Full-Circle Comic Collecting

*oldmanwinters* · 02-12-2012, 09:37 PM

Back in the early 90s, my two favorite comic books were Archie's TMNT Adventures and Sonic the Hedgehog books. These were the only two titles that could keep me in anxious suspense from week-to-week, wondering what might happen in the next issue.

Other titles I would buy regularly were The Batman Adventures (based on the B:TAS cartoon), Valiant's Super Mario Bros., Marvel's Disney comics (Darkwing Duck, Rescue Rangers, Roger Rabbit, Disney Afternoon, etc.), and DC's Animaniacs.

Most everything I read was either based off a video game or cartoon that I already loved. I gave up comics cold-turkey around 1998 (kid's stuff, right?)

Today, my "auto-buy" comics are TMNT (obviously) and IDW's current run on Ghostbusters (a title I certainly WOULD have bought back in the 90s if they had been sold at my local grocery store). Other comics I've decided to try out are Archie's Mega Man and (after a 13-year absence!) current issues of Sonic the Hedgehog. I gave the new Batman Beyond mini-series a chance (because I love the TV show), but might consider getting back into it with the "Industrial Revolution" TPB or the "New 52" relaunch. And over the last few months I have tracked down all the KaBoom TPBs of Rescue Rangers and Darkwing Duck; Ian Brill has really inspired me on how to do old cartoons right for a modern audience.

I feel like my tastes in comics are remarkably similar today as they were when I was a kid in the 90s. I don't really consider myself a slave the nostalgia either, rather I just don't think I've changed all that much. It's like I've waited over a decade just so I could start buying the comics I used to get in Middle School.

Anybody else feel like they've come full circle?

02-12-2012, 09:37 PM	#1
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,501	Full-Circle Comic Collecting Back in the early 90s, my two favorite comic books were Archie's TMNT Adventures and Sonic the Hedgehog books. These were the only two titles that could keep me in anxious suspense from week-to-week, wondering what might happen in the next issue. Other titles I would buy regularly were The Batman Adventures (based on the B:TAS cartoon), Valiant's Super Mario Bros., Marvel's Disney comics (Darkwing Duck, Rescue Rangers, Roger Rabbit, Disney Afternoon, etc.), and DC's Animaniacs. Most everything I read was either based off a video game or cartoon that I already loved. I gave up comics cold-turkey around 1998 (kid's stuff, right?) Today, my "auto-buy" comics are TMNT (obviously) and IDW's current run on Ghostbusters (a title I certainly WOULD have bought back in the 90s if they had been sold at my local grocery store). Other comics I've decided to try out are Archie's Mega Man and (after a 13-year absence!) current issues of Sonic the Hedgehog. I gave the new Batman Beyond mini-series a chance (because I love the TV show), but might consider getting back into it with the "Industrial Revolution" TPB or the "New 52" relaunch. And over the last few months I have tracked down all the KaBoom TPBs of Rescue Rangers and Darkwing Duck; Ian Brill has really inspired me on how to do old cartoons right for a modern audience. I feel like my tastes in comics are remarkably similar today as they were when I was a kid in the 90s. I don't really consider myself a slave the nostalgia either, rather I just don't think I've changed all that much. It's like I've waited over a decade just so I could start buying the comics I used to get in Middle School. Anybody else feel like they've come full circle? __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items! Last edited by oldmanwinters; 02-12-2012 at 11:07 PM.