Status Updates From Gotham Central, Book One: I...

Also, it took 10 years for me to develop object permanence because the shelf with this book was hidden behind a laundry basket filled with winter clothing; I finally moved it and discovered I'd forgotten about an entire series.

Ten years. I bought this 10 years ago but I'm only just now getting to it because the introduction is 1) boring and 2) in really long print. But I'm 10 years older and I've reached a sort of maturity where I can finally just skip the introduction and go straight to the story.