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Post by dlw66 on Mar 17, 2009 12:22:28 GMT -5
I love:
1) Just about anything drawn by John Buscema (no surprise to longtime posters around here!).
2) Reading about comics history/biographies.
3) Seeing original art up close -- I love to see the blue line pencils, white-out where the inker changed something, margin notes from penciller to inker or writer -- it's the process, man!!
4) Team-oriented books.
5) The simplicity of the Silver Age and Bronze Age.
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Post by Tana Nile on Mar 18, 2009 11:05:08 GMT -5
Good to see the more positive posts lately. My top 5:
1. Sheer pleasure of reading a good story.
2. Following characters for years.
3. Meeting and talking with other fans.
4. Finding that book I've been looking for for months or years.
5. Reading or hearing about how certain characters or stories were developed.
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Post by Ignore Me! on Mar 18, 2009 14:04:19 GMT -5
1. Curling up with a stack of fresh comics, a favorite snack and spending half a day lost in another universe.
2. Reading a great story and then reaching an exciting cliff hanger ending that has you chomping at the bit until next issue comes out.
3. Team books. Always were better in my opinion. If well written the team dynamics of characters keeps the story rolling no matter who they're fighting.
4. Books that have actual fights between the good guys and the bad guys.
5. The guilty pleasure of loving really quirky, not so great titles. ( ROM Spaceknight! )
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 18, 2009 14:43:57 GMT -5
To follow-up on some of the above points:
I love opening an older mag that's been put away -- that smell of musty newsprint is like no other -- a long-lost friend!!
Team books from either of the big two were always my first choice -- Legion, Teen Titans, Secret Society of Super-Villains, Defenders, Invaders, Avengers, FF, X-Men, Champions -- you name it -- the more characters the better!
I love big, iconic pin-ups of bad guys! Magneto, Galactus, Doom -- there have been some great last-page shots of these do-badders through the years!
The Dark Knight Returns was the last book that I was beside myself waiting on. Sure, others more recently have been anticipated, but I never read a first issue four times while awaiting the second installment as I did with DKR.
When I was buying back issues, that chase was a blast and a real sense of accomplishment when a key was obtained.
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 18, 2009 15:15:12 GMT -5
And another thing -- 3 words: Marvel Treasury Edition  |
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Post by betaraybill on Mar 18, 2009 19:51:55 GMT -5
1) Getting immersed in the characters and stories.
2) Well written, well drawn issues.
3) Being a die hard fan through the bad times too.
4) Obscure references and marvelously done mundane moments like in Alan Moore's Top 10.
5) Continuity and integrity within a publisher's universe (or the dream of it being re established)
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Post by Shiryu on Mar 21, 2009 17:31:11 GMT -5
Just two
- Well written stories
- Spending x minutes of pure, relaxing, mind-taking fun ;D
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Post by Dr. Hank Pym on Mar 22, 2009 20:36:14 GMT -5
1. Spending hours just reading them, a great escape from the sometimes harsh reality.
2. The feeling of going into an old comic shop, and finding a Silver Age book that you would love to read.
3. Talking with other fans, especially you guys! These boards are so incredibly entertaining, and have the friendliest people!
4. Following a character through their whole development.
5. Watching, reading, or listening to something and finding someone spout a Marvel comic book reference!
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 24, 2009 14:53:48 GMT -5
1. Spending hours just reading them, a great escape from the sometimes harsh reality. This is where I find a lot of books (after Miller made it cool to be dark) to be depressing or just not fun. |
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Post by ta6bur on Mar 26, 2009 17:38:10 GMT -5
1) Panels that make me linger.
2) Dialog that makes me smile.
3) Books with plenty of both.
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Post by kidcage on Mar 26, 2009 19:00:06 GMT -5
1) Learning about characters and being surprised as I get older and read more who are really cool characters. I was 7 in 1991 and the X-Men were huge, but now that I'm older, can't stand the X-Men and love the Avengers.
2) Collecting everything about a certain team. I'm working on completing my Avengers collection (I need issues in the first 120), and then also working on finding Avengers in other comics.
