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Title: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: Rman on October 01, 2008, 09:19:08 PM: http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/fifty_things_that_every_great_comics_collection_needs_to_have/ (http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/fifty_things_that_every_great_comics_collection_needs_to_have/)

Notables from my collection

1. Something From The ACME Novelty Library
17. Some Osamu Tezuka
25. Maus
44. Several Lee/Ditko/Romita Amazing Spider-Man Comic Books
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: Beezy on October 01, 2008, 09:23:05 PM: I haven't taken any LEH classes at Lehman yet and I've been told about a class where you just read and talk about comic books. I might take it next semester for an easy A. :lol
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 01, 2008, 09:23:20 PM: zzz ::)

might I instead suggest Twenty-Five Things Every Comics Collection Truly Needs To Be Awesome

http://www.the-isb.com/?p=663

1. The Mod Gorilla Boss
2. A Collection Of Stories From The Golden Age
3. At Least One Comic By Kyle Baker
4. A Prose Novel About Comics
5. Something That Will Allow You To Sound Smart In Public
6. A Comic That, If It Came To It, Could Block Shuriken, Blowdarts, And Most Medium Caliber Handgun Rounds
7. One, and Only One, Issue of Pizzazz
8. A Comic Written by a Rapper
9. Jack Staff
10. A Story That Deals With a Serious Issue
11. Something Romantic
12. Cover Girl, by Andrew Cosby, Kevin Church and Mateus Santolouco
13. Something That Is Totally Awesome But That You Totally Don't Understand
(http://www.the-isb.com/images/YotsubaUnderstand.jpg)
14. Something That You Can Give To Someone Who Doesn’t Get It
15. A Comic That Was Ten Years Ahead of Its Time
16. Porn
17. Something For The Kids
18. A Print Collection of a Webcomic
19. A Story That Hits All Three
20. A Run You Had To Hunt For
21. Showcase Presents Sugar & Spike
22. A Comic Where Somebody Punches Hitler
23. Something That You Absolutely Love, Except For One Little Thing
24. Something That Might Not Be Very Good But God Damn It, It Means The World To You
25. Something That You Absolutely Hate
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: Rman on October 01, 2008, 09:24:54 PM: Cool recs, Patel.
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 01, 2008, 09:26:41 PM: btw I am not really poo-pooing your list, it's an interesting list (and the one I pasted was in reply to it)

but I have to agree with Chris Sims when he says, how often are you actually going to read Little Orphan Annie?

I'd say the list is more "50 cool things probably missing from your comics collection" as opposed to "need to have" - you can have great collections with lots of breadth missing 4/5 of that list...
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 01, 2008, 09:32:25 PM: actually this list made me feel guilty and I bought the last 5 volumes of Tezuka's Buddha. :*
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Repor
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 01, 2008, 09:35:35 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on October 01, 2008, 09:26:41 PM
btw I am not really poo-pooing your list, it's an interesting list (and the one I pasted was in reply to it)

but I have to agree with Chris Sims when he says, how often are you actually going to read Little Orphan Annie?

I'd say the list is more "50 cool things probably missing from your comics collection" as opposed to "need to have" - you can have great collections with lots of breadth missing 4/5 of that list...

it's all about show Mr. Patel, like when people fill their bookshelves with fancy books they've never read
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Repor
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 01, 2008, 09:37:51 PM: Quote from: Thanks But No Thanks on October 01, 2008, 09:35:35 PM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on October 01, 2008, 09:26:41 PM
btw I am not really poo-pooing your list, it's an interesting list (and the one I pasted was in reply to it)

but I have to agree with Chris Sims when he says, how often are you actually going to read Little Orphan Annie?

I'd say the list is more "50 cool things probably missing from your comics collection" as opposed to "need to have" - you can have great collections with lots of breadth missing 4/5 of that list...

it's all about show Mr. Patel, like when people fill their bookshelves with fancy books they've never read

that's why the Invincible Super Blog rules, it's all about fuck awesome comix you will read the shit out of
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Repor
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 01, 2008, 09:38:52 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on October 01, 2008, 09:37:51 PM
Quote from: Thanks But No Thanks on October 01, 2008, 09:35:35 PM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on October 01, 2008, 09:26:41 PM
btw I am not really poo-pooing your list, it's an interesting list (and the one I pasted was in reply to it)

but I have to agree with Chris Sims when he says, how often are you actually going to read Little Orphan Annie?

I'd say the list is more "50 cool things probably missing from your comics collection" as opposed to "need to have" - you can have great collections with lots of breadth missing 4/5 of that list...

it's all about show Mr. Patel, like when people fill their bookshelves with fancy books they've never read

that's why the Invincible Super Blog rules, it's all about fuck awesome comix you will read the shit out of

Oh word? I need to check it out then

*throws Watchmen in the trash*
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 01, 2008, 09:39:59 PM: that is assuming you like nazi gorilla crimebosses

btw

that list of 50 must-own comix

doesn't list a single book by Jack Kirby or Grant Morrison

epic fail
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: Debaser on October 01, 2008, 10:00:10 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on October 01, 2008, 09:39:59 PM
that is assuming you like nazi gorilla crimebosses

btw

that list of 50 must-own comix

doesn't list a single book by Jack Kirby or Grant Morrison

epic fail

Quote from: Tom Spurgeon
30. A stack of Jack Kirby 1970s Comic Books

31. More than a few Stan Lee/Jack Kirby 1960s Marvel Comic Books

41. A Few Comics About Comics

Sub-Suggestions: Hicksville, Wimbledon Green, Sin, Animal Man, Understanding Comics, Perspective!
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: patrickula on October 01, 2008, 10:02:15 PM: List of things every comic collection truly needs: everything in my collection cause I know what's best 8)

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Chris Ware :-X :yuck
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Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 01, 2008, 10:14:49 PM: Chris Ware is awesome if you like blueprints and Xanax
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: Eric P on October 02, 2008, 12:17:05 AM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on October 01, 2008, 09:26:41 PM

but I have to agree with Chris Sims when he says, how often are you actually going to read Little Orphan Annie?

great list. it's in line with much of what i consider essential and have had at some point, but have lost or sold somewhere along the way

but seriously, Little Orphan Annie is some good stuff. I'd have suggested Thimble Theater instead.
Title: Re: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs from The Comics Reporter
Post by: BobbyRobby on October 02, 2008, 12:33:43 AM: seems more like instructions on how to be a hipster than a list of good comic recommendations.