The HM Comic Book Nerd Thread (Page 2 of 3)

is ita 6 min film?

I am reading Locke and Key by Joe Hill now.  Fantastic story so far!

I am on the first book.  It is about a family that goes to live in an old house after their father dies.  They find keys that will open doors with special powers like turning someone into a ghost and other things.  Pretty good so far 

^^^ I've been resisting the urge to check out The Walking Dead comic because I'm so into the show that I don't want the comic ruining anything for me.

I appreciate it.  You seem like a good guy, I'd hate to have to pummel you into dust.

I was a HUGE comic book lover, still have all my old ones. My favorite, The Punisher followed by The X-Men, Wolverine, Batman and some Spiderman. I own a bunch of other various comics also but I kinda quit reading them when they stopped selling them in the grocery stores. I did buy a stack off a guy at work a few years ago, some old spiderman (from the 70's), some Johna Hex and there was a Nightmare on Elm Street one and a Ann Rice Interview With A Vampire one. I gave him $20and for em.

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I was limited to what they sold at the grocery store back then. But I used to get the Wizard mags and alway seen tons of comics I wish I coulda found and read back then like Hellboy, Priest and The Crow.

Some of my notable issues are..

X-Men when jean grey and Scott summers are married
Wolverine 75 (I think) when magneto sucks out his adamantium

Batman ??? When Bane breaks His back, plus a big part of the series leading up it
Batman 500 when the new batman takes Bruce's place
The Born mini series -- Punisher origin

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Just started reading "Blackest Night," by DC. It's a lot like the Marvel Zombies series. Haven't read much of it yet, but so far it's pretty cool.

My prized comic has to be a first printing and first issue of " Batman: The Dark Knight returns."

That's how it was for me in my teens back in the 80s; I lived in the country and the only place in town which sold comics was a pharmacy, and the only thing they really carried were the mainstays at the time; Spider-Man, Daredevil, Captain America, Hulk, X-Men The Avengers, Alpha Flight, Marvel Team-Up...all the major Marvel titles.  I only learned about the independent stuff from a middle school friend whose parents mail-ordered comics for him all the time.  That's how I learned about stuff like Cerberus, Judge Dredd, Groo the Wanderer, Grendel, and other such obscure/lesser known titles.

I have a number of notable issues but my favorite is an original copy of Amazing Spider-Man #23.  It's in poor condition, but I just like knowing I have an original early issue of ASM with pencils by Steve Ditko in my collection.

Finished Book 2 of Locke and key. Hopefully finish book 3 this weekend too!

As a surprise and late Christmas gift my wife got me a few comics and they just arrived today. One that I tried getting at the local video store that also sells comics, but was sold out when I finally made it there is, Amazing Spider Man #700. It's the final issue to that series is why it's in such demand and was sold out. My wife is not only a hottie, but a amazing person as well. Lucky me!!