Why I picked this comic: It's another one in the history of the X-titles and it was either this or the New Mutants OGN I think this was a better choice. This was the return of the original batch of X-Men who were my introduction to the team, so I will always have a place … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents : Fabulous First Issue – X-Factor 1

Why I picked this comic:I wasb't going to do an X-Title so soon, (despite how much fun it was) and I have recently watched several of DC's recent-ish TV output. This left me inspired to pick a DC property and if it's firsts we are looking at then you can't get more first than Superman … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents : Fabulous First Issue – Man of Steel 1

Why I picked this comic: One of the things I wanted to do with this project was to see how titles changed from decade to decade and this is the franchise that is amongst the best to do that with. They have had at least one re-boot of some description several times over the last … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: Fabulous First Issue – Giant Sized X-Men 1

Why I picked this comic: I was given the remit of finding something different from the last issue we looked at. With the silver age melodrama involving a team of super-powered teenagers battling a villain, the furthest from that without going outside of genre was the Matt Fraction/David Aja run on this title. It's also … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: Fabulous First Issue – Hawkeye 1

Why I picked this comic: It was the first comic I remember reading. It was the first property that I got into when I got into collecting back in 1991 and it's the franchise that I go back to when my I go back into buying new monthly comics, when the MIGHTY Rosie put the … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents -Fabulous First Issue: X-Men 1

Why I picked this comic: I am not, in anyway shape or form a fan of the Nu52. If there was any silver linings it came in the form of the Justice League series, written by fan turned pro Geoff Johns and originally pencilled by 90's wunderkind Jim Lee it was DC's new flashy opening … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: Fabulous First Issue – Justice League

Why I picked this comic:  It was inevitable that I would pick an event to do at some point. Secret Wars is too simplistic, Crisis works better as a whole thing and lets not get into any of the X-crossover events just yet. This event was a bit of a surprise when I first read … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: Fabulous First Issue – Annihilation Prologue

Spider-Man 2099 # 1 - September 1992 Why I picked this comic: I missed the boat on most of Image's start, I didn't check out Valiant or Ultraverse in their initial run, nor Vertigo if I am being honest, so the only new publisher/imprint that I was on the ground floor for was Marvel's 2099 line. … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: Fabulous First Issue – Spider-Man 2099 1

Sensational She-Hulk # 1 - January 1989 Why I picked this comic: After the more straight forward and serious minded Nova, I wanted to do something a little bit more silly. It was John Byrne at his height with a series that was chock full of witty dialogue and 4th wall breaking. If Nova was too … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents: Fabulous First Issue – Sensational She Hulk 1

The Man Called Nova # 1 - September 1976 Why I picked this comic: My previous post was on the dawn of the Silver Age, but as much as the Silver Age was kicked off by DC, this blog is called My Marvel Life, so we also need to look at the birth of the … Continue reading My Marvel Life Presents – Fabulous First Issue: The Man Called Nova 1