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genuine_article_comics wrote:

Ha!!

All I got from all this was that someone:

A) learened a new word and was determined to use it as often as possibleand that is: sociopath

B) has a monetary interest in the film Comic Book Villains

C) believes all comic collectors are sheisters.

Dear Mr. Passive-Aggressive:

A) Others were the triggered by my usage of the word. I used it in my first post, they kept bringing it up (quite defensively).
B) Good movie. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys the world of comic book collecting.
C) I don't appreciate the accusation. You are insidiously, and purposefully, misrepresenting my simple position that people shouldn't take advantage of other people.

I wouldn't feel the need to reply to all of these if what I was saying wasn't being misinterpreted, or misrepresented. Please don't post on this topic if all you are going to do is try to stir things up. Trolling isn't appreciated.

genuine_article_comics wrote:

Respectfully, I'm not sure what purpose these names serve. I can't think of another artistic field that labels eras the way comics do. Film and music don't do this. They may refer to a "golden age" but it's not the same as comics naming all the eras. Why do we need to name the eras?

Actually, film kind of does. I just doesn't feel the need to ensure that every year is part of an era, like the Silent Era, the Studio Era or the New Hollywood era.

swharr wrote:

Hello - I saw a post somewhere recently where people were scrambling to put together enough money to get as many books as possible signed by Stan Lee or whoever... Sometimes not even anyone who actually worked on that particular comic. What I'm wondering is... Other than for people who really want Stan to sign their 9.4 Strange Tales 110 (ouch!!), what is the appeal here? Doesn't having a name scrawled across a book destroy the value for the most part? Is this an investment, is what I'm asking, because it seems to me that it is not, and it's possible that the trend will die off, leaving people with books reduced several grades for 'autographs' .. And the rest of the world has one less Strange Tales 110 as an appealing option. (By the way, I get it if you love the artist and you are doing it for you... I got an X-Men 108 signed by Byrne as a kid and I'm ok with it because of the personal experience.)

Would you get a baseball player to sign a sheet of paper of a baseball card?
Really boils down to your choice. I like signed comics. Add creator's personal touch to finished work.

aarondawe wrote:

As an aside, my older Overstreet guides have 180 as more valuable than 181. I think this is evidence that people only wish to pay more for the first full issue of the character, even if it's not his true 'first' appearance.

Aaron

Except that is not true in every case. See X-23 #1 Dell'Otto Variant, SPJO #134, etc.

genuine_article_comics wrote:

Atomic Avenue is a nice alternative to ebay.

Do they ship to the UK? Can't seem to find if they do on their website.