If there is indeed a Tao of Galactus, I'm certain it must be a very long and often bumpy road. For one to obtain the moniker "Devourer of Worlds", an unfathomable amount of legwork is , I'm sure, a prerequisite.
I'm not looking to be THAT guy. That guy, who while still in high school, carried his "Scooby-Doo" lunchbox with him, everywhere. The one who believed that, only most of the creature in the "Dungeons & Dragons" source books were real, and living in uncharted regions of the world, like Pangea? Or that superpowers were possible, only the US Government would not allow scientists the proper funding, or that the antiquate code of of ethics, were squared opposed to "human testing". This one scared me more, than it raised my eyebrows.
Many years later, I think back on "that guy", I realize how much better off (apart from the human testing) thinking like he did. His imagination was unbridled, his belief in the fantastic unchecked, and clearly galloping across the landscape of his reality. He held on to the childlike belief, that anything is possible. Because I think the longer you hold on to that kind of wonder, the more fun you life winds up being. And now, many years later, I hold true to the less "harmful to humans" portion of his philosophy. I roll around in my imagination, like a forty foot Jack Russell terrier, in a field of grass, on a sunny day.
An unbridled imagination is a wondrous thing, it keeps your mind sharp, and those around you, on their toes, and in whatever profession you choose to devote yourself to, it makes it that much more fun. That's what I envision comic book writing will be for me, without the "human testing".
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