About Comic Books

One thing that makes me different from a lot of Nigerians, and everyone around me, is that I'm a comic book reader.

I read Marvel, DC, Image, Top Cow, and plenty of Mangas. In terms of what I like most to least it goes from this order (reason within the list):

DC and WS/Vertigo - I've been a fan since the Prelude to Infinite Crisis (okay, Graduation Day to be exact). I've read so much back story that I completely understand Pre-Crisis, post-Crisis, post-IC, and post-52 history. It's my favorite company because it doesn't pretend it's "realistic". They understand their audiences and cater their stories to them, as well as try to gain new readers. They respect the history of it's characters and continue to move foward in their story lines. 52 was one of my favorite comic book stories from this era.

Favorite Male characters - Eradicator, The Green Lantern Corps (counts as both male and female), Nightwing, Jack Knight, Mr. Terrific, Wesley Dodds, Jay Garrick, and Captain Marvel

Female Characters - Powergirl, Manhunter (Kate Spencer)

Favorite non-52/Countdown title - Justice Society of America and Justice

Marvel - I have a bone to pick with Marvel. Civil War messed up my pull list badly, and I do not like the new direction they have taken. It feels like they are about to destroy the Ultimate Universe, so they want to take whatever they like from that universe, and adapt it to the regular (616) universe. Namely, the amount of power SHIELD has over the Superhero community. It no longer feels like superheroics, it feels like I'm reading about an army of shady "heroes", and full-on villains. Not to mention, my favorite character has been killed recently, so I'm pretty ticked off.

I don't read the X-titles besides X-Factor and Astonishing, which are great. I only read Amazing Spider-Man when talking about the Spidey-titles.

Favorite Male characters - Black Panther, Captain America, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, (formerly) Iron Man, Beta Ray Bill

Female - Black Cat, Jean Grey, Magick, (formerly) Ms. Marvel, Shadowcat.

Titles - Captain America, Immortal Iron Fist, New Avengers

Villains - The Wrecking Crew, Bullseye, MODOK

I'm Anti-Reg, by the way. The Initiative was made to be broken, with Hulk or without him.

Manga - I read Berserk, Naruto, Bleach, Akira (still reading it), and Blade of the Immortal. Life is good.

Favorite character - Nosferatu Zodd

Image - I only read Spawn, Invinicible, The Walking Dead, and the TMNT titles. I really only like Invinicible and WD.

Top Cow - I hate the majority of the line, but I still read Witchblade, and my favorite character in the line, The Darkness.

Overall, comics is my second hobby, but I love it just as much.