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Glenn's a loving bad influence. Jerkface! Making me spend money!
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I just turned around to look at my 5/6 full billy and now I feel totally inadequate. I better hop on amazon I guess.
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Jul 17, 2012 04:18
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redbackground posted:Glenn, that is pretty amazing. I would love to see more shelf porn. Here's my humble but growing collection:  And a classic Iron Man issue I framed: 
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Jul 17, 2012 07:18
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Glenn Danzig posted:Here is a partial shot of my 5x5 Expedit in black Fantastic as it is (and it is glorious), you can see the bowing in the Billy whereas the expedit is completely solid. If you're looking to start a bookshelf collection, start with the Expedit. If you are scrimped for space, go ahead with the Billy but not unless. Expedits are about twice as thick as Billy. Word of warning, I've never been a big Billy fan. I use Expedit for books and Beno for other media. Both are marginally more expensive but better quality.
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Jul 17, 2012 13:44
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You all obviously haven't discovered the best storage medium for comic books: stacks in giant piles all over the place. What is the floor if not a shelf for your whole house?
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Jul 17, 2012 14:29
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I have 2 of the 5x5 Expedit and they are glorious. Deep enough to fit in 300, high enough for an Omnibus. There also used to be a display cabinet in the same series with a bunch of random shelves and spaces in it. It was the size of a 2x3, but cut up in 3 columns with something like 3, 5 and 4 rows, all of the sizes different. What I love about it is that it has some shelves big enough to fit in Wednesday Comics and others that will barely hold smaller things like Scott Pilgrim.
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Jul 17, 2012 15:58
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Glenn Danzig posted:Here is a partial shot of my 5x5 Expedit in black My jaw hit the floor. This is glorious. Am I seeing the Absolute Sandmans on the bottom shelf? You know you have one hell of a collection when you don't need to show those off. I'd also love to see more collections pop up - maybe even have its own thread?
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Jul 17, 2012 16:38
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friendo55 posted:maybe even have its own thread?
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Jul 17, 2012 16:46
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I recently moved to a new place and had to get rid of a lot of stuff, but I'm pretty proud of what I have. Excuse the disarray--there are some things missing that I'm writing on right now.
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Jul 17, 2012 17:59
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Thanks, Expedits look like the way to go! Once I'm moved and set up again, I'll post some pics too. I need to find some high capacity DVD/BD and CD shelving as well, but at least there isn't a weight issue with those. My poor Target bookshelves look like they're gonna give up the ghost any day now.
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Jul 17, 2012 18:06
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This thread has some pretty amazing shelf porn http://marvelmasterworksfansite.yuku.com/topic/6414/Hardcore-Shelf-Porn?page=1
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Jul 17, 2012 19:04
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Kunzelman posted:I recently moved to a new place and had to get rid of a lot of stuff, but I'm pretty proud of what I have. Excuse the disarray--there are some things missing that I'm writing on right now. How can you post a pic without telling us the name and brand of your shelf? You monster.
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Jul 17, 2012 19:41
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Kunzelman posted:I recently moved to a new place and had to get rid of a lot of stuff, but I'm pretty proud of what I have. Excuse the disarray--there are some things missing that I'm writing on right now. redbackground fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Jul 17, 2012 |
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Jul 17, 2012 19:43
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paulnewmanseyes posted:How can you post a pic without telling us the name and brand of your shelf? You monster. Because it doesn't exist. I have several lovely bookshelves and every time I move some of them break. So the one with the comics is actually two half shelves stacked on top of one another with several brackets screwed into the sides to hold them together as one. The benefit is that it is super strong and tall--probably an 8.5 foot tall comics tower, if I had to eyeball it.
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Jul 17, 2012 19:48
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 This is about all I have in my tiny apartment (long box and random comics on a shelf in the closet). Most of my Marvel and the Sandman Absolutes and Sin City hardcovers are either on shelves or in boxes at my parents'. I have room for another short shelf next to the TV, but I think I should get rid of the books that I don't want before adding more storage.
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Jul 17, 2012 20:15
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After I spent all of Sunday getting my shelves in order I feel the need to post some pictures too:  (That's in a really tight spot that's hard to get a clear picture of.)   That gap is all of the free space I have left after I freed up the glass case in the third picture by moving an entire collection to another room. And I got two more books in the mail today... And I still have two to three shelves worth of manga that need to be put away...
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Jul 18, 2012 02:38
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It's neither a photo of shelves, nor hardcover or even TPB news, but I need to vent and you guys are the only ones who'll understand: The spine on the new Dark Horse Presents is upside down. This is the worst thing that has ever happened
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Jul 18, 2012 18:37
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paulnewmanseyes posted:It's neither a photo of shelves, nor hardcover or even TPB news, but I need to vent and you guys are the only ones who'll understand: How does that kind of stuff even happen? The Brubaker DCU presents Batmans, the first one never even had anything on the spine, so sometimes I forget what it is on my shelf. Same thing with the first Vertigo Resurrected.
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Jul 18, 2012 18:43
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paulnewmanseyes posted:It's neither a photo of shelves, nor hardcover or even TPB news, but I need to vent and you guys are the only ones who'll understand: Dark Horse Presents #14? It's a flip book dude. Nexus cover is the back cover.
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Jul 18, 2012 20:21
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Glenn Danzig posted:Here is a partial shot of my 5x5 Expedit in black What book is that next to The Sword, bottom right with the woman on the spine?
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Jul 18, 2012 20:54
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Rolodex Propaganda posted:What book is that next to The Sword, bottom right with the woman on the spine? Girls, also by the Luna Brothers. It's also a pile of poo poo.
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Jul 18, 2012 20:56
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Random Stranger your collection is awesome! Nice variety.
