Can't Blog Today, Busy Reading

Personal history story time! I might be a DC reader, but I've got something of a family history of Marvel. Sitting around and reading my cousin's comics was pretty much the highlight of family get-togethers for me for a while there. Except for the part when I didn't really entirely understand what was going on, because this was Marvel in the '90's.

And then I discovered the MC2 titles, and they were a Godsend to me. I didn't need to know who this guy that the Avengers had fought once was, or what on Earth was up with the Scarlet Witch and her being crazy, or anything. I could start with #1s in something new and shiny!

And I loved it. I'm not ashamed to admit that. (And even if I was, I have the convenient out of being less than 10 years old at the time, anyway.) All 3 of them: Spider-Girl, A-Next, and J2.

J2 was my favorite. No particular reason I can recall, I just really liked the guy. But I never got to finish the series, much to my chagrin for quite some time.

And, well, you remember me mentioning yesterday that I do random eBay searches, right?

I found this and couldn't resist. It arrived today. Please excuse me while I revisit my childhood.

(I'm halfway into the second issue as I type this. So far, it's not a bad read, I guess. Not super duper excellent, and a lot of it's pretty corny, but, hey, I like it.)

Also, any comic that features a skinny, awkward nerd turning into a huge beefy guy is pretty alright by me, I'm just saying.



The fact that he's stark naked the first time it happens doesn't exactly hurt, either, of course.