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GuardianIV Posts: 4
4/13/2020
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Why do collectors ignore books that represent huge changes in thinking in comics?
For instance, I am reading The Bronze Age of DC Comics by Paul Levitz that I picked up at Ollie's Bargain Outlet for a crazy $9.99 by the way! Anyway, I digress, Levitz is talking about the Bronze age in sweeping movements and then he mentions the TV show Roots which was the first highly successful TV limited Series. It gave birth to the comic book limited series, because they were like this is a cool concept. So DC publishes the very first of a new breed of comic when they published Superman's World of Krypton vol 1 (1979). Before you get dismissive, I want you to think about this a bit. IF this limited series had not been launched, Frank Miller's Ronin would not have been launched a few years later! IF you want to talk about impact, what if the Watchmen had never been accepted as a 12 issue arc of a finite story. I just looks at the ripples and I think, why in the world is the very first limited series not being collected for what its impact was on the industry? This is just once instance, but I am sure you can name many others where something has this HUGE impact yet goes relatively unnoticed by collectors today. What do you think?
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Ronbatman Administrator Posts: 2530
4/14/2020
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Your question is an interesting one.
From what I've seen some people chase the new hot thing. Someone with influence brings a book to the comic communities attention and we go buy it. In some cases there is no data backing up the "hot" title. When that happens the hype dies quickly and the price drops. But when a movie or show is announced, that always brings interest and usually higher prices. Those situations lead to bumps in prices that usually stay higher.
What you're talking about is more subtle. A shift in the way DC looked at comics and the development of the mini-series. It's important, no doubt. Is it a sexy buy for a comic collector? no.
On the positive side of this, under valued books give opportunity for those collectors who see their worth.
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Defiant1 Posts: 720
4/20/2020
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A lot of those mini-series sold in high numbers when they came out. They also ended quickly, so they become out of sight and out of mind. The supply outweighs the demand.
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