My room and collection

[Elijya]

This is my room back at my parents house taken awhile back (about the start date of this thread). Most of it is still like this, except alot of the figures have been put away, and the DVDs and TPBs are all at my apartment

My Vertigo corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/005_3A.jpg


hellboy corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/004_2A.jpg
^(that empty shelf is gone now)^

dvds, comics, toys, just lots of stuff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/003_1A.jpg

trade shelves
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/trades01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/trades02.jpg

[masteryoda]

Aw, you sleep with a teddy bear thing. :p

[Elijya]

statues
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/trades03.jpg



and here's all my wallbooks laid out.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/002_0A.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/001_00A.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/ABooks2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/ABooks1.jpg

[Movies205]

It's glorious... I wish to ascend to this one day :)

[The Hero]

Originally posted by Elijya
most of it. didn't have enough film for my TPB shelf with display case and statues, and you get a sense of the longboxes in one of these. here we go


My Vertigo corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/005_3A.jpg


hellboy corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/004_2A.jpg


dvds, comics, toys, just lots of stuff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/003_1A.jpg

and here's all my wallbooks laid out. jealous ?:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/001_00A.jpg I MUST BREAK YOU.:mad: :(

[Elijya]

December 05 update: moved into a new apartment in September, and aligned the collection in a more stylish way. Had planned to take pics at some point, but was just browsing desktop and discovered my fiance already had. They're not as close (or as bright) as I was hoping to take, but they'll do for now


(that's the original artwork for the covers of Ex MAchina #4 and Shaolin Cowboy #1 behind the TV)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/PICT0006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/PICT0008.jpg


Original art collection, finally dug a digital camera out.

two splash pages featuring Speedy from Green Arrow
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/OAGASpeedy.jpg

a two-page splash also from GA featuring Black Canary
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/OAGABCHester.jpg

Green Arrow 36 page 19, and one of Mike Mayhew's prelim sketches for the cover of The Pulse #12
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/OAPulse12coverprelimGA36p19.jpg

100 Bullets #8 pages 20 and 21
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/OA100B8p208p21.jpg

100 Bullets 23 page 13 and an unused cover by Tony Harris from Warren Ellis' miniseries Down (although Tony told me this was going to be used, so I need to have words with him at some point...)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/OA100B23p13Downunusedcover.jpg

an original Transmet sketch by Derrick Robertson, and Transmet #23 page 14 with the Smiler
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/OATransmet23p14.jpg

Transmet #59 page 18 (Smiler gets his comeuppance) and #51 page 21 (hysterical Royce page)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/OATransmet59p1851p21.jpg

Preacher #45 p21-22, the pissing on the cross sequence. Unfortunately, some of the word baloons that were attched have become loose. Does anyone know the proper glue to reattache them with?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/OAPreacher45p2145p22.jpg

Two pages I am monumentally proud of (I want the second one framed): Runaways #3 page 4, the first time Karolina flies, and #12 page 23, a beautiful splash page of the whole group by Takeshi Miyazawa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/OARunaways4p312p23.jpg

These two were just too funny not to get. Runaways 4 page 10, the x-ray scene, and the second is by Mike Mayhew from a wizard article on Brian K. Vaughan.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/OARunaways4p10BKVWizardMayhew.jpg

Cover to Shaolin Cowboy #1 by Geof Darrow
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/shaolincowboy1.jpg

Cover to Ex Machina #4 by Tony Harris
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/ExMachina4.jpg

Transmetropolitan #63 page 22
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/TransmetICcorner.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/Transmet63p22.jpg

pobably the most valuable thing I own: The original pencils to the JLA group shot from Identity Crisis by Rags Morales. This image was drawn once then photostated for it's appearences inside the books. It was also used as the cover to the third printing of #1, and on all the promotional materials for the hardcover, and the cover for one edition of the Hardcover.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/IdentityCrisis1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/sketchbook/IdentityCrisis2.jpg[/QUOTE]





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/statuesleft.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/figuresrighthardcovers.jpg

[masteryoda]

Originally posted by Elijya
a fox, it's my girlfriend's
Don't you mean; it's your girlfriend. :p

But I am jealous of your Veritgo posters. None of the comic shops in my city have posters like that. I'd love to have those Preacher and Transmet posters. :mad:

[Drakon]

Impressive, Mon Ami.

[X]

Cool, cool. :up:

[LadyVader]

show-off

:p

j/k... it looks great. Did you tidy up before you took the pictures? :D

[Ninja_Killer]

I like how your room looks. =)

[newnoiseimage]

wow.

i mean wow.

umm, just out of curiosity, how old are you?

i mean in college i had wall to wall movie posters, it rocked, but that room shows the depths of your , umm obsession, problem, fandom.. especially the toys.

it is cool though


::::disclaimer::::
none of this post was meant to be insulting.

[Doc Destruction]

VERY nice...I hope to do the same when the wife and I buy our house next year.

With like 12-15k comics, things get a little crowded in an apartment :(

[TheBatman1979]

Heh, I had a room that looked like that. I had Original horror film posters for Hellraiser, TCM, Halloween and The exorcist and toys all over the place and Statues and busts. Then I moved in wityh my Girlfriend.....

Needless to say all the toys and Statues except for a few select ones she lets me put out are in boxes and all the posters are in storage.

Yes my friends, relationships have a price, a heavy price.

[Cyclops]

Originally posted by Elijya
a fox, it's my girlfriend's

That's what they all say.

[Adam Yauch]

My girlfriend won't let me have a comic in sight in our room :(. I have to kep mine in the spare room. Nice things though. Oh ye! Why the **** have you got TWO Ultimate SPiderman number 1? Share the wealth. ;)

since this poster is banned, I'm gonna use my super-mod powers and use this post to add new pics to this first page-E

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/centersection.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/dvds.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/trades.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/absoluteeditions.jpg

[TheBatman1979]

Originally posted by Adam Yauch
My girlfriend won't let me have a comic in sight in our room :(. I have to kep mine in the spare room. Nice things though. Oh ye! Why the **** have you got TWO Ultimate SPiderman number 1? Share the wealth. ;)

The two Ultimate Spiderman comics aren't what caught my eye, it was The Amazing Spider-man 129. That's hot stuff.

[Tera]

They caught my attention too. But the Ultimates Spidey wasn't far behind. Also why are the shevles next to the bed empty? LOL Everytime someone comes round my place and sees my girlfriends teddy they have a go. I know what you feel like Elijya.

[White_Howling]

WHAO thats a big hell boy Toy..

nice figures.. and you comic collection is huge

[Invincible]

Nice room !

[Dwarf lord]

Elijya, are all of those first editions? If so, how do you get all of them? I mean you have to eat somtime

[TheBatman1979]

Originally posted by Tera
They caught my attention too. But the Ultimates Spidey wasn't far behind. Also why are the shevles next to the bed empty? LOL Everytime someone comes round my place and sees my girlfriends teddy they have a go. I know what you feel like Elijya.

Yeah I'm just a huge Punisher freak which is why I always notice AmS 129 if it's around. I huge runs on almost anything Punisher related. Mini 1-5, Regular Series 1-25 and a few odd issues, War Journal 1-10 and a few odd issues plus everthing Ennis has done on the character. I also have his second appearance in AmS 135. All I'm really missing is 129...the holy grail of Punisher books.

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by Elijya
a fox, it's my girlfriend's

I believed you until the "girlfriend" part.... ;)

[Themanofbat]

I should lay out my 510 issues of Amazing Spider-Man and take a pic... :)

[TheBatman1979]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
I should lay out my 510 issues of Amazing Spider-Man and take a pic... :)

that'd be like me taking my 280 issues of batman and sprawling them out...hmm...no sir I don't like it. They stay in the boxes.

