I'm a little late to this thread,
but better than never,
right?

So how did you start collecting?

I only started about 5 months ago. I've always been a
huge gamer, and I've followed a fair amount of Marvel in
game format - fighting games and Spider-man games mostly
- as well as having watched some of the cartoons as a kid
and I still follow all of the comic book movies. I have a
few friends who are into graphic novels but it never
appealed to me - I'd tried comics as a kid but I always
felt they were too short in comparison to a book. That,
and I always felt the sheer amount of comics available
was a bit daunting as I'd have no idea what to read.

That said, I've owned a few manga titles for a couple of
years - Devil May Cry and Kingdom Hearts. Again, that's
more my gamer side that caused that, though.

Anyway... I just moved to Colchester (in the UK, where I
live), and for the first time I have access to a decent
comic book store. I love going there for game memorabilia
and stuff. A little while before the release of Batman:
Arkham City on consoles, I had replayed Arkham Asylum and
felt like giving a Batman comic book a try, having loved
the story and characters (except Batman, haha. While I
love his gadgets and stuff, I always find him a bit
corny. I just love his villains.)

Anyway, I ended up getting a copy of Arkham City HC, as
it apparently was a bridge between the two games, and
what better time to read it? After enjoying that, (and
completing Arkham City on PS3) I found out that DC were
*just* relaunching the New 52 which was a perfect time to
begin reading, and I started picking up the new Batman
and Catwoman series. Now I'm hooked.

How many comics are in collection approximately?

Exactly 18 comics (8 Marvel, 10 DC) and 6 graphic novels
(4 Marvel, 2 DC), totalling to 24. Not a lot I know! I
can't believe how many some of you guys have.

What do you like to collect?

I first tried Batman, Catwoman and Nightwing of the New
52. I've collected all of the Batman/Catwoman comics so
far, with Issue #5 ready to pick up tomorrow. Ditched
Nightwing after Issue #2 as I didn't find him very
interesting.

I also tried the new Incredible Hulk, Avenging Spider-Man
and Marvel Ultimates series. Have stuck with Incredible
Hulk and Avenging Spider-man, but didn't enjoy Ultimates
so stopped that after Issue #2.

So four comics I'm following at the moment - 2 DC and 2
Marvel. It's a bit early to say which ones I'll enjoy
most (though I'll probably follow all of them to the end
of the story arc) but I think I prefer Marvel, which
isn't a surprise to me really seeing as I always liked
the X-Men and Spider-Man as a child.

Got some graphic novels for Christmas - including the
Killing Joke and Civil War. I can see why the Killing
Joke is considered a great read, but so far Civil War is
probably the best thing I've read. I just love the
friction between sides, and the all-star cast. I also got
Ultimate Comics: Avengers which is also written by Mark
Millar, and I enjoyed both so I'm going to look into his
other work later. I also want to read some more Civil War
stuff, such as the Amazing Spider-Man: Civil War.

I've just subscribed to the Marvel Ultimate Graphic
Novels Collection (as I've talked about in it's own
thread), and it seems like an excellent place to get me
started. Can't wait to read X-men Dark Phoenix, Iron Man:
Extremis and Birth of Venom, as well as some of the more
obscure titles in there. It seems well suited to me
seeing as the books also give you a run-down of the story
so far, as well as "Further reading" and info on the
creators of each title.

The number #1 thing that matters to me about comic books
is a good art style. As an adult I've taken up a much
bigger interest in good art (though I suck at making my
own), and I can't enjoy a good story in comic book form
if I don't like the style. That's why I'm not reading the
new Deadpool series.

Which title/character is most found in your
collection?

Catwoman and Batman are the longest series, but only
because they started first. I think that including the
graphic novels, and Batman's probably in more books than
anyone else seeing as he also features in some of
Catwoman and two of my graphic novels. I think this will
change pretty quickly though, as I'm going to be buying
more Marvel than DC stuff in future.

Spider-man is probably the next most prevalent character
in my series after Batman, but I wouldn't say I have a
favourite Marvel character. It's too close and depends
what mood I'm in.

So that's it! Pretty much my entire comic book history!
All I can say is I'm really getting into it, and with 4
comics and 2 graphic novels due once a month, I'm reading
at every opportunity I get.

<span style="font-weight: bold;">So how
did you start collecting?</span>I visited my uncle in
Canada seven years ago. Since I would have no use of
Canadian currency back home, I spent my last 5 CAD on
comics (5 for every dollar). I got mostly stuff I haven't
read even once (Weapon Zero), but it got me craving for
more. Luckily, a few months later a German publisher put
first issues of Ultimate X-Men and Spectacular Spider-Man
on our market. Axel Springer struggled for several months
but finally gave up on comics. Fast forward a few years,
and I live in London, where I discovered a vast universe
of comics. I roll up my sleeves and start building up my
collection.<span style="font-weight: bold;">How many
comics are in collection approximately?</span>A thousand,
give or take. Plus 100+ Polish editions and reprints.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">What do you like to
collect?</span>I'm a sucker for anything Spider-Man
related.<span style="font-weight: bold;">Which
title/character is most found in your collection?
</span>Spider-Man, no doubt. I have about 300 issues and
several TPBs. Second one would be... I think Y: The Last
Man or Green Lantern with 50-something issues.<span
style="font-weight: bold;"></span>

I'm a little late to this thread, but better than
never,
right?

