Future plans for your comics...

[beachball8]

What do you plan to do with all your Spidey comics from 10 years from today till the day you die?

[Venom]

Keep them till I die. After that I'll pass them down to my children as an inheritance.

[Crixtala]

Keep them till I die. After that I'll pass them down to my children as an inheritance.
QFT.

I'll teach my children what it means to collect something and to keep it in pristine condition, and when I'm gone I'll pass it along to them.

[Noronha]

Keep them till I die. After that I'll pass them down to my children as an inheritance.

Same here.

[founder81]

Keep them until I lose interest in re-reading them. Then off to the Flea market.

Except Nexus, those will have to be pryed out of my cold dead hands.

[TheAmazingSpidey]

Keep them forever, and leave 'em to my kids, too. I couldn't IMAGINE selling them...

[beachball8]

I'm curious, do you guys TRY to maintain a 9.8 collection for every single book or are you happy with whatever condition you got them in?

[hmnut73]

The same thing I did with all the comics I do with all my comic books.

Keep the ones I feel are worth re-reading, and destroy the rest.

[The Orange Bat]

Sell em and get hardcover collections. I'm sick of hauling around a ton of comics.:rolleyes:

[TheAmazingSpidey]

I'm curious, do you guys TRY to maintain a 9.8 collection for every single book or are you happy with whatever condition you got them in?

Personally, I try to keep my comics in the best condition I can--for myself; I have no intention of selling them. And I love these things, so I hate to see them destroyed.

[The Confessor]

I'm curious, do you guys TRY to maintain a 9.8 collection for every single book or are you happy with whatever condition you got them in?


Well, I don't know about 9.8 or whatever...I never could see the point of CGCing modern comics really.

I just bag and board them and try to keep them in the very best condition I can so that they'll last a long, long time. But I only do this for my own reading enjoyment, not because I think they'll be worth anything in the future. Because chances are...they wont.

[Crixtala]

Because chances are...they wont.

That's my thought exactly. As much as I'd love to think that they could eventually be worth something, I doubt they'll be worth much. As far as keeping them in the best condition as possible, that must just be a part of my OCD. I want them to be in the best possible condition so they'll last a while.

[beachball8]

Oh my god! That hit a note with me!!! Yes yes I too feel I have OCD when I deal with my comics! Especailly with new books that come in... I scan and scan every square pico inch of it for creases etc! And come to think of it, I always wash my hands (with soap) when a new packae arrives! no kidding!

[mikekerr3]

Sold my collection after OMD, If Joe Q is still around in 10 years I won't have any to worry about. The other comics in my collection will be sold as required for my grandkids educations.

[The Confessor]

Oh my god! That hit a note with me!!! Yes yes I too feel I have OCD when I deal with my comics! Especailly with new books that come in... I scan and scan every square pico inch of it for creases etc! And come to think of it, I always wash my hands (with soap) when a new packae arrives! no kidding!


Well, although I don't wash my hands everytime I read a comic, I kinda know what you mean. It does make sense not to handle your comics with really grubby hands because dirty, greasy fingerprints all over your books is just not nice when you come to re-read them in years to come.

[BlackToe]

Sold my collection after OMD, If Joe Q is still around in 10 years I won't have any to worry about. The other comics in my collection will be sold as required for my grandkids educations.

Did you sell your Ironman's, FF4's and Punisher's after they retconned their War origins too?

[King Krypton]

Give them away. I have no use for Spider-Man any longer.

[Sonicjuce]

Like a lot have mentioned I will simply leave them to my kids. It will be their choice. My mom always told me a story about my dad's best friend who sold his baseball collection and was able to buy his house. He had a very nice house as well.

I disagree with a lot of people though; I think my comics will have some value. Not every issue of course, but I do a good deal of back issue hunting. My run from 250 to present of ASM is a huge chunk, and there is a few in there with some value. I have some older ones too.

I hope my kids will enjoy comics as well, but if they don't it is there choice what they do with them. They could sell them all away and make some money if they wanted.

[mikekerr3]

Did you sell your Ironman's, FF4's and Punisher's after they retconned their War origins too?


It wasn't the retcon it was the method, after the deal he was just a putz in a red suit to me not a hero.

[TheAmazingSpidey]

Give them away. I have no use for Spider-Man any longer.

:eek: I so wish I knew you.

