Does Your Spouse or SO Read Comics?

[Gail Simone]

If so, did they do so before meeting you? What comics do they read?

If not, have you tried to offer them comics they might like? What was the response?

Thank you!

[Jared H.]

The only American comic I've convinced Sarah to read is Transmetropolitan. She loves it.

Other than that, she likes manga.

[Hex77]

I have introduced my girlfriend to Deadpool and Sin City, but that's it.

[Sabrinaset]

I got hooked on comics because of an ex-B/F, actually, and read them when he did. Sadly, the B/F is gone, but the love of comics remained...mostly because I had already invested quite a bit in them when we were together.

[Arrjay]

Sometimes. If I pay her to. Or if I repeatedly tell her of how awesome a certain book is over and over again. Or if I lock her in the bathroom when she's taking a crap after conveniently leaving a bunch of X-Men books there.

[Gail Simone]

I got hooked on comics because of an ex-B/F, actually, and read them when he did. Sadly, the B/F is gone, but the love of comics remained...mostly because I had already invested quite a bit in them when we were together.

Sabrina, I love your posts, but...

WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR AVATAR!?!?!!? :)

Gail

[Ponda]

I've never had a SO, but there have been times when I've convinced girls and/or friends to read comics.

[Sabrinaset]

Ah, the Avatar contest this week is "What looks like a Hangover"...I'm really thinking I have a chance to pull off an upset over StoneGold. Please vote for me! :)

[Ed Cunard]

My wife read most of the EC horror comics growing up, so we've spent the last few years getting all the Russ Cochran EC LIBRARY collections.

She's also found one manga she likes, and she enjoyed the copy of BLACK HOLE I bought her. Other than that, she doesn't have much interest in comics, and I don't have much interest in pushing things on her.

[bfrank]

If so, did they do so before meeting you? What comics do they read?


She does now....she had to find out why she can't talk to me on wed....she tends to read what I read, but has become a huge Wonder Woman fan...

[Slam_Bradley]

My ex (who may be moving back in) reads them occassionally. She loved Sandman. Reads Hellblazer and Fables trades when I get them. She liked the Mr. Miracle series in the early 90's that focused on he and Barda and their domestic situation. And any Eisner gn's that I get.

[Yoda]

I had one ex who read comics, ironically at a time when i wasn't reading them anymore. Never gotten the current girlfriend to regularly read comics beyond getting her to read Superman For All Seasons two years ago. She has expressed interest in some non-superhero books, caught her thumbing through My Faith in Frankie, and It's a Bird. She paints so she especially likes to look at painted comics for the art. She will see comic movies though so there may be hope.

But i recently converted her brother-in-law with a triple threat of Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimates, and Bone.

[Night Swordsman]

When my last significant other was in my life,she was a big anime/manga fan.
And shared my love of cartoons(we used to watch pokemon and animaniacs together).

Sigh

[Typo Lad]

Suzannah's all about the comic strips, mostly. However, a copy of "Go Girl" left in the loo became very popular with her.

[stealthwise]

I made a deal with my fiance that I would go swimming with her and do some laps if she read some comics.

Well, five laps later... (man, those swimmers develop different muscles than most people) She ended up reading "Sandman: A Game of You," which I think turned her off from comics for a bit. It's a great book, but I forgot about some of the horror elements in it. She also read Andi Watson's "Dumped" at my urging.

I'll probably try again with something a bit shorter and less violent.

[Jared H.]

Ah, the Avatar contest this week is "What looks like a Hangover"...I'm really thinking I have a chance to pull off an upset over StoneGold. Please vote for me! :)

Is that vomit coming out of her mouth, or did she steal the lead singer of KISS's tongue, dye it white, and transplant it?

[DuelaDent]

Yes, he reads comics now (thanks to me introducing him). He loves Lady Death, and used to read the entire Crossgen line before it died.

[Cam63]

My cat can't read.

[Sabrinaset]

Is that vomit coming out of her mouth, or did she steal the lead singer of KISS's tongue, dye it white, and transplant it?

I think it's a mixture of milk and Fruit Loops...although I've had a few PM's asking me if it was a number of things :)

[jpk]

She just read her first this weekend - Spike: Old Times. She has a thing for Buffy. She says she had a hard time tracking what order to read the "word bubbles" in, LOL.

Then again, that still happens to me sometimes...

[rismo63]

My wife doesn't read comics regularly, though she will pick out things she thinks might interest her if she's in the store with me. Most recently, she enjoyed the first two issues of Morrison's Vimanarama, but the third let her down.

