tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post115698193423384432..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Clean House. Please.Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-15046479188577202872016-07-28T01:13:26.420-05:002016-07-28T01:13:26.420-05:00This is a great inspiring article.I am pretty much...This is a great inspiring article.I am pretty much pleased with your good work.You put really very helpful information. Keep it up. Keep blogging. Looking to reading your next post.<br /><a href="http://clearviewsurfaces.com" rel="nofollow">ClearView Surfaces</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736251503579482269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-64308393860544099792007-12-26T17:11:00.000-05:002007-12-26T17:11:00.000-05:00Well, this is highly belated, but do you have any ...Well, this is highly belated, but do you have any advice for locating somewhere in your own hometown to donate old comics and books?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333328342483122521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-44479249003314009712007-10-07T03:49:00.000-05:002007-10-07T03:49:00.000-05:00Wow! I loved this post! I am watching the Dragon e...Wow! I loved this post! I am watching the Dragon episode for the second time, and it's even more disturbing the second time around. But it's so important to remember that things are just that--things. How this woman treated her daughter over her crap was sickening.<BR/><BR/>I am always fighting the good clutter fight around here...even with three kids.Undercover Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665520353750292526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157269238858473652006-09-03T02:40:00.000-05:002006-09-03T02:40:00.000-05:00Not to be contrarian, but I'm not giving away my b...Not to be contrarian, but I'm not giving away my back issues. I've been collecting comic books steadily since I first moved to this country, and those comic books helped ease the transition and gave me a sense of joy and belonging. Every time I pick up an old comic that I read 20+ years ago, it brings me back to my childhood, and I get nostalgic about my life, my family, and my opportunity to leave the despair of a 3rd world country. <BR/><BR/>Trade paperbacks don't do that, and new comics off the shelf don't either. The only things that bring back that warm sense of being twelve years old again are the goofy issues that I read when I was twelve. And that's invaluable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157118154771048932006-09-01T08:42:00.000-05:002006-09-01T08:42:00.000-05:00Lord, how I despise Niecy Nash. I don't mind the ...Lord, how I despise Niecy Nash. I don't mind the concept of the show, as it works like a champ as <I>Clean Sweep</I> on that other network, the one where HGTV gets all of its ideas. But damn, Ms Nash is an awful woman. She really isn't there to help anyone at all, to seperate the wheat from the chaff in their lives, but just to vamp around, do nothing and be catty, above all else. <BR/><BR/>Having said all that, I've reduced my comics inventory down to about three or four longboxes worth. So much of my collection was just not worth keeping -- like all of the overprinted now-worthless foil-hologram-cover trash from the mid-90s.Fearless Leaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03867756713804083325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157116201881355222006-09-01T08:10:00.000-05:002006-09-01T08:10:00.000-05:00You know, as August turns to September, and I see ...You know, as August turns to September, and I see all the Christmas items on display at the local shops, I'm reminded of another good way to clean out old comics and perpetuate our hobby.<BR/><BR/>Give them out at Halloween as trick-or-treats! An interesting alternative to processed sugar and fat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157081341073540332006-08-31T22:29:00.000-05:002006-08-31T22:29:00.000-05:00Thanks for writing about this, Scipio, it's the nu...Thanks for writing about this, Scipio, it's the nudge I've needed to go through my books and graphic novels. I'd sooner give away my JSA* or Preacher runs with the knowledge another person is going to enjoy and benefit from them than let them sit on my shelf or in my closet for the next 40 years, unloved.<BR/><BR/>I'm only on three boxes of books, but it's two and a half too many for my itty-bitty living space.<BR/><BR/>*I'm keeping my Roulette issues, damn it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157052778497421782006-08-31T14:32:00.000-05:002006-08-31T14:32:00.000-05:00This is all just sick. You don't throw anything ou...This is all just sick. You don't throw anything out. You don't give anything away. You don't sell anything. You amass. Because the other option is simply to have a nervous breakdown at the very thought of getting rid of something you might very well need someday. <BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Why yes, I am divorced, why do you ask?Tegan O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815842488966694944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157042393264775362006-08-31T11:39:00.000-05:002006-08-31T11:39:00.000-05:00Does anyone know what the protocols are for donati...