Who collects comics here?

I would also like to know if anyone has a first editions. I came across the first and last edition of Wonderman- he died in the first episode. I also have what if Wonder man never died.

I will go through my collection and get some digital photos of some of my first and add later.

I also have another oldie, "Sandman vs Spider man"

Also the first Golden, DC and Marvel Star Trek episodes from the 80's.

I was lucky enough to find some classic Illustrated comics from the 1950's such as J. Vern's "First man on the moon, wizard of Oz.

I also collected comics which are not included in your list.
They were mainly Lucky Luke, Asterix, Corto Maltese and others. They belong to the french/belgian school of comics, which I suspect is rather unknown to americans.

Mixcoatl wrote:  It's pretty interesting that European and American comics are so completely different. Most European (Franco-Belgian) comics are almost unheard of in America, and vice versa.

I don't know what happens in America, but here american comics are far from "unheard of". I mean look at Disney's comics (which, I forgot to mention in my previous post, I was a great fan of, until highschool at least). Besides them, all those superhero comics are also circulating, though they appeared relatively recently in greek market. It's true that the previous decades (before '90s) greek comic publications were dominated by european comics, which of course remain the dominant genre today. Another genre are those japanese comics (manga? anime? not sure how they're called), who gain popularity steadily. I bought an american (dark horse) translation of an '80s japanese comic, and found it quite good.
My favourite, as perhaps my avatar shows, remains Corto Maltese.

I have some DC and Marvel issues. Some older 70s Spiderman. I haven't gotten any in years though, but  still got my old collection. 

xristar wrote: I also collected comics which are not included in your list. They were mainly Lucky Luke, Asterix, Corto Maltese and others. They belong to the french/belgian school of comics, which I suspect is rather unknown to americans.

Asterix was commonly used in French language courses in public schools for Anglo-Canadians. I don't know if it still is or not.

I also know Metal Hurlant, mostly because of Moebius.

I have some old Disney comics and there is another company I forgot called First Comics. I have the Super man dies but so do a lot of people.

Maybe Marvel and DC should work on the Hulk, the thing and superman vs Alien. I have a DC where Batman fights the Predator and a number of Alien comics- Conan also by Marvel.

Magnus Robot fighter is good and I have some Golden Key Comics with him and some newer ones by another brand. Golden key never went out of buisness but the publisher decided to get out of the comic buisness. Mighty Sampson M,A,R. patrol, and Turok were good Golden Key characters but I am not sure if they were republished. Golden key comics are cheap so it is easy to buy older comics but I have not collected since the 1990's. The oldest comic I have is 1957 a Classics Illustrated about the Wizard of OZ.

I collect Ulrich's comics - like the one above - priceless Ulrich

Edited by Northman - 27-Feb-2009 at 21:28

I read pretty much anything Jason Aaron, Kurt Busiek, Garth Ennis, and Mark Millar write.

I don't collect comics, but if there's something good out there I'll give it a go, especially manga.

AE would definitely like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historie

It's an ongoing manga series about the life of Eumenes, Alexander the Great's general and secretary. Chances are you guys have already been aware of this comic for some time, but just in case I figured I'd bring it up. It's very, very good.

I've read a ton of American and European comics, but I prefer Japanese ones. Here are a few of my favourites:

http://www.onemanga.com/Vinland_Saga/

http://manga.animea.net/berserk.html

Vinland Saga is a historical manga, set in Britain and Scandinavia in the late viking age. The author has done excellent research in everything from political history to art and architecture.

Berserk is a fantasy manga heavily influenced by late medieval Europe, Italy perhaps in particular with the heavy emphasis on mercenary bands. It's an extremely dark, violent and at times erotic manga. Sometimes you suspect the guy who made this must've been insane.