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  • RedMosquito22
    RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    DewieCox wrote:
    Did anybody else click on this link expecting it to be about a band or album called Comic Books?

    Anywho, I never got into collecting but I've read my fair share. My buddy's brother has the most bodacious collection of Spiderman junk I've ever seen. I mean it rivals some of the PJ collections I've seen on here.

    There is a new reality TV show coming out about a comic book store. Kind of like those pawn shop shows.
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    I had a lot of the GI Joe comics
    Also liked Elfquest..that one was awesome.

    And a weird series called Groo the Wanderer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groo_the_Wanderer)
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  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I had a lot of the GI Joe comics
    Also liked Elfquest..that one was awesome.

    And a weird series called Groo the Wanderer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groo_the_Wanderer)

    Groo's Great! Sergio Aragones from Mad!
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    merkinball wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I had a lot of the GI Joe comics
    Also liked Elfquest..that one was awesome.

    And a weird series called Groo the Wanderer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groo_the_Wanderer)

    Groo's Great! Sergio Aragones from Mad!

    oh man, I knew something seemed familiar!
    I doubted anyone would know/remember Groo! :)
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  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    JonnyPistachio wrote:

    oh man, I knew something seemed familiar!
    I doubted anyone would know/remember Groo! :)

    I go to San Diego Comic Con every year, Sergio's everywhere there so Groo comes up in his panels. Good read.
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Approaching 19k comics, comic tpb's, graphic novels and hardcovers....I''m a little all over the comic book spectrum.....a lot of DC books (including Vertigo), some Marvels, some Avatar titles, some Dynamite books, the Robert E. Howard character stuff from Dark Horse and various others.

    Been on an "Incredible Hulk" binge during the last six months or so....my Valentine's gift from my wife was six or seven issues of the Hulk b&w magazine from the late 1970s.
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  • Kloddz
    Kloddz Posts: 2,573
    HGK wrote:
    Kloddz wrote:
    Greatest comic character in history
    >

    Superman number one
    Captain America Number two
    Batman Three
    I was pointing to Calvin on the right, but OK. :mrgreen:
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    tybird wrote:
    Approaching 19k comics, comic tpb's, graphic novels and hardcovers....I''m a little all over the comic book spectrum.....a lot of DC books (including Vertigo), some Marvels, some Avatar titles, some Dynamite books, the Robert E. Howard character stuff from Dark Horse and various others.

    Been on an "Incredible Hulk" binge during the last six months or so....my Valentine's gift from my wife was six or seven issues of the Hulk b&w magazine from the late 1970s.
    That is a really cool present!
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  • maynardsux
    maynardsux Posts: 1,101
    Loved collecting them when i was younger and fortunately kept the majority of them.....was a big fan of Marvel back in the day, Spiderman, X-Men and Daredevil (with Frank Miller).....but always had a love for Batman, mainly because of the Joker...."The Killing Joke" is absolutely beautiful

    Just recently got back into collecting them but unfortunately, time constraints rarely allow me the time to read them :D (i'll get around to them someday!) I strongly recommend anything done by GARTH ENNIS, the man is brilliant!!...his series "THE PREACHER" is perhaps one of the best pieces of comic book writing i have ever read.....if you have time, two of his other series "The Boys" and "Crossed" are UNREAL!!! The content is brutal and borderline, but that's why i like it :lol:

    And i find another title, "Scalped" by Jason Aaron very underrated and a superb read
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  • uninnocent-
    uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    I agree, Ennis is a strong writer. Preacher was great, and his run on Punisher wasn't bad at all.
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    intodeep wrote:
    tybird wrote:
    Approaching 19k comics, comic tpb's, graphic novels and hardcovers....I''m a little all over the comic book spectrum.....a lot of DC books (including Vertigo), some Marvels, some Avatar titles, some Dynamite books, the Robert E. Howard character stuff from Dark Horse and various others.

    Been on an "Incredible Hulk" binge during the last six months or so....my Valentine's gift from my wife was six or seven issues of the Hulk b&w magazine from the late 1970s.
    That is a really cool present!
    I have a great wife.....my LCS, who I have been going to since 1988, just purchased a run of the magazines as part of a large Marvel collection....I also got "Incredible Hulk" Annual #1 as part of the gift from my wife.

