How Did I Start Reading Comics? How Did I Get Here? It's Origin Story Time! | TheComicBookReport
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Today I share how I first came to the comic book hobby, how I almost lost the hobby, and how I started TheComicBookReport channel!
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This is part of my story, but what about you? How did you first get into the world of comics? 📚
I first started reading Teen Titans in the 80s, remembering I used to run to the shop that was out of the way on my way hone after school, so that my mother at home wouldn't realise that I was 5 minutes late getting home.
I think I only realised I was addicted and using comics as a crutch for emotional escapism, when, whilst at an elite university that I spent more time at the comic shop talking to the staff about comics rather than spending more time attending lectures or getting help fron lecturers because I was finding the course really tough.
I switched uni's, got an excellent degree and career and, I'm still a comic aficionado, 40 years on.
It would be interesting to hear which omnibuses and collected editions you sold on in the after market, that gave you the biggest yield? (Tho, I'm not sure what you would show to us in the vid....an empty shelf??)
I only sell on my omnibuses after I have read them, and, I have no further attachment to them. I can never predict how much something will sell for, and, the omnibuses that gave me the greatest yield were, Fantastic Four by John Byrne, Infinity Gauntlet, The Last Stand by Stephen King, Age of Apocalypse and The Dark Tower by Stephen King.
@@jumu446 yeah that’d be a great video if I had a way to do it but hard to really show what I don’t have ha 😂
It was a different time too 7 years ago I feel like marvel wasn’t reprinting Omnis as often so OOP could swell price wise. And even some paperback could sell pretty solidly
@@jumu446 that teen titans era is amazing from what I’ve read! Thanks for sharing your story. Always nice to come
Across a long time fan of the medium 📚
I really appreciate you sharing your story and talking about how collecting can become an addiction. With so much great stuff coming out this summer, we need to encourage each other that it's ok to not buy everything, or anything! And there's nothing wrong with just paying for a month of Marvel unlimited and reading the issues digitally
So true!
Honestly not here to tell people how to do the comic hobby just sharing my history a bit. This whole medium has been such a tremendous gift when I stay inside the lines which for me is being on a budget.
That has also helped me become more selective on the books I do save for. Being “ok” not buying everything is another huge lesson learned ha. Agreed the digital services are incredible
It was interesting to hear how comics helped to distract your mind when things weren't going well in your life. I definitely remember the emotional state I was in 30 or 40 years ago , both positive and negative, when I reread certain comics from my collection.
Too true 📚📚📚
my uncle bought me Batman, Sgt Rock and Warlord somewhere in 1986 on our train ride back to our hometown
Oh wow that’s awesome!
I think I have an addiction to omnibuses as well. I have around 10 omnibuses that I have bought over the past 10 years that I still haven't been able to finish off reading and they're just stacked in a closet, but, I don't have the spare time to read. And, I'm still adding to my collection, and, this unread stack.
It’s tricky with some many great collections seeming like they’re always coming out
Thanks for your story. So much of what you talked about sounded very familiar, especially the less than smart financial decisions. Im a truck driver. I stay out for about a month to two months at a time. When i go home i throw a bunch of books on the truck and switch out books the next time i get home. So i get the whole isolation of collecting thing. Its funny you mentioned Spider-man Blue for the first time. It was great its seems like anything i read by Loeb and Sale is a hit for me. I immediately picked up Hulk Gray, which i started this morning, and Daredevil Yellow.
Hey! Thank you so much for watching. The longer I’m in this hobby the more the community aspect is a joy!
And yeah Loeb/Sale is a team I pretty much always enjoy! Loved DD Yellow and Hulk Gray. I will say Hulk gray I’ve enjoyed more upon re-reading
Wow. I was so glad to come across this video!
I frequented comic shops and enjoyed comics as a kid. The beginning of this year, I went through my boxes of comics when I was a kid and it reignited my desire to buy and enjoy comics.
