Well as some of you might be aware I moved house recently, in doing so I took apart my lovely nerd collection that used to reside in our attic looking a little like this, but documented better else were.
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So what the heck is the fate of my pride and joy I hear you cry. Well that is precisely the purpose of this thread. Here in an inexcusably self indulgent reportage I will show you how I transform the 'hobbies' room at the back of our garage from this
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To what I hope will be a man cave fit for... well fit for CBR's Comic Porn feature, that's the aim anyway, but that will come in time. Why should you be interested in such nonsense I hear you cry (again), well the title says it all really, its not about you, its about me. Personally if I was you I'd ignore this thread but blathering uninteresting guff full of spelling and grammar mistakes is kinda my specialty around here so I'm going to keep going. After all people seem to find the holiday munching of one board member, who is admittedly far more entertaining that me, endlessly entertaining so why the heck not. There's a host of photos of the progress made to date just around the corner and from then as I get more done I'll post more.
It'll be no match for CF's Cellar but if you want to see the creation of some comic porn this is the thread for you... well at least til I get bored of it all. Its kinda like a 'Reader Wives' making of DVD extra for nerds. If that billing doesn't suck you in I don't know what will!
Oh man, pass the tissues*, this is going to get good.
*For dusting off the the mylar, you filthy sods.
Threads like this almost make me regret going digital. Look at all those lovely spines. :'(
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 01 December, 2013, 07:04:42 PM
Threads like this almost make me regret going digital. Look at all those lovely spines. :'(
Yeah, I've always liked the way you have your Progs stored like that Colin. Looking forward to your progress.
Good luck with it Colin. Look forward to seeing how it progresses.
I lost my beautiful man cave almost a year ago. We are about to move very soon and my new one will be tiny so I need to work out what to do with it. But on the big plus side we are going from flat to house (via living at my mother's house for almost a year).
How come everyone else's houses look so much less messy!
Love this. I hope to start my own thread just like it one day. Well done sir!
'man cave'! :D
I wish I had as much space as you Colin, I have to resort with storing all my extra 'porn' in every nook and cranny I can find!
Remember we want the ups and the downs, and a weekly 'Mostly I have been...' this could turn out to be my favourite soap opera :D good luck Colin
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 01 December, 2013, 05:05:06 PM
Why should you be interested in such nonsense I hear you cry (again
WHAT? Are you crazy? Of course we are interested. Get as many photos up as you can, I can look at this stuff all day.
Looking forward to see how this progresses. Not only do you have an impressive collection you also appreciate the need for tidyness and organisation. :thumbsup:
God, all my progs sit in a plastic box that is simply terrible storage but I have little place else to put it.
I am envious.
Well you are all just lovely. I'm stunned by the outpouring of enthusiasm for my original post. Enthusiasm I'm sure I will beat out of you all as I babble on about such matters as the ethical consideration of splitting your Barry Allen (pre-Crisis of course) Flash comics from your superior Wally West collection. People can get so distracted by so called important matters like politics and such like. Basically its cos I thing they are all emotionally subnormal (see you Alan) and can't face the difficult decisions life throws at them. I mean anyone can sit and ponder the rights and wrongs of Scotish independence (know your audience Taylor) but how many are prepared to face the tough questions like do you dig your spidey comics out their boxes to put them on display and if you do what does back in the cupboard. Its good to know here I'm amongst people who understand the real hard issues that life puts in front of us and are there to support.
Before I get to my first dilemma, oh and its here already, it really is, here's a little more of the foreplay as I got the room into shape.
About a week ago I did this
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I'd like to make clear that I sorted my 2000ad as a priority not simply to pander to my audience here, as I say this is all about me not you, rather it was for simple practical reasons. In doing this I could shift a LOT of boxes very quickly and easily without any real decisions needing to be made... or so I naively thought, I will return to this. I also started to shift a load of the crap that was in there, you know the clutter you unearth when moving, my wife's favourite guitar, children's long loved toys and clothes, food (what the hell two boxes of food was doing in there I'll never know!) all that stuff that does not belong in a man cave.
This led to the single most important point of my journey, which I will so you next time.
If you don't sort out that skirting-board issue and soon this is going to be a very aggravating thread for a certain type of boarder.
Oooh. Very nice indeed. I wish I had enough space to show off my comics, but they're bagged and boarded in boxes that rarely see the light of day. Sigh. I'm glad someone is able to give them their proper due.
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 December, 2013, 12:43:30 PM
If you don't sort out that skirting-board issue and soon this is going to be a very aggravating thread for a certain type of boarder.
Okay now I'm not one to worry about exposing my ignorance too much, which many would say is a good job BUT do I have a skirting-board issue? Oh God I have an issue and I'm not even sure what it is, or for that matter that you could have such an issue. I always thought skirting-board was a pretty straightforward thing. You either have it = all good or you don't = get some skirting-board. Is there levels of skirting-board or some such... is it like spines does it have to be even... is mine not... I don't really pay it any attention! Do I need help. Is there something wrong with my skirting-board... is it not... shirting enough... some one help an ill informed boarder ignorant in the way of the skirting-board...
Dear grud man, how can you not see? Your lowermost TCU is pushed out from the wall at the front and back by the skirting board and possible that cable there too, whereas the upper three are flush with the wall, leaving them out of alignment. Starting to hyperventilate typing this. It's too much, too much I say.
Good eyes, that man!
Yeah, see what he means now. To be honest, I was more concerned about those books on the top - I'm hoping that's just a temporary home for them as a) they look like they would be awkward to get at and b) it would look 'cleaner' with just the wooden top.
Colin - you may already be regretting opening this up to our opinions. ;)
But surely that's exactly what you would do if each level is capable of being moved independently? I mean, the alternative is to leave a gap between the upper three and the walls which doesn't need to be there and would, therefore, compel you to push them back every single time you walked into the room?
Quote from: The Cosh on 02 December, 2013, 06:41:03 PM
But surely that's exactly what you would do if each level is capable of being moved independently? I mean, the alternative is to leave a gap between the upper three and the walls which doesn't need to be there and would, therefore, compel you to push them back every single time you walked into the room?
This is what I was going with. Given that I'm a lazy chuff gaining added stability without having to actually do any work at all is a boon.
The point of real debate here should surely be surrounding the fact that I've pushed all the progs to the back of the shelves, rather than in true librarian style pulling them away from the back while maintaining an even line with the spines. I'm uneasy with this but have over come that unease for the sake of practical advantages.
Quote from: The Cosh on 02 December, 2013, 06:41:03 PM
But surely that's exactly what you would do if each level is capable of being moved independently? I mean, the alternative is to leave a gap between the upper three and the walls which doesn't need to be there and would, therefore, compel you to push them back every single time you walked into the room?
Grasshopper, the problem lies with not with the absence of a gap, but with the gap itself.
Ask yourself this Colin: how much do you value order? And how much do you value hidden skirting boards? Your path is clear.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 02 December, 2013, 07:24:29 PM
The point of real debate here should surely be surrounding the fact that I've pushed all the progs to the back of the shelves, rather than in true librarian style pulling them away from the back while maintaining an even line with the spines.
Ah. That would never have occurred to me. I assumed the real quandary was whether to start filing from the top down or the bottom up.
Quote from: Recrewt on 02 December, 2013, 12:12:14 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 01 December, 2013, 05:05:06 PM
Why should you be interested in such nonsense I hear you cry
WHAT? Are you crazy? Of course we are interested.
Indeed.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 01 December, 2013, 05:05:06 PM
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Your original set-up was most impressive.
And ill echo the call for MORE photos.
Also interested :)
(And is that a copy of Gregory peeking out?)
Have poked around Shelf Porn - it is strangely addictive - and your honest stash of comics beats a menagerie of Bat-Figures hands down :D
Quote from: The Cosh on 02 December, 2013, 09:36:06 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 02 December, 2013, 07:24:29 PM
...I assumed the real quandary was whether to start filing from the top down or the bottom up.
Arh now I tried bottom up, it really appeals to me despite struggling through a year of undergraduate geology. I like the idea of a comic laying down strata as the story trapped inside evolve. The trouble is when I did it this way in the old set up I really found it uncomfortable and intuitive. I might experiment again.
QuoteAsk yourself this Colin: how much do you value order? And how much do you value hidden skirting boards? Your path is clear.
interesting question. The problem I foresee is to remove the skirting-board behind might seem a little too permanent to my wife who even after 8 years together I think still believes my comics are just a cute phase I'll get over. After all I've all but given up football!
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 03 December, 2013, 06:18:53 AM
I like the idea of a comic laying down strata as the stories trapped inside evolve. The trouble is when I did it this way in the old set up I really found it uncomfortable and intuitive...
That was meant to say unintuitive. Don't normally bother to correct my typos (not like I'd have the time!) but that one does kinda completely remove the entire point of the sentence!
Anyway onwards and upwards. So 2000ads in place I got to the single must important stage of this
journey (well of course its not a journey, why the chuff does anybody doing anything, from making a movie, dancing a bit for a few weeks, or sitting in the jungle looking and being more dull than normal have to describe what they are up to as a journey. I'm not on a journey I'm just doing some stuff... ahem I'm getting distracted) process. Got to this point on Saturday evening.
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Now to the untrained eye things might not look too different. Nothing particularly new on the shelves, which were in position, skirting-board issues aside it would seem, last time. Still a load of boxes on the floor, still a shed load of stuff to sort. BUT LOOK HERE MR UNTRAINED EYE A PARADIGM SHIFT HAS OCCURRED (well no like above its not really has it but I'll not rant again). See those boxes Mr Untrained Eye, you see them, they contain comics, just comics, nothing else COMICS. The boxes and stuff in the room have gone through the crucible, have been heated to incredible temperature and the impurities have run off into... well into a big impurity gathering thing... which in reality looks like this.
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Now aside from wondering how someone who has lived almost all his adult life in Sheffield can use a steel foundry metaphor so badly and inaccurately I see you are also wondering what all this stuff in the cupboard is. Well its the other, the detritus (and some lovely stuff too), its that which is alien to what we do here. Its my comics to be sold, boardgames that will share my comics nest, packing materials, bits of carpet roll we've decided to keep though we'll never actually use, its also original art and my drawing stuff. Its everything that's not comics. All neatly(ish, after all its not comics) stashed away.
This means we've hit a fundamentally important point. If this stuff is all that is not comics the rest of the boxes must be comics. Pure unadulterated comics (and a metal cat for display and stationary) ready for the sorting and the shelving.
LET THE SORTING AND THE SHELVING BEGIN!!!!
Glad you mentioned the metal cat, I thought thought you had a LARGE rodent problem
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 02 December, 2013, 07:24:29 PM
The point of real debate here should surely be surrounding the fact that I've pushed all the progs to the back of the shelves, rather than in true librarian style pulling them away from the back while maintaining an even line with the spines. I'm uneasy with this but have over come that unease for the sake of practical advantages.
Hmmmm, now I think that looked really good in your old setup where you had the lower shelves but I wonder if that would seem to be a bit too oppressive in the more vertical arrangement that you have. I do like seeing them all 'faced up' though.
I do find the way you store your progs interesting and wonder how practical it is? It doesn't look like you use any dividers and such between them so how easy would it be to find and extract a single prog? And if you remove some, won't the others all fall in?
Those shelving units looks perfect for my bedroom for storing my meg's and gn's in. Do they come in black?
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 03 December, 2013, 12:01:43 PM
Those shelving units looks perfect for my bedroom for storing my meg's and gn's in. Do they come in black?
Without having my info to hand I'm pretty sure these are from the IKEA Besta Range which does indeed come in black. They come with a middle shelve which as you can see I don't use so the pictures you see can be deceptive. If I think on when I get home I'll check details.
Quote from: Recrewt on 03 December, 2013, 11:58:20 AM
Hmmmm, now I think that looked really good in your old setup where you had the lower shelves but I wonder if that would seem to be a bit too oppressive in the more vertical arrangement that you have. I do like seeing them all 'faced up' though.