[The Hero]

This has become the most depressing thread I have ever seen.*goes back to his puny,non comic-related room*:(

[The Hero]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
I should lay out my 510 issues of Amazing Spider-Man and take a pic... :)
Originally posted by TheBatman1979
that'd be like me taking my 280 issues of batman and sprawling them out...hmm...no sir I don't like it. They stay in the boxes. Um......I have Darkhawk #1.:o :(

[DBM]

I should go out and buy a digital camera tonight in order to put Elijya to shame.

[TheBatman1979]

Originally posted by The Hero
Um......I have Darkhawk #1.:o :(


I used to, but it got rather raggedy way back when and I tossed it.

[newnoiseimage]

here is my bedroom, i have another theme, so i keep it comic free, my comics are in another room.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/MikeFino/Popsart/Picture%20111.jpg

[T]

Most Impressive Elijya :up:

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by TheBatman1979
that'd be like me taking my 280 issues of batman and sprawling them out...hmm...no sir I don't like it. They stay in the boxes.

I know what you mean... if I hadn't stopped buying Detective Comics in 1996, I'd have over 300 consecutive issues...

:(

[TheBatman1979]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
I know what you mean... if I hadn't stopped buying Detective Comics in 1996, I'd have over 300 consecutive issues...

:(


Yeah my Detective collection is choppy as well, Batman is what I'm most proud of I have run from issue 350 to Current and I'll go back farther as time goes on but right now I'm trying to get Ghost Rider vol. 2 # 6-25 complete since they're cheap at the moment and I'm trying to get a lot of older flash stuff.

[kritic]

Elijya, where did you get your posters? And did you frame them yourself? I would like to frame my posters.

[Elijya]

Originally posted by masteryoda

But I am jealous of your Veritgo posters. None of the comic shops in my city have posters like that. I'd love to have those Preacher and Transmet posters. :mad:

all the vertigo posters are Promo Posters only sent to stores before the books come out, they're not for sale. You must either beg retailers for them (and they only get one apeice) or shop ebay

[Elijya]

Originally posted by LadyVader
show-off

:p

j/k... it looks great. Did you tidy up before you took the pictures? :D

um, I cleaned off the top of the long boxes, which usually have a bunch of stuff, and made the bed.

[Elijya]

Originally posted by Ninja_Killer
I like how your room looks. =)

thanks

Originally posted by newnoiseimage

umm, just out of curiosity, how old are you?


21

[Elijya]

:sigh:

to the girlfriend comments: I've posted pics of her and I before, plus she posts on hype, too. Drakon and Hero know her

[Gambit8370]

Impressive collection and room there Elijya.

About what I would've expected.

:D:up:

Someday I'll have to post mine.

[newnoiseimage]

i only asked about the age because fandom in mid-adulthood becomes scary to certain people (if you know what im saying) that and im jealous that i cant have crap up.

[Gambit8370]

Originally posted by newnoiseimage
i only asked about the age because fandom in mid-adulthood becomes scary to certain people (if you know what im saying) that and im jealous that i cant have crap up.

Oooohhhh...

He's got one of THOSE wife things.

Yeah well. They tend to do that.

I can sympathize.

[newnoiseimage]

Originally posted by Gambit8370
Oooohhhh...

He's got one of THOSE wife things.

Yeah well. They tend to do that.

I can sympathize.

wife?

not yet.

but i can imagine a single dude bringing a lady friend into a room like that, and unless the lady friend is a rabid fan, i could imagine the effect being similar to a cold sardine bath.

but yeah i had a few books up and a BTAS cell and slowly but surely they all came down.
choose your battles.

[Doc Destruction]

>>>choose your battles.<<<

SAGE LIKE WISDOM!

[TheBatman1979]

Originally posted by newnoiseimage
wife!!!!!

no,no,no,no

not yet.

but i can imagine a single dude bringing a lady friend into a room like that, and unless the lady friend is a rabid fan, i could imagine the effect being similar to a cold sardine bath.

but yeah i had a few books up and a BTAS cell and slowly but surely they all came down.
choose your battles.

Hehe, you have no idea yet my friend, no idea. My girl and I are close to being engaged *in other words I can't afford the ring she wants yet* If even try to put out something she doesn't like I get the look of death. You don't want to go past that...not if you value your lower extremities.

[Gambit8370]

You can have a girlfriend.

Get her the ring she wants.

Have a big wedding.

Get a (nice) house.

And keep your collection of over 14,000 comics and god only knows how many toys and dvds etc.

I did it.

You can too.

Stay in school kids!

There'll be a big payoff someday!

:D:up:

[newnoiseimage]

Originally posted by Gambit8370
You can have a girlfriend.

Get her the ring she wants.

Have a big wedding.

Get a (nice) house.

And keep your collection of over 14,000 comics and god only knows how many toys and dvds etc.

I did it.

You can too.

Stay in school kids!

There'll be a big payoff someday!

:D:up:

or i can get her the ring she wants,

have a small vegas wedding,

take years to buy a house (nyc is out of control)

and have a corner of a room where i can go to be alone with my precious.

[TheBatman1979]

Originally posted by Gambit8370
You can have a girlfriend.

Get her the ring she wants.

Have a big wedding.

Get a (nice) house.

And keep your collection of over 14,000 comics and god only knows how many toys and dvds etc.

I did it.

You can too.

Stay in school kids!

There'll be a big payoff someday!

:D:up:

LOL
I have the girl

I'm working on the ring

I have a decent house that's being paid for *another reason I don't have the ring yet*

I have my collection, it's just not out in the open.

So yeah you can do all of it. It's just that I'll need to buy a house with an extra room to put my collection in if I want it to be visible.

And school does pay off, especially if you're going for your second degree.

[Sworn Enemy]

21.

Might I ask what you or say your parents do, that you have this huge wealth of old school comics. I'm really impressed by those wall books of yours man. When I was 21 and working at CVS, I couldn't afford beer, let alone a bunch of silver age books.

[kritic]

oh so you didn't work for any of that stuff?

[Elijya]

no, I work for my comics, but my food and rent is free

[X]

That would make a great sig. :D :up:

[Elijya]

meh. I like my current one well enough. you can take it if you want

[Mr. Fear]

And I thought Ben Urich's room was impressive. *Spits on Urich*

[Elijya]

Originally posted by Adam Yauch
My girlfriend won't let me have a comic in sight in our room :(. I have to kep mine in the spare room. Nice things though. Oh ye! Why the **** have you got TWO Ultimate SPiderman number 1? Share the wealth. ;)

hey, I talked to a guy the other day who has 5 copies of the white cover varient . lucky ****, that's 2 grand worth of books. more if they cgc high

[4StringFox]

Y'all BETTER not be saying Eli doesn't have a girlfriend.
Think Fox's safely tucked away in a land far far away, eh?
Whisper a bit on SHH while I'm in Russia so you can steal my man, eh?
(I know some of you boys have gone to considering the other team...)

That is my fox.
I collect foxes.
You may have gathered this from the user name. ;)

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=3437981

[spidertwit]

I'm glad you don't keep your toys in the boxes. Unless of course, you buy duplicates?

[The Hero]

Y'all BETTER not be saying Eli doesn't have a girlfriend.
Think Fox's safely tucked away in a land far far away, eh?
Whisper a bit on SHH while I'm in Russia so you can steal my man, eh?
(I know some of you boys have gone to considering the other team...)

That is my fox.
I collect foxes.
You may have gathered this from the user name. ;)

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=3437981
Foxes with four strings?:confused:

[Assassin]

Yeah I'm just a huge Punisher freak which is why I always notice AmS 129 if it's around. I huge runs on almost anything Punisher related. Mini 1-5, Regular Series 1-25 and a few odd issues, War Journal 1-10 and a few odd issues plus everthing Ennis has done on the character. I also have his second appearance in AmS 135. All I'm really missing is 129...the holy grail of Punisher books.

Mine cost me $30 cuz it has a few cracks in the spine :unishr:

Dude, arn't u in your 30's? i dont wanna read all the posts im too lazy u show off

[Elijya]

assasin, who're you talking to?

