Introduce yourself to the Avengers forum!

[mattbib]

With the introduction of new and varied Avengers titles, and the Avengers selling extremely well recently, traffic on the Avengers forum has seen an increase. So this is a perfect time to introduce yourself to your fellow posters. Answer away...

1. Who are you and where do you come from?

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?

4. When did you begin reading comic books?

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?

8. What other titles do you currently read?

9. What are your favorite movies?

10. What are your favorite TV shows?

11. What music/bands do you listen to?

12. What are your favorite books?

13. What else should we know about you?

14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...

[mattbib]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?
I'm Matt and I was born and currently live in Wilmington, DE.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?
I first joined CBR in January 2002.

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?
I post on the Marvel Universe, X-Books, Community, TV & Film, and the Neverending forums.

4. When did you begin reading comic books?
My first issues ever were Uncanny X-Men #197 and Secret Wars II #5, so it must've been the fall of 1985, which would have made me 12.

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?
I'll go with Captain Marvel II.

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?
Avengers #262...IIRC

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?
New Avengers, Captain America, Thunderbolts, Ms. Marvel, Young Avengers, and I'll be picking up Mighty Avengers, Spider-Woman and Thor.

8. What other titles do you currently read?
Pretty much everything Marvel except Marvel Adventures, Punisher, and the Ultimate titles. Plus I read Ex Machina and, in trades, Y: The Last Man.

9. What are your favorite movies?
Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Goonies, Star Wars, X2, Fast Times at Ridgmont High, The Family Stone, Home for the Holidays, Breakfast Club and all the other Hughes(-esque) '80s teen movies, Being Julia, Empire Records...

10. What are your favorite TV shows?
Current: Heroes, Boston Legal, Brothers & Sisters, Entourage, Amazing Race, Project Runway, Smallville, South Park, Veronica Mars, Desperate Housewives and Top Chef. Others I've liked were Everwood, American Dreams, Knots Llanding, and Wonder Falls

11. What music/bands do you listen to?
The Cure, Depeche Mode, New Order, Cyndi Lauper, Jack Johnson, O.A.R., Madonna, The Smiths, Queen, Roxy Music, Duran Duran, Suzanne Vega

12. What are your favorite books?
The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Eyes of the Dragon, Angels & Demons

13. What else should we know about you?
I'm an Eagle Scout and an avid camper and outdoorsman.

14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...
Here's me (far right) with friends at a Prince concert in 2004:

[Frodo-X]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?
I'm Dan, from Michigan.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?
August of this year.

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?
Mainly X-books, but I dabble in Marvel Universe, Spidey, Civil War, Ultimate, Comm board, and TV/Film.

4. When did you begin reading comic books?
When I was 8, but I only recently got the means to really follow them.

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?
Hard to say, I'm pretty new to the Avengers line. Probably Cap.

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?
New Avengers #22.

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?
New Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Amazing Spider-man, and I'll be getting Mighty when it starts.

8. What other titles do you currently read?
X-men, Astonishing X-men, Uncanny X-men, Wolverine, eXiles, Wolverine:Origins (dropping after #10), Ultimate X-men, Punisher War Journal, Civil War, Civil War: Frontline, Fantastic Four, Phoenix: Warsong. A lot will change when Civil War wraps up, however.

9. What are your favorite movies?
Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

10. What are your favorite TV shows?
Current-My Name is Earl, Heroes, CSI, House, 24, LOST (but it's losing me), Family Guy
All time- FRIENDS
Sports-wise- Hockey and Baseball

11. What music/bands do you listen to?
Josh Groban, Billy Joel, Eagles, Temptations, Barenaked Ladies.....

12. What are your favorite books?
Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Harry Potter series. X-men: Mutant Empire Trilogy by Christopher Golden. Jurassic Park and The Lost World (Far better than the movie).

13. What else should we know about you?
I'm 50% deaf in both ears. Have been since birth.

[Captain Exaggeration]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?
I'm Fitz and I'm from Atlanta, GA.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?
August 2006

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?
Annihilation! Civil War and Marvel Universe.

4. When did you begin reading comic books?
I began reading at about eleven but didn't become an avid comic fan until about three years ago... 14 years old I guess.

