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My first run was from 1977 (starting with Star Wars) and went to about 1986, when I was a Senior in High School and dating and concerts won over the debate as to what and where I would spend my money.That being said, I continued collecting the X-Men related books and a couple others up through about 1991, just for continuities' sake.
But I just could not stomach the 1990s. I disliked a LOT of the 1990s, the comics, the movies, the music. Of course, I changed a lot then. I was in college, and then law school. I got married and started having children.
Around 2000 or so, I started picking up some of my old favorite titles, usually X-Men related and collected up to about 2010 or 2011 or so. I picked up artists I liked, like John Byrne, George Perez, and Jim Starlin, if I saw they were doing something.
But around 2012 or so, I just realized: 1. These characters were no longer the characters I knew and loved; 2. The price per issue was just too much versus the reward. 3. The stories seriously disrespected long-established continuity. 4. The serial retconning and restarting of titles, characters, and stories just turned me off.
So, now, I have about 35 or so boxes of comics that keep me entertained. I enjoy going back and rereading old series that I loved. Right now, I am rereading the original 18 issue Silver Surfer series. I am loving the Stan Lee soliloquies through which he used Norrin Radd to express his thoughts about society.
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