3/11/2018
Topic:
What are you currently collecting?
rsantos
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DC
Action Comics
Superman
Super Sons
Sideways
Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows
IDW
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
3/11/2018
Topic:
So What Pulled You Back Into Collecting?
rsantos
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In my 30 years of reading comics, the one thing that still keeps me going has been all the back issues from the 60s-90s. That's what I mostly collect these days. Just filling in issues I missed. I hardly get excited about the new stuff. Seems like it's written in these 5-6 issue arcs that are meant to be published as TPB in a year. Creative teams get replaced every few issues, and editors/writers have lost any respect for continuity. |
3/11/2018
Topic:
What do you thnk of Marvel's "Fresh Start?"
rsantos
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DC gets most of my money these days. The only Marvel title I read is Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows. I enjoy it because it actually feels like I'm reading about the Spider-Man I once knew and it's a progression, not a step backwards. Reboots have made Marvel into some schizophrenic company. What exactly was the purpose of "Legacy" now that "Fresh Start" is going to happen? What was the purpose of "All-New, All Different", "Generations", and "Marvel NOW"? Investing my time and money into something that isn't going to be around for more than a year or two is exhausting.
edited by rsantos on 3/12/2018 |
3/12/2018
Topic:
New mutants 98 signature question
rsantos
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I've seen Liefeld at two shows. He will sign anything free but does charge a fee for these two comics: New Mutants #87, and New Mutants #98. If I remember correctly it was $25 a signature. Stan Lee I have only seen once and I paid $75 for him to sign two comics... but this was back years ago. I think his fee has gone up since then. If I were in your shoes I'd get Rob Liefeld to sign it and call it a day. Who else but the creator of Deadpool should have their signature on the cover? If Stan had actually worked on the book as a writer, it would make sense to have him sign it.
edited by rsantos on 3/12/2018 |
3/17/2019
Topic:
Autographs/Signatures on Comics!
rsantos
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I've been collecting a long time (over 30 years) and enjoy signatures on my comics, because it is part of why I attend comic conventions and shows. I don't always trust CGC. I have actually witness someone fake a signature at a convention where they were set up and they approved it, because the artist was there at the show signing. A lot of the kids working for CGC, and yes a good deal of them are kids to me, they haven't been in the industry long enough to tell you whether someone's signature was faked. They don't take time to investigate it either, because time is money.
I'll tell you how we have done for the past 30 years. My advice is that if you plan to do so, document everything. I save flyers from the show, badges, even my wristband as proof that I was a paying visitor. I then take pictures of the artist/writer/editor as he is signing the comic book. These photos are printed later and then saved with the comics as I bag and board them. I put a label on the back of each bag with the date it was signed, the location and name of the convention, and the name of the artist/writer. Many of the creators have allowed for me to take pictures posed with them and I'll include these as well. A lot of times I will hold the signed comics in front of me when we are taking that picture–as even more proof that they were not faked.
It is a lot of work but this has worked for me for years. I rarely sell my stuff but have sold a few items when financially I needed to. Never have had a problem selling to other comic book collectors, shops, or Ebay. I believe if you document everything and a buyer sees how much time and effort you put into this, they'll know what they're buying and the sort of person they are buying from.
And by the way I also attend conventions to get commissioned work from some of my favorite artists. It can get to be expensive but it has become a hobby of mine. I have a collection of art that has grown over the years and am at possibly close to 200 pieces. I document these the same way and take pictures to show the different stages of the art coming together.
edited by rsantos on 3/17/2019
edited by rsantos on 3/17/2019 |
