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If any of you do artwork, sometimes you get stuck. Similar to my collection, I have a "completionist's curse". I was working on a Batman and Villains drawing but was stuck for almost a year. There was another idea in my head regarding JLA vs Legion of Doom, Darkseid, etc. So I pulled the Batman off the drawing board and went to work on this one. Pretty much flowed out and didn't take me long. Thought of Perez and his way to incorporate some nay characters. (Poor man's version...) Black & white version plus the final colored one. As always, thanks for letting me share it here! Sorry for the sideways pictures! They are normal view in my PC...

LOL Congratulations! My 20th is next May but I'm nowhere near the poster many are.

What caught my eye with the Spidey on the cover. Looks like a model that I had in the late 70's. You'd put a sticky glue substance on the hand and feet to stick to the wall. Naturally, glue gave way and he fell multiple times and finally broke. I've never seen that model kit listed anywhere since.

Nice thread! During the early to mid-70's, I was reading things like Richie Rich, Hot Stuff, etc. By I hadn't caught the "collecting bug" just yet. At 10, I remember while visiting my grand-parents in Adrian, MI, I was drawn to this Aquaman book (DC Superstars #7) at the local drugstore. I can't tell you how many times I read it. (Still have it but also upgraded versions). But I still didn't know about collecting perse. Head into the next summer (1977 - Summer of Star Wars!) and a friend shows me his X-Men 107. I read it and was struck by Wolverine. Cut to 1978 and my best friend and I stumble across JLA 156. Looks cool as there are lots of heroes. But he mentions that people actually collect these things and so it begins. I start right away with JLA, World's Finest, DC Comics Presents, and others but don't make the immediate leap to X-Men even though I thought they were great. It wasn't until X-Men 138 that I thought this "opened the door" for me to jump in vs mid-stream on a story line. (I was 14 I think... lol) Little did I know #141 was right around the corner and would blow me away with that storyline. Followed Byrne to FF and started collecting that title as well. I bought new books up until 1984 when I stopped during college. Got rid of a third of my collection from 1985 - 1988 to fund going to concerts. (Only one I regret in hindsight was Spiderman 129 which I had found in an old room at a family friends house in 1980 and they said I could have it. Probably only a VG to F but worth more now. lol) Jumped back into the hobby in 1994 as I had a career, wife and house. Friend convinced me to go to Motor City Comic Con. I saw JLA 3 and 30 and they were only $40 altogether. What appeared unattainable as a kid was in reach! And with that, I continue today with over 5500 books. I stopped buying new comics in 2014. Too much space taken up. Still enjoy my hobby. My wife finds it amusing I know the value of the collection but never will sell anything nor have any desire at this point. I'm sentimental so they stick with me.

Kingdom Come - for me, if I re-read it more than once, it had a great storyline and art. This checked those boxes. Thought it was the best series in the 90's Miller's Dark Knight - not a huge fan of Miller's art but love his layout style and story. Gripping and set a tone for Batman for decades

I'd say at least a 4.0. Nice colors on this!

10K!?! That's a lot of commitment! Feels good to hit a milestone.

I remember buying this at Lindau Drugstore in Sylvania, OH. Thought it was great! I think my copy is only a 7.0 to 8.0 due to my younger self. Love the "Live & Let Die" homage cover

I've found the Ikea "Kallax" work very well, look good and are relatively inexpensive. Note I tend to group the Omnibus' near the bottom (thicker ends) where I can, especially if grouped together. I use them for my "normal" (literary) books as well.

I tried them a number of years ago. Grading wasn't consistent. Don't need that aggravation in my life so I moved on. Maybe a graded book in the future? Plus I find their site a bit clunky.

Great question. Mine are a continuation of my completionist curse. I need about 6 issues to complete my Marvel Team Up run (all 9.2 or better). Maybe complete small batches like Champions run, 6 issues of Brave & the Bold to have 95 - 200, 5 issues of FF to have 160 - 300, 8 issues to complete the Invaders (some of the worst art of the 1970's... lol) . All in all, no "grails" at this juncture unless World's Finest 71 pops up.

9.0 to 9.2

6.0 to 6.5 - nice book! My first I bought 20 years ago came back a PLOD 7.0... bummed. But I bought a good one (9.2) about 8 years ago from Dale Roberts.

My raffle prize from frozentundraguy arrived today! Very cool Spidey annuals and Giant Sizes! Big thank you and Happy New Year!

Probably due to holidays. That said, we have this every year. No matter what, please let your Secret Santa know you got the gift.

Thanks for doing all this work again this year! Hope everyone has a wonderful New Years!

I'll stick with my list and choose #42 - Spiderman Annuals (My #4 choice!)

My #4 choice is still out there...

Glad you liked them! One of the best parts of the Boards as we can share our appreciation of the hobby with gifts!

I had the good fortune of winning the one from Greggy about 7 years ago. It was all it is cracked up to be!

Opened my gift from Srezvan tonight. Needless to say I was wowed as they were two books on my list and graded to boot! Awesome! Big thank you to Sohrab! Merry Christmas everyone

Smack dab in the middle! No matter, there are plenty of great prizes and rarely disappoint! My list is in though I may peak in on drawing if I get a chance. Merry Christmas everyone!

Tonight's the night...

Mine arrived last week! I sent mine out Monday. It's the most wonderful time of the year...

I love the "time machine" effect, taking me back to my youth and when I thought the world was much simpler. (Late 70's/early 80's lol) Add to that some great art work and storytelling. If you get both aka Claremont & Byrne, the magic really happens.