Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:40PM6 comments ›
Thu Apr 10, 2008 — by Chris Ullrich
Brian Bendis, Warren Ellis and Other Creators Reveal the Comic That 'Hooked Them'
Top creators reveal the comic books that inspired them
As a reader of comics, there's probably one book in particular that got you hooked in the first place and kept you reading. Whether it was Superman, Batman, Fantastic Four or, like it was for me, Captain America, you always remember fondly that first one. Successful comic book creators such as Brian Bendis, Warren Ellis and Jim Lee also have a first one that inspired them and over at Entertainment Weekly, they share which comic book was "The One That Hooked Me!"
Among the comics that inspired these creators are Fantastic Four #1 for Brian Bendis, Tarzan for Jim Lee and Countdown, a british comic series, for Warren Ellis. Some of the other artists and writers who detail their first comic book experiences include Robert Kirkman, who counts Amazing Spider Man #314 as the one that "hooked" him and Matt Fraction, who finds it interesting that his first comic book was Batman #316.
If you do read comic books -- and lets's face it, if you're here at ComicMix, you probably do -- what was the comic book that first "hooked" you?
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Comments (6)
mike weber (5:17 PM on Thu Apr 10, 2008)
Don't recall the exact issue, but it was probably an early-50s Superman title; i clearly recall reading the first red kryptonite story...
Mike Gold (6:12 PM on Thu Apr 10, 2008)
Me and Brian Bendis. I'd been reading and enjoying comics for a long time before Fantastic Four #1, but that was the one that blew my brains out all over the back seat of my dad's car.
Glenn Hauman (8:54 PM on Thu Apr 10, 2008)
Batman #251. "The Joker's Five Way Revenge!" Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams.
Geez, who couldn't get hooked from that?
I was thrilled that while I was working in the production department at DC Comics, I got to shoot the film from that issue for inclusion in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told.
Love it love it LOVE IT.
Rick Marshall (10:20 AM on Fri Apr 11, 2008)
Marvel Team-Up #129 Spider-Man and Vision vs. The Mad Thinker's Robots
They smash evil versions of Albert Einstein, Mark Twain and, I believe, Abraham Lincoln... Vision questions his own humanity - or lack thereof. And there's a big robot with a club for a fist. Also, one of my favorite comic covers ever:
http://spiderfan.org/comics/images/marvel_teamup/129.jpg
My father bought it for me at Westmere News and Variety on Western Avenue in Albany, NY, when I was going to visit him one weekend.
Chris Ullrich (11:46 AM on Fri Apr 11, 2008)
Captain America #193 for me. I got to discover comics, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby all at the same time. Quite a day.
Esbat (5:47 PM on Sat Apr 12, 2008)
Amazing Spider-Man #350