VintageComics Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said: Really it is starting to look like most Marvel keys are turning out to be the best collectible to invest in. Only until Disney buys DC. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said: They are bigger now than Elvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 29 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said: I didn't think today's youth even knows who Zeppelin and the Beatles are ? so sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, VintageComics said: Only until Disney buys DC and then we'll have ... Disney Comics Edited August 11, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said: so sad I don't think it is sad at all. When you were young did you think 69 year old plus men were cool? All the surviving Led Zep members are approaching 70 or over that age now. Young people usually follow people in their prime because they can relate to them better. Marvel superheroes are the new rock stars. Edited August 11, 2018 by ComicConnoisseur 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 3 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said: I don't think a lot of old timers realize how big these Marvel characters have become. They are the new rock stars on social media. They are bigger now than Elvis, Beatles, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. Imagine that? The youth today think the Avengers are cooler than Led Zep and the Beatles. The advantage these super heroes have is they never get old. Bigger than Elvis? Elvis sells more than ten million records per year worldwide. How many Avengers comics do you think sell monthly? Annually? Sure the Avengers movies make a ton of money. Star Wars did in its heyday. E.T. did so too and held the record for quite some time. You think moviegoers go out and buy Avengers comics afterwards? I can tell you that the original Elvis recordings on record are priceless. Do you have any idea how many people visit Graceland every year? Elvis never gets old. The Most Popular Houses in the United States of America (please note that the White House is free admission) 1.) White House. 2.) Graceland. 3.) Monticello. 4.) Neverland Ranch. 5.) Mount Vernon. 6.) Winchester Mystery House. 7.) Nathan G. Moore House. 8.) Fallingwater. Gotham Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) CC must have meant Costello in his post. Edited August 11, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Just now, Gotham Kid said: CC is a big Elvis fan too. He meant Costello. He is? Great CC please take my thread as a point of information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Heroes are remembered but legends never die... Gotham Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) But I get his point. Kids want to associate with hip, cool and trendy stuff of today. And Elvis. And the Beatles. Edited August 11, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, bronze johnny said: The Most Popular Houses in the United States of America (please note that the White House is free admission) 1.) White House. 2.) Graceland. 3.) Monticello. 4.) Neverland Ranch. 5.) Mount Vernon. 6.) Winchester Mystery House. 7.) Nathan G. Moore House. 8.) Fallingwater. Cool list. Going to have to google most. Have visited one already. Will need to visit #1 on the list next trip to the United States. And #2 ... again. #4 I'll pass. Edited August 11, 2018 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, bronze johnny said: Bigger than Elvis? Elvis sells more than ten million records per year worldwide. How many Avengers comics do you think sell monthly? Annually? Sure the Avengers movies make a ton of money. Star Wars did in its heyday. E.T. did so too and held the record for quite some time. You think moviegoers go out and buy Avengers comics afterwards? I can tell you that the original Elvis recordings on record are priceless. Do you have any idea how many people visit Graceland every year? Elvis never gets old. The Most Popular Houses in the United States of America (please note that the White House is free admission) 1.) White House. 2.) Graceland. 3.) Monticello. 4.) Neverland Ranch. 5.) Mount Vernon. 6.) Winchester Mystery House. 7.) Nathan G. Moore House. 8.) Fallingwater. Dude, The latest Avengers movie did over 1 billion worldwide! That makes Elvis selling 10 million albums seem miniscule. To compare Elvis current popularity to Marvel`s current worldwide box office is just silly. How many people do you think in modern China and South Africa care about listening to Elvis over watching the Avengers and Marvel movies? Times change. Btw Elvis is cool, and so is Frank Sinatra and John Wayne, but the demographics have changed. Super Mario and Legend of Zelda are more popular than Elvis now. The number one demographic 18-34 not 50 year old plus people. . 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, ComicConnoisseur said: Dude, The latest Avengers movie did over 1 billion worldwide! Aloha from Hawaii 1973 Viewing figures were estimated to be between 1 and 1.5 billion viewers worldwide aired in 40 countries.. But enough of the King and let's talk Silver Surfer and why I don't have a copy Edited August 11, 2018 by Gotham Kid ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Gotham Kid said: Aloha from Hawaii 1973 Are any people still alive who remember watching it or not in a nursing home? Thats before I was born and before cable and internet. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Just now, ComicConnoisseur said: Are any people still alive who remember watching it or not in a nursing home? Thats before I was born and before cable and internet. I was 1 yr old and assisted it live (as my parents were watching it in South Africa ) ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 btw I think Elvis is the king, but he is not more popular than Marvel movies now. I seen an Elvis impersonater about a year ago in Vegas, and it was a cool experience. Gotham Kid and bronze johnny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said: Aloha from Hawaii 1973 My mother still has that dvd set. Cool show. He was still in his prime. bronze johnny and Gotham Kid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, ComicConnoisseur said: Dude, The latest Avengers movie did over 1 billion worldwide! That makes Elvis selling 10 million albums seem miniscule. To compare Elvis current popularity to Marvel`s current worldwide box office is just silly. How many people do you think in modern China and South Africa care about listening to Elvis over watching the Avengers and Marvel movies? Times change. Btw Elvis is cool, and so is Frank Sinatra and John Wayne, but the demographics have changed. Super Mario and Legend of Zelda are more popular than Elvis now. The number one demographic 18-34 not 50 year old plus people. . You're missing my point- I'm comparing record sales to comic book sales. Yeah, people are seeing the movie but tell me how that is translating into comic book sales? Elvis has been dead for 41 years and he's still selling more records than Marvel is selling Avengers comic books. Popularity in film does not translate into comic book sales. From one Elvis fan to another Gotham Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, bronze johnny said: You're missing my point- I'm comparing record sales to comic book sales. Yeah, people are seeing the movie but tell me how that is translating into comic book sales? Elvis has been dead for 41 years and he's still selling more records than Marvel is selling Avengers comic books. Popularity in film does not translate into comic book sales. From one Elvis fan to another Your missing the point more than me. Comic book sales are nothing compared to worldwide movie box office. More people watched Marvel movies than bought Elvis and Beatles songs combined last year. I am not even counting Netflix or Blu-Rays sales. Btw big fan of Elvis and the Beatles. I appreciate what they did to advance music , but no way are they more popular than the Marvel heroes worldwide now. So buy as many Marvel keys as you can before they go up. This run up is going to last for awhile. Buying Marvel keys is going to beat keeping that same money in a savings account these next 5 years. Lucky Baru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 35 minutes ago, ComicConnoisseur said: Your missing the point more than me. Comic book sales are nothing compared to worldwide movie box office. More people watched Marvel movies than bought Elvis and Beatles songs combined last year. I am not even counting Netflix or Blu-Rays sales. Btw big fan of Elvis and the Beatles. I appreciate what they did to advance music , but no way are they more popular than the Marvel heroes worldwide now. So buy as many Marvel keys as you can before they go up. This run up is going to last for awhile. Buying Marvel keys is going to beat keeping that same money in a savings account these next 5 years. people shouldn't be keeping their money in a regular savings account anyway ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
