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I have a lot of his stuff but not all of it (or enough of it). Mike Deodato Jr is an artist that I’m a massive fan of. So, with so many creators, it is incredibly hard to collect everything, from the ones you like. It’s great and shows the depth of the medium and what it can offer. Aside from those that would describe comics as their industry, we see film dudes (Joss Whedon & Guillermo del Toro), authors (Brad Meltzer, Stephen King & Marjorie Liu) and musicians (Rob Zombie & Rage Against the Machine) getting involved with comics. Without these ‘epic’ stories, there wouldn’t be so much fun when you find that issue (whatever number) and think, ‘wow, I’ve been looking for that for years… months or whatever.’ One step closer to a complete set! The Creators.Īside from story arcs, one of the big attractions is the plethora of artists, writers and general creators that work within the medium. Aside from being epic stories and essential reading, having these as single issues as opposed to graphic novels adds to the term ‘collector.’ It gives your collection weight and makes me incredibly happy, as these are the stories that I’d recommend to friends etc if I were suggesting a good ‘comic’ read (specific to a character).
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Personally, I’m talking about Batman year one (Batman #404-#407) or the Dark Phoenix saga ( Uncanny X-Men #101- #108 and Uncanny X-Men #129- #138). However, I’m not going to start buying war comics, as it’s something that doesn’t interest me.īut, there are certain stories (arcs) that every collector should own (within your chosen genre). So I feel that my collection is pretty eclectic and will only continue that way. And, I have a pretty good horror collection (and growing sci-fi collection). I buy a lot of superhero comics (DC and Marvel of course) but I also buy a lot of independent comics. For me, it isn’t about the size of the collection but more about the quality. I think this depends on you as a person, as to what you want to spend your money on. Over the years, I’ve read many posts and comments on the ‘essential’ collection. So you find yourself visiting all the comic shops you know on a hot Saturday afternoon, trying to hunt it down before you get home for fear of never being able to locate it again.
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If a story arc starts and you aren’t particularly enjoying it, what do you do? Keep buying it in the hope that it will get better? Keep buying it, because you want a full run of issues? Occasionally, you miss a particular issue and it invariably tends to be a key issue in an arc (certainly in my case). Story arcs can be the bane of a comic collectors existence. It can usually be rectified but from time to time, I miss an issue of something and find that it’s onto a second printing. So every now and then, something gets missed.
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I generally buy anything he’s involved with/in so I don’t even need to ask, as his stuff is automatically filed for me.īut, we are all human and mistakes are made. The staff in Gosh! London are generally pretty good at making sure you get everything you ask for and often have you down for particular writers or artists so that if something new comes out, they put it aside for you, (they anticipate you will purchase it if you were aware of it). I used to post my pull list on my blog so that I could pull it up on my phone and check (in store) that everything that should be in my folder is and to pick up things that maybe I’m trying for the first time or am interested in exploring.
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I’ve generally kept a good handle on my collection over the years. Therefore, there will, for the most part, always be gaps that need filling. No matter, it is incredibly difficult and I think impossible ( which makes it all the more fun for me) to have a complete collection (unless you only collect from an era gone by, in which case it is arguable that you could own all issues of something, assuming they are still in existence). You might do it because it reminds you of your childhood or there is a particular character that you love. I don’t think it matters what your reason(s) for collecting comics are. I should make absolutely clear, however, that the pros, far outweighs the cons. So I got to thinking, what are the downsides of being a comic collector (and unfortunately, my collection is nothing like Edgar Church’s). You’ll know all this if you visit my blog regularly. Whether I’m reading them, filing them, buying them or blogging about them, they give me the escapism that I need. Some boxed Comics This is part one of my comic collecting series.
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