What's better than Spidey comics being given away? :p

[Noronha]

Give them away. I have no use for Spider-Man any longer.

If i gave you my address would you mail them to me?

[lousith]

If i gave you my address would you mail them to me?

me too if u are still giving away

[Rich L]

The same thing I did with all the comics I do with all my comic books.

Keep the ones I feel are worth re-reading, and destroy the rest.

You could always give them to hospitals or libraries, you know - destroying them seems so....wasteful.

Not to mention the thought of it makes me throw up in my mouth a little.

[rZi]

I try to bag and board all my books...but i don't have enough cardboard. not a single issue of mine is in a bad condition, they are all near mint as i love and respect the art form.

I'll keep them and give them to my kids, let them enjoy them...maybe read them to them sometime.

[Mister Mets]

What do you plan to do with all your Spidey comics from 10 years from today till the day you die?
Use them as reference when I'm writing Amazing Spider-Man.

[lazlo_toth]

I'm curious, do you guys TRY to maintain a 9.8 collection for every single book or are you happy with whatever condition you got them in?

I actually try to keep them in NM-M myself. I think CGC is a bunch of hooey.

[lazlo_toth]

Use them as reference when I'm writing Amazing Spider-Man.

What'll you do when Erik Larsen is EIC and tells you the marriage is coming back? :D


Oh, yeah, to answer the question everyone else is answering, I'll probably keep mine until I die or somebody offers me a LOT of money for them. I don't see any particular need to get rid of my old Spider-man comics; if BND is ever undone and he marriage comes back (And Sins Past is somehow undone) I might even start buying the title again.

[shogunw00t]

sell the ones that are expensive cause i bought two of the ones i thought would be and pass the others one down to my children

[Mister Mets]

What'll you do when Erik Larsen is EIC and tells you the marriage is coming back? :D

Ride a wave of good will as one of the writers who reunites Mary Jane and Peter Parker, delaying the reunion somewhat (it'll be a big story so I'll make it as long as is reasonable). I'd do about six months of stories we're they're very happy together. If Larsen decides to restore the pre-OMD marital status, that's fine. Otherwise I'd do about an year or two of stories in which Peter and Mary Jane are engaged.

I might do an epic storyline in which Peter learns that his daughter is still alive, ending with the tearful reunion. That'll likely get me a shitload of good will amongst the growth crowd, while giving me a good mega-arc for at least an year (assuming the (almost) weekly schedule remains.) There'll be a fiat that Baby May can never be shown as older than whatever her age is when she's found.

Every now and then I'll shake up the marriage for a while. There may be an year long arc where Mary Jane goes missing without any explanation. This could work better if Peter's a father, by ratcheting up the tension. That'll be followed by an year of things being fine. There may be another year long arc where Mary Jane becomes severely sick, and Peter's legitimately afraid of losing her. That'll be followed by an year of things being fine. There may be another year long arc where a new villain knows Peter's ID, and threatens his family, so he's forced to send his wife (and perhaps also child) into hiding. That'll be followed by an year of things being fine. Every now and then Mary Jane may get a great opportunity out of New York (preferably in a play, perhaps if she joins a traveling theater company) so I could have fun with Peter being lonely that way (and it gives an excuse to write stories about Spider-Man outside of New York City.)

And eventually I'd run out of stories to tell with the marriage, and leave the Spider-Man books for the next guy who is wondering what the hell he could do, without repeating me or any previous writers. :evilsmile

[lazlo_toth]

Ride a wave of good will as one of the writers who reunites Mary Jane and Peter Parker, delaying the reunion somewhat (it'll be a big story so I'll make it as long as is reasonable). I'd do about six months of stories we're they're very happy together. If Larsen decides to restore the pre-OMD marital status, that's fine. Otherwise I'd do about an year or two of stories in which Peter and Mary Jane are engaged.

I might do an epic storyline in which Peter learns that his daughter is still alive, ending with the tearful reunion. That'll likely get me a shitload of good will amongst the growth crowd, while giving me a good mega-arc for at least an year (assuming the (almost) weekly schedule remains.) There'll be a fiat that Baby May can never be shown as older than whatever her age is when she's found.

