Any COMIC BOOK fans?

[thecorndogwalker]

HEY LOT,

I was just wondering if there is any COMIC BOOK readers on the LOT. I am a big DC fan, but grew up in Marvel household. Any current readers on the LOT?

Because "52" rules!


:)

http://www.dccomics.com/sites/52/

[blueerica]

I'm not the biggest comic book fan, but I know we have at least one or two hiding around here somewhere... one of whom I bumped into at Comicon. However, she's a busy gal - she only pops around here once in a while.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Uh oh...

[Jughead P. Jones]

All right...prepare to hand over the 2007 Golden Pocket Protector award to yours truly here. :D

I am an avid collector of comic books, but not so much the super hero type books.

I read and collect Archie comics. (As if you couldn't guess already from the screenname, right?)

But, a lot of you probably don't know that Archie comics were instrumental in my being able to read circles around the other first graders in my class, and saved me from living life as an illiterate. While it was fun to see Archie and Reggie fighting over Veronica, I also increased my word power (Take THAT, Reader's Digest), and had a lot of laughs along the way.

Although, since I started reading them back in March of '87, I've amassed a ton of comics...My current count is well over 1,600 books. :D

Now, where's my Golden Pocket Protector Award? I have to thank Dilton Doiley, Bill Gates and the cast of Beauty and the Geek! :cool:

[mousepod]

To be honest, ever since they started collecting comics into graphic novels, I've hardly picked up any single issues. I was burned once too often. It's like getting involved in a great TV show and having it canceled before the season is through.

Has 52 been collected yet? If so, I might swing by my local shop and pick it up...

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Although, since I started reading them back in March of '87, I've amassed a ton of comics...My current count is well over 1,600 books. :D

Now, where's my Golden Pocket Protector Award? I have to thank Dilton Doiley, Bill Gates and the cast of Beauty and the Geek! :cool:

Oh I will have to take that award from you. My collection is in the range of around 100,000. :cool:

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

52 hasn't been collected yet. Its ok. Not a great story IMHO.

[Jughead P. Jones]

Oh I will have to take that award from you. My collection is in the range of around 100,000. :cool:

Uh...um...ah...okay...you win...:blush:

*knocks out Bornieo with Urkel's secret cheese wheel and steals the award*

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Hmm, how good an award could that be anyway? ;)

[Gemini Cricket]

Total X-Men fan as a kid. Loved comic books.
:)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Back when X-Men was good!!

[Gn2Dlnd]

There's a secret cheese wheel?

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Shhhhhhh!!!

[Jughead P. Jones]

There's a secret cheese wheel?

Of course...but I can understand why you wouldn't know about it...it IS a secret...

[innerSpaceman]

I'm an admirer of comic-book graphic arts and comic stuff in general, althoughI've never been able to stay with it past the age of 14 or so. But I've remained vaguely interested ever since.

I even took part of a history of comics class a couple of years ago, and read through some great classic stuff. But, ultimately, it's not really my thing.

[thecorndogwalker]

52 hasn't been collected yet. Its ok. Not a great story IMHO.



The comic 52 is about 10 different storylines, pretty much focusing on alot of minor characters (who now because of 52) have become major characters, and new superheroes and villians that all played a pivotal part in the missing year after INFiNITE CRISIS. It will be coming out in Graphic Novel later this year...

Its great. But jumping into it later is confusing... (issue 40) is out now.. first time in a while they have done a weekly comic book in a while...

[thecorndogwalker]

All right...prepare to hand over the 2007 Golden Pocket Protector award to yours truly here. :D

I am an avid collector of comic books, but not so much the super hero type books.

I read and collect Archie comics. :cool:


Kudos,, hey I hear they are getting some new artists on some of the archie books, and making it a little more comtemporary! I was an avid Archie reader... Of course Jughead was my fave. Moose, Big Ethel and the whole Jughead world as well...

[Alex]

I probably spent a third of my childhood in comic book stores but I think the number of issues I've actually read is less than two dozen.

An issue of the Transformers that I bought while in Canada to see the World's Fair in 1986. An issue of New Teen Titans that I bought at Pegasus Comics in Vancouver, WA., later in 1986.

Those two are the only two I've ever actually purchased, and I don't remember why I did, just that they were still on my bookshelves when I was packing my stuff into the garage when I went off to college in 1992.

The rest were a half dozen Disney comics that were in my dad's closet and I read over and over on the odd weekend we were over there. Because there were no books in my dad's house. The rest were read during odd moments of nothing to do while working at the public library since they were kept close to the circulation desk.

It is odd that I wasn't into comic books because every single person in my social circle was heavily into them (thus a lot of time in comic book stores). But in the same way my constant reading and book accumulating pushed out any interest in music it seemed to do the same with comic books (plus I grew up in a household where there wasn't much in the way of discretionary cash and what little I received or stole mostly went into the Super Mario Bros. and Double Dragon machine at the IGA).

But I've always respected the form and find its history to be pretty interesting.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

The comic 52 is about 10 different storylines, pretty much focusing on alot of minor characters (who now because of 52) have become major characters, and new superheroes and villians that all played a pivotal part in the missing year after INFiNITE CRISIS. It will be coming out in Graphic Novel later this year...

