WHAT DO YOU THINK? : The 13 Essential Collector Tools of the 21st century

[Dr_Neff]

1. The Official Overstreet's Comic Book Price Guide

2. eBay

3. Artfact.com

4. Heritage Comics Auctions

5. The Official Overstreet's Comic Book Grading Guide 2nd Edition

6. The Gerber Photojournal to Comic Books vols. 1,2,3,4

7. Guide to Classics Illustrated by Dan Malan

8. History of Comics vols. 1,2 by James Steranko

9. Comic Book Pedigrees: The 50 Greatest Collections ever discovered by Matt

Nelson (www.classicsincorporated.com)

10. Comic Effect by Jim Kingman (www.comiceffect.com)

11. Comics Guaranty, LLC. ( CGC )

12. Comics Buyer's Guide ( CBG )

13. GPAnalysis

 

(13 because it's my gimmick as an author, I carried into my comic world too)

 

What are your thoughts, ladies and germs?

[october]

Looks good to me. Maybe add Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud? I haven't read it myself but people always rave about it.

 

 

[DiceX]

Looks good to me. Maybe add Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud? I haven't read it myself but people always rave about it.

 

 

I highly suggest it.

Also "Comics and Sequential Art" by Will Eisner.

[Aces]

You left out these forums!

[THE_BEYONDER]

All I need is a decent LCS & a good dose of Nostalgia.

[Mithril Man]

#9. Has that Pedigree book been published ?

[Dr_Neff]

You left out these forums!

 

I was hoping that the CGC mention would somehow encompass the Forumites as well...

 

and Matt's book ( #9) will be forthcoming later this year, I had seen some galleys at press-time (for OPG # 35) and it's going to replace most of what we think we know about pedigrees...

[Flaming_Telepath]

1. The Official Overstreet's Comic Book Price Guide

2. eBay

3. Artfact.com

4. Heritage Comics Auctions

5. The Official Overstreet's Comic Book Grading Guide 2nd Edition

6. The Gerber Photojournal to Comic Books vols. 1,2,3,4

7. Guide to Classics Illustrated by Dan Malan

8. History of Comics vols. 1,2 by James Steranko

9. Comic Book Pedigrees: The 50 Greatest Collections ever discovered by Matt

Nelson (www.classicsincorporated.com)

10. Comic Effect by Jim Kingman (www.comiceffect.com)

11. Comics Guaranty, LLC. ( CGC )

12. Comics Buyer's Guide ( CBG )

13. GPAnalysis

 

(13 because it's my gimmick as an author, I carried into my comic world too)

 

What are your thoughts, ladies and germs?

 

14. An industrial press?

[gpanalysis]

14. Slings & Arrows Comic Guide:

 

Link

[Luxxcorp-migration]

Maybe add Understanding Comics II by Scott McCloud. (I read it but the title slips my mind.) Technological (Computer) impact on comics. Everything changes. For the better. Use the Eisner for panelology lecture.

[Luxxcorp-migration]

A lot of your choices are redundant.

 

MyToolBox Top 10

1 Computer hardware

2 Computer software

3 Internet access

4 OS

5 Pen/Pencil

6 Paper

7 Long boxes

8 Mylar bags/boards

9 USPS Media Mail

10 My brain

[Lantern]

A lot of your choices are redundant.

 

MyToolBox Top 10

1 Computer hardware

2 Computer software

3 Internet access

4 OS

5 Pen/Pencil

6 Paper

7 Long boxes

8 Mylar bags/boards

9 USPS Media Mail

10 My brain

 

Several of your choices are not that well thought out either. For examle, number 5 is Pen/Pencil and number 6 is Paper. These two should be considered as one because without one the other becomes irrelevant. To better expalin my reasoning, allow me to quote Mr. Roth, "I brought my pencil, now give me something to write on!"

 

The same logic as above could be applied to your first and second choices as well. WIthout harware, software will do you no good and vice versa.

 

As for numbers 9 and 10, those are topics of discussion all their own, and actually have been!

[Luxxcorp-migration]

Since they need each other to function, they are not tools unless the other (TOOL) is available. Two SEPERATE TOOLS. USPS is a sending/receiving tool. Like the internet access. I can't believe I'm arguing the definition of tools on a comics board.

[Luxxcorp-migration]

No. I'm wrong. You're right. See bags and boards.

[Tango 'n Cash]

You really only need two things to collect and enjoy comics:

 

1) Time

2) Money

 

Everything else is fluff.

[Hobgoblin]

eBay ...

 

Oh how I'm really beginning to despise that website.

[Hobgoblin]

2. eBay

9. Comic Book Pedigrees: The 50 Greatest Collections ever discovered by Matt

Nelson (www.classicsincorporated.com)

11. Comics Guaranty, LLC. ( CGC )

 

I hope my LCS owner reads this thread. We'll have a good laugh about it next time I'm in the shop.

[Ares]

Im going to have to add Wizard as much as some despise it, becuase it sort of helps forcast future modern book trends

[october]

2. eBay

9. Comic Book Pedigrees: The 50 Greatest Collections ever discovered by Matt

Nelson (www.classicsincorporated.com)

11. Comics Guaranty, LLC. ( CGC )

 

I hope my LCS owner reads this thread. We'll have a good laugh about it next time I'm in the shop.

 

Without eBay and this website, I would be able to buy back issues only about once a year. I would say that makes them pretty important. I know I am hardly alone in feeling that way.

[Dr_Neff]