I answered the big question earlier this year. There are no collectors in my family; I'm not bullish on the future of the hobby and the 50 year collection is too heavy to move to the retirement lake house so I’m selling. My goal is to find good homes for my books and make some money doing so. I began by selling books that weren’t important to me to limit regret if selling caused me pain. Surprisingly, I’m enjoying this new (to me) aspect of the hobby more than I could have imagined. If you’re wondering if it’s time to sell or thin the collection then it probably is.
This is ONE of the reasons I sold the majority of my collection. I will always remember when my grandmother went to sell off my grandfather’s cowboy memorabilia, which was all the rage in his time, and no one was interested. That time had passed.
Agree @Shrewsclues_75 as my late father's favorite characters were the Lone Ranger, Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry. The western comic book collectors have been saying that for the last 30 years, it's a great time to buy. Haha 😄
Back in the 1990s, I was principally interested in comics that were published waaaaay before I was born. I was buying ECs, Frazetta books and anything from the early 1950's that interested me. I know I'm not some unique freak in being interested in a) comics history and b) unbelievably good artwork. Point is, I had no 'frame of reference' for these books: I just had an appreciation for sheer quality. I'm confident that there are young collectors who feel the same and are always looking for seriously great books that were published long before their own cultural references were imprinted on them. Quality will always be sought out, regardless of age.
Great episode! Peter was my neighbor in Seattle during the grunge years so we pronounced his last name bag. Like Prada bag! It was very interesting times in Seattle. Sub Pop was breaking all these incredible bands and Fantagraphics, just new to Seattle was hot with Bagge, Clowes, and the Hernandez Bros. The media was everywhere and all of a sudden every new band and comic artist was moving there, making the city really exciting. And Peter held court as his book was really popular. It was almost a cartoon show on MTV! The artists that would show up at his house and the parties he and his wife gave were amazing. Great memories.
I am 33 years old and I’m holding most of my books for now. I hope to pass them on to my sons someday if they want them, but I’m also limited on space. So, I try my best to keep my collection contained in no more than 10-12 short boxes, some graded but mostly raws. That being said I have to evaluate my collection at least once a year (since I keep buying, of course) to determine what stays and what goes. I just recently unloaded nearly 2 short boxes of modern books to make way for the additions to my ASM run and other silver and bronze keys I’ve picked up. Hopefully the constant filtering of my collection means the cream of the crop will remain when it’s time to let go, maybe? Idk. Either way it’s fun and I’m not letting go of the hobby anytime soon. (Also I loved Wacky Races as a kid! Cartoon network had the reruns of all those great shows until they moved all of them to Boomerang.)
About a year younger but just hit over 100,000 comics two weeks ago and am thinking about this a lot. I also have all of the original Star Wars, Big Jim’s Pack, Six Million Dollar Man toys and Mego dolls so many Toys to get rid of as well. Looking to retire in about 5 years. It’s just so hard to part with something I love so much that brings back so many memories. Take care guys and thanks for putting on such a great show. As I grow older and see my parents get older it makes me think about becoming a minimalist going forward. All my books are in ComicBase and my family knows the value but I know they will just want to purge it. A lot to think about….
Adding to the library vs digital copy discussion, there is a way to have both experiences. My library system has a digital component where I can “check out” the digital copy and read it online on my digital device. All for free with no late fees since the book is automatically “returned” when it is due. I am using it right now to read the complete run of Invincible comics on my iPad. For my central California library system, the online service is called Hoopla.
I'm currently working through a 6000+ book collection that started with my dad. A lot of 60s & 70s and a TON of 80s and 90s books that I grew up collecting and reading. I'm slabbing and keeping things that are important to me. Certain character keys (Spider-Man, X-Men, Wolverine, Gambit), memorable story lines (Fatal Attractions), covers that make me happy (X-Men #24), etc. I'm pulling big keys as I find them and setting them aside for future slabbing (once the market figures out what it's doing...CGC, PSA, CBCS, whichever ends up being top dog going forward). And the rest is just going on eBay in lots and full runs. I've slabbed about 60 books so far. Kept about 25 of those. And I'm basically floating at even money wise. And I think that trend will continue. I'll sell enough to slab the stuff that's worth getting slabbed. And if there's a market condition that makes the slabbed books profitable, they're going up for sale. My kids are enjoying helping, but I don't want them to have to deal with it when I'm gone.
25:08 I’m 40 and this has been on my mind a lot. I have no intention of stopping reading comics, or collecting them, but I have been making an effort to be more selective and intentional about the things I hold on to tightly. I go to plenty comic/toy conventions and flea markets and there are always a few older gentlemen selling toys from the 30s/40s. Often times with very few interested buyers, and those that are buying are in the same age demo. Will interest in these prize possessions of mine fade so much that they become worthless at some point? I’d hope not, but you just never know.
Absolute Wonder Woman was a fabulous read! I already have one in my pull list, but picking up an order from another comic shop, I couldn’t wait so picked up another copy to read. Kelly Thompson’s done a great job in one issue of both capturing the spirit of Diana while resetting the character in this new world. Fantastic first issue!! 🤩
i am really looking forward to any insight that may come up on when to sell. I have also been thinking about it a lot lately. Im 53 and just retired as after 23+ years my company in its infinite wisdom decided to can me an everyone in my group and move all of our jobs to India. Luckily i have been planning for this for decades so between my savings and severance i’m done and out of the rat race. Back to the comics, i have 60,000 books and have never sold any. Since the layoff i have started grading my books (i’ve been pressing them for awhile now) and have sold a few, but used all the proceeds to upgrade the collection. For example i sold 11 books and replaced them with one mega book. i am doing it again with another set with plans to upgrade again. So for now it’s use the collection to upgrade the collection. The biggest problem is what to do with the dreck. Who knows. Love the show. You guys are the best. By the way, i couldn’t make it out, but is that Huckleberry Hound from the Patty Hearst collection? lol. that would be cool.
I am 39 and have been seeing a lot of people asking this question lately. I think the comment regarding younger folks not being able to afford housing is spot on, I bought my home during the Great Recession but work with other Engineers in their 20's/30's who have given up on buying a home or starting a family, and these are degreed engineers with what most would consider solid salaries who seem to be in despair. I do see lots of younger folks at Antique shops digging around in dollar boxes like myself, and I think that aspect will always have a strong center in the hobby. But people dropping +$10K or more on books seems less and less likely for the forseeable future. I realize Heritage often seems to show a 'strong, robust' market, but these are the same folks who propped up WATA games for quite some time so other's mileage may vary...