To be honest it was just too much of a ball ache to do it. When everythings sorted I might return them to that as I do prefer it. Being push back does help when you are pulling out Progs though.
QuoteI do find the way you store your progs interesting and wonder how practical it is? It doesn't look like you use any dividers and such between them so how easy would it be to find and extract a single prog? And if you remove some, won't the others all fall in?
Not very is the honest answer yes getting Progs or groups of Progs out can be a real pain. What I tend to do is when I'm re-reading from a given shelf I turn those Progs over to aid retrieval. When I've finished with that particular section up they get, back on their feet.
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 03 December, 2013, 12:01:43 PMDo they come in black?
So young! ;)
I'm developing cave-envy here. My own holdings are scattered about the house and attic (although I did win the concession of a whole bookcase for GNs in our bedroom!), and despite putting up about 20m of shelving in my
shed garage office this year it's all occupied with tools and work-related archives (and, inexplicably, my 1st ed AD&D manuals), and the other 10 bookcases jammed into the house are wasted on books and DVDs. Be nice to have everything comicsy accessible in one place Maybe if I sold one of the children and used the cash to shelve-out their vacated room?
A big thank you to Tordelback I was waiting for someone to post so I was seen as spamming my own thread... damn that sounds even sillier now I've types it. Anyway Hawkmonger I've found the right shelves (just a proper Google search away).
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/living_room/12151/ (http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/living_room/12151/)
2000d storage on the £40 extension unit (shown in white) with no middle shelf. American comics on the £35 ones (again in white) with only one rather than two of the shelves in place.
QuoteI'm developing cave-envy here. My own holdings are scattered about the house and attic (although I did win the concession of a whole bookcase in our bedroom!), and despite putting up about 20m of shelving in my shed garage office this year it's all occupied with work archives (and, inexplicably, my 1st ed AD&D manuals). Be nice to have everything comicsy accessible in one place Maybe if I sold one of the children and used the cash to shelve-out their vacated room?
To be honest I just got lucky. There was the very real prospect that my collection was going to an attic in the whatever new house we found. With Silveracre being the only people to benefit as I throw money at them for proper comic boxes to store them in. Apparently the child having their own rooms was more important than my hobby, I'll spare you the details of that one. As it happens when we saw this house and it had this random room at the back of a garage my wife - now of course completely redeemed and back to being the wonderful person she always has been... just with wonky priorities, immediately said something like 'Oh and you can store your comics in here'. It was simply then a matter of ensuring she loved the house enough to put a crazy high bid in the sealed bids lottery that so many Sheffield house sales fall to.
I'm jealous of your shelving space in the bedroom. When we thought we'd never find the house we wanted and were looking at what we could do with the old house I pitched for having the very 2000ad display seen here in the bedroom. While I never got an outright no, the look in my wife's eyes told me all I needed to know!
Oh and just in case my wife is reading this, she's taken to reading this thread - hi Deb - I'm not able to modify posts after a very short period but will modify my behaviour if needed!
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 03 December, 2013, 12:57:36 PM
A big thank you to Tordelback I was waiting for someone to post so I was seen as spamming my own thread...
I'm nothing if not reliable in that department.
My Dad has a 'comic room'. It's also where the PC is and where we keep various handy things for the house.
I'll post a pic over Christmas. Its a pale shadow of its former self as most things have been tagged, bagged, boxed and moved up into the attic. But it's still a thing of beauty...
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 03 December, 2013, 12:31:47 PM
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 03 December, 2013, 12:01:43 PM
Those shelving units looks perfect for my bedroom for storing my meg's and gn's in. Do they come in black?
Without having my info to hand I'm pretty sure these are from the IKEA Besta Range which does indeed come in black. They come with a middle shelve which as you can see I don't use so the pictures you see can be deceptive. If I think on when I get home I'll check details.
Top stuff. They will be mine come the new year. :D
Quote from: Theblazeuk on 03 December, 2013, 03:43:45 PM
My Dad has a 'comic room'. It's also where the PC is and where we keep various handy things for the house.
I'll post a pic over Christmas. Its a pale shadow of its former self as most things have been tagged, bagged, boxed and moved up into the attic. But it's still a thing of beauty...
You'll find pages of that kind of thing here:
http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,20831.0.html (http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,20831.0.html)
and the comic type here:
http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,20831.0.html (http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,20831.0.html)
there's a thread for 'spines only' but thats just weird ;)
Quote from: Proudhuff on 03 December, 2013, 11:48:34 AM
Glad you mentioned the metal cat, I thought thought you had a LARGE rodent problem
It's to catch the Stainless Steel Rat
Love this stuff, Colin. Please keep it coming!
LET THE SORTING AND THE SHELVING BEGIN!!!!
This battle cry, this call to arms is on the surface so simple. It however disguises what is a gateway to some truly soul searching questions. So like all great leaders preparing for battle I gather my generals, I look at the resources I have to hand, I examine the terrain, look at its limitations and we plan how to taken on the enemy to ensure glorious victory.
Yes my friends YOU are my generals and so I ask you to gather round and discuss strategy before we launch into battle... hopefully for a couple of hours over the weekend, you know assuming other stuff doesn't get in the way, like 2 year old's birthday parties. Alexander the Great didn't have to deal with that nonsense let me tell you!
Anyway, first we must consider the terrain. In the first instance we have the primary hills. The best location is of course already given over to the elite troops of the Prog but there is another large hill to that needs filling.
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Apologise for the quality of the image but reconnaissance had a lot of dishes to do last night and so didn't get time to get new photos ready.
Now special forces such as the Kirby Collection, current ongoing titles and maybe westerns will take that smaller hillack just to the left of the main hill. We'll come to that in time. Our first question is the larger hill, which consists of 12 shelves with a capacity for 190 men ... ahem I mean comics, I should try not to let the really stretched metaphor run away too far! Allowing us to deploy some 2280 comics up there.
So lets look at the numbers. We have 6600 comics, trades and graphic novels to deploy. Of those some 2250 are accounted for by 2000ad etc. A further 500 we'll be deploying to that smaller hillock to the right. That leaves us 3850 units. We need to reduce the number we can place on the hill by some 25% to allow for some future movement and to accommodate larger units, the trades and novels. So we have space for approximately 1700 comics (I use Collectorz.com Comic database if people need any exact figures)
Clearly our best troops go here. So my first question to you is do we split our divisions and pull out only the finest. So now clearly this rubbish metaphor has reached breaking point, let me use more clear language. Do we (I) have the courage to split my sets up. For example I have approximately 300 Batman comics trades etc. As I'm very character driven I'd like to keep them together. Alas space restrictions mean this may be impractical. So do I pull out the best runs, Grant n Breyfogle, the Morrison run and consign the rest to the reserves? Similar issues exist with The Avengers, Flash, Spirit and potentially Spidey.
To help you answer this I guess I should show you the fate of the reserves. Its this...
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Though we will be getting another shelf up and new comic boxes (short ones fit very nicely end on into this very deep cupboards) will be purchased.
So any further questions before we reach our answer?
And it would seem its not just me.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=49480 (http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=49480)
never mind all that, size and colour that's the only guide you need :D
Good thinking Colin on buying those shelves that can be rearranged. I am going to have a problem on that front.
I think a large part of the answer to your bookshelf query relies on your reading habits. Do you have periods where you go through all you batman books or do you prefer more variety and flip between titles. The easiest option would seem to be to have all your batman and flash titles out and store the rest in the cupboard. Then a few months later you can swap them around. Makes storing easier too as you can box all of the same titles together.
Quote from: Recrewt on 04 December, 2013, 06:00:21 PM
I think a large part of the answer to your bookshelf query relies on your reading habits.
This sentence firmed up my thinking and tonight I managed to fit in a couple of hours good solid nerd time. The results being (in the main).
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As Recrewt suggested I needed to take it back to my reading habits and my reading list (its a spreadsheet by jeepers its the only way I can keep track of it!) is made entirely of runs. So I've decided to try to be strong and break the habit of a nerding lifetime and break by collections down to the runs NOT by company then character as I've always done in the past.
So on that basis the shelves above consist of all my favourite runs (well almost as you'll see later in the week I hope.) of American comics. As this is a tell all expose of the making of comic porn here's the list of whats on what shelves for anyone daft enough to care to look.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai5434SfdsurdEdrRGFGaXd1WC1leUk5ZWpIQVJSZ2c&usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai5434SfdsurdEdrRGFGaXd1WC1leUk5ZWpIQVJSZ2c&usp=sharing)
Except of course it not. This was a draft used to work out in rough what I could fit on. The act of actually doing it of changed things a bit some selections didn't make the cut and I also missed some stuff, like my Eisner Spirits, quite how I managed to miss them off escapes me. Anyhoo the final cut is different to whats on that list but it gives you the gist. If I get the time I might go into some of the more curious, nay controversial decisions I've made here at some point soon.
So there you have it a couple of hours and we've another set of shelves shorted (ish). Other decisions have been made as to what will be purchased extra shelving wise and what else will happen. Some other questions remain unanswered and we'll see what happens and a couple of other things have been sorted which I'll show you all later.
One final photo. Of course I'm showing you the stuff as it gets to the shelves. It all looks quite neat (skirting board issues aside.) or at least gives signs of progress. This of course all comes at a cost.
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The discarded boxes. Chaos comes from order it would seem.
Bold decision Colin. By the way, I think I'd like to marry you.
Oh no the boxes They're everywhere
ohhhh - not so sure about the idea of ordering by favourites.
Glorious.
Quoteohhhh - not so sure about the idea of ordering by favourites.
To be honest I kinda agree but I'm going to try it and see how it goes. There are a number of things I'm uneasy about but lifes all about change and new experience so lets see how it goes. If it doesn't settle with me what's the worst that can happen? Another big re-sort WAYHEY!
Quote from: The Cosh on 07 December, 2013, 10:18:44 PM
Bold decision Colin. By the way, I think I'd like to marry you.
If you are prepared to take the family more so I get more than two hours solid nerding time a week I might take you up on that offer.
QuoteOh no the boxes They're everywhere
They will have new purpose soon as you'll see... at some point.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 07 December, 2013, 10:11:33 PM
As Recrewt suggested I needed to take it back to my reading habits and my reading list (its a spreadsheet by jeepers its the only way I can keep track of it!) is made entirely of runs.
Great thread + namecheck = Happy Days. :D
Looking impressive there and you have managed to sort through a lot in the little time you had. Will be interesting to see how you get on with the new filing method.
This thread is disgusting. It is the work of a depraved and juvenile mind. You will all go blind.
:D
Dave
Quote from: Proteus4 on 09 December, 2013, 01:58:13 PM
This thread is disgusting. It is the work of a depraved and juvenile mind. You will all go blind.
Well I for one have already been reliably informed by a bearded wizard genius that I'm emotionally sub-normal so there's no surprise there at all.
Anyway when I left you last I promised a little more of the results of Saturday nights wild antics. Yes while all the young beautiful people of this world, and indeed the majority of the balding, middle-aged lumps that inhabit this board are out having fun with booze and banter this particular balding middle-aged lump rocks it hard with his comics. Another little bit I finished, at least in this first draft was my Kirby tribute shelf.
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Yes all the greatest comic writer's the world has ever know - he needed neither beard, nor wizardry to achieve such goals and I bet he wouldn't have thought I was emotionally sub-normal - post 1969 stuff (well all I own anyway) in one glorious shelf. If ever there was a place outside of Tharg's Empire to course Thrill-power overload this be that place. GLORIOUS!
Finally for this brief mid-week post one of the unsung heroes of our endeavours. May I introduce you to the mighty, the wonderful De-Hy-Droid
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Watch him suck that moisture out the air while he spins with glee on his chair.
All very impressive, but for grud's sake flip that middle shelf. That's the thing about you librarians, can't see the shelves for the spines.
Quote from: TordelBack on 10 December, 2013, 08:45:55 AM
All very impressive, but for grud's sake flip that middle shelf. That's the thing about you librarians, can't see the shelves for the spines.
Wash your filthy mouth out! Dirty old man looking at young spines bend over like that!
