Comic Book advice...

[Kathleen]

I've got some questions for someone who may know something about comic books and their rarity/cost/etc.

This past weekend, my husband was looking through some old stuff at his grandparent's house, and found some comic books. There were quite a few of them. All of them are in great condition.. Some are still in the plastic with the cardboard backing, some without the backing and some just stacked up. None of them show any major signs of damage except for some yellowing of the pages. I can give ya a list of what he's found so far. He said there may be some others, but he was going to have to go back and look.

The ones he has so far:

Spider-Man Fearful Symmetry: Kraven's Last Hunt (complete 6-part volume in hardback/color)

Batman Versus Predator -- 1 and 2 of 3

Spawn #1

Cry for Dawn -- Volume 1, 3rd Printing and Volume 2, 2nd Printing

Fright Night: The Resurrection of Dracula -- with 3D glasses included

The Punisher: Back to School Special #1

Batman: Shadow of the Bat -- The Last Arkham #4

Batman: The Killing Joke

Avengers: Alternate Visions (with copper, embossed front)

Midnight Sons Unlimited #1

William Shatner's Tek World: Moon Kill #6

X-Factor #8

X-Force #18 and #86

X-O: ManOWar #6, 14 and 15

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #1

Blood and Thunder: The Warlock Chronicles #7

SpiderMan #281

SpiderMan: Trial By Jury, The Fateful Finale #385

X-Men #17, 297 and 299

Marvel Comics Presents Wolverine #125

Wolverine #66

X-Force #30

What If.... Barbara Ketch had become Ghost Rider (#45) and Cable had destroyed the X-Men (#46)

Iron Man 48 Page Anniversary Special #288 and #299

Star Trek: The Gods be with the Peacemaker--for today he must die! #55

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie



Okay.. so that's all of them for right now. He also has the Death Of Superman that came out still in plastic with cardboard backing, but he's gonna give that to our son when he gets older.

Does anyone know anything about these? Are they useless or priceless? I have absolutely NO IDEA about comic books, so I"m trusting ya'll to give me some good advice here on these!!! And thanks!!

[Mazinkaiser]

I'd keep Kraven's Last Hunt, Killing Joke (one of the best Batman stories), and maybe Spawn #1. You can find most of the others in 25 cent bins.

[LiLOrion]

There is a mag that comes out (monthly I think) you can get it at the bookstore in the mag section. That has the most up-to-date pricing on comics.

I cant for the life of me remember what the heck its called though. Overstreet or Wizard - I think. I had a copy and threw it away a couple of weeks ago.

I know Overstreet has a thick book that they put out once a year.

But off the top of my head Spawn #1 isnt much more than $20 if its even that.

[Mazinkaiser]

Wizard is the monthly but they don't have much of a guide anymore, for a complete price guide go with Overstreet.

[grinner]

Those are mostly early to mid 90's books. when the market was flooded with speculators who destroyed baseball card collecting before nearly destroying the comic book market. very mass marketed books. If you have books from the 60's, 70's or 80's; they are worth more money... the others are quarter bins or under $1 bin books.

[malachilenomade]

X-Men #17, 297 and 299

X-MEN 17?!?!? Like Uncanny X-Men 17?!?!? Like the ORIGINAL SERIES from the 70s!?!?!? If that's what it is, KEEP THAT!!!! Basically, it's value could easily buy all the rest and plenty besides that! If it's the 90s version, it's still worth something, but I couldn't give you a good idea of what.

[grinner]

No, that is probably from the second title... when the name of Uncanny came back to the X-Men and they started a new series... when the team was first split up.

By the way, I do have every X-Men title from issue 42 on thru 329... :)

[SpyderDan]

I suggest keeping them all in excellent condition. Bag them and board them. Some are worth more than others but no reason not to protect them all. The Kraven's Last Hunt hardcover sounds very valuable. Also, which copy of Death of Superman is it? If it isn't a reprint, then it is definitely worth something.

