The Inside Story of Lifelong Comic Collectors!

[@collectplayandenjoy2800]

These were so cool. You had mentioned previously that these tend to be your lowest watched videos, well those who don’t watch are really missing out. Thank you for allowing everyone to share some truly epic stories.

[@danmovie-fan6395]

These videos will be remembered and cherished for collectors for years to come! Thank you for the time and effort. Excelsior!!

[@BrysComics]

👍💯

[@AnthonyLamarca-w4c]

Great video! I love to see old timers like me tell there story. These guys are the foundations of our community.

[@jesseduran7353]

Really fun to see the individual stories of other collectors. Really appreciate this type of video.

[@rederik99]

Another great vid. I like the different perspectives you use for this fun hobby of ours.

[@love4comics]

Great collectors viewpoints! I enjoyed them all! Thank you Bry!

[@jace-thecomicsource561]

Great video. I always enjoy your content, but these have become my favorite thing you do.

[@Lithograph_Comics]

It was a pleasure to talk to you and earn a spot in the video, Bry! After years of messages and live shows, it was good to finally have a face-to-face, even though it's digital. One of these days we'll meet in person at a convention I'm sure. -Greg, aka Lithograph

[@BrysComics]

Thanks again Greg!!

[@RJGraye]

Really cool to hear the stories! Thanks for sharing them and for the efforts to make the video.

[@coolworldpopculture]

Very cool seeing old dudes like myself reminiscing and interesting to see that some of them have never stopped collecting. This is a really excellent video series. I'm not sure how to build viewership for these other than logging some more videos in and promoting it on other channels. Not sure who your network is but I imagine it's pretty robust. I think this might have some legs.

[@Patrickchan621]

I enjoy hearing everyone's collecting journey and how they got into comics

[@spinnerrackstudios]

Just discovered you are doing this series. Love it! This is what comic book collecting is about. The stories and comaraderie.

[@Saveit3000]

Really cool story's, can't wait to hear more.

[@richchappell]

I remember getting interested in comics (and the X-Men in particular) because of Amazing Spider-Man 161, which is a 1976 crossover that includes Nightcrawler and the Punisher. I lost that comic when my parents moved about 20 years ago, and I recently bought it and 162 so that I could re-read the story. I started buying my own comics in the early 80s when I was a tween. I got serious about it in college, but quit entirely in 1993 after graduating and realizing I was poor. I started up again in April 2022 after pulling my boxes out of the hall closet for the first time in 20 years. I still had about 1200 comics that I managed to salvage before my parents' move, which is about 1/3 of what I had before. Since then, I have purchased more than 7,000 comics, because I have NO chill. lol I even attended my first comic con (Fan Fusion in Phoenix) earlier this year at the age of 55. I am working on filling out my Uncanny X-Men collection. I started with #144-318. Now, I have everything starting from #102 (including later volumes). Next up... the first appearance of the Phoenix. Those are pretty cheap, right? Right? ;-)

[@noyanhilmi1361]

True believer right here! Thanks for making these videos for the community and putting the algorithm second. 🙏

[@SeanCarter-t3y]

Great stories! Thank you.

[@Deadman1957TEB]

I felt for Richard, I'm also from the UK, but thankfully I was born in London so when I was 7 I found my first American comic (Lois Lane #51) DC were easy to find here in newsagents unlike Richard's, which must of been frustrating! Marvel weren't so easy to find, but that was mainly because of the Marvel (British) reprints, so they did arrive on these shores so readily! I'm glad that Richard was helped by the comic books, I loved to read at an early age, and a few years later when reading books such as Metal Men, that really helped with passing science exams, lol! Great show!

[@joshuaalvey]

Thanks for the great content

[@bestcore1214]

This is a great segment! 👍

[@Jaylog1000]

Enjoyed the hell out of it. THANKS KEEP DOING THIS ! Great Stories I definitely enjoyed everyone of them..Big Fan... Hopefully one day I can afford one of your 9.8 Exclusive's...

[@briand8550]

great stories! ty for sharing

[@justinreddick2615]

Great video! I enjoyed hearing from different people and their stories about collecting. We all share a connection with this hobby and each is so similar yet different. Maybe someday I will share mine. Thanks man! Keep killing it!!!

[@hockeymike15035]

Great Video Bry🙌🏻 awesome stories, Ahmar’s story was insane

[@aaronwing78]

Great people, and great stories!

[@JimChurchSr-lu2pq]

Incredible stories - I like these -Good job Bry

[@JekLongwalker]

Love listening to these stories, especially from some contemporaries of mine.

[@stephen19l]

Great Stories can't wait till the next one

[@safcollectibles8423]

It awesome people used comic books to learn not a “waste of time”. I bet you Greg has an unknown rival waiting for that relationship to mess up lol. Also the Stan Lee story with the back piece is really freaking cool!

[@spider-k8n]

It was great to hear how others have started collecting. When we were young my brother and I would get them from the AAFES Exchange on the air force base our dad was stationed at, at yard sales, local grocery stores and of course trades at school. Years later comic shops opened and gave us alot more choices but eventually I had to stop as life often gets in the way. I hope to see more videos like this, great job!