But seriously, those DC showcase spines would look lovely together. Though I should wait until you've finished before casting judgement.
Quote from: TordelBack on 10 December, 2013, 08:45:55 AM
All very impressive, but for grud's sake flip that middle shelf. That's the thing about you librarians, can't see the shelves for the spines.
Arh yes the mighty buckle of Kirby. Alas flipping the shelf won't cut it as the fine folk of Ikea created these shelves so well they have little notches in the underside of the shelves for the supports to sit in. The good news however is I have some spare shelves that I will be calling into action it some point soon that I think still stand proud.
QuoteBut seriously, those DC showcase spines would look lovely together. Though I should wait until you've finished before casting judgement.
Yeah I know this type of thing is only going to wind people up BUT I can't put the spines together, I can't. The books are grouped with companion issues. So for example after Kirby's New Gods I have the Staton (was it?) issues that carried on the series, the Mark Evanier series and Will Simonson's wonderful proper continuation Orion. I know some people would laugh a hollow laugh at these priorities but its the way I roll.
Sorry.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 10 December, 2013, 11:13:53 AMAlas flipping the shelf won't cut it as the fine folk of Ikea created these shelves so well they have little notches in the underside of the shelves for the supports to sit in.
One word:
chisel.
Quote from: TordelBack on 10 December, 2013, 11:20:29 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 10 December, 2013, 11:13:53 AMAlas flipping the shelf won't cut it as the fine folk of Ikea created these shelves so well they have little notches in the underside of the shelves for the supports to sit in.
One word: chisel.
But if the shelves are made of chipboard like most flat-pack furniture, a chisel might not be the best thing to use on it?
Quote from: Ancient Otter on 10 December, 2013, 11:25:03 AM
But if the shelves are made of chipboard like most flat-pack furniture, a chisel might not be the best thing to use on it?
More importantly as I'm a cack handed twat its probably not a good idea!
Quote from: Ancient Otter on 10 December, 2013, 11:25:03 AM
But if the shelves are made of chipboard like most flat-pack furniture, a chisel might not be the best thing to use on it?
Nearly all my Ikea crap has been subject to saw, drill and chisel (fitting it into narrower spaces, reinforcing, adding additional low shelves so my paperbacks aren't layered horizontally on top of a row of uprights etc.), and it usually survives okay, or at least isn't substantially crapper than when I started.
I think Colin cares more about his comics than the shelves themselves, as evidenced by the contrast between the shiny dehumidifier and his unwillingness to cut tiny notches out of particleboard*. It's a point of view. I suppose.
That is a very lovely wodge of Kirby, mind.
*This only gives the briefest of relief anyway. The shelf will be back in banana land within the month.
Hmmm, thrillpower aside, how come that Kirby shelf does sag so much more than the others? Is it just that shelf is a bit knackered and you need a new one?
The shelf I have most of my current gn's on is a think beast. Sadly, this has led it to bend towards and away from the wall, giving me the constant fear it'll collapse at any moment.
Quote from: Recrewt on 10 December, 2013, 12:04:04 PM
Hmmm, thrillpower aside, how come that Kirby shelf does sag so much more than the others? Is it just that shelf is a bit knackered and you need a new one?
To be honest that's a very good question. I think previously that shelf was the one that held my vinyl lps aloft and they are weighty, especially as a fan of Shellac (band not plastic substance) and you all know they like a good heavy vinyl.
Please will you all stop worrying I will be replacing the shelf with a straight one as soon as possible. Promise.
Oh and yes Tordelback is as ever right. I love my comics more than the shelves and neatness. My wife sometimes wonders if I love the comics more than the children. I'm glad she's never asked me when they've been playing up!
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 10 December, 2013, 01:47:07 PM
Please will you all stop worrying I will be replacing the shelf with a straight one as soon as possible. Promise.
I'm more worried about Hawkmonger's shelf now! ;)
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 10 December, 2013, 01:47:07 PM...I love my comics more than the shelves and neatness.
Reaching for the 'Ignore' button...
Quote from: Recrewt on 10 December, 2013, 02:08:55 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 10 December, 2013, 01:47:07 PM
Please will you all stop worrying I will be replacing the shelf with a straight one as soon as possible. Promise.
I'm more worried about Hawkmonger's shelf now! ;)
'BONK!' OH FFS!!!!
Ah never mind, it's only temporary.....I said five years ago. :-\
This is fast becoming my favourite thread. I totally disagree with your ordering system of course but will fight for your right to use it, however batshit crazy it may be. (Reminds me of this http://youtu.be/2msCS8dvSok ) Keep up the good work sir.
Bit of a tangent this morning to welcome a new droid to the house Plus-Wi-fi-Net (is that the worst droid name ever? I think it very possibly might be).
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We moved into the new house three weeks ago and its taken until last night to get our proper broadband sorts. In the meantime we've been limping on with one of those wireless mobile broadband thingies.
I mean really in this day and age you're expected to wait three weeks for broadband. CRAZY...
... and not not relevent so I'll try to get better next time.
I don't trust this new droid those are eyes of evil
beware the ides of Plus-Wi-fi-Net
So where is that tutor I'm meant to be supporting with Moodle? Well since they haven't showed a quick return to something I said I'd do this week and not had time to. Today I discuss some of the more interesting, nah controversial decisions I've made when selecting what does onto the Hill of Greatest Runs. You remember this one.
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As this is a place were I've pulled out all my favourite runs and put them out on display. Exiling those that don't make the grade to a comic box (more on which in a wee bit) in a cupboard, regardless of how much I like them or whether some of the books from the same series man the cut for a place on the hill. This tower of glories is reserved for the best of the best... so you'd think I'd read them all... that'd be a safe assumption right... well no, alas not. There are quite a few runs up there I've not even read.
I think I owe you an explanation.
There are a number of runs up here were I've read enough of the comics that I'm making an assumption that I'll enjoy what I've not read enough for the run to deserve a place. The rest are all in my to read spreadsheet and I'll get to them when I get to them. So I've taken a punt and put them up already hopefully saving me a reshuffle when I find I need to make room for them.
What does this include? Well let me tell you.
Concrete - read individual issues and enjoyed them so much I bought all the Dark Horse collections)
Grendal - same as above except got a great deal on a complete set of the ongoing and have omnibus 1 and will be getting 4 as soon as its available.
Jack Staff - as above except change Dark Horse for Image
Madman - You know the drill by now
Nexus - In a break from the normal I went straight into the omnibusi (whatever) here! Volume one was sublime
Notice a trend I do, well a couple actually. Firstly when you consider these are joined by Beanworld, Flaming Carrot, Grimjack, Hate, Mage, O-Men, Bone and Zot! (I'd include the Kitchen Sink Spirits too but that would be wrong headed) it makes me realise how much I love 80s and 90s indie comics of the none early Image kind, you know the books without too many pouches, claws and over-sized firearms. Christ however good Image, Dark Horse and the rest are these days I think those Indie's of the first boom really have a special place in my heart. Pound for pound ahead of the mainstream of that time which I'd have assumed would dominate so much more.
Secondly isn't it great that we live in a time we're able to get so many of these classic so easily. When I was first collecting back in the day and these books were actually being produced a few exceptions aside they were sods to get hold of. Even when I had books on standing order either through a shop or subscription service I often didn't get them all. Now with various glorious trade programmes there they all are ready and waiting for the eager, informed reader. Its manner from heaven for the developing nerd cave it really is.
So anyway what's next I hear you cry (I do that a lot don't I) - well hopefully tomorrow I'm off to some dark corner of my beloved Sheffield to rescue some comic boxes from DHL and then phase 2 of The Sorting begins.
The Boxing.
Be here next week to hear all it True Believers.
We live in blessed times.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 13 December, 2013, 10:13:28 AM
Concrete - read individual issues and enjoyed them so much I bought all the Dark Horse collections
Good man! Always nice to see others lovin' the 'crete :thumbsup:
And ive no doubt you'll enjoy the collections, once you get the chance to
Colin.
(And aptly a rather nice Ltd Ed. Concrete item has just landed for me courtesy of e-Bay USA.)
But that photo you've posted is
far too small. How are we gonna have a right good neb at what's what?!?
That is a monolith of mysterious beauty right there. And sprinkled with unread gold to boot! All that's missing is a tapir bone to fling about in front of it.
Quote from: Judge Jack on 13 December, 2013, 04:25:46 PM
Good man! Always nice to see others lovin' the 'crete :thumbsup:
Well actually Judge Jack its you I have to thank for my rediscovery of Concrete. You were discussing your love for the strip a while back when the stony alien was your avatar (as I recall). So enthused were you I dug out the issues I had read them and immediately realised getting the rest was essential.
So thank you sir.
All that's missing is a tapir bone to fling about in front of it. (http://all%20that's%20missing%20is%20a%20tapir%20bone%20to%20fling%20about%20in%20front%20of%20it.)
Oh or a tapir. I'd love to own a tapir. One of my favourite under-rated zoo animals (well clearly they live in the wild but I've only ever encountered them in the zoo.). Clearly playing with a live tapir this wouldn't be as fitting an event to re-enact in front of my beloved Kirby 2001 comics but still it'd be fun.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 13 December, 2013, 07:26:17 PM
Oh or a tapir. I'd love to own a tapir. One of my favourite under-rated zoo animals (well clearly they live in the wild but I've only ever encountered them in the zoo.). Clearly playing with a live tapir this wouldn't be as fitting an event to re-enact in front of my beloved Kirby 2001 comics but still it'd be fun.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1293
I always quite liked the idea of reading Concrete, but I got one collected edition and found it kind of dull. Can you point me at the good stuff, Colin?
Also, I continue to have a deep and special love for your shelving process.
- Trout
I think Judge Jack might be ya man Trout, as I've said I've not read it all yet. The two comics I read that completely sold it to me were Concrete - a new life and Concrete - Land and sea. Which I think are old prestige format retelling of the first few issues. I also had a load of stuff from his Dark Horse Presents (first series) run and I loved them all.
can't wait for this weekends undate and the news that Colins family have locke dhim in there for xmas...
Quote from: Proudhuff on 14 December, 2013, 12:11:09 PM
can't wait for this weekends undate and the news that Colins family have locke dhim in there for xmas...
I wish!
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 13 December, 2013, 07:26:17 PM
Quote from: Judge Jack on 13 December, 2013, 04:25:46 PM
Good man! Always nice to see others lovin' the 'crete :thumbsup:
Well actually Judge Jack its you I have to thank for my rediscovery of Concrete. You were discussing your love for the strip a while back when the stony alien was your avatar (as I recall). So enthused were you I dug out the issues I had read them and immediately realised getting the rest was essential.
So thank you sir.
Glad to have helped inspire a re-discovery,
Colin!
(And id forgotten about my Concrete avatar. Wonder if I've still got it somewhere....)
Quote from: Trout on 14 December, 2013, 06:19:55 AM
I always quite liked the idea of reading Concrete, but I got one collected edition and found it kind of dull. Can you point me at the good stuff, Colin?
Trout
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 14 December, 2013, 06:37:03 AM
I think Judge Jack might be ya man Trout, as I've said I've not read it all yet. The two comics I read that completely sold it to me were Concrete - a new life and Concrete - Land and sea. Which I think are old prestige format retelling of the first few issues. I also had a load of stuff from his Dark Horse Presents (first series) run and I loved them all.
Well if I may; A lot of Concrete stories deal with fairly 'mundane' stuff, so may not be everyone's cup of tea.
But for me that's the beauty of it. Stories were Paul Chadwick has 'sexed it up a bit', kinda jar a little.
Not knowing what you've read so far, id say the recent-ish collections may be the route to go,
Trout. And are often offered up fairly cheaply on e-Bay
Fragile Creature, and
Think like a Mountain - partly set in your new home of Canada, are aces. And the last series
The Human Dilemma is a good return to form.
Killer Smile, and the origin retelling
Strange Armor are more untypical Concrete stories and offer a bit more in the way of traditional comicbook excitement, though im not
quite so keen of those two. Still good stuff, though.
