100 Things I Love About Comics (In no particular order)
1. Meeting my boyfriend, Patrick, over a magazine featuring the "X-Men" movie.
2. DC: I don't read many of their titles, but it's just awesome to know that there's another universe out there beyond Marvel's superheros.
3. Mark Smylie's magnificently-rendered world of "Arteseia."
4. Kitty Pryde, the reason I got drawn into Comics and my favorite character to date.
5. "Birds of Prey"
6. The anticipation of the next "Batman" movie, while growing up.
7. "Runaways" - Brilliant premise, most original comic Marvel's published in years.
8. "Midnight, Mass," particularly the "Here There Be Monsters" mini. More, please!
9. Working on the designs for Patrick's comic.
10. Working on my comic.
11. Crossgen - What can I say? I was a fan...
12. "Bone"
13. "Exiles"
14. "Batman: The Animated Series"
15. The Uncanny X-Men
16. "My Sexual History" by David Heatley
17. Gilbert Hernandez' "Palomar" and "Poison River"
18. "Captain Britain" - Love the run by Alan Moore and Alan Davis, and Tom Defalco's run with Davis, as well.
19. Marvel Universe Series One trading cards, particularly the Shadowcat card, that introduced me to the wonderful world of comics.
20. The "Spider-man" animated series of the 90's
21. Silver Sable
22. The epic masterpiece "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" by Hayao Miyazaki
23. "A Distant Soil"
24. "Aria"
25. Discussing comics with Patrick (AKA listening to some amazing rants)
26. Looking through "Previews" with Patrick
27. Looking up the new shipping lists for comics every week
28. "Excaliber," the original series, that drew me in. My first ever comic!
29. Chris Claremont's "The Dark Phoenix Saga," my favorite comic story
30. Black Widow
31. "Elektra: Assassin" - the perfect superhero comic
32. Frank Miller's "Daredevil"
33. "X-2: X-Men United" - My second favorite movie after "Kill Bill"
34. "Courtney Crumrin"
35. "Battle Royale"
36. Looking up the comic/graphic novel charts
37. Growing up reading "Wizard"
38. Reading comics news on-line
39. "Ghost World"
40. "Whiteout" and "Whiteout: Melt"
41. Bill Sienkiewicz
42. Jay Anacledo
43. Steve McNiven
44. James Jean's comic covers
45. Brandon Peterson
46. "Meridian"
47. "Mystic"
48. Alan Moore - particularly "From Hell," "Promethea," and "Captian Britian"
49. Making lists and quizzes for comics (for/with Patrick)
50. Chicago Wizard World comic convention
51. Stores like The Source and Big Brain in Minnesota
52. "Spider-man 2"
53. "X-Men" animated series
54. Live-action "Batman" TV series - Julie Newmar is awesome. Is it sick that I had a crush on Burt Ward?
55. Poison Ivy - the ultimate villain
56. "The Incredibles"
57. The World's Best Comic Magazine "Fantastic Four"
58. "The Avengers"
59. "Alias" - Brian Michael Bendis' best work
60. Vertigo titles like "Y-the Last Man" and "Fables"
61. The Walking Dead"
62. Speakeasy Comics - What can I say? Crossgen left a void in my heart...
63. "Freak Force" and "Savage Dragon" (in that order)
64. "Days of Future Past"
65. "Astonishing X-Men" - Cassaday, Whedon, yes.
66. "New X-Men" - Grant Morrison's legendary run. Intro of the Stepford Cuckoos!
67. "Abadazad"
68. "Peanuts"
69. Grant Morrison
70. "Sin City"
71. The "X-Men" arcade game. I rocked with Dazzler. I am so undeniably gay.
72. Collecting "X-Men" action figures
73. Marvel Masterpieces card series
74. "Ultimate Spider-man"
75. Mystique in the "X-Men" movies
76. "Scott Pilgrim"
77. "Spellbinders" and those teenage witch comics I find myself attracted to
78. All-ages comics like "Owly," "Abadazad," and "The Grimoire"
79. Horror comics like "30 Days of Night" and "Mora"
80. Joss Whedon writing comics
81. My Kitty Pryde bust
82. Age of Apocalypse
83. Onslaught
84. Emma Frost
85. The Hellfire Club
86. "We3"
87. "Teen Titans: Go!"
88. Lynda Barry
89. James Kochalka
90. "Scion"
91. Julie Bell's superhero paintings
92. Free Comic Book Day
93. "X" spin-off titles like "X-Factor," "X-Force," and "Generation X"
94. "Ruse"
95. "The Inter-man"
96. "X-Men: Legends"
97. "Sojourn"
98. X-girls like Meggan, Siryn, Psylocke, Polaris and Rogue
99. "Jello-Man and Wiggly" - some goofy little comic I got growing up that paved the way for me
100. Manga culture ex. Boy/Boy manga, the girl fans, fetishism for Japanese authenticity, etc.
2. DC: I don't read many of their titles, but it's just awesome to know that there's another universe out there beyond Marvel's superheros.
