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New teen Titans Archives Vol. 1
by Roger Ash
If you checked out this column last Friday, you understand that the comic that got me into collecting was Howard the Duck #25. That will always be a milestone comic for me, however there is one more that is just as important, however in a different way. clear up back as well as let me tell you exactly how a marvel Zombie turned into something more.
When I started reading comics, I was marvel Zombie. marvel was it as far as I was concerned. as well as all of my comic reading buddies were marvel Zombies as well – except for Craig who was my one buddy who checked out DC’s. None of us might figure out why he would do that since marvel ruled. I wouldn’t even cast a glimpse the method of the Distinguished Competition, as Stan Lee referred to DC.
For those of you who are younger than me as well as are utilized to a myriad of comic publishers, let me describe something. When I started collecting in the late ’70s, marvel as well as DC were quite much it. Sure, you might discover some Gold crucial comics based on animation characters, however not much else. I believe there may have been some underground comics right here as well as there where I grew up, however to get them, you’d have to go into a head shop as well as my parents would a lot of definitely have objected to me doing that in 6th grade. So when I started reading comics, the discussion quite much came down to marvel as well as DC.
So, as I said, I was a big marvel fan. I liked Howard the Duck. Spider-Man swiftly ended up being my preferred super-hero, however I likewise collected X-Men, Avengers, Shogun Warriors, Micronauts, Battlestar Galactica, great four – the listing goes on as well as on. as well as I liked ’em all.
New teen Titans: Terra Incognito
But something altered one fateful day when I went to the grocery store with my mommy (for those of you reading this who grew up in the southern Wisconsin area, it was Woodmans in Janesville). instead of complying with her around with the aisles, I headed to where I normally went – the magazine rack. The primary reason I went there is since they had a little comics section. as well as something caught my eye. It was a new comic by Marv Wolfman as well as George Perez – two creators whose work I liked – however it was from DC. It was called new teen Titans. The only character I acknowledged on the cover was Robin. I chosen it up as well as flipped though it. George’s art looked as incredible as always. perhaps this would be a great book.
Swallowing every bit of marvel Zombie pride in me, I made a decision to get it. as well as I’m happy I did. It was a incredibly fun book. As the series went on, the characters grew on me as well as when they reached the end of the traditional Terra storyline, I had a lump in my throat. If you’ve never checked out these stories before, I desire you to seek them out. You can discover links below to the collections that are available. They are fun, well-written, well-drawn, as well as full of superheroics.
What new teen Titans did for me was open up a whole new world of comic adventure, as well as I’ll always be thankful to Marv as well as George for that. I didn’t stop liking Marvel, I just broadened my horizons. Today, I get comics based on what I like, not who the publisher is. That’s not odd as I don’t get books by only one publisher, or only enjoy shows on one TV network, or only see films created by one studio. I spend my enjoyment dollars on what I like. as well as I hope you do too.
Do you have a comic that altered you in some way? let me understand about it. I’d like to hear the story.
Now, go checked out a comic!
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New teen Titans Archives Vol. 1
New teen Titans Archives Vol. 2
New teen Titans Archives Vol. 3
New teen Titans Archives Vol. 4
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