[Sharpandpointies]

My wife read through all my old Dr. Strange comics, lo, many years past. She and I both were excited when we found out JMS was restarting the series, only to be crushed at the discovery it was only 6 issues long.

Other than Dr. Strange, and a brief show of interest in Maison Ikkoku and Spider-man (about 3 issues each), that was it for her. She likes superhero movies, and that's all.

...even tried to get her into a superhero RPG...nope, none of that....

[mgs]

I've never had the chance to introduce a girlfriend to my hobby yet, but I think the next one will be introduced.

what I really find often amusing is the looks of other people's girlfriends, mothers, sisters, daughters, etc. when they come into Midtown Comics once in a while...

Some have been absolute hotties into the comics themselves, but keeping away from all the drooling fanboys. Some cooler dudes have theirs with them and the girls can range from either being into it, or at least, pretending to be, to those who look horrified/disgusted and one time, this guy's girl would NOT stay away from me, she just kept on looking at me and even almost coming up to me as I was paying, and just, mouth-open, in a look of like, 'What are you doing here?!!!!??' it was kinda wierd.

I guess most places have it bad with getting all types in the stores, but it's not so bad when you're in Midtown Manhattan in the middle of the fashion district.

oops, sorry about the rant.

[TCJohnson]

I am single right now, just broke up with my ex in October (although we are still going on occasional dates...weird situation.)

When I did have an SO last October, yes she did read comic books. She has he LCS owner on her speed dial and would spend an entire weeks paycheck at baltimore comic cons every year. However, with a few exceptions she did not like comics from the big two. She loves comics from independents.

[Dark Galaxy]

So, I am posting from the other side of the coin. I AM the Spouse who reads comics. I never had before I met CFT. He broke me with Strangers in Paradise. Then introduced some more warm and fuzzy series like Sandman, Preacher, and the like. He also had me read some stuff written by this lady who was just breaking into comics ...who used to write a column on some website....can't remember her name though.

[chicainery]

If so, did they do so before meeting you? What comics do they read?

If not, have you tried to offer them comics they might like? What was the response?

Thank you!

I got my girlfriend to read comics for the first time by showing her my Fables trades. She's now read all six trades. She also now looks through the previews when I make my order and has picked out a few comics that I order for her. Marvel Zombies, X-men: Deadly Genesis and Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk are the three mini-series she's gotten so far.

I've also gotten her into video games. I bought her a Nintendo DS for her birthday and she plays Wario Ware: Touched, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time and Mario Kart DS quite a bit.

Maybe I'm not such a good influence on her. But either way, she's the Best.

[the4thpip]

He only reads comic strips like Calvin and Hobbes and Boondocks. He liked the "True Story Swear to God" strip collection so much that I'm hoping he'll give the comics a chance, too.

[Mysterio]

My wife doesn't read them and tolerates my collection... but just barely. When we first got married, I got her hooked on Wonder Woman but that's all she's ever tried.

[WhiteRose]

Alas, my girlfriend doesn't read comics. She's more of an anime/webcomics kinda gal, so as soon as I find something she might like, I'll pass it on. I'm not too fussed if she doesn't like them.

[Ringslinger76]

My wife will read most of what I recommend. She is awaiting the long put off next issue of Liberty Meadows, and she is also quite fond of Birds, Fables, and the occasional manga. We just picked up the new Liberty Meadows Christmas ornament and she currently has all of the "comic book" Barbies since that is what she collects alongside her Madame Alexander dolls.
Oh, and she NEVER misses Smallville.

So yeah, she has one foot wading in the nerd pool.

[sk716]

My wife will read most of what I recommend. She is awaiting the long put off next issue of Liberty Meadows, and she is also quite fond of Birds, Fables, and the occasional manga. We just picked up the new Liberty Meadows Christmas ornament and she currently has all of the "comic book" Barbies since that is what she collects alongside her Madame Alexander dolls.
Oh, and she NEVER misses Smallville.

So yeah, she has one foot wading in the nerd pool.

Dude, I know your wife, she has both feet in the nerd pool and she's doing a little dance! Any Southern girl who speaks Czech is automatically a nerd.

And there is nothing at all wrong with that.

[MacQuarrie]

If so, did they do so before meeting you? What comics do they read?

If not, have you tried to offer them comics they might like? What was the response?

Thank you!
Yes, some.

