A market for Bronze religious comics?

[shrunkenhead]

Hey all, I'm just curious to get a few opinions on what you guys think about the marketplace for bronze religious stuff (spire in particular). Are these on the rise? Or are they dead in the water? Some of the covers look pretty kooky but I've been hesitant too invest much in them as I'm not quite sure what I'm getting myself into. Let me know what you all think!

 

--shrunken

[deathlok]

I have seen Spire comics just stagnant. There really isn't an market for them outside of a curiosity factor. The only interest they get is high grade copies of Hansi. The others just don't move at all.

[143ksk]

I've sold a couple of HG slabbed Archie Spire books on ebay for $60+ each. I think there's a real market for the Archie issues. Otherwise, with the exception of Hansi, I agree--they're dead.

 

The religious comics I really like are the Jack Chick books-- the minis as well as the regular size series he did. Very interesting!

[shrunkenhead]

Hmm, thanks for the tips folks. Yeah, I would be interested in picking up one or two of those high-grade Archies myself, if the price is right....Speaking of Hansi, I just snagged a CGC 9.4 off of comiclink....While I payed 3x guide, it was still HALF the price of Metro's 9.2!

[shrunkenhead]

[shrunkenhead]

oops! Guess I still need to work on that whole image-posting thing

[deathlok]

oops! Guess I still need to work on that whole image-posting thing

[Smokinghawk]

You ever read that Hansi comic? Pretty twisted stuff. You can also buy it on Amazon for TWENTY CENTS!

[PovertyRow]

You ever read that Hansi comic? Pretty twisted stuff. You can also buy it on Amazon for TWENTY CENTS!

 

That's the paperback edition of the book the comic is based on.

[shrunkenhead]

Yeah, I've got a hardback copy of the original Hansi book laying around somewhere, but I've yet to get around to it. Flipped through it, and it looks pretty poorly written, really. Not exactly a bonafide "literary classic" if ya know what I mean, but it certainly qualifies as a literary oddball.

[PovertyRow]

Not exactly a bonafide "literary classic" if ya know what I mean, but it certainly qualifies as a literary oddball.

 

Sounds a bit like Seduction Of The Innocent!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'd pick it up for a read.

[PovertyRow]

This link has several of the books (including Hansi) fully scanned page by page in Adobe Acrobat PDF format for the reading! (A couple of Spire Archies too!)

 

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