Mercury Man

On 3/11/2022 at 9:00 PM, MisterX said:

I have four kids between the ages of 12 and 18. 

I know this is anecdotal, but...

My kids and their friends enjoy the comic book movies, both Marvel and DC. 

But they read manga. 

Manga is where it's at for Gen Z. 

And I have no idea why they find manga preferable to western comic books. I've asked them, and they can't explain. Which, I think, secretly means that western comics books are essentially old-fashioned dad-stuff.

If you want to speculate, start buying first editions of Demon Slayer, One Piece, and all the others, because if Gen Z gets the urge to collect dead trees, that's what they're going to be chasing. 

 

To your point, the manga section at Barnes and Noble is huge compared to the graphic novels section.   

On 3/8/2022 at 7:08 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

As a Canadian, I’m kinda offended.

Punishment for giving us Justin Bieber

On 3/11/2022 at 10:43 PM, Westy Steve said:

You guys need to go to a coin show, and see the age of the people at the shows and the prices they are paying. You will stop worrying. Just like them, most of us here will collect until the day we die, propping prices up. When your kids are middle-aged, maybe they’ll start to see prices dropping.

Hmmm...the only thing I will say about this, is that gold/silver/copper and other precious metals have been sought and sourced for centuries, based on usage.    Funny books about 100 years.   We can melt certain metals and make some serious weapons, bullets, make tools, fill teeth, who knows what, when the big one drops.   As for Action #1 during the Apocalypse......it can start a fire for your next meal. 

Appropriation stinks, and we all get penalized for it. 

It happens with certain sports teams logos/colors, clothing types, even hand gestures seemed to have changed meaning over time.   Originality is lost on the unwashed masses. 

On 3/4/2022 at 2:50 AM, Doctor Dositheus said:

do you suppose rich Russians might try to stash money in comic books?

Well mine is more like a 8.0, but I'll take it.

I gotta say, Stan Lee couldn't have done much better. 

On 2/8/2022 at 4:59 PM, The Meta said:

10% has been standard, from collectibles to the mafia

His 'style' definitely changed over the years, and not for the better.   I hate his rigatoni looking hair thing that he draws. 

Mid 1980's Silver/Bronze X-men had a special box in the back room at one of my local antique/comic places.   Don't know why the owner felt like they didn't belong out with the other back issues.  He also had a FN X-Men #1 he hid that he said he would sell for $500.  That was 1990, and I was a broke college kid. 

GI Joe was doing well, then some kid in High School was talking about this new book called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  

Then McFarlane came along. 

The 7/11 rack was where we got our 'previews' at.  

Freak Show

Edgar Church had this method where he stacked them in a closet, with no bags or boards.  They kept pretty nice. 

You know, Rembrandt and Van Gogh died penniless.  Timing is everything. 

Sad.  What a living legend. 

https://www.cnet.com/news/marvel-and-dc-legend-george-perez-says-he-has-less-than-a-year-to-live/

On 1/1/2022 at 10:16 PM, Randall Dowling said:

FWIW, I've observed several board members starting threads here to pump prices up on certain books that they then turn out to have troves of.  I'm not saying that the first appearance of the Black Cat isn't a key.  But to think that it has a sustainable price at $5k is pretty crazy to me given the other books that one could find for the same price that are actually scarce and keys.

This book is incredibly common.  The idea that it's worth an incredible amount in 9.8 (and only 9.8 as it's an unadulterated price drop as you go down in grade) because "there are only 416 copies in 9.8" is the best indication of irrational speculation I can think of.  If I had one, I'd be selling that puppy as fast as possible and spending it on something that is actually scarce.  Ask yourself this- would you rather have a 9.8 of ASM 194 or a mid-grade copy of ASM 14?  And ASM 14 isn't scarce but there are half as many certified copies as ASM 194 and only one is a 9.8.  

The time to buy this book was 20 years ago.  There have always been people pumping up books for their own financial gain at the expense of collectors and their enthusiasm.  Don't be either one of those guys.  

Totally agree.  It's the Black Cat:

On 12/5/2021 at 6:16 PM, Norinn Radd said:

Is anyone ever going to care about Savage Dragon?

Awww, man I do.   Him and Marshal Law were my college, 'screw you typical superhero' reads. 

Continue to fill in my Captain America, Iron Man, Luke Cage, and Hulk (yeah still need 180 and 181) runs. 

Perhaps he should go back into hiding.