Hope that's some help, and apologies for the thread drift!
Quote from: Judge Jack on 14 December, 2013, 08:17:34 PM
Hope that's some help, and apologies for the thread drift!
Anyone who starts a thread about creating a man cave full of his fairest and finest comics and then complains about thread drift onto discussing the best elements of an obscure black and white 80s classic isn't... well ... isn't... that man isn't me.
That this thread has attracted a few replies is as much as I'd hoped. That this thread as developed a bit of a following and lots of replies from some of the boards finest both new and old is a surprising delight. That this thread has led to this type of chat about the finer edges of comicdom, on this the greatest of comics forums, that sometimes gets so distracted from that remit, makes my heart fair fly with delight.
Which is good as I've just finished my sort for the night and while I will report soon about the more mundane practical aspects of what I've achieved I'll also relate a heartbreaking tale of the human side of this sorting process. The kind of tear-jerking vignette that I now realise might make mockery of how quickly I mocked those who call 'doing some stuff' a journey. Maybe tonight friends, maybe I took some steps on a journey of my own...
...nah don't worry but I do love typing this overblown guff!
Thanks, lads! I'll keep my eye out for Concrete books. My local place is amazing so I bet they have some.
So before I delve into the human tragedy that my process has unearthed I'll keep you all up to date with progress. Yesterday I visited DHL, a company, who it would seem have made a business plan out of making the customers experience of collecting the goods they have paid for and that DHL have simply been tasked with delivering, as excruciating as possible. I battled through the barriers, mind games and road blocks they used to test my resolve and so was able to recruit the latest additions to my mission.
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And so THE BOXING could begin.
For spreadsheet fans here's the one I created to estimate which comics would go into the boxes.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai5434SfdsurdG5NZzFjamw1VjNKOTRzRzdVUFotRlE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai5434SfdsurdG5NZzFjamw1VjNKOTRzRzdVUFotRlE&usp=drive_web#gid=0)
Please be aware that this is a work of fiction and the reality has turned out to be considerably different to this. That is a good thing as I've purchased 10 new boxes. I have five existing boxes (my long box has been designated for my sale items) making a total of 15 boxes. Now the more observant of you will note that I've estimated a need of over 20 boxes... the maths just doesn't work. WHAT ARE WE TO DO?
Believe it or not this is not the story of human misery I've promised for later.
Luckily the dilemma isn't as bad as it might seem as I've got a lot more into the boxes then I thought and might only be about 3 boxes short. This won't be an issue when we make the traditional family 'we just moved' trip to Ikea to make purchases of cheap but effective furniture that a few months later we'll regret getting (well except my comic shelves which are great). So those comics cursed by being at the back end of the alphabet will go into temporary photocopy paper box storage until the full extent of available shelving its sorted and planned.
Anyway as you might have guessed by that last paragraph I'm peddling a bit here, as my latest photos from my phone to show the results of my endeavours haven't yet uploaded to Google Photos. I'm not quite sure what dark magic makes this happen... or at least what careless disregard of privacy setting I had when downloading Dropbox a while back, but I've found the work of whatever internet pixies do this for me incredibly useful. Anyway said internet pixies seem to be hungover after the internet magic workers X-Mas party last night, but I only discovered their almost DHL disregard for their duties after I'd started waffling and so have kept going.
Its clearly gone on quite enough and so I'll stop now and invite you all back later for a second post today (hopefully) showing the results.
Until then friends.
Oh and a postscript for shelf buckle watchers out there. I had intended to swap over the wonky shelf supporting the delights of Kirby but didn't get around to it. Can I apologise to all of you who have expressed worries about the quality of this shelving I will try to get it sorted soon.
So this post will be underwhelming... well okay then even than normal as I simply parade the results of last nights entry into
THE BOXING.
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11 boxes prepped and in position (at least current position - I don't think I've mentioned we've had a carpenter around in the week whose doing some work in the house and I've asked since he's here can he throw up some extra shelves in these cupboards?). 4 to go then whatever left to place in the equivalent of a Red Cross emergency tented village. You'll see Ewan McGregor on telly making an appeal for aid soon I'm sure.
As ever to keep balance were order seems to be winning the day slowly, chaos still holds its ground.
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Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 December, 2013, 09:05:10 AM
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Nothing says 'order' like ranks of plain cardboard boxes neatly arrayed on some sturdy white shelves. Bask in my admiration.
What I like is his advanced label scheme...."comics" indeed. :lol:
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 15 December, 2013, 02:43:35 PM
What I like is his advanced label scheme...."comics" indeed. :lol:
Oh you under estimate me sir. Some of them have numbers on as well.
Actually when this is all done cataloging the boxes in Collectorz is going to be one of the follow up projects.
QuoteNothing says 'order' like ranks of plain cardboard boxes neatly arrayed on some sturdy white shelves. Bask in my admiration.
And once that is done I'll add a 'pouch' or something on each box detailing whats there. Order needs labels!
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 December, 2013, 05:53:16 PM
And once that is done I'll add a 'pouch' or something on each box detailing whats there. Order needs labels!
I did the pouch-with-label thing for progs stored in the Attic of Doom, and it felt like a cop-out. The
true filing system is so intuitive, the ordering so logical without any reference to context, that it
needs no labels.
Quote from: TordelBack on 15 December, 2013, 05:59:48 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 December, 2013, 05:53:16 PM
And once that is done I'll add a 'pouch' or something on each box detailing whats there. Order needs labels!
I did the pouch-with-label thing for progs stored in the Attic of Doom, and it felt like a cop-out. The true filing system is so intuitive, the ordering so logical without any reference to context, that it needs no labels.
Ah, labelling may not be the final destination on the road to perfection, but it is an essential, and fun part of the journey.
I've never done it myself, but I wouldn't dream of denying Colin the chance to scan, and shrink to size, old comic logo's and print them off.
And then have another go later on with a better design. ;)
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 December, 2013, 09:05:10 AM
So this post will be underwhelming... well okay then even than normal as I simply parade the results of last nights entry into
THE BOXING.
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Mmmmm, I think I like the boxes on shelves as much as I do the comics on shelves.
Although I think you have left that gap on the second shelf and lid off the one box on purpose to upset us! ;)
don't label em, that just helps the international comic thieves when they break in. Leave em blank and then you can do that 'Hhhmmm was it here? nope, but what's this?' which means days and days are spend discovering/rediscovering what you have.
And it looks nicer :D
Quote from: Proudhuff on 16 December, 2013, 02:21:41 PM
don't label em, that just helps the international comic thieves when they break in. Leave em blank and then you can do that 'Hhhmmm was it here? nope, but what's this?' which means days and days are spend discovering/rediscovering what you have.
And it looks nicer :D
Oh yeah and maybe they'd start a thread documenting the various trials and tribulations of sorting through their hauls. A kinda 'The completely self absorbed sorting of an international comic thieves haul thread.'. I'd like to read that... it'd be like my thread here except I bet they're based in far more exotic locations like Monaco or the Isle of Skulls something like that. I'm also not expecting the FBI or MI6 to make an appearance on my thread. That's be so much cooler.
QuoteAlthough I think you have left that gap on the second shelf and lid off the one box on purpose to upset us!
Just wait until I put up the box that's a different size and I've painted a lurid yellow into the gap there, that's when you know I'm playing with you!
Quote from: Judge Jack on 15 December, 2013, 10:44:07 PM
I've never done it myself, but I wouldn't dream of denying Colin the chance to scan, and shrink to size, old comic logo's and print them off.
YOU CAN SEE INTO MY FUTURE!
How did you do that. Except rather than scan I was thinking 'nickin' images off that there internet thingie. Still its on the agenda that's for sure.
Anyway I promised you human tragedy and being the hungry salivating beasts you are I know you're only circling around this thread to see my tears, so here they are.
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I have a few rules about my collection. See I'm trying not to be a collector any more*, that's different from having a collection. If the items in that collection are active I'm not a collector, I DON'T CARE IF YOU AGREE WITH MY LOGIC, its how I look at it. All the books in my collection should therefore be 'active' how do I define active, well they will be read again, I don't have to know when I just need to know I'd like to read them again at some point. I therefore have no duplicates, or aim to get there. If I have something in trade and original floppies I sell one or the other. So when engaged in THE BOXING I came across my Final Crisis comics, looked across the room at my Absolute Final Crisis stood tall and proud on a shelf and moved them with barely a flicker of regret to my 'for sale' section.
Then it happened. A moment if I'd thought about it beforehand I'd have been dreading.
I looked at my list of what would fall victim of THE BOXING next and saw it was all my Ka-Zar issues. All of them.
At this point I should explain something. I bloody love Ka-Zar. I love the way he is Tarzan made more cool by living in a land of dinosaurs. I love the way no-one ever knows what to do with him, is he a savage, or is he the cultured English gent? Is he better ONCE AGAIN taken from his comfort zone and thrown into modern society? Can he fight Thanos? You never know quite what your going to get and yet just like me creators know instinctively that a blonde Tarzan in a world of dinosaurs is cool and must be brilliant so they keep trying. I love the way he frolics with a sabre-toothed cat in his jungle domain in the way this thread has made me want to frolic with a tapir in my nerd domain. He's brill. I own what is I think is a complete collection of comics where he has been the led, or the led in one strip in the case of an anthology. To the none Ka-Zar fan this might appear a surprisingly large number of comics. Over 120.
The trouble is almost all of his comics aren't any good, they are often bloody rubbish. Even the 'good' stuff, the Waid run frequently gets rolled out, ain't that good.
So I found myself in a dilemma. See I can't see myself reading my Ka-Zar comics again. If I did, like last time chances are I'd give up half way through and put them away again until I tried next time. So by my own rules off to the 'for sale' section.
Except I couldn't do it. I just couldn't.
I therefore determined to put a re-read onto my re-read list and after that I'd re-evaluate. Trouble is it can take as long as two years for something to get to the top of my read list. I thought about it and just had to accept that adding them there was simply a self deluding way of postponing their fall from grace.
And so, with heavy, heavy heart, I gathered all the courage I could muster and ashen faced moved my beloved Ka-Zar collection into the 'for sale' area.
This made me very said.
When I get around to selling comics I've decided I'll buy a bit of Ka-Zar original art with the proceeds. Or maybe comission our own Mike Collins to do a picture, as I recall he too is a Ka-Zar fan. That way I'll have a real reminder of my love for the handsome muscular blonde cat lover, while not having an box full of his bloomin' rubbish comics which I'll never read.
Goodbye Ka-Zar. Goodbye Zabu. I'll miss you.
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I wipe away a tear, its very dusty in here. Okay.
*I should at this point apologise to Trout (I think it was) who said when I mentioned this a while ago in a different thread that I wouldn't stop being a collector I'd just start collecting something else. I scoffed at such talk at the time and yet I look at my comic art collection, small though it be and realise though he may have dropped the moniker he is still King and I should never doubt him. Sorry your highness.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 17 December, 2013, 01:44:47 PM
I bloody love Ka-Zar. I love the way he is Tarzan made more cool by living in a land of dinosaurs. I love the way no-one ever knows what to do with him, is he a savage, or is he the cultured English gent? Is he better ONCE AGAIN taken from his comfort zone and thrown into modern society? Can he fight Thanos? You never know quite what your going to get and yet just like me creators know instinctively that a blonde Tarzan in a world of dinosaurs is cool and must be brilliant so they keep trying.
The trouble is almost all of his comics aren't any good, they are often bloody rubbish. Even the 'good' stuff, the Waid run frequently gets rolled out, ain't that good.
I'm sure we have all encountered stories/characters that were a lot more appealing in theory than practice. Also, there are those tales where the artwork far exceeds the story and I wonder if this is the case here. How can any story live up to the image of Ka-Zar fighting a gorilla whilst the sabre-tooth tiger leaps in from behind?
Quote from: Recrewt on 17 December, 2013, 03:08:19 PM
How can any story live up to the image of Ka-Zar fighting a gorilla whilst the sabre-tooth tiger leaps in from behind?
