I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. As even a casual perusal of this digital space probably suggests, … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: “Allien and How to Watch It” by John Severin
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. As I’ve mentioned before, I know exactly which comic book got … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Fantastic Four by Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. We are inescapably trapped in the age of the reboot, a … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: The Man of Steel by John Byrne
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. Let me begin by openly acknowledging that while “youth” may remain … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Bone by Jeff Smith
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. When I started reading superhero comics, I immediately decided that the Fantastic Four was my favorite group of characters. Even though it took several issues of their before their chief adversary appeared, I immersed myself in the Fantastic Four’s fictional history with enough fervor that I flatly knew that the imposing monarch of Latveria, Victor von Doom, was such an integral part of the sprawling ongoing story that he was practically the … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Iron Man #150 by David Michelinie, John Romita, Jr. and Bob Layton
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. It took me a long time to find my way to … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Cerebus: Jaka’s Story by Dave Sim and Gerhard
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. I had sadly monochromatic taste as a comic book reader when … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Eightball by Daniel Clowes
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. When I started reading Marvel Comics, the importance of reading the … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Thor by Walt Simonson
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. I was so completely enamored with the complex history of the … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: What If? by Mike W. Barr, Herb Trimpe and Mike Esposito
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. When I was teenager, I tiresomely informed others about the validity … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
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