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?
Iron Man

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?
I've have no idea. :D

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?
New Avengers, Young Avengers, Captain America, and Iron Man. I'm definetely planning to read Thor and Mighty Avengers too.

8. What other titles do you currently read?
Annihilation, Civil War, Ghost Rider, Dr. Strange: The Oath, Ant-Man, Eternals, Fantastic Four and Moon Knight.

9. What are your favorite movies?
Star Wars and Heat

10. What are your favorite TV shows?
Colbert Report, Family Guy, Venture Bros., American Dad, 24, Daily Show, ATHF and Robot Chicken.

11. What music/bands do you listen to?
Audioslave is the best hands down.

12. What are your favorite books?
I do enjoy reading but I don't really have a favorite book.

13. What else should we know about you?
I am cool. I think.

14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...
Here's me (far right) with friends at a Prince concert in 2004:

I'm liking the gotee thing.

[Sgt. Preston]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?

Real name is Ben, born in Montreal now living in Tampa, Florida.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?

October of this year.

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?

Starting to branch out into new territory, but mostly I tend to visit the X-Boards.

4. When did you begin reading comic books?

1980.

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?

Captain America then Hawkeye.

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?

West Coast Avengers #1(the mini).

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?

All of them.

8. What other titles do you currently read?

I collect about 60-65 titles a month including minis, one-shots, monthlies, etc.

9. What are your favorite movies?

Tenenbaums, Ninja Scroll, Grandma's Boy to name a few...

10. What are your favorite TV shows?

Hockey, college football, Myth Busters, Aqua Teen, Venture Bros, Birdman

11. What music/bands do you listen to?

Radiohead is my favourite, but I listen to a wide range of music including punk, alternative, hip hop, and rock.

12. What are your favorite books?

Too many to name, just so many great books out there.

13. What else should we know about you?

Just a guy that likes to talk comics with fellow fans. Nothing annoys me more on boards than folks that get nasty cause they don't share the same opinion. It's just a comic book.

14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...

Ben Standing.JPG

Here's me looking thrilled to be at my office.....

[Dark Soul # 7]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?
The name is Magnus and I'm from Stockholm in Sweden.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?
I think it was about two or three years ago. I'm not sure.

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?
Spider-man, Marvel, Rumbles, Manga/Anime, Games and TV/Movie.

4. When did you begin reading comic books?
December 1997 I bought my first Swedish Spider-man comic.

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?
The Mighty Thor!

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?
Avengers #1 vol.3.

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?
I've been reading Young Avengers and Young Avengers/Runaways and I've ordered Mighty Avengers.

8. What other titles do you currently read?
Civil War, Annihilation, Amazing Spider-man, Spider-man loves Mary Jane, Sensational Spider-man and Spider-man: Reign.

9. What are your favorite movies?
The Spider-man and POTC movies and Love Actually.

10. What are your favorite TV shows?
Scrubs, Angel, Avatar The Last Air-Bender, Naruto, JLU, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, America's Next Top Model

11. What music/bands do you listen to?
Green Day, Linkin Park, Sum 41, Celine Dion

12. What are your favorite books?
Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs

13. What else should we know about you?
Don't know. I like to write stuff but am too lazy to do it.

[Arrjay]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?

I be Arrjay an' I came from me mother's womb.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?

March 2005. Lurked fer 'bout 9 scurvy ridden months before postin'.

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?

I be postin' on pretty much all of 'em.

4. When did you begin reading comic books?

When I were extremely young.

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?

Spider Woman an' th' mighty Thor! But I be likin' 'em as a team in general.

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?

Don't rightly know. It be too long ago.

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?

New Avengers an' Spider Woman an' other related shenanigans. Assumin' Spider Woman's solo title counts o' course.

8. What other titles do you currently read?

Most o' what Marvel's 616 Universe has ta offer. An' I be readin' th' entire Ultimate Universe.

9. What are your favorite movies?

Documentaries an' science fiction films.

I be lovin' the Ultimate Avengers movies. They be awesome.

10. What are your favorite TV shows?

The Young Ones.

11. What music/bands do you listen to?

All kinds o' shanties. Mainly punk rock, classic rock, harrdcore, metal an' progressive rock. Yarr!

12. What are your favorite books?

Heh. There be farr too many ta list.

13. What else should we know about you?

I be sufferin' from intense pulic flatulence.

14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...