Drokk! Glad to see Dredd make an appearance on the show this week. The Eagle Comics 33-issue run is fairly easy to complete and a joy to read. Heck, the wonderful Bolland covers alone are worth the cost of the books. Apocalypse War runs through issues 20-24, but you should really start with issues 18 and 19, which cover Block Mania, which leads into Apocalypse War.
Totally didn’t expect you guys to read my music email! Thanks guys, I really enjoyed your comments and perspective! Can we start a spin off music podcast!!?? I could talk music all day (I’m a musician as well, was a wedding singer in Boston for 15 years)! Anyway, love the convo about selling the collection, I’m the same age as you guys… and I’m buying more collections!!! 😅
On the MCU ... Disney took notice at how well Deadpool & Wolverine did, which stuck to a lot of the basic ingredients that made the MCU great before it was self-vandalized between 2021 to 2023. I truly believe we are going to get a great Fantastic Four and a great X-Men and that will get a ton of great vibes in the hobby again.
This has been on my mind a lot. I'm nearly 51, not old but not young either. In September I sold off my toy collection at once to a dealer. It was He-Man, Gi Joe, Transformers and Star Wars. That cleared a ton of space. All properties popular for a kid from the 80s but I could see interest dying as we age out of collecting. I sold about a dozen short boxes of $1 comics for cheap to a dealer earlier this year. I sold what I could for $1 at a few shows and bulked out the rest. I'm going to have to ebay my better raws probably which is a pain. I think I will do them in groups. I'm focusing on my cgc slabs. I'm focusing on my favorite characters (Batman, black suit Spider-Man, Wolverine and Dr Doom). I can't quit collecting completely but I want to focus.
John, it's Muttley and Dick Dastardly driving their Mean Machine, car #00. Richard, me too, and sometimes I'd throw out the last bit of cereal from the pack so I could tell Mum to get a new box. Hanna Barbera dominated my childhood cartoon viewing too. I'm currently liquidating a large part of my collection. I'm retired, my children aren't interested in comics, I'll be moving to a smaller home and I have comics (and paperbacks) I bought in the 1970s which I still haven't read, and obviously won't now. I've assembled half a dozen boxes of comics I won't sell because of emotional connections and high value, but the rest is going and I will enjoy the money, as will my heirs. And these six boxes will be easy to sell if my children choose to do so. I know a stamp collector who refuses to sell his albums because he want's to pass them on to his grandson: that same grandson will be asking in 15 or 20 years, "What the hell's a stamp and how do you plug it in?". Everyone needs to ask these questions and everyone needs to be honest with themselves regarding the answers. When you go for that big dirt nap your family will have enough to do without worrying about comics they don't care about but which they know you did care for. Pat Boone almost out-wholesomes the Osmonds. Great show guys, thoughtful and funny and interesting, and I always learn something.
I purged 7 years ago...I kept about 16 short boxes....and my weird stuff I love. Going to purge most of it soon once more honestly... But I am going to keep the certain things that still speak to me that don't feel the same in reprint or digital form... I don't want to make my relatives deal with it when I'm gone honestly...
Great show and topics as usual guys! Truthfully, comic book collecting did start with the "Baby Boomers" and every subsequent generation (Gen X, Millenials, Gen Y) there seems to have been fewer comic collectors than the prior generation. Will there ever be a day when no one wants Golden Age books because there is no connection by the current generation to those characters? Hard to say. You can and should plan for tomorrow but there is no guarantee on that either. I personally plan to enjoy my comics today and don't plan on counting what their "future" value could be into my retirement planning whatsoever. Everybody is different and if they are a part of someone's retirement plan then they should liquidate them at key tops just like any other market product.
When I went through a load of dollar bins and saw all the titles that were still sitting there that no one even wanted for a dollar I realized about half my collection is not only unsalable, I probably couldn't even give it away. I stopped collecting in 92 and my collection sat for 30 years. Now I'm going through it again and there are many comics that will always have value, but who wants to buy Spellbound or Strikeforce: Morituri or Squadron Supreme? Or how about all those indie title from the late 80's and early 90's (Aircel anyone)? So much of the collection is just taking up space so I believe I will be taking a good 500-700 comics to the local thrift store. And then maybe more once I get rid of those and realize my life is still perfectly fine without them.
When it's time to sell is the best time to sell. If someone gets a great deal and you made a profit, that's awesome. Think about all the cool stuff you got at good prices.
The question you need to ask yourself is who’s gonna sell your collection better? If your heirs are collectors then you might be ok but if they aren’t into it then sell them before you go.
Began collecting at 53 a few years ago...have 4.5 shortboxes of various childhood, modern, and a few golden and silver dc marvels, and love the dynamites innovation and and independents...was supposed to stop at 4 shortboxes...but you guys helped derail that lol. i have 4.5 now, would like a few more and now 10 and 12cent batman and green lantern strange tales and avengers thunder agents, supers, swamp things 20c are catching my eye more. So of course here i am with a full winebox of purge issues...trying to hold at 4.5 and purge to stay at 4 or so shortboxes. i agree, a small 2-4 shortboxes collection is more fun (for me) (space, cost) with a one in one out system afterwards (easier said than done!)...that allows a self funding point after the lot limit. Oh and allows other aves for one's disposable and investment vehicles. Nvidia 2016 or even Dec 2022 would have been good too...a miss for me! Ty!
People have been declaring the hobby dying since the 1980's yet here we are with demand and prices these days dramatically higher than they were then, even after the boom and bust of recent years. The one factor that is rarely mentioned is the fact that the internet has made the PLANET a marketplace for primarily American comics at a level unheard of 40 years ago. Sales of new comics may be a fraction of the sales but demand for back issues from the gold, silver and bronze ages are at peak levels. Likewise, just the population of the U.S. has gone from approx. 226 million in 1980 to over 345 million today! While we may be dying off, we're being replaced more rapidly, and some of those replacements, especially do to movies, TV, etc., appear to be comic fans. I see tons of younger folks buying back issues.
@@LeadPaint1 In what possible world is that a ridiculous statement? Do I have to point out the difference in North America between 1945 to 1975 and today? Seriously? Do I really have to explain the great difference in economic prospects for a high school graduate in 1955 and one today? Good grief.
@@LeadPaint1 Oh for crying out loud. Get serious, will you. My university education cost me a thousand bucks a year in the mid 80s, and there were lots of summer jobs available at high wages. A university education costs well over 40,000 bucks today, and those high paying summer jobs no longer exist. Do I have to mention the cost of food and shelter relative to wages, etc, etc? I'm guessing you're comfortable and don't know many young people.