<I>Does anyone know what the protocols are for donating to a children's hospital?</I><BR/><BR/>I guess it depends on the hospital. I've never heard anything like that from the one I regularly donate to. I've even gotten thank-you letters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157037472654057912006-08-31T10:17:00.000-05:002006-08-31T10:17:00.000-05:00Well, she isn't coming to my house to clean! My h...Well, she isn't coming to my house to clean! My husband and I own a 16 room, 150 year old brick Victorian. The barn is full of cars and firetrucks (his) and I have a whole room just for my comic books. Bwhahahahahaha! I<BR/>actually do go up and reread them however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157035910226009702006-08-31T09:51:00.000-05:002006-08-31T09:51:00.000-05:00Does anyone know what the protocols are for donati...Does anyone know what the protocols are for donating to a children's hospital? I donated three boxes of comics to a children's ward once, but was told by a doctor friend later that it might not have made it past the security desk...too much risk for pathogens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157033434169058672006-08-31T09:10:00.000-05:002006-08-31T09:10:00.000-05:00When I finally organized my comics in The Big Reor...When I finally organized my comics in The Big Reorg recently, I was surprised how much of the collection was stuff I wouldn't miss in the slightest. Do I really need a complete run of <I>Avengers</I> from the late eighties?<BR/><BR/>A giant eBay bonanza is a'comin'. After that, probably a big fat donation to a children's home or whoever would want 'em. <BR/><BR/>Trimming the collection down to a few longboxes would be great. Like Scip, I'm a reader, not a collector. If I don't want to read it, why the hell should I keep it?<BR/><BR/>I still hate <I>Clean Sweep,</I> though. The house-wardrobe-body makeover shows are popular with the missus, but I can't stand 'em. The hosts make me surly.<BR/><BR/>If ever assaulted by the <I>What Not To Wear</I> crew, I will be forced to defend myself in as catty a fashion as I can manage: <I>"Yeah, I'll accept fashion advice from a man in those shoes. You know, I thought I kept current, but I guess I've fallen behind the times. I wasn't aware 'Ringling Brothers' had become the big name in couture. By the way, here's the number for my laywer. You should give him a call to sue SuperCuts and get your eight dollars back."</I>Harvey Jerkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118848012122050416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157032836157337282006-08-31T09:00:00.000-05:002006-08-31T09:00:00.000-05:00We have a toddler now, so space and money are both...<I>We have a toddler now, so space and money are both at a premium in our house at the moment.</I><BR/><BR/>Man, I feel your pain! My son will be 4 in December and my daughter is just 5 months. It's either sell the old comics or use them for diapers (and with some of the 90s stuff that would seem redundant).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157032473641285042006-08-31T08:54:00.000-05:002006-08-31T08:54:00.000-05:00And if you do like I did and donate something from...And if you do like I did and donate something from your collection (say, your run of Detroit League comics) to someone with a blog (oh, let's say, The Absorbascon) you just may get to enjoy them in a whole new light.Captain Infinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043927506160341160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157032203079197592006-08-31T08:50:00.000-05:002006-08-31T08:50:00.000-05:00I'm a teacher, and it's given me a great opportuni...I'm a teacher, and it's given me a great opportunity to get rid of old comics- I give them to the 5th graders upon graduation. Last year, I brought in a box of X-books, Image (not Spawn or anything too bloody/ sexualized), and random super-hero stuff, and the kids tore through them. I got rid of about 300 comics in 30 seconds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157032188191880802006-08-31T08:49:00.000-05:002006-08-31T08:49:00.000-05:00I did this just recently while preparing to move. ...I did this just recently while preparing to move. I sold off nearly 7 longboxes worth of stuff keeping only the stuff I'd bought in the last year and a half and a few choice items from the past. <BR/><BR/>It was a tough decision since I'd had a lot of the stuff for almost 20 years, but since I knew I was never going to re-read them it only made sense. Plus it gave me money and space to buy more comics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157031815046475962006-08-31T08:43:00.000-05:002006-08-31T08:43:00.000-05:00We've been doing this very thing a lot lately. We...We've been doing this very thing a lot lately. We have a toddler now, so space and money are both at a premium in our house at the moment. We also hate where we live and want to move soon, and don't want to have to take all this stuff with us. Some stuff we pulled to sell on eBay, but a lot of items got pulled for a yard sale we hope to have in a few weeks, and if they don't sell there, it's off to the Salvation Army with the lot of it.