2011 Collecting Goals: How'd you do?

[paperheart]

Read 1,250 comics (Goal: 1000)

 

Gave away 750+ all ages comic books to kids (Goal: 500)

 

Purchased 96 HG DC Silver slabs (Goal: 50)

 

 

[BaltimoreLauren]

I actually did what I wanted to do. Sell my Superman comics, buy a Batman 1. Pretty good year.

[bane]

buy a Batman 1.

 

[Badlands]

Complete my Uncanny X-Men run, #1 to the last issue.

[TheLiamSturgess]

I collected all the Amazing Spider-Man #252 foreign reprints, minus only two which are in the works.

 

 

[Magneto]

Did well. Got some silver age key books, but my X-Men run suffered as a result.

 

Need to consider 2012 goals.

[Larryw7]

I actually did what I wanted to do. Sell my Superman comics, buy a Batman 1. Pretty good year.

 

 

[sterlingcomics]

I did great...probably spent less than $500 this year.

[Sandflea]

...

 

Purchased some Bronze Age books (keys & partial runs)...

 

Decreasing Modern Age titles: With the advent of the "New 52", Warren Ellis writing Secret Avengers, and Miles Morales as the new Ultimate Spider-Man...that didn't happen...

 

Comics read in 2011: Will update soon, I promise...

 

Submissions: Submitted a Copper sig and a Modern at Mid-Ohio; hopefully will get them back before the end of this year...

[RedRaven]

The collecting mentality is a disease.

Posessions are a chain.

Peace out.

[Ken Aldred]

 

- Very successful year for acquiring beautifully-presenting copies of many BA Marvel and DC books that are personal key issues, as well as the scarcest Corben underground.  I can't complain.

 

- I stopped buying new comic book issues.  So far I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

 

- Overall then, 2011 was very enjoyable, positive and productive. (thumbs u

[Ares]

Add more High Grade Green Lantern SS from the Neal Adams run. (CHECK)

Add another page to my Superman Vs Spider-man commission Collection (CHECK)

Read 1000 Comics (CHECK)

 

On a personal Level..

Get a New Job (CHECK)

Get a new Car(CHECK)

Become a Dad(CHECK....In a few days)

[Whizzer]

Got rid of four boxes of drek, hopefully to be repeated next year.

 

Did ok with my Avengers run.

 

Otherwise, a complete lack of focus and discipline meant I spent too much money on any purdy looking book that caught my eye.

 

2012 goals:

 

Clear out all the crepe so that I can enjoy my core collection.

 

Finish my Avengers 1-200 run (13 books to go).

 

Get an AF 15 in nice presenting 4.0 ish grade.

 

Continue to learn from and be entertained by all you good folks here on the boards. (thumbs u

[Chespirito]

I was unable to find two books, other than that, the hunt was all I wanted it to be

[Cimm]

Only added one Planet Stories to my collection... and one Dave Stevens 9.8. The rest was gravy.

[hbo_boxingfan]

Add more High Grade Green Lantern SS from the Neal Adams run. (CHECK)

Add another page to my Superman Vs Spider-man commission Collection (CHECK)

Read 1000 Comics (CHECK)

 

On a personal Level..

Get a New Job (CHECK)

Get a new Car(CHECK)

Become a Dad(CHECK....In a few days)

 

all in all i'd say a job well done.

[MagnusX]

 

[font:Book Antiqua]I am doing great

Once that I decide what I want

it was just a matter of patience, money and opportunity

 

I slip a little bit here and there

but overall in the right track to completing my collection...[/font]

 

[Chespirito]

Become a Dad(CHECK....In a few days)

[Waylander]

Add more High Grade Green Lantern SS from the Neal Adams run. (CHECK)

Add another page to my Superman Vs Spider-man commission Collection (CHECK)

Read 1000 Comics (CHECK)

 

On a personal Level..

Get a New Job (CHECK)

Get a new Car(CHECK)

Become a Dad(CHECK....In a few days)

 

Ares,

 

I wish you all the best with the last item on your list. My second son was born last Friday, decided to come early, hence probably the smallest addition to the comic collecting fraternity - 2lb 2oz.

 

All the best

 

Waylander

[dupont2005]

Not too well. Goals were finish runs of TMNT, Usagi Yojimbo, Omaha, Elfquest, and Love And Rockets. I completed the Omaha run and that's it. I lost control of my collection, bought a bunch of doubles (20+ just in my TMNT run) and had no account of what I had. I just started reorganizing so I can focus next year.

 

But this year I did complete some good sets that weren't on the agenda as well as score some super neat and hard to find comics.