StickyGoose is Wrong !

[@Quite_Nuff_Sayer]

He's among those who never was into comics until the boom, then saw making videos as an opportunity. It's essentially a video production gig, with ads, and that's all it is. The guy knows nothing about comic books. I've noticed other channels who did this stopped making videos, but as long as the YT algo promotes him and he cashes on ad revs, he'll be there, trying to drive views, and he's not alone in this fairly new phenomenon. It runs the gamut of niches one can think of.

[@charlton6674]

Perfectly said. I've stopped following this clown after that mean spirited video that he did with his wife making fun of other KZbin comic community members. He has nothing to say of any value as far as I'm concerned.

[@SuddenlyComics]

@@Quite_Nuff_Sayer You’ve nailed it !

[@Craig-l3r]

Sticky goose is an idiot

[@TheEnterthedreaming]

I use to be a Sticky Goose apologist. But I'm so done with drama.

[@starchild6347]

I buy lots of comics that have sentimental value to me….comics I used to own when I was 8 years old that were sold or lost. If it’s a book that’s £1 or £100, I don’t care…. I want to own it again and this time to respect it.

[@RecentlyReaped]

totally agree, nostalgia is playing a part in my renewed interest in my collection and adding to it. Yeah I'm looking for a deal but I'm also not looking to sell anytime soon.

[@Gambitxx66]

I collect them because of nostalgia, I love to escape reality, and I do have a collecting bug as well.

[@leerogers5318]

I was collecting comics when Sticky Goose was nothing but 1 of millions of other hopeful sperm residing in his dad's gonads. He is nothing but a used car salesman of comic books. Like Suddenly Comics, I loved collecting comics and as a 9-year-old kid I was immersed in the storylines and art. Any true comic collector would back me up on this.

[@MJComix]

You may be right Mark. But Sticky Goose is right about one thing, if you stick his name in the title it will get you views. I believe he coined it the Sticky Goose effect.

[@SuddenlyComics]

You are correct !

[@lepercolony1034]

MJ, I know where you stand and I say this as a friend -- you will live to regret selling out and hitching your wagon to that sociopath. It's either poor judgment at best or weak character at worst on your part. Good luck. 🙏

[@SuddenlyComics]

@@lepercolony1034 I agree - no more goose for me.

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Gotta agree with you!! I think Sticky Goose wants to pufff up his numbers!! He also did one were he had his wife roast all of his fellow comics You Tubers ( Rude!) Enjoyed your video will be back. You are correct on us comic buffs everyone does it in a different way... Cash is not my motivation!! Don't agree with slabbing Can't read it, which is why it was created in the first place.... If you want to see a couple of POSITIVE Y-tube channels. Sean @ Popp Comics, very passionate and knowledgeable about MANY SORTS of comics and also Mike @ LUnch money Comics such a good, positive guy with an INSANE collection and a good heart!!

[@tauron1]

I'm not a fan or not, not a fan of StickyGoose as I believe everyone is entitled to their opinions and the "roast" was a tongue in cheek venture. I do 100% agree with you, Pop Comics is truly passionate, however he is in it for the money as he owns a shop, that is how he makes a living. But his videos demonstrate a true love of the hobby.

[@pop-comics]

@@tauron1 As I always say if I was in it for the money I would sell Lottery Tickets, Beer, and cigarettes. But no I am super passionate about comics so much so I dedicate 40+ hours a week making videos about them for pennies. Yes I have a shop, I need a way to pay my bills but comics are not easy money makers, I sell them because I love them so much! And comics only account for maybe 10% of my sales.

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Ooops, it's Pop Comics not what I wrore... Sorry!!

[@andrewb-e8l]

I like StickyGoose , he is funny and has had some great points but lately he is gone off the rails . Recently , he said vintage comics are unreadable but I love reading those . If you don't like Kirby and Silver Age , why do you collect them ? I guess for him it really is about the money then .

[@SuddenlyComics]

I agree - he is assuming everyone is the same as him.

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Not liking Silver is more a matter of taste. The story telling is VERY differant and can feel "slow" but that Is part of their charm. one man' cornball is another man's technicolor classic!! Tomato, Tomahato!!

[@Glitch_343]

Totally agree. I collect comics because i like reading them, not because i want to sell them. In fact, the financial side of comics annoys me as it inevitably prevents me from completing certain runs unless there is a facsimile out there. I never slab comics, but i do tend to buy banged up comics on the cheap and then repair them as best as i can (clean, press etc). Makes the comic feel like its yours rather than just a random book

[@jabezcreed]

To be fair, he says "no one collects comics just for the fun of it." I think that premise is fairly correct. We all want a deal, and we all want the best condition we can find. Your 50 percent value 50 percent fun aspect is spot on though. I think collectors also have that fun or OCD element aged in.