[Mazinkaiser]

By the way, I do have every X-Men title from issue 42 on thru 329... :)

:thud:

on a somewhat related note, I just had a letter published in an X-Men issue :D

[harveywhispers]

Also, which copy of Death of Superman is it? If it isn't a reprint, then it is definitely worth something.

Even first run, with the armband, aren't worth too much if I remember correctly.

[shadowshiv]

Even first run, with the armband, aren't worth too much if I remember correctly.

Yes, that story arc was WAYYYYYYY overprinted, so it is next to worthless. However, I would keep them all. Something to give to your son when he gets older. I have a huge collection of comics, several 1000's of dollars worth.

Also, I would check to see what version of Spawn #1 that is(there were different versions made when it first came out, in various rarities). Image liked to(and still does) do that(make lots of different covers so that collectors would have to buy multiple copies). Darkness #11 had ELEVEN DIFFERENT COVERS for crying out loud!

Wizard has comic prices in it(for a lot of the main comic titles, but I would go for the Overstreet Price Guide for a more in-depth guide, one that might have the lesser known titles in it.

I hope that this helps a little, Kathleen.

If you need more information on comic books, feel free to send me a PM. :)

[grinner]

something like... 10 million copies of the first run of the Death of Superman... the speculators destroyed the market and it is only in the last few years that things have gotten better...

[Defect9]

I want Spawn #1. Can I buy that off you?

...and i'd consider the Batman vs. Predator, since i'm a Predator fan. Gotta love aliens that have cool tech and kill things

[DRD2001]

I once got into a discussion with another student in my marketing class regarding the value of "The Death of Superman". This guy actually told the class it would be so very valuable cause it involved the death of a major character. But what people forget, is that if everyone has a copy plus some, then who do you sell your copies to for a profit. Everyone has one, no one wants one. Zip on the price ever going up. Not to mention, Superman isn't dead.

For speculating, it is the weird characters, new artists and plotlines that cause the title values to go up. GI Joe #1 is less than #2. They printed more #1 and then #2 only hit specialty shops, so it ended up being harder to get (or so I'm told). The new writers and artists are the ones to watch. They come along and are put on books that get little fanfare. Then boom, six months to a year later, everyone realizes how great they are at what they do, and a mad scramble for back issues begins.

What I really hated is the printing of 5 or 6 different covers for the same comic book, trying to dupe people into getting one of every cover (cause you never know which one will be the one to go up in price.) Blech! Or killing a character, building it up to increase sales, only to bring them back one year later.

The prides of my collections are usually not that valuable, but I got them for great prices. Batman Annual #1, Grendal (B&W) #1 & #2, Batman with art by Marshall Rogers and my old Action LSH issues.

[Mazinkaiser]

Batman with art by Marshall Rogers and my old Action LSH issues.

The Marshall Rogers Batman run is one of my favorites. :D Kathleen, which Batman vs. Predator mini do you have? I believe there were three of them.

[LiLOrion]

What I really hated is the printing of 5 or 6 different covers for the same comic book, trying to dupe people into getting one of every cover (cause you never know which one will be the one to go up in price.) Blech!

Ah yes. They did that with the Spiderman re-release in the 90's. There were gold, platinum (or silver) and color covers.
I dont think Spawn did the covers thing, if they did, I never got the other covers.
On a related note, did anyone ever meet Todd McFarlane? I was wondering if anyone else thought he was ignorant, or if it was just me.


And I believe they also did it with X-Force (or X-Factor, now I cant remember), a different character per cover plus trading cards as well.

Oh, and then there's the crossing over stuff. Again, I remember X-Force which had crossovers in like 5 different books.

Now I know why I stopped collecting. I could drop $100 easily in a comic book store back in the day. :)

[Mazinkaiser]

Now I know why I stopped collecting. I could drop $100 easily in a comic book store back in the day. :)

I still do, but I probably get half as many comics as you did. Average price these days is $2.25-$2.99 :eek:

[Kathleen]

I'd have to check to see which X-Men #17 year version I have. It's one of the "older" ones, I know that.

