tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post693668132187865682..comments2024-03-22T04:20:11.870-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: "3 Questions About Comics and You" MemeAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-50660032771632230472008-06-11T12:44:00.000-05:002008-06-11T12:44:00.000-05:00I should be picking up my Starman omnibus Friday. ...I should be picking up my Starman omnibus Friday. :) <BR/><BR/>I've never actually read it before, but have heard nothing but absolutely glowing praise about it, so I am excited.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-91514341346326907712008-06-11T12:39:00.000-05:002008-06-11T12:39:00.000-05:00The first comics I remember reading were a Dark Cr...The first comics I remember reading were a Dark Crystal adaptation and the Hawkeye mini-series from the 80's. My uncle would bring me to the local convenience store and let me pick one up on occasion. To this day Hawkeye is still one of my favorite characters.<BR/><BR/>Not sure which comic made me realize that I was in this for the long haul. I honestly don't recall when I made the switch from random trips to the store to making it the weekly pilgrimage it now is. I think it must have been when I was caddying at the golf course and there was a Shinder's right next to it that offered a handy place to blow my hard earned cash. If I had to try and peg it down I would say it was probably around X-men 251. That cover of a crucified Wolverine seems to stick out for me.<BR/><BR/>As for what to take with me on a desert isle? Hmm...tough one there. Right now I am thinking the James Robinson run on Starman. However that is probably because I just ordered the new hardcover version of it for dirt cheap and can't wait for it to arrive. If I think of something better I will let you know.Phantomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551460006238624083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-77391978333294144832008-06-11T09:24:00.000-05:002008-06-11T09:24:00.000-05:00I'm amazed that you can remember both a first comi...I'm amazed that you can remember both a first comic and the first ones that made you into a comic nerd - i mean, i remember reading early editions, but hell if i can remember which ones i read first.<BR/>Mostly i remember going into shinders with my dad and picking up a comic to "read" (it was an x-men book)- i think i was around 6-8.<BR/><BR/>-SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-74615823223924621672008-06-11T08:56:00.000-05:002008-06-11T08:56:00.000-05:00Yeah, for a good number of years (from when I was ...Yeah, for a good number of years (from when I was more or less just reading the X-Men stuff, before I started reading tons of other stuff) X-Men issues were like a calendar to me.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-50841684571621928942008-06-11T08:31:00.000-05:002008-06-11T08:31:00.000-05:00I love me a finely shorn lady. The world doesn't h...I love me a finely shorn lady. The world doesn't have enough bald chicks. Thank Allah for Warlock and the Infinity Watch.<BR/><BR/>I still find it somewhat awkward you didn't start reading comics until well after I did. I think age-wise we were right around the same age, but for some reason it boggles my mind how I can date things by X-men issues.boots~https://www.blogger.com/profile/11451943950396747401noreply@blogger.com