The Gem Mint Library part 1

This is a closer look at the books in my library. Part 1 is all the Absolute Editions, Library Editions, And Deluxe Hardcovers from DC Comics, IDW, Image, Vertigo, Boom! And more. Check back in when I go through the Marvel and DC omnibus in part 2.

[@nguyenthevillain]

maaan, didnt even reach 2:59 yet and you got me searching for OOPs on ebay. you should title this vid "the no-buy challenge video (how long can you last?)"

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Gem Mint Collectibles is not held responsible for the purchasing of OOP books on eBay. Nor is GMC responsible for any domestic disputes regarding said purchases with significant others. Thank you. :P

[@rockyflores3784]

Hella dope collection man! Because of you I've started an omnibus collection myself lol

[@arjunsood6528]

Rocky Flores Same, Ordered my first omnibus a day after i found the channel

[@tannerheslet5347]

So jealous of your collection. You've got so much good stuff that is so rare and expensive now.

[@PonAdidas]

Awesome collection. I Love how your library turned out.

[@bigbabysld]

I love your set up, nice neat and organized...very awesome!

[@daniyaldawood5462]

Awesome collection man love it. I wish I could have those comics Keep up the good work man

[@kingofthegoldenstate]

Dude, this is insane. I love it.

[@NFLDude56]

Tokyo Ghost is a personal favorite of mine, definitely top 5. Easily my favorite Remender series.

[@Falcon364]

Yeah its awesome I found the deluxe edition at half price books for 20 bucks the other day. Made my week

[@dalmo8340]

Great collection, man. I highly recommend The Colossal Conan, best run of the character. Spectacular reading.

[@GemMintCollectibles]

gotta get around to that one.

[@joshualong6900]

You gotta get on that Deadly Class Tokyo Ghost and Black Science books bro... Probably the best reads of your whole collection

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Josh ShLong I think I have those now

[@joshualong6900]

Gem Mint Collectibles you have them brother. You just said in the video that you haven't read them. Black Science has a library sized Deluxe Hardcover Edition vol 2 now. Deadly Class and Black Science probably the best two ongoing series right now. Tokyo Ghost is from the same writer, you said you haven't read that either. It's another 12"x8.5" Library Edition book amazing art and story. Also LOW just got a Deluxe Hardcover Edition! THAT might be the best ongoing series! All from Rick Remender.

[@multienthusiast3699]

Man just your absolutes collection is awsome. Do you know if I can get that all star superman and Batman hush absolutes still? But cool video man love seeing all these great books up close.

[@rolan5948]

Just go searching on Ebay or amazon. You’ll find it. The hush absolute is oop but I got it for around £30 which is INSANE!!

[@jconny65]

jesus christ, dude... great room and collection!

[@sharebear421]

I recommend the sixth gun. An excellent series and has awesome hard cover and absolute editions

[@rekhasingh7892]

You are having a great collection

[@Xapi3]

Sick collection bud. If you read Sin City and like it, I’d recommend getting the library editions which are much better than that unwieldy edition.

[@ACafe141]

Scalped is friggin amazing! Jason Aaron is my favorite.

[@GemMintCollectibles]

love Aaron...still need to read Scalped

[@ACafe141]

one of the best graphic novels i've ever read. ever read Locke and Key?

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Irreverent Statue Reviews w/ Tangential Commentary yes i did read Locke & Key... loved it.

[@topsjohnny8131]

Wow amazing collection how much money you spent on that???

[@seans.383]

Jeph Loebs Superman Batman is amazing. I really love all the stories I’ve read from him so far, should I get The Long Halloween?

[@StefanoBomparola]

What shelves are you using for the walking dead omnis?

[@GemMintCollectibles]

they're in IKEA Kallax

[@DansBasement]

Nice. Preacher Absolute looks like a Bible.

[@anthonyt2042]

Great collection

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Thanks!

[@marzbarz915]

@Gem Mint Collectibles where do you purchase your graphic novel's?

[@Joakimcomicscenter]

How many procent of your collection would you say that you have read? It is just glorious!

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Joakim Comic Center I gotta do the math on that some day. Probably like 20%

[@comicbookgallery4431]

Just found this video, if we ever have an apocalyptic event. Someone please make sure you save this collection. A life without comics is no life at all.

[@benemia3771]

love the library where do you get all these hardcovers from I'm new too the channel

[@njdevil1525]

Where can I get those bookshelves? All the bookshelves I get never fit my omnibus lol....love the channel my dude!!

[@GemMintCollectibles]

ikea kallax

[@joshualong6900]

BTW How do you have just about everything ever printed? Did you hit the lottery? Help me get to the Gem Mint Status, please.

[@lightkeeper1238]

Josh Long me too.....

[@sickboy9496]

You should check out IDW's Infestation, it's a multiversal crossover event between Transformers, G.I. Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, Star Trek, 30 Days of Night, Dungeons & Dragons and IDW's CVO and Zombies vs. Robots -- which deals with multiple universes having to deal with a widespread hive-mind zombie outbreak and later an invasion by Lovecraft elder monsters.

[@Tamminator200]

What bookshelves are those and where do you get that desk?

[@GemMintCollectibles]

the shelves are from IKEA, they're called Kallax...they have all different sizes (4 cube, 8 cube, 16 cube, etc). The desk was from Ashley Furniture.

