Popular Post oldrover Posted January 17 Popular Post Share Posted January 17 I was in the first grade, 1968, and accompanied my dad to a local newsstand. Had never bought or read a comic book... saw this one... and was mesmerized. It sparked my lifelong interest in Spidey... and I don't think it's a coincidence that I eventually married a great looking redhead. Noah Koessel, bentbryan, Namtak and 3 others 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Noah Koessel Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 23 minutes ago, Namtak said: Yes me too but how?? By removing the "y" and adding "ie" instead to make the word "stories" instead of "storys" /s But seriously, you should be able to edit a thread title when going to edit things. I'm way younger than most of the people here at 28, so my story is vastly different. I grew up reading manga, specifically Shonen Jump Magazine from 10 years old when it debuted in 2003 in the US. Ironically, even though I read manga, as I grew up I always thought comics were for kids. And I don't mean like how anti-comic bigots speak, but i literally thought they were just written as kids books akin to Calvin and Hobbes. I've always thought Superheroes were cool as a result of being born in the '90s and having access to a television to watch things like Batman: The Animated Series, Superman, Spider-Man, X-Men, Justice League, and Teen Titans. I had always been a geek, but actual comics never met my hands until one day in 2008, I was at the pizza place where people would gather to play Magic: the Gathering. I was talking with one of my friends, who was in his late thirties to early forties, while I was only 15 at the time, and he's talking about how he can't believe they are making a movie about the best comic book of all time: Watchmen. I ask him about it, as I had never heard, and mention "Aren't comics just written for kids?" and he goes off on me telling me how Watchmen changed his life, and how it's very, very adult and has loads of themes that a child couldn't understand. He then pushed me to read the book before I went and saw the movie, and so I did. Watchmen was the first comic book I ever read. And now, it's still regarded as the best comic book I've ever read, and is the one book that got me hooked into this hobby. Since then, I've read a lot more, and have learned that comics are written for literally everyone. No matter what, you should be able to find a genre and story and character that appeals to you in the vast multitude of comics. The Lions Den, Namtak, bentbryan and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
The Lions Den Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 51 minutes ago, oldrover said: It sparked my lifelong interest in Spidey... and I don't think it's a coincidence that I eventually married a great looking redhead. Link to post Share on other sites
THE_BEYONDER Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Namtak said: Yes me too but how?? Link to post Share on other sites
Namtak Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 14 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: Thank you now its done , though all our stories are unique even in plural it deserved a y E5150 1 Link to post Share on other sites
s-man Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 For me, Saturday morning cartoons are to blame, specifically Spider-man and his Amazing Friends. Ironically though I never collected Spidey, but he had a group of guest stars that wowed the out of me...The X-Men. It was the origin story of Firestar. Juggernaut was featured in a battle with the X-Men and it was pretty epic! I was hooked and bought my very first comic, X-Men 172 right off the rack. Wolverine became my favorite character and remains so today. From that issue I learned about back issues and such so I started collecting mainly X-Men and other mutant related books like New Mutants. And I still have that XM 172, which has since been signed by Shooter and slabbed. B2D327 and Namtak 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Nazirite Posted January 17 Popular Post Share Posted January 17 So I was a life long Superman fan, my father bought the Fleischer Superman cartoons on dvd, I love it. Of course this was around the time Justice league cartoon was on the air as well as Smallville. Around when I was 12 yrs old in 06, my best friend asked if I wanted to head to a comic shop, I said yeah. Walked in and it was free comic book day, picked up I think Green lantern book by geoff johns. But that wasn’t even the hook, my mother took me to B&L Comics, I walked in and asked for a Superman comic. The old man ask “ Which one?” I said and don’t laugh..... “ I want the first one” The old man roared but took me over to the Superman section. I spent my allowance that I saved to buy Action Comics 270, 50 bucks. I loved history so when I opened it and read it, I was amazed that a book from 1960 survived and was originally 10 cents. Although I walked away for a time, I’ve been hooked ever since. Larryw7, THE_BEYONDER, B2D327 and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
sagekilz Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) Really started when I was 11. There is a Walgreen's about a block away from my parents house and with my allowance every week, I'd go to said Walgreen's and buy candy, toys, etc. One day I noticed a spinner rack with comic books and saw Night Thrasher #1 (https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Night_Thrasher_Vol_1_1) with it's horrible foil cover and over-exaggerated 90's Saltares cover. I was immediately drawn to it and read the entire book right there, in the middle of a Walgreen's toy aisle. I'm forever indebted to Night Thrasher and spinner racks. Edited January 18 by sagekilz Namtak 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Namtak Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Or the first impression to a comiccon and meeting your favourite artist for the first time! Link to post Share on other sites
