with exotic animals, personal flying machines, and a toy room the size of a zeppelin hangar. He certainly wasn't a realistic role model, but I didn't care. I longed for Richie Rich's lifestyle without an inkling of how to achieve it.
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