Introduction: say hello and introduce yourself here

[Damon]

People can introduce themselves here.

[I'mogén]

Hey there, I'm Gen! ^^

[Timo]

Hello there, Timo here.

[Sarah]

Knock knock.

[Adrian]

Hello I'm Adrian, I like independent comics, my current favourites are the Walking Dead and Saga. I have subscribed to the Judge Dredd mega collection and enjoying rereading all the stories immensely, my favourite ever comic is the fantastic Love and Rockets. Thanks for the invite to the group

[Sebastien]

Hi, I'm Sebastien. I read pretty much anything that intrigues me. I love the fact that I can share what I like to read and what I read with others so thank you very much for inviting me into your group. :)

[Jon]

I'm Jon. I read what I can. I love comics.

[Angela]

I'm Angela, lost touch with the comic book world for a few years but I'm back. Always read them in my school years and early 20's. I'm new to graphic novels, I finished Sandman a few years back, On volume 4 of Lucifer and starting Deadpool. My brothers and I use to have a huge box full of early edition comics in the sleeve when we were younger and my stepmother sold all of them without our knowledge. We had everything, probably be worth a lot of money these days. My favorite use to be the Scarlet Witch.

[Andy]

Hi, I'm Andy. I read a lot of comics, anything and everything though my true and abiding love is Spider-Man.

[Donovan]

Howdy, I'm Donovan. I read comics "some" when I was kid and then recently re-discovered them while working at my beloved indie bookstore. I'm obsessed and now collect them. My favorites are Batman and Flash so far.

[Danielle]

Hello, I'm Danielle. I recently started reading graphic novels and comics last year. Some of my favorite graphic novels and comics so far: Nimona, Lumberjanes, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Ms. Marvel, Blue is the Warmest Color, and Seconds.

[Mel]

Hello Guys!! I'm new here.. I'm into sandman,hellblazer,preacher,green arrow and Batman

[Nettie]

Hi, I'm Nettie and I read lots of comics, trade and digital. Recent books I've liked were Heart in a Box, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, One Punch Man, Gotham Academy, Tokyo Ghoul, and Descender.

[Leila]

Hi I'm Leila,
I'm a manga junkie and general graphic novel & comics fanatic. huge fan of preacher, Sandman, X-Men (particularly anything featuring Nightcrawler), Requiem Vampire Knight, Tin Tin, heck pretty much anything I can get my hands on.

Subscribed to the Judge Dredd Mega collection and am just discovering the wonders of the 2000AD universe...

[[deleted user]]

Hey everyone!
My name is Saskia and I'm rather new to the whole Comic Universe, even though I've read Manga most of my life. I really love Fables, Fairest, Hatter M, CLAMP and have a huge TBR-pile, so all kinds of recommendations are welcome :)

[Vicky]

Hi everyone! I'm Vicky! I'm New to comics and graphic novels, my co-worker got me hooked with The walking dead and some more novels. I haven't decided what I like, yet. I have really enjoyed everything I have read.

[Jorge]

Hi everyone!
I am Jorge and I have been a comicbook collector since I can remember.
I read mostly american comic, although I also enjoy European and Manga as well. Some of my favourite series are:
Lock & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
Daredevil by Mark Waid
100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello and Eudardo Risso
Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlar
Atomic Robo by Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener
Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory
Fables by Bill Willingham
X-Men by Chris Claremont
Batman: The Return of the Dark Knight by Frank MIller
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Mortadelo y Filemon by Francisco Ibañez

I welcome any recommendation and I am always ready to talk about comics, since I barely know people who share this passion with me.

[Travis]

Hello comic fans,

My name is Travis and I am a library assistant. I collect comics and graphic novels, I frequent comic conventions in my spare time too. I mainly read marvel and image but i am growing to love valiant and D.C too.

[Dan]

I think I have been in this group for a while now and I don't think I ever introduced myself. My name is Dan, and I read a lot! I mostly read comics/trades/graphic novels. I am a Youtuber - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7cB... and a blogger. If you are ever looking for something new to read my channel has weekly reviews.

[Pryder]

I'm Pryder, I'm from Scotland.

