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  • Posts: 1,403
    I've collected since I was a kid (I still have complete sets of all of the Marvel card series/X-Men cards/Marvel Masterpiece sets from the 90's). I never read the comics I had until recently. Once I started I was hooked. I have now read all of the Walking Dead until current, Fables/Jack of Fables/Fairest until current, all of DMZ, all of Y the Last Man, American Vampire, The Amazing Spiderman from Amazing Fantasy 1 til ASM #75, a bunch of X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Wolverine, and lots more Marvel stuff.
    I also enjoy Revival, The Unwritten, Saga & Sex Criminals.
    Comics are my new addiction. But as for the Marvel stuff I have to read it from the beginning or I feel like I'm going to miss so much of the story...(I read the digital versions just so you know, I don't have millions to buy all of these issues).
    Anybody know of any other comics that I should check out?
    "Not only do you have sunshine but you have better thunder...fuckers." -Ed, Phx 10/21/00
    PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
    EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
  • Posts: 1,403
    Bump this up...or are comic book not popular among Pearl Jam fans...
    "Not only do you have sunshine but you have better thunder...fuckers." -Ed, Phx 10/21/00
    PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
    EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
  • Posts: 2,317
    I collected as a Teen, not sure where they all are now. Some Box somewhere I guess.

    Wolverine is my fave, Always loved superman/batman, big fan of Green Lantern.

    Recently I did find some old comic cards I collected in the 90s :)

    (how do I post a pic from my phone onto the forums?)
  • Posts: 2,036
    I still have two "long Boxes" filled with mostly Sam Kieth stuff. I have some of the original Akira comics and some older X-Men too.
    Sam Kieth fills the majority of them though. Good stuff!
    MLMF Det
  • Posts: 1,403
    I started reading the Superior Spiderman and Foes & Team Up (along with Scarlet Spider and Superior Carnage) and really enjoying those. Anybody else reading those?
    "Not only do you have sunshine but you have better thunder...fuckers." -Ed, Phx 10/21/00
    PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
    EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
  • St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,139
    i got this one as a little kid. i still have it, but it is not in that great of shape. anybody know if it is worth anything??

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  • Posts: 16,881
    edited February 2014
    Still have my Tarzan comic collection. Gold Key issues up to the DC issues and Marvel issues. Not even sure how many I have, but there are a ton of them- all well read. Haven't looked through them for over 3 decades, but I managed to hang on to them.

    My other favourites were Sgt. Rock, Kid Colt Outlaw, and Conan.

    My two 'pals' back in the day... one liked the Incredible Hulk and the other liked Spiderman. We shared reading each other's comics in tree forts, playing Risk, and playing baseball during the summer. Good old elementary days back in the mid 70s!
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Posts: 1,403
    A lot of people talking about the comics they read as a kid...anybody currently read any?
    "Not only do you have sunshine but you have better thunder...fuckers." -Ed, Phx 10/21/00
    PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
    EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
  • Posts: 3,182
    I stopped reading comics years ago, but collected for most of my childhood. Have probably the first 75 issues of wolverine, lots of spiderman, ghost rider, etc. Towards the end I got really into Image Comics. Very cool stories with great art. Also enjoy the 4 issue "Marvels" series. This thread makes me want to dust off the boxes and start reading again!
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    2003 Mansfield: July 2
    2004 Boston: Sept 28 & 29
    2005 Montreal: Sept 15
    2006 Boston: May 24 & 25
    2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28,
    2010 Boston: May 17
    2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25,
    2016 Hampton: April 18, Raleigh: April 20 (cancelled), Columbia: April 21. Quebec: May 5. Boston (Fenway): August 7