[@WoTpro]

Comic books also represent a time that has gone past, so its like being able to travel back in time.

[@SuddenlyComics]

Agreed ! I need to add history to the reasons to collect - thanks

[@WoTpro]

@@SuddenlyComics agreed its both history and also like a timecapsule

[@bvandermeersch]

This is you're best performing video! The Sticky Goose Effect is real!

[@SuddenlyComics]

Unfortunately true

[@radysnader]

Sticky is a troll and bad for our hobby. New collectors unfortunately can’t see through his noise and misinformation. Totally agree with you.

[@thegreyman]

I did think of commenting on stinky moose's video but I couldn't even be bothered to watch it, the guy seems to me to just like drama and stirring up controversy. It irks me that people watch his load of waffle and ignore my videos that are proper comic book nostalgia I think. No accounting for taste though I guess. I am collecting bug and reading/art in the main, if it was financial I wouldn't buy so many run fillers lol. You mentioned me just as I was writing that sentence too haha good timing.

[@SuddenlyComics]

Thanks Grey !

[@shadowman8786]

And humans can not resist drama or rubbernecking as it holds a fascination. Psychology is great. Certainly more exciting than just another nostalgia video.

[@thegreyman]

@@shadowman8786 so it seems, I don't get it though

[@backtothebins]

40% Collecting Bug. 30% Art. (Especially Covers) 20% Nostalgia. 10% Story. 100% Fun!

[@RonDale-jy8et]

You forgot the Hot Babes on CONAN...!!

[@backtothebins]

@@RonDale-jy8et That's the 100% fun! 😆

[@Kid-Comics]

Oh yeah, that’s what comics are all about!

[@thepositivenerd]

How absurd of a statement. Obviously false and obviously he made it just for the attention. I’ve been collecting comic books for thirty years and have never once sold one so how could I possibly be doing for the money? I don’t even keep up with the values of the comics I already own.

[@spinetickspressing]

I agree with you Suddenly Comics, I collect comics for the love of comics and for the love of the characters and their character arcs!

[@MarcSpectorComics]

He did it deliberately to get get some of us triggered to make a video. We all know that the majority of us don't do it solely for profit and you pointed out some good reasons why great video mate.

[@GodLovesComics]

Collecting and speculation channels (with a few exceptions ) are not typically my lane, but occasionally these morons--Swagglehaus, Comics As Investments-- who only talk about comics like they are dealing with the stock market pop up on my feed. As do drama queens like Sticky Goose and Jerno, where every title is about how the sky is falling, worst comics shops, and being "shadow banned" from conventions. No wonder I can't stomach them. Anyway, considering how long I've followed comics, my collection is relatively small and almost every comic I own is because of the art or the nostalgia. Every comic I buy currently is because of the art. Of course, you can occasionally buy a duplicate or something that may have or accrue value. Not only is it part of the fun, but flipping one book just facilitates you buying something else you like more. That said, I can't think of a time I ever bought a comic I hated (one that had hideous art or content) solely for the purpose of making money off of it. I just can't bring myself to put comics like that in my collection even temporarily. So, of course this guy Sticky Goose is wrong and his argument is so utterly brain dead I doubt even he believes it. He's just farming views with faux controversy and sacrificing his credibility in the process.

[@andrewb-e8l]

The spec channels annoy me as well but there is some value in keeping up with price trends as the goal is to buy cheapest possible .

[@SuddenlyComics]

Thanks - I agree nostalgia is definitely one of the reasons people collect comics - I'm adding it to my list

[@saintsataniko2116]

@@andrewb-e8l Talking about prices, good deals, great scores, whatever is all just fine. I'm happy to do that too. But the channels I'm referring to barely distinguish comics from commodities--pork futures, oil prices, etc.--and not only do they not care about the artform but depending on how influential they are, they may actually affect prices of so-called "hot comics" making them pricier than they have any right to be. Remember speculation is what destroyed thousands of comics retailers in the 90's and damaged the industry in a way that it has never fully recovered since. Mostly this new wave of specs are just carpetbaggers who latched onto comics only after comic book movies made them palatable and popular.

[@ginoames]

I'm a story/art guy. I really don't care about selling any. Sure it's fun to know my Amazing Spider man 300 is worth more than I bought it for but that's not why I'm here

[@SuddenlyComics]

Exactly

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Usually back in the day if I thought a comic was important I bought dup's. One book that I wish I'd gotten a double on was ASM #300... College, times, poor Blah, blah... so no dup on that . Could probably swap that 'double' for a high-up-there Grail issue... !!