Maz.. I have #'s 1 and 2 of the Batman vs. Predator of the 3. Hubby is going to see if he can find the 3rd one in the stuff he was looking in over the weekend.

Also, I'll have to ask about selling the Spawn comic. I don't know how eager or un-eager hubby is about selling them right now.

One other thing, why is Batman not worth anything anymore? For instance, the Batman: Shadow of the Bat #4 is of the original DC Comics. I thought that meant something.

Please forgive me for showing my gross ignorance in this subject. :)

[Mazinkaiser]

Shadow of the Bat came out in 1992, its not one of the classic Batman comics.

[Kathleen]

So it was just made to look old? :confused:

[Mazinkaiser]

I don't believe so. The paper they used back then wasn't very good, that might have something to do with it.

[DRD2001]

I order my comics from a store in Florida. The owner says he enjoys looking for my requests, cause I've got a strange list. I've sent him to cons looking for Swing With Scooter, Angel and the Ape and ...jeez, I've forgotten the name, misfit superheroes with Dumb Bunny and White Feather.... Doh!

I do like the retro sixties stuff. Too funny. :lol Those old Tru Romance or Modern Romance are pretty funny as well. Great for a laugh. :D

eta: Now I remember. It was the Inferior Five. :)

[LiLOrion]

There is a Batman series, I believe the Dark Knight series, that is worth some money.
I have some of them (or maybe all, I dont know). But they were out in the 90's I believe.

I really need to go look at my comic books instead of just making uneducated guesses. :lol

I have some Anne Rice inspired comic books. Have the entire Interview with the Vampire series and most of The Vampire Lestat - they might be worth something, though it could have been that they were more expensive when the movie was coming out.


Damn! $3.00 for a comic! Glad I dont do the comic thing anymore, I'd be poor, but surrounded by comic books. :)

[LT Garrix]

Hmmm....comics. I'm going to have to dig out my old Elf Quest comics, the mid 80's Marvel ones, and give them another read. It's been years since I took a look at them.

Ah, memories :D

[Mazinkaiser]

Damn! $3.00 for a comic! Glad I dont do the comic thing anymore, I'd be poor, but surrounded by comic books. :)

Sounds like me :D I have over 10,000

[shadowshiv]

Sounds like me :D I have over 10,000

Are you reading the current mini-series 'Identity Crisis' at all? It is 7 issues in total, and MAJOR ramifications for the DC Universe occur. :eek: :eek: :cool:

[the_cadpig]

Yeah, the price of comics these days has forced me to cut waaaaay back. I'm sure I have over 7,000 books by now (including every x-book known to man up until a yr ago). I stopped buying single issues of things and now just wait for the tpbs. It's a better deal. Plus, I'm sincerely lacking for storage space :)

[shadowshiv]

Yeah, the price of comics these days has forced me to cut waaaaay back. I'm sure I have over 7,000 books by now (including every x-book known to man up until a yr ago). I stopped buying single issues of things and now just wait for the tpbs. It's a better deal. Plus, I'm sincerely lacking for storage space :)

While I like the various X-Titles and Batman titles, there is no way that I could ever collect them all. There are too many of them. :eek:

[the_cadpig]

You got that right! And, to be honest, not all of them are worth collecting anyway. Some of the story lines and artwork of the last decade have left a lot to be desired. It was the completist in me that made me keep buying them. I've since learned to fill my comic appetite with better written and better drawn indie books (really liked Elfquest [the original B&W - not Marvel's reprints] and Bone). Or I search out books by a particular writer or artist that I like, like Greg Rucka, Gail Simone, Alan Moore, Warren Ellis ... to name but a few. There are a lot of good ones out there.

