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Post by james on May 23, 2022 5:40:08 GMT -5
Was asked over the weekend by my fiancé’s 12 year old son if I was a Marvel or DC guy. At 53 I had to stop and think because over the last 20 years I really haven’t been either. I ended up saying a Marvel guy because if anything what I collect and read even now are still primarily Marvel back issues and TPB from that time period
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Post by MDG on May 23, 2022 6:54:46 GMT -5
A couple months back, I was at a lunch to meet my son's fiance d's family. When her brother asked what kind of comics I like, I was at a loss what to say, esp since I follow cartoonists more than companies or characters.
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Post by commond on May 23, 2022 7:03:29 GMT -5
When I was a kid, I was a Marvel guy. Now, I'm a comics guy.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2022 7:44:53 GMT -5
I'm still a Big 2 guy at heart even though I fully enjoy my excursions into other material. But when the big question comes up, I'll choose Marvel first with DC as a VERY close second. Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four alone put that over the top for me, though the Legion of Super-Heroes on the DC side also makes this a close race. My collection software says about 50/50 as well (Marvel ahead by a nose) in terms of what I actually own.
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Post by majestic on May 23, 2022 8:08:44 GMT -5
My collection is 50% DC. 40% Marvel. 10% others.
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Post by Cei-U! on May 23, 2022 8:21:04 GMT -5
Judging by my actual collection, I seem to be a DC guy but that's mostly because I have most of the classic Marvel stuff in Masterworks and Essentials rather than originals. I started out as a Marvel zombie, not really getting into DC heavily (aside from all things Batman) until after college.
Cei-U!
Quickly becoming a Dell guy, thanks to my work!
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Post by tonebone on May 23, 2022 8:41:47 GMT -5
As a kid (70s), I was a DC kid... Superman, Legion of Superheroes, etc.
As I got older, I became a Marvel kid... KISS, Fantastic Four, Hulk, then Micronauts, Star Wars, Star Trek, Fantastic Four again, etc.
Then, in high school, I was back to DC... Teen Titans, Swamp Thing, Blue Devil, Blue Beetle, Amethyst, Star Trek again, Blackhawks, Captain Carrot.
Then in college, I was a fan of girls.
After college, Sandman, Death of Superman, Batman, JLA, Marvels, Kingdom Come.
Now... I would say everything, nothing modern, I'm most nostalgic for DC.
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Post by tonebone on May 23, 2022 8:43:38 GMT -5
Judging by my actual collection, I seem to be a DC guy but that's mostly because I have most of the classic Marvel stuff in Masterworks and Essentials rather than originals. I started out as a Marvel zombie, not really getting into DC heavily (aside from all things Batman) until after college. Cei-U! Quickly becoming a Dell guy, thanks to my work! What kind of work involves Dell? If you don't mind me asking. |
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Post by james on May 23, 2022 9:12:21 GMT -5
When I was a kid, I was a Marvel guy. Now, I'm a comics guy. That's a great way to describe myself as well! Unfortunately, lately I haven't found anything worth reading but silver and bronze age trades. And I think collecting back issues is Marvel but reading Trades etc is silver and bronze age DC. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 23, 2022 9:14:54 GMT -5
Even as a kid I was a "both" guy. I did lean more to DC but it was maybe 65-35. Now I'm a comics guy.
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Post by commond on May 23, 2022 9:25:35 GMT -5
As a kid (70s), I was a DC kid... Superman, Legion of Superheroes, etc. As I got older, I became a Marvel kid... KISS, Fantastic Four, Hulk, then Micronauts, Star Wars, Star Trek, Fantastic Four again, etc. Then, in high school, I was back to DC... Teen Titans, Swamp Thing, Blue Devil, Blue Beetle, Amethyst, Star Trek again, Blackhawks, Captain Carrot. Then in college, I was a fan of girls. After college, Sandman, Death of Superman, Batman, JLA, Marvels, Kingdom Come. Now... I would say everything, nothing modern, I'm most nostalgic for DC. What happened to the girls? |
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Post by Cei-U! on May 23, 2022 10:08:21 GMT -5
Judging by my actual collection, I seem to be a DC guy but that's mostly because I have most of the classic Marvel stuff in Masterworks and Essentials rather than originals. I started out as a Marvel zombie, not really getting into DC heavily (aside from all things Batman) until after college. Cei-U! Quickly becoming a Dell guy, thanks to my work! What kind of work involves Dell? If you don't mind me asking. I'm writing the 1940s volumes of TwoMorrow's American Comic Book Chronicles series. Dell was both the bestselling and most prolific publisher during that decade.
Cei-U! I summon Kelly, Stanley, and Barks!
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Post by EdoBosnar on May 23, 2022 10:25:32 GMT -5
I'm writing the 1940s volumes of TwoMorrow's American Comic Book Chronicles series. Dell was both the bestselling and most prolific publisher during that decade.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 23, 2022 11:08:22 GMT -5
I was always a "comics guy." From the start, I had quite a bit from companies other than DC and Marvel. Archies, Harveys, Gold Key, Charlton; if it was a comic I read it. That continued into my later years, though fewer Archie and Harvey and Gold Key and Charlton petered out, by the end of the 70s. However, it wasn't too long into the 80s that I discovered First and Pacific, Americomics (before they settled on AC Comics), the Archie Red Circle and even the brief life of Capital Comics. Went off to college and found Eclipse, Comico, Fantagraphics, Renegade, Now, Deluxe and finally got to see Cerebus, Elfquest and the Turtles.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2022 11:11:19 GMT -5
I'm an Archie girl.
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