When you own the worlds largest personal comic book collection, with well over 100,000 individual issues, no purchase, short of maybe buying. Comic book collecting is a hobby that treats comic books and related items as collectibles or artwork to be sought after and preserved. For comic book collectors the overstreet comic book price guide is the one resource that is needed above all others. Of course world events, economic events, political events ebb and flow markets and those affect all things money based. My return to comics eventually lead me to a wonderful comic specialty shop on staten island called comic book jones. Starting a comic book collection concept comic vine. Comic book collecting is not the same as comic book reading. Smith, 44, spent most of his life collecting comic books.
Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Comic collecting supplies, page 1 featured specials. The 44th edition of the overstreet comic book price guide came out several weeks back and id like to take this a bit tardy opportunity to chime in with some thoughts. Comic book retailers on reasons why sales are down and. Rarity, title, issue, and condition determine value, although often one of those variables is far more important than the others. Leadership can mean leading in thought, word or deed, or some combination of all three. Demand for comic books is most commonly created with good stories, as anyone who has ever discovered the wonders of the medium can. Comic book art and collecting the beginners guide in building. Click for larger image golden age comic book extenders pack of 200 by bcw retail. October 2016 had 8,793,717 units in the top 300 comics list, the second most units since diamond first started reporting invoiced sales near the start of 2003. In august 2008, comicbook dealer metropolis collectibles inc. Set email alerts so you never miss an auction lot again.
It is an unequaled transportable comic book storage device. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. Lcs showing customers how diamond sent them their batman 89s. Sometimes, your local comic book store might have a sale on for some really old comics. Hellboy tattoo, mike mignola art, comic book collection, western comics, comic kunst, art graphique. Comic book collection software pc free downloads and. Comic book collecting buy sell trade has 28,467 members. Nov 05, 2010 epic comic book collection garage sale haul silver age bronze age. Trendsetters by worlds leading trendsetters, nick nanton, j. Interest may stem from nostalgia, an appreciation of the artwork, consideration of comics as a financial investment, or even just the thrill of the chase. The starter kit allows for storage for up to 20 current comic books, and the display of 1 special comic book. Dicks and lindsay dicks aug 18, 2011 are you a trendsetter. Dec 02, 2015 for people like myself who were just entering the world of comic book collecting in 1992 at the tender age of twelve, the books lining the shelves of my local comic book shop in a tiny nova scotian town offered a smorgasbord for the imagination. Basically, a bunch of old guys and gals with disposable income start yearning for the good old days and want to pick up some of their favorite childhood comics.
Log into facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Comic reading friends and comic book store employees often love to talk about their hobby, so they can. Major comics companies have titles with histories that span decades of publication, and if you are new to a particular arc, it can be hard to even decide where to start. Clicking a text link or image marked check live prices will take you to ebay. Truly rare comic books may come along once or twice in a lifetime. Pages in category comic book collecting the following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
These books would someday be college tuition, or a house down payment, smith. When you read comic books, you soar into the sky with your favorite comic book hero and fight outrageous battles against doc ock or lex luthor. A beginners guide to getting rich collecting comics. Second, since so many copies of supposedly rare comic books are constantly being discovered, the value of a comic book isnt as bankable as. The worst things about collecting comics buzzfeed. Jun 05, 2016 unlike magazines and newspapers, print comic books are thriving even as publishers push digital comics and allyoucaneat download subscriptions. To me the books were exciting, they jumped off the shelves in ways that made the older comic books i. However, most everything involved in the collection process is a total pain. Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book.
With the wide selection of comics available, it can be hard to find a starting point on your own. The comic book industry is a little bit like the music industry before hiphop, alonso says. The starter kit features 20 bcw resealable bags to protect comics while handling and certified acid free backing boards for the storage and protection of your beginning comic book collection. Collecting comic books tips and ebay advice part 1 of 2. Definition of comic book collecting in the dictionary. Iu kelley school of business lecturer reads from 15000count comic book collection on facebook live to entertain children and adults stuck at. Comic book retailers on reasons why sales are down and what. As with any hobby, collecting comic books can be expensive. May 09, 20 despite the comic book show you see on tv nowadays, they will not make you famous.
