Surf Comics and Movies :)

Hi there! Last Tuesday, I was searching information for a homework assignment, and I curiously find some comics,books and movies about surfing so I think that it will be a good idea to share with you what I had found. It was totally a coincidence but I really like it and find it interesting because is a way to have fun and learn about surf ! The world of comic books has many fascinating avenues of exploration, besides who don’t like comics?

Actually I found them in a page called surfrods.com and surfdudes.com, there I found some of the most important surf comics in the actuality like: Silver Surfer a Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby, this character was primarily in the Fantastic Four, it actually has its own webpage were you can read 185 Silver Surfer comics right from your computer, in the next link: http://marvelite.prohosting.com/surfer/  or you can also see videos about it in youtube. Another comic I found interesting in the website was the one of Sattes Astroboys – wave warriors it is about a new concept in Junior Surf life saving competition, besides it was published long time ago like in January 1987 it is still at sale in book stores and it has a very high and good critic, I really haven´t never read about it but it sounds really interesting to do so.

And for the ones that prefer to see movies (like me:P) I also find out that over the years, Hollywood has made some attempts at bringing the sport of surfing to the big screen, the first movie to really capture the fact that surfing was more than just a sport was called: The Endless Summer it was a new lifestyle – in where the people was just as concerned with riding waves as the experience of searching for them, another one is  The Story of Australian Surfing, Under The Sun and many others that you can find them in http://www.surfertoday.com/surf-movies in there it will appear a list that contains the most complete surf movie collection ever made it is really a good site!

So, what did you think about comics? Do you like it? You will be interested in reading a comic about surf? or did you already read it? I will like to see your opinion about it! Hope you like the links that I posted :) see you !

What do you think about surfing?

Hey you! Welcome to the surfer blog!! First of all I think that everybody knows or has heard anything about surfing didn´t you? Well I suppose that most of you can tell me a simple definition about it like: that surf is a water sport in which athletes ride breaking waves or even anything about the surf equipment (the surfboard, or wetsuits) evidentely that´s what surf is about, but surfing is more than that! I mean do you think that surf is only a hobby? I personally consider that surfing is more serious than a hobby because you need a complete concentration and dedication on it to even stand up in the surfboard and mantain the equilibrium  and also by the fact that you have to take control of the waves and that is something you can´t control, I have never try it but I think that it will be very fun and interesting to give it a try.

I also think that is very interesting because is a way to learn to control your mind because you learn to control yourself, and by it to achieve a point of meditation and see life in another way, and in purpose who don´t like to be at the beach ? it is proved that surfing can help your health conditions on yor muscles, arteries and even cardiac problems so why we don´t give it a try ?

While it’s difficult to create a totally objective qualifying criteria for those individuals who have had the most impact on the sport of surfing, we can mention some of the most important surfers of the era like: Kelly Slater who actually has his own video game, then we could mention, Cory Carroll who was the first surfer to be paid, and Linda Benson that was the all time winner of like almost every tournament it is impressionant what this caracters had achieved, in the next video you could see the top 10 waves of Kelly Slater in 2010.
link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBJxYxo1HU&feature=related

I hope you like it!! I will like to hear your opinions about it, did you like it ? does surfing is interesting for you? or did you consider it a waste of time? :P See you next week!!