Currently re-reading all the collected editions of Preacher
Getting the Judge Dredd Mega Collection and The DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (although being extremely selective and not buying every volume with the DC stuff)
Slowly buying all the collected editions of Hitman, The Invisibles, The Boys and XIII

The only monthly issues stuff I've been getting lately is Miracleman (onto the Gaiman stuff), Fight Club 2 and Sandman Overture.

Probably my favourite comics writers are Garth Ennis, John Wagner with a wee nod to Brian Michael Bendis. (as well as the usual love of the great Moore's work)

I tend to stay away from most modern superhero stuff. I have serious issues with it.

[Damon]

I am getting all the mega collection but only some of the Marvel Graphic novel collection also. Which ones do you think are worth getting? I have collected the astonishing x-men ones, the Hulk silent scream, and The Punisher ones so far.

[Pryder]

I got very few of the Marvel Graphic Novel collection ones.

My picks for that would be
Captain Britain: A Crooked World
Howard The Duck
Daredevil Born Again
X-Men Dark Phoenix
The Grant Morrison and Joss Whedon X-men stuff.
Secret War
Avengers Dissassembled
New Avengers Breakout
Thor Reborn
Marvels
The Ultimates: Superhuman

[Pryder]

and She Hulk Single Green Female

[Donovan]

I just got the Deluxe Editions of Watchmen and Crisis on Infinite Earths. Pretty psyched. My first collector's editions.

[Damon]

I am very weary of anything with Avengers or Ultimates in it. I see that they have the original Galactus story in the collection and also the Jim Starlin stuff on Captain Marvel and Warlock. What do you think of those ones?

[Sebastien]

Damon wrote: "I am very weary of anything with Avengers or Ultimates in it. I see that they have the original Galactus story in the collection and also the Jim Starlin stuff on Captain Marvel and Warlock. What d..." Anything by Jim Starlin will be a great addition to your collection. :) In terms of space opera stories, Starlin is, in my opinion at least, on par with Kirby's New Gods.

[Ricky]

Hey I am Ricky. I like Marvel , DC,World of Warcraft , Starwars , and Dark Horse comics. I'm also a fan of the Bone books. My fav person from all of them is Loki.

[Kit]

Hey! I'm Kit! I work for a rural library district and do a comic book podcast out of Olympia, Wa! I'm a huge fan of Vertigo and Image books and also like the big two with emphasis on DC Occult characters. I'm also nutzo for Jeff Lemire when he writes his own work, Sam Kieth, Neil Gaiman, and Paul Dini. My favorite comics are Lobo, The Maxx, Sandman, The Mask, Black Orchid, and Northlanders. :)

[Greg]

Hello! I'm Greg. I'm interested in a variety of genre literature, both textual and graphic. I enjoy American (e.g. Batman, Conan), European (e.g. Tintin, Asterix and Judge Dredd), and Japanese (e.g. Death Note, Bleach).

Just read Soul Eater, Vol. 01 earlier today. I was interested to try a new (to me) manga series and this was available at the local bookshop. I found its humour to be a bit odd and offbeat at times but once I got to know the main characters I started to enjoy the book (although the characterisation was rather shallow). Has anybody else read this series?

[Cindy III]

Hello. I'm Cindy. I started reading comics around the early 2010s. I did start with dc because I was familiar with their cartoons. I've expanded into other publishers. 2014 and last year I read the most. I'd say Image is my favorite.

[Marco]

Hey there guys! My name is Marco.

I think I am quite new about comics, I've must have started reading and collecting them like for about two years or so.
So far western comics do not get the grip of my attention because of the quality of it's drawings, I'm more of a manga guy.
I am mainly interested in a comic because of how much I like it's particular artistic style. It's not like I think other comics are bad or stuff, but I just preffer certain things.

I am positive about DC comics. Thou I hate most superheroes.
Haven't read enough Marvel to care, but I still prefer DC, or Darkhorse or Vertigo.

I really dig Hellboy.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World and all of what I've read by Bryan Lee O'Maley is just brain orgasm.

Asterix and Tintin are cool AF (I've read them since I was a lil kid so I think they're awesome).

Frank Miller really has my attention, although I haven't found a place where I could buy his stuff (I am not from the US so you can guess why I might have a difficult time finding such stuff).

Takehiko Inoue (Vagabond) and Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist) are both really really good. 100% recommend them.