Platinum 18971937, golden 193855, silver 195669, bronze 197079, and modern 1980present. Jun 21, 2017 the future of comic book collecting is a bright one in my opinion. Collecting comic books tips and ebay advice part 2 of 2. The storfolio will hold up to 15 bagged and boarded comic books, or up to 20 loose comic books. Inside the biggest comic book collection in the world syfy. Comic movies have obviously brought new blood into the hobby. Other, smaller book fairs include the citylit festival at the university of baltimore campus and the childrens book fair at the reginald f. Most are in nm to vf condition and range in age from late 70s to now. They are more lowkey than the baltimore book festival, but if you enjoy learning more about the local publishing industry and want to meet local authors, then i highly recommend attending. Though considerably more recent than the collecting of postage stamps or books bibliophilia, it has a major following around the world today and is partially responsible for the increased interest in comics after the temporary slump experienced during the 1980s.
Comic collection tips from a real comic book man wired. For ages and ages, the only supergirl books available were trade collections of her early 2000s run, which wasuneven, to say the least, and two volumes from the dc showcase collection. Comic book collection a 68 page blueprint to learning the ins and outs of collecting comic books for fun and profit. Introduction to comics collecting comics aficionados have been maintaining and preserving comic book collections for almost as long as the medium has existed. Unlike magazines and newspapers, print comic books are thriving even as publishers push digital comics and allyoucaneat download subscriptions. The storfolio can be shelved in a book case, or carried in your back pack to safely transport your comics to your favorite comic book.
Pin by pete kreitchet on mike mignola art mike mignola art, comic. Collecting and investing tips archives comic book daily. Sign up for all the latest collecting news, expert blogs and auction lots from around the world. Choosing the best comic collecting software for you. While it does a nice job of managing your comic database, it does leave a bit to be desired in terms of updating values as the market changes. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. Comic books are like oil in that they are traded in u. Not only did the store have the usual range of comics and comic related material, the proprietors socko and tiger fostered a community atmosphere where. Trendsetters by nick nanton meet your next favorite book. Heres what you need to know if youre thinking of collecting comic book art where to buy, where to sell and how to preserve your precious.
We use ebay to provide references to live prices of comic books. The first issue of a longrunning comic book series is commonly the rarest and most desirable to collectors. Even though direct comic book sales are down so far in 2017, retailers said theyre finding a way to survive despite the challenging environment. Information and translations of comic book collecting in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Now, i love the showcase collections, which reprinted 500 pages of comics in black and white, usually from the silver age, and kept the price points in the.
Comic book database software, catalog your comic collection. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. The future of comic books comics general cgc comic book. Collecting comics is one of lifes few great pleasures. Category, where there is a lot of comic books, all collections of comic books of famous authors, collected from sites siterip, where you can download all the collections, and feebased sites siterip. When you collect comics, you may not only have to spend a whole lot more money than you did when you. Collecting comic books wont make you rich, nor will it make you respectable. The weakening canadian dollar got me to thinking about the effect it is having, if any, on the back issue comic book market. Comic books buck trend as print and digital sales flourish. Epic comic book collection garage sale haul silver age bronze age.
The largest publicly available collection of comic books in the united states is housed in the newspaper and current periodical reading room. Comic collector can be a great help in keeping track of the comics you plan to buy or watch. This brings back good memories and is fun at the same time. Nov 27, 2012 one of the best collectors i know is glen david gold, author of the novels carter beats the devil and sunnyside, who has been collecting comic book artwork since 1976. Starting or even just expanding an existing comic book collection can seem a little daunting. A beginners guide to getting rich collecting comics ign. But waid also wrote the 2011 run really, the 2011 and 2014 runs are the same series, artificially broken up by one of marvels random renumberings and by the time i got on board, marvel was already putting out larger. Synchronize your comic data between the desktop software, mobile apps and the connect webapp. Compara precios en cialis farmacia canadiense aprobada. Amazing 10 million dollar dc comic book collection for sale. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. If you truly dont love the artwork and literature that goes behind each one of the issues that were made, dont start collecting. Skulls mike mignola art, comic style art, graphic novel illustration. Ian levine, who for the last 50 years has been collecting every issue of every comic dc has ever.
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