[@johnnyr859]

Damn! The sticky goose effect is real😜😜😜

[@tonyrice3667]

You made a video. He responded. What else is there to talk about?

[@cosmiccomiccorner]

Instant sub! Me personally, I only collect the stories I'm into and don't care about the financial value of my collection. Art and writing is what hooks me and makes me want to buy something.

[@SuddenlyComics]

Thanks !

[@80sgamer76]

70% of my collection is from nostalgia, it takes me back to when I was a kid 10% is for being obsessed about collecting comics %15 is from being obsessed to complete a comic book run and %5 is for the money although you will never see me sell a comic book ever, once I own it i will die with it.

[@bothbarrelsbell]

😂 you've been sucked into the sticky gooses trap! He knows you're right. For me I'm 50% collection compulsion, 20% art interest, 20% reader and 10% speculator. I'm also 100% terrible at flipping. I'm not sure I've ever turned a profit on anything 😂

[@SuddenlyComics]

An honest man 😊

[@silveragedc]

What issues of Brace and the Bold are you missing? I completed my run a few years ago and have some duplicate issues. 👍

[@SuddenlyComics]

I'm missing 4/9/11/12/15/17 and really wanting 4.0 (VG) or better not fussed if raw or graded - really hard to find ! I suspect your duplicates are in higher numbers - thanks for the offer

[@silveragedc]

My dupes were number 7 and 17. 😉

[@SuddenlyComics]

Oooh ! what grade is the #17 and how much do you want for it ?

[@kenwuk]

Well called-out, Mark. I ONLY collect comics for fun. I’ve got some high value books in my collection, but I’m not one of those that collect comics purely for financial gain. Nothing wrong with peeps that do, but .. Stickygoose is just plain wrong.

[@SuddenlyComics]

Cheers Ken

[@johnbuckley3862]

I collect because i love stories and the nostalgia of just sitting reading. Money doesn't come into it. I am trying to complete stories. I want to read from the start to the end.

[@nowherebound2908]

Great commentary, Mark! Your enthusiasm for the hobby definitely comes through in your videos!

[@SuddenlyComics]

I appreciate that!

[@pootytang5456]

Stickygoose is boring and as hell. But Funny cause he recently made a video about loser channels using his name in the title to get more views. 🤔

[@TheSameoldjoe]

IMO! The point Mr. Goose made is that people buy comics for all the reasons you mentioned. Still, money always affects what we can afford to buy and what we need to sell. Kudos to you for your love and loyalty to the hobby.

[@ccculture9681]

Sticky is not wrong. Neither are you. Which came first, the love of comics or the value of comics? Both have gone hand in hand since a group conscienceness of comic collecting emerged in the mid sixties. Some are at either end of the spectrum of pure love or pure value. But most are in the middle I suspect.

[@Geoffreydarcy-pv4mq]

Not everyone (collectors) is in it for the money. That's where Sticky G is mistaken. You can't speak for others, without putting your foot in your mouth.

[@mattjvictory]

You're wrong. I assume you are like that fraud, Goose Guy, and are newer to the industry, but there is a large percentage of those who came into the industry - and continued to buy - based on a simple love for the material. Nothing more.

[@gregsug1640]

😮If I was only in it for the money, I'd probably have a more valuable collection by now. I've passed on big keys because I hated the artwork. I finish out runs instead... Oh well...😏

[@CVNTGETENOUGH]

I collect for the money but then I end up hoarding them, I can't seem to get myself to let them go 😅

[@SuddenlyComics]

That's the collector bug biting !

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Speaking of that anybody ever see the THREE GEEKS issue where all of the furniture in ALLan's room is nothing but white boxes? He's even built himself a throne out of BCWs!!

[@CVNTGETENOUGH]

@SuddenlyComics that's been going on for 2 years lol I think I'm evolving into a collector. The reading material is pretty fun too, my kids enjoy it with me.

[@davecrowson448]

I collect comics because I love reading them and enjoying the art, and I have since I was five years old. I’m 56 now. I do have the collecting bug, which explains why I have so many. As a kid I really wanted a big collection. Hey, a lot of stuff didn’t work out, but that’s one childhood dream accomplished! I keep up with value on books I’m looking for, so I know what to expect as I look for the best, cheapest copy I can find. It’s nice to know some have high value, but I don’t plan on selling them. Hopefully whoever inherits them will enjoy them, but they’ll probably sell them.

