Buy/Shelf Thread

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Just these

Is the Planet Hulk omnibus worth buying?

>>95221956
No, just get the OHC or trade. 100 MSRP for a 600 page book is ridiculous

>>95222958
But it looks so nice, it's even got a ribbon bookmark!

>>95222958
Agreed. I have the OHC it has everything you really need.

Still waiting on my IST order of the NTT and Morrison DP omnis.

>>95222958

yeah and IIRC its padded out to be 600pages as well with shit that doesn't matter.

>>95221200
i just picked up #1, #40-50 and all 10 volumes of Chew today for $20

i'm gonna sell the single issues since i have the trades

>>95223760

jesus christ... are they really damaged or something? at 20$ thats basically like youve been given them as a gift.

>>95221200
nice shelf. Been meaning to pick up the most recend wonderwoman golden age and shang chi.

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>>95221200
Woops, forgot my other shelf.

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The latest stuff came today

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>>95224556
I was sure I edited the right way around...
Shelves 1 and 2 of 7 (anything still bagged reminds me I haven't read it yet)

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>>95224614
Stuff appears twice; put up another shelf
3 and 4/7

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>>95224661
5/7

>>95221200

wanted to start building a collection for the first time (at 27 years old, fuck me) and thinking that New Frontier is a must. How do you guys handle TPBs with more than 400 or 500 pages? do they get creases on the outside easily? or do you just pass on TPBs altogether for thicker books and get HCs?

So far, I thought about getting
>Watchmen TPB
>All Star Superman TPB
>New Frontier TPB (can't find HC on booksetc)
>The Dark Knight Returns Deluxe Edition HC
>The Long Halloween TPB

Also, why is booksetc.COM posted in every single thread when the site is dead? only booksetc.co.uk works, does it not?

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>>95224729
6/7

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>>95224765
7/7

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>>95224799
Thought I'd photo'ed my shelves with this stuff on it; appears not.

>>95224834
Reading through my minis the other night and realised I had the first appearance in print of the Blobby Boys; before they were a band or anything, it's in the excellent minicomic Complex by Chris Dzuma. And Alex Schubert isn't drawing with a ruler, yet ( not that there's anything wrong with that!).

is the guy who has the death note all-in-one edition here? or anyone else who has it.
is it actually readable with that binding, or is it more of a collector's item?

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I need to mount that portal gun and put the amiibo away because my brother's a lazy cunt. Any recommendations based on what's here?

>>95224073
no, all in perfect condition
really enjoying the book too
interesting concept, likable characters and great art

i was gonna pass it up and grab them at a comic con soon, but then i saw the retail price on the trades and i figured getting them all for $80 less plus free single issues pretty much was a good deal

>>95224756
>So far, I thought about getting
>>Watchmen TPB
>>All Star Superman TPB
>>New Frontier TPB (can't find HC on booksetc)
>>The Dark Knight Returns Deluxe Edition HC
>>The Long Halloween TPB

Those are basically top 5 most popular DC books on ppls shelf, the only one I'd recommend you getting is New Frontier... the rest is more interesting once you've read a decent amount of stuff.

Start somewhere a little more interesting, I'm sure if you have questions ppl would be more than happy to help (in the shelf thread at least)

>>95226305

Perfect condition trades for 2$ a piece and the extra floppies including the first one? thats a fucking steal.

>>95226470

>Start somewhere a little more interesting

any examples? it's not like these are my first comicbooks. It's just that I never bothered reading beyond the stuff I got as a kid/teen and the stuff I read in ebook form. Just wanted to have a small collection in my shelf which I can read from time to time. Basically mainstream stuff I always liked

>>95224756

>why is booksetc.COM posted in every single thread when the site is dead?

I actually have no idea. fellow eurofag here and I can also only access the co.uk website while the .com website is a dead one. can somebody explain this?

>>95221200
Is Master of Kung Fu any good? I just bought Infinite Kung Fu andI love it. Trying to find more like it.