[shadowshiv]

You got that right! And, to be honest, not all of them are worth collecting anyway. Some of the story lines and artwork of the last decade have left a lot to be desired. It was the completist in me that made me keep buying them. I've since learned to fill my comic appetite with better written and better drawn indie books (really liked Elfquest [the original B&W - not Marvel's reprints] and Bone). Or I search out books by a particular writer or artist that I like, like Greg Rucka, Gail Simone, Alan Moore, Warren Ellis ... to name but a few. There are a lot of good ones out there.

Right now, current favourites are Fables, Y:The Last Man, Bone(all done :( ), and Cerebus(also all done :( ). I like a lot of the Elseworlds titles as well when they come out. :)

[Mazinkaiser]

Are you reading the current mini-series 'Identity Crisis' at all? It is 7 issues in total, and MAJOR ramifications for the DC Universe occur. :eek: :eek: :cool:

Probably my favorite book this year, amazing read. :D

[shadowshiv]

Probably my favorite book this year, amazing read. :D

Issue #6 was jaw-droppingly good! :thud:

[Mazinkaiser]

:yes:

[shadowshiv]

:yes:

I am soooooo fiending for Issue #7. I can't wait to see how it ends, and what the ramifications are going to be! :eek: :cool: :cool:

[harveywhispers]

Now I know why I stopped collecting. I could drop $100 easily in a comic book store back in the day. :)

:yes:

That is why I stopped collecting too.

I picked up a few of the Ultimate TPB's a bit back, and that is a fantastic way to catch-up on the story without dropping some major change. It looked like Marvel was the only publisher to go that route.

Has anyone read the X-Men lately...? I was looking at a copy the other day, and I thought I had picked-up some other comic.

[shadowshiv]

:yes:

That is why I stopped collecting too.

I picked up a few of the Ultimate TPB's a bit back, and that is a fantastic way to catch-up on the story without dropping some major change. It looked like Marvel was the only publisher to go that route.

Has anyone read the X-Men lately...? I was looking at a copy the other day, and I thought I had picked-up some other comic.

X-Men has changed a lot these days. Probably for the movie crowd. :rolleyes:

DC goes the TPB route quite a bit as well. :)

[Mazinkaiser]

X-Men has started to go back to the "super hero" stories, which makes me very happy. :) My only problem with Marvel books these days is that it takes 6 issues to tell EVERY story. Sometimes 2-3 issues go by and nothing happens. :rolleyes:

[shadowshiv]

X-Men has started to go back to the "super hero" stories, which makes me very happy. :) My only problem with Marvel books these days is that it takes 6 issues to tell EVERY story. Sometimes 2-3 issues go by and nothing happens. :rolleyes:

Which is to sell more TPBs. I think that is pathetic the way that they do that. :rolleyes:

X-Men has some good tales. I am really enjoying The X-Men:The End. It is kind of a What If? story. It rocks! :cool:

[Mazinkaiser]

I was surprised by how much I liked X-Men: The End. Out of the monthlies, Astonishing X-Men is favorite X book now, great stuff by Wheddon.

[shadowshiv]

I was surprised by how much I liked X-Men: The End. Out of the monthlies, Astonishing X-Men is favorite X book now, great stuff by Wheddon.

I have all the Whedon issues, but I have not had time to read them yet. Soon, though. :cool:

Have you read The Incredible Hulk:The End. Holy crap! That is an awesome one! :eek: :cool: :eek:

[the_cadpig]

Astonishing X-men is really good. I love Wedon's stuff. Fray was awesome. But then, Joss is about story and character. Which seems to be MIA in a lot of mainstream books these days.

And I am so on the boat with Y: The Last Man and Fable. Both very good books. Queen & Country is another fave.

