msallier

Loved reading your journey. Thank you! I agree that most collectors begin with that one thing that they love and go on from there. I'm primarily a Marvel guy so I'm not so sure that I will cross over to DC anytime soon. That said, like you, movies got me excited for both Warlock and Dr. Strange. I was reminded of how much I LOVED both of those characters while growing up. I anticipate many hours upon days to weeks worth of enjoyment looking to find those favorite stories/covers for both of these characters. Meanwhile, while I say that I'm trying to stick to a plan, I also ended up making some non-competitive sets for some artists that I really like. With that, though, I need to make sure that I remain picky and not just buy anything. As long as I don't get competitive with the artist sets, I should be OK.

In my constant tug of war between what kind of collection I want and what kind of collection I can afford, I took some steps toward upgrading my Adam Warlock Key Set today. I found a very nice Strange Tales 181 that is autographed by Jim Starlin at an 8.0 rating. I'm pleased because I just came up with this idea that I don't want to go below VF for any Bronze Age issues and I found it on eBay for a reasonable price. I'm still waiting on two more Strange Tales titles (178 and 179) that I just won on ComicLink last week to add to my set, though. When I first got into collecting slabbed comics, I truly thought that I would just pick up X-Men titles or anything having to do with my favorite X-Man, Gambit. But, over the last year, I've experienced a slight shift that has me looking more closely at Bronze Age titles as well as some Silver Age. Since I came of age during the Bronze Age, this is right up my alley collecting-wise. Could be dangerous, though...

Quite envious...this comic is already like gold. Add in both of those signatures and...yeah...