So much to unpack here. I'll give you my gen millenial input. Im 32, lost both parents within the last 4 years, and knowing how difficult it could be to take care of their old belongings. I would try get rid of as many unnecessary possessions as possible before i pass on and moving my crap to my family. I dont want my family to deal with it. I still collect, trying to finish multiple big runs and i know which runs i could part with forever and which ones i will definitely not sell due to sentimental value. Now for my rules on knowing when to sell, because none of us really know if comics are still gonna be hot in the future. Imo almost every hobby eventually dies out as mainstream culture changes Rule #1 Identify what you really wanna keep for personal reasons and what other collectibles you could appreciate for a little while before selling it when the times right. Rule #2 If your books all of a sudden become hot for whatever reason and theres no personal attachment AND the books are easy to find again like (Wolverine #1 for example) SELL THAT 💩! DO NOT HOLD! IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU IN THE FUTURE. Rule #3 As a millenial never buy books to hold that whose content is not popular in mainstream culture anymore. For example, buying the first appearance of the Jetsons in comics. I dont think that cartoon has much of an impact on mainstream culture, therefore not being a good spec book therefore not worth buying/holding. My 2 cents as a 32 year old comic collector
It's a sunken cost for me. If my future kids or anyone I care about wants them, that'd be ideal. Otherwise, I'll hold them for as long as I can and sell them for whatever. It's not part of my retirement plan or financial considerations.
As a younger collector, 21, i find that I dont even consider buying "higher end" books, $250+ because i just cant justify the purchase. Im a reader first, collector second, so i find that the books im buying the most are somewhat current/accesible, and things that are enjoyable to me as a reader, not things that are "valuable," especially when older runs just dont appeal as much to my generation (there are exceptions). My current favorite runs are all recent, green arrow rebirth, red hood, and the outlaws 2016, robin 2021, and tom kings run on batman. Although i have also started enjoying gen 13, especially the art, haha.
I’m 31 and loved those tv shows as a kid (probably because my dad would put them on and we would watch them together) but very fond memories of watching wacky races and Johnny quest and my favorite was scooby doo. In terms of if it’s worth holdings things, I’ve been collecting since I was a kid. I always thought it was so great to have all these comics. But when I was looking to propose to my then girlfriend now wife, I wanted to get a nice ring and thought well I have all these books in the basement let’s go through them and see what I have. I ended up selling off 90% because the books didn’t have sentimental value or desire to hold onto. Then when my son was born last year, that remaining 10% went down to maybe 1% so I could set an account up for him so he would be at a better place than I was at 18 or 21. The value I once saw in those books was replaced by bigger and more important things in my life and I have no regrets nor do I find myself missing them. I know if I want a book again, they’re out there. Though print runs are down from the hey day, there’s still thousands of realistically most books out there. If I want them, I can get them. I can’t get back getting the perfect ring for my wife or giving my son a good start to his adult life.
Great converstaion on when to sell our collection! I'm 54 and recently sold about 38 short boxes of comics and kept 10 short boxes of comics and 270 of my slabs. for my PC. I got rid of a lot of crap/fluff in my opinion and just kept books that actually matered to me. I dont want to hinder myself later (70 or 80) trying to move so many comics. I have a man cave to look at my books on my walls but when the time comes, I think I will sell to Bry's Comics or sell them on Shotboxed or even sell them at our local free comic book show.
I've been doing local comic shows as it's time to let go and they are a blast. I love giving kids a great deal on characters they love. They're so invested and not just monetarily and not just interested in keys.
Hey John, where did you get that Cap shirt you are wearing? That is nice! I'm 60 and I'm seriously thinking of selling my collection of approximately 38,000 comics. Maybe trade them all for a few grails?? It is hard to part with them.
I just turned 61 and I’m looking towards retirement in a few more years, so yeah I think it’s time to start reducing my collection of 51 years. I don’t want my kids to have to deal with this, because they really don’t know of the value of this collection and have little or no interest/investment in it. I’ve already started with my toys, next statues and finally the comics. It’s been a fun hobby, but I don’t know how much longer comics are going to be of interest to people. I thought about the grandkids (which I don’t have), but to place this burden on them would be wrong to. Yeah, it’s time. Peace.
I'm keeping all my omnibuses and collected editions (a library basically) and statues until I am 70. Im 62. Right now I'm going to sell my 30k comics over the next few years. Happy to get whatever they are worth. Not giving them away though. I might even use the proceeds to buy a few expensive investment grade books and sell them later too. I will keep my Gold Key collection which is complete - it means a lot to me - took a lifetime to collect. They can be used to light the funeral pyre.
For any collector that's looking to get the original copy of a book you don't have and a facsimile comes out, buy the facsimile. I did that with the Ultimate Fallout 4 facsimile since I don't have the original Ultimate Fallout 4 and hope to get it in the future. Yes Richard I don't have the original Ultimate Fallout 4 and yet I live... Copies of the first print of Absolute Batman were selling for $20 - $25 at NYCC but wasn't interested. As for selling, what does that word mean?? But seriously, I hardly ever sell my comics, but I'm looking to start selling some stuff to decrease quantity and increase quality. As for making $$$, I never viewed my collection as an "investment." Maybe I should, but for me its always been an expensive hobby. If you are going to sell though I'd purge those CBCS labels or get ready to make 15% less.
My problem is that I am both planning what to do with my collection while I'm still wanting to buy new additions. I still buy a few back issues plus I have a growing collection of Marvel Epic Collections and Marvel/DC facsimiles. My initial plan is to sell my collection as I read or reread them. Currently started Cerebus the Aardvark; when I finish I'll sell them (on ebay probably). I considered starting an ebay shop and make that my retirement hobby... but it's a lot of tedious work when it comes to all those long runs I have. I don't want people cherry picking the good ones and leaving me with the rest--if I sell, I want them all to go. But...I know there is a "core" collection that I can't ever part with--that area of emphasis I had when I started collecting in 1981. My Neal Adams, John Buscema, and John Byrne comics will be the last to go, same with my original Marvel Star Wars run, 70s/80s X-Men and FF. Someone else will have to sell those. I also have a sizeable toy collection--mostly original and new Star Wars toys plus several hundred original and repro G.I.Joes (60s, 70s)--and lots of others from the 70s. I'd say the toys will be easier to sell off than the comics.