I'm glad you don't keep your toys in the boxes. Unless of course, you buy duplicates?

occassionally

[Phoney Bone]

You are a dirtry bastard Eli. You need to share those comics with your Hype friends. But, if I'm not mistaken, I have one of those Punisher comics you have on display.:o

[Phoney Bone]

Um......I have Darkhawk #1.:o :(
I have Firestar #1. BEAT THAT!:eek:

[Morg]

Very nice collection :) :up:

[Elijya]

I have Firestarter #1. BEAT THAT!:eek:

I have Team America #1

[Phoney Bone]

I've got NFL Superpro #1. YOU SUCKAS GOT SERVED!

[Guyverjay]

You guys are actually proud of that?

[DBM]

I've got NFL Superpro #1. YOU SUCKAS GOT SERVED!

I have the whole series.

Mint.

Beat that.

[Elijya]

I have every issue of Mr. T and the T Force

nothing beats that

[newnoiseimage]

I have Hook #1

OHHHH YEAHH

post # 1000 by the way!

[DBM]

I have Hook #1

OHHHH YEAHH

post # 1000 by the way!

Bah. I have all four issues of that. That's nothing.

Though the Mr. T stuff is impressive.

I have the complete run of the Alf comics too. Which I think is pretty special.

[newnoiseimage]

hope about alladin, eden's trail, shogun warriors, a bunch of marvel frontier, and Uk, and X-MEN: PIZZA HUT COLLECTORS EDITION


Oh Yeah!

[Assassin]

I have a X-men #1 (2nd print)

I was asking u Elyja how old are u?

[Elijya]

I was pretty sure I already said in this thread, but...

21, I turn 22 on the 27th

[The Hero]

I have every issue of Mr. T and the T Force

nothing beats that
*bows down to the master*

http://img59.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/eli_as_spider.jpg

[TheCorpulent1]

Elijya, where'd you get those poster frames? I have a bunch of comic posters but I can't find any damn frames, so the walls of my new apartment remain bare and lonely, just like me on Saturday nights. :(

[Elijya]

Elijya, where'd you get those poster frames? I have a bunch of comic posters but I can't find any damn frames, so the walls of my new apartment remain bare and lonely, just like me on Saturday nights. :(


a sam goody's. They're simple and cheap: a cardboard backing (with hooks to hang in either direction), a layer of clear plastic, and four black pinchers that hold it together

[TheCorpulent1]

Hmm... I don't know if there is a Sam Goody's around here. They're sold out at the Wal-Mart and the ones online are all ridiculously expensive. Anyway, thanks.

[venom892]

most of it. didn't have enough film for my TPB shelf with display case and statues, and you get a sense of the longboxes in one of these. here we go


My Vertigo corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/005_3A.jpg


hellboy corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/004_2A.jpg
^(that empty shelf now has the Fantastic four box set and sinister six box set on it)^

dvds, comics, toys, just lots of stuff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/003_1A.jpg

and here's all my wallbooks laid out. jealous ?:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/002_0A.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/001_00A.jpg
My collection is pathetic compared to this.:(

[Elijya]

I've gotten a Fantastic Four #4 and 5, and an Amazing Fantasy 15 and a Giant Size X-men #1 since I took those pics

[TheBatman1979]

Elijya, Since I saw you're little pictures I've upped the ante on my own collection. I already had Batman 350 and down so I went out and bought a Batman 187 in VF condition and I've got a 232 on the way. I'm also paying off a NM copy of ASM 129. Soon I'll have Batman 100-Current and hopefully every issue of any punisher series and all the Key Appearances. I'll take some pics ASAP.

[Elijya]

"little" pictures?

[-Otakon-]

Cool! You really got great collection!

[Skipper]

Sweet!

[venom892]

I've gotten a Fantastic Four #4 and 5, and an Amazing Fantasy 15 and a Giant Size X-men #1 since I took those picsYou have to continue to make me feel bad?

[Dwarf lord]

Elijya, How do you get comics like that? I know you can't get comics that expensive on a frequent bases. I want to make my room like that too.

[Elijya]

Elijya, How do you get comics like that? I know you can't get comics that expensive on a frequent bases. I want to make my room like that too.


well, they're not in mint condition, and the "cream" so to speak has been collected over the past 2 years. Yeah, most of my paychecks go to comics, I guess. As I've said, I haven't been paying for room or food since I live with my rents currently, so kinda all of my income is disposable. I've just started a new job, so I could be taking in about 50k a year once I get good at it, and I dunno what kinda place I'm gonna be looking to move into, but if it's cheap, I'll have even more $$$ to throw around

yup, living a geeks dream

cept, I'm not creating, but still

[Harlekin]

Hot diggity damn. That really makes that little 450 comics collection in the corner of my room look tiny, and the limited amount of action figures. I got 5 years to catch up, but I don't think I'll get as far as you have.

Sometimes I wish I was a rich kid.

[Quentin Black]

I have around a 100 tpbs/comics...I feel insignificant :p

[Harlekin]

I'm counting the issues my TPB's collect as seperate, if I didn't I'd have a lot less (the Bone volume edition alone ends up being 1/5 of my collection).

---
Off-topic bit: I'm quie of sad to say this (considering I've been here a year now), but how the hell do you actually change your avatar. My User CP isn't working with me here.

[The Hero]

well, they're not in mint condition, and the "cream" so to speak has been collected over the past 2 years. Yeah, most of my paychecks go to comics, I guess. As I've said, I haven't been paying for room or food since I live with my rents currently, so kinda all of my income is disposable. I've just started a new job as a car salesman, so I could be taking in about 50k a year once I get good at it, and I dunno what kinda place I'm gonna be looking to move into, but if it's cheap, I'll have even more $$$ to throw around

yup, living a geeks dream

cept, I'm not creating, but still
A comic book fan who lives with his parents,posts on an internet message board,and likes to spend most of his paycheck on comics?
http://signofthetimesonline.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/lg_goodgravy.jpg
:eek::eek::eek:

[Elijya]

A comic book fan who lives with his parents,posts on an internet message board,and likes to spend most of his paycheck on comics?
http://signofthetimesonline.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/lg_goodgravy.jpg
:eek::eek::eek:


isn;t that like, everone here?

[The Hero]

isn;t that like, everone here?
Yeah,that's...kinda the joke.:o

[Elijya]

so I don't stand out at all? :(

[The Hero]

so I don't stand out at all? :(
Why,of course you do,for you have a...

*drumroll*

Girlfriend!!!

Who's interested in comics,no less.*cries of shock and alarm fill the thread*

[newnoiseimage]

yeah, the interest in comics is rare, more rare than the girlfriend thing.... (you will find that most well adjusted adults have significant others, not rabid comic fans who scare people with their intense fandom)

[Elijya]

And I thought Ben Urich's room was impressive. *Spits on Urich*


Urich posted images of his room once? where?

[Ben Urich]

My room is nice :o
I mean, not that nice, but still.

[Elijya]

have pics?

[Ben Urich]

Lots of broken links and out-of-date pictures:
http://www.fwooshnet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6089
I wish I had a better camera. :(

[Dwarf lord]

Ben, are those first edition Frank Miller Daredevil comics? If so, I hate you.

[Elijya]

Ben, are those first edition Frank Miller Daredevil comics? If so, I hate you.


I wasn't aware there were second editions of them :confused:

Ben, I never knew you were such a superman fan

[Dwarf lord]

I meant reprints. I wasn't sure

[Elijya]

I wasn't aware there were reprints of them, either :confused:

[Herr Logan]

:sigh:

to the girlfriend comments: I've posted pics of her and I before, plus she posts on hype, too. Drakon and Hero know her

Indeed. She's real and she's awesome. Sick sense of humor. I see why you're together. :p

Your room is the envy of millions of geeks. You shame us all. :o


P.S.: TheBatman1979 quoted Mr. Horse from "Ren and Stimpy." Someone ought to buy him a sack full of bison-scented kitty litter in appreciation.

