Your very first comic book.
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Posted on: 2012-05-23 01:53 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
French speaker so the Belgian stuff like Tintin, Achille Talon, Iznogoud, Spirou and so on.
Didn't read a 'comic' until a friend hooked me to Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore. Met Terry and Robyn a ton of times and the only other "comic" I have read is Fables. Too many superhero comics have unrealistic female representations so I have steered clear of them for the most part.
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The men aren't exactly shining beacons of realism either, but no one really talks about that.|
Originally Posted by Neuronia
Too many superhero comics have unrealistic female representations so I have steered clear of them for the most part.
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SPOILER ALERT: superhero comics are kind of unrealistic.
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Originally Posted by DarkGob
The men aren't exactly shining beacons of realism either, but no one really talks about that.
SPOILER ALERT: superhero comics are kind of unrealistic. |
There are realistic comics out there though, even superhero ones.
Troy Hickman had a good one going. Oddly enough, males in comics tend to have a lot more depth than females...
Now do you have any comics you could refer me too that have both genders not grossly inflated/exaggerated but still an enjoyable read?
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first comic 1980ish spiderman i rember cutting them up and sticking the pictures in a scrap book (does that count as first comic)
first comic i kept (this was same time as the spider butchering)was a small comic that was called commando it was war based stories
when on holiday id get stuck in a caravan and used to buy the shop out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_(comics)
doubt most of you prob know of that title so ill go with the uk version of secret wars 1 & 2
really hard to get at the time not many corner shops had dc or marvel
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I honestly find realistic comics kinda boring, even the superhero ones. If I wanted reality I'd go *shudder* outside.
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Originally Posted by Neuronia
Yeah, I know.
There are realistic comics out there though, even superhero ones. Troy Hickman had a good one going. Oddly enough, males in comics tend to have a lot more depth than females... Now do you have any comics you could refer me too that have both genders not grossly inflated/exaggerated but still an enjoyable read? |
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My mom is pretty much a life-long Superman fan-girl, so I grew up with comic books around the house. I can't remember what the first issue I ever read was, but I'm certain Clark Kent was involved somehow. 
My own "first loves" so to speak... the first titles I bought for myself... were Doctor Strange, Thor and Arion. I also started reading West Coast Avengers pretty early on in its run.
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Earliest comic books I remember being a fan of were the war comics. Sgt. Rock, G.I. Robot, Haunted Tank, Battlefield Action, Wierd War, Unknown Soldier. Then as those became harder to find I moved on to the traditional Marvel/DC super heroes.
I was never really into comics growing up, I preferred video entertainment ala ninja turtles.
My very first comic is actually easy to recall, I still have it too.
In 1993 I was at school waiting to get on the bus for a trip to six-flags. The ride was to take 2 hours so while talking to a friend I asked if he had any comics I could buy.
He sold me the one he'd read for a buck.
It was a pretty thick special edition of Spider-Man. The main story focused on a new villain named Annex, Gulf War vet that lost his legs I think. Also had a few other short stories, one about JJ's son being a werewolf?
Anyways, that was my first and aside from the JC Penny 'box o random comics' like Alf and Globetrotters, my last 'real' comic purchase.
Which is somewhat odd when people find out I never got into comics, as I'm a huge superhero mythos buff.
Now, comic cards on the other hand! Oh boy, I collected and traded those things like crazy. Think I still have a few binders full somewhere.
Edit to add link: Apparently it was Annual#27
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The first comic I ever owned.....
Edit: I take that back, I think I remember having the #1 comic too.
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Earliest comic books I remember being a fan of were the war comics. Sgt. Rock, G.I. Robot, Haunted Tank, Battlefield Action, Wierd War, Unknown Soldier. Then as those became harder to find I moved on to the traditional Marvel/DC super heroes.
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Giant Size X-Men #1
Not sure if the Picture worked. That is the first comic I remember reading. Loved it.
I was a big fan of JLA.
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Giant Size X-Men #1
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I picked up my copy years after the fact when I got obsessed during the Claremont/Byrne/Austin run. A buddy of mine was liquidating his comics before heading off to college, and as he'd worked at Atlantis Fantasyworld in his youth he had a lot of terrific stuff in amazing condition- the heart of the collection was Avengers 1-300.
He traded it to me in return for a promise to pick up the tab for pizza and movies that summer- needless to say, I came out ahead of that deal. =P
Now, like a lot of middle aged geeks, he's rebuilding his collection & it galls him that I've got a copy and he doesn't. =P
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My very first comic book that I can remember reading was The Human Fly. I have no idea what issue it was. I destroyed that poor book I read it so many times.
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I remember my first comics being a superman origin vinyl record combo that had action comics #1 on the cover and i had a spiderman #1 and batman #1 comics and vinyl records. I remember having Detective comics 400 the first appearance of the Manbat that I got from my grandparents basement when i was really young. Captain America #230, February 1979 from the month I was born. Marvel Graphic novel #4 the first appearance of the New Mutants.
The only comics i still have are the Captain America and marvel graphic novel #4.
The x-men's x-cutioners song story line rekindled my interest in comics after years on hiatus.