Girls With Comics

So how many of you sat through the shit fest known as ‘The Spirit’? I saw it Christmas day and never saw it again. I was honestly excited about the movie, since I am a Spirit fan. The comics are fun, and Eisner is a good writer. Frank Miller isn’t the worst person to do a movie either, or so I thought. Frank Miller is great when working with his own material. However, once he starts fucking with someone else’s property? Shit hits the fan. Of course the movie was you know, terrible and everyone knew it, so of course Mr. Miller decides to be a giant fucking pussy and come back with “I DIDN’T DO IT FOR THE FANS.”

No, you obviously didn’t. But why would you want to owe the fans anything? Aren’t they paying to see this amazing shit fest? The casting was good–Except ScarJo whom can’t act to save her life. Plus, Samuel L Jackson is always fun to watch on-screen, especially since he doesn’t really act. he just yells, but it works because he is a bad ass motherfucker. Frank Miller really…should not ever touch something he did not write. He sucks. He sucks fucking Aquaman dick. I can’t even begin to describe how much he sucks. I mean he’s better than Twilight but still.

My non comic book loving sister fell asleep 10 minutes into the movie. I stayed awake, and would have rather been reading some Aquaman comics. It would have been less painful.

-Lauren

“JUST RECEIVED BACK FROM CGC A FRESH, AND RAREST COMIC BOOK IN THE HISTORY OF COMIC COLLECTING!!!”

If you think this may be in reference to Action Comics #1…WELL YOU ARE WRONG! 😀

http://cgi.ebay.com/MARVEL-CLASSICS-COMICS-CGC-9-4-ODYSSEY-9-COVERS-NONUPLE_W0QQitemZ250532065985QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a54dff2c1

Hey kids! Do you have a spare $55k lying around? Do you need to burn that cash on something completely worthless and stupid? Then you need this comic! That’s right folks! For a mere $55k you can buy a book that will never be worth as much as you bought it for!

Now, you may be wondering why this non-key is so awesome. Well, it has 9 covers. I couldn’t really read the rest of the sales page since the spelling is non-existant, but from what I can tell there’s a lot of red, big text, and a lot of ‘!!!’, and in general IT HURTS MY EYES.

-Lauren

Now, as a long time comic collector, I’ve seen my fair share of dumb comic book covers. Some are unintentionally hilarious, some are just…dumb. Here’s a few of my favorites:

What exactly would Hitler be coming clean about? Hating Jews? Gypsies? Gays? Because I thought he was pretty honest about the whole thing.

The day old Bessie the Tractor died.

If you don’t read modern comics you might not find the humor. (HINT: BRUCE WAYNE IS DEAD AND A ROBIN TOOK HIS PLACE.)

Frankly, this just scares the fuck out of me.

-Lauren

That last one looks like buttsecks. 😀
~Han

Since I’m in a particularly raunchy mood, I thought I would share with you my big pet peeves when it comes to comic book dealers. Now, this isn’t aimed at any one dealer. There are good dealers, there’s bad dealers, and there’s everything in between. But as we all know, the bad ones are the ones we remember, and the ones who also make for great entertainment when one is shooting the shit with one’s social group.

-If you are a well-known, recognizable comic book vendor/dealer, the people you have working for you should know how to spot restoration and should then inform the buyer that said comic is restored.
-Never assume a customer is going to buy all of the books you just got graded “for them”. Especially when the customer never asked for those books nor asked for them to be graded.
-It’s never a good idea to laugh at a customer and then tell them they don’t know what they’re talking about when asking for a certain title and number, especially if it’s a key book.
-Being polite will get you my money faster than being a douche.
-Customers ask hundreds of questions. If you really want to gain their trust, you should answer the questions, even if it’s the same one asked a zillion different ways. Getting short with them and telling them to fuck off is a terrible idea.
-It’s never a good idea to make fun of someone’s taste in comics when they’re buying the books from you.

While a lot of the list seem’s to repeat itself, I think a point needs to be made: Being rude will lose you money. Being an asshole will lose you money. Not being able to spot color touch or married covers will cause the customer–who gives you their money so you can have a means to live–to not want to buy from you because they can’t trust you. I simply don’t get how many dealers can be assholes when they work in a customer service enviroment, especially retail.

The real crime, of course, is how people still go back to such moronic dealers time and time again. Grow a pair, people!

-Lauren

Now, I’m 23 years old. I’m horribly irresponsible with my money, and lord knows I spend it on crap. BUT, spending $38k on a comic book, that isn’t an Action 1 or Detective 27 (or even a Pep 22 and whatever else GA key book) seems ridiculously irresponsible. How much disposable income can a human really have in justifying that specific comic book for $38k?

I too own a Green Lantern #76. My copy is a CGC 7.5. I paid $170 for it. Thats right kids, I may have just spent $170 on a comic book which is a big waste of money no matter how you look at it, but then again I can resell it right now for more then what I paid for. I didn’t go out and spend $38k on the same book, a mere few grades higher. For what it’s worth, here’s a list of items you could buy for $38k instead of a comic book:

A 2010 Mercedes G Class: http://autos.yahoo.com/2010_mercedes_benz_glk_class/
You could use the money on college.
You could buy a brand new wardrobe from Nordstrom.
Groceries. For a few years.
You could also pay rent. For a few years.

I mean, if you gave me $38k and told me to pick between a GL #76 or a MB G Class, I would take the car. While the car will depreciate in value, it can at least do much more than a comic book can. Such as take me to places. And get through bad weather. And warm my ass with its heated seats. Can a GL #76 warm my ass? Maybe if I threw it into a fire, but other wise, no.

-Lauren