3) Talking about it with other people and seeing the joy people have in finding comics they've been looking for.
4) Artwork that strikes me and I just go "Whoa!." The first issue of the Hawkeye 1980s mini-sieries always makes me smile because of the cool art of Hawkeye on the cover.
5) Knowing that someday, all the comics I've collected over the years I'll get to share with my kids when I have them.
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Post by Dr. Hank Pym on Apr 2, 2009 22:21:36 GMT -5
1. Spending hours just reading them, a great escape from the sometimes harsh reality. This is where I find a lot of books (after Miller made it cool to be dark) to be depressing or just not fun. Oh no, I think you misread my comment. I was saying that they were a great escape from my real life, especially if I was in a stressful moment in my life, or I felt I was having a rotten day! Nothing to me was better than reading a West Coast Avengers book while relaxing!  |
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Post by dlw66 on Apr 3, 2009 9:21:41 GMT -5
This is where I find a lot of books (after Miller made it cool to be dark) to be depressing or just not fun. Oh no, I think you misread my comment. I was saying that they were a great escape from my real life, especially if I was in a stressful moment in my life, or I felt I was having a rotten day! Nothing to me was better than reading a West Coast Avengers book while relaxing! Ah, I see that I didn't state my point well enough!  I agree with the point you'd made; I was trying to say that after Miller, many books today don't fit the bill as you'd stated. As an example, look at all of the books Marvel is putting out now with the adjective "Dark". So for me, the escapism you long for often isn't found in today's fare -- at least as far as I'm concerned. I need older stuff, like your aforementioned Avengers West Coast. |
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Post by ultron69 on May 8, 2009 12:37:16 GMT -5
1) The pleaure of reading a good, exciting story
2) Larger than life, inspirational characters (modern day myths)
3) The nostalgia of reading comics from my youths, ads and all!
4) Great artwork, when it happens.
5) Discussing them with others.
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Post by woodside on May 27, 2009 23:14:02 GMT -5
In no particular order . . .
1) I love a stack of new comics. Up until a month ago, my financial situation forced me to wait . . . and wait . . . and wait for new comics. When I got my new job and my big final paycheck from my last job, I was finally able to pick up those comics.
I love taking a stack of "Avengers" comics (being mainly New and Dark) and reading them right after another, seeing all the little ways BMB weaves two stories together in a way that parallels the launch of "Mighty" a few years ago.
I love diving back into X-Men and seeing what those crazy muties are up to. (Boring stuff, really)
Or catching up with other favorites . . . Dark Tower, Captain Britain, Captain America, etc.
2) Back-issues. For me, there's nothing like the smell of an old comic. And each issue seems to carry with it a memory of when I first read that story or first snagged that issue. Not every issue, but a lot of them. Just being able to grab an old beloved issue or storyline and re-reading it, loving it just as much as I did when I was younger.
3) Reading off the the beaten path. For all my love of super-hero comics, I find myself also enjoying non-super-hero comics too. Bone, Persepolis, Flight, A History of Violence, Small Things, Mouse Guard, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Blankets, and many others . . . all rank high on my list.
4) Marathons. I don't do this as often I used to nor do I think I'll be able to in the future, but I love love LOVE marathons. I love throwing myself into huge-ass crossover stories that span a bunch of books, reading as per a reading order.
Case in point . . . Civil War. Read in its chronological order, the story becomes much larger and much more interesting than originally presented in just seven issues. The damage and destruction in the final battle is seen from a wider point of view since it spans 4-5 comics, thus giving us more a reason as to why Cap stepped down.
I've done this with a number of comics. House of M, Civil War, Onslaught, Age of Apocalypse, Maximum Security, and maybe soon, Secret Invasion.
5) History/universes. I love the idea that with each and every Marvel comic, there's a sense of history and continunity. You guys argue Marvel's lost this, but I'll disagree until my head pops off.
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Post by squidboy on May 27, 2009 23:26:29 GMT -5
As someone who lurked for years before finally posting, let me say how glad I am to see a post from Woodside again. Although I don't agree with a lot of your views, I think this board is much better because of the balance you bring. Hope to see more!
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