I have a brother - six years younger - and I don't think he read comics either.
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flea - May 30, 2012 5:15:32 am PDT #20818 of 30000
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Calli - May 30, 2012 5:25:38 am PDT #20819 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I read some comics as a kid, but I didn't have a pull bag until college (85-89). Even then it was Sandman and various X-Men things rather than Captain America and Iron Man. I didn't have any brothers, but I was a daddy's girl, and Dad loved his Prince Valiant comics.
§ ita § - May 30, 2012 5:51:31 am PDT #20820 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Didn't have a brother, but I started collecting as soon as I moved somewhere with comic books (not enough availability in Jamaica to even follow a title).
My father was a big Phantom fan, et al, in his day, but he didn't mention that to me until I was way into the habit. I lost at least a couple thousand dollars worth of comics in Katrina.
erikaj - May 30, 2012 6:30:32 am PDT #20821 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
count me as a comic-reader with a brother. and a young uncle.
Kalshane - May 30, 2012 6:31:22 am PDT #20822 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
My dad had a bunch of comic collection books (mostly Batman and some Marvel) and I enjoyed reading those as a kid. Read some indie titles as a teenager, but never bought super hero comics until I was an adult. Like P-C, most of my experience comes from the assorted cartoons.
In regards to the nature of Loki's plan, here's an interesting take on it: [link]
§ ita § - May 30, 2012 6:36:57 am PDT #20823 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's pretty close to my reading of it--he wanted Thor to leave Asgard and pay attention to him.
Consuela - May 30, 2012 6:43:50 am PDT #20824 of 30000
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How many of you who didn't read comics as kids had brothers?
I have three brothers and two of them are older than me. Even so, comics just weren't a thing in our house. I remember reading a few Archie comics or Richie Rich comics as a kid, but that was it. I got into genre books by way of my oldest brother, who read a lot of SF, so I grew up not with comics but with Andre Norton.
smonster - May 30, 2012 6:51:46 am PDT #20825 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
My older brother was never into comics.
DavidS - May 30, 2012 6:54:16 am PDT #20826 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I was a voracious comic book reader from about age 9 to 17. Comics and used paperbacks ate up all my lawn mowing, babysitting and bottle returning money back then.
There was a time in there where I bought literally every single Marvel and DC title, a fair number of Archie and Harvey, the B/W Conan and the Warren horror titles, plus occasional upstart stuff like Iron Jaw and Elfquest.
So me and comics were tight in the 1970s.
Amy - May 30, 2012 6:56:54 am PDT #20827 of 30000
Because books.
I had some Archies stuff, I remember, but even my younger brother really wasn't into comics -- he was a HUGE Star Wars geek as a kid, though.