[Mazinkaiser]

I have all the Whedon issues, but I have not had time to read them yet. Soon, though. :cool:

Have you read The Incredible Hulk:The End. Holy crap! That is an awesome one! :eek: :cool: :eek:

Make sure you read the letters page in Astonishing #6 :) First time I get a letter printed :)

Whos the creative team on Hulk: The End? I haven't read Hulk since Bruce Jones started on it. His writing seemed to be missing something, like the Huilk :eek:

[shadowshiv]

Make sure you read the letters page in Astonishing #6 :) First time I get a letter printed :)

Whos the creative team on Hulk: The End? I haven't read Hulk since Bruce Jones started on it. His writing seemed to be missing something, like the Huilk :eek:

I will check that letter out. :)

Regarding the Hulk comic, it was a 1-shot issue, and the artwork in it was excellent. I have it currently lent out at the moment, so I can't say for sure who the creative team is. If you can find this comic out there somewhere, I would definately pick it up if I were you. :cool:

[Mazinkaiser]

Are you reading the current mini-series 'Identity Crisis' at all? It is 7 issues in total, and MAJOR ramifications for the DC Universe occur. :eek: :eek: :cool:

I finally read Identity Crisis #7, and I have to say it was very disappointing :(

[DRD2001]

I stick to my few titles and don't worry about the rest. We've got a con here every year, Heroes Con, which is all comic book. Great chance to get good deals. That is when I usually pick up or check out anything I may have missed. Should I bother with Identity Crisis? The title gave me flashbacks of Crisis on Infinite Earths.

[Mazinkaiser]

Its a good read, the outcome was kind of "blah". Later this year, DC is having a new Crisis like event for the 20th anniversary of the original Crisis.

[DRD2001]

Its a good read, the outcome was kind of "blah". Later this year, DC is having a new Crisis like event for the 20th anniversary of the original Crisis.I am not that old. :grumpy:

I mean, was I that young when it came out? Oh geez, I am getting old. :eek: I wonder if any of my books have gone up in value.

[Mazinkaiser]

we are old, when I was growing up Jason Todd was Robin. :eek:

[La Bomba]

we are old, when I was growing up Jason Todd was Robin. :eek:
Dick Grayson, whippersnapper. Old.:ppbb:

[DRD2001]

I'm older. I watched Robin join the New Teen Titans.
Mark Thrust was the sexist ranger
and NOBODY had heard about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Ahhh, good days.

[Mazinkaiser]

wow, you are old ;)

[DRD2001]

:lol As I posted earlier, I got into comics in the most round about way. I was into old tv shows, and when I found they had comics I went to buy some. Started my collection with Dark Shadows and the Man From UNCLE. I feel ancient.

[Mazinkaiser]

Dick Grayson, whippersnapper. Old.:ppbb:

and he's been Nightwing for what, 20+ years now? :)

[DRD2001]

He was Nightwing before Crisis, so it would have to be 20+. At least he hooked up with a woman. Hanging around Batman, well, it makes you wonder.

[Mazinkaiser]

he's hooked up with an alien, Wonder Girl, Huntress, and probably more. Batman was very sad.

[DRD2001]

Poor old Bats. But he still has Joker to give him the giggles.

[Mazinkaiser]

and give g_s the willies :D

only DC books im reading now are Wonder Woman and Hawkman. I did buy Legion of Super Heroes #1 today, but I haven't read it yet.

[La Bomba]

I was always a Marvel guy anyway. Never liked the DC comics until Frank Miller did Batman Returns.

[DRD2001]

Another LSH #1. Frell.

How about the Tick? Did you get that. I also use to love to read Cerebus. The Captain Cockroach (Wolveroach and Secret Sacred Wars Roach) were all pretty funny.

[La Bomba]

Another LSH #1. Frell.

How about the Tick? Did you get that. I also use to love to read Cerebus. The Captain Cockroach (Wolveroach and Secret Sacred Wars Roach) were all pretty funny.

Cerebus was hilarious.:D

[Mazinkaiser]

Later this year Frank Miller is writing All Star Batman with Jim Lee on art, can not wait for that.