As drawn by Gil Kane too. Bloody love Gil Kane me.
Where next? Start writing how it should be?
Quote from: Recrewt on 17 December, 2013, 03:08:19 PM
I'm sure we have all encountered stories/characters that were a lot more appealing in theory than practice.
*cough*Roguetrooper
*cough*
Quote from: Dandontdare on 17 December, 2013, 03:26:29 PM
Quote from: Recrewt on 17 December, 2013, 03:08:19 PM
I'm sure we have all encountered stories/characters that were a lot more appealing in theory than practice.
*cough*Roguetrooper*cough*
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Can't argue with that!
I have a similar problem with my Claremont-era Mutant books. I love them, I really do, but any time I try to re-read them my brain starts to bleed. They just sit there in the attic, dog-eared but nicely boxed up, taking up space, and the best I can do with them is occasionally admire some of the covers or gaze at the Sienkewicz issues of New Mutants or the Windsor-Smith X-Men. I tell myself that maybe the kids will enjoy them some day, the way I enjoyed my Dad's Eagles and Lions and my Mum's Girl annuals, but I don't think the two situations are comparable.
I should let them go.
I really should.
I should.
Quote from: TordelBack on 17 December, 2013, 03:47:05 PM
I have a similar problem with my Claremont-era Mutant books.
Oh man I so got over Claremont era books, even though it hurts 'cos I soooo want to like them. I always wanted all of the Paul Smith stuff and the issues I was missing from the Romita Jr run and was so excited when the Essential came out. I read them eagerly (my reading list wasn't so damned long on those days) and was soooo disappointed. Gave up.
Went back re-read the Bynre issues to see if they were as good as I remembered. Gave up.
I looked at the Marc Silvertri stuff and just shrugged after a flick through and decided the leave those glorious images of The Brood unsullied by a re-read.
I sold the lot.
Yet still not that long ago I saw the Bill 'where does that 'n' go?' Sienkewicz New Mutant issues going cheap and thought what the heck. When they eventually got to the top of my read list, regardless of how amazing the art is, you guessed it, I gave up and they are already sold.
I have such fond memories of that whole period and no one choreographs a fight like Claremont, but they just don't stand up.
I dare not look at an Excalibur comic!
I'm currently reading through pretty much the whole Claremont X-Men stuff via the Panini Pocketbooks (currently all of Uncanny X-Men 94-194 so far, all in colour, for a grand total of something like £40). I've read bits of it before but never the whole thing - and I actually think it holds up pretty well. I'm even more fond of his New Mutants work, including the non-Sinkiewicz issues (although those are the best). What this means Alan Moore would think of me, I can't say...
Back on topic, I fully endorse a) the decision to sell anything you will never read again, and b) the concept of displaying and shelving cmoics according to what your favourites are. For one thing, it practically forces you to have a reshelve project every year or so, as you, naturally, re-evaluate what your favourite comics are. And clearly this is the most fun a man can have by himself.
As per family arrangement, I've got a shelf or two or comics scattered across five different walls in three different rooms in my house, so I've had to come up with some pretty arbitrary categories to make any sense of it!
For those who care, which seems to be most of you, that means:
poncey comics a la Robert Crumb, Alan Moore, Chris Ware, Dan Clowes etc are actually visisble to guests, on a shelf above prose literature in the front room.
Manga and Vertigo/Image type stuff also in the front room, but behind a door next to the DVDs
Marvel and DC collections hidden on one big shelf the guest bedroom (we don't actually get many guests, see)
2000AD stuff in the master bedroom
One shelf nearest my bed with comics I theoretically intend to read in the near future
My favourite display arrangement in years gone by was always by colour of spine, with no thought to shelving by genre or name of work. What fun one could have with the Case Files by following this pattern!
Interestingly enough- I too have been reading the X-men Panini volumes after getting the run from the start of GSXMen 1 to the end of the Byrne Phoenix (The Days of Future Past volume is proving a problem to source but I bet with the new film next year it'll surface) for Nano-bolt. She has devoured them utterly and is now thoroughly into the X-men. She is 12- pretty much the age I was when I last read them.
From my 43 yr old perspective the storytelling is shockingly bad, I can't believe Byrne got away with some of the pages he did and the amount of dialogue? Oh goodness me, the dialogue...
However I'm enjoying them for what they are.
Quote from: AlexF on 20 December, 2013, 04:16:57 PM
poncey comics a la Robert Crumb, Alan Moore, Chris Ware, Dan Clowes etc are actually visisble to guests, on a shelf above prose literature in the front room.
Manga and Vertigo/Image type stuff also in the front room, but behind a door next to the DVDs
Marvel and DC collections hidden on one big shelf the guest bedroom (we don't actually get many guests, see)
2000AD stuff in the master bedroom
One shelf nearest my bed with comics I theoretically intend to read in the near future
As an archaeologist, this type of scheme (a version of which obtains in my own house) fascinates me. The respectable presented to visitors, the ordinary concealed, the functional kept close at hand. The tension of display and utility, inversions of the sacred order, genres de vie played out as structured narratives of material culture.
Quote from: TordelBack on 20 December, 2013, 05:19:14 PM
Quote from: AlexF on 20 December, 2013, 04:16:57 PM
poncey comics a la Robert Crumb, Alan Moore, Chris Ware, Dan Clowes etc are actually visisble to guests, on a shelf above prose literature in the front room.
Manga and Vertigo/Image type stuff also in the front room, but behind a door next to the DVDs
Marvel and DC collections hidden on one big shelf the guest bedroom (we don't actually get many guests, see)
2000AD stuff in the master bedroom
One shelf nearest my bed with comics I theoretically intend to read in the near future
As an archaeologist, this type of scheme (a version of which obtains in my own house) fascinates me. The respectable presented to visitors, the ordinary concealed, the functional kept close at hand. The tension of display and utility, inversions of the sacred order, genres de vie played out as structured narratives of material culture.
Robert Crumb for guests? You must have some interesting dinner parties - 'ahhh Tarquin, let me show you Hup Issue two - Mighty Power Fems'.
Funny you should bring Crumb up, as i've just started reding The Life and Death or Fritz The Cat. It's unusual certainly and outrages in its lust and niches. Quite extraordinary he got away with it when the very first appearance of the character features him doing his sister! :lol:
Quote from: Skullmo on 20 December, 2013, 06:54:14 PM
Robert Crumb for guests? You must have some interesting dinner parties - 'ahhh Tarquin, let me show you Hup Issue two - Mighty Power Fems'.
:lol:
Robert Crumb is an
artist, dontchaknow - there're films about him to prove it and everything. You can get away with a lot more sweat-soaked muscular thighs when it's
art.
I remember asking a family member to tape/record a (the?) Crumb documentary many years ago. Got back later to be informed 'it's not what I expected, I won't be watching that.....'.
Strange to think of displaying Crumb proudly to visitors.
Its funny the way a lot of comic readers seem to differentiate between 'socially acceptable' comics and the other stuff we enjoy. Often that might be determined by others, so partners etc.
For example in our house we have stuff like The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Palestine etc etc on our 'regular shelves' (or more accurately will have once they are up.) This has nothing to do with some perceived credentials or credibility rather its simply the fact that these are the comics owned by my wife and that's where she keeps her books. My collection is simply too big, hence this thread I'm delighted to say. I could defo see why people might think this was some concession to what the public at large think simply because my wife is generally interested in the same books as other 'non-readers'. Of course what is on the shelves and thus might be seen as more commonly acceptable is as down to personal taste as anything else. So next to Cash is a load of westerns my wife loves. So for me I'm not at all surprised that Robert Crumb is ironically among the 'normalised' stuff these days, but defo see why others might not agree.
Its just a shame that we still talk about comics in these sort of terms at all anymore. Do we only have certain genres of music on general display and others tucked away? I keep hoping that we've moved past this and a love of mainstream comics is just the same as a love of mainstream music, or film, or whatever. It doesn't define you as 'emotionally subnormal' to enjoy pop music, even if that pop music is written with teenagers in mind. Nor does liking pop music stop us also loving hip-hop, lo-fi, whatever.
Still a self-consciousness seems to cast a shadow over the medium we love. Or least ways practical decisions make it still seem so?
I'm too tired and I suspect this has added nothing to this thread... I need to put some comics in some boxes...
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 20 December, 2013, 06:58:42 PM
Funny you should bring Crumb up, as i've just started reding The Life and Death or Fritz The Cat. It's unusual certainly and outrages in its lust and niches. Quite extraordinary he got away with it when the very first appearance of the character features him doing his sister! :lol:
And that is some of the softer stuff! :-\
This post is titled 'The up-side of tonsillitis'.
We're meant to be on our X-Mas visit to my parents today, however my little, little 'un got poorly and wasn't well enough to travel (he's much better now and we'll be going Monday probably). So as ever with a window of opportunity opened I was straight into the nascent man cave and THE BOXING concluded.
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Various important decisions being made about what would go onto the prospective shelves, still held nowhere other than IKEA and my comic fevered imagination mean that only this photocopy box full of Wonder Woman comics didn't fit into the boxes I purchased and I suspect that will be sorted soon enough.
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More than that another watershed moment was reached. Just look at this.
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Almost all my comics have been released into the wild... or at least locked up in the locations of their long term homes. The exceptions are waiting for the trip to IKEA much anticipated which must surely be as longed for by all fans of this thread almost as much as me. And it won't be hitting your wallet so a double win for you folks!
Anyway at this stage its a bit like a page of pencils. The inking is all still to be done. In fact more than that some panels will be completely rearranged before the inking even starts. I've realised that the Temple of Thrill-power will have to swap sides with the Primary Hill for reasons that in any normal situation I'd say were too boring to go into but rather here I'll say its too late and I can tell you all later*.
Anyway normally I'd leave you with images if chaos to try to counter any impression if order the images I've selected might be giving. Here though that is not the case... of course in the actual house we've has the damp proof course put in a couple of rooms and so the mess is now there, just wait until the electrics get done! Anyway instead I'll leave you on this joyous celebration of the joy of infant illness with reminiscence of that chaos.
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*This also explains why The Shelf Buckle of Kirby is still to be sorted. I'm sorry that I keep letting you all down on this one. I promise it is on the agenda and I'm not just teasing you all.
I'm moist.
As a good trout should be.
How come you people are so neat?
Dat cupboard.
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Quote from: IAMTHESYSTEM on 22 December, 2013, 11:46:32 AM
How come you people are so neat?
I was thinking the same thing. I have piles of things everywhere!
I have long boxes buried under loads of loose single issues and my trades and hardcovers are all over the place! Wish I had a cupboard like that (or at least a decent bookshelf).
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 21 December, 2013, 10:15:13 PM
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Is that a serious slant on that bookshelf or a trick of the camera
Glad to say its just a trick of the camera.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 21 December, 2013, 10:15:13 PM
*This also explains why The Shelf Buckle of Kirby is still to be sorted. I'm sorry that I keep letting you all down on this one. I promise it is on the agenda and I'm not just teasing you all.
Hmmmm, this and the way you insist on placing those two chairs under the table makes me think you are! ;)
Seriously though, that room is really coming on a treat.
Well it turns out that basking in the glory of the fruits of your loins illness has some sort of karmic downside...
... I know who'd have thought.
Anyway having benefited from my son's illness by getting an extra day in the nerd cave I was struck down by same illness - we now suspect not tonsillitis as the vomiting and pooing from Friday (last not this) hit me on X-Mas eve and laid me low. Then last night when I was meant to be out for the night in my little geek haven by wife had the temerity to be inflicted as well. Not a problem for me you'd think, after all once the kids are in bed I'm free to go right.
Wrong.
See the comic cave is at the back of the garage, at the end of the garden (must do some sort of map for you chaps at some point, for two reasons now) so if I was there I apparently.
1) wouldn't be able to tend to my wife's needs in illness
2) Tend to the kids needs if they woke up.
I know, I know bloody ridiculous. So I had to spend the night in the living room, in ear shot catching up with some comics reading.