Every now and then I'll shake up the marriage for a while. There may be an year long arc where Mary Jane goes missing without any explanation. This could work better if Peter's a father, by ratcheting up the tension. That'll be followed by an year of things being fine. There may be another year long arc where Mary Jane becomes severely sick, and Peter's legitimately afraid of losing her. That'll be followed by an year of things being fine. There may be another year long arc where a new villain knows Peter's ID, and threatens his family, so he's forced to send his wife (and perhaps also child) into hiding. That'll be followed by an year of things being fine. Every now and then Mary Jane may get a great opportunity out of New York (preferably in a play, perhaps if she joins a traveling theater company) so I could have fun with Peter being lonely that way (and it gives an excuse to write stories about Spider-Man outside of New York City.)

And eventually I'd run out of stories to tell with the marriage, and leave the Spider-Man books for the next guy who is wondering what the hell he could do, without repeating me or any previous writers. :evilsmile

Yeah, but when you look up at that mantle full of Eisners, it'll all be worth it...

Seriously, though, you are absolutely priceless. If there is anybody on earth who could possibly EVER convince me that OMD was a good thing, you'd be the guy. Not saying that you have, of course...

[Brian M.]

To the people who think your comics are useless now that OMD has happened, have you given away all the other comics you have that have had retcon's take place?

[mikekerr3]

To the people who think your comics are useless now that OMD has happened, have you given away all the other comics you have that have had retcon's take place?

I have never had a character I read as thoughly destroyed by a Retcon. Retcons don't bother me too much buty this was incredibly large and clumsy The explainations were rude (IMO) and didn't make much sense the only the memories changedis idiocy.

The deal changed Spiderman in my mind from a hero to a putz.

The only other comic I have ever dropped to the point of getting rid of the comics was Iron Man. CW destroyed him for me, but that was not a retcon.

I read comics to read about hero doing great things not to read about a kid who can't accept that everyone dies and who fails the greatrest test he has ever had. That just my taste.

[Brian M.]

I have never had a character I read as thoughly destroyed by a Retcon. Retcons don't bother me too much buty this was incredibly large and clumsy The explainations were rude (IMO) and didn't make much sense the only the memories changedis idiocy.

The deal changed Spiderman in my mind from a hero to a putz.

The only other comic I have ever dropped to the point of getting rid of the comics was Iron Man. CW destroyed him for me, but that was not a retcon.

I read comics to read about hero doing great things not to read about a kid who can't accept that everyone dies and who fails the greatrest test he has ever had. That just my taste.

So how does that make all your other comics worthless now? Just becuase the character changes later on in the series? You can't go back and read it? I don't get how you folks rationalize blaming Quesada for making your past comics worthless now...why not keep those comics and read them to remember the good times you had with the character?

[Huh?]

I don't know how old the posters are that are saying that they are going to keep their comics forever and give them to their kids, but I've got news for you: Life conspires against that.

I thought the same way you did when I was a kid, but now that I am nearly thirty, I have given away or sold thousands. After you move once, you will see what a pain in the ass comic books are. Oh, and if you live with a girlfriend or get married, have fun explaining why you need to keep 30 boxes of comics lying around.

I bet most of you will die with very few comics still in your possesion. Unless you are very rich, or have endless space, you will sell off and get rid of stuff as the years go on. I promise.

[The Confessor]

I don't know how old the posters are that are saying that they are going to keep their comics forever and give them to their kids, but I've got news for you: Life conspires against that.

I thought the same way you did when I was a kid, but now that I am nearly thirty, I have given away or sold thousands. After you move once, you will see what a pain in the ass comic books are. Oh, and if you live with a girlfriend or get married, have fun explaining why you need to keep 30 boxes of comics lying around.

I bet most of you will die with very few comics still in your possesion. Unless you are very rich, or have endless space, you will sell off and get rid of stuff as the years go on. I promise.


Jeeez...what a downer! :(

All together now....

"Happy talk, keep talking happy talk.
Talk about things you'd like to do.
You've got to have a dream,
If you don't have a dream,
How you gonna have a dream come true?"


Well, I'm 35 and none of the girlfriends I've lived with have had a problem with my large comic collection. But then, I only get together with nice girls. ;)

[Huh?]

Jeeez...what a downer! :(

All together now....

"Happy talk, keep talking happy talk.
Talk about things you'd like to do.
You've got to have a dream,
If you don't have a dream,
How you gonna have a dream come true?"


Well, I'm 35 and none of the girlfriends I've lived with have had a problem with my large comic collection. But then, I only get together with nice girls. ;)LOL. I am going out kitten hunting later if you want to come.