Shortly after getting back into comics, mostly buying collected editions, I was injured bad at work and have been out of work since. (I work for the local Sheriff’s office and can’t work until I’m back to 100%)
Being off work has been a struggle. I am a husband and father, but am unable to fulfill more duties in those roles with my injuries. So as a way to cope, I suppose, I went a little crazy with buying comics. Well I recently rounded a corner and decided to stop buying and to read everything I have, then sell anything I did not enjoy or won’t read again. As I sell books, I am paying off the credit card I used to purchase a portion of my recently accumulated collection.
I am about 7 books away from finishing reading everything. I have sold quite a few already and have another 10 or so and a lot of single issues that need to go.
It feels good to know I am not alone. I thoroughly enjoy your channel! Thank you!
Wow man thank you so much for sharing and I’m sorry for your injuries, sincerely hope you are on the mend 🙏
Yeah it’s a tough cycle but there’s something freeing-at least to me when I don’t hold on too tightly to this stuff. Even being on budget this time around I still find myself selling books, kind of recycling old books I maybe enjoyed but didn’t love to help fund new books. Also I found myself making my collection a bit more curated-focusing on characters, creators, or formats I enjoy rather than trying to buy everything possible.
I think I’ve found the rhythm and spending habits that work for me but yeah it can be a slippery slope and I’ve seen so many people in this hobby with similar decision making that I had. Budget and selling was key for me personally. Freeing in ways I didn’t realize at the time.
I hope you’ve had similar feelings of relief pivoting some of your collecting goals.
At any rate thank you so much for watching and sharing
I hope you're convalescence goes swiftly, and, I hope you get back to being a capable father and husband.
Al the best to you and your family.
Thank you for sharing your story with us! The way you talk about your younger self definitely shows how much you've grown since you started your comicbook journey. I started to read comics in November of last year, and I'm really enjoying the experience so far. I always check your videos to get some reading recommendations
Thank you for your kind words. So encouraging!
I’m happy to hear you’ve loved the comic hobby so far. If I may ask what have been some of your favorite reads so far? 📚
Thanks for sharing your journey. So awesome! Comic community is the best community 😎
Of course! Thanks for listening! :)
And yeah it’s such a rad little corner of pop culture community
Loved the story and the channel. I read comics as a kid dad would get me one every once and a while from 7-11. Then middle school time a comic shop opened in my town. My first real find was X-Men #1 and all the covers. I got a pull and ordered too many. Stopped reading for some years. X- wife sold my boxes of comics and blamed someone else. Stopped all together. Then after messy divorce from that woman. I was visiting a friend and he had graphic novels all over this huge shelf. I found it fascinating. Most of all was his row of INJUSTICE graphic novels. I knew of the video game but the comics were beautiful and had batman vs superman. He had all 5 of the books and I was soooo jealous. After I got back home I looked up my local comic shop and have been hooked ever since. Yes I got all 5 INJUSTICE books and now have a pull every week and buy at least a graphic every check. I am so happy. You tube is such an awesome community to watch and listen about it too. Love this channel and comics are dope an blerd and comics explained. Love it all. And best part is if I don't have money to get something new I can jump back to my own shelf which is now sooo full of books. Proud and so happy. Like the guy in star wars says. It's a peaceful life.
Wow thanks for sharing your story! And for watching the video :)
I still need to finish the injustice comics! I love the games, Tom Taylor, and the bits on injustice I’ve read. I just haven’t shelled out for the remaining collections 😂
Also love what you say here about when it’s not time to buy new stuff, it’s my time to examine my unread shelves. I try to keep that in mind at times as well 😅
That Batman by Scott Snyder was my first omnibus! I was collecting single issues before that. Still do, but I most collecting keys and cover I enjoy. Now the omnis and hardcovers....that's a different story 😅😅 thanks for another great video!
Thank you for stopping by! :)
Love that Snyder Batman Run 💯🦇🦇🦇
As a kid in the early 70's I would go over my best friends house, and we would read some of his Marvel comics. Eventually was able to make a trade with him for a stack of his Strange Tales comics that had Nick Fury and Dr Strange. Soon after, I started buying my own Marvel comics off the spinner rack at the grocery store with my allowance money.