Its great. But jumping into it later is confusing... (issue 40) is out now.. first time in a while they have done a weekly comic book in a while...

My collection is in the range of around 100,000. :cool:CDW, I wouldn't pick a comics fight with Bornieo...;)

[thecorndogwalker]

CDW, I wouldn't pick a comics fight with Bornieo...;)



i didnt think i was?

[Jughead P. Jones]

Kudos,, hey I hear they are getting some new artists on some of the archie books, and making it a little more comtemporary! I was an avid Archie reader... Of course Jughead was my fave. Moose, Big Ethel and the whole Jughead world as well...

Yeah, the new look of Betty and Veronica is supposed to make its debut in Betty and Veronica Double Digest #151, which comes out in May. I belong to another site that has a forum devoted to Archie comics, and we have an Archie comics employee who has posted sneak previews of the art. The reaction to the change is split...some love it, others despise it. I'm leaning towards the side where I kind of like it...but I'm hoping that it doesn't replace the cartoony art I grew up reading and liking!

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

CDW, I wouldn't pick a comics fight with Bornieo...;)

hehehehe, I won't be an egotist and spout my resume. ;) No worries CDW, I always like talking comics.

I guess I'm just a bit "over" the whole mega-crossover event thing. They mix things up and a while later they are back to the same thing. What I "know" about it, really doesn't impress me too much. Something like Civil War, which again is only temporary, I think is a bit more interesting. :cheers:

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

So, what else you reading CDW?

[thecorndogwalker]

I pretty much buy alot of graphic novels, i prefer reading a longer story or a number of comics put into book form because I read so fast.. But other than "52", I am collecting Justice League, Justice Society, Green Lantern (because its Hal Jordan). Mostly DC. Even though I will get the GN of Civil War when it comes out..

I used to be a hardcore Marvel Fan when I was younger, and my brothers were too... Then I had a adult break of comics, but in the past year (06) I have a friend who was closeted about his comic reading that just handed me all these Graphic Novels of what had been happening in DC the past couple of years.. Then I got hooked.. I think DC really had cleaned up alot and made its universe much easy to understand....

Although was at Barnes & Nobles the other day and was looking through the comic rack and was eyeballing some Archies...
:)

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

I love them. Was LOVING Ennis' the boys, but Wildstorm gave them the shaft. Or, rather, decided it wasn't a good fit. Fortunately the series has been picked up by another publisher so it should start up again soon enough.

Was also loving The Losers, but that was cancelled as well. Still need to read the last trade.

Y the Last Man. All caught up and am finally buying per issue.

The Goon. My comic book boyfriend! I love this series so much and am eagerly awaiting his long promised "Chinatown" book.

Fallen very behind in 100 Bullets but think it's a fantastic series.

To name a few that I'm reading, at least...

[thecorndogwalker]

http://www.wizarduniverse.com/conventions/la.cfm

totally looking for anyone who would like to join me to head down the convention during the 16-18th weekend... in March for the Wizard World Comic Convention.

I heard the creator of "Heroes" the tv show will be there plus so much rad discounts on comics & Graphic Novels...

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I'll be at Wizard World also! Last year was such a blast.

Great place to find deals on GN's. The other good place is the Shrine show that's usually every month.

I need to get my hands on "The Boy's" (and not in the Michael Jackson way). Dynamite Ent. is going to be putting that out (hehehe - Wildstorm!). They're known for the quality of thier printing and production and not for thier content, but since this is creator owned, I am more than pleased.

The new Justice League is crap. I picked up the new # of the JSA and that looks promising. GL has been ok. Great coloring. ;) The GL Corp is been interesting. Losers is a book I realy miss, but it was tough to keep track of.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/vote.asp

Vote for your fav'es!

[flippyshark]

I just can't get into the superhero genre, no matter how I try. However, back in the day, I loved the various Marvel horror titles, especially Tomb of Dracula. (I'm the happy owner of all four volumes of Essentials reprints.) I collected Howard the Duck for a while, and once the EC horror reprints began appearing, I was all over that. Otherwise, my childhood was focused on Disney comics, especially the "good duck artist."

Nowadays, I love a good graphic novel (favorites include MAUS, the various Heartbreak Soup stories, and American Splendor.) I wish I could afford to buy more, as I really love the medium. I'm always keen on reccomendations for good graphic novels.

[ozron]

I spent the eighties heavily into the world of Marvel. Iron Man, Spiderman, X-Men, and Avengers were favorites. I was never really a collector, but the stories were like series television for me.

It's been so long that now I pick up an old favorite, look through it and just find myself asking, "Who ARE these people?"

see you at the zoo

ron

[thecorndogwalker]

I spent the eighties heavily into the world of Marvel. Iron Man, Spiderman, X-Men, and Avengers were favorites. I was never really a collector, but the stories were like series television for me.

It's been so long that now I pick up an old favorite, look through it and just find myself asking, "Who ARE these people?"

see you at the zoo

ron

marvel has gotten a little dark lately.. i was a real hardcore marvel fan in the 80's too.. but then the 90's happened and that was a bad time for comics including DC... right now comics are becoming like daytime tv where a storyline will last 12 issues... there were the days when a comic had a beginning, middle and end...