Name change and belated introduction

[binarysunrise]

Either I need glasses or I think all the pics are blurry

 

Very, very poor digital camera. I keep meaning to buy a nice new one, but then I spend all my money on comics

 

Maybe you could do a stick-figure drawing of the covers of your comics instead

[He11blazer]

Nice to meet you copper, now what do you what for your Showcase #1 (think about your child's education...)?!?!?!?!

 

Sorry but Sophie won't part with it! She's using it to line her cot

[TupennyConan]

We've had some fun chatting on the boards!!

 

Welcome from TUPENNY!!

 

Be careful not to change your avatar too soon so that we'll all know who you are!!

[JazzMan]

Either I need glasses or I think all the pics are blurry

 

Very, very poor digital camera. I keep meaning to buy a nice new one, but then I spend all my money on comics

 

Maybe you could do a stick-figure drawing of the covers of your comics instead

 

Like this?

 

[He11blazer]

Either I need glasses or I think all the pics are blurry

 

Very, very poor digital camera. I keep meaning to buy a nice new one, but then I spend all my money on comics

 

Maybe you could do a stick-figure drawing of the covers of your comics instead

 

Like this?

 

 

Your own work? Impressive

[JazzMan]

Either I need glasses or I think all the pics are blurry

 

Very, very poor digital camera. I keep meaning to buy a nice new one, but then I spend all my money on comics

 

Maybe you could do a stick-figure drawing of the covers of your comics instead

 

Like this?

 

 

Your own work? Impressive

Thinking of sending it in to get CGC SS graded.

[He11blazer]

Regardless of your forum name, I'm glad your here, James.

 

Here, how did you know my name?

[CAP Freak]

Either I need glasses or I think all the pics are blurry

 

Very, very poor digital camera. I keep meaning to buy a nice new one, but then I spend all my money on comics

 

Maybe you could do a stick-figure drawing of the covers of your comics instead

 

Like this?

 

 

Your own work? Impressive

Thinking of sending it in to get CGC SS graded.

Don't they slab sketches now?

[Tatterdamillion]

Cool stuff CC and great to know you.

 

Thanks!

 

One more pic (or pics). I also love the OA! Lord knows I can't afford it, but that leads me on to another of my characteristics: I spend beyond my means

 

I've placed another of my oh-so-effective limits on my buying for OA, which is to only buy Hellblazer pieces.

 

From Hellblazer #6 (John Ridgway)

 

 

Opening splash from #8

 

 

DPS from #13 (Richard Piers-Rayner)

 

 

I have a few more. Working on getting at least one example of every Hellblazer artist

 

John is my fave as well! I just got another page from #4. Do you have any from issue 4?

[He11blazer]

 

 

 

John is my fave as well! I just got another page from #4. Do you have any from issue 4?

 

Those are my only John Ridgway pages. I like his stuff a lot and would definitely pick up more if the right pieces came along at the right price!

 

There's one from #8 up on ebay right now but it doesn't grab me.

 

Would your page be the one with young Gemma on the swings speaking to three strange girls? Saw that one go on ebay recently. I was sorely tempted to bid but I didn't 'need' it badly enough to put myself further in debt

[Dr. K]

Hey CC welcome to the boards. I can really relate to your story. I also pulled out my old comic collection with the intention of getting the lay of the land and selling it off. Before I knew it I was hooked again and it wasn't like folks on these boards hadn't warned me. So this is my third go round, the first '64 - '68, the second '85 - '90 and here I am again, on the trail of god knows what. I love your description of your collecting habits as that of a magpie. That's me in spades.

Needless to say in my '80's period Hellblazer was one of the titles that grabbed me (hooked through Swampthing.) S'truth.

[Tatterdamillion]

Yeah, I have the page prior and after. I'll check out the hellblazer page.

Mike

[goldust40]

To be honest I preferred your old name.

 

Nice old school collecting habits there, compadre!

[He11blazer]

Not just me then! They're a real link to the past aren't they? I have a few longboxes of 'junk' in a spare room at my mum's place - 80's Marvels of no value at all. On the very rare occasion that I open those boxes up, I find I can remember just how it felt to be me 25 years ago. That's what draws me back in.

 

[He11blazer]

To be honest I preferred your old name.

 

Nice old school collecting habits there, compadre!

 

Don't you go making me second-guess meself!

 

Hellblazer's always been an unwieldy name. The only reason Constantine got lumped with it is that Clive Barker unleashed Hellraiser on the world just as DC were about to launch their Hellraiser! A last minute name change resulted in the clunky Hellblazer

 

Aaaaaaaaaand...... POST 1000 !

 

 

And with that I bid you all goodnight!

[Count]

 

[Kenwho]

Wow.. your story sounds a lot like mine.. Collect all thru the 60's and 70's.. Put comics away and start a business and raise a family.. Sell the business, take out the old comic collection to sell and find myself wanting to buy buy buy!!!! Ut oh..I have a bad feeling about this... Congrats to you anyway!!

[Aces]

Welcome to the Boards

 

How'd you get to 1000 posts in one day!?

 

MK is a piker...

[He11blazer]

 

Now that we 'know' you, you can come on the next board 'outing'.

 

Does that involve beer?

 

I find I always pause for a moment at the end of your posts. Something to do with that sig line I think

[He11blazer]

Maybe I'll post another pic or two...

 

Dupes

 

I know it's crazy, Cal knows it's crazy , but sometimes I don't know when to stop! These aren't 'investment' stashes (like my Turok #1 stash ) . I just can't resist picking up extra copies of comics I really like when I find them going cheap. You should see how many Hellblazer and Sandman #1's I have

 

ASM#59 happens to be my favourite Spidey cover of them all.