Love this!
Any favorite books?
@@TheComicBookReport I would always try to get Amazing Spiderman, Marvel Tales, and Marvel Team Up. If I had money leftover, I would get something that looked interesting like Fantastic Four, Hulk, or DareDevil. These days I am glad there are Marvels Epic Collections of all the old stuff so I can get everything I missed out on. I just don't know where to put everything. It's easy to run out of space. You must have a great collection. Have you done a book room tour?
Great story and transparency? I pretty much the same with you in regarding to watching comic book youtuber like gem mint and near mint condition bc non of my friends are into comic. I’m gladly say your channel is a major contribution to that as well. Thank you
Thank you so much!
I read comics (mostly X-Men) in the 80s. Then after reading the book All the Marvels I hopped on UA-cam and discovered Cartoonist Kayfabe. And since so much of my love of comics derives from the art, being able to hang around with Jim and Ed lit a fire under me. I’d say it’s easily my #1 past time now.
Excellent! Any favorite/recommend-worthy comics you’ve read recently? :)
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@@TheComicBookReport- right now I’m on a big run through Akira (hardcover box set), Invincible (the Ultimate Collection), the Hellboy omnibus set, and the Snyder/Capullo run of Batman. Also halfway through the 3-vol Absolute Swamp Thing. Oh! And halfway through the first Sandman omnibus. And just finished an amazing series by Sean Murphy: The Wake.
@@sebastianmichaels143 oh what’s The Wake about?
First comic ever- Runaways by Brian k Vaughn. And what an experience! My first comic was the perfect comic for me! I was struggling in college and needed an escape. I hadn’t been THAT invested and engaged in a story since the HP books. Then I went onto y the last man and said “OKAY! I need to get into this!”
Keep up the great work Dom! You’re creating a wonderful channel!
Some great reading there! I read runaway earlier on as well. Loved that story!!
Thanks for sharing :)
And appreciate it friend! I’ll do what I can 📚
@@TheComicBookReportI gotta ask! How far into morning glories did you get?!
@@Theworthlessopinion OK so other than this first deluxe edition, it’s been a long time since I’ve read morning glories but I’m pretty sure I got somewhere in the thirty issue mark? I know there are some issues after I stopped reading before they reached their hiatus.
@@TheComicBookReport okay okay! I’m like you, I LOOOOVED lost when it was on. And this definitely had that sort of “what’s really going on” kind of a plot. Reason I ask though is because I just felt like this series just kind of….totally lost its way around issue 25? Maybe. I just felt like it was going nowhere and lost the intrigue.
If you want more “what’s going on” kind of mystery comics, I hear good things about “the woods” by James Tynion from boom studios. Just a heads up.
@@Theworthlessopinion yeah I’d love to refresh myself with morning glories and catch up!
And yes! I’ve read the Wood and did enjoy! 👏 read it digital once upon a time would love to snag a physical copy of it in the future
Thanks for sharing your story! Always interesting to hear about why people read comics.
I started because I saw issue 7 of Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew and begged my parents to get it. That got me hooked. I read comics until Onslaught then stopped because adulting got in the way.
I got back into comics and collected editions December 2022. And once again, I have Captain Carrot to thank. I randomly though of the comic and googled if there was a graphic novel of the title. Needless to say, the results showed me all the different omnis and my eyes lit up! I now have about 100 omnis/OHCs/paperbacks.
I may not have found a Captain Carrot omni, but I had a custom omni made for the title.
Incredible! Thanks for sharing your journey as well 💪👏
Any favorite collected editions since your return in 2022 you can recommend? Outside of the aforementioned Captain Carrot custom 😂📚
@TheComicBookReport like you, I love 90s runs. But I'm a kid of the 80s, and I loved the less popular books. Power Pack omnis 1 and 2 are two of my favorites. I'm reading my books chronologically, so although I have plenty of more modern books, I haven't gotten to them yet. I am excited to read all my Geoff Johns books though. I hear so many great things about them. I think it was one of your shorts that listed 4 out of 5 of his books in a top ten DC omni list.