[@richardlisiura3025]

Financial speculation has definitely increased collecting comics by multiples of what it was 50 years ago. The same can be said for the original art. Much of those interior pages aren't selling for thousands because they are outstanding works of art. It's all about the name recognition and what people are willing to pay in the future. It will be interesting to see what demand a lot of these books will have once prices start dropping on many of the post-1970's comics.

[@knives9758]

Good Show. If you want good drama, I prefer the take Mighty Comics and Collectable recently did, portraying a News Caster...!

[@BobBoozle]

I have collecting bug bites

[@Zombietuberoficial]

StickyGoose lost his way man.

[@leerogers5318]

Sticky Goose is detrimental to comic collecting in many ways. His videos seem designed solely for clickbait, and none of my acquaintances give him any recognition. It's amusing to see someone so full of themselves, assuming they speak for everyone else. Thank you for making this video.

[@lowratehitman]

It's satire

[@SuddenlyComics]

satire is the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices and it requires wit - this is not what he is doing he is being deliberately disruptive and occasionally abusive

[@lowratehitman]

@SuddenlyComics where did he hurt you at? We have become such a sensitive society.. it is tounge and cheek satire.

[@SuddenlyComics]

@@lowratehitman No check out his video in which he pokes fun at the people who made comments on this video - he is just rude and offensive to some of them, and for me that is not acceptable. Being rude and offensive is not satire. The schoolyard bully who calls people names and criticises their appearance is not a satirist. The racist, homophobe and misogynist are not "tongue in cheek" satirists. Check out the comments on this video and on his videos and you will find that you are in a small minority of people who find this behaviour acceptable.

[@SequentialGeek]

**No real comic book reader or collector has ever posted slabs on a wall in rows to seen passive-aggressively on some social media video site** Social Media like KZbin / Shilltube should be avoided by people new to comic book collecting

[@figuredrawing4912]

StinkyGoose doesn't even like comics. He's FAKE to an EMBARRASSING degree. Not even the OG Marvel stuff.

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Not everybody loves old school Marvel ...some people love OG DC....!!

[@ComicCollectorGeek]

I really do have the collector bug😂😂😂

[@SuddenlyComics]

100% !

[@lylehopson9573]

I collect comics because first of all, I enjoy them, I enjoy the hunt and searching for stuff that other collectors say doesn't exist. That goes from newspaper comics From around the world to the modern era. I also love finding Canadian whites. Pure enjoyment,stories, artists, awesome covers and saving them from the trash. Nuff said

[@h8jlhbtw]

Yeah he is doing it deliberately to get views and traffic. Everyone above elementary school knows that there can be MORE THAN 1 Reason why someone does something, like buying comics.

[@rancorprimegames]

well said, all collectibles work in a similar way. excellent video

[@SuddenlyComics]

Thank you kindly!

[@GeekOutWithRosko]

Yes!!! SpongeBob issue 1 is on my PC List 🙌

[@foursail100]

Sticky Goose is a wet blanket!

[@Kid-Comics]

I 100% agree with you! I am a huge art guy on the comics and love reading them too! (I am a bit of a collector bug too) Nice Video!

[@SuddenlyComics]

Cheers !

[@Deadman1957TEB]

I think I will entitle my next video, "This has nothing to do with guess who?" See how many views I get, lol!

[@ratfink702]

For most collectors of any kind the price/money aspect is always a factor. It keeps certain collectibles out Of reach for those who don't have enough money. Even with reprints the economic reality of scarcity, supply and demand, combined with market dynamics for better or worse creates a critical element to any collecting endeavor. Maybe when we have replicators and perfected simulated realities will a post scarcity economy be realized. As far as our current reality goes the market forces create limitations to every kind of collecting and investment. Watch the original video and see how many other points SG makes. It isn't so simplistic as is being made out here. Bring up actual points that SH makes and refute them instead of not posting in context or providing the fullness of his positions...which you pretty much agreed to in the first 2 minutes. At least 50%.

[@derekrice5203]

It’s an opinion. I don’t agree with it 100% but to each his own. Imo, a lot of collectors are hybrids. You buy what you love and you buy good deals to flip for books you do love. The fact that I’ve seen multiple KZbinrs making sticky goose reaction videos is kind of funny. His master plan is working.

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Could do this all day, but gotta get going & get breakfast!!

[@lukeorloki]

I'm collecting Rom, Micronauts, Elric, and vintage Dungeons & Dragons comics. They're gonna be worth more than Beanie Baby NFT Pez dispensers in a couple of years!!! I'm going to be filthy rich or just filthy. I also collect vintage Star Wars, X-men, and Conan. It is fun to think that I could sell some of them for a little money to another filthy funny book reading degenerate ... if I could ever sell the precious

[@scod9746]

Sounds like this is the channel for me! Art and Stories are 75% of why i collect comics. The SG guy you are talking about is cruel and acts like a short-seller trying to devalue the market.