[Elijya]

I got a digital camera for christmas, and am in the midst of some rearrangements to my room, so as soon as I learn how to use the camera and get teh room done (which, granted, could be a month or two...) I'll update

[Nightwing.]

i have a whole 2 comics which i bought in the last week. one was a spiderman because my little boy loves spiderman and the other was an xmen comic when rogue goes killer and kills vargas for picking off psylocke

[Elijya]

...and?

[Ahura Mazda]

Very nice collection :up:

[UK_Stu]

Nice room, mine looked a little similar before I was married and had the house to myself. Now most of my stuff is in the loft with only 10/12 boxes of comics, a few prints and some mini busts in the study.

The trouble and strife doesn't like it anywhere else in the house

[Goldenage Batman]

I forever bow to my Sensai.....I can't say anything about this collection...words fail....

[Elijya]

I forever bow to my Sensai.....I can't say anything about this collection...words fail....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/peck.jpg I love this kid


who's in your new avi, ss2?

[Goldenage Batman]

That's Old School Undertaker.....

[Elijya]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/peck.jpg ah, yes. pre-make-up

[Goldenage Batman]

This was when I liked him the best....

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Throwin' my hat into the ring with my room. Some o' the images got corrupted, but I'll fix those up eventually. As of Christmas these pics are outdated anyways.

http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=room6jo.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=closetfar8ed.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=closet9nt.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=gbwall1fn.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=garage8yf.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=radiotop6uo.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=radio5oz.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=cabinet7nx.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=radioside7mf.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=deskwalltop7zf.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=deskwall1ul.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=desktop1up.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=bookcaseside6gj.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=bookcasetop1bj.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=bookcase3tq.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=stuffed7fk.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=wall8yg.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=wall23do.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=wall36rf.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=doorback5ad.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=doorbacktop6ux.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=dresser2nu.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=doorback22uo.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=door27mh.jpg

Dunno where th' top o' my door went, gotta find that image. And all th' stuff ya see outside is nothin' compared to th' stuff ya DON'T see.

[newnoiseimage]

where is the "no girls allowed!" sign?

[Elijya]

Throwin' my hat into the ring with my room. Some o' the images got corrupted, but I'll fix those up eventually. As of Christmas these pics are outdated anyways.

http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=room6jo.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=closetfar8ed.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=closet9nt.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=gbwall1fn.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=garage8yf.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=radiotop6uo.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=radio5oz.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=cabinet7nx.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=radioside7mf.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=deskwalltop7zf.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=deskwall1ul.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=desktop1up.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=bookcaseside6gj.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=bookcasetop1bj.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=bookcase3tq.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=stuffed7fk.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=wall8yg.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=wall23do.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=wall36rf.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=doorback5ad.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=doorbacktop6ux.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=dresser2nu.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=doorback22uo.jpg
http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=door27mh.jpg

Dunno where th' top o' my door went, gotta find that image. And all th' stuff ya see outside is nothin' compared to th' stuff ya DON'T see.


it's unfortunate that you have to cram so much stuff into such a tiny room, but that's brooklyn for ya.

and comon, you're taking it just a bit too far with the x-men boxers

[Goldenage Batman]

Found him...http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=stuffed7fk.jpg

[Elijya]

found who?

[WOLVERINE25TH]

They aren't boxers, they were pajama bottoms. They were an X-mas gift I outgrew after a couple months.

Too bad I can't photograph inside my closet, cabinet an' my bed drawer...you'd get to see th' other stuff. Hehe.

[Elijya]

why can't you?

[Goldenage Batman]

found who?


In one of the pictures there's a "Where's Waldo?" doll in a chair....

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Hehe yeah, Waldo an' Woof. Got 'em fer X-mas back in their heyday. One thing ya can't see in th' pics is a Where's Waldo? tin that had popcorn in it an' I now use as a garbage can. Too bad I never got Wilma.

Hmm...Good question. I could do th' cabinet an' th' drawer fer th' most part, but my closet I got everythin' stack up on th' top shelf. Not a lotta maneuverability. In fact, surprised I got what I got up there. Mostly MIB Marvel stuff.

[Silver Sable]

Your room is like heaven Elijya

[Elijya]

an hour alone with me in there, you'll shoot right past it ;)

[Elijya]

UPDATE TIME!

Digital Camera I recieved for Christmas is MIA, but I had some shots left over from San Diego, so I've used em to finally show you guys my tradepaperback collection and display shelf, along with some snazzier shots of the top books I've picked up over the years. Enjoy!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/trades01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/trades02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/trades03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/ABooks2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/ABooks1.jpg

[Nightwing.]

hellboy corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/004_2A.jpg




this looks awesome.and can i say i got that luke skywalker youve got on your top shelf there^

[JewishHobbit]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/ABooks1.jpg

You know I was honorably happy for you until I saw this pic. Now I want to sneak into your room at night and gag you so that I may take these few precious items for my X-Men collection. (and that spidey wouldn't be a bad addition either). Where'd you get those and for what price?

[Ben Urich]

Two copies of DD #1?!
You wound me. :(

[Van_V]

I have the avengers one in the attic somewhere, but I read the hell out of it.

[Elijya]

You know I was honorably happy for you until I saw this pic. Now I want to sneak into your room at night and gag you so that I may take these few precious items for my X-Men collection. (and that spidey wouldn't be a bad addition either). Where'd you get those and for what price?


different places. The Amazing Fantasy was given to me for my 22nd birthday by my dad last year. He got it at Wizard World Chicago. The Spider-Man #4 I bought at Wizard World Philadelphia. The Avengers #1 I bought from a store in Nashville Tennesee. I'm strugglinging to remember where the other DD came from, but one of them is from fat Jack's Comiccrypt here in Philadelphia. The Hulk 181 comes from Comics and More and is an $800 copy. The Giant Size came from Show Case comics, the store I've been going to all my life

[Nightwing.]

you actually paid $800 or is that what its valued at now?

[SuGarRush]

dang, i just don't have that kinda cash.
Luckily, I'm a happy niche collector! My fave is DeadPool, so I am going for every issue he's ever had.
Got his first appearance, almost all of his '97 run, plus his '93 run, and some of his '94 mini.
And of course all the Cable Deadpool's

but Eliyjah, your room is, well wow. I'm shocked and awed and amused all at the same time....

[Elijya]

but Eliyjah, your room is, well wow. I'm shocked and awed and amused all at the same time....
thanks! :up: but there's no 'h' in my name
you actually paid $800 or is that what its valued at now?
that's what I paid. Comics are my hobby all aspects of it. New, old, valuables, bargains, original art, meeting creators, the works. I'm well off enough that I'm able to indulge these things, it's fun

[Nightwing.]

that's what I paid. Comics are my hobby all aspects of it. New, old, valuables, bargains, original art, meeting creators, the works. I'm well off enough that I'm able to indulge these things, it's fun

i admire that. i cant afford things like that and also i dont have an interest that im heavily into.i like alot of stuff but nothing that i can follow and meet the creators etc.i mean im really into lotr but i cant meet the creator of that unfortunatley.damn shame wouldve loved to have spoken with that guy.hes a genius and his ideas were inspirational.

i am soooooo wanting to move to america.they have awesome stuff like comic shops.

green with envy here

[Elijya]

where're you now?

[Nightwing.]

england

[Electro UK]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/001_00A.jpg


You have wall books? Man I wish I had wall books.

[Elijya]

england


there's a couple of shops across the pond. use www.the-master-list.com to see if there're any stores near you. Take a road trip to one someday if you need to. Most comic shops are quite cool (though I've never been to an english one)

[Nightwing.]

cool theres a few near me so i might check em out.might find some rare classics like some #1 issues maybe.i doubt it and i doubt i could get em if i did but ill still check em out

[Elijya]

[
You have wall books? Man I wish I had wall books.

