Geeky·Posted on Aug 7, 201424 Struggles Only A Comic Geek Will UnderstandIt's hard out there for a geek.by Ian Carlos CrawfordBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Having the age old argument of which superhero would win in a fight and knowing that you're right and everyone else is wrong. 2. Having other geeks feel the need to tell you that your unpopular favorite character is lame. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. Having other geeks feel the need to tell you that your popular favorite character is lame. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. Having to deal with sexism in comic books. 5. Speaking of sexism: costumes like this. 6. The years you have to wait to see your favorite character make it to the big screen. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. The excruciating disappointment of seeing your favorite character in a terrible big screen adaptation. 8. "You like comics? Do you watch The Big Bang Theory?" Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. When your favorite character gets a less-than favorable makeover. 10. When your favorite character can't interact with his teammates in any movies because they're all owned by different companies. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Having to wait MONTHS for a new issue because your books are between arcs. Spooptika @andnowtothemoon It's been so long since I read a new issue of Hawkeye that two major world powers went to war. 05:31 PM - 24 Jul 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. Dealing with words that aren't words. 13. Having a nerd-gasm over moments like this in a theater full of non-super soldiers: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. Not being able to cosplay as your favorite character without ::cue eyeroll::: COMMENTARY. 15. When your comic book shop messes up your pull-list... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. ...and they're soldout of the issue you wanted. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. When your favorite character is denied a happy ending. 18. Waiting hours in line to do ANYTHING at Comic Con. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. When other nerds become racist about about a non-white person being cast as one of their favorite characters. 20. When your favorite character has died and come back more times than you can count. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. When an action figure of your favorite character comes out but you can't find it anywhere. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. Resisting the urge to buy 6878 copies of the same issue because of all the stellar variant covers. 23. When a fellow nerd tries to tell you that you're not a "real nerd." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. THIS: