he should use the Official Omnibus Reading Position our fallen brother Kipp (RIP to a real one) created so lovingly years ago:
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COMICS!!!|OT| August 2019 | DON'T MAKE IT TOO GAY!
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It was a huge moment for me when Marvel Heroes Reborn, which up to that point had been Fantastic Four/Iron Man/Hulk, replaced Hulk (it was late-PAD era, not very riveting for 10/11 year old me, apart from killing off Betty abruptly which made no sense to me) with Busiek/Perez Avengers:
Sadly, because it was the lowest selling of the four Marvel books they were putting out (the others being "Astonishing Spider-Man", "Essential X-Men" and "Wolverine & Gambit", which actually might have still been "Wolverine Unleashed" back then, it's now "Wolverine & Deadpool" because of course it is), the book folded four issues later. Iron Man was mid-arc, so they summed up the last part of the story in an added-on page.
Thankfully, it was retooled and given a big relaunch as Avengers United a few months later, which is still going, albeit I believe it's now called Avengers Universe (it was originally renamed Avengers Unconquered after Disassembled ran in the book).
The first comic I can remember properly getting me into comics was Annihilation. I don't even know what compelled me to read it, it just sounded interesting.
Oh actually now that I think of it, I would've read a bunch of old school Star Wars comics before I started reading Marvel/DC stuff.
Oh actually now that I think of it, I would've read a bunch of old school Star Wars comics before I started reading Marvel/DC stuff.
I only look forward to mine anymore because we get our birthdays off at work.
happy birthday woozies!
it should be one of the text dumps in powers/house
it should be one of the text dumps in powers/house
My first comics was one of these:
But if we are talking about super heroes, it was probably some Spider-Man clone saga bullshit from Abril:
edit: happy birthday woozies!
But if we are talking about super heroes, it was probably some Spider-Man clone saga bullshit from Abril:
edit: happy birthday woozies!
Those Dark House Star Wars comics seemed to have been a great gateway into the hobby. I know several people who got in later on than I did because of them.
I had the Wolverine version of this lol. Man that takes me back.I don't remember what the first comic I read was but this put me on the right path early
I've never read an issue of Exiles (from any writer, not just Claremont), but I don't hate all of Claremont's "newer" stuff. I liked New Excalibur and that Nightcrawler series.
Maybe his Exiles actually is bad (some of his other "newer" stuff certainly is), but I think he gets unfairly pooped on sometimes, like he never did anything good in the later years of his career.
first floppies?
though technically it's actually some old issue of Shonen Jump from like 2001
though technically it's actually some old issue of Shonen Jump from like 2001
First floppy I ever owned/read was Spawn #11. Parents bought them for one of my birthday parties as a prize. I don't think they realized what they were, so we kept all the Spawn comic prizes and gave the other kids different prizes, lol. This is the issue where Spawn learns he can telefrag dudes by going inside of them and exploding out... as a kid I thought it was awesomest shit.
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I had a bunch of stuff handed down from my mom, like some Fantastic Four issues when She Hulk was on the team.
But my first floppy that I bought at an actual LCBS was Spawn 77
Loved that cover image so much I also bought the poster lol. Then later on I found a huge statue of it on sale at a KB Toys that was shutting down.
Then once I started reading more, mainly graphic novels on the floor of a bookstore, I picked up Uncanny 375 and that random Astonishing X-Men 3 issue mini series from the spinner rack at the Walden Books at my mall.
But my first floppy that I bought at an actual LCBS was Spawn 77
Loved that cover image so much I also bought the poster lol. Then later on I found a huge statue of it on sale at a KB Toys that was shutting down.
Then once I started reading more, mainly graphic novels on the floor of a bookstore, I picked up Uncanny 375 and that random Astonishing X-Men 3 issue mini series from the spinner rack at the Walden Books at my mall.
Damn, I feel better at 36 now lol.
My first book I can remember was definitely this:
I loved this TMNT series and it was a huge part of why I got into comics and accepting their randomness in general. I got this book at a random gas station and had so many questions that I just accepted and went along with.
Other than that, it was either a Batman issue that I couldn't find the cover for but I'm almost positive it has him surrounded by Clayface in a bunch of different forms (cowboy or something?) or random Spider-Man from the late 80's.
My first book I can remember was definitely this:
I loved this TMNT series and it was a huge part of why I got into comics and accepting their randomness in general. I got this book at a random gas station and had so many questions that I just accepted and went along with.
Other than that, it was either a Batman issue that I couldn't find the cover for but I'm almost positive it has him surrounded by Clayface in a bunch of different forms (cowboy or something?) or random Spider-Man from the late 80's.
You win the coolest mom contest, then, if she was reading Byrne Fantastic Four.
What do you mean by "first comics"? I always read Sunday funny strips every day.
First floppy issues as they released?
Rogue vs Vargas is a great fight.
