What got you into comic books in the first place?

**SidekicksRevenge** · 08-03-2010, 11:38 AM

My dad's been into Spider-Man since he was in college. I got on board with that as soon as I could read (hell, I learned to read with Spider-Man comics). Once I got to middle school, I added some other titles through practiced hinting. Once I was in high school and sporting my own income from a crappy job, the pull list got ridiculous.

**stealthwise** · 08-03-2010, 05:26 PM

My dad read comics since he was quite young, finding them at the dump, trading other toys and such for them, etc.

He would take me to a comic shop every chance he could, would let me buy them off the spinner racks in gas stations and grocery stores, and allowed me to read all of his except for the 70s/80s Conan stuff he had.

My science fair project in kindergarten was setting up a display of superheroes and villains and explaining their origins and powers and weaknesses.

I used to rent and watch taped copies of various action series, including the 80s Spider-Man, old Aquaman and Superboy episodes, and a one-shot VHS of Doctor Doom from somewhere or another.

**pseudicide** · 08-03-2010, 05:29 PM

I thought my brother was the coolest person EVER (he was 10 years older than me) and when I was 8 he handed me his copy of the Kitty Pryde/Wolverine series. I think to shut me up.

Ooops?

**McIntyre** · 08-03-2010, 06:35 PM

I always meant to try out comic books ever since I was young. However, it wasn't until I was twenty one that I actually started buying comics regularly.

Oh sure, I had a TPB of Watchmen. Who didn't? But I think it was me watching Atop the Fourth Wall every week that finally pushed me into actually going out and buying comic books. It made me want to go out there and find some good ones and get a regular series that I can praise when it's good and criticize when it's bad.

Still mostly getting TPBs, but I'm buying a few single issues now.

**Corrina** · 08-03-2010, 06:49 PM

I was introduced via the spinner rack at my local drugstore.

Yes, I actually did once pay 25 cents per comic.

**Darque_Angel** · 08-03-2010, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by pseudicide

I thought my brother was the coolest person EVER (he was 10 years older than me) and when I was 8 he handed me his copy of the Kitty Pryde/Wolverine series. I think to shut me up.

Ooops?

I had a very similar experience with my older brothers. The oldest is 8 years older then me and I can remember the three of them coming home on Fridays from their trip to the comic book store. They would all gather in my eldest brother's room and he would hand out the comics they'd bought to my other two brothers. They would buy me kids comics and let me sit with them to read but I wanted to read the ones they had. They originally wouldn't let me because they were for boys.

So one day I went to my dad, who was then and always will be a giant to me, in tears because they wouldn't let me read the superhero comics he took me to the garage and pulled out a box and inside were the comics he'd saved from his childhood. They were mostly Batman and Green Lantern, but they were the most wonderful things I'd ever seen, mostly because they were my dads. They had so many colors and such exciting adventures and Robin was so cool. I told my parents that I was going to marry him when I grew up.

Sometime later my brothers brought home a comic called Infinity Inc and I discovered the Huntress, the Helena Wayne version. I was amazed that the character I had always associated with my father, the Batman had a daughter to carry on his legacy. That was a very powerful thought to me that a daughter could carry one for their father.

From there I discovered the X-Men and Kitty Pryde, I discovered the Black Widow by reading my brothers Spider-Man collection and reading the story where she tested herself against Spidey to see if her new gear was good enough.

Comics were something that I shared with my brothers and my dad on an equal level eventually. I cold match any of them on trivia about characters or plot lines or powers. It was one thing we always shared and had in common even when we began to separate as we grew up. Comics to me are just part of being a family.

**pseudicide** · 08-03-2010, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Darque_Angel

I had a very similar experience with my older brothers. The oldest is 8 years older then me and I can remember the three of them coming home on Fridays from their trip to the comic book store. They would all gather in my eldest brother's room and he would hand out the comics they'd bought to my other two brothers. They would buy me kids comics and let me sit with them to read but I wanted to read the ones they had. They originally wouldn't let me because they were for boys.

So one day I went to my dad, who was then and always will be a giant to me, in tears because they wouldn't let me read the superhero comics he took me to the garage and pulled out a box and inside were the comics he'd saved from his childhood. They were mostly Batman and Green Lantern, but they were the most wonderful things I'd ever seen, mostly because they were my dads. They had so many colors and such exciting adventures and Robin was so cool. I told my parents that I was going to marry him when I grew up.

Sometime later my brothers brought home a comic called Infinity Inc and I discovered the Huntress, the Helena Wayne version. I was amazed that the character I had always associated with my father, the Batman had a daughter to carry on his legacy. That was a very powerful thought to me that a daughter could carry one for their father.

From there I discovered the X-Men and Kitty Pryde, I discovered the Black Widow by reading my brothers Spider-Man collection and reading the story where she tested herself against Spidey to see if her new gear was good enough.

Comics were something that I shared with my brothers and my dad on an equal level eventually. I cold match any of them on trivia about characters or plot lines or powers. It was one thing we always shared and had in common even when we began to separate as we grew up. Comics to me are just part of being a family.

Wow. That is a brilliant, brilliant story.

**scout1279** · 08-03-2010, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by pseudicide

I thought my brother was the coolest person EVER (he was 10 years older than me) and when I was 8 he handed me his copy of the Kitty Pryde/Wolverine series. I think to shut me up.

Ooops?

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who got into comics this way. My brother is 10 years older than me too, BTW.

**Thequeerjock** · 08-03-2010, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by scout1279

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who got into comics this way. My brother is 10 years older than me too, BTW.

My brother wasn't a HUGE comic fan, but he did get me into a lot of comic cartoons. He loved Batman.

What ultimately got me into comics was the advent of comic book movies. X-Men and Spider-Man got me into Marvel, and the Teen Titans cartoon helped get me into DC later.

**The Hunter** · 08-03-2010, 07:24 PM

through the 90's Spiderman and X-Men cartoons.I remember playing an X-Men game for the SNES and Psylocke was one of the main characters and I was wondering who she was because I hadn't seen her on the show now I'm a huge fan of her.I don't really read marvel anymore because of OMD and the fact that they made Cyclops a jerk and depowered Jubilee*Who along with Wolverine where my favorite characters from the show*Then I discovered some DC Comics characters I liked such as Azrael,Batgirl and Huntress.