Before I inflicted myself on her, she read some Archies and Harvey comics when she was a kid, but that was it.

Now she reads Birds of Prey, True Story Swear to God, Astro City (when one shows up), and a couple of other titles occasionally.

[Oracle_0128]

My hubby was always an X-men fan through and through while I was always into the Bat books.

I've slowly shown him the light and now he reads most of the DC comics that I do. BOP, Manhunter, Batman etc.

Though with this impending crisis and the not so favorable direction I feel DC is going with this whole Crisis bullshit, I think I'll get a subscription to X-men myself.

Gail you still are on my must read list. BOP has been consistently great from month to month. But I have to be honest that the whole OYL thing has a lot of us fans in a bit of a tizzy.

I just hope that Geoff and his need to put his stamp on these beloved characters is really worth it.....

[neil kleid]

My fiance did not, but read everything ive written after we started dating.

Recently,however, unprompted, she started flipping through the books on my shelf and is now devouring the STRANGERS IN PARADISE pocket volumes and the BONE One Volume Edition.

[Ed Cunard]

My fiance did not, but read everything ive written after we started dating.

Recently,however, unprompted, she started flipping through the books on my shelf and is now devouring the STRANGERS IN PARADISE pocket volumes and the BONE One Volume Edition.

And now would be an awesome time to say how you proposed to her with a comics theme or, at least, link that blog entry.

[neil kleid]

Well, not so much a comic theme but a theme that involved cartooning and what I do:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/rantcomics/67544.html#cutid1

[Ed Cunard]

Well, not so much a comic theme but a theme that involved cartooning and what I do:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/rantcomics/67544.html#cutid1


Well, I just like the story a lot.

[Joe Rice]

Lisa will read something if I really, really recommend it. She really liked We3, Watchmen, Scott Pilgrim and Preacher. Liked From Hell, Jimmy Corrigan, and Ice Haven. Sees zero appeal in super books. Her sister/roommate has become a real nerd though, addicted to Seven Soldiers, Lady Snowblood, BPRD, and some other stuff.

I had an ex who was a huge comic fan. She helped get me into better comics, actually, back when I was just reading whatever.

[west3man]

If so, did they do so before meeting you? What comics do they read?

If not, have you tried to offer them comics they might like? What was the response?

Thank you!
She reads what I GIVE her to read... and LIKES IT!

Actually, that's technically true, although the tone is the purest of bullshit.

[Gingold]

My wife doesn't read comic books, other than an occasional Archie digest when I pick them up at the supermarket. She loves comic strips, though- particularly Mutts, For Better or For Worse, and Pearls Before Swine, and has been enjoying the Fantagraphics Peanuts collections. I've never tried to push comics on her too hard- she liked Maus, I think. She thought some old Lois Lane comics that I showed her were pretty hilarious, but they don't really make anything like that anymore. She doesn't have any real interest in comic books and I don't really feel the need to convert her.

[K'Nort]

Well I met my boyfriend at SDCC 2005, and specifically at a gathering of CBR posters, so yeah.

I'm DC and he's Marvel, though, so there's still all sorts of introducing of new titles going on.

[west3man]

Well I met my boyfriend at SDCC 2005, and specifically at a gathering of CBR posters, so yeah.

I'm DC and he's Marvel, though, so there's still all sorts of introducing of new titles going on.
S'funny. Another poster said s/he'd have the opposite reaction if someone s/he dug was "one of them*."


* - I don't remember if s/he was a DC'er or a Marvel'er.

[The Xenos]

I had started to type something in the other thread but then changed my mingd, but what the hell...

I was rather surprised that the last girl I was with (who I talk about and go all whiny emo bitch about all too much) asked me for my copy og Nightwing Huntress. A friend had told her about Huntress and she was interested in the character as she too was Sicilian. Of course i was leary of showing it to her that story as things didn't end well. We had enough anxiety problems with both of us as it was.

Also, she loved Sandman comics as many female comics fans do. She even had a printout of Death on her door going "peachy keen". When she told me about it and said it like Death, it was just so damned cute.

She also kinda reminded me of Elektra a bit in the way that Elektra and Matt were so passionate and how Elektra was a crazy sort of tease. Plus her being gorgeously mediteranian too and having beautiful olive skin didn't hurt. I had suggested going to see the Daredevil movie based on the romance I knew from the Miller books. She wasn't too interested. Sadly things didn't last till that Valentines when the movie came out. Not that the movie was any good or had any of that passionate romance from the book anyway.

