Comic Book Buyer’s Guide Introduction: Collectors and Readers
Dec 28, 2008 Comic Book Buyer's Guide
One of the main questions that comic fans are constantly asking themselves is “Where can I find the comics I want?” That question could originate from a “Collector” trying to fill the remaining holes in their near complete run of Vigilante or simply a “Reader” looking for that next great story. Be it single comic or trade paperback, all comic fans want to know the best place to find what they are searching for. If you speak to any comic fan, you can bet that they have a ”Want List” of items they are trying to track down. Of course, every comic fan is different and what they are looking for always varies in theme, quality and price range.
Typically, comic fans can be divided into 2 groups; Nerds and Extreme Nerds… I’m only kidding… kind of. Everyone has some “Extreme Nerd” in them about something and that’s what makes everyone who they are. It could be cars, movies, learning, pickles or ANYTHING. I’ve got news for you; if you are passionate about something, you are an Extreme Nerd when it comes to that “something”. Embrace it. Anyway, that is a whole other potential entry. Getting back to the 2 groups I mentioned; they are Collectors and Readers. While these 2 groups are not mutually exclusive, most comic fans can place themselves closer to one end of the spectrum than the other. That being said, a Reader can obviously have Collector tendencies and vice versa.
Please continue on to read more including the differences between a Collector and a Reader.
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