Here we are for another update to my comic book collection version 2.0. To re-cap, i quit collecting in the mid-90’s due to money issues and a sharp decline in quality from the titles i read regularly. Lately tho i’ve gotten back into it and my collection has been growing nicely in size and diversity: there are new titles that i once never cared for, independent publishers with really interesting books and the funds to support the habit to some extent.
so, here are the last few ebay purchases i’ve made over the last 3 months. Enjoy and as always, feedback and comments are always welcome!
#1-3 of All New X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen +#1 Deadpool variant
First off some Marvel Now! titles from the last 2 months. First up are the first 3 issues of The All New X-Men written by Brian Michael Bendis and is so far really good. The premise was a little iffy (the first class of X-Men get time-displaced into the modern day and are horrified with the world the see before them.) I wasn’t sure about the idea at first but the way they did it was pretty cool and so far im on board with it. It doesn’t hurt that Stuart Immonen’s art is beautiful and dynamic.
more Marvel Now titles from the last 2 months that have impressed me.
The Marvel Now relaunch continues with the new Captain America, X-Men Legacy, Deadpool and Iron Man books which are all really cool. Marvel has managed to get me reading titles i never have before due to the new creative teams involved. the most surprising have been the FF book, Thor, and The Avengers; three titles i never cared for or read in the past. Thor especially was incredibly interesting and the painted art was gorgeous.
Morning Glories; described as “Runaways meets Lost”
I found a seller on ebay that had most of the issues of Morning Glories i was missing (not hard since i only had a few) averaging about $3 an issue, well below the ebay norm. The top row however are within the first 5 issues so they were a little more but the seller was letting them go really cheap and they are damn near mint. i was really happy to find them and pretty much snatched up all the issues he was offering. I think after my next payday i’m going to find a seller with a good deal on the first issue which is going to set me back somewhere in the $20-30 range, $60-100 if i want to get it CGC graded and protected; which i haven’t decided if i want to do yet.
Avengers vs X-Men Team variants – 7 sets of 12
Here we have the Avengers vs X-Men ‘team’ variant covers ive gotten my hands on. They did 2 team covers for each issue so there are 12 total sets and im missing 3 of them which i will probably pick up next week if i can find a deal. A lot of comic fans didn’t like the crossover event – but then again, comic book fans are a fickle bunch sometimes. I love the X-Men when in the hands of a good writer and this crossover left me satisfied. 🙂
Mind The Gap – another amazing title from Image Comics
Mind the Gap is a crazy title from Image (Morning Glories, Walking Dead…) that bears checking out. Its only on issue 6 so collecting what ive missed so far hasn’t been too difficult.
Mind The Gap #3 – variant by Skottie Young
Skottie Young is an amazing artist who, right now, is making a decent name for himself for a number of projects but Marvel has him doing variant covers for all of the Marvel Now launch titles. Ive decided to get them all and i’ve just about done it (next photo). Here is a variant cover for Mind the Gap #3 he did that is a good example of his style. Its really unique and sometimes whimsical. Here are the Marvel Now covers i have acquired so far. i have like 3 more on the way…:
a selection of Marvel Now Skottie Young variant covers
finally is a variant cover from the Avengers vs X-Men VS series celebrating the 50th anniversary of Spiderman featuring an homage to Peter Parkers first lost love, Gwen Stacey. I saw it and thought it was a beautiful cover so when i found a killer deal on it, i snatched it up.
That’s all for now, next time, some more Marvel Now launch titles, some more indy comics and of course, more X-Men 🙂 So till then, happy reading and be sure to support your local comic shop!
-jeffro
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