>>95227069
Yes it is, especially after Doug Moench takes over. It's got some awesome art and fantastic stories. It takes over the numbering of Marvel Special Edition at issue 15, and really hits its stride at issue 29 "The Crystal Connection"
Shang Chi is a fantastic character with a surprising amount of depth. The supporting cast is fucking great. It's an awesome comic. I give it my highest reccomendation.

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>>95226677
Judging by your tastes, pic related should do it.

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>>95221200
Picked these up today.

Fuck, I just got Captain America: Return of the Winter Soldier omni from Amazon and surprise surprise, it's heavily damaged. I don't know why I even order from them anymore, this happens with every fucking book these days.

>>95227696
My Infinity Gauntlet omni came with a corner dent. I was too stupid to complain. At least I have no intention of selling it. That was the last time I ordered from them.

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Slowly but surely

>>95226647
yup
i don't buy much in the way of comics, save for the occasional omnibus at a con

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>>95227841
Wrightston print signed just arrived recently too. Beautiful.

>>95226647
Bargain bins are amazing sometimes. I found Metabarons, Son of the Gun, For Asgard, some Hickman Fantastic Four, Delano Swamp Thing, O'Neil Question, all in bargain bins. I am continually amazed as what places put in bargain bins

>>95227910
That's awesome

>>95224756
a quick tip for buying/reading/collecting. popular books may not always grab you and don't buy something cause it's popular (not saying you are, I don't know your taste). A good resource you should use to test out things is your local library. I have found plenty of new things from my library that I wouldn't have found at my LCS. I have also picked up a lot of books that I found I hated there and realized I should never waste my money on these.

as a side note, next time I'm at my local library I'm going to take a picture of the Conan and Red Sonja section (which is pretty massive) cause I need to ask where to start and I see a lot of Conan fans here. The graphic novel librarian is a long haired biker guy and seems to really love his sword and sorcery books. He seems like a really cool guy

>>95227841
storytime Panther please

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>>95225531
I would recommend Requiem Vampire Knight.

Have you read Hellblazer? That seems like it's up your alley

>>95227696
I have yet to get a damaged book from Amazon. I'm from Canada, and I have had books shipped from the US. Is it a US problem or a Europe problem?

>>95228697
I don't have any scans of it :(

>>95227841
Doom conquers all media
>>95227910
wow, simply amazing

>>95228782
US, but I got plenty of stuff undamaged before my number came up.

what collections you working on /shelf/?

I just completed Kabuki, Sunstone and K&Y X-Force (I'm an X-Fag and keep going back). Now I'm trying to complete

>Grell's Green Arrow
>Books of Magic

Want to start
>Absolute Sandman
>Hellblazer

But in my shopping cart on amazon is
>Comic Book Tattoo
>The Nikopol Trilogy

>>95228252
>>95228845
Thanks. Its something Im proud to have on my wall

>>95229318
red sonja omnis, I just started the conan omnis

>>95229318
Working on omni collections of
Master of Kung Fu have 1-3
Kirby Thor I've got 2 and MMW that cover the material in 1
Doom Patrol I have Morrison, but I've heard good stuff about classic
New Teen Titans I have vol 1

Hellboy Library have 1, 3 and 4
BPRD HCs- have 1-4

I'm going to stop buying and save up for a bit when the Kamandi omni drops. I live two minutes from a lake and I want a canoe.

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>>95229539
>I want a canoe
fantastic idea. And a good place to read. I just wouldn't want to read comics on there cause they are expensive. Would have no problem reading a softcover book on one though. Love just floating in the lake.

Is it fishable?

>>95228791
do it the old fashioned way please

>>95229704
Yes it is.
I'll probably grab a couple of Savage Sword of Conan reprints or Marvel Epic Collections used for lake reading.