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Jul 18, 2012 20:58
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Rhyno posted:Girls, also by the Luna Brothers. It's also a pile of poo poo. After all I have done for you?
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Jul 18, 2012 21:13
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Glenn Danzig posted:After all I have done for you? I stand by my statement! I sold my copy!
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Jul 18, 2012 21:36
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Rhyno posted:Girls, also by the Luna Brothers. It's also a pile of poo poo. I never understood why people love that book. What's the appeal? It's terrible.
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Jul 18, 2012 21:55
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Rhyno posted:Dark Horse Presents #14? It's a flip book dude. Nexus cover is the back cover.  My day is made. Sitting spinning it in my hands marvelling at this flip book magic.
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Jul 18, 2012 22:03
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krut posted:I never understood why people love that book. What's the appeal? It's terrible. BOOBIES.
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Jul 18, 2012 22:10
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TheManWithNoName posted:Random Stranger your collection is awesome! Nice variety. Not as much as I'd like. I'm a big fan of the medium in general (as opposed to being a fan of superheroes or certain creators or characters) and I always feel like there's huge swaths of it that I'm just missing out on. I don't have any 1950's SF or monster comics in my collection, for example. I don't have nearly enough European works in my collection, newspaper stuff going up to about the 1960's, and other golden age works. But expanding the variety is tough when there's always a hole that needs filling. Every time I finished a shelf I had another two books that I needed to get more of to follow up what I had already enjoyed. Edit: I just got an e-mail from I wasn't expecting from Amazon. I have a very old pre-order for Essential Captain Marvel volume 2 from years ago when it was on the schedule but it got yanked. Now it's back on the schedule for early next year. I've been waiting for this Jim Starlin cosmic action for a long time... Random Stranger fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Jul 19, 2012 |
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Jul 18, 2012 23:29
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paulnewmanseyes posted:
Heh, you're a silly person.
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Jul 18, 2012 23:39
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Here is a beginner's collection as I just got into comics about 4 months ago. Not sure what took me so long, but my love of film noir and crime films got me thinking it'd work well in comic form. The rest is history - I can't get enough, and a lot of these are recommendations from you goons. (Did anybody else get the Vol 5 trade of Locke & Key early from amazon?)    And my first ongoing monthly comic. I'm assuming this will get deluxe hardcovers down the road - amazing so far. 
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Jul 19, 2012 06:03
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friendo55 posted:
Yeah, mine came a couple days ago. I'd rack it up with my other ones, but I lent them to my mom last time I visited here, so now I look like one of those clowns who just buys random books. Also, Saga is amazing, I hope it gets a better printing than the Y hardbacks.
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Jul 19, 2012 06:30
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Locke and Key 5 came out last week, when did you guys get yours?
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Jul 19, 2012 06:34
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friendo55 posted:Here is a beginner's collection as I just got into comics about 4 months ago. Not sure what took me so long, but my love of film noir and crime films got me thinking it'd work well in comic form. The rest is history - I can't get enough, and a lot of these are recommendations from you goons. This is great stuff, but I'm spazzing hard at L&K 1 being a different size and the Y books segueing into tpb. Then again, I hate dust covers and always take them off, so maybe ignore my opinion? And the Parker Martini edition is definitely nice enough to upgrade to and lend the smaller books. I'll get a shelf photo sometime.
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Jul 19, 2012 07:32
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LCQC posted:This is great stuff, but I'm spazzing hard at L&K 1 being a different size and the Y books segueing into tpb. Then again, I hate dust covers and always take them off, so maybe ignore my opinion? And the Parker Martini edition is definitely nice enough to upgrade to and lend the smaller books. I'll get a shelf photo sometime. Believe me it's bothering me too. I had a friend who moved away and sold his comics to me dirt cheap to help the move - and I got the first 2 L&Ks from him - 1 tpb and 1 hc. I almost didn't take it! But I was helping him out so I didn't wanna be a dick. Similar case with Y - I had to go buy the first 4 trades myself cuz at the time he lent them out. The deluxes looked so much nicer for the same price, and it's probably gonna force me to upgrade the rest. I had the same issues with Parker in my head but with the third book coming out I figure I just get the first 2 HC and keep things uniform. Again, upgrade down the road. Rhino, amazon has L&K 5 listed at a release date 07/24/12. Is it an error on their end?
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Jul 19, 2012 07:47
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Amazon is well known to get books 1-2 weeks after comic book shops.
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Jul 19, 2012 08:46
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Uthor posted:Amazon is well known to get books 1-2 weeks after comic book shops. Yeah, Amazon gets their books through a book distributor rather than Diamond which is understandable given how Diamond cost them a couple of million a few years ago (that was such a great weekend...    ).
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Jul 19, 2012 12:27
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Karnegal posted:Also, Saga is amazing, I hope it gets a better printing than the Y hardbacks. What's the issue with the Y hardbacks? I've heard nothing but good things compared to other deluxe editions. I can't wait to dive into that series after I finish Criminal.
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Jul 19, 2012 14:27
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friendo55 posted:What's the issue with the Y hardbacks? I've heard nothing but good things compared to other deluxe editions. redbackground fucked around with this message at 14:33 on Jul 19, 2012 |
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Jul 19, 2012 14:30
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What other Omnibuses (Omnibi?) are recommended reading? I currently own Ultimate Spider-Man, Claremont X-Men vol. 1&2, Whedon's Astonishing X-Men, Age of Apocalypse and Fatal Attractions. I'm not really a fan of most of the Silver Age stuff. I'd get Secret Warriors, but it isn't in stock on Amazon UK/Book Depository yet.
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Any omnibus with Daredevil's name on is the loving goods, but some of them are OOP and quite expensive. The Brubaker Captain America ones are also great. I'm also told the Simonson Thor one is amazing.
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