[La Bomba]

Does anyone here remember The Rook? That was uber-cool.

[Mazinkaiser]

I remember that, I have an autographed issue of the Rook.

[La Bomba]

Oooooooooh. Nice.

[DRD2001]

Sorry, I don't remember that.

[Mazinkaiser]

I was never into The Tick, g_s was big time. I was a Marvel Zombie for years, bowadays most of their titles drive me nuts.

[La Bomba]

How about Moonshadow? Loved that, too.

[Mazinkaiser]

Never read it, but there's a new Moonshadow series out, I saw it at the comic store recently.

[DRD2001]

I remember Moonshadow.

I like superheroes. I like other stuff too. But the funny ones keep me reading again and again. I loved Groo. Aragones is funny. I wasn't so much into Marvel, cause most of their stuff was Spiderman and multiple versions of X-Men. I did like Batman and LSH. But I really liked the independents, like Badger and American Flagg.

[La Bomba]

Groo!

[Mazinkaiser]

I liked Spider-Ham too.

[DRD2001]

Did you read the graphic novel, where Groo thinks he may be dead. So he goes onto a funeral barge to see if it is his dead body on the boat. And while on the boat, it sinks, which only proves to him that it must be his dead body on the boat cause everyone knows his rep for sinking ships.

Good stuff! :D

[La Bomba]

:yes:

[Mazinkaiser]

You guys ever read Bone? My friends like it, but I could never get into it.

[La Bomba]

I never could either.

Most of my comics are gone now. The ones I still have that I re-read the most are:

Arkham Asylum - Love the artwork!
Killing Joke - Great story.
Kingdom Come - Probably my favorite.
X-man - God Loves, Man Kills. - Very, very good.

[Mazinkaiser]

Kingdome Come, great read :yes:

[DRD2001]

I like rereading the JLA when it was redone. Not sure which version, but it had a great art stlye I liked and the members didn't all get along. The best part was that the version of Guy Gardner they had was an absolute ass.

[La Bomba]

Never read it. Sounds awesome.:D

[DRD2001]

Never read it. Sounds awesome.:DIt was. When he finally scored a date with the Ice Maiden, he made her walk, saying she needed to work off some of that "thigh cheese" and then took her to a porn movie. She decked him.

[Mazinkaiser]

You liked the Giffen,/DeMatteis late 80's early 90's Justice League. If you liked that, you should pick up the Formely Known as the Justice League trade. The reunited the team, it was hysterical.

[DRD2001]

Will do. Thanks. I did like their style. Very good with facial features and expressions.

[Mazinkaiser]

fun stuff

http://www.hillcity-comics.com/graphic_novels/new_graphic_novel2754.jpg

[DRD2001]

I forgot to mention Ambush Bug. Not his comics, but his guest appearances. The one where he hops on Supermans back and hitches a ride to the future and meet the Legion of Substitute Superheroes is very funny.

[Mazinkaiser]

I just read Legion of Super Heroes #1, and I'm completely lost. Looks like they're starting from scratch again.

[DRD2001]

I just read Legion of Super Heroes #1, and I'm completely lost. Looks like they're starting from scratch again.Crap! How many times can they re-invent the wheel?

[La Bomba]

Crap! How many times can they re-invent the wheel?
As many times as we keep buying it. It saves them the time and inconvenience of actually coming up with an original story.:rolleyes:

[Mazinkaiser]

they just did a Legion re-boot in 1999 after "Legion Lost". That was a great story, but I think they're ignoring everything that happened before for the new series.

[DRD2001]

Yeah, now they look like a bunch of "teen rebels". *yawn*

[La Bomba]

That is one of the many reasons I got out of comics. Endless re-telling and re-working of the same stories.

The biggest reason, though is this:

When I got into comics, you could pick up any issue of any title and jump right into the story.
When I finally gave up, it was because you couln't follow a story in one comic without buying the other 10 titles about those characters and cross-referencing. X-men was the worst of the bunch at this.

