Please allow me to introduce myself...
Posted: 01 Aug 2012, 15:01
Hello all!
My name is Ramon Schenk and I am a Dutch comics reader/collector/researcher. I first became aware of the enormous quantities of British comics in existence when I studied in Bath for a few years in the mid-1990s. I even found out that some of my old favourites were not Dutch but translations!
Picked up an extensive collection of Miller and Alan Class books, simply because they reprinted material that at the time seemed unobtainable in the American originals. I then branched out into original UK material, basically everything but humour (yeah, that takes out quite a chunk!).
I normally specialize in US comics, Charlton and pre-1980s in particular, but also keep up with many current titles.
For the Grand Comics Database, I am trying to get more information on British books and more books catalogued. Amazing to realize we have more Norwegian comics indexed than British!
Anyway, hope to pick the collective brains here once in a while, maybe even be of help to someone as well.
Regards,
Ramon
PS If anyone is also on the Crikey! forum, you may feel this introduction is a bit familiar. I couldn't be bothered to write another intro!
My name is Ramon Schenk and I am a Dutch comics reader/collector/researcher. I first became aware of the enormous quantities of British comics in existence when I studied in Bath for a few years in the mid-1990s. I even found out that some of my old favourites were not Dutch but translations!
Picked up an extensive collection of Miller and Alan Class books, simply because they reprinted material that at the time seemed unobtainable in the American originals. I then branched out into original UK material, basically everything but humour (yeah, that takes out quite a chunk!).
I normally specialize in US comics, Charlton and pre-1980s in particular, but also keep up with many current titles.
For the Grand Comics Database, I am trying to get more information on British books and more books catalogued. Amazing to realize we have more Norwegian comics indexed than British!
Anyway, hope to pick the collective brains here once in a while, maybe even be of help to someone as well.
Regards,
Ramon
PS If anyone is also on the Crikey! forum, you may feel this introduction is a bit familiar. I couldn't be bothered to write another intro!