So how did you start collecting?

I only started about 5 months ago. I've always been a
huge gamer, and I've followed a fair amount of Marvel in
game format - fighting games and Spider-man games mostly
- as well as having watched some of the cartoons as a kid
and I still follow all of the comic book movies. I have a
few friends who are into graphic novels but it never
appealed to me - I'd tried comics as a kid but I always
felt they were too short in comparison to a book. That,
and I always felt the sheer amount of comics available
was a bit daunting as I'd have no idea what to read.

That said, I've owned a few manga titles for a couple of
years - Devil May Cry and Kingdom Hearts. Again, that's
more my gamer side that caused that, though.

Anyway... I just moved to Colchester (in the UK, where I
live), and for the first time I have access to a decent
comic book store. I love going there for game memorabilia
and stuff. A little while before the release of Batman:
Arkham City on consoles, I had replayed Arkham Asylum and
felt like giving a Batman comic book a try, having loved
the story and characters (except Batman, haha. While I
love his gadgets and stuff, I always find him a bit
corny. I just love his villains.)

Anyway, I ended up getting a copy of Arkham City HC, as
it apparently was a bridge between the two games, and
what better time to read it? After enjoying that, (and
completing Arkham City on PS3) I found out that DC were
*just* relaunching the New 52 which was a perfect time to
begin reading, and I started picking up the new Batman
and Catwoman series. Now I'm hooked.

How many comics are in collection approximately?

Exactly 18 comics (8 Marvel, 10 DC) and 6 graphic novels
(4 Marvel, 2 DC), totalling to 24. Not a lot I know! I
can't believe how many some of you guys have.

What do you like to collect?

I first tried Batman, Catwoman and Nightwing of the New
52. I've collected all of the Batman/Catwoman comics so
far, with Issue #5 ready to pick up tomorrow. Ditched
Nightwing after Issue #2 as I didn't find him very
interesting.

I also tried the new Incredible Hulk, Avenging Spider-Man
and Marvel Ultimates series. Have stuck with Incredible
Hulk and Avenging Spider-man, but didn't enjoy Ultimates
so stopped that after Issue #2.

So four comics I'm following at the moment - 2 DC and 2
Marvel. It's a bit early to say which ones I'll enjoy
most (though I'll probably follow all of them to the end
of the story arc) but I think I prefer Marvel, which
isn't a surprise to me really seeing as I always liked
the X-Men and Spider-Man as a child.

Got some graphic novels for Christmas - including the
Killing Joke and Civil War. I can see why the Killing
Joke is considered a great read, but so far Civil War is
probably the best thing I've read. I just love the
friction between sides, and the all-star cast. I also got
Ultimate Comics: Avengers which is also written by Mark
Millar, and I enjoyed both so I'm going to look into his
other work later. I also want to read some more Civil War
stuff, such as the Amazing Spider-Man: Civil War.

I've just subscribed to the Marvel Ultimate Graphic
Novels Collection (as I've talked about in it's own
thread), and it seems like an excellent place to get me
started. Can't wait to read X-men Dark Phoenix, Iron Man:
Extremis and Birth of Venom, as well as some of the more
obscure titles in there. It seems well suited to me
seeing as the books also give you a run-down of the story
so far, as well as "Further reading" and info on the
creators of each title.

The number #1 thing that matters to me about comic books
is a good art style. As an adult I've taken up a much
bigger interest in good art (though I suck at making my
own), and I can't enjoy a good story in comic book form
if I don't like the style. That's why I'm not reading the
new Deadpool series.

Which title/character is most found in your
collection?

Catwoman and Batman are the longest series, but only
because they started first. I think that including the
graphic novels, and Batman's probably in more books than
anyone else seeing as he also features in some of
Catwoman and two of my graphic novels. I think this will
change pretty quickly though, as I'm going to be buying
more Marvel than DC stuff in future.

Spider-man is probably the next most prevalent character
in my series after Batman, but I wouldn't say I have a
favourite Marvel character. It's too close and depends
what mood I'm in.

So that's it! Pretty much my entire comic book history!
All I can say is I'm really getting into it, and with 4
comics and 2 graphic novels due once a month, I'm reading
at every opportunity I get.

Hey more proof that video games bring
people into comics! Sweet!

Edit: Just realised how relevant today's
article is to my post! Pretty much exactly my sentiments on how it changed my opinion of Batman :)

I am a sucker for the 90's comics, the ones with foil covers, polybagged with a trading card...all of those gimmick comics.

You come to Canada sometimes?

Anyway, I'm glad to be here and look forward to interacting with you guys in the future.

  I've been really trying to jump over to Marvel lately but not much has been sticking with me.  Wolverine & The X-Men is okay along with Ultimate Comics: X-Men.

Heey guys just got me a stashmycomics account so a lot of work yet to be done

Welcome to the site, man!

Thanks a lot

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