[Haunt]

14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...
Here's me (far right) with friends at a Prince concert in 2004:

i could almost swear that i went to school with the girl pictured third from the right. weird. anyways...

1. Who are you and where do you come from?
I'm Mike and I was born in small-town Illinois.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?
November 2005

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?
There are other forums?

4. When did you begin reading comic books?
i started reading at the start of the 90's but exclusively read backissues (tales to astonish, EC horror comics, early Avengers, Claremont-X-Men, etc.).

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?
Scott Lang/Ant-Man

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?
Avengers #79

http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bi...815547774%2079

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?
Young Avengers, when it actually comes out.

8. What other titles do you currently read?
Irredeemable Ant-Man, X-Factor, and many of the Civil War-related issues.

9. What are your favorite movies?
Halloween I, II, & H20, Black Christmas, Creepshow, Feast, Haute Tension, Silver Bullet, Dawn of the Dead, Army of Darkness, Tales from the Darkside, Gremlins, one of those Police Academy movies, Ghostbusters, the House that Dripped Blood, Apt Pupil, It, Trilogy of Terror, Asylum, Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, Graveyard Shift, Dog Soldiers, The Howling, Cat's Eye, Fright Night, Tales from the Crypt, Pin, Scream, Thinner, 28 Days Later, Shawshank Redemption, Poltergeist, Puppet Master 3, Killer Clowns From Outerspace, 12 Monkeys, S7even, Higher Learning, People Under the Stairs, Pet Semetary, Unbreakable, The Professional, Fight Club, Royal Tenenbaums, Breakfast Club; to name a few...

10. What are your favorite TV shows?
Rescue Me, The Shield, The Unit, X-Files, Nip/Tuck, Smallville, Real World, Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Darkside, Ray Bradbury Theatre, Monsters, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, etc.

11. What music/bands do you listen to?
Radiohead, Muse, G-Unit, Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Beatles, Bowie, Arcade Fire, Nas, Wolfmother, Outkast, WuTang Clan, Common, whatever's on the radio...

12. What are your favorite books?
Grimm Fairy Tales, Animal Farm, Alice in Wonderland, Irredeemable Ant-Man

13. What else should we know about you?
i enjoy nature, hiking, jogging, picnics, and old buildings. i'm also a horror movie enthusiast and known as such at the local video store, since i'm the only one who still rents VHS tapes. i'm the oldest of 3; from a tight-knit family. i normally vote democrat but hold many conservative views. i was a psych major in college but enjoyed sociology quite a bit more. i survived passing out drunk in the snow; my sophmore year of college. the guy (who shared my b-day & lived the next town over) i was constantly mistaken for in college hung himself on graduation day.

[Mikl C]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?

Michael, from Ireland.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?

I lurked for years but I guess about 6 months ago?

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?

X-books primarily. Marvel Universe and Spiderman sometimes.

4. When did you begin reading comic books?

When I was 8. So... 11 years ago.

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?

Ms Marvel :)

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?

Avengers Annual 10

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?

I'm reading Disassembled currently. Not collecting any ongoing yet.

8. What other titles do you currently read?

X-men, uncanny, astonishing, various minis, ms marvel, etc.

9. What are your favorite movies?

Kill Bill, House of Flying Daggers, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

10. What are your favorite TV shows?

Heroes, Ugly Betty

11. What music/bands do you listen to?

sigur Ros

12. What are your favorite books?

I like Tolkien, and most fantasy style books.

13. What else should we know about you?

I rock. :p

[B]14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...




I'm posing on purpose :p

[Gene M.]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?
I'm Gene Marsh from Pittsburgh.
2. When did you first start posting at CBR?
December 2005
3. What other CBR forums do you post on?
X-Boards and the Comm Board
4. When did you begin reading comic books?
I started reading Captain America when it moved to Marvel Knights and Iron Man when Ellis took over.
5. Who is your favorite Avenger?
Captain America
6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?
No idea, but it had Quasar and Hydrobase.
7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?
Captain America, Iron Man, and Amazing Spider-Man and Wolverine if you count those.
8. What other titles do you currently read?
Way too many, but the tops are X-Men First Class, Union Jack, Dr. Strange and Daredevil
9.What are your favorite movies?
Horror, westerns, revenge, boobs, any combination of the previous
10. What are your favorite TV shows?
24, Prison Break, The Simpsons, King of the HIll
11. What music/bands do you listen to?
I like both kinds: Hard Rock and Heavy Metal
12. What are your favorite books?
I like history books, art books and fiction with a grounding in reality.
13. What else should we know about you?
I wanna marry a much older and wealthier woman that's close to death so I can inherit her fortune.
14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...