Damn skippy, I do!


(I really only responded to this because I felt like using the term "damn skippy)

[Electro UK]

Damn skippy, I do!


(I really only responded to this because I felt like using the term "damn skippy)

I have nothing worth putting on my wall. Asm 45 and 89 are the oldest I have

[JewishHobbit]

I use to have wall comics back when I had an apartment after first being married. My wife let me have the room that was suppose to be the dining room so I made one wall full of comics (the other full of my boxed Star War toys). I didn't really put valuables up there, just the comics that were my favorates.

[SLVRSR4]

I'm gonna post a picture of my room with a look at my one ultimates poster a few heroclix and a huge crate of nothing with runaways issue 1 and some other comic that isn't really worth a lot of money:( then cry

[Elijya]

lol, aww, don't feel sad, lucy

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Once summer's over gonna hafta take updated pics o' my room. Made some changes leadin' towards a semi-massive overhaul.

[mrvlknight21]

bows to elijya

[UK_Stu]

i admire that. i cant afford things like that and also i dont have an interest that im heavily into.i like alot of stuff but nothing that i can follow and meet the creators etc.i mean im really into lotr but i cant meet the creator of that unfortunatley.damn shame wouldve loved to have spoken with that guy.hes a genius and his ideas were inspirational.

i am soooooo wanting to move to america.they have awesome stuff like comic shops.

green with envy here

Hey, there are loads of Comic shops in the UK and numerous comic conventions and events. The Comics International website lists plenty of these. I believe there is a big 5 day Comic Conference event in November in Brighton.

If you are after the #1 issues lots of UK shops have these and they have online shopping so you don't even have to be near the shop. Plus you can always order from US online shops and just pay a bit more for the postage.

Ebay UK - has lots of UK based sellers, selling these key issues.

[Nightwing.]

whats the link to that website please?

[UK_Stu]

http://www.qualitycommunications.co.uk/ci

[Kevin Roegele]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/ABooks1.jpg

AMAZING FANTASY # 15!
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

WOW!

[Elijya]

thank you :)

[Sparta*]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/ABooks1.jpg

AMAZING FANTASY # 15!
http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif

WOW!

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif I just got a boner looking at those! hahaha

[Da Docta]

i envy you!!!

[Deadpool187]

Cool collection man. What grade is Avengers #4 and what would you say the DD #1 and AF #15 are? How much did you pay for them?

[Elijya]

the avengers 4 is a 4.5. The DD's are somewhere around 2.-3.0. The Avengers #1 is probably about a 4.0 and the spider-man #4 is around there as well. They all ran in the low hundreds

the AF 15 is really beat. You can see the chunks missing from the cover, and there's a crease and a stain going right across the cover. At least the cover is still attached. but I'm not quite sure what that qualifies it for on CGCs scale. I could say 0.5, but then what's a comic with no cover? I could say 1.0, but then what's a comic with interior pages missing? gets a bit fuzzy

[Sparta*]

i envy you!!!

why...can't get it up? hahahaha sorry, it was too easy, I had to take it.

[Da Docta]

why...can't get it up? hahahaha sorry, it was too easy, I had to take it.
damn you :mad:

[Sparta*]

haha lighten up XFAN, I was only joshin' :O

[Orko Is King]

Holy ****...

How much do you think your collection is worth, Elijya? I think you have more comics than my LCS...both of them!

[ShadowBoxing]

I think I may have amassed more in my lifetime....but mine is no where near the value of that collection: nice

yeah I would have more....I just counted my boxes....but man I may have half the value.

[Sparta*]

I can't look anymore...I want them too badly! Especially Giant size X-men, Fantastic Four, The Hulk, and Amazing Fantasy :(

[Da Docta]

haha lighten up XFAN, I was only joshin' :O
i know :up:

[ShadowBoxing]

I can't look anymore...I want them too badly! Especially Giant size X-men, Fantastic Four, The Hulk, and Amazing Fantasy :(I have most Jack Kirby FFs...but nothing in the Spider-Man department like that...and the first Wolverine...oh man!!!!

[Sparta*]

Must....revert eyes.....from comics.....aarggghh.....too hard......can't resist.....it's like raiders of the lost ark.....all over again.....ARRGGHH!! (Sparta*'s face proceeds to melt off)

[ShadowBoxing]

Must....revert eyes.....from comics.....aarggghh.....too hard......can't resist.....it's like raiders of the lost ark.....all over again.....ARRGGHH!! (Sparta*'s face proceeds to melt off)If we keep posting eventually we will be on the next page...and safe

[Deadpool187]

the avengers 4 is a 4.5. The DD's are somewhere around 2.-3.0. The Avengers #1 is probably about a 4.0 and the spider-man #4 is around there as well. They all ran in the low hundreds

the AF 15 is really beat. You can see the chunks missing from the cover, and there's a crease and a stain going right across the cover. At least the cover is still attached. but I'm not quite sure what that qualifies it for on CGCs scale. I could say 0.5, but then what's a comic with no cover? I could say 1.0, but then what's a comic with interior pages missing? gets a bit fuzzy



Damn I'm a idiot for buying high grade comics. I'm gonna go with your approch and go low grade. One question man, what grade would you say Tales of Suspense #57, Hulk 181, Giant Size X #1 are?

[ShadowBoxing]

Damn I'm a idiot for buying high grade comics. I'm gonna go with your approch and go low grade. One question man, what grade would you say Tales of Suspense #57, Hulk 181, Giant Size X #1 are?Well its probably not a bad plan to buy slightly less than perfect comics

[Orko Is King]

http://myspace-976.vo.llnwd.net/00151/67/98/151808976_l.jpg

There's a few dozen trades under the desk and in the glass case.

[Deadpool187]

Well its probably not a bad plan to buy slightly less than perfect comics


I know but I've passed on alot of key books because they werent 9.0 or better. Most recently I passed on a X-Men #12 for 30 bucks just cuz it was like a 3.0. :(

[Torchd]

Looks awesome elijya.

[Sparta*]

I know but I've passed on alot of key books because they werent 9.0 or better. Most recently I passed on a X-Men #12 for 30 bucks just cuz it was like a 3.0. :(

awww dude! you shoulda got it man!

[Elijya]

Damn I'm a idiot for buying high grade comics. I'm gonna go with your approch and go low grade. One question man, what grade would you say Tales of Suspense #57, Hulk 181, Giant Size X #1 are?
dude, I WOULD get higher grade copies if I had more money. As it is, I usually just buy em whe n I see em if I want em, I'm not so picky as to look for specificly low or high grades. Though, If I had that much money, I'm not sure what would be the greater temptation - more Key books, or more original artwork (I have sizable collection I have yet to show any of you)

the tales of suspense is beat to heel. It's, like, a $20 copy. I should look into getting a nicer one, though, since I'm such a big Hawkeye and Green Arrow Fan. I held out for the longest time on GL/GA #76 because I wanted a high grade copy, but they're all too expensive

the hulk 181 is probably a VF+/NM-, the giant size is probably an F/VF or so

my biggest heartbreak is that my ASM 129 is a VERY nice copy, except for a small tape tear in the middle of the logo less than a quarter inch, but other wise mostly flawless. ****ers at CGC gave it a 6.0 even after I resubmitted it

[Elijya]

yeah I would have more....I just counted my boxes....but man I may have half the value.
how many boxes do you have?

[WOLVERINE25TH]

I buy whatever issue I'm missin'. Grade is no object, all that matters is they're in MY collection an' I'm good. Which's why when someone offered me a piss-poor ASM #122 fer free, I took it in a heartbeat.

[ShadowBoxing]

how many boxes do you have?15 (long boxes) and a whole bunch of stuff not sorted too (like just lying around...I'm a slob sometimes). However I stopped counting 2-3 years ago when I had 5000+ so I wish I could tell you exactly how many I have picked up since.

