crushercreel

Name: Eric Koford

Bio: Crusher Creel is my real name and I walk around in striped prison pants, boots, no shirt, and a ball-n-chain.  It gets a bit chilly sometimes.  Actually, the only thing Crusher Creel and I share is the same haircut.  I have been a big Marvel fan since my first encounter with Loki.  Actually started reading comics in the first grade.  My first book was a Hulk book that was in the reading library area of my first grade class.  It was way better than "Watch Jack run."Growing up there was a group of us that read comics, but it was really casual.  We never had any discussions about characters or creators.  It wasn't until college that I started communicating with some really interesting people about comics.  That continued through graduate school and into adulthood.  Now my kids and I share the love together.  I don't push anything on them, but let them develop their own tastes.  My daughter likes mostly femine heroes and manga.  My son loves Spider-Man.  I travel for my career and try to hit the "best" comic store in whatever city I am visiting.  I have a list of favorites and am surprised with how many great stores there are.  I am also surprised that some can stay in business.  I don't collect books, but read titles and give them away.  Mostly at Halloween.  I collect trades and reread them.  I am loyal to a few titles, but am always on the lookout for new interesting books.  I prefer "fights in tights" type of books.  I grew up on them and continue to love well written and drawn superhero books.  I still look at the books from my childhood (in trade), but I can hardly read them.  They are written in a more simple style, but compared to some of the books I read today, they just pale.  Current Favorites:  Invincible, Captain America, Thor, the Avengers, Ultimate FF, Atomic Robo,Godland, Sharkman, Atomics/Mad Man, Goon, Jonah Hex, Lone Ranger, Incredible Hercules, Batman, among others.