Any Comicbook Collectors?

[alohabear]

When I was a child, I would read these books for hours on rainy days in Hilo.
Back then you could 5 thick comicbooks(@ .20)each for a buck. Boy have times changed! I recently saw a(skinny) graphic novel for $19.00.

When I think about it I must have quit collecting when the price went to about $2.00. it's sad that the only way my child can enjoy the superheros of our past,is to read my old collection.

I was always more of Marvel fan than DC. Spiderman, The Hulk and the X-men are my favorites. It really angers me when these "heroes' are retooled for the modern world. They have a history, leave it alone and make the movies good!

Trivia ..... What does DC stand for?

[Pedro]

When I was a child, I would read these books for hours on rainy days in Hilo.
Back then you could 5 thick comicbooks(@ .20)each for a buck. Boy have times changed! I recently saw a(skinny) graphic novel for $19.00.

When I think about it I must have quit collecting when the price went to about $2.00. it's sad that the only way my child can enjoy the superheros of our past,is to read my old collection.

I was always more of Marvel fan than DC. Spiderman, The Hulk and the X-men are my favorites. It really angers me when these "heroes' are retooled for the modern world. They have a history, leave it alone and make the movies good!

Trivia ..... What does DC stand for?

I used to love reading both marvel and DC comics. My favorites were of course spider man, Xmen, Hulk, Apocolypse, Silver Surfer, Punisher, Superman, Batman, green lantern. Because of these characters I use to try and draw them and than I made my own and envisioned an empire that never happened, but allowed me to dream. I remember back in the good old days when they weren't a dollar yet, I used to by plenty books but when the prices raised from one dollar to three dollars I quit collecting them. DC stands for Detective Comics by the way.

[alohabear]

DC stands for Detective Comics by the way.
Wrong! Try again :)I found this answer on Jeopardy. They said It started as Diamond Comics , THEN changed to Detective.

[kimo55]

golden age comics. only

[alohabear]

My generation is the Silver Age. I also love Alan Moore books and art by Miller.

[jkpescador]

Currently reading:
Supreme Power (JMS)
Usagi Yojimbo
Several X-Men books
All-Star Superman (Morrison)
Identity Crisis

Faves:
Doom Patrol (Morrison)
Animal Man (Morrison)
Sandman (Gaiman)
Miracle Man (Moore & Gaiman)
Marvels (Busiek/Ross)
X-Men (Claremont & Byrne)
Starman (James Robinson)
Kingdom Come (Waid/Ross)
Batman Year One (Miller)
Daredevil (Frank Miller)
Fantastic Four (Byrne)
Thor (Simonson)
Hulk (Peter David)
Flash (Waid)

Not my faves but I like regardless:
Concrete
Zot
Powers
Fables
Swamp Thing (Alan Moore)
Iron Man (Bob Layton)
Teen Titans (Wolfman/Perez)
Avengers (George Perez)
Micronauts (first series)
ROM (first series)
Spiderman (drawn by John Romita)
JLA (Morrison)

[Pompey]

I still have a few comic books in my drawers. My favorites include JLA, Spiderman, Superman, and The Flash. I've got a replica of the first Superman - though probably not worth much.

I also enjoyed reading Archie comic books when I was younger.

Comics nowadays seem very sophisticated. High emphasis on the art work rather than storyline, at least in my opinion.

The Flash is my all-time favorite hero :cool:

[Pedro]

Wrong! Try again :)I found this answer on Jeopardy. They said It started as Diamond Comics , THEN changed to Detective.


You got me there. I just remember the current stuff but that's interesting to know. And knowing is half the battle.

[timkona]

My first roommate was a HUGE comic collector. All were in plastic sleeves, organized by title in boxes. There were so many boxes that our apartment was exactly 9 inches shorter in every dimension with boxes stacked to the ceiling in every room except the bathrooms. His father handed down a collection to him.

He had Superman from #3 up. And about 20 titles with EVERY issue since the beginning. He estimated the collection, in 1987, at over $1 million.

He spent about $30 a week, sometimes more, back when comics were $2 or less.

[helen]

Collected between 1976 to about 1994 or so. Sort of gave up since I had no room to stash the comics I had purchased and I wasn't really re-reading old issues.

Titles that I read were Superman, Justice League, The Avengers, Fanastic Four, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Star Trek, X-Men, Green Lantern, Flash and other titles that come and go.

[kupomog]

I only collect Teen Titans comics since it's all I've ever been really into. Got all the 60s issues and most of the first and second series that came out in the 80s. I don't get the issues now but I get the TPBs.