You have many more TPBs than I do. You have a lot of issues in your collection...did you buy them mostly new or are you a backissue guy. I ask this because you seem to have a strong knowledge of the past 10-12 years of comics

[Killswitch]

Damn! You sure spend a lot of money on comic books.

[cart1]

I WANT IT ALL NOW
but realy nice comics books. man you must be Rich
How can you afford all those old comics Elijya?

[Elijya]

I buy whatever issue I'm missin'. Grade is no object, all that matters is they're in MY collection an' I'm good. Which's why when someone offered me a piss-poor ASM #122 fer free, I took it in a heartbeat.
well, yeah, it was free

[Elijya]

15 (long boxes) and a whole bunch of stuff not sorted too (like just lying around...I'm a slob sometimes). However I stopped counting 2-3 years ago when I had 5000+ so I wish I could tell you exactly how many I have picked up since.

You have many more TPBs than I do. You have a lot of issues in your collection...did you buy them mostly new or are you a backissue guy. I ask this because you seem to have a strong knowledge of the past 10-12 years of comics
15 long boxes? are the books bagged or unbagged?

I started reading comics when I was 10, I'm 23 now so that should tell you they're mostly all new. Though, obviuously, the wall books I have pictures of were back issues

[ShadowBoxing]

15 long boxes? are the books bagged or unbagged?

I started reading comics when I was 10, I'm 23 now so that should tell you they're mostly all new. Though, obviuously, the wall books I have pictures of were back issuesIts about half bagged and boarded half just bagged. I pack them pretty tight. I can't look through the boxes unless I remove a big chunk first (I have no idea why I do that). My collection is mostly all backissues. For example I have almost all Claremont X-Men...almost (25 books shy if I recall, I bet you can imagine which ones). I have all but 1 issue of Nocenti DareDevil, and most of Miller DareDevil. I have 200 Captain Americas, 200 ASM, 200 UXM, Every Transformers ever, A handfull of UKs, Nomad, Silver Sable, 130 Fantastic Fours, a whole bunch of b and c list first apps, and whole bunch of b and c list number 1s. My comic collection is mostly Marvel....I'd say the last 2 boxes are new DC (and almost all my trades are DC(older stuff), they are not it the boxes). I like getting originals, thats my thing. I do not like buying a trade of Marvel backissues, I much prefer the original copy.

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Eh, was a recent example. I WAS gonna buy it anyways, but it was given as a thank you so I didn't hafta.

Okay, a better one that I bought was a Sgt. Fury with th' cover pretty ratty an' a sticker stuck on it. Not in th' best o' shape, but I bought it anyways.

[Assassin]

Wait, you open your Figs?

[Elijya]

yes :rolleyes:

[Electro UK]

Wait, you open your Figs?

I think the better question is, you don't?

[Phaedrus45]

edit

[WOLVERINE25TH]

I wish I could calculate my collection like you guys. I only just recently got long boxes. My collection is in so many different containers it's nuts! Which's why I keep track with my list.

An' th' trick, Phaed, is to buy cheap. Makes it less painful. But really, who of us REALLY wanna sell our comics anyways? I know I don't. Hell, can't even sell off my duplicates so doesn't really matter I guess. :-P

[Goldenage Batman]

Man Elijya...My room compared to your's...make my look like nothing....WHY CAN'T I HAVE A COOL ROOM...:(...*Crys*....

[ShadowBoxing]

yes :rolleyes:but that ruins the collectors value :(

[Goldenage Batman]

but that ruins the collectors value :(


Some of us don't care about the value..I myself don't open my figures...but I'm not going to sell them any time soon though...I do it cause I love action figures..and they look kick-ass on my wall:p...

[ShadowBoxing]

Some of us don't care about the value..I myself don't open my figures...but I'm not going to sell them any time soon though...I do it cause I love action figures..and they look kick-ass on my wall:p...I actually don't collect figures

[Goldenage Batman]

I actually don't collect figures



....Ok....Thanks cool..

[WOLVERINE25TH]

I haven't opened my figures in a while, but cooler ones I wanna play with I buy two of. However, with their becomin' $20 a week after they've been out I just stopped buyin' 'em totally.

[Phaedrus45]

I wish I could calculate my collection like you guys. I only just recently got long boxes. My collection is in so many different containers it's nuts! Which's why I keep track with my list.

An' th' trick, Phaed, is to buy cheap. Makes it less painful. But really, who of us REALLY wanna sell our comics anyways? I know I don't. Hell, can't even sell off my duplicates so doesn't really matter I guess. :-P

I've thought about doing a trading thread..but, really don't know if anyone else would want to do it. I've been going through my comics, pulling out duplicates, and was going to do some ebaying. But, since I just love comics so damn much, I thought to acquire missing numbers is better than getting money. So, if I have something someone wants and they have something I want, what better way to collect? Right now, I have about six long boxes of duplicates I've worked through...probably will end up with a lot more when I'm done. But, like I said, don't know if anyone would be interested.

[Phaedrus45]

I wish I could calculate my collection like you guys. I only just recently got long boxes. My collection is in so many different containers it's nuts! Which's why I keep track with my list.

An' th' trick, Phaed, is to buy cheap. Makes it less painful. But really, who of us REALLY wanna sell our comics anyways? I know I don't. Hell, can't even sell off my duplicates so doesn't really matter I guess. :-P

I've thought about doing a trading thread..but, really don't know if anyone else would want to do it. I've been going through my comics, pulling out duplicates, and was going to do some ebaying. But, since I just love comics so damn much, I thought to acquire missing numbers is better than getting money. So, if I have something someone wants and they have something I want, what better way to collect? Right now, I have about six long boxes of duplicates I've worked through...probably will end up with a lot more when I'm done. But, like I said, don't know if anyone would be interested.

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Well, the duplicates I was talking about I'm sellin' fer someone (an' surprisin' they ain't goin' 'cause they're damn good issues!) but I got a giant pile o' duplicates I wouldn't mind tradin' off to get what I need. They're not as good as these other ones, though.

[ShadowBoxing]

....Ok....Thanks cool..yeah I was being fascious about that comment when I said "It ruins the collectors value"

[UK_Stu]

Remember comics are only of value, if you are willing to sell them. I don't have any plans to sell mine, so value = nothing (until I decide to sell).

I do have some duplicates and I'm planning on putting them on ebay - I just can't seem to find the time to photograpgh, grade and then list each one of them.

Like wolverine25th, generally I don't buy back issues for their value, but because I want to complete a run or they are are issue I want to read - as a result a lot of comics in my collection aren't always in great collection (but it means I'm never scared to read them while eating buttery toast - :D ) , but I have huge runs of titles at low cost.

Since I got married and moved house, space is becoming an issue for my comic boxes - so I've been buying TPBs a lot recently.

[mwm1331]

I was pretty sure I already said in this thread, but...

21, I turn 22 on the 27th
Of August?
We have the same birthday.
set a few years apart.

[mwm1331]

It is a rather sizable collection, not as hard when you pay no bills, congratulations.
I just recently got back into them and the old ones I had as a kid were, in a story most fans can sympathise with, destroyed by my mother when I was young.
Mainly I have been buying trades, but I have picked up a few backissues.
Questions.
What is the cgc?
Does it matter a great deal if the issue you buy is a first, second etc print?
Do TPBs or hardcovers retain any value over time or just the issues?

[Charlesx]

No one ever got rich collecting comics, folks. It's those that are willing to sell that come ahead - and I would have to guess that very few of us would sell our collections. Mine has been relegated to the basement since I got married and we had a baby. Someday all of my cool stuff, comics, and toys will be passed on to the next generation. At least that is my intention.

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Amen, Charles!