I THINK...! lol, because that's all we have, our thoughts and beliefs. I think that, no one knows for sure. I think that comics and hard copy medium could die out entirely, relegated to the hardcore 'beta tape junkies', and no one could care at all about any of it... OR... there will be some resurgence, with a return to the classical forms of content, books, paper goods. What I do know for a fact, for a fact, is that, anything can happen. It's a gamble no matter how you look at it. My neighbour down the street had a garage sale this past weekend and among all of their items was a corner dedicated to his hobby, this all encompassing collection of all things Corvette collectibles. I'll tell you, no one bought a single item. I'm sure at the time they were very popular... but you better believe they will all go do the dump at some point soon. Collect what you like. Keep it within your means. Enjoy life, and let's hope we all get lucky.
I have that Giant-Size X-Men facsimile and I wish it had square binding like the original. I still think they are cool but not as good as other publisher’s facsimiles
I'm 35 now, and I bought my house at 30. Young people can absolutely afford houses if they are buying comic books at 5 and 6 dollars a piece. The cost many places is cheaper than rent. That said, if you don't look at peak value for your comics, there will always be a younger generation that will pay to take them off your hands!
I’m nearing 40 and have around 10k books. I would say I’m at a point where having such a large collection is not bringing me joy. I would rather cash out a lot of those and focus on having a smaller collection of nicer books.
People stop. You can always send your collection to an auction house and sell your entire collection. I don't mean Heritage. There are smaller independent auction houses that can do this for you. Sure your going to give up up to %25 but they can do it relatively easily. Live in the moment and enjoy the day. You wont know the next day after your dead.
Both Marvel and DC have cut back on the facsimiles lately. Looks a little bit like they may stop these. These are I buy now so i will be disappointed if they end. There are so many great books to go.
I’m glad you guys brought this topic up regarding is it time to let go your stuff…. I’ve been selling my collection in pieces for the last 4yrs after having what I wanted back in 2012.. That included over half dozen copies of Af 15 to X-men 1 to you name it I had it. I decided to use all that money and put it towards a massive golden age book.. But even when I did that the decision will be when will I part with that book when the time comes.. I’m in your age range and it’s always making me think 🤔 when? I think in the next 5-10yrs to sell then use that $$ to help my wife and I for our retirement… I love comic and all the pop art that comes with the hobby but let’s be honest you can’t bury yourself with it…
I'll give a counterpoint, not one that necessarily connects to comics specifically, but collecting in general. I had this same discussion with a younger friend of mine (mid 30s), I I suggested that the idea of collecting may be phased out in a couple of generations. I gave the same reasons (lack of home ownership, smaller spaces) as my evidence, but he strongly disagreed. He does not own a home, and has pretty much given up on the idea of ever owning one. Therefore, he puts more of his disposable income into Harry Potter collectibles. We know the power of nostalgia (25-year rule), and as younger generations feel less optimistic about the future, the stronger that pull of nostalgia becomes. That does not mean that what you like will be what they like, however, and be aware of the popularity of your chosen collectibles. Love you guys
If anything survives the generational price declines, it will be the timeless books. The super key first appearances, the rare golden age of major characters, and horror books, because horror is timeless, there will always be people collecting horror stuff.
Reminds me of the time Westerns were timeless until they were not. It is ironic to say that given horror books were super cheap and had relatively low demand until the pandemic. At which time prices spiked exponentially, demand increased, and now they seem 'timeless'.
@@joshuawyatt4381 Well, prices spiked for most (if not all) genres during the pandemic, it seemed. It was a 'rising tide lifting all boats' scenario. But the 'superhero' genre will always be the most popular, within the medium.
The upcoming conversation is where is the cutoff... what year do we mark as the end of interest in comic books as a hobby. Kids aren't reading them. Sales on new comics continue to plummet. When does comics hit the same status as pulp magazines? I dabbled in them for a few years in the 1990s and they were dead as a doornail except for a sliver of interest by fans in their 30s that stepped over from reading writers like Robert E. Howard. Now I don't know if there are any more pulpcons at all. At what point do old comics start collecting dust because nobody wants them?
The 1970’s were the peak of American Music and Film without a doubt. I’ll throw a curve ball at this as a hip hop fan. The greatest month in Music history is November 1993. In that month Three of the top ten Hip Hop albums of all time were released. Midnight Mauraders by A Tribe Called Quest, and the Debut albums of the Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang, and Snoop Doggy Dogg’s Debut Album, Doggystyle. These albums kicked off the Golden Age of Hip Hop. Great topic
Little or no kids actually read paper comics anywhere. They are into their phone or video games. Collecting comics will slowly die off as we older collectors die off. Just cold facts.
I answered the big question earlier this year. There are no collectors in my family; I'm not bullish on the future of the hobby and the 50 year collection is too heavy to move to the retirement lake house so I’m selling. My goal is to find good homes for my books and make some money doing so. I began by selling books that weren’t important to me to limit regret if selling caused me pain. Surprisingly, I’m enjoying this new (to me) aspect of the hobby more than I could have imagined. If you’re wondering if it’s time to sell or thin the collection then it probably is.
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This is ONE of the reasons I sold the majority of my collection.
I will always remember when my grandmother went to sell off my grandfather’s cowboy memorabilia, which was all the rage in his time, and no one was interested. That time had passed.
Agree @Shrewsclues_75 as my late father's favorite characters were the Lone Ranger, Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry. The western comic book collectors have been saying that for the last 30 years, it's a great time to buy. Haha 😄
Back in the 1990s, I was principally interested in comics that were published waaaaay before I was born. I was buying ECs, Frazetta books and anything from the early 1950's that interested me. I know I'm not some unique freak in being interested in a) comics history and b) unbelievably good artwork. Point is, I had no 'frame of reference' for these books: I just had an appreciation for sheer quality. I'm confident that there are young collectors who feel the same and are always looking for seriously great books that were published long before their own cultural references were imprinted on them. Quality will always be sought out, regardless of age.
I’m one of those younger collectors who loves comics for the history! There’s more of us out there than people think
Great episode! Peter was my neighbor in Seattle during the grunge years so we pronounced his last name bag. Like Prada bag! It was very interesting times in Seattle. Sub Pop was breaking all these incredible bands and Fantagraphics, just new to Seattle was hot with Bagge, Clowes, and the Hernandez Bros. The media was everywhere and all of a sudden every new band and comic artist was moving there, making the city really exciting. And Peter held court as his book was really popular. It was almost a cartoon show on MTV! The artists that would show up at his house and the parties he and his wife gave were amazing. Great memories.