[@comicjourney]

Why does he have to be wrong and you have to be rights. Opinions are meant to be Opinions whether we agree or disagree with them.

[@SuddenlyComics]

My opinion is that the world is round, some people have the opinion it is flat, one of these two opinions is objectively wrong.

[@comicjourney]

@@SuddenlyComics Do you go and make videos to argue how the Flat Earthers are wrong?

[@SuddenlyComics]

@@comicjourney lol no - my hobby is comics not geography - but point made - I’ll not be engaging with Mr. Goose 🪿 in the future either

[@ronaldbourgeois1255]

His channel was good at the start but it’s changed and never used to swear now like he does now.

[@texaspatriot4215]

I commented on his page as well, and my thoughts are about the same as you.

[@ronaldbourgeois1255]

Agree 100% with you.

[@Doombot2.0]

What alot of you dont understand is hes purposefully trolling anyone he can in order to get a reaction so he can then make more content showing his reaction to your reaction about him. And you played right into it which is the humorous part which many people like to watch. Its a simple formula in this hyper offended online space. Shake the trees and see what flys out.

[@SuddenlyComics]

I am sure your right

[@oldwolf65]

You tell him!

[@arghsonofcliff]

The capitalist and the flipper will be the most visible. The reader is reading comics they're not out there.

[@SuddenlyComics]

so true

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

KZbinrs have to have flashy titles and controversy to get clicks.

[@spinnerrackstudios]

I think you misconstrue his video. I realize the title of the video is "No One Collects Comic Books Just For Fun … It’s About Money", but if you listen to the entire video, I think he makes it pretty clear that his agrument is that people who say the value of their collection does not matter at all are kidding themselves. Throughout the video, he acknowledges that collecting and enjoying the character, art and stories are part of it. The fact that you indicate at the 2:05 mark that value is about 50% of the importance to you kind of proves his point.

[@ratfink702]

It seems you could say he is 50% wrong according to your statements but not 100%. You also kind of made a straw man of his position and didn't really include anything more than his opening statement. I'd love to hear the two of you in a online discussion about the topic to clarify each of your positions so that neither side can exaggerate, use selective editing, or misrepresent the other side's position without their input.

[@SuddenlyComics]

His contention throughout the video is that because you would sell your collection rather than give it away the motivation was money. This is ridiculous, I bought my house to live in, when I do not need it anymore I will sell it, that does not mean the my main motivation was money, my main motivation was to provide a home for my family. Also he keeps referring to "everyone" well I actually know a couple of comic collectors who have given away their collections for nothing - was their motivation for collecting financial ? I said for me it was 50% financial, but for others the financial side is irrelevant - just read the comments on his video.

[@dandelatorre1870]

I just subscribed to your channel.

[@SuddenlyComics]

Thanks !

[@Dragomo-David]

He’s giving it what people wants isn’t it this all about he wasn’t lying you collect for the love of Comics but you want them worth something too

[@mitchrodriguez2818]

duck duck goose.

[@tauron1]

To be fair, based on your own comments, StickyGoose is 50% correct, not a 100% wrong. If, as you say, 50% of the people collect for financial reasons, then he is partially correct. I do tend to agree, that a large segment of the collector market is in it solely for turning a profit. I see them on a regular basis at shows and conventions. There is nothing necessarily wrong with that either other than it helped drive up prices for books. I usually separate the collector from the reader. One buys for the enjoyment of the book for one reason or another, the other for investment. My cousin who got me into comics 45+ years ago is strictly a reader, he buys dozens of new comics every month and is my go-to source for researching what books may be interesting to me. I am strictly more of of a completionist collector, trying to reach back in time to purchase the books of my youth and to finish runs. I typically read the digitized versions of these older books to keep me from opening and damaging them. and yes I hate slabs. I would only use a slab to preserve my golden age books but the way the grading companies are now, it's not worth my time anymore to bother.

[@timreierson26]

You are taking Sticky Goose too seriously. He purposely stirs the pot to get people like you to react. Yes he gets a lot of views because he is intentionally controversial. But he is doing these videos tongue in cheek. He doesn’t really believe what he is saying. He knows perfectly well that collectors buy comics for other reasons than making money. But he is smart in that he knows if he makes a strong assertion that will spur a comic community reaction, he will get a lot of clicks and people will talk about him on their own channels which will drive more eyeballs to his site. Very shrewd marketing tactic.