by | Sep 13, 2020 | Articles, My First Comic
I hear a lot of stories of people getting into the comic book world really young but I was sort of a late bloomer. I lived in San Diego around the age of 11 or 12 when my dad tried to get me to go to the San Diego Comic Con but I declined as my foolish mind thought...
by John Robinson | Apr 15, 2020 | Articles, My First Comic
Fantastic Four #112- All Time Greatest Battle Issue June, 1971. In Fantastic Four #111, the team was dealing with an out of control Ben Grimm. Reed’s latest serum to cure Ben of being the Thing tried a new tack. It allowed Ben to transform back and forth between...
by | Sep 16, 2019 | Articles, My First Comic
To be honest, I’m not sure what the first comic I ever owned was and I’m not sure what the first comic I ever read was either. As kids my sister and I would go to the public library and check out all the comics they had over and over. Basically, if my sister thought...
by | Jun 24, 2019 | Articles, Managers, My First Comic
I was 6, or 2 years younger than my son Booker is now. I was sick, not an uncommon childhood occurrence for me as I was prone to regular bouts of tonsillitis. My father brought home 3 comics that night. I can recall the cover of 1 of them, the memory of the others is...
by | Jun 17, 2019 | Articles, Managers, My First Comic
Being a product of the 90s I watched the Spider-man animated series until my eyes turned red as a child. It was my first introduction to super heroes and the bad guys they fought over and over again. I loved every episode of the series and loved watching Spidey duke...
by | Jun 12, 2019 | Articles, Managers, My First Comic
I first discovered comics with a Superboy issue found on a Chicago bus. Amazing Spider-Man #7 was the first Marvel to really hit me. It was issue #9 that started me collecting. Back in the day, issue numbers were meaningless. Stories had little or no continuity, and...
