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3/10/2018 Topic: Ruk's list-Who has the best collection solarno	Well shoot, with the anniversary coming up I might as well submit my most recent update: Issues: 5,382 Value: $23,789 Hard to believe it's been 11 years now! And to think that my name has been on the list for most of it now. Ruk, back on the old forums there used to be lists like this for all the major publishers. Have you, or anyone else, considered starting some of those up again? Cheers! Jim edited by solarno on 3/10/2018
3/10/2018 Topic: Ruk's list-Who has the best collection solarno	expander wrote: At least now we know radiotto is not a random comic bot just inflating the digital population of CPG. Hmmm, based on my avatar I might be a random comic bot inflating the numbers. Is there some kind of test I can take to make sure?
3/10/2018 Topic: Ruk's list-Who has the best collection solarno	1. Is your first name Siri? My implanted false memories tell me no. 2. Do you need to consume organic matter to replenish your energy supply? If by organic you mean pizza and Oreos, then yes. 3. Do you have a copy of NFL Superpro keeping your coffee table level? Unfortunately, my coffee table is buried under and surrounded by comic books so I can't tell. 4. You aren't secretly copying your self onto other programs to eliminate a guy named NEO are you? NEO. I hate that guy. 5. How do you feel? Like I am but a mere speck in the wasteland that is our digital lives, floating directionless through the ether chasing after imaginary dreams and hoping that there is a greater meaning to this existence we call life. I should order a pizza.
3/10/2018 Topic: Ruk's list-Who has the best collection solarno	I'm still barely hanging onto the top 100. Yes! Fawcett, eh? That's a big fat 0 for me, and probably the only time I will be a strong #2 on a list with so few books. Achievement unlocked.
3/13/2018 Topic: What are you currently collecting? solarno	I've had to cull my pull list in recent months, but that hasn't stopped me from keeping a number of titles coming in month after month. DC Batman (multiple titles) Miracle Man Doomsday Clock Marvel Captain America Anything Star Wars Image Paper Girls Black Science Saga Oblivion Song (darn good first issue) I Hate Fairyland Mage Low Descender (in TPB form) Deadly Class (in TPB form) Titan Robotech IDW Star Wars Adventures
3/17/2018 Topic: Types of Comic Book Collectors solarno	I voted as 'Married', but I've also done time as a 'Completist' and 'Squirrel'. Married titles: Any that say Star Wars or Robotech. I also fall in and out of love with Batman and Captain America. Married creators: Just about anything from Matt Wagner, Rick Remender, or Scottie Young. Honorable mentions to Brian K Vaughan, Tim Sale, and Jeph Loeb Married publishers: This is a tricky one because it dovetails with 'Squirrel', but I've gone through phases where I'll focus on, or take a flyer on, many titles from one publisher. In the past it was Comico, then Dark Horse, then Image, then Crossgen, and right now Image again. The closest I've been to being considered a 'Completist' is with Star Wars, Robotech, and for a while Crossgen. Star Was and Robotech is just out of love for their respective universes and the stories (good and bad) told in them. Crossgen was a different story as I specifically attempted to collect everything from Crossgen. If I remember from the old forum top collector lists I had done pretty good with one of the larger Crossgen collections. Squirrel: Yup, sometimes I'll try a title just because the cover art catches my eye. I used to be like that with music when you had to go into a store to buy music and there were no song samples to listen to. But more often now, my Squirrel tendencies are driven by the owner of my LCBS. He know's my interests pretty well and occasionally makes recommendations to me. Gotta be honest, he hasn't been wrong yet. I've never bought a particular book/title/creator with the intent of an ROI. I buy because it interests me. I have made a profit on a handful of books that no longer interested me so I sold off, but that is a happy accident of timing. With most books I've sold off I'm lucky if I get cover price. Old Man Collectors: I spent 25+ years in the bicycle industry and we had those too. We called them retro grouches. Most folks that are termed retro grouches wear the title as a badge of honor. There are entire communities devoted to the collecting, restoration, and riding of vintage bicycles. They may not keep their local bike shop in business, but they tend to be super knowledgeable about the past and can be awesome to talk to. As far as comics, I happen to find great value in most new comics. We're always going to have to deal with subjective substandard writing or art, but the physical books are outstanding. I look at books I bought for $2.99 in the mid 00's as compared to today and I say we're doing pretty good. Most titles may be $3.99 now, but quite a few are still $2.99, and I'm getting better paper, better cover stock, and better printing with more vibrant and wider range colors.
