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Anyone here read comic books?
#11
RE: Anyone here read comic books?
We collected few in the 70s and 80s.

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#12
RE: Anyone here read comic books?
i have the old transformers and gi joes.
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#13
RE: Anyone here read comic books?
I sense a great disturbance in the force...


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#14
RE: Anyone here read comic books?
I started reading them in the 70s. We'd buy the occasional issue from a small store across the street from school and I got my introduction to John Romita, Sal Buscema, and most importantly for me, George Tuska. Tuska's work on Iron Man is what made me want to be a comic-book artist when I grew up. (Thank you, fundamentalist mother, for delaying that dream this long)

I bought much more regularly in the early 80s, then fell off for a while until the early 90s, when I discovered Jim Lee and some of his contemporaries, who made me remember how badly I wanted to be a comic-book artist as a kid. At least this time, what stopped me was that an opportunity to turn my job (mail clerk) into a career (IT tech) came along and I jumped at that instead. I kept up buying comics on and off for a few years, then fell off again in the late 90s.

I picked it up again in the 2000s, getting the books delivered by a service a friend was running. I dropped out of it around a year and a half ago because I am getting ready for my move to Ohio, where I finally plan to pursue that dream of becoming a comic-book artist and/or fantasy illustrator (more likely the former, for sure). I haven't bought any comics for about a year now, but plan to make up for it in the near future. :p
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#15
RE: Anyone here read comic books?
Man, comics are priced ridiculously high these days. DC and marvel like charging 5.99 or 3.99 for new releases. And they wonder why their comics don't sale like they used to.
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#16
RE: Anyone here read comic books?
What else are you meant to do with them? :p
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#17
RE: Anyone here read comic books?
Drink coasters.
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#18
RE: Anyone here read comic books?
Ehh, I mentioned Sal Buscema as an influence, but I meant John Buscema. Sal was a good artist, but his brother was in a whole other league.
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#19
RE: Anyone here read comic books?
I misread the title as "Can anyone here read comic books?"

I believe I am familiar with that art.
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