chinochang

May 19, 2009 5:38 pm This is great news indeed!  After my storage unit was broken into, All my SIP Harcovers were stolen.  They were ~$50 a piece and well out of print.  $175 for the complete run is really a bargain. 

May 7, 2009 2:37 pm

@JeffR.  I have the same observation with DK Publishing and I am reluctant to buy any of these big-books for that reason.  I don't want to buy an "ultimate guide" knowing that they will release an update (with a few added pages) two years later.  As suggested by Ron @ iFanboy, I wrote to DK Publishing about what I have in mind.  I suggested that they release the books based on decades.  (For example: Spiderman in the 80s) That way each release will have new content as opposed to just a few updated pages.
Haven't heard from them.  They probably trashed my idea in the can.  

April 24, 2009 2:05 pm @Conner- I agree that you should sell your single issues and use that money to buy trades on titles that you believe you will re-read.  I had my comics stored at a public storage for 8 years and recently had it broken into.  What upset me was these were books from 2000-2008.  Why didn't they steal my 1990's collection?  I went to my parent's house and got my 90s collection and reduced my long box from 15 to 5.  It had no value because these books are overstocked at comic stores and I know I will never re-read them.  So I trashed them.  With just a few long boxes, I don't need a storage facility anymore and I'm saving $40 a month on unit space.  My books had sentimental value so when it was stolen, I was upset.  But I got over it and I don't miss it that much.   

April 19, 2009 1:23 pm

@kenkneisel and miyamotofreak:

 Thanks a bunch!  I will definitely give your recommendations a shot!

  

April 19, 2009 6:39 am

@miyamatofreak

I live in the Fremont/ Union City area and commute to work in Alameda, so I try to find comic shops near that route.  With that said, the only good comic stores are: Crush Comics (San Leandro) and Treasure Island.  If you go further down to Milpitas, there's a little shop called Black Cat Comics.  It may be a small store but the owners are extremely friendly.  It's a mom and pop store (they're in their 30's) and they are very involved with the community.  I used to shop there when I used to live in Milpitas.     

Lee's Comics is great but they're too far (and I don't want to pay $4 for the bridge).  Their store is well-stocked and they carry all sorts of Indy books.   Books from the other 3 stores that I mentioned sell out pretty quickly because the owners try not to overstock their books.  You either have to shop on Wed or have a pull-list to get all your books.

I want to check out Hijinx (at San Jose) and Isotope (at SF).  They're way too far for me to shop there regularly, but I hear great things about them from the internet. 

April 17, 2009 7:25 pm

@kenkneisel.  I really want to go to Isotope and will one day make a trip there.  It won't be my regular store (since I live near Fremont and they're located in SF) but I've been hearing great things about them from iFanboy.

April 17, 2009 6:59 pm

@kenkneisel:  I agree that there's a few good stores in the SF Bay Area.  But these stores don't offer any discount.  I usually buy 5-6 books a week and my trades/collectibles @ DCBS.  Ever since I started listening to this podcast, my weekly books went up to 10-12 a week and I buy even more trades!  Love the iFanboy podcast, but hate buying so many books! 

I just wish those good stores would offer some discount to the loyal customers who spend close to $150 a month.  (more with the price and sales tax increase) 

April 17, 2009 6:32 pm

@miyamotofreak.  This is Xander and yes the store is located at Newark (Fremont area).  What I'm doing right now is visiting a GOOD comic shop on Wednesdays and grabbing the books that I know are not in my pull-list or books that are recommended by the iFan-base that I'm not aware of, such as the Irredeamable or GI-Joe: Cobra.  Those Indy books sell out quickly.  Then on Thurs or Fri, I would pick my books from that other store to get my discount.  With all the time and gas wasted visiting 2 stores every week, it makes me wonder how much I'm really saving at a weekly basis.

@Josh.  Thanks for your input and for including my letter in your letter column.  I was curious how other fans would deal with my situation.  Your experience at your store was similar to mine.

@ Neb.  These guys play games ALL the time!

February 28, 2009 9:45 pm

I just came back from the WonderCon today and saw someone with the HURM shirt.  When I saw who it was, it was Coner.  He was sprinting pretty fast with Ron, Josh and a camera man.  Since I just started watching your show and listening to your old podcasts, seeing the 3 of you was like seeing old friends.  I felt like calling you guys out, but I'll just appear like a fanboy of iFanboy.

Love your show! 

January 27, 2009 4:37 pm Shade the Changing Man was a good book and I really loved Chris Bachalo's art in that series.  Not so much in his X-Men run.