Alright, MWM, here's some answers fer ya. Note, I COULD be wrong but I'm pretty sure I'm not:

CGC is a co that grades yer comics an' seals 'em up so they can never be read again an' retain their current condition. Sucks fer readers but great fer old comics that could be lost forever.

In short: no. There's nothin' different between prints except value. Second prints're usually less valuable than th' first an' just meant there was such a demand fer it they hadda go an' print it out again. There are some instances, fer some reason, where th' second print is even MORE valuable than th' original that I've seen, but it's rare as far as I know.

I have no clue about TPB values, but since some stores seem to jack up th' price after a while I imagine they do have some. Probably not as much over time as if you had th' actual issues.

An' unlike UK STU, despite how crappy my comics may be already I treat 'em as if they're mint; which means no buttered toast around mine. ;-) I'm very anal about keepin' things in th' condition I get 'em.

[mwm1331]

Amen, Charles!

Alright, MWM, here's some answers fer ya. Note, I COULD be wrong but I'm pretty sure I'm not:

CGC is a co that grades yer comics an' seals 'em up so they can never be read again an' retain their current condition. Sucks fer readers but great fer old comics that could be lost forever.

In short: no. There's nothin' different between prints except value. Second prints're usually less valuable than th' first an' just meant there was such a demand fer it they hadda go an' print it out again. There are some instances, fer some reason, where th' second print is even MORE valuable than th' original that I've seen, but it's rare as far as I know.

I have no clue about TPB values, but since some stores seem to jack up th' price after a while I imagine they do have some. Probably not as much over time as if you had th' actual issues.

An' unlike UK STU, despite how crappy my comics may be already I treat 'em as if they're mint; which means no buttered toast around mine. ;-) I'm very anal about keepin' things in th' condition I get 'em.

Mainly I have been collecting what I want to read, which is why I get the TPB's.
But I also have a few subscriptions.
I am not all that interested in spending 800 on an old comic that I wouldn't even want to read, and would'nt be able to if I did.
I already have plenty of other expensive hobbies, (Antique Swords, Cuban Cigars, Well aged Scotch etc.) I mainly read comics because I like the characters and stories.
Thanks anyway for the answers though.

[Elijya]

Of August?
We have the same birthday.
set a few years apart.
actually, of september

happy birthday, amigo!



Questions.
What is the cgc?

that's a big question, so let me get back to you in a minute

Does it matter a great deal if the issue you buy is a first, second etc print?

only if the issue in question is of particular value to begin with. Then the first printing is almost always more valuable. Batman:The Killing Joke and The Death of Captain Marvel are good examples of books that have gone through multiple printings and the first printings are worth more than the latter ones

in some cases, there may be a slight change between different printings. For instance, there were a few months in the late 190's where marvel experiemented with selling comics for 35 cents instead of 30 cents in some markets. the books with the 35 cent stamp instead of the 30 cent are much rarer, and in good condition can be ALOT more money. But, for example, an issue of spider-man that might be worth $20 today, would only be worth $30 if it was the 35 cent varient. However, Iron Fist 14, which was the first appearence of Sabretooth, and is worth probably $150 dollars in NM condition, is today worth $1500 to the right buyers. The same goes for Star Wars #1



Do TPBs or hardcovers retain any value over time or just the issues?

they retain their cover price, but they won't increase. The only exception is if they go out of print while there is still a large market for them, such is the case with the Miracle Man trades, which can be worth $100 apeice. The first printing of the Squadron Supreme trade is notorious because the writer of the book and former Marvel EIC Mark Gruenwald passed away and specified that his ashes be mixed with the ink used to print this book (kind of grusome, but it's true). The $75 Absolute Authority vol 1 oversized hardcover was made without anticipaing the demand for it, but because it was an expensive volume, they never went back to print for it. it's now worth at least twice that amount to the right buyers. Similarly, the original Watchmen hardcover now fetches prices in the hundreds

as it is, though, these remain pretty much the only examples of Trades increasing in value, but as years go by, more may occur for one reason or another

[Elijya]

about you simply wanting to read comics. that's fine, alot of people do that. Alot simply buy them to read, some buy them simply to collect, most do both. Collecting comics of rarity is no different than coin, stamp, or antique collecting. I do both

now as for CGC. As you are probably familiar there exist price guide's for comics. The most well respected is the Overstreet price guide, which determine's the value of comics annually by a panel of comicbook historians and retailers who take into account the scarcity of each issue and the public interest in them. Given the scarsity of, say, Action Comics #1, and the huge amount of interest people have in superman, that book is worth half a million dollars in mint condition (actually, it's worth more, but I won't get into that. But that's only if it's in mint condition. There's a tiered system to determine the condition of a book, as conditions vary alot. As the condition steadily gets worse, the issue is naturally worth less. anyone who runs a comicbook store is expected to be familiar with how to grade a book in order to price it apporiately, and it's wise taht you're familiar too, if you wish to collect them. Overstreet provides a guide on how to grade. Grades stretch from Poor, the worst possible, to mint, which is brand new, right off the presses. certain defects must be determined in order to put a book in the approriate tier, such as are there pages missing or portions cut out, are thier cracks, tears, rips, etc. It's an involved process

the problem comes in that this is not an exact science. To one grader, a book may seem to be in very good condition, but to another, it's in Fine condition. This can vary the price alot, especially on the more expensive books. CGC seeks to level the playing field by training it's graders to hold books to the same standar. They assign a number to the different grades

Mint 10.0
Mint 9.9
Near Mint/Mint 9.8
Near Mint + 9.6
Near Mint 9.4
Near Mint - 9.2
Very Fine/Near Mint 9.0
Very Fine + 8.5
Very Fine 8.0
Very Fine - 7.5
Fine/Very Fine 7.0
Fine + 6.5
Fine 6.0
Fine - 5.5
Very Good/Fine 5.0
Very Good + 4.5
Very Good 4.0
Very Good - 3.5
Good/Very Good 3.0
Good + 2.5
Good 2.0
Good - 1.8
Fair/Good 1.5
Fair 1.0
Poor 0.5

this becomes especially useful when selling a comic on ebay. A person may say that the book they are selling is in near mint condition, but without being able to look at the book yourself, you're simply taking their word for it. However, if the book is CGCed, you can take CGCs word for it, and they have a good reputation

when you give a book to CGC to grade, the take it and have a grader examine it and determine it's grade. They then put the comic in a hard plastic sleeve, resistent to water and UV light which can cause fading, with a label at the top indicating the grade. The plastic sleeve is locked, preserving the book, and guaraunteeing that the person can't take the comic out and put another in in it's place without damaging the casing

so, CGC is useful for a handful of reasons:

you have a valuable book that you wish to have protected and officially appraised

or you're intending to sell the book and wish to have a well known third party appraise it for the benefit of those interested in buying it

that's pretty much it in a nut shell

[mwm1331]

Thanks for the info.
You spoiled little rich boy you.

[Elijya]

yeah yeah

although, to be realistic, base on my current income and adding in what I don't pay for that most people do, I'm only in the 40K a year tier. That's not exactly rich....

[Themanofbat]

so, CGC is useful for a handful of reasons:

you have a valuable book that you wish to have protected and officially appraised

or you're intending to sell the book and wish to have a well known third party appraise it for the benefit of those interested in buying it

Good points, but there is a negative aspect to a CGC comic (which is its biggest fault as far as I'm concerned).

Once a comic is CGC'd, you can have to keep it sealed and you can never really look at it or touch it.

Just my two cents...

[mwm1331]

yeah yeah

although, to be realistic, base on my current income and adding in what I don't pay for that most people do, I'm only in the 40K a year tier. That's not exactly rich....

When its 100% disposable income it kinda is. Upper middle class at the very least.
40k a year in disposable corresponds to about 100 in gross maybe more depending on the area.

