The 13 Worst Things About Collecting Comics

Collecting comics is one of life’s few great pleasures. However, most everything involved in the collection process is a total pain.

Despite the long history of comics, no one has yet to invent a better storage method than longboxes

Despite the long history of comics, no one has yet to invent a better storage method than longboxes

Longboxes are susceptible to mold, damp, light or any sort of gentle physical contact.

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If you are unlucky, your comic book shop looks like a dungeon

If you are unlucky, your comic book shop looks like a dungeon

I love spending 40 minutes of my life every week in a place that smells like gym socks.

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And the owner of that dungeon is a rude, supercilious jerk

And the owner of that dungeon is a rude, supercilious jerk

Whoa there kid. You like superheroes?

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It is often difficult to explain your collection to your friends

It is often difficult to explain your collection to your friends

OK, sometimes its about the art and sometimes its about the story.

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