V is for The Vision

Vision is one of my all time favorite comic book characters.  When I started collecting comics, I actively sought out all of his appearances.  When I returned to comics in the last few years, I found out he has become virtually unrecognizable to me as a character.  But I still enjoy reading his older adventures....

P is for Henry Pym

Hank Pym

Who?  


Well,  Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym was the original Ant-Man.  He was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby and made his debut inTales to Astonish #27 in January 1962.

He was a founding member of The Avengers (and one of only two not to make it into the movie).


He later became Giant-Man...

Then Goliath...

Then Yellowjacket...

And so on....but the REAL reason he is on this list...he was front and center on the cover of the FIRST comic I ever bought....Avengers # 228....

J is for Justice League of America

Though they appeared before The Avengers, I discovered them after.  Different in my mind than other super-hero teams, in that this team is best when DC's biggest characters are on the roster.  And while I think the League is best when the "Big Three" of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are on the team, some of the more off-beat lineups have their moments.

My favorite back issue finds these days are 1970-1980 era JLA comics....always a good read.

As Marvel has laid out a specific  movie plan that culminated with The Avengers movie, DC has never really seemed to get their act together (beyond the recent Batman movies which are...okay).  However, their animated efforts (television shows, direct to DVD animated features) are usually phenomenal.

C is for Captain America

Captain America is the character who is third in the number of appearances in my collection and the highest ranking character from Marvel Comics.

He was always the backbone of the Avengers for me.  I never collected his series back in the day, but did pick up the reboots when I started collecting again a few years ago.

His movie was one of the BEST comic book films I have ever seen.

A is for The Avengers

It took me awhile, but my theme for this year is comic books...specifically my collection.  Might not be terribly exciting, but hopefully some of it will be pretty to look at.

Growing up, The Avengers was MY title.  Loved it.  The first comic I ever bought was Avengers #228.  The title is, by far, the largest in my collection, with a total of 370 issues.