I’ve been in quite a few forums where I feel like I know all about a character but then another member comes along with far more details. We’re a rich community with tons of experts!
Examples that I’ve noticed:
@JeepersItsTheJamags seems to understand the evolution of Batman, zeroing in on really specific points.
I appreciate the nod @KeyFamily. You’re always spreading positivity everywhere you go.
Truth is while I consider myself a big (and loud) Superman and Trinity fan, I’m far from an expert. Folks like @Vroom, @HubCityQuestion, @DeSade-acolyte, @AlexanderKnox, @Kon-El, among other fine members here probably put me to shame on the subject. Amazing the wealth of DC knowledge on these forums.
Having said that, I do like to consider myself “well rounded”. I know more than the fair weather fan, enough to hold my own with fellow DCU members, but get too far into the details, I find myself looking stuff up and asking, like everyone else .
I think the vast majority of my knowledge, straight out of my personal, mental data store is silver age to just a bit post COIE. Working on the psychology of supervillains club, some of my more modern knowledge is sinking in, but it still the silver and bronze ages to be my favorites. I think comics should be fun. I’m ok with them pushing at the edges. But I will admit the 1990s put me off new comics for a while. If I want something dark and gritty, I’ll read Kafka or Dostoevsky or Brecht.
I’m also fairly well versed in the DC animated space.
It’s probably why when folks are looking for recommendations for comics, I usually point them to silver and bronze age, because so few others seem to.
I’d like to think I’m well-rounded with a very particular set of characters (namely Batman and more recently Deathstroke). I don’t know that I could nail tricky questions involving specific dates though, for example. But you never know - sometimes I am a “details-expert”! And I’m growing my knowledge every day!
@ralphsix I was mostly curious how other DCUers would place themselves categorically with regards to their personal data banks. I love reading comics too! Just a fun question - “food for thought” kind of topic.
@DeSade-acolyte, there are a considerable number of threads and discussions referencing those comic eras so I’d definitely consider it a mission accomplished!
A few short comments because I am trying to put together the first week of material on the June topic for the DC History Club, which is the Huntress, though the Bronze Age, Post Crisis, New 52 and Rebirth.
Like other members, I am grateful for the huge Comic Book Library. When I was a kid I never had the chance to read early Batman and Superman stories and what a pleasure they still can give.
The Marvel.Silver Age still shines bright, the corresponding DC comics much less so, but looking at the material with adult eyes does not diminish the joy I had when I read them.as a kid.
The Bronze Age still holds up and every decade there are comic book.runs that are astounding. I find these runs by digging into my memories or reading the answers by members to a question posed by another member.
It is sad that DC comics can’t manage to produce more than three good comic titles consistently in the last few decades., but again you can usually finds some titles that are quite good, at least for a while until the writer changes or there is an editorial mandate for change for change sake.
But the good comics produced are in.the library, waiting to be discovered
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The questions poised by many members make me think and I often can find answers that I.ddn’t know before.
So thanks to.those who ask intriguing questions and the other members that give intriguing answers and give me a good lead to more research
I produce timelines that show me the before during and after and I am richer for it.
Pity the vote wasn’t multiple choice, as the option I chose isn’t what I feel is most reflective of my fandom. I’d have picked multiple options.
Anyhow, I’ve over 3 decades of DC experience under my belt, and a very strong memory so stuff just sticks. Be it the comics, movies/TV (including the history of their home video releases), toys/collectibles or other things, it’s all of great, GREAT fascination to me.
I may have long, LONG since completely forgotten useless math practices that I “learned” in high school, but I’ll never completely forget DC schtuff.
I’m not here to brag…I fit in to a lot of those areas. Can’t box in with just one. Thanks for the shout out. I love figs. @Vroom is actually a figs aficionado on figs. Puts me to shame as far as knowledge of them. I go to him to find out who made my figs. I just buy what visually appeals to me. Never tried to collect a series. Although. I do have a lot of singular brands, not on purpose. I also disintegrate comics. Art, characters, who wrote it, inked it, lettered it. I’m intrigued by all aspects of DC period. Comicaholic.
This post is a great idea! I went with History Buff, as I am pretty good at the when, why, where, and how of comic history. If I have one flaw it’s that my knowledge of comic books in the modern era isn’t quite up to par with my knowledge of comic books in the Golden Age, Silver Age, and Bronze Age.
I’m about to turn 50 and was introduced to comics when I was four. I remember freaking out when Crisis came out in 80s. I haven’t kept up couple of decades as well including Rebirth but feel I know most of the DC Universe creations.
. You’re always spreading positivity everywhere you go.
