ITT: age you got into comics and what got you started.
10 and pic related for me.
18
Gaiman's Sandman
21
Brandon Graham's King City
11
9. Spiderman manga verse. Kill me now.
>>81455217
12, reading Superman in the bookstore. According to the cartoons, his power was maximum.
18 after getting my first job. My co-workers liked comics so I figured i'd try it out. Red son, Superman: Earth one vol 2 and Kingdom Come were my first.
Roughly 31 years ago, I was learning to read from Spider-man and Dr. Seuss.
3
Was a casual fan from way young, my Uncle gave me his big box of old comics, tons of stuff, and he explained all the old characters to me and even read some of them to me, doing voices an everything.
I was always keen on the cartoons, grew up watching Batman and Superman TAS for years, even bought a few comics myself during the 90s.
But I became an avid fan and regular purchaser after I read Kingdom Come in a single sitting. Loved it, and started picking up other trades and series.
7 or 8 or so. I learned to read from the Beano and Dandy but fags ITT probably won't know what those are.
>>81455217
So, I was born in the late 70s, and my parents were only 20 or so, and my dad actually used to read me his Marvel and DC stash that he'd accumulated from the early 60s onward. Actually helped me learn to read that way. I was mostly impressed with Thor and Spider-Man. I got picked on when I started kindergarten for sometimes talking like Thor in the old comics (as in, "Hey anon, do you want a piece of gum?" "VERILY!"). I read every page, even the ads for the shitty toys. From Marvel, I picked up the annoying habit of saying "Excelsior" instead of "bye" or whatever.
Literally cannot remember a time in my life before I got into comics.
I still have Dad's comic stash btw. Bagged and boarded and cherished. I just don't really take them out very much anymore, unless I'm trying to show off one of my gems to a friend.
>>81456396
oh man. i'm probably a few years older than you, but similar story. this one is me: >>81459253
I had been reading comics since I was six and most of the ones I read back then were ones I bought at the grocery story back in the late 90's
It wasn't until I was 8-9 when I got into comics full time. My mom was fairly influential in getting me into Shazam/Captain Marvel and Green Lantern
As far as pick related goes, it's what made me love comics so much. I couldn't have cared less for Batman, but the story was enthralling and led me to loving Japanese period dramas and Samurai films
10
Actual Comic Books:
21
(Agent) Venom #4
First comic:
Jughead Doubledigest
Age 6
I was five years old and given a stack of some 200 torn-up comics that belonged to a babysitter's older brother. X-Men 2099 was the first series I fell in love with, since it was the easiest to find a #1 on the stands at the time, but I read the hell out of this book and consider it the first. It was only two years ago that I managed to get a complete run of UXM/XM from Claremont up until Bendis. I'm trying to find the Adams issues for cheap, working my way back.
Terrible habit, would recommend again.
8 years oldits still a comic but technically /a/ material sogot it when it was first being published around here
>>81461614
as far as regular comics, green hornet year one and sandman mystery theatre when i was 15
11- Watchmen.
>>81461614
Haha I used to watch that on fox kids forever ago
>>81462983
that's how i got into the manga, but the manga was wayyyy better. for a shonen fight manga, there's actually a lot of spiritual, cultural, and philosophical layers to it. its like one of those gems that everyone acknowledges as good but never talks about it
16, Persepolis.
10
I'm 22, started reading in 2012. Bendis got me into comics...
17
Both Dark Avengers and Watchmen
17 or 18. Neil Gaiman Sandman.
>>81455217
25
The Flash TV show.
In 1992 I as 11 years old and had a passing knowledge of the big name characters in comics. Then here in Canada we were blessed with a series of specifically Canadian Spider-Man stories that were given out at schools and fairs, etc. I was the perfect age to appreciate it, and from there transitioned into X-Men books.
>>81466087
That thar's dangerous talk 'round these here /co/ parts...
Y'all best keep that talk t' y'rself 'less you're ready t' stand by y'ur word and fight for it...
'cause a trollin's comin' fer ya, an' hell's comin' with it!
>>81455217
There were comics before it, here or there, but I first got really into comics with the Lee era of X-Men.
I started subscribing right before X-Cutioner's Song, and had no idea what the heck was happening, because I had no idea what a crossover was, but I stuck with it. Right after that I was deeply impressed by the first digital coloring in the issue that Revanche (sorta?) died in. I've been a fan of comic book art in particular ever since.
And of course I still love X-Men before all others.
I think I was about 12 ... -ish.
My first comic was planet of the apes from like the80s idk honestly but the first cape comic i read was weapon x. What got me into comics tho was johnny the homicidal maniac when i was 12 im 24 now
>>81467235
Dammit Rogue, stop being sexy this instant.
>>81456762
Pretty much this. My mom would get me huge bundles of DC Comics when I was a kid, but I sold most of them in sixth grade when my interest was waning. Later that year I picked up the tpb of Dark Knight Returns and never looked back.
9 - Still one of my all time favorite single issues.
5
My Dad had a box full of old Spider Man comics and we'd read them together.
I was around 8-10 years old I think? It was an X men issue. I was too young to remember what issue or series it was from and I've tried my hardest to find it to no avail. I hope one day I will get a chance to read it again
I'm not completely sure. From the age of the files I have, I would guess it was that Batman Under the Hood movie. After that I read all of post crisis Batman and loved it.
So I would have been 16
>>81455217
solid taste there anon. excellent series.
I think I'd just turned 15; I read a bit of Battle for the Cowl and understood that Batman died. Started a pull list to get pic related and Red Robin. Stopped after the first 12 issues/year of RR, kept with B&R until Bruce came back (I'd gone back and read Morrison's run to understand the scope) and kept reading for a few more issues
14
Avengers Disassembled
12. Because this issue caught my eye on that same birthday.
Granted, a lot of those extra pages were reprints of old stories, but this was the jumping point for a new arc and the story and art were compelling enough that I wanted to read the back issues of it.
Keep in mind, this was before the movie, so tracking down Iron Man GNs was a total chore.
At most, i was able to get the 1st ESSENTIAL collection and "Mask in the Iron Man" arc.
>>81456762
>Alex Ross cover
>Alex Ross interiors
Because of that book, I thought A automatically meant B was a sure thing.
12, watchmen and the maxx
>>81455217
8
90's Marvel cartoons. X-Men, Spider Man etc.
8, I was in the thick of my Holocaust phase and didn't understand 'graphic novel' meant comic when I ordered it from Scholastics.
about 17 planet hulk
>>81455217
8
The Beano and The Dandy
Long live Bongtannia
>7
>Knew about Superman because of cultural osmosis.
>Asked my dad to get me a Superman comic
>Superman is a blue lightning bolt guy and most of the comic is about Jimmy Olsen in a truck stop.
>T-Thanks Dad
Then I didn't pick up another comic for ten years
4
Some random Disney stuff with Mickey Donald and goofy
In honesty I had looked through and half read dozens of my brother's comics when I was a kid but this is the first comic that was specifically mine and I understood what was going on. Still have a soft spot for May Day.
9
Like 17
Ultimates
>>81455217
Same age, same series. Comic was awesome. Teletubbie knockoffs that force kids to murder? Yeah, 10 year old me loved that