I lived in a studio apartment in NYC (250 sq ft.) with my girlfriend and 4000 comics... it was not bliss.

[beachball8]

To the guys who say they own N-NM books ONLY, does that mean anytime a comic arrives with a crease or two, you'll throw it out and go find another copy in the hopes of getting a N-NM one?

[mikekerr3]

So how does that make all your other comics worthless now? Just becuase the character changes later on in the series? You can't go back and read it? I don't get how you folks rationalize blaming Quesada for making your past comics worthless now...why not keep those comics and read them to remember the good times you had with the character?

I have never said that Joe Q made my comics worthless, they are out of continuity now but I enjoyed reading them. I got my moneys worth even if the Spider-man comics are now basically what-ifs.

I got rid of my Spider-man and Iron Man comics because my interst in the character as hero's is gone. I read about characters I care about and I no longer care about Spider-man the Brand new punk. The Only thing I currently care about Iron Man is to see him taken down, if he's not getting beaten I have no interest.

I got rid of my comics because what they have become disusts me and the comics remind me of what they were before they were mangled.

[BeastieRunner]

All this "wife/girlfriend throws out comics or gets pissed about 30 boxes of comics" talk makes me really appreciate my wife who has a pull list.

[lazlo_toth]

All this "wife/girlfriend throws out comics or gets pissed about 30 boxes of comics" talk makes me really appreciate my wife who has a pull list.

Holy crap! Such women actually exist?

Does she have a sister?

[BeastieRunner]

Holy crap! Such women actually exist?

Does she have a sister?

Yes & yes but her sister is not like my wife. Sorry. The owner of my comic shop's wife reads a lot of comics, too. They turn heads in the shop when they talk. It's great fun.

[Sam T.]

I don't know how old the posters are that are saying that they are going to keep their comics forever and give them to their kids, but I've got news for you: Life conspires against that.

I thought the same way you did when I was a kid, but now that I am nearly thirty, I have given away or sold thousands. After you move once, you will see what a pain in the ass comic books are. Oh, and if you live with a girlfriend or get married, have fun explaining why you need to keep 30 boxes of comics lying around.

I bet most of you will die with very few comics still in your possesion. Unless you are very rich, or have endless space, you will sell off and get rid of stuff as the years go on. I promise.

I'm 36 years old and my wife does not mind my comics at all.

[mikekerr3]

I'm 36 years old and my wife does not mind my comics at all.

Lost many in moves (military mover stink) , but never got rid of any I collected until recently. I am 52.

[Shadow ES]

I keep them in as nice condition as I can without it being a hassle. If I drop one or something, I don't get worked up.

I'll keep them for as long as they entertain me, then either donate them or sell them. Probably the latter, just so whoever gets them will appreciate what they get.

My wife doesn't have a pull list of her own, but she's glad I've got a hobby and will read pretty much any comic I think she'll like.

[matthewaos]

I don't know how old the posters are that are saying that they are going to keep their comics forever and give them to their kids, but I've got news for you: Life conspires against that.

I thought the same way you did when I was a kid, but now that I am nearly thirty, I have given away or sold thousands. After you move once, you will see what a pain in the ass comic books are. Oh, and if you live with a girlfriend or get married, have fun explaining why you need to keep 30 boxes of comics lying around.

I bet most of you will die with very few comics still in your possesion. Unless you are very rich, or have endless space, you will sell off and get rid of stuff as the years go on. I promise.

I know people who have sold comics after a while. The point was that they had an infinite number of them, continue to get more, sold some they didn't want, cominue to getting more, etc... My gf, though she does not have a pool list, does not have a problem with me reading comics. I don't know what will happen if we move together though... But my room in my parent's house is always available, i think.

Either way, I don't want to sell my comics, though I am thinking about some of them. I would like to give them to my children.

[Bulky Brent]

With all the new age stuff thats coming out now eventually people will part with their back issues(not everybody). As in regards to Spider-Man it's debatable whether or not to hang on to back issues with all the alternative Spider-Man titles you can jump on to and read the back history on and follow. To me ASM is always something I will continue to reread especially now so I think I will plan keep my back issue for a long time.

[zaxxos]

I'm going to keep them as long as I can.And I've been doing that since 1981.

[Deathstroke]

I keep the comics Peter David wrote, but everything else Spider-Man I've sold off.