Where Have Your Comics Been?

[damonwad]

About 2 years ago, ciorac posted a photo of a comic in Singapore or somewhere back east. It gave me the idea to combine my two hobbies of photographing in National Parks and comic collecting.

 

I'd love to see other boardies similar "travel pics" if they have them or when they get them. The comics I use are raw because I like to read them on my trips but slabs are more than welcome here.

 

 

 

 

Since the idea came from ciorac, this first one will be in his honor (sorry no Batman #1).

Joshua Tree NP and D ick Tracy #68.

 

 

 

 

 

[damonwad]

 

I found a good spot to rest this EC on the way back from a 5 mile hike.

Capitol Reef NP and Tales From the Crypt #37.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[damonwad]

 

This one drove me nuts. It seemed like everywhere I positioned the comic it had some horrible glare on the mylar. I finally found a good position for the book but I blew the photo by not focusing correctly.

Canyonlands NP and C-M-O #2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[damonwad]

 

If you look real closely, you can see a comic in this photo. Looks great on my 24" monitor though.

Olympic NP and Black Cat Mystery #45.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[damonwad]

 

Some early morning romance never hurt anyone.

Grand Teton NP and Teen-Age Temptations #2.

 

 

 

Last one for today with the last batch coming up tomorrow.

 

 

 

[Foxtrot70]

Cool thread

 

btw- not sure if you saw, but Bill had some recent pics showing the Euroscape setting posted up in the show your GA books etc. Greatness man, greatness...

 

 

[comicjack]

I left this with Santa in the town of Kola in Kauai it got water damage

 

[gadzukes]

So if I find a rare GA comic while I'm hiking at the bottom of the Grand Canyon I will know where it came from.

[BOOT]

A beautiful scene and a fascinating endeavor. Do you carry a bunch of comics with you all the time or do you have a particular comic in mind for a specific spot?

[Duffman_Comics]

This was kind of the theme of the late "Cap 'N' Mandi" exercise, i.e. a CGC graded Kamandi book was fired off to all points of the globe, photographed and the packaging noted with the Boardie recipients name, before on-fowarding.

 

A casualty of the Great Red Hook Banning.

 

Anyway, you mentioned Ciorac. Here he is in Sydney last October, with friends:

 

[damonwad]

I left this with Santa in the town of Kola in Kauai it got water damage

 

 

You should have used your slabbed copy to protect from the water. Or is the water what knocked it down to a 6.0?

[damonwad]

So if I find a rare GA comic while I'm hiking at the bottom of the Grand Canyon I will know where it came from.

I haven't lost one to the wind yet. I did see someone drop a $1,500 lens down the side of a cliff at Arches NP though.

 

 

[damonwad]

This was kind of the theme of the late "Cap 'N' Mandi" exercise, i.e. a CGC graded Kamandi book was fired off to all points of the globe, photographed and the packaging noted with the Boardie recipients name, before on-fowarding.

 

A casualty of the Great Red Hook Banning.

 

Anyway, you mentioned Ciorac. Here he is in Sydney last October, with friends:

 

 

With the way he's been buying lately, it'll be harder and harder for him to decide what books to bring on his world travels.

Red Hook sounds familiar but maybe I'm thinking of Red Rocks.

 

Also, Foxtrot70, I did see his pics from Germany. Cool stuff.

[damonwad]

A beautiful scene and a fascinating endeavor. Do you carry a bunch of comics with you all the time or do you have a particular comic in mind for a specific spot?

Thanks. Nothing that thought out. I'll bring a few with me on a trip to read at the hotel or tent or hammock if I'm camping.

Once a trip I'll just randomly decide to bring one on a hike and I'll usually find a spot that works out after I'm done photographing what I really came for.

I just put it in my photo backpack between some heavy cardboard.

[ciorac]

Love it Damon! I'm glad I inspired you to take comics with you on your journeys. I really enjoy doing it, and they keep me company on some of my longer trips

 

Germany

 

[Cat-Man_America]

Love it Damon! I'm glad I inspired you to take comics with you on your journeys. I really enjoy doing it, and they keep me company on some of my longer trips

 

Germany

 

 

 

[damonwad]

Love it Damon! I'm glad I inspired you to take comics with you on your journeys. I really enjoy doing it, and they keep me company on some of my longer trips

 

Germany

 

This is a great photo and that's some high end company you keep. That book would never see the inside of a comic box if it was mine.

[vaillant]

I found a good spot to rest this EC on the way back from a 5 mile hike.

Capitol Reef NP and Tales From the Crypt #37.

 

 

 

This one looks very appropriate – it has a "Wall of Voodoo" feeling to it!

[damonwad]

This one looks very appropriate – it has a "Wall of Voodoo" feeling to it!

 

I probably haven't thought of them since Mexican Radio was on MTV when I was a 12 year old kid.

I googled the album cover though and you're right (assuming that's the Wall of Voodoo you're talking about).

 

[damonwad]

Last 4 pics.

 

 

 

A 2 1/2 mile hike to this creek. I took a break from catching cutthroat to eat and take some photos.

Yellowstone NP and Ringo Kid #2.