You know when you’re a true collector when you look at a book on your shelf and say, “Why are you here?”
@bunkmastab9 ай бұрын
That BunkmastaB fellow sounds like he knows what he's talking about with what is and isn't a Kicks book. On your regret of Walking Dead Deluxe: "Hey Siri, what's the sunk cost fallacy?"
@estaban21129 ай бұрын
Star Wars got me into collecting comics..in 1977. My mother took me to a comic book store for the first time to pick up the first issue, I grabbed Spider-Man and X-men as well and the rest is history. Only collect omnibuses now.
@SpiritOfBagheera9 ай бұрын
This sounds very similar to my own experience. Just substitute “Spider-Man” with “Captain America and The Falcon.” 😎
@jadecasssie9 ай бұрын
Listen, I'll happily take that Justice League Dark off your hands 😅
@comicsaredope9 ай бұрын
lol it's available comicsaredope.com/product/justice-league-dark-the-new-52-omnibus-like-new/
@jadecasssie9 ай бұрын
@comicsaredope done! Just waiting on confirmation, thank you so much!
@ZemogEkim9 ай бұрын
I agree with the buying of books based off what you know you’ll read!! Either today tomorrow or eventually and not being influenced on buying a book from reviews and reading comments that give me FOMO or think I need it when I’m so heavy on my backlog….I’ve bought books and never read them, sold it or traded them and got stuff from my pull or replaced it with a book I SHOULD have gotten in the first place. Especially with singles….I have over 100 singles on back issues to read and from a year out…it’s over whelming…and then still buying Omnis or Absolutes…yea it sucks being a collector 🤣
@ogierogelioll87479 ай бұрын
older IDW tmnt comics are super good tho. can't wait for you to read those
@jumu4469 ай бұрын
I always found Ultimate XMen to be a mesn spirited comic, where the characters were douches or unpkeasant. I havent re-read any of the issues since.
@rupertpendergrass40149 ай бұрын
I look in my boxes and shelves and see a book that makes me say, "okay...I did that...at least I tried to expand my reading". Lol😂
@jumu4469 ай бұрын
I regret buying during the 90s Valiant and speculator boom 3 or 4 issues of X-O Manowar 14, the second appearance of Turok. What a waste of money!!
@SkullyTheHypnoSkull9 ай бұрын
I like single issues because I like putting them in reading order. Collected editions are never complete. Single issues also open flat. Your biggest mistake is buying Omnibuses, and you haven't learned that yet.
@spaceknight7939 ай бұрын
I hate hardback comics for those reasons…. Plus omnibuses are way too heavy, only good for reading at a desk, lol.
@spaceknight7939 ай бұрын
I have bought thousands of individual comics believing I would read them-I’m talking very long runs on titles-and still haven’t jumped in. It I read far more of the trade collections I buy (I’m obsessed with marvels epic collections). And I think it’s for the reason he says, the trouble of fooling with bagged/boarded comics vs the ease of a trade paperback. And some comics I’d rather read digital (runs or stories of titles I don’t collect at all). Funny how it’s all playing out after 48 yrs of reading comics.
@robbofwar579 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info Kicks, you’ve saved me from making some of these mistakes. I know I’m still about to splurge here or there 😂
@joshuaalvey9 ай бұрын
I have alot of FOMO books I got when I first started collecting a year ago I keep them now because they remind me of when my son and I first started this hobby. Thanks
@Iam123-i5j9 ай бұрын
I that feeling with some of dc's golden age and silver age omnibuses i bought. I dont enjoy the stories so they end up being just art collections for me
@ravenantoinette13259 ай бұрын
I really like justice league Dark and I want the Omnibus so bad. Also Dark humor 😂😂
@albertocardenas45399 ай бұрын
Read the first arc of Ultimate X-men it's really good afterwards start getting less and less good.
@ComicsExposed9 ай бұрын
Been there, bro. Done the same thing.
@davidragan57918 ай бұрын
I stick my favorite heroes
@carlosmedrano70059 ай бұрын
If anyone wondering why they bought fantastic four silver age omnirun vol 1, and wants to get rid of it, then let me know! 😂
@raulzavala90619 ай бұрын
I had maybe the first 50 issues or so of both Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate X-Men I guess I was buying out of habit because they were just slightly more interesting than the regular Marvel Universe but then I realized I was never going to read them again and just gave them to my LCS with no regrets.
@afifthofjackgaming9 ай бұрын
I honestly feel like getting single issues are trap... a trap that I fall into all the time.. I have so many single issues I pick up and I don't read. :( big sad face
@brickrichbuilds9 ай бұрын
So relatable. We gotta remember it's just part of the game. But some stories of collecting can be as good as the comics.
