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Cobra & Lycia are tripping down memory lane about the X-men, the FF, Spidey and the like.
Does anyone remember Steve Gerber's original Man-Thing series as drawn by Mike Ploog? That's the one I hated to see end. Howard the Duck was a spin-off of Man-Thing, and even though the HtD movie was sixty miles past terrible, the comic book series was great.
Your thoughts?
It's been so long since I've collected comic books. I used to collect as a kid for years and years. My favorite hero is definately Spider Man. I even have a Spidey tattoo. And Todd McFarlane is my favorite Spidey artist.
I started reading and buying comics in the late fifties. Along the way the one that stands out in my memory as one I always managed to scrounge the money to buy was Mad Magazine.... <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
mad and the black hawks. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/tongue.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0">
Up until I was about 15 years old, comic books were my major vice. Spider-Man, X-Men, Wolverine, the Punisher and Ghost Rider were my major MUST BUY titles every month, and I also occasionaly dabbled in the Incredible Hulk, DareDevil and the Fantastic Four.
My favorite comic book moment though was probably the X-Tinction Agenda cross-over between X-Men/X-Factor & New Mutants. It was just such a powerful story, and the panel where Magneto looked on in sorrow over the bodies of his dead fellow mutants will probably be inbedded in my mind forever.
That and the debut of Venom in Amazing Spider #300. <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0"> Followed closely by the debut of Carnage a couple of years later.
BENNO, from England. It was a funny comic full of the misadventures of lots of characters and kids. It always cracked me up. Over here I fell in love with Spawn. I love the art work and the original story line. I collect the action figures and read the books from time to time.
Ohh... comics.. how i miss thee.
I used to know a guy called Gary Chaloner. He did some work for Marvel (Gen-X 95, I used to have a signed copy <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">, and a few others.. ), and my comic collection was huge, limited prints, signed editions.. I sold them all for a song when i was 16 (read: stupid), and it was an incredibly bad choice.
Should really get back into reading some of them again, but all the decent artists and writers seem to have been ditched.. where is Scott Lobdell now... or Joe Madrera..
The Terminator series was kick @ss. All set in the future like the best scenes from the movies (other than the minigun scene in T2).
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was great too. I'm not talking bout the cheese kids version, I'm talking the origional black and white gore-fest books.
Ah yes, those were quite cool. Just goes to show how corporate america can royally f*** a good thing.Quote:
Originally posted by Damned Angel:
<STRONG>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was great too. I'm not talking bout the cheese kids version, I'm talking the origional black and white gore-fest books.</STRONG>
Oh man, you hit my favorite right on. Did ya ever see the HBO series? I was pissed when they took that off.Quote:
Originally posted by ElBatcho:
<STRONG>BENNO, from England. It was a funny comic full of the misadventures of lots of characters and kids. It always cracked me up. Over here I fell in love with Spawn. I love the art work and the original story line. I collect the action figures and read the books from time to time.</STRONG>
Over the years I've read FF, spidey, X-men, I had a few old 60's issues of Cap America.
MAD( My whole dang family read MAD, I remember sitting in the living room with my mom and bros reading and laughing our @sses off)
And I have, stored away in an attic every issue of Heavy Metal until '96. I kinda slacked off a bit since then.
NOOO Friggen doubt!!!Quote:
Originally posted by Solid Cobra:
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Ah yes, those were quite cool. Just goes to show how corporate america can royally f*** a good thing.</STRONG>
Lobo, before he meet Superman
Kabuki by David Mack and Strangers in Paradise are my current favourites. Along with Nightwing, Harley Quinn, and Birds Of Prey(Barbara Gordon & Canary).
I have a gazillion Spideys I gave to my nephew, and an extensive Batman/Detective comics stash, Loads of X-men/Uncanny X-Men/New Mutants/X-Force/X-Factor collection. Alot of favourites were from Valiant, befor Accliam ran it to the ground. Some of the best damn stories there: X-0 Manowar, Rai, Solar, Magnus, Bloodshot, Ninjak,Eternal Warrior, Archer & Armstrong, sigh...I miss Valiant.
If anyone is interested, go get the back issues of Kabuki by David Mack. It starts off in pen and ink, but Mack uses Photos, watercolors, oils, and several hundred other media to create one the best comics/stories ever made. The writing is equally incredible. http://www.nohtv.com/javind.htm
Heehee! I still collect comic books!
(Of course, a good many of the comics I collect are definately NOT for the kiddies!)
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Loved comics. I still have them at my mother's house... I hope!
I have four long boxes of comics, bagged and boarded.
My favorites were X-Men, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Spawn, and The Maxx. Bone was cool, and some of the Dark Horse Aliens/Predator mags were always a good read.