I also picked up vintage comics at the antique shop from time to time.
First real trade read?
or
I read a bunch of trades from my local library, and it could have been something else, but I'm 90% it was one of those.
I didn't even know there was an X-Men team pre-Claremont. That was my earliest introduction to X-Men, chronology-wise.
First floppy issues as they released?
Rogue vs Vargas is a great fight.
I also picked up vintage comics at the antique shop from time to time.
First real trade read?
or
I read a bunch of trades from my local library, and it could have been something else, but I'm 90% it was one of those.
I didn't even know there was an X-Men team pre-Claremont. That was my earliest introduction to X-Men, chronology-wise.
I highly recommend Winnick's Exiles original run. I love it so much. Bedards run was decent enough too.
As for Claremont I have hated most of his newer stuff dating back to X-Treme X-Men. Though his 04 Uncanny run where he brought Psylocke back to life was okay. I have not read his Excalibur series. They are the one X-team I've never really paid much attention to.
Fuck my first floppy? Well I got the Batman Adventures in the mail as a kid, but my first one? God I cannot remember... might have been this one
As for when I was older and actually started collecting, it was this
As for when I was older and actually started collecting, it was this
It's a hell of a cover at least. Despite his overuse in RIP era, he only started to grate my nerves around Reborn arc.
Happy birthday Woozies Make it a good one ya nerd ;b
My first floppy was that Infinite Crisis 80 page thing lmao
I didn't seriously get into comics until like five years ago. Tried with New 52, but I fell off. I'm obviously more of a Marvel guy, but I grew up on the DC animated stuff, so I love those characters a lot even if it's not so obvious here.
My first floppy was that Infinite Crisis 80 page thing lmao
I didn't seriously get into comics until like five years ago. Tried with New 52, but I fell off. I'm obviously more of a Marvel guy, but I grew up on the DC animated stuff, so I love those characters a lot even if it's not so obvious here.
My phone's weird so I can't post pictures but the first floppy I got with my money was Brazilian New Avengers 49 which came with
New Avengers 27
Captain America 25
Ms. Marvel 09
New Avengers: Illuminati 1
All in all a pretty good jumping on point.
New Avengers 27
Captain America 25
Ms. Marvel 09
New Avengers: Illuminati 1
All in all a pretty good jumping on point.
Marvel does Gods work by keeping him exclusive to ensure he writes absolutely nothing.
Do you buy the current floppies from Panini? I feel they're too expensive for me
My first comic was probably either something from the newspaper or Archie. I was really big on Archie for a time.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
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Yea she was pretty awesome imo. And she really liked She-Hulk.
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Makes more sense than Batman
My first floppy was probably something Superman or Batman. My mom used to buy comics for me when I was like 3 or 4. The first time I ever walked into a store and bought one myself was Spider-Boy #1.
Happy birthday old man.
Happy birthday old man.
The 90s run or the 2000s run?
I didn't care much for the 90s run, but the 2000s run was pretty great.
The 2000s run is one of my favorites, even if the plots faltered the characters and their interactions with each other were constantly 10/10. One of the best examples of when a writer is able to take a team of literally whos and do what they want with editorial mucking it up. The last issue is perfect and one of those times that's it's just like yeah, that's it, nobody else should ever try writing these characters (Madrox and Layla) again because it'll never be that good.
So of course they did and it was terrible.
So of course they did and it was terrible.
Also worth noting that if you read the 2000s series, you should actually start with the Madrox mini that came before it.
I always had a hard time getting into the 90's version because of Stroman's art.
I love the 05 version though.
Random question regarding 90s X-Men after Operation Zero Tolerance: Does Scott Lobdell leave completely once he starts writing the Fantastic Four? Or does he stay on one of the 2 main X-Books while on FF? How was his run on FF? I thought Claremont wrote it when they returned after Heroes Return, but I guess he doesnt jump on till later.
On the last OZT issue now, and I think the Trial of Gambit starts next. Excited to finally get to Heroes Return so I can start the Busiek Avengers. Kinda curious to check out Lobdell's FF. I really like his X-Men actually. Plus I want to read Waid's FF, which is a bit after Lobdell and Claremont.
On the last OZT issue now, and I think the Trial of Gambit starts next. Excited to finally get to Heroes Return so I can start the Busiek Avengers. Kinda curious to check out Lobdell's FF. I really like his X-Men actually. Plus I want to read Waid's FF, which is a bit after Lobdell and Claremont.
First floppy I can really remember checking out would've probably been a Phalanx Covenant X-Men issue or something
I've been looking over Epic Collections to check out and saw that one, and wasn't feeling the art from the sample I saw on Amazon. Might check out the Complete Collections of the 05 series eventually if it's pretty good.
I've been looking over Epic Collections to check out and saw that one, and wasn't feeling the art from the sample I saw on Amazon. Might check out the Complete Collections of the 05 series eventually if it's pretty good.
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