Hey guys, my name's Eric and I started reading comics when I was young lad in the early 90's. Superman's Death, Batman's back being broken by Bane, and Wolverine's Adamantium being ripped from his body are three distinctive memories I have from reading and collecting, along with all the early Image stuff.
I gave up reading comics around High School, was still interested in a lot of the ideas, just was pretty preoccupied with girls and other distractions. Started reading and collecting again around 2004, and have since been completely obsessed again. I collect pretty much all things Batman, but my collection and reading interests range from Sandman, MircaleMan to Saga, Y: the Last Man, East of West, and a ton of other indies and small prints. I seek out raws and graded books, signed and unsigned. Just kind of stumbled on this site and I'm glad I joined, wish I would've been here sooner. I attended my first Con this year in WizWorldChi and loved it, so I plan on attending many more (I already have my tickets to C2E2), hopefully will see some of you in person at some.
I majored in English at Northern Illinois University and write Fiction, Poetry, and am developing a few comic ideas I have that I would eventually like to self-publish, just trying to find artists to collaborate with, as I cannot draw very well myself. Ran into someone I knew growing up at WWC that draws and has been doing some small print comics work, so I have been talking to him some to try to get the old ball rolling.
I have been very active on the boards since joining a month or two ago, and am very happy to be here, nothing like good conversation with like-minded individuals. So, thanks for having me and WTTB to the other noobs like me!!!