Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Why do people shun oversized comics?

I often see larger oversized comics in comic stores untouched. And recently when I went to the Comic Con I've noticed that nobody gave them a second look. These magazines and sometimes treasury sized comics are often left on the side, untouched. But I for one really like them and plus they seemed so lonely just sitting there...
Usually magazines have a lot more content than comics. They also have better artwork whether is black & white or colored. And plus if they're more expensive the extra contents usually makes up for it. So ok, now you're probably thinking how do I store those huge buggers? They do make bags & boards and boxes for magazines. And if you want to they make a great display when framed.
And now we are going to talk about treasury sized comics. Some of the beginning collectors are probably thinking what is that? Well treasury comics are huge, much bigger than magazines. Think large size Life Magazines, yup they're about that size. These usually have about four different stories in them. Some of them are reprints but boy are they nicely done. You see old comics are printed on newsprint paper and over time the color fades and the paper changes color. The paper thats used in treasury comics are much better, and they make the color glow. But these are much, much harder to store. There are no boxes that will hold these and trying to find the bag & boards can be a pain. But that shouldn't stop you from at least getting one to check out.

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