Popular Post SuperBird Posted December 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2020 I've been collecting on and off since the early 1980s. In that time, my collection has gone from a small file cabinet to 20+ longboxes, then when I got sick of it all, back down 8 or so. Then when I switched from raw books to slabs, down t just a few. I thought when I finished my slabbed Action Comics run last year that was it for me and this hobby. I was pushing 50, with no relatives who cared what I was collecting. I stopped buying slabs, stopped reading new TPBs, and put it all away in storage. Until Covid. Now working at home, with an extra 4 hours a day due to the lack of commute, I found myself rediscovering new artists and storytellers, following a ton of people on twitter, buying new collected editions and even - GASP - floppies. Then I started finding raw books I still owned to send to get slabbed. Then, this weekend, made my first big purchase in almost 2 years, AND LOOKING FOR MORE! COMICS ARE GREAT. THE THRILL IS BACK. WeR138, PetuniaGrimm, 1950's war comics and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunisherPunisherPunisher Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Love the trill of hunting books, looking at amazing artwork and talking for hours on end to people with the same passion musicmeta, SuperBird, oakman29 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hollywood1892 Posted December 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, SuperBird said: THE THRILL IS BACK. It never really left, it was always waiting for you to return astrometric, The Lions Den, buddy2 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poekaymon Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Please also bring sexy back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Welcome back SuperBird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordbyroncomics Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Second that! SuperBird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 GREAT THREAD SuperBird and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, SuperBird said: Then I started finding raw books I still owned to send to get slabbed THIS !!! i have a stack that is going to CGC one of these days !! it's always so exciting knowing and wondering what the grades will be !! and they look so great in the slab !! it's so easy to sell a slabbed comic !! nothing beats getting mid grade GA and SA first appearances and other minor or major keys graded !! ... never have to worry about shaken comic syndrome with mid grades !! The Lions Den, SuperBird and FoggyNelson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Funnybooks said: Welcome back Mister Kott-air! Edited December 7, 2020 by The Lions Den Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ken Aldred Posted December 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, SuperBird said: I found myself rediscovering new artists and storytellers, following a ton of people on twitter, buying new collected editions COMICS ARE GREAT. Yes, they are. I’d been going through the motions for quite a while, and it was only when I switched to reading digitally, the opposite direction to you, that I discovered a lot of very positive qualities in older comics, in classic artists and stories, that I’d missed previously, as well as the realisation that there is still great material being created today. It doesn’t really matter which extreme of the spectrum or combination, physical or digital, that a comics reader or collector finds works best for them, as long as they can extract the most positivity from these wonderfully imaginative stories. And, of course, this year especially, we’ve needed a lot of that. Edited December 7, 2020 by Ken Aldred D84, SuperBird, kav and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I think the thrill of reading comics will never go away for me, but massing a collection comes and goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oakman29 Posted December 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2020 I've been collecting things from comics,toys , guitars, artwork to classic cars. I always seem to have a passion for each one, so I dedicate myself to one or the other at times. It's quite refreshing at times of boredom with a particular hobby. Kevin.J, lordbyroncomics, SuperBird and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 28 minutes ago, oakman29 said: I've been collecting things from comics,toys , guitars, artwork to classic cars. I always seem to have a passion for each one, so I dedicate myself to one or the other at times. It's quite refreshing at times of boredom with a particular hobby. I love that purple burst Les Paul in your profile pick. Is that the new Epiphone? If so, how does it play? oakman29 and lordbyroncomics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, D84 said: I love that purple burst Les Paul in your profile pick. Is that the new Epiphone? If so, how does it play? Man it plays so nice. I own an 81 Gibson Les Paul custom , and the Epiphone LP plays as nice or better , just a sweet guitar for sure. lordbyroncomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 18 hours ago, PunisherPunisherPunisher said: Love the trill of hunting books, looking at amazing artwork and talking for hours on end to people with the same passion I prefer when they make a cooing sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, oakman29 said: Man it plays so nice. I own an 81 Gibson Les Paul custom , and the Epiphone LP plays as nice or better , just a sweet guitar for sure. I'll have to pick one up after Christmas. My 03 Gibson Les Paul Classic is great, but a backup would be nice. lordbyroncomics and oakman29 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, D84 said: I'll have to pick one up after Christmas. My 03 Gibson Les Paul Classic is great, but a backup would be nice. Check out the 2020 Epiphone Les Paul worn gold top. I'm thinking either that or this purple worn Explorer is in my future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Their new ES-335s look good, too. lordbyroncomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, D84 said: Their new ES-335s look good, too. Right! Epiphone really did up this years line up well. They all are just awesome guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 On 12/6/2020 at 4:58 PM, Hollywood1892 said: It never really left, it was always waiting for you to return Kinda like this? Hollywood1892 and mec3437 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
