So, I've been collecting comics since 1992. I know this because The Death of Superman storyline got me back into buying them. It snowballed from there to where I am today. I went from just buying Superman, to buying Superman & Spider-Man (at first for anything Venom/Carnage related, then the Clone Saga), to an assortment of superhero comics. Most of my collecting has been buying trade paperbacks (collections/graphic novels) since they're easier to collect, flip through, and lend to friends. From there, I tried out a lot of different titles, expanding into Vertigo comics, and then to all sorts of other comics, large and small. I've been oddly smart with most of my buying, taking advantage of sales and deals, along with my favourite godsend, BMV: a huge used bookstore in Toronto that had an entire floor for sci-fi, fantasy and comics.
Over the years, I've amassed something of a large collection. Since I couldn't lug them all with me to Toronto, a very large portion of them was left for keeping and storage at my parents' place.
And now that I'm home, I'm doing my usual routine when I'm home...sorting through them and picking it apart, finding books to sell to the local comic store (for credit...for more comics; it's an endless cycle). Plus, re-sorting them into categories and alphabetical order for the first time in a very long time. And I'm realizing...
I have too many goddamn comics.
Honestly, I'm absolutely certain my collection pales in comparison to your average comic collector. But here's the tally of boxes that I have:
-Seven and a half longboxes, mostly filled to the brim
-Five banana boxes that are a mix of comics and novels. We'll round it down to four.
As I said, I'm certain my collection pales in comparison to many, many "true" comic book collectors out there. I've been slowly parring down my collection over the years. Though that parring down goes along with a continuing of buying comics, as well. Endless, ugly cycle.
I think while I'm home for the next five weeks, I'm going to think a LOT about this large collection and see if I can do a very large purge of them. Still to sell to the local comic shop, but at least I won't get as much worth in credit to buy the same amount again.
Over the years, I've amassed something of a large collection. Since I couldn't lug them all with me to Toronto, a very large portion of them was left for keeping and storage at my parents' place.
And now that I'm home, I'm doing my usual routine when I'm home...sorting through them and picking it apart, finding books to sell to the local comic store (for credit...for more comics; it's an endless cycle). Plus, re-sorting them into categories and alphabetical order for the first time in a very long time. And I'm realizing...
I have too many goddamn comics.
Honestly, I'm absolutely certain my collection pales in comparison to your average comic collector. But here's the tally of boxes that I have:
-Seven and a half longboxes, mostly filled to the brim
-Five banana boxes that are a mix of comics and novels. We'll round it down to four.
As I said, I'm certain my collection pales in comparison to many, many "true" comic book collectors out there. I've been slowly parring down my collection over the years. Though that parring down goes along with a continuing of buying comics, as well. Endless, ugly cycle.
I think while I'm home for the next five weeks, I'm going to think a LOT about this large collection and see if I can do a very large purge of them. Still to sell to the local comic shop, but at least I won't get as much worth in credit to buy the same amount again.