As if that wasn't bad enough my wife apparently now feels well enough to attend the big family get together for all her family so I don't even get a pass on that one. Its as if she had hatched a plot with the Karma Police and this is some organised pay back.
I'm sorry you all miss out in the cross-fire and here's hoping we get back from Warwick in time for me to get a night out in wonderland tonight... why do I have my doubts?
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 21 December, 2013, 10:15:13 PM
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Mmmmmm, many boxes filled with comics. :thumbsup:
Good stuff, Colin. The Man cave is coming along a treat.
Morning everyone.
Quite the evening was had in the nerd cave last night. Highs and lows, progress and DISASTER... yes disaster.
But first context. Here's a plan of my man-den courtesy of those good folk at Rightmove.com (other property websites are available, but lets face it they might as well not be!).
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Now the issue in question last night was raised by the columns in the middle of the room. These ones.
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Now looking at these with hindsight its obvious that these aren't equidistant from the window wall... DAMN YOU HINDSIGHT. See I assumed they were, I thought they were the reminiscence of the old back wall of the garage. What a damned fool. This typically careless oversight (wait for the disaster coming) led to the following issue, my thicker 2000ad shelves where on the short left space (looking at the window). Not a problem you say, after all they're the same length as the american comic shelves and they all fit. The problem however lies in the fact that I plan to have another smaller, but equally deep set of shelves on the window wall. So the following problem was created.
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I've added the red lines in so you can see where the column is. This only left me a small gap.
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To be precise.
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25cm and the 2000ad shelves are 40cm deep. So you can see the problem. The solution however was simple, on the other side the pillar is further from the window wall and therefore plenty of room. See for yourself.
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So as you may have guessed from the barren shelves shown on these photos this foolish oversight led to.
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More later.
phew! :D
Can I just reiterate Trouts sentiments? This thread is making me quite moist.
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 28 December, 2013, 12:55:43 PM
Can I just reiterate Trouts sentiments? This thread is making me quite moist.
We need someone to kidnap Colin so we can go through his stuff.
So last time dear reader I related a tale of oversight, poor planning and dumbheadedness (I think that's a word) leading to problems. You think I've stopped there, you are a fool if you underestimate my dumb-headedness (it works hyphenated too).
So yes I left you with barren shelves, which of course did not say barren for long. I quick bit of re-shelving later*.
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And we're all but back were we started, just with transposed shelves. I'll take you through some of the detail here in a bit, there are a couple of points of note (I know, I know I shouldn't leave you hanging on with these dangling plot points but I have much to cover and so little time.). All seemed well, however when finally liberating my Megazines and getting them onto shelves DISASTER STRUCK.
Now I don't want to seem to be melodramatically overstating thing here. After all people in our country have gone through X-Mas without power. In other parts of the world I'm quite sure many, many more have gone through the festive period without a lot more. Indeed as the song tells us so poignantly do some folk even know its X-Mas time at all. I do however feel I can say without hyperbole that none have faced something as terrible as this.
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Yes I forgot that while the shelves I planned to accompany my 2000ad shelves were indeed the required 40cm deep, they were in fact the same height as the American comic shelves. Please for the more nervous of you don't look at this close-up its grim.
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There was simply not enough height to have the Megazine and other taller European books on these shelves as planned.
I'm sorry, I really am. For lack of the use of a tape measure I feel I've let you all down... badly.
Fear not however a solution is in hand. I hope to be able to report that in the next couple of days.
*Please remember I'm a trained professional librarian who worked his ways up through the ranks and indeed spent two days of one of his first library jobs as a grunt, shelving at a University Library. Please will the untrained not try to shelve at high speed. Especially where comic bags are concerned as it may led to all sorts of accidents.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 29 December, 2013, 07:25:14 AM
Please remember I'm a trained professional librarian ....
Whatever about the inherent beauty of your subject, you're also a very entertaining writer. Keep it up, Colin, every update is eagerly clicked.
Quote from: TordelBack on 29 December, 2013, 08:55:49 AM
Whatever about the inherent beauty of your subject, you're also a very entertaining writer. Keep it up, Colin, every update is eagerly clicked.
Well I'm not sure about that. Though its too my credit that I make each posting a word puzzle for all readers. Adding 'typos' and other grammatical errors to challenge anyone to interrupt their own meaning for each piece. It takes hours of thought and planning let me tell you. It also forces the reader to create their own story reflecting and highlighting the role of the reader in all reading. If your not careful you could see all this as simple self absorbed wittering not an exercise in literacy genius. I'm glad to see my fans (ha my ego has finally come on in full force, I'm truly and author now) have seen past the surface to the subtext beneath.
Can you spot the reference to Wolfgang Iser in this post?
Today the 'Self absorbed making of comic porn thread', in a tribute to the food based thread that inspired it, is off on a field trip. This road trip, a literal journey so for once the term will be used well will of course be recorded and documented. I'm very excited about this expansion of our scope. To stem any excitement for you lot a bit more mundane shelving talk before we get to the good stuff. Last time I said I had a few bits of detail to share and when I said a few I meant one BUT for some I know its a biggie. Yes friends the Bend of Kirby is no more. When shifting everything around I finally removed the offending shelves and
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There you have it in all its villainous glory. I've put it down humanly and such shelf saggage will never darken this thread ago.
Oh sorry there is more. From a long time ago The Cosh said
QuoteAh. That would never have occurred to me. I assumed the real quandary was whether to start filing from the top down or the bottom up.
and never let it be said i don't listen to good advice. So in tribute to The mighty Cosh you may have notice from this photo.
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I've done just that. I've also pulled the Prog to the front again. I listen to my audience I do, after all its your story too.
One day, future generations will regard the removal of the sagging shelf as akin to the eradication of polio.
It's a great day for the human race.
Quote from: Trout on 30 December, 2013, 01:11:08 PM
One day, future generations will regard the removal of the sagging shelf as akin to the eradication of polio.
That said, we must ever be on our guard against its return. Gandalf taught us this.
Purge the saggies!
Quote from: TordelBack on 30 December, 2013, 01:22:30 PM
Quote from: Trout on 30 December, 2013, 01:11:08 PM
One day, future generations will regard the removal of the sagging shelf as akin to the eradication of polio.
That said, we must ever be on our guard against its return. Gandalf taught us this.
I need to be careful what I say here to avoid spoilers for future posts (my arrogance is now in full flow since I was hailed by Tordelback. Fear not I strongly suspect a future post will have you all wailing in derision at me and I will come crashing back down to Earth.) BUT I have course for concern that I might have created a situation where saggage may become an issue. We'll see but I'm not happy with a support / hardback ratio I have created... we'll see.
Quote from: TordelBack on 30 December, 2013, 01:22:30 PM
Quote from: Trout on 30 December, 2013, 01:11:08 PM
One day, future generations will regard the removal of the sagging shelf as akin to the eradication of polio.
That said, we must ever be on our guard against its return. Gandalf taught us this.
HaHa
Thou shalt not sag!
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 30 December, 2013, 07:14:03 AM
Oh sorry there is more. From a long time ago The Cosh said
QuoteAh. That would never have occurred to me. I assumed the real quandary was whether to start filing from the top down or the bottom up.
and never let it be said i don't listen to good advice. So in tribute to The mighty Cosh you may have notice from this photo.
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I've done just that. I've also pulled the Prog to the front again. I listen to my audience I do, after all its your story too.
I am humbled and honoured to have played a part in this marvellous endeavour. It looks great.
I have some questions...
1. What's on the third shelf up on the left and why is it flat on its back? Simple juxtaposition or something more sinister?
2. What do you use to protect the precious front and back covers from being marked or torn by the raggedy edges of the unused holes on the inside of the shelves? My own TPB shelves utilise a single backing board (or similar piece of cardboard, such as an Alpen box) inserted between the first and last volumes and the containing wall.
Quote from: The Cosh on 31 December, 2013, 01:19:41 AM
I have some questions...
1. What's on the third shelf up on the left and why is it flat on its back? Simple juxtaposition or something more sinister?
Arh that's an easy one, the reason is simple and in many ways reassuring, though with a warning inherent in it. Progs 1000 - 1072 are in the living room, next to me in fact as I type, as part of a re-read. When a big chunk of issues are out its better to lay the rest of the shelf down. The warning is that they have been out for a couple of weeks now I've been so busy gilding my cage that what little free time I have seems to have evaporated and I've read none of them yet.
Quote2. What do you use to protect the precious front and back covers from being marked or torn by the raggedy edges of the unused holes on the inside of the shelves? My own TPB shelves utilise a single backing board (or similar piece of cardboard, such as an Alpen box) inserted between the first and last volumes and the containing wall.
I've never found this an issue. Most of my comics are bagged and boarded which removes the problem at source. The 2000ads that aren't haven't to my knowledge suffered but I will keep an eye on it. If they do show signs I've some old spare boards that will do the job.
Before we delve into the road trip and its consequences, after all aren't all road trips journeys of self discovery and this one has been no different, one interesting point.
This thread has covered many issues but I've finally found something too dull even to bore you with. I've had a whole night in the cave which I've not mentioned. It was busy, active and a lot was achieved, yet I didn't have the heart to feedback, nor take photos. In the spirit of full disclosure though I'll mention it in dispatches here. I spent an evening sorting my comics for sale. They have always been a bit disorganised and its a pain digging something out when, often leading to moments of panic as I couldn't find say issue 5 of Rann Thanngar War having sold it. No more, all sorted into a nice simple alphabetical order.
This will have knock on effect. I've used the now spare shelves I've mentioned earlier, those that I foolishly miscalculated the size on, so that they now reside in the cupboard of The Boxing freeing room in the cupboard of Other which does now need a bit of attention.
Finally this part of the process also provided an ending to another key moment - nah world shattering discovery. Yes my beloved Ka-Zar where finally folded properly in with those condemned to sale. I had to steel myself to remain strong ignoring those deceptively wonderful covers and cast them aside... though I've still got to debag them and photograph them so... anyway.
Yes as you can see some parts of this process are just too dull to report here...
... oh...
... do you want to talk about whether I need a rug or some sort of coffee table for the middle of the room?
What you need is some hidden lights to give those shelves a holy glow as befits them.
WHERE THE CHUFFIN' HELL IS ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN VOLUME 1?
I've looked everywhere...
Sorry I'll get back to you...
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Okay now we have the formalities out the way.
ROAD TRIP!
As promised a couple of days ago and finally after much dallying we're here. There's lots to report, new insight to gain and as Hollywood has taught us after we're done nothing will quite be the same. Our relationship will have changed and for some I suspect it will be too much and like a metaphorical Thelma and Louise what we'll learn together may drive us off an emotional cliff from which there will be no return.
Enough tantalising build up lets get too it. On Monday 30th December 2014 our journey (remember literal not over used melodrama this time) begins.
Our first port of call proved an unnecessary detour.
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Though it highlighted intent and established motivation as I waited in the car my wife popped in to purchase some proper gripper rope type stuff to secure large boxes to the roof.
Then through Woodseats to Chesterfield and onto the M1 for only a few junctions in the wiping wind and rain. It wasn't a pleasant day, the elements seemed be trying to drive us back to the warmth and mollified security of home. Maybe we should have listened to these elemental harbingers, maybe a cinematic atmospheric warning is cliche for a reason. We weren't to be distracted however, our need was clear and not even the heavens would keep us from our goal. That goal of course being the Swedish promised land that is...
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Yes believe it or not Sheffield does not have one. Its had plans for one for years, it currently has a location for one undergoing due process BUT for those of us that live in the city of seven hills one of the great debates that dominates is Nottingham or Leeds, which is nearer. Its not much of a debate as a quick check on AA Route Map confirms that by 7 minutes its clearly Nottingham and that's before you consider the trip to Halfords taking us to Queens Road, so ya know. ANYWAY wittering aside we're here as you recall I'm sure.