[@paytonardoin688]

Man, Clay hit on some points about his LCS that reminded me of my LCS. I also now live 45 min away from the shop I have a pull list with. They let me come in once every month, 2 months, even 3 months to pick up my books, AND they offer 30% off all pull list items. Insane. Why would I ever go somewhere else? That level of generosity is hard to find.

[@franciscomarquez3678]

This video was too good Bry. Keep up the good work.

[@xigencystudios]

This was a great video. Very nice collectors.

[@fnulnu8243]

Great video! Usually, I go for videos that highlight the financial aspect, but this was a really good alternative. I liked hearing the human aspect of the hobby. Thanks for making this and I look fwd to the next one.

[@scotchandyoda3925]

Loving these segments.

[@jthomascruz4890]

Great stories, it's nice to get to know all the people out in the community and all the different walks of life and stories they have to share.

[@AhmarButt-y8j]

I loved the entire video. Everyone’s story was inspiring. Thank you.

[@Forza_Juventus_48]

Great segment Bry! Great stories! I wish my wife liked comics.

[@Vp-jt3vl]

Great vid!

[@shytweedabone2663]

really interesting stories. I lost all my books in the early 2000s and recently got back in. I long for the prices of yesteryear!

[@linalleybri]

Always great to hear these stories

[@jessehelms3882]

Great video

[@breakbeatz309]

I love these videos. Thanks!

[@richardwittmann118]

Great stories.

[@gabesrunning8495]

Awesome stories! Loved the Greg‘s one. Props to his wonderful wife!👏👏

[@Lithograph_Comics]

I told my wife that the video was uploaded, and she got super excited when her part of the story was brought up. She's a serious collector/reader for sure, and I don't know where I'd be in the hobby without her support all these years! -Greg

[@gabesrunning8495]

Awesome, shes definately a keeper! Wish you guys both all the bests from Germany!🙋‍♂️🤝Gabe

[@SBAVoltronProdt]

Another round of great stories. Love hearing how people get in the community

[@CedRed]

What a great story.

[@ColoradoMountainManLongmont]

This was a fantastic video!!! I love hearing all the stories of how people started collecting. One of my favorite things to do when I get an older book is to think about all the places this book might have been. This hobby has so many facets, and I love them all!

[@terrygillard1672]

Great video. I love hearing from others about their love of the hobby.

[@GymLeaderRay]

Awesome story!

[@STCKBXS]

Another banger! Great stuff here. 🙏🏽

[@Rush_yt1]

Great video Bry! I do not understand how these aren't some of the most watched. Great stories, interesting people and free advice, what morte do you want? Let me watch some one open a CGC box so I can see all the 9.8s that they got, boring! This is where it is at!! Keep up the good work.

[@BrysComics]

Hahaha I agree but it is what it is 🤷‍♂️

[@everydaychallenges2282]

It's always awesome hearing from people in the community.

[@zachbrobst9473]

Love this idea for a series 👍

[@LoneWolf-p1o]

Watched it whole! Love that stories from a long-lived comic book heads. Keep it going.

[@davidatiles8546]

Yo Bry!! Huge fan since we bumped heads on IG about our dissatisfaction towards Hero Restoration 🤢 😝 can’t wait for my next purchase cuz I’m copping a hat 💯 can’t wait to rock that shit fr fr

[@BrysComics]

lol I can’t even remember what that was about 🤷‍♂️

[@thehatcheteer6221]

Clay video on tha comics den is amazing his collection is insane i can only imagine after the comics den vid what his collection is like now the stiff he has probably added 💪

[@ronaldbourgeois1255]

Bry love these so much I collect avengers sub mariner Captain America fantastic four and Thor trying to get the back issues I need.

[@justinzwald1839]

Great stuff man!

[@nuctech99m]

Great video nice to hear the personal stories of the community

[@rogerfleming1782]

That Stan Lee tattoo story was amazing. Great video. Thx Bry

[@tensixtythreecomics]

Appreciate this video. Maybe I’ll reach out! Love hearing people’s stories!

[@clelandwarrenjr850]

Thanks for doing this it was a pleasure to get to talk wit you one on one

[@BrysComics]

Thank you Clay!

[@JSSBrooklyn]

Thanks - great series to do

[@corso_kid]

All different but similar stories, comic book rules!

[@HolyDiver614]

Comic collectors get 💩 on sometimes but those that persevere tend to come out on top with some rarities. I saw a guy who had been collecting since the 60's and has had at least 10 copies of AF15 in and out of his collection.

[@BrysComics]

😲

[@sidneyrivera3578]

You gotta learn the KZbin algorithm…more effort = less views😜. Keep grinding bro!✌️

[@BrysComics]

Hahahaha so true

[@TalkingIndiesInMyUndies-w3y]

Good editing. Respect

[@BradHeidt-s2w]

Such a great video!!! The one collector you had on your show in this video had like short box wall stacks. I would love to get my hands on something similar. Would anyone happen to know where he got these? Please let me know if you do.

[@AmedeeBoulette]

Brys, please! No more forced subtitles please…. My adhd kills me and I can’t focus on your fantastic content 😢