    As to Garth Ennis....what a great writer...."The Boys" is one of the best books going right now....too bad that's it going to end soon. I also love "Crossed" by Garth and others.
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  • Jerome230
    Jerome230 Posts: 903
    I dunno...maybe it was the news several years back that Marvel was going to make a series of movies that culminated in the [first]Avengers movie, that refueled my love for comic books. In about April of 2012, I had about 100 comic books stashed away and collecting dust. I decided to look up the prices on some of them. Not many were worth much, but there were a select few Amazing Spider-Man issues that went upward of $100, in the condition they were in.

    Fast-forward to October 2013...I have about 4 or 5 nearly-full longboxes of comic books. I have several titles that I regularly buy from my LCS (local comic shop) through their box subscription service. My wife has been (understandably) confused, but somewhat supportive, in my renewed hobby. However, we made a deal: if I am to buy any comic deemed expensive, I will have to sell my own comics to fund such endeavor - become a "sellector", if you will.

    Case in point: After the Marvel's Avengers panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, news broke out that the main villain for the upcoming Avengers 2 movie was to be a robot named Ultron. I dug into my stash, and realized that not only did I have a copy of Avengers #55, the first [full] appearance of Ultron...I had two copies. The very next day, I decided to try my luck, and auctioned off one copy on that auction site we all love to hate, and made off with $174.50...understandably, my mind was blown. I went out and bought reader copies of Amazing Spider-Man #121 and #122 (featuring the death of Gwen Stacy, and death of the Green Goblin, respectively). I was hooked.

    I'm glad I found this thread, before making one of my own...I'd like to keep this thread going, to see if there are others on here who share a passion of comics as I do.
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  • STAYSEA
    STAYSEA Posts: 3,814
    uninnocent- wrote:
    I agree, Ennis is a strong writer. Preacher was great, and his run on Punisher wasn't bad at all.

    Preacher is great! Has anyone read CHEW?
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    STAYSEA wrote:
    uninnocent- wrote:
    I agree, Ennis is a strong writer. Preacher was great, and his run on Punisher wasn't bad at all.

    Preacher is great! Has anyone read CHEW?
    Chew is on my list to read. I met the author in the airport on my way to San Diego Comic Con over the summer. Super nice guy. I had no clue who he was. He started teh conversation with me. I looked over at his lap top and saw he was writing something to do with Batman. Eventually he mentioned he was writing dective comics and he writes Chew.

    Very cool guy.
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  • Green Circle
    Green Circle Posts: 5,192
    I collected years ago. The entire story line when Batman had his back broke by Bane and then
    the new batman etc..

    Also the the cross over series with Spawn and Batman.

    I have several obscure comics as well Lady Death, X, the Patriot..

    still have them
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  • Jerome230
    Jerome230 Posts: 903
    I'd love to get into Chew. I usually try to go for buying the original issues but #1 is a little too steep in price for my blood. I'll settle for the trade paperback.
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  • Restless Soul
    Restless Soul Posts: 805
    Not a huge comic book fan per se, (but I am a huge book addict) and I just want to say that I LOVED the Sandman books by vertigo (neil gaiman). They were really well written, insightful and interesting. I heard he's writing some more Sandman now so I can't wait to get hold of it, whenever it comes out!
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    Restless Soul wrote:
    Not a huge comic book fan per se, (but I am a huge book addict) and I just want to say that I LOVED the Sandman books by vertigo (neil gaiman). They were really well written, insightful and interesting. I heard he's writing some more Sandman now so I can't wait to get hold of it, whenever it comes out!
    Oct 30 the first one comes out.

    Sandman is my favorite comic ever.
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  • Restless Soul
    Restless Soul Posts: 805
    intodeep wrote:
    Restless Soul wrote:
    Not a huge comic book fan per se, (but I am a huge book addict) and I just want to say that I LOVED the Sandman books by vertigo (neil gaiman). They were really well written, insightful and interesting. I heard he's writing some more Sandman now so I can't wait to get hold of it, whenever it comes out!
    Oct 30 the first one comes out.

    Sandman is my favorite comic ever.

    Ooh sooner than I thought then, I thought it would be next year at least. That gaiman is so prolific...

    thanks!
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  • ST279453
    ST279453 Posts: 195
    My comics addiction has ebbed and flowed over the years. Haven't read much lately but I easily have 20 or so long boxes. I miss them from time to time but after a little time away I'm not sure where to pick back up.

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