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"Breakout" broke me back into comics |
I was 4 years into my college days when one day, for really no reason at all, I walked inside a local comic book shop. I looked around and realized I had no idea what had happened in comic books since the mid 90's. I had missed about 10 years in comic books and missed out on a lot of changes. After a quick look around I was left with one thought: where to begin.
I purchased 3 trade paper backs.
- Avengers: Disassembled
- House of M
- New Avengers: Breakout
The New Avengers had done what one of my favorite stories of all time had done in Fantastic Four #347 - #349 when it brought some of the coolest Marvel characters together on a team (the new Fantastic Four). Bendis brought together a group of heroes that included some classic Avengers and some fan favorites. For an ongoing series in Marvel, this was quite new. I liked it.
The new direction to both give the fans what they want and provide interesting stories was very attractive to me as an older consumer of comics. Some of the older comic books I own may have never made my collection these days. They may have had excitement, but no story, or story but not as exciting. Bendis combined the two, for me, in The New Avengers: Breakout.
The comic of the day grabbed me back into comic books and 5 years later I am more into comic than ever before. Heck, I have this blog where I write about a new comic of the day every day. Thanks Bendis. I am now much poorer and broke every Thursday because of you.