<BR/><BR/>I've also been eBaying a lot of comics and trade paperbacks lately, too. And some of it has been stuff I enjoyed, but I realize I may never read it again, so out it goes. You'd be surprised at some of the stuff you're willing to part with once you're in an "Everything Must Go" mood.Bill D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013121134005443309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157031544935527482006-08-31T08:39:00.000-05:002006-08-31T08:39:00.000-05:00Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I actually DO go back and ...Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I actually DO go back and re-read my books - but then again, I really only buy trades, so they withstand repeated readings...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491386537225283381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157028840224903992006-08-31T07:54:00.000-05:002006-08-31T07:54:00.000-05:00But do you then watch "I WANT THAT" after you have...But do you then watch "I WANT THAT" after you have been suckered into watching HGTV?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157027935984166972006-08-31T07:38:00.000-05:002006-08-31T07:38:00.000-05:00You gave him "Knightfall"?Man, that's just plain m...You gave him "Knightfall"?<BR/><BR/>Man, that's just plain <I>mean</I>.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157024917249116532006-08-31T06:48:00.000-05:002006-08-31T06:48:00.000-05:00Not sure whether this counts. I gave my near-mint,...Not sure whether this counts. I gave my near-mint, hardly read TPB collections of the Knightfall series to my sister's boyfriend for Christmas last year.<BR/><BR/>...he did specifically ask for them. It was either that or burn 'em.S Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356657498264383431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157024666117587792006-08-31T06:44:00.000-05:002006-08-31T06:44:00.000-05:00This has been an ongoing conversation with my love...This has been an ongoing conversation with my lovely and talented wife for a while.. It seems that the 15K+ comics in the basement are beginning to take up too much room.<BR/><BR/>Time to purge out the old boxes of Valient and Image comics (don't laught.. they were quarter comics) that I have down there. I'm not desperate enough yet to get rid of the DC stuff.Pope Impious XXIIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841798886849621871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157023378393803242006-08-31T06:22:00.000-05:002006-08-31T06:22:00.000-05:00Yep, that's her; love her.Perhaps you would enjoy ...Yep, that's her; love her.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you would enjoy the show where they go to ... her mother's house.<BR/><BR/>And guess whose crap gets throw out?<BR/><BR/>Niecy's. TONS of it.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157021260886837382006-08-31T05:47:00.000-05:002006-08-31T05:47:00.000-05:00Niecy Nash? That's the name of that soulless bray...Niecy Nash? That's the name of that soulless braying hellbeast on that show? The one that sees family heirloom furniture as just as junky as a bric-a-brac shelf? Yet another 'makeover'/'repair' person whose modus operandi is to force her tastes on the unsuspecting and not care about whose feelings get hurt?<BR/><BR/>I hate that woman with a passion and would love to see someone just pop her one on that show sometime. Lord knows I would if my mother ever got the bright idea to sign on for it.<BR/><BR/>You're lucky your love of Vibe negates your allegiance to this monster from the depths of hell with the equally stupid name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1157004447255920112006-08-31T01:07:00.000-05:002006-08-31T01:07:00.000-05:00Over the years I've given nine boxes to a communit...Over the years I've given nine boxes to a community centre, made frequent donations to children's hospitals and fed the comic lust of a couple of young relatives on a regular basis. I did sell 26 boxes before Christmas last, but to local comic dealer who over the years has kept his prices low. I didn't get much, but the pleasure I've had over the years looking through his eccentric and affordable boxes more than offsets that. Since then all my comics are out on shelves and I've sworn no more boxes. I haven't been so happy with my collection in years. It sharpens my mind in the comic store-"Hmmm, do I want to read this more than Plastic Man Archives?"- I bring less mediocre comics into the house when I can see all those I like best on a daily basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com