3. Mark Smylie's magnificently-rendered world of "Arteseia."
4. Kitty Pryde, the reason I got drawn into Comics and my favorite character to date.
5. "Birds of Prey"
6. The anticipation of the next "Batman" movie, while growing up.
7. "Runaways" - Brilliant premise, most original comic Marvel's published in years.
8. "Midnight, Mass," particularly the "Here There Be Monsters" mini. More, please!
9. Working on the designs for Patrick's comic.
10. Working on my comic.
11. Crossgen - What can I say? I was a fan...
12. "Bone"
13. "Exiles"
14. "Batman: The Animated Series"
15. The Uncanny X-Men
16. "My Sexual History" by David Heatley
17. Gilbert Hernandez' "Palomar" and "Poison River"
18. "Captain Britain" - Love the run by Alan Moore and Alan Davis, and Tom Defalco's run with Davis, as well.
19. Marvel Universe Series One trading cards, particularly the Shadowcat card, that introduced me to the wonderful world of comics.
20. The "Spider-man" animated series of the 90's
21. Silver Sable
22. The epic masterpiece "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" by Hayao Miyazaki
23. "A Distant Soil"
24. "Aria"
25. Discussing comics with Patrick (AKA listening to some amazing rants)
26. Looking through "Previews" with Patrick
27. Looking up the new shipping lists for comics every week
28. "Excaliber," the original series, that drew me in. My first ever comic!
29. Chris Claremont's "The Dark Phoenix Saga," my favorite comic story
30. Black Widow
31. "Elektra: Assassin" - the perfect superhero comic
32. Frank Miller's "Daredevil"
33. "X-2: X-Men United" - My second favorite movie after "Kill Bill"
34. "Courtney Crumrin"
35. "Battle Royale"
36. Looking up the comic/graphic novel charts
37. Growing up reading "Wizard"
38. Reading comics news on-line
39. "Ghost World"
40. "Whiteout" and "Whiteout: Melt"
41. Bill Sienkiewicz
42. Jay Anacledo
43. Steve McNiven
44. James Jean's comic covers
45. Brandon Peterson
46. "Meridian"
47. "Mystic"
48. Alan Moore - particularly "From Hell," "Promethea," and "Captian Britian"
49. Making lists and quizzes for comics (for/with Patrick)
50. Chicago Wizard World comic convention
51. Stores like The Source and Big Brain in Minnesota
52. "Spider-man 2"
53. "X-Men" animated series
54. Live-action "Batman" TV series - Julie Newmar is awesome. Is it sick that I had a crush on Burt Ward?
55. Poison Ivy - the ultimate villain
56. "The Incredibles"
57. The World's Best Comic Magazine "Fantastic Four"
58. "The Avengers"
59. "Alias" - Brian Michael Bendis' best work
60. Vertigo titles like "Y-the Last Man" and "Fables"
61. The Walking Dead"
62. Speakeasy Comics - What can I say? Crossgen left a void in my heart...
63. "Freak Force" and "Savage Dragon" (in that order)
64. "Days of Future Past"
65. "Astonishing X-Men" - Cassaday, Whedon, yes.
66. "New X-Men" - Grant Morrison's legendary run. Intro of the Stepford Cuckoos!
67. "Abadazad"
68. "Peanuts"
69. Grant Morrison
70. "Sin City"
71. The "X-Men" arcade game. I rocked with Dazzler. I am so undeniably gay.
72. Collecting "X-Men" action figures
73. Marvel Masterpieces card series
74. "Ultimate Spider-man"
75. Mystique in the "X-Men" movies
76. "Scott Pilgrim"
77. "Spellbinders" and those teenage witch comics I find myself attracted to
78. All-ages comics like "Owly," "Abadazad," and "The Grimoire"
79. Horror comics like "30 Days of Night" and "Mora"
80. Joss Whedon writing comics
81. My Kitty Pryde bust
82. Age of Apocalypse
83. Onslaught
84. Emma Frost
85. The Hellfire Club
86. "We3"
87. "Teen Titans: Go!"
88. Lynda Barry
89. James Kochalka
90. "Scion"
91. Julie Bell's superhero paintings
92. Free Comic Book Day
93. "X" spin-off titles like "X-Factor," "X-Force," and "Generation X"
94. "Ruse"
95. "The Inter-man"
96. "X-Men: Legends"
97. "Sojourn"
98. X-girls like Meggan, Siryn, Psylocke, Polaris and Rogue
99. "Jello-Man and Wiggly" - some goofy little comic I got growing up that paved the way for me
100. Manga culture ex. Boy/Boy manga, the girl fans, fetishism for Japanese authenticity, etc.
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