On a side note she also reccomended crazy artsy movies like Eraserhead and Angels Egg, which featured art by Yoshitaka Amano who did Sandman Dreamhunters. She really got me hooked on Amano's work as she was a big fan. I remember running around comics shops in the area looking for the Dreamhunters journal I had seen at my regular shop, but it was sold out everwhere. I was going to settle for the Death one as a Christmas gift. Though we called things off before that vacation anyway.

Mind you she was also a writer herself. (Damn them female writers are craaaazaaay...) I even found one short story in an anthology of student works. Not only did it feature a friend of mine and her friends, it also sounded like she wrote it just before she met me. Of course the thing that got me was that it was a horror story and rather Lovecraftian. I never got to show her Hellboy, but I think she would have liked it. I remember her saying she loved Steven King's stuff. So not only was she somewhat into comics and didn't have any stigma about them, she was also into writing. Never did tell her about my dreamjob of writing comics. Then again I felt amateurish and embarassed to even tell her my personal interest in her profession.

[Gail Simone]

My husband is reading a lot more comics, now, and my son as well. Even my niece is starting to read some comics.

[Free-Man]

Most of the girls I've gone out with haven't MINDED that I read comics, so I consider that a victory. A few read manga, but that's it.

[section 8]

Dude, I know your wife, she has both feet in the nerd pool and she's doing a little dance! Any Southern girl who speaks Czech is automatically a nerd.

And there is nothing at all wrong with that.

I'm offended by this,
My sister speaks three languages. and she isn't smart enough to be a nerd (please do not tell her I said that or she'll kick my ass)

Anyhoo
Yes my live-in girlfriend reads anything with Deadpool and the Dresden books (in spite of my efforts to get her to try Hellblazer

[Karl O'Neill]

She tried Buffy only because she loved the show.

He just stopped reading it after the first 7 issues.

On the other hand. She thinks Dick grayson is the hottest looking character in comics.

[Sabrinaset]

Heh ... I just looked up my first post in this thread over three years ago, and that was about the time Kris and I were dating, although I don't think we were completely serious yet. And it's taken that long to get her to even admit that some of my comics are fun reading! ... not that she'd admit it to anyone else though! :redface:

[Pink Bat Maxine]

Heather reads some of the comics I buy, yeah. She also buys her own manga.

[The Xenos]

This last girl I went with saw a copy of Grant Morrison's Kill Your Boyfriend laying around my room. She seemed quite eager to read it. Yeah.. so.. we're not going out anymore...

Okay, I edited that a bit for humor. I forget if it was before or during when we went out that she first saw it. Plus we went back to just being friends anyway. I know she read my first trade of Fables and wants to read more.I forget the other books I loaned her. Of course she was already into various manga.

[Arrogantcur]

If not, have you tried to offer them comics they might like? What was the response?

I actually loaned my SO the Watchmen graphic novel, and she finished it and liked it, but it didn't turn her into a big comic book freak or anything.

[Jae Namkyoung]

If so, did they do so before meeting you? What comics do they read?

If not, have you tried to offer them comics they might like? What was the response?

Thank you!

Oh ... Well, I've had many *blush* okay two or three, or four boyfriends, but actually ... None of them were Comic Boys. I've had no luck getting a Comic Boy. This Comic Gurl has been solo in that department. BUT! My latest ex did get comics for my birthday, >.> he keeps forgetting to send them, but he's a cutie!

He really is sweet, he bought me some Birds of Prey and JLA comics again, lol, even though I have just about every issue of BoP. It was sweet of him, but he really got me into Magic the Gathering, and Stargate ^_^.

[lexid523]

Alas, I've never had a SO long enough to convert them (if I needed to at all), but I did date one guy who introduced me to Transmetropolitan, for which I have forever grateful.

More recent attempts at SOs have also involved people who were already into comics, so not much converting there, though I did give one of them the first three issues of the current Deadpool run; she liked it, but I don't think she's continued with it.

Then there's the guy I met at NYCC who flirts outrageously with me over e-mail. There's nothing overtly romantic going on there, but as that's the closest I have to a SO at the moment, I'm counting him. He convinced me to start reading Hellboy and I told him to pick up the new Detective Comics with Batwoman.

[DavidAllred]

My wife doesn't care for comics at all. The first few years we were married she 'tolerated' me spending money on them. After a while, she came to appreciate the glow I'd get after spending an hour with them. Now she never balks at the $75 monthly bill... she knows that by freeing me up to follow a passion, it keeps a healthier home.

