tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post1855024747233467869..comments2024-03-28T00:14:13.233-04:00Comments on Sanctum Sanctorum Comix: Sorcerers, Spacemen & Swamp Beasts; "Oh, My!" - or - Dorkwin; The Origin of the Geeksies.~P~http://www.blogger.com/profile/09299078564477985626noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-46722788555612127812010-05-02T17:06:13.799-04:002010-05-02T17:06:13.799-04:00my first comic i read and understood, (please dont...my first comic i read and understood, (please dont laugh was captain carrot and the amazing zoo crew.)<br /><br />my brother used to get rom and spider-man and swamp thing and brave and the bold. the first rom comic i read was the one with the torpedo on the cover.<br /><br />I read mostly marvel, dc left me in the cold years ago. i read some independents.<br /><br />but my most favorite comics Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-38760075695214697032009-04-24T23:10:00.000-04:002009-04-24T23:10:00.000-04:00I don't remember when I started reading comics -- ...I don't remember when I started reading comics -- I may have been four or five. They were everywhere. It <I>may</I> have been an old Pogo comic of my mother's up in our little plywood summer cabin...it may have been some kid's crappy old JLA comic I remember reading in the days before my co-collector moved in down the street. Alternatively, it may all have been sparked by the old 1967 plokhttp://circumstantial.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-61837741567205081682009-04-23T06:01:00.000-04:002009-04-23T06:01:00.000-04:00I prefer the later costume, but you cannot reall a...I prefer the later costume, but you cannot reall argue with Ditko's original design -- why not both?<br /><br />I will say that even though I find reading about the current stuff interesting I find the obsession with continuity of both Marvel and DC really annoying; even worse the constant money-grabbing tie-ins to "fix" things.<br /><br />I'd prefer these comics to do one of two things: <br /><Sean Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032979046475729327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-58176338729875712692009-04-23T00:32:00.000-04:002009-04-23T00:32:00.000-04:00Here is a Lady! lol
well, I have to say I'm not ...Here is a Lady! lol <br /><br />well, I have to say I'm not as experienced in the world of comics (I'm only 22, ha, but I have to say I've read all of the old comics with Dr. Strange in them, and quite a few others, thanks to the re-prints of all of them) <br /><br />But I did begin reading comics when I was like, 7-9! I read things like Pink Panther, Under Dog, other silly cartoon comics, (laterHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13584690505239373975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-52291021211069337302009-04-22T11:47:00.000-04:002009-04-22T11:47:00.000-04:00Gents (although... where are the LADIES? I know th...Gents (although... where are the LADIES? I know they're out there),<br /><br />Thanks for playing along with this exercise.<br />It's always fun to get together with like-minded people (although, it's not a requirement that everyone like the same thing, either) and just shoot the shit, regaling each other with tales of how we got here.<br /><br />While different, everyone's experiences seem to be~P~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09299078564477985626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-62748552276566643322009-04-22T05:47:00.000-04:002009-04-22T05:47:00.000-04:00I wasn't going to partake of this comment; it&...I wasn't going to partake of this comment; it's too much like a group therapy meeting! But our host is such a good writer and this blog so well done that I'm always pleased to see an update even if it's nothing to do with Doc Strange -- truly an inspiration to bloggers everwhere.<br /><br />Now that I'm done kissing booty, the questions are incredibly hard to give good Sean Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032979046475729327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-51665620822995536422009-04-21T13:56:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:56:00.000-04:00I know I read comics before then, but Star Wars ho...I know I read comics before then, but Star Wars hooked me good. The ads for other books introduced me to most of the Marvel universe. <br /><br />I don't right recall, but I would bet my introduction to Dr. Strange was as a guest-star. That's how I usually think of him: character X has magic problem, so who you gonna call? (Oh, I know there's more to Strange than that, but I remember a lot ofgoogumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843267619711712271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-68392288961350798792009-04-20T12:44:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:44:00.000-04:00I discovered comics when I was 7 or 8. They were ...I discovered comics when I was 7 or 8. They were around in the environment because friends had them.<br /><br />My first comic story I owned was the Signet paperback of Batman stories and the paperback of Spider-man stories. These were good value for the dollar and I re-read them alot. <br /><br />My first actual comic I am not sure about. We had a summer place at Hermosa Beach CA and the John Sissonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232677016091921767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-78805230772255144882009-04-20T02:43:00.000-04:002009-04-20T02:43:00.000-04:00OK, here goes...
When did I
1) - Start reading (...OK, here goes...<br /><br />When did I<br /><br />1) - Start reading (or discover) comics?<br />a) Do you recall any of the circumstances around that "fateful day/ event/ time of life"?<br />I remember going over to my cousins Michael and Kevin's house around 1977 or so. They had an oversized hardcover book that had early Batman reprints in it and a few Neil Adams Batman comics Howard Hallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081994980106589084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-39744265555954799452009-04-19T17:23:00.000-04:002009-04-19T17:23:00.000-04:00In 1977 or 78 I was on a trip with my brother and ...In 1977 or 78 I was on a trip with my brother and sisters and step dad, and we stopped at a gas station and they had some comics on a turntable. I saw a Spidey issue (don't remember which one) and started thumbing through it.<br /><br />My step dad saw me looking at it and asked me if I wanted it. Of course I said yes and read it on the car drive.<br /><br />That was the beginning of my comic Lightning Strikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278522013033889641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-817607661710683222009-04-19T08:01:00.000-04:002009-04-19T08:01:00.000-04:00Yeah, yeah... you said the same thing about the bi...Yeah, yeah... you said the same thing about the big ROM post too...<br /><br />Nah... I kid.<br /><br />TRUST me, if there's ANYONE who understands about lack of sleep - it's me.<br /><br />Take your time.<br /><br />(I won't mention the fact that I've been sorely lacking in both my commenting on YOUR site, as well as following up on our discussed future post ideas either. My Parkerian guilt ~P~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09299078564477985626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814848138991794282.post-19907395560176756702009-04-19T07:46:00.000-04:002009-04-19T07:46:00.000-04:00Coming...!
Just gotta get some shuteye, first...Coming...!<br /><br />Just gotta get some shuteye, first...plokhttp://circumstantial.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com