But I was told by an expert ON THE INTERNETS that some comics can increase in value up to TWENTY TIMES what I paid for them? Specifically the work of one John Byrne. I've already maxed out my credit stockpiling comics written and/or drawn by this Future King of Comics. Don't I just have to wait for his death and then BOOM profit?

Because if thats not true I need to call some ninjas about cancelling something...
LurkerWithout | Email | Homepage | 09.12.08 - 12:38 am | #

I had brought some comics to work (to read) and a co-worker asked me about them; she seemed interested in the Hulk ("that's my dog!") and we talked for a few minutes about them. As she was walking away, I picked one up and resumed reading it at which point she walked back and said, completely astonished, "You really read them???".

What the hell did she think I'd brought them to work for, anyway?
Phill | Email | Homepage | 09.12.08 - 2:53 am | #

For the record, I have a friend who claims to have been quite a comic book fan in the early 1990s. I was mentioning to him the storyline in a recent title when he exclaimed, "You mean you actually read them?!" Struck me as being a strange remark from someone who actually was in the hobby at one time.
Thelonious_Nick | Email | 09.12.08 - 5:56 am | #

Speaking of All-Star Batman...
Anonymous | 09.12.08 - 6:56 am | #

Thank GOD you didn't attempt to explain Hush. The poor UPS guy would have died of abject boredom, right on your salesfloor. Heavens.
Agent_Torpor | Email | 09.12.08 - 3:35 pm | #

Six issues of the Millar/Hitch FF since February is a LOT better than I thought they'd be doing; when the first issue came out, I remember remarking to my local store owner "I'll be back in four months for the next issue of FF" and getting a good laugh. So they're ahead of the curve thus far based on my expectations.
Jack | 09.12.08 - 9:44 pm | #

Isn't Millar's Wolverine run currently in the midst of a two month gap between issues too?
Matthew | Email | 09.13.08 - 12:35 am | #

So how many of the "C'mon, I know you have some of thosee All-Star Batman #10s in the back. How much are you asking?" phone calls have you gotten?
Verbatim | Email | 09.13.08 - 1:39 pm | #

Over on Boing Boing, there's a fan-mail list by Heinlein, with boxes to tick to answer common questions. It might be fun to create a comics related one.
Andrew | Email | 09.14.08 - 1:01 am | #

Hey, I just got $7.50 in trade credit for a sealed Superman #75 from the Lone Star Comics people, which is easily twice what I was expecting. Not much, but still, it put me on the way to finally getting a copy of the first Herbie Archives to call my very own, so I was happy.
Bill D. | Email | Homepage | 09.14.08 - 2:03 pm | #

Bill - Those sealed Superman #75s do still sell for about $15 to $20 a pop...we still buy 'em when we come across them!
Mikester | Homepage | 09.14.08 - 2:07 pm | #

"Dead-Pool"? What's that? Is it anything like Deadpool? As in that new series of his that began recently?
Andy D. | Email | 09.20.08 - 2:12 pm | #

Andy D. - Lean in closer so I can smack you with my cane.
Mikester | Homepage | 09.20.08 - 2:29 pm | #