[@joshualong6900]

You should check out some dope ass Euro comics. I got into some books from Humanoids and Magnetic Press (French Publishers) and 2000AD check out The Metabarons Hardcover Collection and The Metabaron oversized deluxe hardcovers vol 1 and 2 I got just before Christmas. Haven't read those but they seem dope. I picked up like 6 books from Magnetic Press: Meka, Naja, Warship: Jolly Roger and Zaya. And I actually just got this British Absolute Edition of Tank Girl. Comes in the slip case n shit. Beautiful art and funny story so far. Mine came from Amazon and was one of the signed editions. I just got back into comics in 2015 and I've gotten DEEP into checking out new shit. The super hero shit is getting old to me. But I still have Doom Patrol Omnibus and Age of Apocalypse Omnibus arriving today. Only new marvel or dc shit I've gotten in a long time. And because I got hooked up with them. Anyway, like Alan Moore said "each generation desserves it's own heroes and comics" I think the tights are from an era I can't relate to. But Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker dlx Hardcover edition is probably the best super hero book of all time and it's from Image Comics.

[@sergiovega4563]

Quick question. Where did you get your bookshelves? They are perfect for the omnibuses.

[@GemMintCollectibles]

they are called Kallax and are from IKEA

[@sergiovega4563]

@@GemMintCollectibles Thank you. Great channel and awesome collection. Keep it coming 👍🏻

[@steveh88]

Dude your collection is legendary. I saw you tell somebody that the shelves are ikea kallax. I made the mistake of getting shelves that are way too wide so the weight is making then dip in the middle. I like how yours are more like cubes and have more vertical supports. Are they sturdy?

[@GemMintCollectibles]

yea man sturdy af

[@steveh88]

@@GemMintCollectibles awesome. I see they still sell those bad boys. I appreciate you getting back to me

[@icebergpants]

Do you have a goal with your hardcover collecting?

[@GemMintCollectibles]

icebergpants At this point I just have to keep up with the new releases. Pretty much have everything that’s been released. Might be missing a few odds and ends here and there.

[@rapidtejji2676]

How much time it took to collect all the collection of books part 1 and part 2 combined..?I would really like to know about it!

[@GemMintCollectibles]

ive been building this collect for about 3 years

[@jordanthomas4379]

I have read absolute Joker, but not absolute Lex Luthor. Joker was really really good though.

[@tommullings9912]

Jealous man. Great collection.

[@GemMintCollectibles]

thanks Tom

[@LowKeyKoqui]

How much do thoes books go for this is awesome and so they make any horror comics

[@GemMintCollectibles]

most of them have a cover price of $100 but can be bought for up to 50% on instocktrades.com unless they are sold out. then they tend to go for much more on ebay and amazon.

[@LowKeyKoqui]

Gem Mint Collectibles okay thank you really like your videos keep them coming

[@coffeecupcomics1388]

Great stuff!

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Thanks!

[@bishop3660]

What is that desk called?

[@GemMintCollectibles]

BishoP not sure what it’s called but I bought it from Ashley Furniture

[@robertsantos6681]

Hi, is the left most part of your collection Kallax 2 x 2's?

[@sjsjjf8feirbfjtjfjifofofof417]

Ye i saw a comment relating to this

[@albertiodine3036]

Jaw dropping 😃

[@JW-hn5nt]

What is the best place to buy discounted absolutes/ omnibuses

[@mck7646]

InStockTrades.

[@DJ--ALLDAY]

Thats sick bro... dam

[@CSionni]

Good stuff man!

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Ch Sion thanks!

[@Joshuadancer79]

Awesome collection. Question: I’m in FL. What local comic shop did you get the Starman Omni’s from?

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Joshua Angel I flipped through some volumes at Tate’s, they didn’t have vol3. Bought the set off eBay.

[@Orteth]

Is Bone hardcover?

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Yea i think it is.

[@ramily7554]

For some reason I thought you owned a comic shop.

[@therealzeldamasterofminecr2434]

I dont think you know this but the writer of Locke and key joe hill is actually stephen kings son and joe hill is a horror novelist like his dad

[@solehead90]

You can see the progression from Gem Mint to Pristine 10 today

[@Aju155able]

this is priceless.

[@lockgod8927]

Road to 100k!

[@bboyd1176]

Going way back Gem! LoL

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Lol in the archives

[@sergnechaev]

you seem to know very little about the books you are purchasing, and have read very little (no offense, I like your channel)

[@GemMintCollectibles]

sergnechaev I guess i was like buy em all now and read em later. I’ve actually read a lot since this video. Check my Recent Reads vids.

[@disguy1801]

@@GemMintCollectibles All it means is the homie Steve got the cash to burn. Fuck dudes who flex bout their comic book knowledge just to fit in.

[@whiterunguard4717]

Good video you should get a better microphone or somethin its kinda hard to hear you sometimes

[@GemMintCollectibles]

I use a mic on my newer videos

[@ZeroChaos76]

100% Jealous x)

[@krayziejones]

Some of the ribbons on my omnis are starting to slightly separate from the spine, is that normal? It only happens on some.

[@lightkeeper1238]

Read the original Larry Hama G.I Joe first.

[@meatandpotao]

Honestly I absolutely hate kingdom pun intended

[@jamesjohnson-xc5qm]

'Fans' who just buy and never read are the worst

[@Almighty_Mage]

james johnson he does read. Besides fans who read but don't buy are the worst