I've passed along a few here and there, none of them really stuck. Lately, she's enjoyed reading SilverLine's books to our kids -- Dear Dracula, etc. She is slowly coming to appreciate the power behind the combination of words and images. In fact, two nights ago she asked me to recommend another adult book to her. I know her reading style a bit, so I gave her After the Cape, Volume One.

We'll see.

[stealthwise]

I made a deal with my fiance that I would go swimming with her and do some laps if she read some comics.

Well, five laps later... (man, those swimmers develop different muscles than most people) She ended up reading "Sandman: A Game of You," which I think turned her off from comics for a bit. It's a great book, but I forgot about some of the horror elements in it. She also read Andi Watson's "Dumped" at my urging.

I'll probably try again with something a bit shorter and less violent.

Jeez, over four years now (she's my wife at this point) and she STILL hasn't read any other comics.

[KevinTBrown]

Nope.

As much as I've tried, she just cannot get into them. She does, however, appreciate the artwork (especially Alex Ross) and all the work that does go into them. Like most people I suppose, she never gave much thought as to what actually went into making comics.

[Tyr]

If so, did they do so before meeting you? What comics do they read?

If not, have you tried to offer them comics they might like? What was the response?

Thank you!

Does yours?

[Gail Simone]

My son loves Neal Adams, Batman, Howard Porter on JLA...few other things.

[ScottyQuick]

My son loves Neal Adams, Batman, Howard Porter on JLA...few other things.

Is your son a manga kid?

[Eliseu Gouveia]

My imaginary girlfriend thinks comics is a waste of time but she does like videogames, so she can´t be all bad.

[Aspield]

My boyfriend loves Wonder Woman, but every time I show him a Wonder Woman comic he thinks she's too built and masculine-looking. So he passes on all of it. He particularly hates the Doug Mankhe Wonder Woman.

My friends are more likely to try a comic, as long as its a genre they like (and it's easy to read and well done).

[TomStillwell]

Not really.

I've gotten a few graphic novels for my wife like Persepolis and French Milk and she enjoyed them but never would have gotten the books on her own. She likes the Wimpy Kid books since her students are into them. Also, she's read some Bone.

But other than that, no. I can't even get her to read stuff I write.

My daughter on the other hand is way into comics. Tiny Titans, The Magic of Shazam, The Incredibles, Wonderful World of Oz, the various Marvel Adventure books, Archie...she loves all kinds of books. She really likes superheroes and I share some of the DC & Marvel books that I read when they are appropriate. Many times we just hang out and look at them together and I'll explain what is going on.

[lexid523]

But other than that, no. I can't even get her to read stuff I write.

That's vaguely depressing. Of course, I live in fear that my parents will be the same way (working on my first comic right now).

[Karl O'Neill]

Also.

My girlfriend thinks comics are not real. she says I am a nerd and a loser!:biggrin:

But she still loves me.

[Pink Bat Maxine]

My son loves Neal Adams

You've taught him well.

[Pink Bat Maxine]

Alas, my girlfriend doesn't read comics. She's more of an anime/webcomics kinda gal, so as soon as I find something she might like, I'll pass it on. I'm not too fussed if she doesn't like them.

Hey, I didn't know you had a girlfriend. Somehow, I'd imagined you as this Australian Lesbian James Bond.

At any rate....... yay webcomics! And I'm gonna poke you with the 'webcomics are awesome' stick until you chage your mind about them.

**poke, poke**

[Free-Man]

Hey, I didn't know you had a girlfriend. Somehow, I'd imagined you as this Australian Lesbian James Bond.

At any rate....... yay webcomics! And I'm gonna poke you with the 'webcomics are awesome' stick until you chage your mind about them.

**poke, poke**

I actually got Celia to read some of the Boondocks collections they have, so that's sorta a win. And no need to poke anyone! I think SOME webcomics are pretty fun.

[Pink Bat Maxine]

But other than that, no. I can't even get her to read stuff I write.

I guess I'm pretty lucky in that Heather not only reads my comics, but enjoys them and helps me brainstorm.

But my ambitions are pretty small in scale compared to yours, so it may be similar to.... if not apples to oranges, at least comparing pineapples to tangerines.

[Pink Bat Maxine]

I actually got Celia to read some of the Boondocks collections they have, so that's sorta a win. And no need to poke anyone! I think SOME webcomics are pretty fun.