[Elijya]

no, it's not dispoasable. The 40K reflects what I make plus what most people have to pay for. I make 25K a year about, but I figure between room and board I'm saving 15K. So my disposable income is only about 25K, but even that gets taxed. So no, I'm DEFINTIELY not in the 100K range

[mwm1331]

no, it's not dispoasable. The 40K reflects what I make plus what most people have to pay for. I make 25K a year about, but I figure between room and board I'm saving 15K. So my disposable income is only about 25K, but even that gets taxed. So no, I'm DEFINTIELY not in the 100K range
Ahh misunderstanding.
I misread what you wrote.
Either way nice collection.

[WOLVERINE25TH]

I don't think I even make enough to merrit disposable income...

[Balthus Dire]

give me your ASM #129.










now.

[Elijya]

actually, I'd be willing to sell it to you

[Balthus Dire]

for how much

[Elijya]

$150 plus shipping

[Assassin]

i got mine for $30, its like a 5.8 tho :D

[Lackey]

$150 plus shipping


what's the grade?

[Lackey]

i got mine for $30, its like a 5.8 tho :D


that's actually a steal if it really is a 5.8

[Elijya]

6.0, which was bull****

Overstreet prices a near mint at $500

[Assassin]

didnt kno it was worth that much

[Balthus Dire]

$150 plus shipping

No thanks, cheaper on eBay.

[Balthus Dire]

didnt kno it was worth that much


It's really not.

[Lady Stormcrow]

I would photo my room and collection, except...
theres not much to it.

[Eyeballing]

Wholly tubular testicles batman! :eek:

[Sparta*]

I could post a picture of my marvel card collection, but I don't want to scare you guys :D

[Nightwing.]

so where are these comic raters?are they only in America?i really am looking to invest in some rare comics in the future when i get a bit of cash in.

are there any really good comic websites that show you pics of what your buying and also provide really rare comics?

[Elijya]

I suggest buying the most recent edition of the Overstreet Comics Price Guide whcih is put out once a year. They list virtually every comic ever printed and their theoretical value, plus it has a good guide to teach yourself how to grade comics, and a guide to collecting

[Nightwing.]

but is there any places in Britain that you can buy decent rare comics.

[Elijya]

there should be a handful of british comicbook shops. I've never been to any, though, so I don't know what they stock. With the older, more valuable comics, be sure that you're getting american versions and not european reprints, though

here's a list of British Comicbook stores
http://the-master-list.com/International/United_Kingdom_&_Ireland/index.shtml

The second biggest ocmic convention in the world is also held in france every year, the Angoulême International Comics Festival attracts something like 200,000 european comic fans. but I'm not sure what the presense of AMERICAN comics is like there, and there isn't nearly as much monotary value in non-american comics. You will be able to find thousands of awesome non-mainstream comics there, though, I'm sure
here's the website http://www.bdangouleme.com/

[DBM]

I could post a picture of my marvel card collection, but I don't want to scare you guys :D

Won't scare me. I have most of them. :D

[Sparta*]

Realy?? What sets do you have?

[Nightwing.]

I could post a picture of my marvel card collection, but I don't want to scare you guys :D

post em.i wouldnt mind seeing em.

its cool to see what collections people have...be it figures,comics or cards.

[DBM]

Realy?? What sets do you have?

I've got:

Marvel Universe sets 1987-1994
Marvel Masterpieces 1992-1996
Marvel Metal
Marvel Flair Annual 1994-1995
All of the X-Men card sets from 1992-1997
All of the Spider-Man card sets from 1993-1997

There's probably a couple more sets that I'm not remembering off the top of my head. My favorites are the Masterpiece collections. That and the ones where when the nine cards are put together they make one big picture. There were several series that did that.

[Sparta*]

I got all of those, and some more as well. Do you collect the special cards to? like the holograms? I have about 90% of them

[Sparta*]

post em.i wouldnt mind seeing em.

its cool to see what collections people have...be it figures,comics or cards.

Alright dude, your wish is my command...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/Sparta27/P8110003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/Sparta27/PA270035.jpg

[DBM]

I got all of those, and some more as well. Do you collect the special cards to? like the holograms? I have about 90% of them

All my sets are complete, including the chase cards like the hologram/animation cel/foil cards.

[Sparta*]

Do you have all the double impact for the 96 Masterpieces set???

[DBM]

Do you have all the double impact for the 96 Masterpieces set???

I don't remember exactly what those are but if they were part of that set then I have them. All my sets are complete.

[Nightwing.]

that is impressive Sparta*

so where do you get em from then?do you order specific ones or just buy packs and hope that you dont get loads of duplicates?

[Sparta*]

I don't remember exactly what those are but if they were part of that set then I have them. All my sets are complete.

Really? Those are pretty much the only ones i'm missing. I have all the gallery, but i'm missing 3 of the double impact...those are so rare now they go for about 50-90 bucks a card, so if you have the 96 masterpieces with all 12 chase cards, you could sell your complete set for about 600 or 700 american (thats what the last complete set I saw on Ebay went for)

[Sparta*]

that is impressive Sparta*

so where do you get em from then?do you order specific ones or just buy packs and hope that you dont get loads of duplicates?

I bought a lot of sets from comic shops (cause i've been collecting since I was about 6) but now no comic shops have them anymore so I have to get them from Ebay. I have all the base sets except for some movie ones I don't care about, and a 1966 set that I want really bad. Other then that, I am buying chase cards that I need to complete my sets through Ebay.

[Sparta*]

I took new pictures and posted them up above where the old ones were before because I have more now. (Sorry for the triple post)

[Elijya]

update: moved into a new apartment in September, and aligned the collection in a more stylish way. Had planned to take pics at some point, but was just browsing desktop and discovered my fiance already had. They're not as close (or as bright) as I was hoping to take, but they'll do for now


(that's the original artwork for the covers of Ex Machina #4 and Shaolin Cowboy #1 behind the TV)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/PICT0006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/elijya/My%20stuff/PICT0008.jpg

[WOLVERINE25TH]

You got Galactus AND th' Sentinel you bastard. I was actually gonna fork out th' cash fer those two till I found out you hadda buy every freakin' figure an' assemble 'em. If this was back in th' day of 5.99 figures I woulda no problem, but not when they're all up to $20 a pop!

[The Joker™]

^HAHAHAHAHA


elijya, what original art do you have?

do you have any pics?

[Elijya]

no pics right now, unfortunately. But from the top of my head, here's most of what I have (keep in mind I'm not gonna remember page numbers)

-cover to Ex Machina #4 http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=30175276240%204
-cover to Shaolin Cowboy #1 http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=73630368377%201
-cover to Invincible TPB vol 4 http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=list&title=42776555229&snumber=1
-cover to transmetropolitan #36 http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=89606948996%2036
-an unusued cover for Powers
-cover to Green Arrow #58 (I think, it hasn't been released yet. It's the one with Merlin)

interior pages
-last splash page from transmetropolitan 53 (I have about 5 Transmet pages, but don't recall all issue/page #s)
-many green arrow pages ( a painted splash page from The Longbow Hunters; three splash pages with Mia: where she's firing an arrow upside down, fight training with ollie, and the first time she appeared in the speedy costume)
-both the edited and unedited last page of Thunderbolts #30
-From Preacher - the pissing on the cross sequence
-splash page of the Russian holding a minigun from MK Punisher
-From Runaways - the "x-ray" page, the group splash page at the end of and #12, and #4 page 3 http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=page3&issue=70391594988%204

sketches:
I have dozens of sketches, far too many to list, and many by people you haven't heard of. But of note, my Green Arrow Sketchbook has peices by Phil Hester, Mike Grell, Matt Wagner, and Neal Adams
-A painted Green Arrow original by Mike Grell
-a Cyclops and Phoenix by Dave Cockrum

[Sparta*]

Elijya....I WANT YOUR TPBS!!!!

[Elijya]

but the gem of my collection (art AND comics) would be this:
http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=41881697714%201%203RD%20PRINT

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Identity Crisis 3rd print?

[Elijya]

the original art for that cover