>>95229318
I've been looking for the rest of The 'Nam tpbs at lcs and used bookstores
also considering getting a ton of stuff Baker has done
any recommendations for cheesecake spy action? I just read Danger Girl and Codename: Knockout recently, haven't found anything else that entertaining since though

>>95229318
Any know if the Books of Magic reprints got cancelled?

>>95229943
Aphrodite IX is probably my fav cheesecake comic. Best ass in comics. And actually well written

>>95229318
Too many new releases this year, but next year I plan on collecting the DC GA/SA/BA omnis.

>>95229857
No scanner. If anyone has the scans though I'll storytime it in another thread.

>>95230693
camera phone?

>>95227841
>Demons
Fuck yes.

>>95228782
US Problem. It was going great until last year and everything I've gotten from them has had damage. I got a partial refund on the Usagi box set and a full refund on The Eternaut. I'm just gonna buy movies from Amazon from now on and stick to buying books in person. Or, like here, have someone order it for me from somewhere else.

>>95228245
Bargain bins and thrift stores have increased my comic and movie collections by a lot for a little.

>>95230693
Reminds me, I absolutely need a new scanner now thanks to fucking Windows 10. Guess I can forgo any new books in the meantime until I get one.

So another print of Batman Year One just came out. Which one is the best(aka original coloring)?

>>95233930
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td8PVLKmkaY
Apparently the new HC has the OG coloring. (Although I didn't pay attention to the video due to the accent)

>>95234048
I kinda like this guy, even with the funny accent.

>>95233930
Honestly, I bought the original first print TPB for 10 bucks in perfect condition just last year.
It is readily available, unlike TKJ.

>>95224729
How's the 3D Frank book?

>>95232939
What's your obsession with PANTHER? It's not even a real comic, it's a fucking picture book.

>>95228581

thanks for the advice. unfortunately, in germany, comicbook culture is not even remotely present in most libraries. on the other hand, I should maybe go and take a look since it has been a few years that I have visited a local library

>>95227491

thanks for the recommendation, will check it out

>>95221200
How is the Geoff John's lantern omnibus? I'm really tempted but I keep hearing about shitting bindings

>>95236072
It's fine, the binding is a little tight, but that's typical of DC. Just depends on how you feel about reading a big tome. I got it as a gift, so I just flipped through it since I've already read all of it other ways. It's a great run regardless.

>>95221200
it's booksetc.co.uk

>>95224756
New Frontier Deluxe HC has been OOP for quite some time now, and don't remind me of the Absolute. You'll either have to settle for the TPBs or hope for a reprint in one form or another, now that Darwyn Cooke bit the dust.

>>95227648
>K6BD
my nigga

>>95228705
fuck I love the art and humor in these, when's the next paperback coming out anyway? wasn't it supposed to be this year?

>>95227648
Dalrymple is awesome.

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>>95234048
there should be a Year One/TDKR Absolute with the original coloring, I refuse to buy TDKSA
even leatherbound Complete Frank Miller Batman has stoner Gordon

>>95236929

I am ablut to get the TDKR Deluxe and year one separately. They will always fuck up somehow

>>95221500
What's the one on the right about?

>>95236929
the absolute edition has both doesn't it

>>95227841
That Hellboy poster gets me everytime

>>95224765
shit

>>95224799
pleb

>>95224834
hipster

>>95225531
somewhat patrician, but probably enjoys dredd too much. i feel like you only have that many dredd books because they look nice.

>>95227841
patrician. you seem you played bioshock and had some kind of revelation.

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Doc Shaner page from Darkseid War: Green Lantern that I finally got framed.

>>95229539
Definitely get Silver Age Doom Patrol. It's one of my favorite purchases this year, and was even better than Morrison's run for me. Admittedly, I'm fond of Silver Age comics in general, but if you liked Morrison's run, give the SA stuff a chance.