The thing about webcomics, is that any idiot can post one, so they do, so the pearls-to-swine ratio is daunting.

However, quality is quality, and there's some absolutely amazing webcomics out there.

And I always have to defend the 'amateur' artist. In art, 'amateur' doesn't necessarily relate to 'lesser quality' than the professional. Van Gogh was pretty much an amateur artist, after all.

[Free-Man]

The thing about webcomics, is that any idiot can post one, so they do, so the pearls-to-swine ratio is daunting.

However, quality is quality, and there's some absolutely amazing webcomics out there.

And I always have to defend the 'amateur' artist. In art, 'amateur' doesn't necessarily relate to 'lesser quality' than the professional. Van Gogh was pretty much an amateur artist, after all.

No need to preach. I've met a lot of talented artists on various sites like Flickr and Deviantart, who look like they're definately more talented than some of the fill-in artists or the ones on smaller books that Marvel and DC employ.

Casstoons is one that my friend Dami tried to get me to read, and I just couldn't do it. I get that they don't like Batwoman, but some of the later ones, especially the ones done by freelancers, began to take a very anti-lesbian tone, something the site's creator even acknowledged.

[ScottyQuick]

Casstoons is one that my friend Dami tried to get me to read, and I just couldn't do it. I get that they don't like Batwoman, but some of the later ones, especially the ones done by freelancers, began to take a very anti-lesbian tone, something the site's creator even acknowledged.

Really? The only one I've seen with Batwoman was her talking with Bruce, and she was like a pokemon, and the only thing she could say was "lesbian!".

[Puppetmaker Grae]

My wife has stubbonly resisted my attempts to get her to read any comics. I did persuede her to read the Midsummer Night's Dream issue of The Sandman and she did enjoy it, but that's as far as I've got.

I won't give up though, and one day...!

[EZMOHR]

Nah, my wife isn't into comics. She has read Watchmen (she said, "eh," about it.) She read the first two League of Extraordinary Gentleman trades (Liked the first a litte, thought second sucked,) and she read the Anita Blake trades (Loved them so much, she started buying the books.) Other than that...she hasn't and won't touch a comic.

The oldest of my oldest set of twins likes comics...but other than that...two are way too young for comics, and the rest just don't care.

[section 8]

The only American comic I've convinced Sarah to read is Transmetropolitan. She loves it.

Other than that, she likes manga.

Trying to get my girl to read Transmet now

but she has gotten ME to read some different web comics, not the least of them is Looking For Group.

[Night Swordsman]

Nah, my wife isn't into comics. She has read Watchmen (she said, "eh," about it.) She read the first two League of Extraordinary Gentleman trades (Liked the first a litte, thought second sucked,) and she read the Anita Blake trades (Loved them so much, she started buying the books.) Other than that...she hasn't and won't touch a comic.

The oldest of my oldest set of twins likes comics...but other than that...two are way too young for comics, and the rest just don't care.

Actually, the Anita Blake series got me to read the first few books. What i liked is the fact the comics are VERY good adaptations of the books, with lots of fine details. Well done.

Sadly, i have neither a spouse or SO, so i can not awnser this.

[stealthwise]

Nah, my wife isn't into comics. She has read Watchmen (she said, "eh," about it.) She read the first two League of Extraordinary Gentleman trades (Liked the first a litte, thought second sucked,) and she read the Anita Blake trades (Loved them so much, she started buying the books.) Other than that...she hasn't and won't touch a comic.

The oldest of my oldest set of twins likes comics...but other than that...two are way too young for comics, and the rest just don't care.

I'm scared that this would actually happen to me. Nothing worse than having a common interest with someone only to find that they like crap. :)

[Corrina]

Jeez, over four years now (she's my wife at this point) and she STILL hasn't read any other comics.

My husband never went past Sandman, either.

Damn U of Chicago literature snob. :)

I've had better luck with my kids.

[muimi]

Hmm, my hubs got me into comics in a roundabout sort of way and pretty soon my comic collection was bigger than his. He has a boxful of comics, mine takes up half a closet.

We both like comics and he'll pick up trades for me that he thinks I'll like. Works out nicely :)

[rick]

My first wife liked the Moore era of Swamp Thing and those early Delano Hellblazer’s.

My second wife was always anxious to get the latest issue of Omaha the Cat Dancer.

The third wife was an actual female Cerebus fan, although from the period before Dave went nuts.

The fourth wife used to dress up at conventions as someone from Elfquest.

Comic chicks rule.