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Post by Reptisaurus! on Feb 10, 2016 21:19:43 GMT -5
I used to order from Mile High Comics a lot in the late 80's/early 90's and had good experiences. I remember once ordering Uncanny X-Men #136 in VF condition and it arrived looking more like NM. I haven't ordered from them in many years but hear a lot of negative things now. If you check out their feedback on eBay it is scary how many negative comments are there. Mile High used to be my "go to" choice for buying comics online in America and having them shipped over (as long as there was a really good code word discount going on at the time, natch). Like you, I had nothing but good experiences with them, but the last time I ordered from Mile High was probably, like, 6 or 7 years ago, I would say. Comparing their prices (including the current discount) with mycomicshops's, I determined that the latter was gonna work out a bit cheaper for me and, besides, I'd heard good things about them from folks here, so I wanted to give 'em a try. I loved the sturdy packaging, the bagging & boarding of every book, the really quick delivery time and the fact that all the books were at least graded correctly and, in some instances, were slightly better than the stated grade. So yeah, I'm a convert. Mycomicshop.com will be my new "go to" place for placing large orders in the States. I don't buy a lot of comics online (I *do* buy a lot of TPBs online) but I've found mycomicshop to be cheaper, like, 85% of the time. Too bad they got rid of free shipping.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Feb 10, 2016 21:34:27 GMT -5
Yeah, even as recent as 3 years ago mile high (after the 40-50% discount code they ALWAYS have running) was competitive, and sometimes beat Mycomicshop. The last, say, 10 times I've looked it hasn't even been close. Not sure if Mile High is intentionally more expensive, or they just don't change them that much.
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 10, 2016 21:36:57 GMT -5
Mile High used to be my "go to" choice for buying comics online in America and having them shipped over (as long as there was a really good code word discount going on at the time, natch). Like you, I had nothing but good experiences with them, but the last time I ordered from Mile High was probably, like, 6 or 7 years ago, I would say. Comparing their prices (including the current discount) with mycomicshops's, I determined that the latter was gonna work out a bit cheaper for me and, besides, I'd heard good things about them from folks here, so I wanted to give 'em a try. I loved the sturdy packaging, the bagging & boarding of every book, the really quick delivery time and the fact that all the books were at least graded correctly and, in some instances, were slightly better than the stated grade. So yeah, I'm a convert. Mycomicshop.com will be my new "go to" place for placing large orders in the States. I don't buy a lot of comics online (I *do* buy a lot of TPBs online) but I've found mycomicshop to be cheaper, like, 85% of the time. Too bad they got rid of free shipping. Free shipping is superior of course, but one price shipping isn't bad either.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2016 22:15:48 GMT -5
This arrived earlier than expected! Starting it TONIGHT. Nice pickups. I have tried a few times to read Usagi Yojimbo but for the most part I can not get accustomed to anthropomorphic animals. Yes I know I read other comics and they have talking animals and such but I just could never get into these books.
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Post by realjla on Feb 11, 2016 0:26:14 GMT -5
I have a hard time with anthropomorphic animals that look 'cute and cartoony', but are intended to tell a very serious story. I'd like to give 'Maus' another try sometime.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2016 7:20:59 GMT -5
Nice pickups. I have tried a few times to read Usagi Yojimbo but for the most part I can not get accustomed to anthropomorphic animals. Yes I know I read other comics and they have talking animals and such but I just could never get into these books. Thanks! It's fun. It really is. I mean, so far. Granted, I'm only 73 pages into the first book, but I really like it so far. I was afraid I wouldn't because I'm typically not into samurai-character type stories, but making the characters animals really kind of...softens it for me, makes it fun, and makes it enjoyable. In other words, the way the stories are done allows me to enjoy a type of comic series that I would normally brush off as something I would never read.
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Post by Hoosier X on Feb 11, 2016 10:25:19 GMT -5
I don't usually pay money for black-and-white reprints in formats like DC's Showcase Presents series or Marvel's Essential series, mostly because they're fun to read once (I get them from the library a lot) but they're generally not something I want to read over and over. But I really really want to read all the Supergirl orphanage stories. I have an 80-Page Giant issue of Action (#347) from the 1960s and it had several of the stories where poor Linda Lee is an orphan from Krypton who must protect her identity as Supergirl at the same time she is keeping her very existence as Supergirl a secret (because cousin Superman is a JERK!) while living in an orphanage and dealing with things like Bizarro babies and telepathic orphan aliens on a regular basis. With only a Supergirl-robot hidden in a tree to help her! So I saw this for $5 and had to order it: I also saw this for a reasonable price and got it from the same dealer: It reprints Journey into Mystery #111 to #120. And the Journey into Mystery Annual. In the 1970s, I had most of the issues from JIM #101 to #111 (you could get them in F/VF for $4 or $5 back then) and they're great! I quit getting 1960s Thor to focus on Tales of Suspense, FF and Daredevil and I have never read most of the stories in this volume, except for reprints of JIM #112 (with the Hulk!) and the "Origin of Loki" tales from the Tales of Asgard backup, which were reprinted in Bring on the Bad Guys.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2016 22:29:58 GMT -5
I just won a few prints and art pieces in the monthly Lonestar auction and added a couple of books off my want list to round off the order... Heavy Metal #28 (July 1979) HM #41 (Aug 1980) Kull: Vale of the Shadow GN and the following four pieces of art/prints... Attu and the Dinosaur print by Sam Glanzman... LAW print by Walt Simonosn-cover to a project pitch that never got published... A Mark A. Nelson print form a galley showing he had... and an original watercolor featuring Sandman by an unknown artist... Our summer reclamation project is to redo the finished room in the basement we last did when I first moved here 13 years ago, so am getting some new art for the walls fo the room for when it's redone. -M
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 12, 2016 7:30:41 GMT -5
I don't usually pay money for black-and-white reprints in formats like DC's Showcase Presents series or Marvel's Essential series, mostly because they're fun to read once (I get them from the library a lot) but they're generally not something I want to read over and over. But I really really want to read all the Supergirl orphanage stories. I have an 80-Page Giant issue of Action (#347) from the 1960s and it had several of the stories where poor Linda Lee is an orphan from Krypton who must protect her identity as Supergirl at the same time she is keeping her very existence as Supergirl a secret (because cousin Superman is a JERK!) while living in an orphanage and dealing with things like Bizarro babies and telepathic orphan aliens on a regular basis. With only a Supergirl-robot hidden in a tree to help her! So I saw this for $5 and had to order it: I also saw this for a reasonable price and got it from the same dealer: It reprints Journey into Mystery #111 to #120. And the Journey into Mystery Annual. In the 1970s, I had most of the issues from JIM #101 to #111 (you could get them in F/VF for $4 or $5 back then) and they're great! I quit getting 1960s Thor to focus on Tales of Suspense, FF and Daredevil and I have never read most of the stories in this volume, except for reprints of JIM #112 (with the Hulk!) and the "Origin of Loki" tales from the Tales of Asgard backup, which were reprinted in Bring on the Bad Guys. Thor ! Yeah, baby!