3/19/2018 Topic: Types of Comic Book Collectors solarno	Ronbatman wrote: Solarno, I know this is off topic (the squirrel in me coming out) but what's your oldest bike? Do you have any cool 70's or older bicycles? I enjoy watching American Pickers especially when they find old bikes or motorcycles in barns. Maybe it's because they get so excited about it. Even being in the industry for so long I’ve never been a collector of bikes. Unless you have a way to display them, they take up way too much space. I usually only keep one or two relatively current bikes at a time and only for a few years. I currently own a 2017 Giant Anthem Adv and a 2014 Giant Revolt. Previously I’ve owned bikes from Schwinn, Raleigh, Felt, Paramount, and Cannondale. And a bunch of other Giants as I spent 14 years with them. When it comes to old bikes, I spent many years working at a Schwinn dealer so I have a soft spot for old Schwinns and Paramounts, especially anything with lugged steel frames and related pinstriping.
3/19/2018 Topic: Types of Comic Book Collectors solarno	jokerbangedquinn wrote: Solarno, nice to read you collected CrossGen titles, I enjoyed the CrossGen world they created, most titles I really enjoyed reading. Meridian, Sojourn and Negation I enjoyed the most. The Marvel titles later were terrible I thought. The whole reason I even became interested in Crossgen titles was because there was a lot of discussion about them on the old CPG forum. I decided to buy a few books to see what the fuss was about and loved it. I thought they found a really interesting way to build a shared universe that very different types of titles could live in. When did Marvel have a hand in them? I wasn't aware of that. Probably happened during my decade long collecting hiatus.
3/20/2018 Topic: Nobody sleeps (dot dot dot) solarno	Sleep? That's the other guys problem.
3/20/2018 Topic: Adding Editor data to the CPG Megacomputer? solarno	As I've been going through and feeding data into the CPG Megacomputer I've noticed that most books list a single primary editor and some will have an additional assistant editor. But then I'll come across a book which also has such creatures as multiple assistants, an associate editor, a group editor, an editor in chief, or the rare ravenous bugblatter editor of Traal. Does CPG have a preference on how many editors are listed for a book? With the exception of anthology type issues it feels like extraneous data to be listing more than 1 or 2 people. My personal best practice is to only list the primary and an assistant. Cheers! Jim
3/24/2018 Topic: What conventions are you going to this year? solarno	Sadly, none. But my wallet appreciates that to no end.
4/3/2018 Topic: Most Creative Publisher solarno	Image has long been my go to when I'm hankering for something a bit different, but that doesn't necessarily make them the "most creative". I think of Image more as the most willing of the big publishers to take a chance, either on giving a push to lesser known creators, or allowing well known creators to have a home for their personal projects. I've read a lot on mini-series over the years from Image that are brilliant but wouldn't have seen the light of day at DC or Marvel, but I've also read a fair share of titles from Image that end up being stinkers or just don't hold up over time because really at the end of the day they were not all that original after all.
4/4/2018 Topic: Creators solarno	That is some sweet news! I have a bunch to add, can I just reuse the same submission form from any book even if the submitted creator isn't for that particular book? That would be faster than having to go to each book to submit a missing creator.
4/5/2018 Topic: Creators solarno	And first bug? I'm trying to add a creator with a single name. The instructions say to place the single name in the last name field, but when I do I get a dialogue box that says: "Whoops, Name cannot be blank".
4/5/2018 Topic: Creators solarno	I've now submitted a dozen or so names to see how this goes. Please note that Peet Janes is spelled correctly. He was the editor of DH's Star Wars titles from the mid-90's through to the early 00's.
4/5/2018 Topic: Comic covers by artists and not limited "variants" solarno	Ronbatman wrote: I'll buy a book based on the cover sometimes. No regrets about doing it. edited by ronbatman on 4/5/2018 I'll also occasionally buy a book based on the cover. Usually because of the artist (ex. Skottie Young variants), but also sometimes just because a cover is amazing. I figure once I've read the book and tucked it into its bag and board, I'm only going to see the cover anyways.
4/5/2018 Topic: any one know where this is in the data base solarno	Sometimes it can take a couple of days for new issues to appear in the database. If you still can't find it by the weekend you can post a request under Database & Missing Issues https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/forum15-database--missing-issue-discussion.aspx
4/11/2018 Topic: ASM 569B Inconsistent Values solarno	New math strikes again!
4/12/2018 Topic: Acid free storage boxes, is it overkill? solarno	If you have acid free boards, mylars, and acid free boxes, what happens to books with The Joker or Two-Face origin stories in them? edited by solarno on 4/12/2018
4/12/2018 Topic: Evangeline Lilly Dance Moves solarno	Does that mean we won't get to see her busting out these moves in the upcoming movie?