beth_stone•9d agoProlific Poster

At the 2019 Emerald City Comic Con, a guy in line said something that made me rethink collecting...

I was waiting to get a comic signed, holding a stack of maybe 15 books in plastic sleeves. This older guy behind me just said, 'You know, you're gonna spend more on bags and boards than you will on some of those stories.' I'd never really thought about it that way... I was so focused on keeping them mint. Now I sometimes just buy a cheap reader copy to actually enjoy the story first. Has anyone else had a moment like that, where you shifted from being a collector to more of a reader?

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river_adams259d ago

Protecting the art is part of the fun for me, though.

smith.anna9d ago

Protecting the art is part of the fun" makes sense. I read an interview with a comic book artist who said the same thing. He spent more time picking the right plastic sleeve and backing board than he did finding some issues, just for the peace of mind.