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Post by impulse on Feb 26, 2018 12:03:18 GMT -5
Sheesh, there is something in the air. An acquaintance passed away this weekend due to a complete accident. I didn't know the person well, but my friends who were closer to him were devastated. Someone else's brother's dog was hit by a car this weekend. too. Ugh I hope the universe has gotten it out of its system for a while and hit the quota. Way too much of this going around lately.
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Post by The Captain on Feb 26, 2018 12:13:10 GMT -5
Happy 1000th page, everyone!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 12:33:34 GMT -5
Yeah! a 1,000 pages on Meanwhile... Thanks all CCF Members who contributed to this thread and extra thanks to The Captain for reporting it first!
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Post by impulse on Feb 26, 2018 15:21:25 GMT -5
Happy 1000th page, everyone! Hey, some good news! All right!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 26, 2018 15:50:43 GMT -5
I'm glad to see this page isn't a $30 super-duper special page sure to become an instant collectors page.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 15:57:25 GMT -5
I'm glad to see this page isn't a $30 super-duper special page sure to become an instant collectors page. I've sent it to CGC to be slabbed so I won't be able to read it. I'm hoping for 9.8, but I'm afraid there might be some restoration that will trigger a red flag... -M
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Post by brutalis on Feb 26, 2018 16:22:53 GMT -5
I prefer my 1000+ page Meanwhile to be yellowed, torn and stained with a splendidly musty yet heady aromatic smell, flavor and taste! Onward to 2000 my comrades!!!!
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Post by impulse on Feb 26, 2018 16:24:45 GMT -5
I want the one with the 3D holographic sticker of Wolverine on the cover. That one will surely be worth a fortune in a few years!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 0:18:38 GMT -5
I prefer my 1000+ page Meanwhile to be yellowed, torn and stained with a splendidly musty yet heady aromatic smell, flavor and taste! Onward to 2000 my comrades!!!! you know, that could describe many comic book fans and gamers I have met through the years...
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 27, 2018 7:40:01 GMT -5
I'm glad to see this page isn't a $30 super-duper special page sure to become an instant collectors page. You can place it next to your foil hologram issues of Lawyers in love.
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Post by brutalis on Feb 27, 2018 8:35:21 GMT -5
The old and impoverished Meanwhile thread with non-collectible double stapled cover! Not for resale and with no real value! Buy now and absolutely free you will receive nothing! Excelsior!
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Post by Cei-U! on Feb 27, 2018 10:24:39 GMT -5
For the past few weeks, I've been contemplating the state of my comic book collection and I've finally come to a major decision: it's time to let go of some of my Silver Age books. I'm specifically looking at unloading what remains of my runs of Amazing Spider-Man (#51-80), Fantastic Four (#51, 53-100), Incredible Hulk (#103-125), and X-Men (#22-35, 37, 42, 44, 48-54, 56-66). There are multiple reasons for doing this. First, I have all these stories in other formats, either print, digital or both. Second, I have no intention of ever adding to these runs. Third, I can't remember the last time I sat down and read the actual books. Fourth, and the original need that sparked the whole concept, I almost never have any money to spend at Emerald City or Jet City and I know the owner of Randy's Readers will give me excellent trade-in value for these books. This will go a long way toward completing those series I'm still actively collecting like Master of Kung Fu, The Invaders, and tons of DC titles. Fifth and finally, I'm not getting any younger and neither are these comics. It seems a shame to leave them in a closet slowly disintegrating when they could be loved and cared for in someone else's collection. It's not like this is the first time I've done this. I sold off my early issues of most of the Marvel books in the mid-'80s as I acquired the Masterworks volumes. And this isn't a total housecleaning: I'm hanging on to those series that still mean something to me, either because it's a favorite series (Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Sub-Mariner), has art by my man Gene Colan (Daredevil, Dr. Strange, Captain America, Captain Marvel), or reminds me of the thrill and excitement of collecting them back in the day (Sgt. Fury, Strange Tales, Tales to Astonish, Tales of Suspense, Marvel Super-Heroes, all my '60s Annuals). So this Friday, after Rob Allen has his pick of the emigres, we're shlepping some (if not all) of these golden oldies off to Randy at Emerald City. Part of me will regret this decision (just like part of me regrets the last purge) but I'll console myself with all the comics I'll come home with.
So what do you think?
Cei-U! I summon the parting of the ways!
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Post by The Captain on Feb 27, 2018 10:48:39 GMT -5
Cei-U! - I think this is a normal part of life, a waning attachment to things that you once held in high regard and knowing that others things mean more to you. If you have a bunch of books just sitting in a box doing nothing but collecting dust, it makes perfect sense to unload them and buy things that you actually are going to read (it doesn't hurt that you have these stories elsewhere, as you can still read them if you desire to). Good for you and hopefully this will allow you to fuel what will probably be an awesome time at the convention with Rob.
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 27, 2018 10:54:42 GMT -5
Yeah, I am probably going to do the same thing in a few years. I still have the Johns JSA series that I keep moving from side to side in boxes and I'm never going to read it again , as an example. Good move, Kurt.
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Post by impulse on Feb 27, 2018 11:00:48 GMT -5
I unloaded a ton of my comics about 5-6 years ago. It was painful at the time, but I honestly barely remember most of what I sold. I'd like to go back to cataloguing and selling when I have free time and energy, but as I have small children and am fully employed, I rarely have time or energy to spare for such things. And I still have more comics than I know what to do with!
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