You two are the literal best comic channel on UA-cam. Thanks for all that you do! Keep up the great work
I am 33 years old and I’m holding most of my books for now. I hope to pass them on to my sons someday if they want them, but I’m also limited on space. So, I try my best to keep my collection contained in no more than 10-12 short boxes, some graded but mostly raws. That being said I have to evaluate my collection at least once a year (since I keep buying, of course) to determine what stays and what goes. I just recently unloaded nearly 2 short boxes of modern books to make way for the additions to my ASM run and other silver and bronze keys I’ve picked up. Hopefully the constant filtering of my collection means the cream of the crop will remain when it’s time to let go, maybe? Idk. Either way it’s fun and I’m not letting go of the hobby anytime soon.
(Also I loved Wacky Races as a kid! Cartoon network had the reruns of all those great shows until they moved all of them to Boomerang.)
About a year younger but just hit over 100,000 comics two weeks ago and am thinking about this a lot. I also have all of the original Star Wars, Big Jim’s Pack, Six Million Dollar Man toys and Mego dolls so many Toys to get rid of as well. Looking to retire in about 5 years. It’s just so hard to part with something I love so much that brings back so many memories. Take care guys and thanks for putting on such a great show. As I grow older and see my parents get older it makes me think about becoming a minimalist going forward. All my books are in ComicBase and my family knows the value but I know they will just want to purge it. A lot to think about….
Adding to the library vs digital copy discussion, there is a way to have both experiences. My library system has a digital component where I can “check out” the digital copy and read it online on my digital device. All for free with no late fees since the book is automatically “returned” when it is due. I am using it right now to read the complete run of Invincible comics on my iPad. For my central California library system, the online service is called Hoopla.
I'm currently working through a 6000+ book collection that started with my dad. A lot of 60s & 70s and a TON of 80s and 90s books that I grew up collecting and reading. I'm slabbing and keeping things that are important to me. Certain character keys (Spider-Man, X-Men, Wolverine, Gambit), memorable story lines (Fatal Attractions), covers that make me happy (X-Men #24), etc. I'm pulling big keys as I find them and setting them aside for future slabbing (once the market figures out what it's doing...CGC, PSA, CBCS, whichever ends up being top dog going forward). And the rest is just going on eBay in lots and full runs. I've slabbed about 60 books so far. Kept about 25 of those. And I'm basically floating at even money wise. And I think that trend will continue. I'll sell enough to slab the stuff that's worth getting slabbed. And if there's a market condition that makes the slabbed books profitable, they're going up for sale. My kids are enjoying helping, but I don't want them to have to deal with it when I'm gone.
25:08 I’m 40 and this has been on my mind a lot. I have no intention of stopping reading comics, or collecting them, but I have been making an effort to be more selective and intentional about the things I hold on to tightly. I go to plenty comic/toy conventions and flea markets and there are always a few older gentlemen selling toys from the 30s/40s. Often times with very few interested buyers, and those that are buying are in the same age demo. Will interest in these prize possessions of mine fade so much that they become worthless at some point? I’d hope not, but you just never know.
Absolute Wonder Woman was a fabulous read! I already have one in my pull list, but picking up an order from another comic shop, I couldn’t wait so picked up another copy to read. Kelly Thompson’s done a great job in one issue of both capturing the spirit of Diana while resetting the character in this new world. Fantastic first issue!! 🤩
i am really looking forward to any insight that may come up on when to sell. I have also been thinking about it a lot lately. Im 53 and just retired as after 23+ years my company in its infinite wisdom decided to can me an everyone in my group and move all of our jobs to India. Luckily i have been planning for this for decades so between my savings and severance i’m done and out of the rat race. Back to the comics, i have 60,000 books and have never sold any. Since the layoff i have started grading my books (i’ve been pressing them for awhile now) and have sold a few, but used all the proceeds to upgrade the collection. For example i sold 11 books and replaced them with one mega book. i am doing it again with another set with plans to upgrade again. So for now it’s use the collection to upgrade the collection. The biggest problem is what to do with the dreck. Who knows. Love the show. You guys are the best. By the way, i couldn’t make it out, but is that Huckleberry Hound from the Patty Hearst collection? lol. that would be cool.
That wacky races is beautifull
Thanks, Jorge!
I am 39 and have been seeing a lot of people asking this question lately. I think the comment regarding younger folks not being able to afford housing is spot on, I bought my home during the Great Recession but work with other Engineers in their 20's/30's who have given up on buying a home or starting a family, and these are degreed engineers with what most would consider solid salaries who seem to be in despair. I do see lots of younger folks at Antique shops digging around in dollar boxes like myself, and I think that aspect will always have a strong center in the hobby. But people dropping +$10K or more on books seems less and less likely for the forseeable future. I realize Heritage often seems to show a 'strong, robust' market, but these are the same folks who propped up WATA games for quite some time so other's mileage may vary...
Drokk! Glad to see Dredd make an appearance on the show this week. The Eagle Comics 33-issue run is fairly easy to complete and a joy to read. Heck, the wonderful Bolland covers alone are worth the cost of the books. Apocalypse War runs through issues 20-24, but you should really start with issues 18 and 19, which cover Block Mania, which leads into Apocalypse War.
I'm a collector, not a seller.
My comics will probably go in a landfill when i die. Why should i ever sell the things that i enjoy?
I was/am the same way. Then I retired. Whole different worldview now. Another ending is coming and what to do with my 'stuff' after that happens.
@@spaceknight793you can simply leave the collection to a loved one in your will, I would think.
Totally didn’t expect you guys to read my music email! Thanks guys, I really enjoyed your comments and perspective! Can we start a spin off music podcast!!?? I could talk music all day (I’m a musician as well, was a wedding singer in Boston for 15 years)! Anyway, love the convo about selling the collection, I’m the same age as you guys… and I’m buying more collections!!! 😅
On the MCU ... Disney took notice at how well Deadpool & Wolverine did, which stuck to a lot of the basic ingredients that made the MCU great before it was self-vandalized between 2021 to 2023. I truly believe we are going to get a great Fantastic Four and a great X-Men and that will get a ton of great vibes in the hobby again.
