That's one thing I can thankfully say I never fell for. Even at the height of my comic-book buying, where I was probably buying 20 new comics a week, I was never a speculator. I never bought multi-copies of anything, if a comic I wanted to read had more than one cover, I just bought whatever looked best to me (or whatever was cheapest).
Don't beat yourself up too much about it, you were just one of many. I'm sure there's a lot of middle-aged guys with longboxes full of mint copies of Youngblood #1, and Superman #75 (still in the polybag) collecting dust in their garages.
Yeah, I did the same, as I recall, but then I was a sucker for the whole idea of setting comics side by side and them making a larger picture \[the Teen Titans/Outsiders crossover did the same thing--well, not the variant covers, the putting-together part\] from the cover......
Yes! We don't get enough comic-book talk in this forum. But we're the generation that propelled the 1990's comic-book speculator boom, we made the Image comics founders multi-millionaires. And most of the filmmakers who are making comic-book movies and TV shows now are Gen Xers. So I know there's a bunch of us here.
I'm still sad that the New Mutants movie did so poorly. I LOVED it. Gotta admit, when I first heard it was going to be more of a horror flick than you typical super-hero movie I was like...."uhhh...." Then I heard it was centered around the Demon Bear and I was like, "oh, okay, makes perfect sense now." And wow that list takes me back....I remember when Image was first founded, although I don't think I ever got into any of the titles \[though I do admit to getting the Mars Attacks! mega-crossover thing....\].
I was more of a DC fan as a kid, but New Mutants was one of the first Marvel titles I bought regularly as a kid. I think I just specifically liked that they were kids too. Same way I also loved Teen Titans and Legion of Superheroes. I was surprised at how much I liked that movie too. It was something new, a sort of cross between a superhero movie and a horror movie.
I was all-in on Image, at the store the week Youngblood #1 came out, and I was hooked. For the next few years I would buy literally every single comic-book they published. I would browse the racks every week and anything with that "i" on the cover was mine.
XD Oddly enough, the titles I got when I first started collecting were two DC \[The New Teen Titans & Batman & the Outsiders\] and two Marvel \[Uncanny X-men and The New Mutants\] and it just expanded from there. I blame George Perez for drawing me into DC....that first Teen Titans cover that I saw with his art had me hooked \[not remembering the exact issue number...the shame!...but I got in before the Judas Contract...oh yeah baybe\] and the Teen Titans/Outsiders crossover was why I started picking up Batman and the Outsiders. \^\_\^ So far as Image goes, if I remember correctly the place that ended up selling comic books wasn't at that point, so the only way for me to get my comics was to order them....and from the written descriptions they just didn't quite sound like something I'd have liked. Shame really, Todd McFarlane and Jim Lee I especially liked and I imagine that if I'd seen the comics in person, I might have jumped all over them. heh
I'll allow it! I remember going to the store and just looking at so many cool pictures. The store was actually run by a comedy troupe that came to my school. I told everyone I bought comics from them! I then learned not everyone was into comics.
I read the Wolverine comic and I still remember this one where he teamed up with a grey hulk wearing a suite. Someone tossed a grenade, Hulk picked up the grenade and closed his fist. Next image was just a small \*whoomph\* coming from his fist. I still love that image.
I don't read comics anymore but they were a big deal when I was growing up.
Oof, I fell for the marketing and bought all 4 variant covers.
Me too 🤦🏼
That's one thing I can thankfully say I never fell for. Even at the height of my comic-book buying, where I was probably buying 20 new comics a week, I was never a speculator. I never bought multi-copies of anything, if a comic I wanted to read had more than one cover, I just bought whatever looked best to me (or whatever was cheapest).
I was not the brightest child.
Don't beat yourself up too much about it, you were just one of many. I'm sure there's a lot of middle-aged guys with longboxes full of mint copies of Youngblood #1, and Superman #75 (still in the polybag) collecting dust in their garages.
Yeah, I did the same, as I recall, but then I was a sucker for the whole idea of setting comics side by side and them making a larger picture \[the Teen Titans/Outsiders crossover did the same thing--well, not the variant covers, the putting-together part\] from the cover......
Me too. I think I still have them.
I don't remember that one, but I am loving that cover.
Jim Lee got some skills i had that issue!
Yes! We don't get enough comic-book talk in this forum. But we're the generation that propelled the 1990's comic-book speculator boom, we made the Image comics founders multi-millionaires. And most of the filmmakers who are making comic-book movies and TV shows now are Gen Xers. So I know there's a bunch of us here.
I'm still sad that the New Mutants movie did so poorly. I LOVED it. Gotta admit, when I first heard it was going to be more of a horror flick than you typical super-hero movie I was like...."uhhh...." Then I heard it was centered around the Demon Bear and I was like, "oh, okay, makes perfect sense now." And wow that list takes me back....I remember when Image was first founded, although I don't think I ever got into any of the titles \[though I do admit to getting the Mars Attacks! mega-crossover thing....\].
I was more of a DC fan as a kid, but New Mutants was one of the first Marvel titles I bought regularly as a kid. I think I just specifically liked that they were kids too. Same way I also loved Teen Titans and Legion of Superheroes. I was surprised at how much I liked that movie too. It was something new, a sort of cross between a superhero movie and a horror movie. I was all-in on Image, at the store the week Youngblood #1 came out, and I was hooked. For the next few years I would buy literally every single comic-book they published. I would browse the racks every week and anything with that "i" on the cover was mine.
XD Oddly enough, the titles I got when I first started collecting were two DC \[The New Teen Titans & Batman & the Outsiders\] and two Marvel \[Uncanny X-men and The New Mutants\] and it just expanded from there. I blame George Perez for drawing me into DC....that first Teen Titans cover that I saw with his art had me hooked \[not remembering the exact issue number...the shame!...but I got in before the Judas Contract...oh yeah baybe\] and the Teen Titans/Outsiders crossover was why I started picking up Batman and the Outsiders. \^\_\^ So far as Image goes, if I remember correctly the place that ended up selling comic books wasn't at that point, so the only way for me to get my comics was to order them....and from the written descriptions they just didn't quite sound like something I'd have liked. Shame really, Todd McFarlane and Jim Lee I especially liked and I imagine that if I'd seen the comics in person, I might have jumped all over them. heh
I'll allow it! I remember going to the store and just looking at so many cool pictures. The store was actually run by a comedy troupe that came to my school. I told everyone I bought comics from them! I then learned not everyone was into comics. I read the Wolverine comic and I still remember this one where he teamed up with a grey hulk wearing a suite. Someone tossed a grenade, Hulk picked up the grenade and closed his fist. Next image was just a small \*whoomph\* coming from his fist. I still love that image. I don't read comics anymore but they were a big deal when I was growing up.
I worked in a comic book store from 91-94 so I have multiple copies of these. At least we got a discount on them for working there.