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Now at this point there is a lack of photos. Not because I wasn't thinking of you, far from it in fact on this trip you were all never far from my mind, no rather... well anybody whose been to Ikea during a sale will know themselves. Ikea was its normal savage barbaric nordic land. While it might look like a well designed, cheap yet efficient nirvana the people who stalk it come straight out of some post-apocalyptic nightmare. Its winding lanes and pathways seeming to represent a well lite and air conditioned descent into hell. I make no claims of being any different to the other beasts that haunted these corridors both dulled and undead yet vicious and focused in equal measure, these seemingly conflicted traits removing all semblance of civilised humanity from us all. In these nightmare conditions photos weren't a priority navigation and survival the only this environment leaves room for.
An incredibly helpful assistant saved us from much of this. Its testament to what you become in Ikea that I didn't even note her name. She saw me scribbling in desperation, seeking the magic codes that would lead to escape and she came to our salvation. Lifted us above it all and taking us to her computer based redemption and made a heavenly order on-line.
In these circumstance please understand decisions are made that otherwise might not. Pressure and the dehumanisation of a soul can make quick decisions misguided and not the same as you might make in other situations (though as you'll see, if not agree, not regretted). We all like to think we'd be with Mad Max with the tribe trying to emulate what our current world too tries to emulate, a peaceful, harmonious existence based on the needs of all. Rather I think if we're all honest we'll have to accept that many of use would fall into the thrall of The Humungus...
That was now it was friends, please remember this as the acts of the 30th become apparent.
YOU WEREN'T THERE MAN, YOU WEREN'T THERE.
Anyway our guiding angel (or is that Faustian tormentor?) cut our trial, gave us an easy option and thrust use to a few quick buys in the Market Place into ninth level that is the self service area with its demonic trolleys and diabolical self check outs.
Before you could say 'We'll come back for meatballs once we're loaded the car'
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I've talked to much friends. Later today, or maybe tomorrow I'll begin the journey home and take you a step nearer the consequences of those decisions made. Please remember this post though. Please hold onto what I was putting my family through.
We can get through this together I promise.
gad sir! what happened? :o
Quote from: Proudhuff on 01 January, 2014, 03:42:49 PM
gad sir! what happened? :o
I'm building to it. Crafting dramatic tension out of shelving takes time don't ya know.
So car loaded we retreated back inside for lunch. In time honoured traditional for the board and as tribute to one of our more illustrious members here it is.
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Though the ravages of the trip mean that consumption was my first thought, which I think kinda harms the execution of this tribute. Still the intent was there.
So began the long journey home which looked a little like this.
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Then this.
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The observant amongst you will note the 'Lowedges' sign the joyous marker that signals the return to our fair city.
Finally this as we reached the top of our road. Just look at those views. Those seven hills can be a real ball ache at times yet with views like this they can be so worth it...
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... well clearly no this image doesn't do them justice but work with me here will ya.
My wife (by far the better driver) made the arduous journey past the side of the house, the passage is JUST big enough for the car, we normally leave it at the front, but to easy unloaded she parked it here.
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Which also gives me the chance to show you were my comic haven is in context to the house. Its that room at the back of the garage you can just see the door of. Alas the photo was taken in the settler of our 'sun room' (this isn't all as posh as it sounds promise) as it was pelting down.
So finally the fruits of our labour were unloaded and put in their new home.
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Tomorrow (or maybe later today if the return to work gets too depressing) I'll reveal all and show you what is there. But for now lets just enjoy the final few hours we have together as friends unsullied by... well you'll see...
Who else was expecting the nerd cave to be behind a holographic waterfall?
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 January, 2014, 10:12:01 AM
Who else was expecting the nerd cave to be behind a holographic waterfall?
Or at the very least only accessible via a secret trapdoor (I was going to say by sliding down a nerd-pole but that just sounds wrong)
I know. Having to kick the bottom of the door every time you go in cos it sticks a bit just doesn't have the same sort of appeal. That's why the international comic thieves thread raised earlier in this thread would be so much more appealing. A literal nerd cave in a literal skull mountain reached by monorail. Now that would be something.
I think we're all ready now.
Remember to read the last two reports before proceeding and deal with any emotions this stirs in the spirit of friendship and understanding. I'll be back tomorrow to explain further and rather than excuse myself, provide arguement as to why I'm happy with this. For now though I'll leave you to your thoughts.
Braced.
With no further ado.
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Let me be the first to say f-f-f-f-w-h-o-o-o-o-a-a-a-a-r-r-r-r. There must be something in my eye.
Now that's nice.
Too many comics in this world lead dark, frustrated existences out of sight...
They need light, a yellowed comic is a happy comic :)
Quote from: Fungus on 02 January, 2014, 08:30:37 PM
Now that's nice.
Too many comics in this world lead dark, frustrated existences out of sight...
They need light, a yellowed comic is a happy comic :)
Hush! Where not gonna tell him this on the grounds it gives me and Trouty a base to invade the "man cave" on ground of crimes against the comic population!
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 02 January, 2014, 10:24:59 PM
Quote from: Fungus on 02 January, 2014, 08:30:37 PM
Now that's nice.
Too many comics in this world lead dark, frustrated existences out of sight...
They need light, a yellowed comic is a happy comic :)
Hush! Where not gonna tell him this on the grounds it gives me and Trouty a base to invade the "man cave" on ground of crimes against the comic population!
DO NOT REVEAL THE PLAN, FOOL.
Hold on, hold on...
... I just don't get you lot. Maybe I should leave this a little longer in case anybody else who has an interest in such things is still to pass by BUT... BUT shouldn't you hate this?
I mean you* hate:
- Wonky shelves due to skirting board
- Shelves sagging under the weight of their burden
- Filing systems based on favourite personal taste, not the alphabet, character, or manufacturer
and that's just off the top of my head, I'm sure we can all come up with many more.
Yet I present you with mismatched colours on my shelves and your all cool with it?
Where's the derision I was expecting? I've got a whole post planned firstly excusing, by way of explanation of items not in stock until at least March and even discontinued lines. I'd then go onto explain why I actually think it works, in some sections more than others, but it works...
... all feels a bit redundant now? I spent three days trying to craft a feeling a dread, to prepare you, trying to subtly (ahem) weave in cries for peace and understanding... I don't think for one minute my words have softened the coolly efficient and justly demanding hearts of my audience. The only other explanation is you think its okay... but that's the last thing I expected.
I demand an explanation... which I expected you to...
Ain't life full of surprises.
*I'm using 'you' as a general term as in people who comment on such things on comic forums and here generally, not you specifically dear reader.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 03 January, 2014, 08:35:35 AM
Yet I present you with mismatched colours on my shelves and your all cool with it?ally dear reader.
Oh. I thought the white was just the 'holy glow' von Boom was talking about. Mismatched shelves are an utter violation of the trust between random reader and internet weirdo...
Nah, can't manage it. The whole thing looks amazing. Issues of colour are for the aesthetic brigade - the bleeding hearts and artists - this is about
order,
preservation and
access: tangible, measurable deliverables (to use the language of the underclasss). And just maybe a bit about display of the relics themselves.
Sagging shelves, irregular lines, The Dead Man shelved between CF13 and 14, whether you place Spawn 10 beside the Cerebus phonebooks or just pretend you don't own a copy, these are aspects that matter in the real world.
And anyway, colour is for Americans and young people.
I was busy wondering why I hadn't noticed a third Johnny Red book had come out and whether you have similar problems with the Asterix book numbering system as I do.
Quote from: James Stacey on 03 January, 2014, 10:27:37 AM
I was busy wondering why I hadn't noticed a third Johnny Red book had come out and whether you have similar problems with the Asterix book numbering system as I do.
Arh man the Asterix books are a pain. What I really need to do is bite the bullet and start buying all the Orion hardbacks so I ... ahem... have lovely matching spines. Even then though the numbers are a pain. As I recall (excuse the specifics if I'm mis-remembering here) First Class is no. 34 and so is And the Picts. Or some such nonsense. I basically just order them by date they were published.
The last Johnny Red volume is fantastic. Just a shame they don't seem to be continuing them into the John Cooper stuff as no new volume this January and none on the horizon that I can yet see. Such a shame I was hoping for a complete Johnny Red series in the way I how have a complete (well ish) Charley's War... if only they'd do that final volume of the none Pat Mills stuff. As Pat suggested himself they could release it as an art collection so the story is complete were Pat ended it but we get the rest anyhoo.
I've actually started to fill in the gaps in my Asterix Orion collection via book depository which still has them all at £7 each. I think the numbering problems stem from some of the books being reclassified as non canon (12 tasks) and others being published by Hodder (how Obelix fell into the magic potion) but originally being included in numbering. This is from memory, it's definitely an embuggarence though.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 02 January, 2014, 06:03:11 PM
I think we're all ready now.
Remember to read the last two reports before proceeding and deal with any emotions this stirs in the spirit of friendship and understanding. I'll be back tomorrow to explain further and rather than excuse myself, provide arguement as to why I'm happy with this. For now though I'll leave you to your thoughts.
Colin, I think we are all too busy working out what you have on your shelves before commenting on your choice of new shelving!
Right, in my opinion the following does (kind of) work. The white and wood look nice together and its OK because they are two different bookcases side by side. But, that gap where the two meet does look a bit odd as you have still not tackled the skirting board issue. ::)
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This, however, does not work and I suspect you already know this yourself. Having the white shelves on top of the wooden ones just looks odd. Also, for some reason they don't seem to meet as well in the corner but I think you are limited by that curtain rail.
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Of course, for a truly unified look you are going to have to break out the sandpaper and dulux and paint those wooden shelves white. Make it so! ;)
Ah, Colin. We may have concerns about some of the choices you make but we support your right to choose.
Well see the reasons for the white oak mix are simple all the oak stain stuff was out of stock and wasn't due back before March 2014, if at all. In those circumstances, being an impatient man and not knowing when another trip to Ikea could be brokered given then torment this one was subjecting us through I waived. When the lady said that one of the shelving units was discontinued I snapped. I reckoned I'd find a way to make it work and so went for it. Have to say I'm still glad I did.
Quote from: Recrewt on 03 January, 2014, 12:00:16 PM
Right, in my opinion the following does (kind of) work. The white and wood look nice together and its OK because they are two different bookcases side by side.
See I'm the opposite way around. To me this side by side thing looks a bit wonky, this looks like too disconnected shelving units side by side. To add to that the distinction about whats on the shelves isn't very well defined here, as you'll see when I get to my fully shelved pictures soonish.
However on the plus side and why I do think it works is it works well with the room as a whole. Consider this.
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The whole room is pretty much based on a light wood and white theme. There are other examples but the cupboards that dominate the end of the room are the best example. So in the context of the room as a whole this really works, but that's hard to get across as a single photo. Thank the comic heavens that my wife said to get the white not the dark wood ones as my I'd first thought. In my panic at a situation desperately spiralling out of control in Ikea I think I'd reverted to a teenage mind set which assumes that if its dark and or black its probably cooler I almost added a third tone into the room that would have been simply WRONG. So that's another one I owe to the cooler head of my wife.
Anyway unlike Recrewt predicts
QuoteThis, however, does not work and I suspect you already know this yourself. Having the white shelves on top of the wooden ones just looks odd
I actually prefer this
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It continues that general theme of the room better and blends the oak units in as if they were built into the white ones. Reflecting the cupboard a little better. Its as though the oak white has been built in especially. This is further emphasized as there the oak units house a specific collection, in this case my Progs. That works much better here. As though it was built specifically to house and highlight something I want to draw attention to. And* lets face it I do what to do that with my favourite among favourites. So this side really works for me.
This does led to a number of other consideration that have been alluded to and I will be returning to next time. After that we'll get to The Reshelving which I'm very excited about and tonight I hope to complete a piece of work, at least in draft, that I'm astonishingly giddy about.
More later friends.
*Why aren't I allowed to start sentences with And (I know I know its clear its a continuation and thus not a new sentence) I love starting sentences with And, its a great representation of how my mind works, not really pausing at the right places as it rattles along at an unhealthy pace.
Part of my last job was changing news copy so sentences didn't start with "and", then lambasting the people who did it. Now I break the same rule every day. Hypocrisy.
In short: you should do whatever you like. Fuck the rules.