I agree. Still so much potential in the MCU, particularly on the cosmic side of things
This has been on my mind a lot. I'm nearly 51, not old but not young either. In September I sold off my toy collection at once to a dealer. It was He-Man, Gi Joe, Transformers and Star Wars. That cleared a ton of space. All properties popular for a kid from the 80s but I could see interest dying as we age out of collecting. I sold about a dozen short boxes of $1 comics for cheap to a dealer earlier this year. I sold what I could for $1 at a few shows and bulked out the rest. I'm going to have to ebay my better raws probably which is a pain. I think I will do them in groups. I'm focusing on my cgc slabs. I'm focusing on my favorite characters (Batman, black suit Spider-Man, Wolverine and Dr Doom). I can't quit collecting completely but I want to focus.
Haven’t seen your guys since San Diego ComicCon!
Great topic guys! At my age (approx 60), It’s time to start reducing! I stopped adding vintage books to my collection several years ago.
By the way, I like your new intro format. Hit us with the headlines, and then deliver!
John, it's Muttley and Dick Dastardly driving their Mean Machine, car #00. Richard, me too, and sometimes I'd throw out the last bit of cereal from the pack so I could tell Mum to get a new box. Hanna Barbera dominated my childhood cartoon viewing too.
I'm currently liquidating a large part of my collection. I'm retired, my children aren't interested in comics, I'll be moving to a smaller home and I have comics (and paperbacks) I bought in the 1970s which I still haven't read, and obviously won't now. I've assembled half a dozen boxes of comics I won't sell because of emotional connections and high value, but the rest is going and I will enjoy the money, as will my heirs. And these six boxes will be easy to sell if my children choose to do so. I know a stamp collector who refuses to sell his albums because he want's to pass them on to his grandson: that same grandson will be asking in 15 or 20 years, "What the hell's a stamp and how do you plug it in?". Everyone needs to ask these questions and everyone needs to be honest with themselves regarding the answers. When you go for that big dirt nap your family will have enough to do without worrying about comics they don't care about but which they know you did care for.
Pat Boone almost out-wholesomes the Osmonds.
Great show guys, thoughtful and funny and interesting, and I always learn something.
I purged 7 years ago...I kept about 16 short boxes....and my weird stuff I love. Going to purge most of it soon once more honestly... But I am going to keep the certain things that still speak to me that don't feel the same in reprint or digital form... I don't want to make my relatives deal with it when I'm gone honestly...
Great show and topics as usual guys! Truthfully, comic book collecting did start with the "Baby Boomers" and every subsequent generation (Gen X, Millenials, Gen Y) there seems to have been fewer comic collectors than the prior generation. Will there ever be a day when no one wants Golden Age books because there is no connection by the current generation to those characters? Hard to say. You can and should plan for tomorrow but there is no guarantee on that either. I personally plan to enjoy my comics today and don't plan on counting what their "future" value could be into my retirement planning whatsoever. Everybody is different and if they are a part of someone's retirement plan then they should liquidate them at key tops just like any other market product.
When I went through a load of dollar bins and saw all the titles that were still sitting there that no one even wanted for a dollar I realized about half my collection is not only unsalable, I probably couldn't even give it away. I stopped collecting in 92 and my collection sat for 30 years. Now I'm going through it again and there are many comics that will always have value, but who wants to buy Spellbound or Strikeforce: Morituri or Squadron Supreme? Or how about all those indie title from the late 80's and early 90's (Aircel anyone)? So much of the collection is just taking up space so I believe I will be taking a good 500-700 comics to the local thrift store. And then maybe more once I get rid of those and realize my life is still perfectly fine without them.
If you gonna sell off the collection, wait for the peaks and liquidate at the right time
I get that but it can be tricky figuring out where 'the peaks' are actually happening.
When it's time to sell is the best time to sell. If someone gets a great deal and you made a profit, that's awesome. Think about all the cool stuff you got at good prices.
@@darthopper7874 you said a mouthful. When it's time to sell, it's the best time to sell. Especially when you near retirement!
The question you need to ask yourself is who’s gonna sell your collection better? If your heirs are collectors then you might be ok but if they aren’t into it then sell them before you go.
This.
Began collecting at 53 a few years ago...have 4.5 shortboxes of various childhood, modern, and a few golden and silver dc marvels, and love the dynamites innovation and and independents...was supposed to stop at 4 shortboxes...but you guys helped derail that lol. i have 4.5 now, would like a few more and now 10 and 12cent batman and green lantern strange tales and avengers thunder agents, supers, swamp things 20c are catching my eye more. So of course here i am with a full winebox of purge issues...trying to hold at 4.5 and purge to stay at 4 or so shortboxes. i agree, a small 2-4 shortboxes collection is more fun (for me) (space, cost) with a one in one out system afterwards (easier said than done!)...that allows a self funding point after the lot limit. Oh and allows other aves for one's disposable and investment vehicles. Nvidia 2016 or even Dec 2022 would have been good too...a miss for me! Ty!
Yes, you need an Avengers 4. Even when you don't.
People have been declaring the hobby dying since the 1980's yet here we are with demand and prices these days dramatically higher than they were then, even after the boom and bust of recent years. The one factor that is rarely mentioned is the fact that the internet has made the PLANET a marketplace for primarily American comics at a level unheard of 40 years ago. Sales of new comics may be a fraction of the sales but demand for back issues from the gold, silver and bronze ages are at peak levels. Likewise, just the population of the U.S. has gone from approx. 226 million in 1980 to over 345 million today! While we may be dying off, we're being replaced more rapidly, and some of those replacements, especially do to movies, TV, etc., appear to be comic fans. I see tons of younger folks buying back issues.
Not enough young people have or will have the kind of money for hobbies that Boomers have had. Basic economic fact.
@ not only is that not “a basic economic fact”, it’s a ridiculous statement.
@@LeadPaint1 In what possible world is that a ridiculous statement? Do I have to point out the difference in North America between 1945 to 1975 and today? Seriously? Do I really have to explain the great difference in economic prospects for a high school graduate in 1955 and one today? Good grief.
@ unless you can see the future, and you cannot, you have zero idea of the prospects of a high school graduate today. A truly ridiculous argument.
@@LeadPaint1 Oh for crying out loud. Get serious, will you. My university education cost me a thousand bucks a year in the mid 80s, and there were lots of summer jobs available at high wages. A university education costs well over 40,000 bucks today, and those high paying summer jobs no longer exist. Do I have to mention the cost of food and shelter relative to wages, etc, etc? I'm guessing you're comfortable and don't know many young people.
Hate Revisited was GREAT! Finally a hot book worth reading :)
So much to unpack here. I'll give you my gen millenial input.
Im 32, lost both parents within the last 4 years, and knowing how difficult it could be to take care of their old belongings. I would try get rid of as many unnecessary possessions as possible before i pass on and moving my crap to my family.
