The Kid’s Comic Book Reviews First Anniversary!

It was just over a year ago that Liam, seven years old at the time, got into a heated argument with his father in their local comic book shop. They argued about whether the Spider-Man comic that came out that week had a cool cover or not. Liam ended the argument by telling his father that he wished he was on the internet too so that he could tell people what good comics were. And with that, “The Kid” began reviewing comic books. He can now be read regularly on his own blog, The Kid’s Comic Book Reviews, and is part of the team that reviews comics each Wednesday on Aint It Cool News.
In celebration of the first anniversary of The Kid’s Comic Book Reviews Liam asked industry professionals a few questions about their reading habits, working in comics, and what comics kids might like to read today. Here are a few examples:
Did you read comic books when you were a kid and if so what were some of your favorite comic books/characters?
Fabian Nicenza (writer of Cable/Deadpool for Marvel, Batgirl for DC): I started reading comics as early as I could remember in Argentina, because my older brother was reading a magazine called Antiojito y Antifas. Then when we first came to the United States in 1966, I read Superman, Batman, Archie Comics, Hot Stuff and Richie Rich. Then I discovered Marvel Comics and Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Avengers.
Erik Larsen (Image Comics founder, creator of Savage Dragon): I did. I liked a lot of Marvel Comics. Fantastic Four, Hulk and Spider-Man plus the old Fawcett hero Captain Marvel.
Tom Brevoort (Executive Editor for Marvel Comics): Yes, I started reading comics when I was six years old. My first comic was SUPERMAN #268, and early on I mostly read DC titles. My favorite super hero at the time was the Flash. Eventually, I moved into reading Marvel titles as well, beginning with the Fantastic Four.
Find the full anniversary special featuring more Q&A with the likes of Joe Quesada, Dan Slott, Jeph Loeb, David Liss, Daniel Way, Kazu Kibuishi, Joe Schreiber, and many more by clicking this link.
Now get out there and feel like a kid again. Visit your local comic book shop and pick up a copy of Batman & Robin, Green Lantern, Avengers, Archie Comics, or anything else that suits you. You can find the shop near you at Comic Shop Locator.
“Excelsior!”
(my apologies to Stan Lee for “borrowing” that.)