@@rogeliodoyle9168 oh nice I’ve never read power pack! I’ve seen the characters crossover in other books randomly but have never pursued their own title.
And very cool reading chronologically!
Yeah I’m a huge Johns fan. I’ve said it before but he’s someone who has written some of my favorite comics but he has also never written something I haven’t at least enjoyed
@TheComicBookReport you should give power pack a shot. The omnis are pretty inexpensive, and I think IST still has copies.
@@rogeliodoyle9168 thanks for the recommendation!
Do you also read digitally, for example on an iPad? I'd love to see a video discussing the pros and cons of different ways of reading and buying comics.
That’s an idea! I’ve dabbled with digital services or buying individual digital comics. I read digital on occasion it’s honestly a great way to read comics, but I generally do more physical reading these days
I got my first comic from Saint Nicolas on a children’s celebration in my village when I was 6 or 7. I have been reading and collecting ever since…
I am reading US comics for 2 years now. I was in the hospital for weeks because of lung cancer and I had a lot of time on my hands. Comics were a great way to pass the time and think about something else…👍🏻
Thank you so much for sharing man!
Great to learn a little bit about you. Hope you’re well 💪💪
@@TheComicBookReportThanks for asking, Dominick. I am doing well. I’m cancer free and we are expecting our third son in august. 2024 is a much beter year then 2022. 😉👊🏻
@@benupc AWESOME my friend! Congrats all around 👏💪
I was watching BJ kicks who gave a shout out to you on his top 5 CB channels to refer. I enjoyed your video and look forward to your reviews. I’m a on again off agin purchase of books. I need to just get back to reading. Any suggestions on new arcs coming out in the near future? I love the basics Spider Man, Batman, FF, Iron Man. I like to start at new story lines and not in middle of one. Thanks.
Hi! Thanks for checking out the channel! BJ is amazing, can’t believe he shouted me out today, great dude.
I only read collected editions so the newest stuff I read is already minimally 6-8 months old and I will read older things then that even 😂
Right now I am trying to keep up with the Zdarsky Batman run that’s ongoing I just read the second collection they released-not my favorite run so far but I do enjoy Zdarsky so I’m along for the ride :)
FF I am not current but I’m a huge fan, I’m ordering the reprint of the omnibus collecting the Mark Waid / Mike Wieringo run on the title (I’ve only read parts of that run eager to finish).
Spider-Man I’m still back in the Nick Spencer era but that’s been fun with lots of great art 🤷🏻♂️
There’s a series being released by Jonathan Hickman in the newer ultimate marvel universe it’s a new Ultimate Spider-Man. I’ve heard great things, just waiting for it to get a collected
Edition 🕷️
My one is just random i found an issue of harley quinn #75 (modern not the old one) and then i started reading more especially cus im a fan of the movies so yeah i can safely say it all originated from harley quinn and honestly just from that she is one of my fav dc characters and characters in comics
@@Thecomicbro oh wow that’s great! Any Harley Quinn comics you can recommend?
@TheComicBookReport honestly any of them are amazing I like the modern runs and TV series is the coolest out there but even so I still think my fav superheroes will still be the flash, daredevil, and green arrow
@@Thecomicbro awesome! Appreciate the recommendations :)
Great character list! Daredevil is my personal favorite
Hello Dominick
Can you tell me what graphic novels you need to read before the Batman black mirror?
Or is it a separate book??
Black mirror can be read as a standalone story. Big thing to note is that Dick Grayson is Batman
@@TheComicBookReport thanks
@@shaurya20085 of course!
Thanks for sharing your story, I had a similar experience in the past where I bough too much irresponsibly and later sold them off. I work in China as a teacher at a primary school which is great because I have the salary to be able to buy the books I want and the long holidays in which to read it all. I'm often limited to which books I can get over here without having to wait months for delivery so that helps keep my spending in check. so i read others digitally. The only problem will be when I eventually decide to return to the UK and have to move my collection home
Thanks for sharing! And I had to move not that long ago and it was…an effort, as far as the books were concerned 😅