I dont want my family to deal with it.
I still collect, trying to finish multiple big runs and i know which runs i could part with forever and which ones i will definitely not sell due to sentimental value.
Now for my rules on knowing when to sell, because none of us really know if comics are still gonna be hot in the future. Imo almost every hobby eventually dies out as mainstream culture changes
Rule #1
Identify what you really wanna keep for personal reasons and what other collectibles you could appreciate for a little while before selling it when the times right.
Rule #2
If your books all of a sudden become hot for whatever reason and theres no personal attachment AND the books are easy to find again like (Wolverine #1 for example)
SELL THAT 💩! DO NOT HOLD! IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU IN THE FUTURE.
Rule #3
As a millenial never buy books to hold that whose content is not popular in mainstream culture anymore. For example, buying the first appearance of the Jetsons in comics. I dont think that cartoon has much of an impact on mainstream culture, therefore not being a good spec book therefore not worth buying/holding.
My 2 cents as a 32 year old comic collector
It's a sunken cost for me. If my future kids or anyone I care about wants them, that'd be ideal. Otherwise, I'll hold them for as long as I can and sell them for whatever. It's not part of my retirement plan or financial considerations.
As a younger collector, 21, i find that I dont even consider buying "higher end" books, $250+ because i just cant justify the purchase. Im a reader first, collector second, so i find that the books im buying the most are somewhat current/accesible, and things that are enjoyable to me as a reader, not things that are "valuable," especially when older runs just dont appeal as much to my generation (there are exceptions). My current favorite runs are all recent, green arrow rebirth, red hood, and the outlaws 2016, robin 2021, and tom kings run on batman. Although i have also started enjoying gen 13, especially the art, haha.
Everyone will have their own answer here. I’m of the same age bracket as you guys and have often wondered what I should do.
I’m 31 and loved those tv shows as a kid (probably because my dad would put them on and we would watch them together) but very fond memories of watching wacky races and Johnny quest and my favorite was scooby doo. In terms of if it’s worth holdings things, I’ve been collecting since I was a kid. I always thought it was so great to have all these comics. But when I was looking to propose to my then girlfriend now wife, I wanted to get a nice ring and thought well I have all these books in the basement let’s go through them and see what I have. I ended up selling off 90% because the books didn’t have sentimental value or desire to hold onto. Then when my son was born last year, that remaining 10% went down to maybe 1% so I could set an account up for him so he would be at a better place than I was at 18 or 21. The value I once saw in those books was replaced by bigger and more important things in my life and I have no regrets nor do I find myself missing them. I know if I want a book again, they’re out there. Though print runs are down from the hey day, there’s still thousands of realistically most books out there. If I want them, I can get them. I can’t get back getting the perfect ring for my wife or giving my son a good start to his adult life.
That Four Color no. 990 is a great pickup, you could have used it for your undervalue pick of the week.
Great converstaion on when to sell our collection! I'm 54 and recently sold about 38 short boxes of comics and kept 10 short boxes of comics and 270 of my slabs. for my PC. I got rid of a lot of crap/fluff in my opinion and just kept books that actually matered to me. I dont want to hinder myself later (70 or 80) trying to move so many comics. I have a man cave to look at my books on my walls but when the time comes, I think I will sell to Bry's Comics or sell them on Shotboxed or even sell them at our local free comic book show.
I've been doing local comic shows as it's time to let go and they are a blast. I love giving kids a great deal on characters they love. They're so invested and not just monetarily and not just interested in keys.
@ that’s amazing!! I will definitely do the same! Salute!!!
Wonder Woman #750 was released 2020, she’s celebrated her 800th issue last year. Love that cover!! 👍🏼
Hey John, where did you get that Cap shirt you are wearing? That is nice! I'm 60 and I'm seriously thinking of selling my collection of approximately 38,000 comics. Maybe trade them all for a few grails?? It is hard to part with them.
Old Navy! A gift from DDComicsFan on IG 🙏🏻
In the exact same boat right now.
I'm 60 I sold my 1st PC in the early 90's started over in 2000, sold and traded afterwards 2011 I started back making my PC. I'm at 29 short boxes
I just turned 61 and I’m looking towards retirement in a few more years, so yeah I think it’s time to start reducing my collection of 51 years. I don’t want my kids to have to deal with this, because they really don’t know of the value of this collection and have little or no interest/investment in it. I’ve already started with my toys, next statues and finally the comics. It’s been a fun hobby, but I don’t know how much longer comics are going to be of interest to people. I thought about the grandkids (which I don’t have), but to place this burden on them would be wrong to. Yeah, it’s time. Peace.
I'm keeping all my omnibuses and collected editions (a library basically) and statues until I am 70. Im 62. Right now I'm going to sell my 30k comics over the next few years. Happy to get whatever they are worth. Not giving them away though. I might even use the proceeds to buy a few expensive investment grade books and sell them later too. I will keep my Gold Key collection which is complete - it means a lot to me - took a lifetime to collect. They can be used to light the funeral pyre.
11:39 Wait! When did responsibility get in the way of comics??
For any collector that's looking to get the original copy of a book you don't have and a facsimile comes out, buy the facsimile. I did that with the Ultimate Fallout 4 facsimile since I don't have the original Ultimate Fallout 4 and hope to get it in the future. Yes Richard I don't have the original Ultimate Fallout 4 and yet I live...
Copies of the first print of Absolute Batman were selling for $20 - $25 at NYCC but wasn't interested.
As for selling, what does that word mean?? But seriously, I hardly ever sell my comics, but I'm looking to start selling some stuff to decrease quantity and increase quality. As for making $$$, I never viewed my collection as an "investment." Maybe I should, but for me its always been an expensive hobby.
If you are going to sell though I'd purge those CBCS labels or get ready to make 15% less.
My problem is that I am both planning what to do with my collection while I'm still wanting to buy new additions. I still buy a few back issues plus I have a growing collection of Marvel Epic Collections and Marvel/DC facsimiles.
My initial plan is to sell my collection as I read or reread them. Currently started Cerebus the Aardvark; when I finish I'll sell them (on ebay probably). I considered starting an ebay shop and make that my retirement hobby... but it's a lot of tedious work when it comes to all those long runs I have. I don't want people cherry picking the good ones and leaving me with the rest--if I sell, I want them all to go. But...I know there is a "core" collection that I can't ever part with--that area of emphasis I had when I started collecting in 1981. My Neal Adams, John Buscema, and John Byrne comics will be the last to go, same with my original Marvel Star Wars run, 70s/80s X-Men and FF. Someone else will have to sell those. I also have a sizeable toy collection--mostly original and new Star Wars toys plus several hundred original and repro G.I.Joes (60s, 70s)--and lots of others from the 70s. I'd say the toys will be easier to sell off than the comics.