[Brandon McKinnis]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?
My name is Brandon I'm in Iowa City, IA at the University Of Iowa, this reads like an AA intro.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?
May of 05

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?
MU, Civil War, Annihilation

4. When did you begin reading comic books? On and off since I was roughly 10

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?
Current: Luke Cage
Ever: Probably Iron Man

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?
Avengers 495

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?
NA, Mighty(soon), Illumanti

8. What other titles do you currently read?
Daredevil, Moon Knight, Iron Fist, Ultimates, BP, Runaways, Iron Man, Captain America, DMZ, Nat Turner (whenever it comes), many others.

9. What are your favorite movies?
Breakfast At Tiffany's, Dig!, Belly, Seven Samurai, The Kid Stays In The Picture, Donnie Darko.

10. What are your favorite TV shows?
Everyday Italian, Heores, Newseum, Daily Show, Colbert Report.

11. What music/bands do you listen to?
The Streets, David Bowie, Dead Prez, BJM, Nas, D'Angelo, Mos Def.

12. What are your favorite books?
Destruction Of Black Civilization, Soul On Ice, Invisble Man, Gravity's Rainbow, World According To Garp.

13. What else should we know about you?
I may look evil in this picture...but in truth i'd just been tailgaiting for about 9 hours.

14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...

[LordEd1976]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?

Eduardo, born and raised in Miami, Florida

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?

Most of the DC boards, the Marvel Universe board, anime/manga, and TV/Film. Have also posted the odd comment or two over at places like Annihilation and Civil War

4. When did you begin reading comic books?

I first started reading comics in 82/83. My first comics were Star Wars and GIJoe

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?

Captain America, Hank Pym, Wasp. Wonder Man, Living Lightning, D-Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?

Avengers (volume 1) #256. It was part 1 of a story where Terminus destroys the Savage Land

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?

She-Hulk by Dan Slott

8. What other titles do you currently read?

Justice League of America, Justice Society of America, the Marvel handbooks, anything Astro City

9. What are your favorite movies?

the Lord of the Rings films, the Harry Potter movies, the first Star Wars trilogy, Godfather 1 & 2, Glengarry Glen Ross, Fight Club, MASH. Blade Runner, Transformers the Movie, Prairie Home Companion, Saving Private Ryan, Superman Returns, Batman (1989), Batman; Mask of the Phantasm, Krull, Ladyhawke, Batman Begins, Macross: Do You Remember Love, Vampire Hunter D, Princess Mononoke, Stargate, Star Trek Wrath of Khan, ID4, Love Actually, Princess Bride

and many many more

10. What are your favorite TV shows?

(currently on the air)
Entourage, Scrubs, the Office (US version), ER, Boston Legal, Desperate Housewives

11. What music/bands do you listen to?

Sting, Billy Joel, Tango 36 (my cousin's band), Enya, John Williams, Richard Wagner, Mozart, Rene Gruss, anything smooth jazz

12. What are your favorite books?

Band of Brothers, Live from New York, Shogun, the Stand, Dune, Big Trouble, Dracula, Fatherhood, Asimov's Robot series

13. What else should we know about you?

I stand by what I believe and make no apologies as to how I live my life.

14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...eID=1512488479

[Young Avenger]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?
My Name is David and I'm from Bronx, New York

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?
October 2005

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?
Marvel universe, Games, Batman, X-books, TV/Film, Anime/Manga, DC, Rumbles, Civil War

4. When did you begin reading comic books?
I begin reading comics in March 2004.

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?
Iron Man

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?
Young Avengers #1

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?
Young Avengers and Ultimates 2

8. What other titles do you currently read?
Runaways, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Wolverine: Origins, The Irredeemable Ant-Man, The Immortal Iron Fist, Heroes For Hire, Moon Knight, Ultimates 2

9. What are your favorite movies?
The Waterboy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Nightmare Before Christmas

10. What are your favorite TV shows?
JLU, Avatar: The Last Airbender, CSI, House

11. What music/bands do you listen to?
I listen to J-Rock nowadays

12. What are your favorite books?
I'm not a book reader.

13. What else should we know about you?
I'm Straight Edge. Drug free, alcohol free and better than you!

[Deus ex Chris]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?
My name is Chris. I'm from Louisiana but currently live in Florida.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?
I started posting at CBR sometime in 2002, but then the board went all "Crisis" and evidence of my former self was wiped away.

