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Late to the party, as always.

I'm Ollie, 26 years old, from Groningen, The Netherlands. Currently not employed; not many jobs for B. Lit.s at the moment. Working on it.

As a kid, I was mainly into Euro comics, Spike & Suzy, Asterix, Tin Tin, the lot. The Franco-Belgian ligne claire. My cousin introduced me to American comics with his DC collection (the first comic I read was the comic adaptation of the 1989 movie, though I wouldn't see the movie until close to a decade later). I also rolled into DC Animation; as a kid, I hadn't seen Batman or Superman; X-Men and Spider-Man were the only superhero shows. I do remember Batman Beyond when it came out. I have no recollection of it being called "Batman of the Future".

My weekly comics buying started with Teen Titans #75, which, in hindsight, was somewhere between meh and a waste of money. But it was just in time for Blackest Night - I've got every fucking single issue, even the pointless tie-ins. After BN, my weekly purchases lessened. Partly because I didn't want to spend 20 euros a week, partly because I started realizing how bad my local store sucked.

I've got a lot of favorite titles. I tend to not like characters, but supporting casts. I don't like Batman. I don't like Superman. I love the SCU, the GCPD, Batman Inc. I'm not a fan of Green Lantern, but I love the Green Lantern Corps. My overall favorites are the Marvel Family, the Blackhawks, and probably Wildcat. And the Royal Flush Gang. Ask me about the Royal Flush Gang, I know just about everything about the Royal Flush Gang.