[Mazinkaiser]

Now every Marvel title is like that. Every story (or arc, as they call it) is 3-6 issues. Then a couple of weeks after the story ends, the trade come out.

[DRD2001]

I don't mind a good re-telling. John Byrne was great at that. Perez too. But they'll stop mid-story, scrap it all and then start over again and again and again.

Oh yeah, that cross over title crap was annoying as heck. X-Men definately wins the ticket on that. I'm ticked about the new LSH now. Of course, it could be worse. I hate it when they get some new hack writer who gets a masochistic kick out of destroying, corrupting and perverting favorite characters who've been around and popular for decades.

[Mazinkaiser]

Marvel just restarted Black Panther, haven't read it yet myself. Seems the writer erased BP's entire past, meaning he was never an Avenger and the great run by Christopher Priest never happened.

[DRD2001]

That is why getting old series can be a good thing. Camelot 3000 will remain Camelot 3000.

[Mazinkaiser]

unless DC comes up with Camelot 3.0 or something :D

[DRD2001]

unless DC comes up with Camelot 3.0 or something :D:grumpy: Lalalalalala I can't hear you Lalalalalalalalalala

[Mazinkaiser]

can you hear me now? :D

[DRD2001]

No, I'm too busy reading Detective comics.
Lalalalalalalalala

[Straylight]

I deeply regret that when I moved back from Japan my senior year of high school my Uncanny X-Men Collection got waterlogged. I think about it today and realize that issue #74 alone could have saved me a month's rent.

These days it's all about The Transmetropolitan and Sin City stuff for me.

Well anything Warren Ellis or Frank Miller write honestly.

[DRD2001]

Haven't read those. I do have a lot of Frank Miller's earlier stuff. Nice to know people still like his work. Too often writers and artists end up as a "flavor of the month".

[Spedoinkel]

With the multiple titles thing. I don't mind. I only get one cover anyway. I've got the last Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes. Each issue had four diffent covors by various artists, then two or three limited run covers. I haven't bought the newer Shop Till You drop ones, and am still looking for the original Army of Darkness series that came out after the movie, where Ash dies.

Astonishing X-men is really good. I love Wedon's stuff. Fray was awesome. But then, Joss is about story and character. Which seems to be MIA in a lot of mainstream books these days.

Whedon's stuff is wonderful. Just finished issue 8 last night. Weird stuff is going on.

I liked Spider-Ham too.
OMG I had that! I thought I was the only one who knew!


I've only gotten back into comics in the recent years, bying TPBs when I can. Soo many I need and want. Buying issues with much scutiney. I've got the (unfortunatley) now ended Transfomers War Within series. All three volumes,, up to now when Dreamwave died. :cry2: I'll never know what happens.

It took forever to get the first series. I finally found it on Ebay with the preview issue, and a bonus limited edition Optimus transforming hologram covor of issue 1 which I'm not touching.

[Mazinkaiser]

a few years ago i was really into Crossgen, but that went belly up too.

[MotorWerk]

yeah, crossgen had some really good comics. Scion, Meridian, Sojourn, Route 666. I believe Disney Co bought the pieces for almost nothing.
(best comic I ever read: Mars by First Comics in the 80s)

[Mazinkaiser]

Sojourn was a great comic, I liked Mystic as well.

[Spedoinkel]

I hear Lucifer is interesting. I need to pick me up a copy. And I finally saw a trailer for Sin City. I had no urge to read the book before, but I really do now.

[ItsThatGuy]

These days it's all about The Transmetropolitan and Sin City stuff for me.

Ahh, Transmetropolitan. Despite recently becoming ridiculously hard to come by, one of the most best things i've read in many years(and not just in comics). Transmet, Lucifer, and Fables have been the things holding my interest lately.

