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That guy at the comic shop changed how I see variant covers
I was at Cosmic Comics on 4th Street grabbing the new X-Men issue when the owner, this older guy named Pete, told me he thinks variant covers are just a way to make us buy the same story twice. He said he watched a kid spend $60 on three different covers of one comic last month and it hit me that I do that too sometimes. Does anyone else ever step back and wonder if we are collecting comics or just collecting the hype?
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finley_walker572d ago
My buddy blew his whole paycheck on 12 Batman covers last month.
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simon_chen2d agoMost Upvoted
Did you read that article about the guy who spent like forty grand on comics and his wife left him? I swear I saw it on some collector forum last week. It's wild how easy it is to get caught up in the hype, especially with big events or variant covers. I mean, twelve Batman covers in one month sounds like a serious case of FOMO if you ask me. I've definitely been there myself with a different hobby years ago, just chasing that rush of getting the new thing. Hope your buddy's okay and at least kept the rent money for this month.
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