Friday, February 06, 2004
I don't know why, but I've lately been feeling the urge to get back into reading/collecting comic books again, which is something I really haven't done religiously since I was a teenager. Back in the day, I used to be a big fan of Wolverine, Spider-Man, X-Men (blue team, with Wolvie, Cyclops, Jubilee, Gambit, Rogue, etc.), The Punisher, Spawn (I still have four or five copies of the first issue -- what was I thinking?), Savage Dragon and Detective Comics (i.e. the original Batman title). Of course, many of those titles got fucked royally during the early to mid-Nineties with absurd or poorly thought-out storylines, so I can't even think about going back to reading any of them. Besides, there'd be too much catching up to do.
So I'm trying to find a comic book title or two (or three?) that I could read regularly and enjoy. If at all possible, I think I'll avoid anything from Marvel or DC, simply because their characters have been around too long and either grown too complex or grown too ridiculous. Maybe if I can find something that's still in its infancy, then I'll be able to get into comics. I've been checking into one new-ish title called Wanted, and it seems like a fairly bizarre superhero title (which is great, 'cause I'm definitely bizarre).
My friend Logan is into a number of titles, like The Punisher, Runaways, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wanted, Supreme Power and Sentinel Salvage, but I'm not really familiar with any of those but Punisher and TMNT. Now that I think about it, I could get back into TMNT. The old black-and-white, non-Archie version was a kick-ass title years ago. I wonder if it stills stands up as a quality comic these days.
Oh well. More on this after I've visited a comic book store. ;)
So I'm trying to find a comic book title or two (or three?) that I could read regularly and enjoy. If at all possible, I think I'll avoid anything from Marvel or DC, simply because their characters have been around too long and either grown too complex or grown too ridiculous. Maybe if I can find something that's still in its infancy, then I'll be able to get into comics. I've been checking into one new-ish title called Wanted, and it seems like a fairly bizarre superhero title (which is great, 'cause I'm definitely bizarre).
My friend Logan is into a number of titles, like The Punisher, Runaways, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wanted, Supreme Power and Sentinel Salvage, but I'm not really familiar with any of those but Punisher and TMNT. Now that I think about it, I could get back into TMNT. The old black-and-white, non-Archie version was a kick-ass title years ago. I wonder if it stills stands up as a quality comic these days.
Oh well. More on this after I've visited a comic book store. ;)
// posted by Chris @ 11:31 AM 
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