X-aholics

[Jellobay]

Hello my name is Jello and I am a X-aholic.

I was thinking this weekend of the things I have done to get the lasted copy of my favorite X-title and I was wondering to what extremes others out there have gone through to feed there X-addiction. :)

I'll start off with two things.

First when I was back in school, years and years ago, the only money I would get from my parents was lunch money. So to make sure I got those new issues I didn't eat lunch at school from the 8th grade on. :)

Second, I happened to have a friend who loved and cherished porn in all it forms. But this friend, who was over a year older than me, was deathly afraid to buy it for himself from a store. I am talking that this person thought if he bought an issue of Playboy (even though he was old enough) from a store, he would burst into flames and his head would explode. But he craved them.
So being the good friend I am, I would go out and buy an issue here and there, and when I saw him would trade him that issue for back issues of Uncanny X-Men and other Marvel comics. Porn for Comics, to me that is a pretty good deal. But that might just be me. :)

So, tell me what have you done to feed your X-addiction.

[X-Men Forever]

Porn for Comics, to me that is a pretty good deal. But that might just be me. :)


Porn is a better investment.

[Jellobay]

Porn is a better investment.

Then maybe he got the better deal. But I always made just I got issues that were hard to find and that I couldn't afford. Mostly Uncanny X-men in the 120's to 140's.

To me I got the better deal. :)

[Flight]

I was a lady of the night for 2 yrs to feed my X-Addiction.
2006 also celebrates my 10th year reading the X...

[The Lucky One]

Jello definitely got the better deal- porn is transient, comics last forever. There's always another nudie mag on the shelves, but old X-Men comics? They appreciate in value, while I doubt old Jenna Jameson spreads (so to speak) fetch nearly as much. Though I could be wrong.

-D

[Jellobay]

I was a lady of the night for 2 yrs to feed my X-Addiction.
2006 also celebrates my 10th year reading the X...

I am sure you demanded a high price Flight.

Congrats on the 10th year aniversery.

This year will be number 19 for me. :)

[Jellobay]

Jello definitely got the better deal- porn is transient, comics last forever. There's always another nudie mag on the shelves, but old X-Men comics? They appreciate in value, while I doubt old Jenna Jameson spreads (so to speak) fetch nearly as much. Though I could be wrong.

-D

Thanks TLO, that was my thought too.

I still pull out those issues and go "wow".

I was begining to think it was just me. :)

[The Lucky One]

I still pull out those issues and go "wow".

Oh, I'd imagine your friend does the same thing. ;) The difference is that Wolverine and co. still look great and are young, while the women your friend is ogling each have three kids by now, and they were airbrushed to begin with.

-D

[Twigglet]

I am ashamed to admit what I did.

:(

[Jellobay]

I am ashamed to admit what I did.

:(

No you have us curious.

Don't worry, we are not here to judge. :)

[Twigglet]

No you have us curious.

Don't worry, we are not here to judge. :)

At the time, I was desperate, and I had an offer I couldn't refuse.

Oh God, it was everywhere! I was caked in the stuff.

And all for a Liefield X-force comic.

:(

[Jellobay]

Oh, I'd imagine your friend does the same thing. ;) The difference is that Wolverine and co. still look great and are young, while the women your friend is ogling each have three kids by now, and they were airbrushed to begin with.

-D

The funny thing is, his mom found them one day and made his throw them out. Dude was 19 and threw them out.
He had hundreds and end up only saving 3.

I'm a bad friend, I laughed my ass off. :)

[Jellobay]

At the time, I was desperate, and I had an offer I couldn't refuse.

Oh God, it was everywhere! I was caked in the stuff.

And all for a Liefield X-force comic.

:(

Okay, I'll asked. Caked in what exactly?

Don't worry we all have bought a Liefield comic before and we are all ashamed of it. :)

[Uncle Nobs]

My name is Justin and I'm an X-aholic.

...

Hey! You're supposed to say, "Hi Justin."

This September will mark 20 years for me that I've been struggling with this affliction. It was so shiny, sitting there innocently in that spinner rack in the drugstore. Classic X-Men #1 with that Art Adams cover. So alluring. I read it in the store, cover to cover, and knew I'd have to take it home with me. Study it. In private. Make it mine. Become one with it.

I mean, this was a neighborhood drugstore--good ol' Danber Drugs. Kids went in there all the time! How was I to know?! I was only two months away from being a normal twelve-year-old boy! WHY?! WHY DID IT HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME?!?




Sorry. Obligatory joke for this thread. Someone hadda do it. Back on topic...

I can't recall any great lengths I intentionally went to in order to get comics, but I remember two instances where I was put through the wringer for what should have been simple trips to the comic shop:

1) I begged my LCCS (Local CRAPPY Comic Shop) to hunt down the Longshot miniseries for me. Was it weeks, months...? I begged a lot. When they finally had it, I begged them to hold it for me and they agreed to do just that. When I arrived, the jackasses were like, "Sorry little dude. Heh. We sold it. Sucks for you." I cried. I argued. I reprimanded. That place sucked.