I have a couple original comic are pages (a Punisher and a What If?!?).
I guess my best book (assuming it wasn't thrown out when I moved) was Iron Fist #14, the first appearance of SabreTooth.
Well, I collected X-men and many Spidey's. I still have most of them, including all McFarlane's run of Amazing and most of Incredible Hulk. I stopped shortly after the Inferno crossover and haven't picked up another comic since. They got way too expensive. How much are they now $3US an issue?
I started collecting when I was in the Air Force and built up five huge comic book boxes worth. I collected X-Men (the best), Wolvervine (the best), I collected alot of Image comics too... Youngblood, WildCATS, ShadowHawk, Spawn(the best) and alot I cant remember the names of. I estimated the value for all of them at $3000 and I sold them all for $1500 about three years ago.
Ahh, I have that one, and also Secret Wars #8, Solid Cobra should know what is sginifcant abou that issue...Quote:
Originally posted by SavagePenguin:
<STRONG>Loved comics. I still have them at my mother's house... I hope!
I have four long boxes of comics, bagged and boarded.
My favorites were X-Men, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Spawn, and The Maxx. Bone was cool, and some of the Dark Horse Aliens/Predator mags were always a good read.
I have a couple original comic are pages (a Punisher and a What If?!?).
I guess my best book (assuming it wasn't thrown out when I moved) was Iron Fist #14, the first appearance of SabreTooth.</STRONG>
Yep, it was the one where Captian America caught Iron Man and Thor in a threesome with She-Hulk, bringing a new meaning to the phrase "Avengers Assemble". <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">Quote:
Originally posted by Lycia:
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Ahh, I have that one, and also Secret Wars #8, Solid Cobra should know what is sginifcant abou that issue...</STRONG>
And it was also the one where Spidey picked up the alien symbiote costume. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
My most valuable comic book was Giant-sized X-Men #1, the debut of the "new" X-Men team, with Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, etc. I inherited (read: stole) it from my brother, and I think it's in the attic at mom and dad's house, assuming mom hasn't thrown it away.
Ok speaking of the Secret Wars....is that the one where just about every character shows up??
I have an issue where Spidey is spying on the Xmen...they catch him spying and try to snag him and Spidey is just wayyy too fast.
In what solved an argument between my nephew and myself ( he said the xmen could kick Spidey's @ss and I said otherwise) I believe Wolverine stated they were lucky that Spidey was on their side cause he could have whipped them good ( or something to that effect).
Now...was that The Secret Wars?
I would check myself but that comic is sitting about 2462 miles away.
Favourite characters:
Spiderman
Iron Man
Warlock (from the New Mutants)
Favourite comic series
Todd McFarlane's Spiderman series
The Hulk's grey era
Anything Batman
Favourite comic novels
The Watchmen
Violent Cases
V for Vendetta
The Dark Knight Returns
I *used* to own the entire first run of New Mutants from start to #50.
My pride and joy was the complete mini-series of the Aliens VS Predator by Dark Horse. I had #1 to #4 and my wife to be managed to find #0 (black and white). I still wish a movie had ben made from these.. <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">
did someone say COMICS? hehe....i never even heard of those...hehe.....ok...so i still collect em...i got all of the punishers of course....garth ennis is gonna be doin the newest run..so i hope it last longer and doesnt start to suck like the others did...hehe
weck
Well, even though I've said it before, this is definately an appropriate thread for it.
Weck's new avatar kicks major tush! It is the coolest avatar on this board, and I think everyone should bow down and worship it!
To me, the best of all times are made by Disney. The ducks (Donald, Mickey, Pluto, Goofy etc.) where my favourite.
That's the one.Quote:
Originally posted by Budster64:
Ok speaking of the Secret Wars....is that the one where just about every character shows up??
I used to get that (because of Spidey) and still have the toys that were released here in the UK at the same time.
You have to admit that it was a stroke of genius to give Spidey a makeover with the new costume, get people thinking that the old red&blue was gone, then suddenly twist the plot completely ... or maybe they realised they'd f@cked up big time and just wanted him back to normal! Who knows!
Can't wait for the new Spiderman film - it looks pretty good!
Giant sized X-Men #1!!! I want, I want!!! the x-men franchise is my all time favorite. 2nd is transformers followed by spidey and batman. my favorite single comic was the Spiderman/Wolervine graphic novel. it was great, wolvie beating on spidey, then wolvie and spidey beating on everyone else. most expensive would be Incredible Hulk #180 (first wolverine)Quote:
Originally posted by Solid Cobra:
<STRONG>My most valuable comic book was Giant-sized X-Men #1,</STRONG>