I'd really appreciate if someone could enlighten me with cool-art western comics.

[C.J.]

Hi,

I'm CJ Standal, a budding comics writer, a writer for Slant and high school English teacher. I'll be teaching a graphic novel course next year.

I've read comics since my parents bought me a 30 issue X-Men gift box for Christmas when I was in 2nd grade--I think if they knew the obsession they'd start, they would've given me clothes instead. I love The Fade Out, Ms. Marvel, Blacksaad, 100 Bullets, Queen and Country, Little Lulu, Asterix and many more.

I've written Rebirth of the Gangster, which is now on sale on Amazon for $1.99 and Selz for under a dollar. Not that I'm trying to push a plug too hard, but I thought I'd let you all know.

[C.J.]

You've got some good taste. I know you're not really a Western fan, but have you checked out Blueberry by Moebius? That's non-anime and an actual Western! And since it's illustrated by Moebius, the artwork is incredible! Blueberry

Marco wrote: "Hey there guys! My name is Marco.

I think I am quite new about comics, I've must have started reading and collecting them like for about two years or so.
So far western comics do not get the grip ..."

[C.J.]

I should've said non-manga, not non-anime. Man, newly joined and already I'm making mistakes...I also advise an anime club at the school I teach at, so I definitely know the difference between manga comics and anime cartoons.

CJ wrote: "You've got some good taste. I know you're not really a Western fan, but have you checked out Blueberry by Moebius? That's non-anime and an actual Western! And since it's illustrated by Moebius, the..."

[R]

Hey all, my name is Ron. I'm probably one of the oldest members of the group having been reading comics since the 70's! I collect on and off and have been in an "off" period for a while, and although I'm building a digital collection I still love physical comic books (and books!) Don't really care for superhero storylines all that much, prefer more "alt" material such as Heavy Metal, Epic Illustrated, but do enjoy some new comics such as Descender, Metabarons, Rachel Rising, etc.

Interesting fact: When I lived in Oregon, Dark Horse Comics licensed biz software from the company I was working at and I was their consultant. Since they were just getting established, every month or so they would drop off a stack of their recent releases at the office for everyone to read (but I would always grab 'em and take 'em home after a few days ... heh).

[Quinn]

Good evening everyone. My name is Quinn. Yes that is actually my name. I love comic books and belly dancing ;p

[Damon]

Cool! is there a way of combing those?
My favourite things are Reading, Coffee, and Comics. I am always combining them.

[Paul]

My name is Paul, and I have a diverse taste when it comes to comics. Image and Boom!, Dark Horse, 2000 AD, DC and Marvel.

[Shelly]

Hi! I'm Shelly, a retired librarian and longtime comic book reader. I grew up reading DCs, but diversified after New 52. Rebirth has me reading DC again. I also read a number of Marvel and Image titles, and occasionally comics from Dynamite, Boom Studios, and Aftershock. I also love historical fiction, science fiction, suspense mysteries, some fantasy, and literary fiction.

[Isa]

Hi! ☺️ i'm israel ☺️

[Damon]

Hi and welcome Shelly and Isa!

[Shelly]

Damon wrote: "Hi and welcome Shelly and Isa!"

Thanks! :)

[I'mogén]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LNW4... Here's my wrap up, including #AYEARATHON, #ReadASOIAF, my haul and review of all the books I finished! I read a total of 5 books, consisting of short stories, novels and comics! :D

[Damon]

I made the facebook page for the group:

https://www.facebook.com/COMIC-BOOK-C...

[Jon]

Hi! My name is Jon and I have been reading comics for over 40 years. My concentrated area - Silver Age Marvel Comics. Glad to be here! KAPOW!!!!

[Damon]

Welcome to the Group Jon!

[Doc]

Hi there everyone. I read mostly manga due to the convenience of more mobility but at home I enjoy comics as well (Just have to be careful I don't read the panels backwards *chuckles*. )

My most recent acquisition is Batman/TMNT Vol. 1 which I got on Batman Day. :)

[Damon]

That looks like it is cool. I remember reading the original stories when they came out in the four volume version and thinking how much I preferred it to the cartoon.

[Damon]

What do you think of Grant Morrison's writings outside of DC?

[Damon]

Have you read Nameless?