[Eric]

How come if you buy comics, you're called a comic book collector? I mean, you don't usually hear people being called "DVD collectors" if they own some DVDs, or "book collectors" if they have books in the house. I don't buy comics to collect, I buy them to read.

What have I read recently? Well, off the top of my head: Usagi Yojimbo, Powers, Love & Rockets, Hellboy, BPRD, Astro City, Grendel, Girl Genius, Planetary, Arrowsmith, Bone, Strangers in Paradise, Age of Bronze, Jack Staff, Leave It To Chance, Sandman, and Lucifer.

[kimo55]

How come if you buy comics, you're called a comic book collector? I mean, you don't usually hear people being called "DVD collectors" if they own some DVDs, or "book collectors" if they have books in the house.
cuz most people are dvd consumers,
but
Most people are not comic book buyers.
Comic book buyers have a general rep for collecting and trading. Not so with dvds.

the query that bugs da back of my mind is:
WHY are the called 'comic' books?
they are neither books, nor comical.
by and large the content is fantastical or fantasy or crime.
aand generally they resemble magazines more than books.

[alohabear]

I only collect Teen Titans comics since it's all I've ever been really into. Got all the 60s issues and most of the first and second series that came out in the 80s. I don't get the issues now but I get the TPBs.
Have you ever read the X-men/ Teen Titans crossover? great story and art. Crossovers are cool when done right. Another cool one is the Judge Dread/ Batman story.

[jkpescador]

Anyone know of good sites to keep up with what's going on in comics?

I was thumbing through Y The Last Man wondering if I should buy the TPB.

[Pedro]

Anyone know of good sites to keep up with what's going on in comics?

I was thumbing through Y The Last Man wondering if I should buy the TPB.

I usually go on www.cinescape.com to check out what's up with comics and other things.

[kupomog]

Have you ever read the X-men/ Teen Titans crossover? great story and art. Crossovers are cool when done right. Another cool one is the Judge Dread/ Batman story.

That's the gold one where they fight Darkseid, right? I got it for 25¢ at Kam Swap Meet, heh.

[helen]

Is this X-Men/Teen Titans crossover with them trying to stop someone from bring back Phoenix back to life?

[kupomog]

Yep, with Darkseid being the one trying to ressurect Dark Phoenix. "Apokolips Now."

[alohabear]

I think if the two companies can get together on book crossovers, why not in the movies? Who wouldn't want to see a Batman/ Wolverine mov

[Vanguard]

In the 1980's, I'd collect Robotech comics, then in the 1990's, I'd collect Star Wars comics. I haven't been a regular collector since then, but I do keep 'em all in a closet (and yes, they're in those collector's plastic bags, for all you collectors who will be upset to hear otherwise ;) ).

[jkpescador]

I just read Y The Last Man and enjoyed it. I gave all 7 TPBs to the wife and she asked where's the next one; so I'm guessing she enjoyed it too.

I picked up Astonishing X-Men 13-15 and wow. That is the best X-Men comic right now.

I'm looking at picking up Fables TPB numbers 3 and 4.

Anyone reading 52? or read Infinite Crisis?

Supreme Power 1-5 was pretty good.

Eternals was pretty interesting. Neil Gaiman is writing it.

[alohabear]

Eternals was pretty interesting. Neil Gaiman is writing it.
If you can, pick up the original Eternals comic by Jack Kirby ....awesome!

[alohabear]

September 25 is . . . . National Comic Book Day
Read A ComicBook Today! :D

[Marco]

I wouldn't call myself a collector, but when I was a kid, I used to read the following comics:
- The Amazing Spiderman
- Avenger and West Coast Avengers
- X-Factor
- A little Thor and Fantastic Four
- Archie and Jughead: :p
- Conan the Barbarian

[Hellbent]

I no longer comics but wouldnt mind, if there were something id be interested in. I used to read: spiderman, teen titans, xmen, xfactor, sandman, death: the high cost of living, and stuff like that. it got kind of crazy in the 90s when it was all about splash covers, holographic scratchnsniff covers, and crap like that.
once upon a time i wanted to be a comic book artist, but wasnt happy with my style.

[808shooter]

Faves:

X-Men (Claremont & Byrne)
Batman Year One (Miller)
Daredevil (Frank Miller)
Fantastic Four (Byrne)



wow you are a comic book lover. if you are really into the gritty Miller and into Byrne, you should really check out the new Ultimate storyline by Marvel. I've read a good chunk (maybe 70%) of the Ultimate versions released in the last few years. I highly recommend the Ultimates 1 & 2, and so far, what I'm reading of Civil War is very good.

By the way, my faves were the titles I left above + the Simonson Thor.

Oh and the new Dark Horse Conan kicks some Cimmarian ass.