>>95229318
I'm working on getting a full run on New Teen Titans (I have up to the just-released Vol. 7), the post-Messner-Loebs Vol. 2 Flash (I have all of the trades out right now), and I have the Perez Wonder Woman omnis coming in the mail soon.
As far as single issues go, I'm working on getting the issues that make up Starman omnibus 3, all of Walt Simonson's Fantastic Four run, and Steve Englehart's story arc that goes from FF #313-319, mostly. Simonson's FF is surprisingly easy to get at a low price. I got about a decent chunk of the run for $5-6 total a few weeks back.

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>>95237710

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>>95237720

>>95237353
TDKR absolute has TDKSA, Year One has both original and new coloring

What should my next purchase be? Sandman Absolute vol 1, Hellboy library vol 1, Daredevil frank millers omnibus or planetary omnibus? I haven't read any of these.

>>95238380
Absolute Sandman.

I just got my floppies yesterday. Had about three months worth of comics in my pull box after being on holiday for so long. Ended up getting:

The Walking Dead #170
The Walking Dead #171 x 2
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #24-27
Aqua Man #26-#27
Harbinger Renegades #5-#7

Going to pick up some DC Rebirth trades at the end of this month. Definitely have my eye on New Super-Man and Deathstroke, they look like fun books.

badump

>>95238380
Hellboy library

>>95238380
hellboy library will probably go out of print within the next months since the new omnis are coming out

>>95241914

I've been meaning to get into Hellboy for a while since my only experience are with the three previous movies. Any price yet for the omnibus editions?

>>95241957
if they are as thick as the Conan omnis then expect it to be around $20-$25

>>95225531
Hey man, where did you get the Dredd helmet?

>>95227648
I want to wait for Prophet deluxes/hardcovers, but I'm probably going to buy them at some point this year.

Bear in mind this will inevitably lead to the trades going OOP when I'm halfway through, or the actual release of fancy editions if I collect them all.

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No spare money whatsoever this month, but will be picking up -

>The Goon Library Eds 4 and 5
>Scott Pilgrim 2-6
>Hellboy in Hell

- all as soon as I have the money. Going to finish off some series rather than starting any fresh ones for now. Got a wishlist as long as my arm, it's just a case of figuring out what to buy before it goes out of print...

>>95237473
revelation in what way? I played the first one ages ago and didn't really care for it.

>>95243025
I wish they had some sort of medium option between the goon trades and the libraries

>>95237560
rad

>>95237473
>calls out everything but the /tv/ shelf

>>>/tv/

>>95238380
>>95239016
Sandman

>>95243108
I know what you mean, but they're pretty nice books. Not too big as to be unwieldy, not too expensive, solid binding.

I'm trying to get most of the things I like in HC when possible, so sometimes it's a bit of a toss-up between springing for an Absolute, or sticking with trades. Some classics and things I really like I'll go for the Abs whatever, but with some books it's nice to have a 'deluxe' option, like Y - The Last Man.

>>95243388
I only really like big beefy HC's with maxi series, but with ongoing and regular minis, a normally thick trade is fine by me more often than not.

>>95225531
You should check out L.E.G.I.O.N./R.E.B.E.L.S.. But it's probably better if you read them digitally because dc are shit at collection good stuff, including those books.

>>95221200
Jesus, I've never checked out instock trades and those prices are great. I hope the site is on the level, without any quality or shipping issues or anything.

Picked the re-released Ennis Punisher omni for $54 shipped. Really tempted to get a few more they have for half off....

>>95244282
Their shipping usually takes forever, but it's highly worth it. They pack the boxes so the books don't move a hair. They have that expanding foam that keeps everything in place in the middle of the box.

>>95244282
looking at things like this make me hate being Canadian...I should find a way to get around this, ship to the states and pick it up or something...

>>95244396
I think you just cost me like $150 with that endorsement. Planet Hulk, Darth Vader, Punisher Back to War omnibuses are all down to $48 before shipping....

>>95244581
Yeah, you get 2% discount if you place a second order within a week. I have lost quite a bit of money to them myself.

