Ct_Comic_Fan

I just purchased an Incredible Hulk 181 CGC 7.5 today + plus a reader copy.But I also got something else out of the transaction. I just purchased an Incredible Hulk 181 CGC 7.5 today + plus a reader copy.After I made the purchase and I was driving home from my local comic book store I had this weird feeling come over me.It was feeling I had not had in a long long time when leaving a comic book store.It was not until I got home and read the reader copy that I put my finger on it. It was the same feeling I got when I bought my first comic book on a rainy Sat in Nov in 1983.I can't put it into words but when I described it to other collector's they give you that knowing smile and nod like they know it too. I had been lacking that feeling for a long long time.Just kind of going through the motions of collecting.I was even starting to think of stopping my beloved hobby for awhile.Not because of monetary or time constraints but because I was feeling burnt out,like it was becoming a business(I see so many people buy comics that they think are going to be "hot" and not read them than buy something that may not be as hot but they get alot of enjoyment out of).Which I am starting to notice more and more when I see parents bring there kids into the store and the child sees something that peaks there curiosity but instead the parent asks the clerk what the hottest title is and which one will go up in value the fastest and makes the kid buy that one instead. I have wanted to get this book (Hulk 181) for the last 20 years.And today I have fullfilled one of my comic book collecting dreams. But more importantly I recaptured the feeling I got that got me into comic collecting in the first place.