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Post by Hoosier X on Feb 12, 2016 12:41:05 GMT -5
The Wonder Woman origin in Wonder Woman #1 is one of my favorite comic book stories ever. I've read it a few times over the years in various reprints. And my library has the Wonder Woman Archives, Volume One, and I've checked it out a couple of times (I also love the first appearance of Doctor Poison in Sensation #2. And also that crazy story where Etta Candy and the Holliday Girls fall through a trap door and land on the roof of a careening subway car just as Steve Trevor is climbing out of the subway car to see what's going on. And Etta says: "Why, Steve! Small world, huh? Have some candy! Woo woo!"). Sometimes when I go to the library, I go into the section with the comic book stuff, pull out WW Archives, Volume One, and just read the Wonder Woman origin. So I saw an eBay auction for the Millennium Edition of Wonder Woman #1 and bid on it for $4. Then $6. Then up to $12. I did some research and found ridiculous prices for it on eBay. I decided it's something I've wanted for a while so I put a high bid on it. It's now at $13.38 so it's mine for now. The auction will be over in five or six hours.
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Post by Hoosier X on Feb 12, 2016 16:55:17 GMT -5
I just won this on eBay for $6.66: DC Special Series #9. Art by Dick Ayers, Jose Delbo, Steve Ditko, Russ Heath and Vince Colletta. I just looked at the Comic Book Database entry. It looks very interesting. A lot of Earth-2 characters. Looking forward to it.
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Post by Hoosier X on Feb 12, 2016 18:22:01 GMT -5
The Wonder Woman origin in Wonder Woman #1 is one of my favorite comic book stories ever. I've read it a few times over the years in various reprints. And my library has the Wonder Woman Archives, Volume One, and I've checked it out a couple of times (I also love the first appearance of Doctor Poison in Sensation #2. And also that crazy story where Etta Candy and the Holliday Girls fall through a trap door and land on the roof of a careening subway car just as Steve Trevor is climbing out of the subway car to see what's going on. And Etta says: "Why, Steve! Small world, huh? Have some candy! Woo woo!"). Sometimes when I go to the library, I go into the section with the comic book stuff, pull out WW Archives, Volume One, and just read the Wonder Woman origin. So I saw an eBay auction for the Millennium Edition of Wonder Woman #1 and bid on it for $4. Then $6. Then up to $12. I did some research and found ridiculous prices for it on eBay. I decided it's something I've wanted for a while so I put a high bid on it. It's now at $13.38 so it's mine for now. The auction will be over in five or six hours. I got it! Somebody went right up to my high bid ($17.00) and stopped. I'm going to put it in my nightstand mini-library with the Millennium Edition of Batman #1, my really beat-up copy of The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 and DC Special #16 ("Super-Heroes Battle Super-Gorillas").
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2016 18:26:05 GMT -5
I just won this on eBay for $6.66: DC Special Series #9. Art by Dick Ayers, Jose Delbo, Steve Ditko, Russ Heath and Vince Colletta. I just looked at the Comic Book Database entry. It looks very interesting. A lot of Earth-2 characters. Looking forward to it. Still have to get that one. My best nab was the Superman issue in this series, in NM, at cover price ($1). Some 33 years after its original publish date. 80 pages for a buck in like new condition...compared to $2.95 cover price at the time for a regular 36 pg New 52 book.
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Post by Hoosier X on Feb 12, 2016 18:42:46 GMT -5
I just won this on eBay for $6.66: DC Special Series #9. Art by Dick Ayers, Jose Delbo, Steve Ditko, Russ Heath and Vince Colletta. I just looked at the Comic Book Database entry. It looks very interesting. A lot of Earth-2 characters. Looking forward to it. Still have to get that one. My best nab was the Superman issue in this series, in NM, at cover price ($1). Some 33 years after its original publish date. 80 pages for a buck in like new condition...compared to $2.95 cover price at the time for a regular 36 pg New 52 book. Is this the DC Special Series issue you're talking about? That's #5. I want that one pretty bad. It looks so super-cool! I bought these two when they were brand new! #6 ... And #11 ... I don't think either one has ever been in a comic-book bag.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2016 19:06:32 GMT -5
Is this the DC Special Series issue you're talking about? That's #5. I want that one pretty bad. It looks so super-cool! Yep, that's it! And it is!
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