davegraham

August 15, 2013 5:05 pm In 1991 I was reading four comics. Amazing Spider-man, Transformers (then after it got cancelled What If?), New Warriors, and Darkhawk. I actually got onto DH in the fourth issue, which co-stared Captain America and Daredevil. DH was probably the first comic I went looking for the back issues for, which involved me scouring three different 7/11s, a Five and ten store that had two comic racks, and one newsstand. Like Spider-man did in the 60s and Ultimate Spider-man does now, I felt like I could be that hero. If I found a magical amulet I'd be just like Darkhawk. DH and New Warriors were the two comics that made me a life long fan of superheros. During summer vacation. After buying comics. My friends and I would pick superhero teams. Dream line ups we would put together into a new book if we had the chance. Mine always had Darkhawk on it. He was something really cool.

September 1, 2010 8:53 pm How weird. I just started to reread Ellis' Stormwatch this week. 

November 11, 2009 11:12 pm Not to be overly snarky, but it doesn't look too far from the Justice Lords episode from the Justice League cartoon. Now I get that episode was probably based on this story, but still... a bit of a repeat as far as animation efforts go. Now, Crisis on Infinite Earths would be a bit more ambitious. That probably goes without saying... yet I said it anyway.

July 6, 2009 9:31 pm When I think of the 90's I don't wax nostalgically about Spawn, WildCATs, or Youngblood. I happily recall New Warriors, Darkhawk, and Sleepwalker. This collection will be fun, but I'd rather be reading an essential. Get on the ball Marvel.

June 2, 2009 6:49 am I hate those suits, but the rest is passable.

March 22, 2009 7:39 pm In my opinion, Ron's best episode. Bravo, sir. Bravo.

March 10, 2009 7:42 am

For good or for ill, I never quit reading comics. I started in 1990 regularly buying four comics (Amazing Spider-man, Darkhawk, New Warriors, and What If?) from a local Seven Eleven. I dabbled in a Captain America, Iron Man, and Avengers but in the early years those books never made it into my regular rotation. When Superman died I read all four titles during the "Return of Superman" (Batman's broken back and Hal Jordan going crazy didn't interest me beyond any single foil or glow in the dark cover). I picked up an issue of adjectiveless X-Men, because the cover had X-Men fighting X-Men and seemingly Magneto died at the end of it. I read every Venom series and Maximum Carnage was a lot of fun. 

Around the time I went into high school Age of Apocalypse had just wrapped up. I didn't quit reading comics I doubled the amount I read. I started picking up every X-Men title Marvel was selling then. I was an X-Men fan through Onslaught and Zero Tolerance and THEN I had enough (I don't think I picked up an X-Men comic again until Joss Whedon). I also collected the first round of Marvel VS DC in high school. I had ditched Amazing a little before the Clone Saga began, but I picked it back up along with the rest of the Spider-man titles when Ben Reilly wore the webs. I read Marvels, Kingdom Come, AND Ruins. I kept giving Superman and Kyle Rayner a chance, but they never held my interest. Heroes Reborn and Heroes Return started a run on Avengers that has been going strong up until the present. Thunderbolts was awesome.

 My last year of high school and through college I read Earth X, Universe X, and Paradise X (I wasn't a fan of the Lord of the Rings or Matrix trilogies, but Marvel's dystopic future was compelling). Peter David's runs on Captain Marvel and Young Justice were always at the top of my stacks. However now was when I was starting to feel burned out. Grant Morrison's X-Men weren't all that appealing. I wasn't reading anything by Bendis. I was going backwards into Alan Moore's immaculate catalogue and considering dropping monthly stuff altogether. I meandered through the mid 2000's with I cant remember what and was ready to quit altogether in 2005. Ironically, it was the end of House of M that held my interest just long enough for me to find this site. Then Civil War happened, the Death of Captain America, Secret Invasion... I am a lifer (and a MASSIVE Marvel zombie, apparently).

 I am Dave Graham and I approve this ramble. 

January 19, 2009 6:31 pm How does putting Dr. Doom on the Sinister Six make them the Masters of Evil? I pass.

January 19, 2009 6:29 pm I really liked this series back in the day. I actually read this before I read Marvels. I've been meaning to solicit the insight of the iFanboy trio on this title. I hope it gets some time in an upcoming show.

January 3, 2009 8:46 pm Sooo... the Jean that died at the end of Dark Phoenix was a clone of Jean Grey? Does that make Jean less heroic since her sacrifice at the end of DF was that of her clone?