2) Flash forward 11 years later, and I'm working a couple miles from the same LCCS. I'd ridden my bike to work that day, so I decide to swing by the shop after work. It couldn't still be bad, right? I buy $26 worth of comics (a lot for me). The shop is closing and there's a HUGE thunderstorm just hitting. I ask the guy if I can use his phone to call for a ride. The jackass says no. I'm on my bike in a thunderstorm and I just spent money in his friggin' store, and he can't even let me use the phone?! I had to find a pay phone in the rain, call for a ride, and wait for it outside as El Nino hurled lightning, flooding, and hail in all directions.

[/whiny]




For the record, that crappy comic shop is Comic Quest in Lake Forest, CA. Don't ever shop there. If you're passing by, hurl a brick marked "I love the comics community. Why don't YOU?" through their window for me. :D :evilsmile :evilsmile

Jackasses.

[Jellobay]

For the record, that crappy comic shop is Comic Quest in Lake Forest, CA. Don't ever shop there. If you're passing by, hurl a brick marked "I love the comics community. Why don't YOU?" through their window for me. :D :evilsmile :evilsmile

Jackasses.


Hi Justin. :) Sorry for chiming it late there.

Dude that comic store sucks. I hope you don't evey go there again.

Did you ever get the Longshot series? One of the best mini's ever IMO.

[Uncle Nobs]

Hi Justin. :) Sorry for chiming it late there.

Dude that comic store sucks. I hope you don't evey go there again.

Did you ever get the Longshot series? One of the best mini's ever IMO.
Sure, I got it. Guess which comic shop I eventually bought it at. :rolleyes:

Seriously. Brick. Window.

[Jellobay]

Sure, I got it. Guess which comic shop I eventually bought it at. :rolleyes:

Seriously. Brick. Window.

Nobs you aren't still going to them are you?

I would have them where they could stick there comics. Unless of course they are your only store.

[Brian M.]

Yea that Porn for Comics is a better deal for you. I mean the only one in your issues who had STD's was Emma, his well...yea.

[Uncle Nobs]

Nobs you aren't still going to them are you?
No way! I just went there as a stupid kid and then later that one time in the rain. I don't even live there anymore.

I go to a GREAT store now. It's called LiveWireWorld.com. :D

(And occasionally I'll visit Southern California Comics in San Diego. It's the only decent shop I've found in the county. Very nice store. Just a little out of my way and they have odd hours.)

[The Fury]

Hi, my name is Kri and I am an X-aholic.

I once travel 20 miles and spent £5 on travel to get one comic.


Fair enough I also had Uni that same day and my uni is a stones throw from my comic shop but that is besides the point.

[Jellobay]

Yea that Porn for Comics is a better deal for you. I mean the only one in your issues who had STD's was Emma, his well...yea.

I am sure Scott uses protection. :)

[Sentinel K]

Hi, my name is Kri and I am an X-aholic.

I once travel 20 miles and spent £5 on travel to get one comic.


Fair enough I also had Uni that same day and my uni is a stones throw from my comic shop but that is besides the point.

That must have been one hekuva special comic!

[Novaya Havoc]

Um, my name is Ben and I'm a Dazzler-holic. I have every Dazzler appearance ever, including alternate-reality incarnations and reprints with variant covers.

I buy only comics with Dazzler in them.

Bask in my nerd-filled glory.

[Jellobay]

Hi, my name is Kri and I am an X-aholic.

I once travel 20 miles and spent £5 on travel to get one comic.


Fair enough I also had Uni that same day and my uni is a stones throw from my comic shop but that is besides the point.


Hi Kri!!!!

And what comic was that?

I still travel 44 miles one way every week to go to my comic shop. It is a good shop and I loyal (or maybe just stupid) :)

[Sentinel K]

Bollocks!

You and you damn invisible writing that I couldn't see!

[The Lucky One]

Hi, my name is Kri and I am an X-aholic.

I once travel 20 miles and spent £5 on travel to get one comic.

Heh. Every time a new series of Marvel Legends is released, I ponder the idea of spending $15 (and the bulk of a day) on a train ticket to NYC to get to the huge Toys 'R Us there, which always has new waves almost immediately. And I always decide to just wait the 3-4 months until they arrive here instead. For the Longshot wave, though, now THAT I may have to make an exception for...

-D

[The Fury]

Hi Kri!!!!

And what comic was that?
At the time I was collecting very few comics, i think it was an Uncanny X-men issue.

Bollocks!

You and you damn invisible writing that I couldn't see!
MWUHAHAHAhahahahahahah....etc etc

[Jellobay]

Um, my name is Ben and I'm a Dazzler-holic. I have every Dazzler appearance ever, including alternate-reality incarnations and reprints with variant covers.

I buy only comics with Dazzler in them.

Bask in my nerd-filled glory.


I once got Dazzler 1-40 at a convention for 5 bucks. One of my best deals ever. :)

[DDM]

I paid $10.00 for a fine (water damaged) Uncanny X-Men #134. Yes, I knew he was ripping me off. I wanted to read the story that bad.

[Uncle Nobs]

I just called that crappy comic shop to see if they're still in business.