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?
I frequent the X-Board, but I sometimes post in the Community forum, DCU, Civil War, Ultimate, and Marvel Universe.

4. When did you begin reading comic books?
I began reading comic books when I was 10, which was like 14 years ago.

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?
Ms. Marvel

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?
God, I think it was the snow storm issue with the bomber jackets and Deathcry. Gah!

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?
New Avengers, Young Avengers, Marvel Adventures: Avengers, Illuminati, Ms. Marvel, and like everyone, Civil War. I also plan to get Mighty Avengers, Spider-Woman, and Thor.

8. What other titles do you currently read?
Let me see if I can do this: Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, New X-Men, Ultimate X-Men, X-Factor, Eternals, Agents of Atlas, Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Ultimates, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Union Jack, 52, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Teen Titans, Justice Society, Seven Soldiers, All-Star Superman, Batman, Authority

I also tend to read Vertigo and non-mainstream stuff in trade format, like Fables and Y.

9. What are your favorite movies?
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Finding Neverland, 28 Days Later, Trainspotting, X2, Bridget Jones's Diary, Moulin Rouge, The Producers, The Sweetest Thing, Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2, Elizabeth, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, House of Flying Daggers, Chocolat, Far From Heaven, Boys Don't Cry, Quills, Cabaret, Chicago, Grease 2, Reefer Madness, The Color Purple, Being Julia, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Brokedown Palace, The Hours, Mystic River, The Shawshank Redemption, Bullets Over Broadway, The First Wives Club, Muriel's Wedding, Sister Act, My Best Friend's Wedding, Brokeback Mountain, Amelie, Transamerica, and Sunset Boulevard

10. What are your favorite TV shows?
Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, and Top Chef

11. What music/bands do you listen to?
R.E.M., Erasure, Keane, Coldplay, ABBA, Texas, Cher, Madonna, Billy Joel, Blondie, Elvis Presley, Cyndi Lauper, Alice DeeJay, The Bangles, The B-52's, The Spice Girls, The Cranberries, Dixie Chicks, Elton John, Gigi D'Agostino, Keith Whitley, Nancy Sinatra, Smokey Robinson, Whitney Houston, Prince, Robbie Williams, Annie Lennox, Queen, Mika, Scissor Sisters

12. What are your favorite books?
Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice and Fire, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Wheel of Time

13. What else should we know about you?
I have a link to MySpace in my signature. Check me out!

14. Post or attach a small picture of yourself, if you're so inclined...
Check the avatar or become a friend on MySpace and view many photos.

[icctrombone]

1. Who are you and where do you come from?
My name is George and I live in NYC.

2. When did you first start posting at CBR?
I guess My avatar says 1/2005 but it feels a lot longer.

3. What other CBR forums do you post on?
I post on any of the others depending on the subject matter.

4. When did you begin reading comic books?
I began at age 10

5. Who is your favorite Avenger?
Hawkeye. Especially when he joined the Avengers way back in #16 V.1

6. What was the first Avengers issue you read?
I believe it was the Annual #2 that had the old Avengers Vs. the New Avengers.What a great book.

7. What Avengers titles do you currently read?
New Avengers , Cap America, I guess I count Civil war among them.

8. What other titles do you currently read?
Savage Dragon, Ultimates , Astonishing X-men , various Dc books.


9. What are your favorite movies?
Jaws , the Godfather , Superman the movie , old Bogart movies.

10. What are your favorite TV shows?
Heroes , Survivor , How I met your mother.

11. What music/bands do you listen to?
U2 , Sting , The Police , Mariah carey , Beatles.

12. What are your favorite books?
The Bible , Lord of the Rings.

13. What else should we know about you?
I like reading comics but won't raise a fuss over new storylines . Readers have to let writers create new obstacles for the heroes.