Edited by chipreece - 20 April 2012 at 11:44pm

So how did you start collecting? 

I had a friend when I was about 9 or 10 who got me into it. Started out on Marvel and Darkhorse.

How many comics are in collection approximately?
Right now I have around 1500 or so

What do you like to collect?
I started collecting Image when they came around and haven't looked back.  Still collect some Marvel, DC and Indy titles
Which title/character is most found in your collection?
I mainly have Spawn in my collection, been a fan since the beginning.

Edited by Stlyidklr - 10 May 2012 at 12:37pm

So how did you start collecting?
I was 10 years old when I accompanied my mother to the village pharmacy one day. Near the prescription counter was a tall spinning rack of comic books. The Punisher #56 for some reason stood out to me. Quesada's cover of the Punisher escaping a prison, running at the viewer's direction, interested me enough to ask my mother to buy that comic for me. That was the beginning for me to the world of comic books.

How many comics are in collection approximately?
Previously, 3000+. Now at 1000+ in a whole new collection. Had to start over after being in a financial jam and having to sell my original collection.

What do you like to collect?
Batman, Silver Age Marvel books, anything with a deep emotional story and/or one that will make you think about the conflict. (ie, Identity Crisis, Civil War), and sometimes a good horror series. (Freaks of the Heartland!)

Which title/character is most found in your collection?
Batman, X-men (mostly Uncanny), Daredevil (silver age, mendis/maleev).

@Stlyidklr: Welcome to SMC!  I'm currently reading Spawn right now, and am at issue 48.  I'm debating on continuing after issue 50.  It's just getting a little long winded for me.  How is the series after the 50th issue?

@audino79  Welcome, also, to SMC!  What was in your original collection, and have you been able to get some of that back? 

Don't forget, both of you, to check out the blog for some coolness when you're not stashing books!

Well, started collection in the late 80's, so aside from every #1 that came out when you blinked in the early 90's, the gimmick covers and Image putting the words "blood" "death" etc in every title, I had mostly X-Men. I had very very little DC. Couldn't stand anything besides Batman. I was a big key issue collector as well. Had lots of key ASMs, UXM (claremont, namely), and the here and there keys, like Ms Marvel 18, Secret Wars 8, Nyx 3 (I wish I still had that one).

I rebought some of the books I had. I loved a few of the Crossgen titles like Sojourn and Scion. My Sojourn run is once again complete and Scion is almost there. I was smart enough to save some of my absolute favorite reads thinking I may regret getting rid of *everything* so there isn't too much I have to re-purchase that I miss!

Hi, I'm new here. Call me Ron (it is a girl's name.  A lot of times I get mistaken for a guy because of the name). 

How did you start collecting?

I collected here and there when I was little but by college I really got into it because an english teacher recommended a comic book shop to me in the place I lived.  Haven't looked back ever since.

How many comics are in your collection approximately?

192 comics and 14 graphic novels

What do you like to collect?

I am a big Superman fan.  Recently actor Chad Michael Murray came out with his first graphic novel so I have it and plan to collect anything else he writes.

Which title/character is most found in your collection?

You can mostly find Superman in my collection with Green Arrow coming in second.  I'm more of a DC girl so I do have some Batman, Legion, JLA, and Flash but those aren't as big as my Superman collection.

Welcome to the site!  We've been working hard at updating the Manga in our database, but there still may be titles we are missing.  Feel free to submit anything you can't find, so that we can get it in the database for you!

  Hey guys I'm new to the sight but have been collecting for a very long time.  Started as a kid when my mom bought me and my brother a comic at the grocery store to shut us up, way back in the eighties.   Been a fan ever since.  Have thousands in my collectionand it only keeps growing!  I have mostly X-men but read a number of other things fairly regularly.  My favorite is an original psylocke I had drawn by J. Scott Campbell at a local  comic store.  Also got a couple of Spider-man issues signed! I ndon't get to go to conventions so this one is really cool to me, especially afterr getting tpo talk to him for a bit.         &n bsp;         &n bsp;         &n bsp;         &n bsp; 

Sweet!  Welcome aboard!

For sure!  Lot's of cool stuff to check out here, in addition to stashing those comics!  Hit up the blog if you get a spare minute and read up on some of the reviews we've got up there.  We've also got some really cool articles that dive right into the world of comics too!  Be sure to leave a comment and tell us what you think!

So how did you start
collecting?    My younger
brother and I read comics all the time in the 60's-70's.
One summer our mom threw our collection away as a
punishment for something we'd done (can't remember what,
I'm still in shock I think).

   In the early 90's I tried to
start collecting again, but I was soon turned off by most
of the work being put out by MARVEL. I also didn't like
the way the market was being flooded with million+ print
runs on countless crossovers. It beame boring for me. I
walked away again, but luckily not before buying an X-MEN
#50 from Milehigh comics for  $35. I CGC'd it last year
and it came back a 9.6 OW/W.

   A few years ago the collecting
bug bit me again, but this time I'm more focused on what
I collect.

How many comics are in your collection approximately?      2,645
stashed- another 400 +/- $1 books waiting for me to get
bored enough to bother going through them.

What do you like to collect? My friend was one of the
most well known inkers for DC, MARVEL and DELL/GOLDKEY in
the 70's and I'm currently collecting at least 1 copy
of everything he's ever penciled or inked, having
him sign each one. I also collect Golden Age, Silver Age,
Bronze Age superheroes.

Which title/character is most found in your collection? Spider-man

Edited by Darth Ominus - 23 May 2012 at 2:48pm

Welcome aboard grc001!  If you're looking for a good story with some great art, you should try X from Dark Horse Comics.  The series only went for 25 issues, but well worth it for story alone!