Same owner. Same management. Same imminent brick.

[dazzler_slave]

I am such a bad person sometimes.

Once as a teenager, I didn't have any money, so I stole an issue of Uncany from my local newsstand.

Then the next summer I got a job at that same newsstand working in their hot little oven of an ice cream stand, not to mention in the main store washing floors, hauling boxes and picking up garbage outside the store just because I would get a 5% discount on all magazines and comics they sold.

Oh, and once I borrowed the Lonshot mini series from a friend and kept it for so long that he forgot he lent it to me. One day he wondered where it went and I didn't tell him I had it. Then he asked me if I had borrowed it and I said no. :o

In Uncle Nobs' own words, I am a jackass. But I loves me some X-Men comics!....and I still have that Longshot mini!

[nateslate8]

Once during high school, my friends and I were spending the night at our friend Jeremy's house. Kevin was sitting there quitely as we were playing video games. He suddenly shot up and said, "Dudes, I'll be back in like two hours. Keep the back door unlocked." (Kevin did things like that a lot... usually it meant there was an easy girl involved.)

Anyway, later than night he comes back with a garbage bag. He said, "you won't believe what I just did. I broke into Adventure Empire." He opens up the bag and there was a couple of dozen comics. They were the ones hanging on the "special rack".

Apparently, Kevin got the idea that he could break into a comic book store in the middle of the night. He smashed a display window with a rock and took what he could find in the limited time he had. Most of what he grabbed isn't worth a crap now (hello, "Valiant"?) but we weren't complainin then!

Rummaging through the bag, Kevin frantically dumps out all the comics and says, "Oh ****! I can't believe it's not here!"

"What's not here?" I said. "Dude, I grabbed Giant-sized X-men 100. I must have ****ing dropped it on the way out!"

Yeah... the fish that got away.

But, the lengths that guy went...

[nateslate8]

This isn't an X-book, but I once got CAUGHT trying to sneak a Turok comic under my shirt when I was about 14.

My only question now is, "WHY TUROK??" sheesh.

[slively]

Sure, I got it. Guess which comic shop I eventually bought it at. :rolleyes:

Seriously. Brick. Window.


But you have learned the errors of your ways and now you only shop at the very bestest comic shop. Isn't that right, Justin? :evilsmile

[slively]

No way! I just went there as a stupid kid and then later that one time in the rain. I don't even live there anymore.

I go to a GREAT store now. It's called LiveWireWorld.com. :D

(And occasionally I'll visit Southern California Comics in San Diego. It's the only decent shop I've found in the county. Very nice store. Just a little out of my way and they have odd hours.)


Ah! I see you have already answered this question. Good boy. :D

[Young Avenger]

The Worst I ever did was cut school to get my hands on X-Factor #1.

[The Lucky One]

Goody Two-Shoes that I was (don't drink, don't smoke... what do you do?), I never stole any comics growing up, but there was one incident where I was accused of it. My cousin and I had gone to a local comic store in his town, then stopped off at a deli on the way back to his house. Since my parents hated comics, at the deli I shoved my purchases partway down the back of my pants and pulled my shirt over them so that I could just walk into the house unquestioned. But the chick running the deli saw me do it and thought I was stealing from their dinky little rack. I still remember exactly what she said- "Do you want me to call your parents, or am I going to call the cops?" Fortunately they were all bagged and boarded, plus I had the receipt, so she saw reason and apologized profusely, but still... had me crapping my pants for a second.

-D

[twilight]

I just called that crappy comic shop to see if they're still in business.

Same owner. Same management. Same imminent brick.

Nobs if I ever aqquire the power to turn into a sentient flying brick I will raze that store to the ground for you.

[Uncle Nobs]

Nobs if I ever aqquire the power to turn into a sentient flying brick I will raze that store to the ground for you.
Whoa! All the way across the world, no less!

Again, that's Comic Quest in Lake Forest, CA. :evilsmile

[Jellobay]

The Worst I ever did was cut school to get my hands on X-Factor #1.

If you were my kid, I would have got you out of school on a field trip. :)

[Jellobay]

Goody Two-Shoes that I was (don't drink, don't smoke... what do you do?), I never stole any comics growing up, but there was one incident where I was accused of it. My cousin and I had gone to a local comic store in his town, then stopped off at a deli on the way back to his house. Since my parents hated comics, at the deli I shoved my purchases partway down the back of my pants and pulled my shirt over them so that I could just walk into the house unquestioned. But the chick running the deli saw me do it and thought I was stealing from their dinky little rack. I still remember exactly what she said- "Do you want me to call your parents, or am I going to call the cops?" Fortunately they were all bagged and boarded, plus I had the receipt, so she saw reason and apologized profusely, but still... had me crapping my pants for a second.

-D

I had something like that happen before. But I was putting the comics under my jacket so they wouldn't get wet. (You know Seattle and rain) And the clerk/geek all freaked out on me.
Some people are idiots. :)

[Jellobay]

Nobs if I ever aqquire the power to turn into a sentient flying brick I will raze that store to the ground for you.

So Twi, what have you done to feed you X-addiction? Hmmmmmmm? :)