My local comic store didn't carry hate revisited and I've never run across one. I wanted to buy one.
I THINK...! lol, because that's all we have, our thoughts and beliefs. I think that, no one knows for sure.
I think that comics and hard copy medium could die out entirely, relegated to the hardcore 'beta tape junkies', and no one could care at all about any of it... OR... there will be some resurgence, with a return to the classical forms of content, books, paper goods.
What I do know for a fact, for a fact, is that, anything can happen. It's a gamble no matter how you look at it. My neighbour down the street had a garage sale this past weekend and among all of their items was a corner dedicated to his hobby, this all encompassing collection of all things Corvette collectibles. I'll tell you, no one bought a single item. I'm sure at the time they were very popular... but you better believe they will all go do the dump at some point soon.
Collect what you like. Keep it within your means. Enjoy life, and let's hope we all get lucky.
I have that Giant-Size X-Men facsimile and I wish it had square binding like the original. I still think they are cool but not as good as other publisher’s facsimiles
I’m holding on to mine big dog!Only crazy collector in my family.
Ok, so How do i go about selling my comics for the max value and minimum fees? Thanks
I didn’t collect comics, I collected marvel essentials so I could read all the stories of all the super heroes for a fraction/fraction of the price.
I'm 35 now, and I bought my house at 30. Young people can absolutely afford houses if they are buying comic books at 5 and 6 dollars a piece. The cost many places is cheaper than rent. That said, if you don't look at peak value for your comics, there will always be a younger generation that will pay to take them off your hands!
Really imagine if Spider-Man or Batman ever come out of vogue? Also, I hope the upcoming Superman and Fantastic Four movies don't bomb.
As for retirement, my plan is to sell individual isses when I need money to cover necessities.
I’m nearing 40 and have around 10k books. I would say I’m at a point where having such a large collection is not bringing me joy. I would rather cash out a lot of those and focus on having a smaller collection of nicer books.
Pat Boone metal. Ouch.
People stop. You can always send your collection to an auction house and sell your entire collection. I don't mean Heritage. There are smaller independent auction houses that can do this for you. Sure your going to give up up to %25 but they can do it relatively easily. Live in the moment and enjoy the day. You wont know the next day after your dead.
How often does Frank and Sons hold these flea markets?
I’m 39
Have been collecting anew for 8 years .
I loooovveee golden age books and pulps!
Silver as well.
I’ll be buying them into my 70s.
I'm 54 and if don't sell these 35 long boxes before I die, I'll leave them to my nephew.
Both Marvel and DC have cut back on the facsimiles lately. Looks a little bit like they may stop these. These are I buy now so i will be disappointed if they end. There are so many great books to go.
I’m glad you guys brought this topic up regarding is it time to let go your stuff…. I’ve been selling my collection in pieces for the last 4yrs after having what I wanted back in 2012.. That included over half dozen copies of Af 15 to X-men 1 to you name it I had it. I decided to use all that money and put it towards a massive golden age book.. But even when I did that the decision will be when will I part with that book when the time comes.. I’m in your age range and it’s always making me think 🤔 when? I think in the next 5-10yrs to sell then use that $$ to help my wife and I for our retirement… I love comic and all the pop art that comes with the hobby but let’s be honest you can’t bury yourself with it…
Well you can, you just can't appreciate it if you are no longer alive. Lol
I'll give a counterpoint, not one that necessarily connects to comics specifically, but collecting in general. I had this same discussion with a younger friend of mine (mid 30s), I I suggested that the idea of collecting may be phased out in a couple of generations. I gave the same reasons (lack of home ownership, smaller spaces) as my evidence, but he strongly disagreed. He does not own a home, and has pretty much given up on the idea of ever owning one. Therefore, he puts more of his disposable income into Harry Potter collectibles. We know the power of nostalgia (25-year rule), and as younger generations feel less optimistic about the future, the stronger that pull of nostalgia becomes. That does not mean that what you like will be what they like, however, and be aware of the popularity of your chosen collectibles. Love you guys
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I am SO jealous of your X-Men 94! All I need is 94 and 101 to complete my run of 94 up!
It's okay to release them back into the wild. Let someone else enjoy them.
If anything survives the generational price declines, it will be the timeless books. The super key first appearances, the rare golden age of major characters, and horror books, because horror is timeless, there will always be people collecting horror stuff.
@@bat2275 I don't think horror is the most popular genre tho.
Reminds me of the time Westerns were timeless until they were not. It is ironic to say that given horror books were super cheap and had relatively low demand until the pandemic. At which time prices spiked exponentially, demand increased, and now they seem 'timeless'.
@@joshuawyatt4381 Well, prices spiked for most (if not all) genres during the pandemic, it seemed. It was a 'rising tide lifting all boats' scenario. But the 'superhero' genre will always be the most popular, within the medium.
The upcoming conversation is where is the cutoff... what year do we mark as the end of interest in comic books as a hobby. Kids aren't reading them. Sales on new comics continue to plummet. When does comics hit the same status as pulp magazines? I dabbled in them for a few years in the 1990s and they were dead as a doornail except for a sliver of interest by fans in their 30s that stepped over from reading writers like Robert E. Howard. Now I don't know if there are any more pulpcons at all. At what point do old comics start collecting dust because nobody wants them?
The only way to determine that is to keep watching the market.
ill be gone before i let go . unless theres something that happens to one of my kids. otherwise. kids will get em all ;)
The 1970’s were the peak of American Music and Film without a doubt. I’ll throw a curve ball at this as a hip hop fan. The greatest month in Music history is November 1993. In that month Three of the top ten Hip Hop albums of all time were released. Midnight Mauraders by A Tribe Called Quest, and the Debut albums of the Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang, and Snoop Doggy Dogg’s Debut Album, Doggystyle. These albums kicked off the Golden Age of Hip Hop. Great topic
This seems irrelevant to this clip.
Anyone trying to reduce their collection let me know lol I’m only 26
Sanitizing music. One learns all the time. Sell comic books for children? That is addictive and punishable by Judge Dredd.
Little or no kids actually read paper comics anywhere. They are into their phone or video games. Collecting comics will slowly die off as we older collectors die off. Just cold facts.
My local comic store didn't carry hate revisited and I've never run across one. I wanted to buy one.