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Alan



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Gender: Male
Status: Married
Age: 36
Sign: Libra

State: Michigan
Country: US
Signup Date: 4/26/2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 

The Golden Age - DC comics.  The end of the Golden Age really.  Got hooked on DC Golden Age stuff thanks to Roy Thomas and All Star Squadron when I was a kid.  And this was a great cap on the Golden Age.  Sometimes a little confused on wether this is or is not in continuity but otherwise a great read.  Didn't quite get the critical acclaim of what I consider it's compaion piece from Marvel.....

Marvels - Just an all around great looking book.  Good for the continuity buff too.  Not an excellent read but a visual masterpiece.  I've got this in trade and limited edition hardcover on the shelves.  Or at least I should.  Where is the hardcover?  Eh.  As with everything else this move I'll find that box eventually.

Ronin.  Frank Miller.  Is this thing still in print?  I think I've owned this trade since it first came out in the 80s.  Does anyone ot from the 80s know this one.  Read it.

New Teen Titans:  The Judas Contract - back when Titans outsold X-Men.  At least that's what they claimed.  We did't have the internet then to kee track of these things.  The Judas Contract is where I was first introduced to Titans.  I think I was 10.  Have to check the year the original came out.  Intro Robin as Nightwing.  The original origin of Deathstroke.  I say original because Green Arrow makes it feel like that is changing.  Perez at his best.  Wolfman finishing a major arc that took over a year but wasn't decompressed and didn't try to string along the deep mystery.  We knew Terra was bad pretty quick.  And you know, we didn't care if they old us.  I remember I read Judas Contract part 1 and I had to go find whatever Titans stuff I could find.  So, by the time the second part came out I ahd already ready most of the previous Terra issues.  See, that's a good story, one that makes a 10 or 11 year old want to read more of the book.  Judas contract does that.  That's why it belongs out on the shelves.

Legion OF Superheroes:  The Great Darkness Saga.  Hey, if you're a Legion fan you love this run.  Most would say the greatest arc in Legion history.  And remember, there's something about Legion fans that make us the most rabid and loyal fans in comics.  So if we love this arc over all others imagine how good it is.   

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