Jesse-Lee Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 After recently getting back into collecting and buying my first slabs in the past year, I realized I was falling back into buying to collect and shoving everything into boxes. So I spent some time the other day pulling books - especially the slabs - and just taking the time to look at each cover and really enjoy what I had. I love reading comics of course, but I also love the way slabbed books look, and I like to just take the slab and examine it. Do you do the same? Or how do you take the time to enjoy your collection, rather than just filing it away? sagii and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted March 6 Popular Post Share Posted March 6 Outside of just absorbing the aura when I’m in my comic room, I frequently reread books. A significant way I enjoy my stuff is sharing here. Take this! ADAMANTIUM, Larryw7, bc and 20 others 23 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Namtak Posted March 6 Popular Post Share Posted March 6 Depends i collect a few things ,its everywhere ,kirbyjack describes it well it becomes a tengent atmosphere,like im waking up every morning to work and have to put on those heavy boots and so tired ,while stringing my boots i look up and see this (picture below)makes me smile ,gives the energy to go to work,know what i mean?the second picture is exactly what i see in that chair each morning and for me its enough.i love that kirby cover! vheflin, MGsimba77, Jesse-Lee and 10 others 13 Link to post Share on other sites
Namtak Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 2 minutes ago, Namtak said: Depends i collect a few things ,its everywhere ,kirbyjack describes it well it becomes a tengent atmosphere,like im waking up every morning to work and have to put on those heavy boots and so tired ,while stringing my boots i look up and see this (picture below)makes me smile ,gives the energy to go to work,know what i mean?the second picture is exactly what i see in that chair each morning and for me its enough.i love that kirby cover! And the big dinosaur frame is a sig of ray harryhausen and a frame with a stan lee signed oa of a comic strip,small collection but im happy SuperGrover, Larryw7 and KirbyJack 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post catman76 Posted March 7 Popular Post Share Posted March 7 Same way I enjoy my records, books, toys etc. I read them and look at them and use them as they were intended. I want to touch them and smell them and experience them. I love putting a record and breaking out a comic to read while listening to music, feeling that newsprint and smelling it as I look at it. Having them encased in plastic defeats the whole purpose of a comic, but to each their own. KirbyJack, Six Pack, Larryw7 and 9 others 12 Link to post Share on other sites
followtheleader Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I pack them in boxes in the basement and twitch at the thought of going down. Patrick F For Fake, Scrooge, GreatCaesarsGhost and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
serling1978 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 In the nude. Wolverinex, F For Fake and D84 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Namtak Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 How to enjoy comics? TheBook 1 Link to post Share on other sites
comicginger1789 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I read them (I have like 300-500 still needing to be read), I display them on my wall and try for different themes every couple weeks. I look for books to clean and I am in the process of officially cataloguing every issue so I enjoy my collection lots and I love it! MGsimba77, serling1978, batman_fan and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 With some liver, a few fava beans and a nice Chianti MGsimba77, F For Fake and ttfitz 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post oakman29 Posted March 7 Popular Post Share Posted March 7 (edited) I like to place my slabbed Vampirella #1 on a table and snort lines of coke off of it. All while enjoying a Creepy magazine. 😇 Edited March 7 by oakman29 MGsimba77, FoggyNelson, BoogieWoogie and 4 others 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post lou_fine Posted March 7 Popular Post Share Posted March 7 8 hours ago, KirbyJack said: A significant way I enjoy my stuff is sharing here. Take this! Sharing with your comic book buddies is what comic book collecting used to be all about and as per another post, a picture is worth a thousand words: On 2/27/2017 at 9:02 AM, ciorac said: Here is Jon at my place in Philly a few years ago sharing much of his collection with us Larryw7, HotKey, fatlab123 and 9 others 12 Link to post Share on other sites
Domo Arigato Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 10 hours ago, Namtak said: And the big dinosaur frame is a sig of ray harryhausen.... That is awesome........the guy was a legend. Namtak, oakman29 and greggy 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Duffman_Comics Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I love to dive around in them like a porpoise, and burrow through them like a gopher, and toss them up and let them hit me on the head! porcupine48 and F For Fake 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
oakman29 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 4 hours ago, lou_fine said: Sharing with your comic book buddies is what comic book collecting used to be all about and as per another post, a picture is worth a thousand words: Yep, that's how you do it,😎 Link to post Share on other sites
AJD Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 54 minutes ago, Duffman_Comics said: I love to dive around in them like a porpoise, and burrow through them like a gopher, and toss them up and let them hit me on the head! Beat me to it. Link to post Share on other sites
1950's war comics Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 11 hours ago, followtheleader said: I pack them in boxes in the basement and twitch at the thought of going down. Patrick i'm nearly the same ... i know what i have and i can easily picture them in my mind when an individual copy is brought up that i have... but i don't physically look at them hardly at all , they are packed up in boxes and just thinking about how much i have to get rid of someday stresses me out Link to post Share on other sites
1950's war comics Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 have to admit it was tons of fun accumulating all this .... but now what Namtak and F For Fake 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted March 7 Popular Post Share Posted March 7 (edited) 4 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: i'm nearly the same ... i know what i have and i can easily picture them in my mind when an individual copy is brought up that i have... but i don't physically look at them hardly at all , they are packed up in boxes and just thinking about how much i have to get rid of someday stresses me out Execute The Purge! I did it and I'm enjoying my collection more. I can access anything quickly. I went from two pallets of long boxes to this... Edited March 7 by KirbyJack Larryw7, piper, jcjames and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
1950's war comics Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 minute ago, KirbyJack said: 5 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: Execute The Purge! I did it and I'm enjoying my collection more. I can access anything quickly. I went from two pallets of long boxes to this... i know but the new managed payment program for eBay has totally turned me off..... did you ever or do you still sell on eBay since the change ? Link to post Share on other sites
