Hi all! It's Free Comic Book Day on May 4, 2013. FCBD is comic publishers' way of enticing more readers to collect comics by giving away comic titles for free. Thank God I am over my comics addiction (crossing my fingers!).
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| may 2007- at my first and only fcbd - black cat comics in Milpitas, CA |
I had been an avid collector of Spider-man and Star Wars comics. I loved being the only girl browsing the stacks in Comic Quest and Filbar's. It is quite a humbling experience to be in the same room with serious buyers who know so much about the Marvel Universe. They usually get 2-3 of each edition, are quite finicky about the grade and condition the comics are in, and are bothered about the imaginary dents and creases their comics have.
One day, I was looking through my whole collection housed in 5 big comic boxes when I realized I haven't even read as much as one box. I was running out of money buying comics I don't even read! That's when I knew I had to quit.
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| a comics store in downtown SFO |
1. You can't ever complete your collection.
2. You will never have time to read all your comics.
3. You can't read them in chronological order. (I'm sure bungi bungi rin ang collection mo.)
4. You can earn money from holding on to your collection, but it's the really, really old and collectible ones that fetch more money.
5. You can't hold on to your collection thinking your sons will enjoy them in the future. (Mine didn't.)
6. It feels good to stick out like a sore thumb in a man's world!
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| photo from fcbd philippines facebook |
Get your free comic books at Fully Booked, National Bookstore, Comic Quest, Filbar's and wherever comics are sold.
