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Post by curtisjamm on Oct 25, 2006 21:38:19 GMT -5
Hi all. I used to collect the Avengers in the late 70's and early 80's, then other stuff came up. ;D Now I am back, with my 10 year old son as well. I want him to be able to read Avengers stories from these times, but not have to pay for the original comics. Are there regular hardcover or softcover books out there with some of the original stories in them? I would buy them (lots of them).
Does this make sense at all?
Thanks for any reply.
One last thing- my favorite character: Thor. For some reason, he was more interesting in the Avengers than in his own comics.
Thanks again.
Curtis
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Post by Engage on Oct 25, 2006 21:54:18 GMT -5
I went out and bought the DVD-ROM, which contains the Avengers main title and the annuals from the sixties through to about 2004. However, it does raise all the technological problems as you have to either read them with Adobe or print them out, which can get costly.
Theres a thread in the Classic section. Alternatively you could go out and buy some of the Essentials or some other Trade Paperbacks collecting the better arcs from the era.
I know there are other members who have more info and ideas than me. I imagine they'll be along shortly.
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Post by curtisjamm on Oct 25, 2006 22:03:37 GMT -5
Thanks - where can I get Trade Paperbacks? Also - my next question- I just found out that someone put out a book about Thor vs. Superman. Where can I get my hands on that??? This was exactly the stuff my friends and I argued about in 1979,,,, Cool stuff!
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Post by dlw66 on Oct 25, 2006 22:14:25 GMT -5
For the latter, you are talking about the recent JLA/Avengers mini-series. This was proposed by George Perez back when you were reading comics. It finally saw the light of day a few years ago. It is worth the buy. I don't believe it's been collected in paperback, but is available in a deluxe hardcover (set you back about $100). The individual issues (#1-4) should cost you around $20-25 at a comic shop. If you just want to see what Avengers paperback collections (we call them tpb's, for trade paperbacks) are available, go to www.amazon.com and just go the book section and run a search for "Avengers". Lots of cool stuff will come up! In addition, as Engage said, head over to the Classic Avengers section, and we've discussed numerous collections from the period you once knew, like The Celestial Madonna, The Korvac Saga, The Serpent Crown, etc. Great stuff!! Welcome! Don't be a stranger!
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Post by Doctor Bong on Oct 25, 2006 23:06:45 GMT -5
This kinda arouses my curiosity... Are there many AAers out there who have young kinds who are interested in comics...? dlw66, I believe I read a post by you some time ago, where you commented about going to a convention with your... was it son or sons...? I know when I go to the comic book stores (and I've to many different ones in recent times) I very rarely ever see any young people there... It gives you a bleak premonition of the future of comics. .And yet, when I went to the Chicago Wizard Convention this year, there were an enormous amount of young people there... which kinda baffles me!!!
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Post by dlw66 on Oct 26, 2006 7:39:07 GMT -5
Yes, I've taken my sons to the Chicago Con (ua2, why were you there if you live in Las Vegas? Isn't there one closer (San Diego??)?) for the past 3 years. They are not collectors. My 15-year old is a casual reader, primarily of bronze age trade paperbacks. They mainly go to buy Marvel Legends and McFarlane Sports Picks. So, in terms of passing the torch, I have made an effort but there is not the magic for them that there was when I was but a waif in the 70's.
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Post by Shiryu on Oct 26, 2006 8:06:54 GMT -5
Being 24, it will hopefully be a looong time before I pass the torch to someone ^^
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Post by Doctor Bong on Oct 26, 2006 11:22:58 GMT -5
Word, dlw66, there's hardly any magic left these days to even sustain us, old timers, let alone to get another generation engaged... at least at Marvel... I'm hoping the situation is at least somewhat better over at the Distinguished Competition. Listen to me...!!! I sound already like one of those old farts who, in every generation, have claimed that when they were young everything was better...! I've read that even in Socrates' time, the old timers used to gather around outside the Parthenon & complain about the degeneration of their youth... I went to Chicago to kill 2 birds with one stone, dlw66; it so happens that my brother lives in a Chicago suburb.
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Post by dlw66 on Oct 26, 2006 11:45:33 GMT -5
Two good birds to kill, then, my friend! We always go on Sundays becuase the deals are better
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Post by Doctor Bong on Oct 26, 2006 15:30:03 GMT -5
d**n...! Had I known... Well, next time I'll remember that...
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Post by dlw66 on Oct 26, 2006 20:03:41 GMT -5
Yep -- over the past three years I have bought the $50 "Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams" hardcovers and have paid $30-35 for each. Whoo-hoo!!
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Post by curtisjamm on Oct 29, 2006 17:22:40 GMT -5
So, does this DVD have what I am looking for then ?: www.amazon.com/Years-Avengers-Comic-Book-Mac/dp/B000FJSA2G/sr=8-3/qid=1162160219/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/102-7101445-4994516?ie=UTF8&s=software I guess you'd have to print them out? Thanks And I think there is hope for this generation - its just hard to compete for their attention to read about superheroes as opposed to them plugging in their video games and becoming a super hero. Curt
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Post by Doctor Doom on Oct 29, 2006 17:37:23 GMT -5
Word, dlw66, there's hardly any magic left these days to even sustain us, old timers, let alone to get another generation engaged... at least at Marvel... I'm hoping the situation is at least somewhat better over at the Distinguished Competition. No offence, but certainly where I come from that's just nothing like true. There are ALWAYS an abundance of young people at my local comic book, browsing the comics and whatnot. And a heckuva lot of them, I'm afraid, like New Avengers. Now where I live there's only one real comic shop in the whole city though there's always a lot of different people, and it's not even just the same core of teenagers- it's different almost every time I make my regular trip. (According to the counter guys, interestingly, Civil War is garnering huge interest among a lot of teenagers and it hasn't even been advertised much over here) Ironically enough over here the Distinguished Competition sales are down quite a lot (they have shrunk the size of their TPB and back issue sections) though I'm at a loss as to why, except that my comrades behind the counter tell me Superman sales are falling. Plus all my younger relatives are getting into comics in some form or another. The movies and games have really persuaded a lot of people into comics, especially the Spidey movies. So sorry, I don't mean to be disrespectful but I haven't seen much evidence to support your PoV- the magic is alive and well in the younger people of today. Well, I wasn't going to say anything....
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Post by dlw66 on Oct 29, 2006 19:58:28 GMT -5
curtisjamm -- Yep, that's it. I don't print them out, I usually just view them on my laptop. Not the same as curling up with a book, but I sure have access to a lot of history on that one little disc...
Doom, good for you!! I wish I could say the same. Around my shop it's usually guys in their 20's-40's. At a store a little further north, when I go to their big Christmas sale it is the same thing.
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