[faustus]

I hankering for more sin city
but it may never happen

[DRD2001]

Shoot, after reading this thread, I'm motivated to try to organize my comics again. But that is just another pipe dream. I won't happen. It never does. I get half way into one box and start reading the comics and never finish the work.

[Mazinkaiser]

I havent arranged mine since 97, and back then I had over 7000 :eek: I'm well over 10 now...

[DRD2001]

It is a daunting task. I generally have "finished" boxes, which have completed series and such in them and then I have "on going" boxes, since I keep adding to them every month.

Mine are in such a sorry state, cause my apartment flooded... TWICE!! All the comics had to be taken out of bags to prevent mold. Others had pin holes and received damage. They've never been in order since. I really should do something. Now that I've got a computer and can do a data base on quality, quantity, artist, writer and other specifics.

[Mazinkaiser]

Question...

Did any of you keep buying a tittle just to complete your collection, even though the quality of the book was down?

[grinner]

Crap! How many times can they re-invent the wheel?
well, when DC prevents adventurous writers like John Ostrander from working their magics and instead insist on corporate homogenized storylines... this is what you get.

[DRD2001]

If I knew it was ending soon, then I would. But if it just went downhill (changed characters, writers or artists) and I lost all interest, then I might continue to an "even" number and then stop. For instance, if by Alpha Flight #91 I was sick of it, I would probably hang on until issue #100. If I found out later that it was cancelled at issue #107, I'll go back and get those issues to fill out the run. But usually if the series is that bad, I can get them cheap at cons in the quarter box.

[grinner]

Question...

Did any of you keep buying a tittle just to complete your collection, even though the quality of the book was down?
yep, many times... like with Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Spawn, etc...

[Mazinkaiser]

I did it with the X-Men books in the 90's.

[grinner]

If I knew it was ending soon, then I would. But if it just went downhill (changed characters, writers or artists) and I lost all interest, then I might continue to an "even" number and then stop. For instance, if by Alpha Flight #91 I was sick of it, I would probably hang on until issue #100. If I found out later that it was cancelled at issue #107, I'll go back and get those issues to fill out the run. But usually if the series is that bad, I can get them cheap at cons in the quarter box.
quarter bins are nice... but you sometimes have to worry about the condition of the books.

[Mazinkaiser]

I find tons of good stuff in $1 bins at conventions.

[grinner]

So, did any of you check out the new GrimJack book? What did you think if you read it.

[Mazinkaiser]

I'm gonna buy it this weekend, my store is having a sale so i put it on hold. Looked great though.

[grinner]

if you buy it, make sure you tell your shop owner to order it... as the more orders there are... the increased likelyhood of future issues...

[Mazinkaiser]

i shaill :aok:

[Spedoinkel]

I was going to ask you your opinion on it.

[Kurt_eh]

Any news on Rising Stars #24?

I stumbled across 23 back in december, quite by accident (it's been a while since I was at the comic shop).

But to date, there's still no word on 24....

[DRD2001]

quarter bins are nice... but you sometimes have to worry about the condition of the books.Considering my chances of selling my books before I die, I don't think quality will be an issue. But there is a vendor who boards and bags everything who goes to Heroes con regularly and I raid his stuff routinely. Plus, being a woman, I usually get good bargins on top of everything to boot.

[La Bomba]

Any news on Rising Stars #24?

I stumbled across 23 back in december, quite by accident (it's been a while since I was at the comic shop).

But to date, there's still no word on 24....


I think it's out. Late January.

"Phoenix in Ascension," part 3 of 3. The magnum opus Rising Stars reaches its fiery conclusion. After 23 issues of heroism and drama, Poet, the last of the remaining superpowered "Specials," makes the ultimate sacrifice--one that will change both our world...and others. Plus, a bonus Rising Stars Gallery with past covers and new pin-ups.

[Mazinkaiser]

I gave up on Rising Stars in 2000. Great story, but it shouldnt take almost 7 years for 24 issues :no: