[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Funny thing was, I wasn't really into comics during that time and ask most comic geeks, the 90s was really a bad period of time for comic books to the point theindustry almost went under. I did still have a few friends who collected at the time that told me about it. Also there are tons of graphic novels that collected the comics into complete works that tells about the whole Batman getting his back broken thing and how that was a big storyline.

How many comics do I have? I have at least 3 longboxes and 2 very large bins filled now. And most I actually started going through to purge and donate to foster care shelters and to soldiers across seas.

I actually stopped reading comics for almost 20 years and just recently got back into them. As more and more movies are being made 'based on comic heroes' and as some of these movies are butchering some of them, it's a way to keep up with what's going on. Trust me, some things have changes so much.

For instance: A lot of people don't know that Superman and Lois Lane are married, Spider-man and Mary Jane WERE married and by some bizarre incidence, are no longer, Batman and Hulk both have a son. Captain America (and Batman) were recently killed and resurrected and so on. The comics landscape is no longer the good guy stopping the bad guy, saving the day and everyone lives happily ever after. A lot of these stories have so many twists.

And then there are a lot of indie comics that have gotten a lot of attention lately. Wanted and Kick Ass by Mark Millar to name two that were both recently made in to motion pictures. And if you really want to see some serious and sick twists and what it means to be a metahuman, check out The Boys and Chew.

Some friends and I are actually (and I think I posted this already, I don't remeber and too lazy to check right now!) starting a charity dedicated to doig this. Surprisingly a lot of kids don't have access to comics (not as accessible as it was for me when I was a kid) and as much as they see them on TV, I think that by finding ways of getting comics to kids they learn about their favorite characters and also it may generate an interest in reading.

PM me about this friend of yours!

That's a lot to keep up with. I knew about Spiderman. I saw it on a cartoon once. I didn't know about the Hulk and Batman having a son. And I think that's awesome that you're donating your old comics to other people.

I'll pm you about the other part.