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  • Posts: 1,403
    I collected when I was young but never read them. Started reading recently and got hooked. Its cheesy stuff sometimes but good fun.
    "Not only do you have sunshine but you have better thunder...fuckers." -Ed, Phx 10/21/00
    PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
    EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
  • Posts: 7,249
    I have read the first five tradepaperbacks of CHEW and I've really enjoyed it.
    I have the first few of Fables I may read them next.
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  • Posts: 1,403
    Chew is really good and Fables blew my mind...so inventive while using old stuff that we all know but putting a crazy spin on it all.
    "Not only do you have sunshine but you have better thunder...fuckers." -Ed, Phx 10/21/00
    PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
    EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
  • Posts: 3,909
    I was a comic nerd from the 90s ... collecting mainly the Batman-related comics (Knightfall through No Man's Land) and X-Men books around the same time period. My local shop shut down, and I went without comics until Batman Begins, and then started getting right back into things.

    About two years ago, though, I went off the monthly floppies. I realized I enjoyed the act of reading a storyline more than collecting the individual issues, so now I'm strictly a trade fan. I have about 7 long boxes as it is, and there's just less hassle with putting the trades on a bookcase ... no bags, no boards, no ads. Plus, it's cheaper in the long run!

    I haven't read any of the superhero stuff since the New 52, and I'm a bit leery of the reboot (as fans were after the original Crisis, I'm sure). I have a bunch of books I haven't read but am waiting to: 100 Bullets, Locke & Key, The Unwritten, etc.

    I recently read Infinite Vacation, and that blew my mind. So good.
    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • Posts: 616
    Just started collecting. I am in the early stages, so picking up lots of back issues that are fairly reasonably priced. Searching them out is pretty fun (so far) and I enjoy reading the continuing storylines.
    I am thinking I should give myself a monthly allowance so I don’t go too crazy and can spread things out

    GI Joe is what I started with. Was not a serious collector at all at that time. I had some original early Marvel ones but my parents sold them at a yard sale while I was at sports camp one summer.

    I just started collecting the IDW version/continuation stating at 155.5
    man it brings back a lot of memories, maybe I’m trying to recapture my youth lol

    when I first started considering collecting I looked on EBay and saw a complete set of the original Marvel run for about $1800.00 CDN. I thought, no way am I spending that much on COMICS!!! Lol
    realize now that I probably should have bought it lol

    would like to get in on a newer comic from the beginning 
    Any suggestions?

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  • Posts: 41,411
    erebus said:
    Just started collecting. I am in the early stages, so picking up lots of back issues that are fairly reasonably priced. Searching them out is pretty fun (so far) and I enjoy reading the continuing storylines.
    I am thinking I should give myself a monthly allowance so I don’t go too crazy and can spread things out

    GI Joe is what I started with. Was not a serious collector at all at that time. I had some original early Marvel ones but my parents sold them at a yard sale while I was at sports camp one summer.

    I just started collecting the IDW version/continuation stating at 155.5
    man it brings back a lot of memories, maybe I’m trying to recapture my youth lol

    when I first started considering collecting I looked on EBay and saw a complete set of the original Marvel run for about $1800.00 CDN. I thought, no way am I spending that much on COMICS!!! Lol
    realize now that I probably should have bought it lol

    would like to get in on a newer comic from the beginning 
    Any suggestions?

    Umbrella Academy.
    Chew
    Deadly Class
    Something is Killing The Children

    Give those a try.

    I can't say enough about Chew.  Such a great comic.
  • Posts: 31,480
    What Batman villains have Frank Miller drawn in his novels/comics?

    The Joker is in The Dark Knight Returns, that I know.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    What Batman villains have Frank Miller drawn in his novels/comics?

    The Joker is in The Dark Knight Returns, that I know.
    Superman and GWB until he punked out after 9/11.
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  • Posts: 41,411
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    What Batman villains have Frank Miller drawn in his novels/comics?

    The Joker is in The Dark Knight Returns, that I know.
    Two Face.

    He also did Wolverine if I'm not mistaken?
  • Posts: 31,480


    Im guessing catwoman too
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Posts: 41,411
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    Im guessing catwoman too
    Borderline villian.

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