>>95244565
The shitty thing is that after setting up any kind of workaround, you'll probably end up spending enough so that you don't end up saving much :/

Unless you live close to the boarder, arrange somewhere to ship and take a trip down once a month

>>95244282
They're fantastic. I order most everything from them.

>>95244717
Goddammit I'm noticing that now. Everything I'm looking up is so cheap it almost doesn't make sense NOT to buy it. If I pass on it I'm just going to spend more on all of it later on. I hate how fiscally irresponsible I am

>>95244860
The downside is that people assume that trades will be automatically down 42% on IST right after release, so there is no need to pre-order. Preordering is what tells the publishing company's what people are interested in though.
RIP Sandman Mystery Theatre

>>95244860
eh, 2% isn't much money. spend $200 a month and that ends up $4...I mean...you can buy a beer with that but it's not much

>>95244999
It's normally an extra $2 per omnibus.

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I got this set for 10 CAD.

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>>95245055
Also got some Shadow for my collection.

>>95245055
worth it even just for the covers

>>95244929
I've never preordered anything.
Somtimes, though, Amazon seems to leave things at the preorder price for a bit after release.
I got my Bronze Age Brave and the Bold omni that way, which is the only thing I've bought from Amazon in ages.

I'm moving and figuring out the best way to pack hardcovers and fancy collections is driving me nuts. Trades have gone into long boxes. Easy enough. Some smaller hardcovers too.

But the fancy shit I'm left wrapping in bubblewrap and putting in big heavy boxes. Shit is not ideal. I don't know what is ideal.

>>95245318

Preorder on Amazon as soon as you can. You get the lowest price from when you order to when it ships. There's usually some weird stupid dip for half an hour midnight on Tuesday some night so you can save good money.

Adam Strange omni MSRPed for 100. Amazon had it up for about 42. I got it for 33 by the time it shipped.

>>95244999
It's 2% of retail, not their already cheap-ass prices.

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Can't wait to get to the lake & read these guys

>>95241957

Basically no info at all as far as ive seen, just cover shots and omni titles... and apparently its in chronological order?
not sure if that means if its just in the order the issues came out or if they're gonna move things around a bit like with the plague of frogs omnis

>Some of the books I wanted to buy are sold out on Amazon and am hesitant about getting books from sellers I never see pictures from

>Tfw there are sellers of a 100% rating on ebay that have some of the books i want to buy but am pretty hesitant about getting a paypal since everyone on their wants you to buy things via PayPal

It worth trying Ebay? Plus i dont know how paypal works one bit. It safe to sync your credit card with it and whatnot?

>>95245353
>bubble wrap
how far are you moving? cause unless you are going through some shit just pack the boxes tight and you won't have an issue. Just use a box about 2x4x2 and fill up the empty space with something like softcover novels or whatever.

>>95245424
is that Eisner book worth reading if you already read Understanding Comics?

>>95245546

Not too far. I'm only doing that wrap for omnis and Absolutes. Books over 50 bucks really.

The stuff like Runaways volume 2 hardcover or what have you? That I'm just packing. The Incal and Hellboy Library Editions and that Absolute styled Rocketeer gets the wrap.

>>95245353

The best thing is to bubble wrap, find a box just a bit bigger than the books then cram balls of newspaper into the corners to wedge it in, and protect. if you're hiring movers instead of hoofing it all yourself, just take the books with you in your car unless you've got a metric fuckton of them.

>>95245649

Metric fuckton. Sadly I have to get a storage unit, so the amount I can have on shelves isn't going to be great.

>>95245564
I don't know, haven't read it yet
I'm just interested in Eisner take on it

>>95245542
Ebay is worth it if you don't really care about the condition of the book. Paypal is just a paying service. I've never had any problems with them.

>>95245542

Not to sound like a twitter fuck, but it's 2017 my man. Who doesn't know Ebay and Paypal are as safe to use as plausible for digitally relayed financial information?