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My origin story, how I started collecting comic books

I think growing up in the 90's was the best time to be a kid, especially if you liked superheroes.  I grew up watching Batman the Animated series, the Batman movies, power Rangers, Superfriends and other great cartoons.  It was definitely a fun time to be a kid.  Batman has always been my favorite superhero and I can remember having almost all the animated series figures and watching that show over and over again.  Batman and Power Rangers had the biggest impact on me as a young kid.  I can remember how blown away I was with the Batman movies like Batman and Robin and Batman Forever, of course seeing them now they don't hold up at all, but as a kid you didn't care about the story, you just wanted to see Batman on the big screen.  I had read some comics when I was young at school but it wasn't until I saw the first Spiderman movie where I can actually remember buying any comics.  I didn't really have any comic shops around where I lived growing up....
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Comiconn 2018 review

I went to Comiconn last weekend at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.  I had fun at the show.  We didn't set up this year so I was just there as an attendee.  I think I made the right choice this year, even though last year was good for selling books  This year there were far less dealers.  The venue itself is great, its a casino so you cant really complain.  I played some tables after I was done with the con and had a pretty good time.  The show had its issues though.  I didn't have a dealer pass this year so I bought my ticket ahead of time online.  I went on Saturday only.  The way they let you in was kind of weird.  Whether you bought a ticket in advance or not you had to wait in the same line.  You then had to make your way to the Foxwoods box office to hand in your printed ticket for another ticket.  You then had to go onto another line where you exchanged that ticket for a wristband.  I think they could ha...
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East Coast Comic Con 2018 Review

Last weekend I attended the East Coast Comic Con.  It was my first time attending this convention and I had a great time, possibly the most fun I've ever had at a show, largely due to all the great people I got to meet.  I was able to meet some friends from the YouTube and Instagram community.  I need to give a shout out to the New York Warriors, I was able to meet some of them and they were all awesome guys.  I also met Reapertate, who was also fun to talk too.  I met Jimmy C, another cool dude.  I also met d12comics and had a lot of fun hanging out with her.  I also got to meet Tom Ryan and spend some time hunting for books with him. It was wicked fun meeting all of you and I hope we get to run into each other at another show soon. I also met some great artists and was able to pick up some amazing artwork from them. First was Joe Linsner who I have met before but he's an awesome guy and did an incredible Scarlet Witch piece for me.  The Next...
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2018 Convention Schedule

I have finally hashed out my convention schedule for the year.  I will be attending far fewer cons in 2018 than I did last year.  2017 was very hectic for me as far as cons went.  I attended 12 cons and 10 of those were within a 5 month span.  I was just burnt out by the end of the year and wasn't having fun anymore.  I wanted to switch things up this year and attend a few shows that I have never been too. My first con of the year will be East Coast Comic Con in New Jersey from April 27-29th.  I have never gone to this show before but I've heard good things and I'm excited to go to it.  My next show will be another New Jersey con, Garden State Comic Fest from July 7-8th.  I went to that show for the first time last year and really enjoyed it so I will be there again for sure.  Next will be Boston Comic Con from August 10-12th.  This is my local show and will be the 5th year in a row I will be attending.  Its always been my fav...
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Rhode Island Comic Con 2017 Review

I was at the Rhode Island Comic Con this past weekend as a vendor and I'll tell you about my experiences.  I'll start with the good experience I had because there wasn't many so this will be quick. The people I got to meet and fellow collectors were great.  Its always fun to meet like minded people and get to hang out with old friends.  I got to see some great creators and purchase some original art from them.  I got a Scarlet Witch piece from Jeff Dekal, he was a real nice guy.  I purchased a Harley Quinn piece from Chad Hardin, another great person.  I also got an original page from Xmen gold issue 8 from Ken Lashley, I've met him several times and hes a great dude so I try to pick up art from him every time I see him.   Last but certainly not least I met Joseph Michael Linsner and his Wife Kristina they were wicked awesome people.  I had never met them before but they were so nice and a pleasure to talk to.  I had Joe do a Zatanna p...
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Trying to change how and what I collect and why.

I've been collecting for about 15 years now and have been selling and speculating for the last 5 or so.  But I think its time to slow down.  I have spent a lot of time and even more money hunting for and buying books just to resell them.  I have pushed my personal collection to the side and looking back I really regret doing so.  I cant even imagine the books I could have picked up for myself 5 years ago and the prices I could have got them for if I wasn't so focused on speculating and buying multiple copies of books I didn't even want. I have spent way to long chasing variants and so called key issues and first appearances of characters who have no staying power.  Its time for me to end all that and refocus on actually collecting.  I need to finish off my JLA run that I've been putting off forever. I only need about 30 issues which I could probably find at just one convention if I tried. For those of you who are just getting into collection my recommenda...
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Updates on some conventions I've been to and some upcoming ones

I haven't had time to write any posts lately, work and life has been wicked busy.  I've been to several conventions since the the last time I wrote something, quite a few actually. I went to Garden State Comic fest in New Jersey back in July.  I had heard great things about New jersey conventions and this one didn't disappoint. It was a small show but had a lot of comics for sale and I walked away with a lot of great deals.  I will definitely be attending again next year.  I went to a very small show in Fitchburg Massachusetts called Plastic City Comic Con.  It was a fun time, maybe 10 guys selling books but books were priced to sell and i did very well there.  I attended Boston Comic Con for the 4th straight year and it was different.  New much larger location.  It was a good show, not as god as last year but still fun.  I met some great artists and walked away with some incredible commissions. The weekend right after Boston was Terrificon a...
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