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Name: Jennifer Smith
Two years ago, a combination of my childhood love for the 90s X-Men cartoon and a visit with comic-reading friends led me to see X-Men: The Last Stand on the big screen. As I left the theater, I thought, "The comics have got to be better than that, right?" So I asked a friend to lend me Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men, which I'd been told was the cure plot, done well. When I told him I loved it, that same friend lent me The Dark Phoenix Saga. And Runaways. And Grant Morrison's New X-Men run. And New Avengers. And X-Factor. And She-Hulk. And Alias. And so it began.
A year later, I was preparing to write my 115-page undergraduate senior thesis on Captain America. Now, two years later, I'm reading 10 or more books a week. Those people who say comics are an addiction? They're not lying. But I find that I don't mind in the least.
I'm a Marvel girl at heart, with particular love for the X-universe (especially Cyclops, Jean Grey, and the Beast) and the Avengers titles (with a focus on Captain America and Iron Man), but lately I've been placing tentative feelers into the strange world of DC, too. I also read Bill Willingham's Fables and Jack of Fables religiously, and I'm fond of Warren Ellis' Fell. Favorite writers include Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker, Peter David, Joss Whedon, Christos Gage, Dan Slott, Brian Michael Bendis on his good days, and Chris Claremont in the good old days.
After hearing another friend talk about iFanboy on a daily basis for months, I thought it was about time I checked it out. It seems like a great podcast, and a great community, and I'm happy to be here.
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Age Of Sentry #3 (OF 6) Avengers Invaders #6 (OF 12) Iron Man Director Of Shield #35 Thunderbolts #126 Tiny Titans #10 Trinity #25 Uncanny X-Men #504 X-Factor #37 X-Men Legacy #218 X-Men Worlds Apart #2 (OF 4) Young X-Men #8View details of my comics Print Your Pullist
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Spider-Man the Musical!
On Oct 24, 2008 7:00 AM@RaceMcCloud You know, I think it's true that there are some in the comics community who will look down on musical theater -- it's a problem between all geeky subcultures, as if one set of geeks feels the need to look down on another to combat their own insecurity. But I think this thread alone speaks to the surprisingly large crossover audience between comics and musicals. (Gordon...
Go to CommentAlan Moore, the Watchmen Movie's Biggest Fan
On Oct 18, 2008 1:42 PMA big part of what I love about comic books is the sense of shared ownership -- that any writer could come along and do new and interesting things with characters that readers already care about. I feel the same way about stories that use famous literary characters (though I've never actually read Moore's works of that type). Comic book movies, to me, are just one more way that cre...
Go to CommentNew Comics for 10/08/08 have a sore throat and stuffy nose
On Oct 6, 2008 5:10 PMI so wish Avengers/Invaders was living up to the awesomeness of its premise. That said, yay for Invincible Iron Man and X-Men: Manifest Destiny! BQ: God, I don't know, and if anyone has tips I'll gladly take them. I've been coughing for two and a half weeks.
Go to Comment10.05.2008 - Episode #153: Top Ten: Season 2 #1
On Oct 5, 2008 5:57 AMI finally listened after a busy week, and I swear, if I have nightmares about mannequins tonight, it's going to be all your fault.
Go to CommentBaltimore Comic-Con: We Are Con People
On Oct 3, 2008 6:38 PMThanks for letting us contribute, iFanboys -- we had a lot of fun putting this together. It was great meeting Ron and Conor (and Paul!) at the con, too.
Go to CommentiFanboy vs. iFanboy: The Graysons
On Oct 1, 2008 7:00 PMI'm not sure I'll be watching this show, whatever it is. But I would watch that Babs-as-Veronica-Mars show in a heartbeat.
Go to CommentiFanboy Mini - Episode #143 - Ode to the Beyonder
On Oct 1, 2008 9:43 AMAmazing. I'm going to have nightmares about eeeeeeeeevil Jim Shooter.
Go to CommentNot much in the way of new comics for 10/01/08...
On Sep 29, 2008 5:15 PMSix books, none of which I'm particularly excited about - though I'm always happy for more of Gage playing in other people's crossover universes, so I'm looking forward to the next issue of Civil War: House of M. BQ: My wallet, after the money I had to spend getting my car fixed to successfully drive back from Baltimore. Apparently, replacing your brakes is expensive.
Go to CommentNew comics for 09/24/08 say so long summer! Finally.
On Sep 22, 2008 6:00 PMWaaaaay too many books this week. But good stuff: Cap, both Fables books, Legacy and Wolverine: First Class, and the conclusion of the Warren mini, which has gone up in my estimation since the last time I reviewed an issue. And a new Runaways, which I hope feels more like the Runaways I love than last issue did. Of course, we also get a double hit of Daniel Way. I'm giving Deadpoo...
Go to CommentConor's Comic Cover Critique: The Return
On Sep 17, 2008 11:31 AMLovely analysis of the Scalped cover. It's almost enough to finally push me over the edge into giving that book a chance. That X-Factor cover, on the other hand, literally made me cringe in the store. Ugly and boring is an awful combination. But why the hate for Guido, Conor? (I've only worked backwards to episode 90 in the podcasts, so if you've addressed it already,...
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