I'm a great big dork. It's fun being a great big dork. Why would someone want to be anything else?
As a great big dork, I also collect comics. I mostly just collect random old stuff that has cover art I like. I almost never read any comics. If I do read, it's usually non-superhero stuff. I find a lot of modern superhero comics to be unimaginative. I also rarely watch Marvel movies.
But I love old comics! I don't buy for condition or money or whatever. I mean, who cares? I could go on a long rant about "investing" in comics or cards, but all I will say is that you shouldn't take financial advice from people who cannot discern between investment and rank speculation. Just because it's plausible to make money selling something, does not make it an investment.
I buy most of my comics at BMV Books in Toronto, which is a four-story used bookstore on Bloor Street in the Annex. They have tons of new stuff all the time for great deals, and they are open late nights on Saturdays. Because, being the great big dork that I am, I enjoy spending my Saturday night's shopping for comics.
Here is some stuff I grabbed recently.
World's Finest #164. I bought this because I loved the silly cover, and it has all three of Batman, Superman, and Robin. I don't collect this title or anything, but it's just fun picking up classic DC stuff.
GI Joe and the Transformers #3. This is the only issue I have of this miniseries. Like all little boys from the 80s, I was a huge fan of both these toylines. I wish the toys themselves weren't so expensive these days, though. My mom still likes to tell the story of when we went to a mall in Cleveland. I found an Optimus Prime in a hobby store, and took it and ran out of the store to show my parents so they could buy it. The cashier chased me. I was three.
Ghost Rider #15. This is a cool 90s cover. Nineties comics mostly suck, but Ghost Rider's design really lends itself to cool cover art. I think this is an iconic cover for its era.
Detective Comics #402. Really poor condition comic, but I don't care. The cover is gorgeous. I love Batman comics from this era. To me, Batman really ended as a character with the Frank Miller stuff in the 80s, which was peak Batman. Everything after that has been derivative of what artists and writers have done with the character in the past.
Justice League of America #146. I bought this because I thought it was funny seeing Wonder Woman punch Superman. Although I doubt Superman found it funny!
Adventure Comics #401. I love the retro vibe of this cover, from the title font to Supergirl's hairstyle. I'm not a fan of the character or anything, and this comic is in lousy condition. But for a cheap price it's just a neat addition to the collection.
Avengers #239. I dislike the Avengers and I'm so sick of their endless crappy movies. I stopped watching a decade ago. However, this comic is just goofy and I used to watch Letterman all the time back in the 90s.
