Am I a guy who writes about himself in a comic book, or am I just a character in that book? If I die, will that character keep going, or will he just fade away?

I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences.

I'd been familiar with comics, and I'd collected 'em when I was a kid, but after I got into junior high school, there wasn't much I was interested in

When you're dead, it robs life of many of it's pleasures

People will believe absurd things - in the 19th century and now.

And no business can possibly equate happy workers (community) with profit (effectiveness). Happy workers are much more productive workers and hence contribute to profit, but no organization is formed for the idea of pleasing its employees.

It didnt take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start.