What are the difference between TBP and comics in collectability?

[shadowzoid]

Is it more worth it to collect comics or TBP. I heard taht TBP never increase in value. How many years till a comic gets good? help with TBP value compared to comics please.

ps i didnt knw where to put this thread, so i assumed that u classic readers would knw a thing or two about comics

[DDM]

Usually, the original comics are worth more than the trade paperback (TPB); however, there are exceptions such as the X-Treme X-Men: Mekanix TPB due to the high demand. Most TPB going through several printings to keep up with the demand such as The Dark Phoenix Saga, Alan Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, Crisis On Infinite Earths, etc al.