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Name: Steve Seelig

Greetings to one and all!

After spending my wee years being nourished on a healthy diet of Archie Comics, Gold Key Comics and Harvey Comics belonging to my sisters, I graduated to Superhero comics with a copy of DC Comics Presents Annual #1, purchased for me by one of my sisters, after we had gone to see Superman II in the theatres. (A copy I read many times.) Between the two, I was hooked for life! (Who wouldn't be after seeing Zod and company, especially the company!)

From there I became an avid reader of West Coast Avengers, which led to Avengers and also Daredevil. Frank Miller was great but I was also a big fan of Ann Noccenti. Romita Jr. was icing on the cake. I bought most of my early comics down the street at my local 7-11 in East Las Vegas or at the local Thrifty Drug where the spinner rack was right next to the ice cream scoop counter. Back Issues were discovered at a thrift shop that sold them for next to nothing. Good times! I discovered X-Men in 1991 after years of just not seeing what the big deal was,thanks to the beautiful art of Jim Lee, on a chance visit to one of the first Comic Shops I ever encountered in Long Beach, CA. I have since built up quite a collection of said franchise, especially Uncanny, despite all of the madness the franchise has endured. It saddens me that the neo-architect of the franchise's greatness, Chris Claremont, has become such a bitter old man.

Like many, I left the hobby for most of the 90's largely due the artwork of Rob Liefeld and just the because of the over emphasis on art and the value of books, and the introduction of variant covers, holograms and trading cards. (Plus there were way too many mullets going on in comics) Like a fool I gave my cherished collection to a deserving young lad as I had felt as I had outgrown them. (Fool!) While I have since built up a healthy collection, I have not as yet rebuilt the collection of my youth and it is my dream to do so.

I was drawn back in with the announced release of the first X-Men movie and was impressed with how much comics had progressed and how writing had once again become valued in regards to comics. I truly believe comics creatively are in a golden age. There is so much quality material out there. I would consider myself of a bigger fan of Marvel but that is mostly because that is what I grew up with. I love much of the DC Universe though, especially when it is written well. Never been big into Indie Comics but am open minded towards anything of a quality nature. I tend to steer away from titles where the violence or sex is over the top. (Not perfect in avoiding this completely; I am mostly bothered when it gets in the way of telling the story.) I'm not a big fan of Variant Covers and prefer Floppies over Trade Paperbacks. I like TPB for the convience but in terms of collecting prefer floppies. Call me a purist.

In life I am a Librarian with a background in History and as such am attracted to the history of comics and the influencial role they have played in society at large. In my mind they are modern mythology and are just as significant as Norse, Greek, or Roman Mythology. I am an avid supporter of the role comics and graphic novels can play in promoting reading and creativity and believe they are a powerful and effective means in which difficult to discuss issues such sexuality, domestic violence, war and the like can be addressed.

For Comics shipping on 09/24/08

Angel Revelations #5 (OF 5) Avengers Initiative #17 Black Panther #41 Captain America #42 Daredevil #111 Deadpool #2 Fantastic Four #560 Flash Gordon #1 Immortal Iron Fist Orson Randall Death Queen Ms Marvel #31 New Avengers #45 Nova #17 Runaways 3 #2 Secret Invasion Amazing Spider-Man #2 (OF 3) She-Hulk #33 Superman #680 Thunderbolts #124 Wolverine Origins #28 X-Force #7 X-Men Legacy #216
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