THE RISE AND FALL OF MY VALIANT COLLECTION

Fanboy375 · Post by **Fanboy375** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:14 pm

I started collecting x-men comics when i was 5 years old (1980). As i grew I collected a few more titles including Amazing Spider-man.

I was lucky enough when I started to drive that there was a LCS that promoted the Previews catalog (back when it was 50 cents. By this time I was collecting 20 titles a month including Superman and Bat-man.

Then I saw it!!! BWS and Jim Shooter and Bob Layton starting a company. I was hooked. I sold all my comics except my X-men and bought 4 copies of every valiant book (2 to get the coupons out of, 1 for me, and one for my first born son). Its was great. I collected up to Chaos Effect. I was able to sell my extra books with no coupons for a mint and buy gold books.

I sat on my valiants till i got married. I loved reading the TPBs and remincsing about the pre-unity days. Then in july 00 tradegy struck my wife and I. We lost our first child in utero and the medical bills were HUGE. I sold all of my comics to pay for the bills.

My daughter was born on 8/01 and I had furthur bills, once they were paid off, She had to go into the hospital for a severe infection and had to have here tonsils removed several months later at 2 years old. I Sold my Heroclix for that (I had every single one including LEs up to and including Xplosion).

Recently I got a much better job and I started collecting again around Civil War. I was also collecting DC until the "we well finish the story in an annual later on". At that point I dropped DC and Doubled my Marvel Effort.

Then I saw it Harbinger HC in Previews. The Kid in me exploded. I decided that I would drop all my Marvel Titles except X-men and concentrate on getting all my valiants back again.

So my collection begins again. by now I have a 1 year old son (not quite old enough to appreciate these yet. LOL. And only short of my family getting sick again will I sell it.

Would I do it all again. HELL YES!!! My kids and wife come first, then the comics.

See you all on the boards. Try not to give this nnob too much crap.

Jonathan

Harbinger7 · Post by **Harbinger7** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:17 pm

Are you a noob or a nnob?

Just giving you crap!

Noob.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:23 pm

Glad to have you aboard, Jonathan.

Harbinger7 · Post by **Harbinger7** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:25 pm

Welcome!

thePike · Post by **thePike** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:38 pm

I'm one of those who also only collects X-Men & Valiant Characters!

No shame in selling books to keep your family safe n' secure!

Glad to have you aboard!

-Pike

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:15 pm

I'm another of those X-Men and Valiant guys.

Well, and Green Lantern.

And some other stuff too, but you get the point.

It sounds like after a rough patch things are looking up.

Welcome to the bored!

worldsbestcomics · Post by **worldsbestcomics** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:31 pm

Welcome! Life first, comics second.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:56 pm

Welcome

96Valiantfan · Post by **96Valiantfan** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:46 pm

Welcome

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:44 pm

Welcome abroad!

-slym

J-Scott-R · Post by **J-Scott-R** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:19 pm

worldsbestcomics writes:

Welcome! Life first, comics second.

Double that from me and welcome from another Kentuckian.

Scott

buff-beardo · Post by **buff-beardo** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:53 pm

Welcome to the community! Sorry to see the hardships you've had to endure, but it's good to have you back.

DarqueArcher · Post by **DarqueArcher** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:33 pm

Welcome!!!! By the way giving noobs crap is what some of these guys do best

DarqueArcher · Post by **DarqueArcher** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:35 pm

J-Scott-R wrote:worldsbestcomics writes:

Welcome! Life first, comics second.

Double that from me and welcome from another Kentuckian.
Scott

How about it for the Bluegrass Boys

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:21 pm

From one fan to another...welcome!

worldsbestcomics · Post by **worldsbestcomics** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:02 pm

Jonathan,

Did I remember reading that you were looking for the Kindred puzzle cover? I may have that one. PM me.

equulus · Post by **equulus** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:02 pm

Welcome!

Lee

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 2:39 am

DarqueArcher wrote: By the way giving noobs crap is what some of these guys do best

Hey! I give everyone crap equally... I just call a noob-maneuver when I see it. Same as anyone, I try and treat everyone equally!

-slym

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:30 am

worldsbestcomics wrote:Jonathan,

Did I remember reading that you were looking for the Kindred puzzle cover? I may have that one. PM me.

what kindred puzzle cover? you mean te one that whilce portacio did for the wildstorm inerlocking covers or was there on just with kindred!

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:31 am

welcome to the boards btw

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:45 am

Welcome

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:17 am

Welcome aboard!

The Harbinger · Post by **The Harbinger** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:09 pm

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