@mrgeorgebushie9 ай бұрын
Better these days
@shinecomics9 ай бұрын
My BIGGEST mistake was buying a bunch of those random comic packs filled with random single issues. I would get those very early in my comic career. Now I’m thankful because they introduced me to some FIRE series that I later read, but it also left a bunch of in interesting comics that I never read. GREAT VIDEO!
@jumu4469 ай бұрын
A Star Wars comic only resonates with me, when the comic heavily features characters from the original trilogy.
@T-M-N-TАй бұрын
The Mask movie got me into comic books. I purchased The Mask comics, all of them. Now in 2024 they don’t even make them ☹️🥺😭
@T-RexSuplex19 ай бұрын
Damn thats a shame man spawn is soo good I jumped on 300 and i havent stopped 😂. First 2 issues of gunslinger were not good for me. I was about to drop it but gave it a chance and im still on it now.
@sms30379 ай бұрын
Are here any Tampa area Floridians among the subscribers/viewers who can help me; Where can I find (monthly) comic shows/swaps in the Tampa area? I'm from Europe and will be 5 weeks in the area in may/june 2024. I'm subscribed to the Comic Den YT channel, they're from Orlando....
@rubenreyes37858 ай бұрын
I just started collecting omnibus. I am really excited to grow my collection. Thank goodness I saw this video. My purchasing list got cut by half and now the list I have are all books I’m really looking forward to reading and keeping in my collection. Thank you for the tips in this video.
@johnpett94739 ай бұрын
I got back into collecting this year with Knight Terrors and tie-ins...luckily I figured to put the brakes on the tie-ins by round 2, but yikes be careful out there. Also realized I don't care for horror books.
@bernielockard18279 ай бұрын
The sith book stinks but old republic is amazing. New republic is good too but vol 2 is gonna be really great. Empire vol 1 is a banger. Read old republic and tell me you aren’t gonna buy more lol
@therealfox85148 ай бұрын
Bro I feel your pain. Just watched your new year video and this one. Subbed!
@VictorGonzalez-gt9tf9 ай бұрын
I love comics specially predator I'm hooked in that character.
@FatFluffyEle9 ай бұрын
Ill take that xmen box off your hands
@comicsaredope9 ай бұрын
I’d sell it, but that shipping cost would be insane.
@Paulscollectibles429 ай бұрын
Great video! I have way too many unread FOMO books..
@timhartwick19869 ай бұрын
Not the worst, you could have bought them in CGC cases.
@quinncostabile7559 ай бұрын
If you want to sell me the knights of the old republic let me know lol
@benng43769 ай бұрын
Can you trade in at your LCS for credit?
@Joakimcomicscenter9 ай бұрын
(Chants) , sell the books! sell the books! sell the books!💵💵💵😅😊
@comicsaredope9 ай бұрын
Lol I sold the Justice League Dark. I have a weird reverse FOMO thing going with the Star Wars books at the moment
@Joakimcomicscenter9 ай бұрын
@@comicsaredope Dude, jomo, Joy of missing out!
@killuamexe9 ай бұрын
How did you even get that lucky to get multiple 1:100 covers let alone 1 lol. I have yet to get a single 1:25 bc my shop just never orders enough
@comicsaredope9 ай бұрын
my LCS is a chain of 5 stores, so they always order pretty heavy to spread the stock around. If you're willing to pre-pay, you can get almost anything.
@killuamexe9 ай бұрын
@@comicsaredope ah thats dope, i preorder everything but no luck. Youd think the seattle area would be more popular
@JC-dg6vo9 ай бұрын
Great comments. I would read the Dark Justice League dark. I should look for it. I am picky since childhood. I read only certain characters since the end of the 60's. I just subscribed to your channel.
@JB_Comics9 ай бұрын
So glad I found this video! Great reminders for a guy getting back into the hobby.
@charlesgreen67229 ай бұрын
My Top 2. 1. Batman & Joker The deadly due 2.Storm.
@johnconstantine74429 ай бұрын
You should sell al of them. Recoup some money and make space.
@jaayjdouble_18879 ай бұрын
Sounds like me as I have come along with comics cringe 😢
@coolcomics9 ай бұрын
Let's go
@BourneHitman479 ай бұрын
The best of my worst purchases are all digital. That way I can memory hole having ever bought them and not feel that sense of guilt or waste by seeing them on a shelf.
@philcamacho1279 ай бұрын
Buyer's regrets and FOMO are part of our DNA. I stopped my pull list for modern books to curb that some. 1st sub Great vid! 👍😊