As for those shelves, I like the two colours together. Remember the main feature is the contents, not the shelves.
One thing I can't see from the photo. Have you gone for alternating bands of colour? That would be smart.
I'd never get away with mis-matching colours of shelves. Mrs Tips would just not allow it.
We've been using Annie Sloane Chalk Paint to make everything match in our newly decorated dining room. It says no prep required - just slap it on. I don't believe this but followed these instructions anyway as it made painting the dresser and two book cases a lot quicker (than having to sand everything down beforehand).
Is there a little rectangular space in the corner between the shelves? You could hide all sorts of cool stuff in that. Accessed by secret panels in the side of the shelf.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 04 January, 2014, 07:27:17 AM
*Why aren't I allowed to start sentences with And (I know I know its clear its a continuation and thus not a new sentence) I love starting sentences with And, its a great representation of how my mind works, not really pausing at the right places as it rattles along at an unhealthy pace.
Off topic but I always thought you could start a sentence with "And" if it was part of a dialogue (i.e. "I really like looking at shelf porn" said Tombo. "And I feel the same way" said Colin_YNWA) but not as part of a text (i.e. The forum all agreed that Colin_YNWA was doing a smashing job. And then they went off to have a pint).
On topic why not mix the white and brown shelving. Putting the white shelving in the middle of the four brown ones might "join" the units together, sort of make it look like a joint.
Quote from: TordelBack on 03 January, 2014, 09:24:25 AM
whether you place Spawn 10 beside the Cerebus phonebooks or just pretend you don't own a copy, these are aspects that matter in the real world.
I actually sold my copy of Spawn 10 an age ago. If I did still have it it'd defo go in with the rest of my Cerebus.
QuoteOn topic why not mix the white and brown shelving. Putting the white shelving in the middle of the four brown ones might "join" the units together, sort of make it look like a joint.
Alas Tombo this isn't possible or I'd have defo done it. Alas the oak stain (to give it it's 'proper' title) is double length and thus won't fit on the shorter window wall. But agree that would look a lot better and match what I've done on the 2000ad side.
QuoteBut, that gap where the two meet does look a bit odd as you have still not tackled the skirting board issue.
Yeah I finally agree with that now. Rather than remove the skirting board I'm thinking I'll look into that rubber joining stuff you can buy strips of (in white) and 'seal' the gap that way. Added stability and no gap. May take me a while to get to it though.
QuoteAlso, for some reason they don't seem to meet as well in the corner but I think you are limited by that curtain rail.
You got it. That curtain rail is a pain. I've already taken off a knobbly showy bit at the end to reduce the interference but it still gets in the way.
Anyway you're continuing love and support keeps me going. I'm popping out today to try to get some picks of the shelves fully filled today. I have some but the combination of artificial lighting and phone camera flash mean they aren't great, hopefully the natural light of the day will make them better.
After that I'll show you what I did last night. Oh man if I do say so myself aside from marrying my wife and producing the two children that came with that what I did last night is probably the single greatest thing I've done with my life. Can't wait to show you all.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 05 January, 2014, 07:19:46 AM
Oh man if I do say so myself aside from marrying my wife and producing the two children that came with that what I did last night is probably the single greatest thing I've done with my life.
Yes. It is. More please.
Here's the new shelving fully comiced up (yes comiced is a word)
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Okay I'll give you the tour.
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The comics on the left of the photo are as you were really, a selection of my favourite runs (in alphabetical order by title). The exception being
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I've moved the Shelf of Kirby across to join the rest. Note that lack of buckle, I hope you all feel better now. It however shirks any alphabetical order and stands proud over all the other runs. I quite like the fact that after Silver Star (the last of the Kirby and quite brilliant if you've never read it) the first of the other runs is Morrison's Animal Man. In many way I think Morrison has grown to become Kirby's natural successor and Animal Man is the start of that adventure, in American comics at least.
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The new shelves have allowed me to add a few more runs to my greatest hits, getting them out the cupboard of The Boxing and making the comics that still reside there fit in the 15 boxes I have. So that worked out nicely. Some beneficiaries of this are the Star Wars collections you can see here, likewise Xenoxoic Tales and the none 'Amazing' Essential Spider-man titles, bloody love the Essential Spider-man series and have now (I assume) moved onto the 'Epic Collection' for those who have been following Spidey collection news. You'll notice there's a gap in these Spidey collections. This gap is for the still evasive Essential Web of Spidey Volume 1. Where the bloody hell can it be?
The fourth shelf here is all my current ongoing series. These I keep 'out' as of course it makes it easier when new comics come to file them away. It also has added importance in my new system as until any given run is complete who knows if it will be added to the illustrious ranks of the greatest of the great.
Not sure if its visible here but I've left a fair amount of space at the end of each row on the oak stained (I wish that bloody oak would be more careful!) shelves for allow new runs to be added. For example now Six Gun Gorilla has finished that will be going up there.
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I've got enough room currently left over to allow this indulgence. A shelf almost entirely dedicated to over-sized volumes. The height of this is dictated by the ridiculously oversized Wednesday Comics collection. You might be able to note that Wednesday Comics is one of the few exceptions I allow to overrule the no duplication rule as it was all about the format and so I keep the folded letter press originals, now all slowly getting suitably yellowed, which I have to say I really like! I also keep a few encyclopaedia type things here, all nonsense but immense fun.
The small shelf above which is currently empty is a space for all current ongoing to reside, before they get bagged, boarded and filed away.
Finally for today a little talked about shelf.
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This one contains my books about comics, creation or creators of and an all too small selection on comics theory. I'd like to think there was more of this type of stuff and hope to be adding to this in the future. |For example I'm yet to read about a biography of Jack Kirby that feels balanced and complete. I really want there to be such a book. I very nearly bought the Mark Evanier book which looked lovely but he's a little to close to Kirby to give an unbiased history of the greatest man comics has ever known I feel.
So that's probably enough for today. Join me tomorrow for a tour of the other side of the room. Then the plan is Wednesday I'll show you the great achievement known to Colin Taylor outside of creating and adding to his family.
Sorry, give me a minute to wipe the drool from my keyboard.
I admire the bravery of your Oversized shelf. I confess when faced with similar issues I placed the single totally ridiculously tall volume (an Atlas is my equivalent of the Wednesday Comics collection) on its side on top of the unit, thus allowing two functional shelves instead of one. I fear I just lack your purity of vision.
Colin, I have loved reading this thread far more than I should. You have a superb cave and I am deeply envious. Good work fella.
Before replying Colin, I just wanted to make it clear that I am insanely jealous and in awe of your collection and man cave. All comments I make are just for fun/banter and if I'm honest there is absolutely nothing wrong with your room.
In terms of the white/wood mix - yes, this works with the built-in cupboards you have because the outside is wood and the inside is white - the two look nice together but often cupboards have a different interior to the exterior e.g. kitchen cupboards. Personally, I would paint the doors white myself but that is because I prefer my woodwork painted to plain.
As for the bookcases - I definitely agree that you were better going with white. The absolute worst would be a different wood effect. Still not keen on those white shelves on top of the wooden ones but if you like it then that's all that matters.
P.S. it's OK putting all the comics on those shelves but you still haven't put the Judge Dredd wallpaper on the walls yet!
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 06 January, 2014, 03:18:23 PM
Colin, I have loved reading this thread far more than I should. You have a superb cave and I am deeply envious. Good work fella.
seconded, now a wee beer fridge and some Capt Scarlet curtains and an eazeeboy chair and you have geek heaven right there
Quote from: Recrewt on 06 January, 2014, 03:35:39 PM
Before replying Colin, I just wanted to make it clear that I am insanely jealous and in awe of your collection and man cave. All comments I make are just for fun/banter and if I'm honest there is absolutely nothing wrong with your room.
And they've never been taken any other way. This thread has turned into a absolute delight to play along with, not cos of my 'Me me I I look at my stuff ain't it cool' which I often worry this is always on the cusp of becoming, but cos the fantastic comments from you lot keep it wonderfully grounded and fun.
Mind when I show you the stuff I hope to show you Wednesday I will allow myself a moment of "'Me me I I look at my stuff ain't it cool". Fully hoping to be slapped down for doing so.
QuotePersonally, I would paint the doors white myself but that is because I prefer my woodwork painted to plain.
The trouble is this does take into account the fact that I'm a bone ideal twat and that will always be the determining factor in such decisions... errr what I mean is I like the wood doors, honest I do...
Quoteseconded, now a wee beer fridge and some Capt Scarlet curtains and an eazeeboy chair and you have geek heaven right there
I've got a filing cabinet under the table now which I could pretend was a fridge. I used to have a Star Wars bed sheet that I converted into impromptu curtains in my renting days, I wish I still had that as proper curtains would be great.
As for the eazeeboy chair I had to look that up and now I want one, they look great. Its my birthday soon...
I've wet my pants.
Love this tour. I'm also quite pleased to see you devote space to ongoing titles, for easy access, because I've done the same thing for years. It's a practical step and well worthy of you, Colin.
I can't wait for the next part. This thread is better than the prog. ;)
Its the thread that keeps giving, and has inspired me to tidy/renovate my own cave.
Keep up the good work Colin!
Quote from: Trout on 06 January, 2014, 11:53:29 PM
Love this tour. I'm also quite pleased to see you devote space to ongoing titles, for easy access, because I've done the same thing for years. It's a practical step and well worthy of you, Colin.
Yeah absolutely I look back at the old system I used to have a few years ago when I'd file the new comics straight into the collection as a whole scattered across various sections my then nerd attic and I shudder to think of the time I wasted doing this. I could have wasted that time in such different and more entertaining ways.
Like this.
The tour continues to the right hand side of the room which looks a little like this... well I say a little when of course I mean a lot... anyway.
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Lets look a little closer shall we.
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On the right we're almost as you were with the Temple of Thrill-power, though we will return to this in a wee bit. For now though we should focus on the new additions in the White Column of International Harmony. Here we have what is a disappointing small selection of none US comics, well mainly.
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The top two shelves are given over to European comics or the vast majority are, Asterix and a few 'typical' collections. I'd like to think this is an area that will grow with more and more great material becoming available in English as the growing collection of Cinebooks on the second shelf testifies to. Nothing to innovative I'm afraid and virtually no Manga or other Asian comics a couple of exceptions aside. This isn't a deliberate stub its simply that there's enough left to right comics out there to keep me busy for the time being and its just an area of comics I'm largely ignorant about a brief flirtation in the early 90s aside. One day I'd like to find time and monies to delve further into this arena. However while more and more translated comics from continental Europe come out the prospect of this retreats.
Next to these I also have my small collection of newspaper strip collections. Here mainly do to size consideration as these tend to be much deeper books.
This shelf also provides notice of another change. I used to keep all my war and western comics together for whatever reason. Now there are scattered to the winds, mainly for reasons of practicality. So while my Jonah Hex and Batlash comics reside with my US comics here you'll find my Blueberry (oh that there were more), Tex and a couple of other bits and bobs. This is something for whatever reason I'm taking a while to get used to.
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Below we have my Judge Dredd comics finally liberated and next to their partners. The Annuals, Yearbooks and Specials alongside the first two volumes of the Megazine. I've mentioned here before I'm holding out on a return to the Megazine until I finally go digital, for a reason that while embedded no longer makes entire sense!
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The final two shelves are my other UK stuff by and large. Maryanddavid look away as this is horrifically small when I think back to that room of wonders you have - though all the Hibernia books are just about visible I'm happy to say next to the Ennis Dan Dare Omnibus. This includes trades from the Megazine, which I collect whenever a story I don't have comes out. Sadly these are too few and far between, which adds to the nonsense of not getting The Meg.
Anyway.
The Battle reprints are part of the reason I wanted to separate my war comics as they have reached a critical mass now and deserve their own spot, particularly given the wonderful news that it would seem the Johnny Red series is continuing into the John Cooper years WAYHEY! Below that the UK stuff continues with Doctor Who collections and other bits and bobs.
Plenty of room all around for areas here to expand as I see this being the section (the entire White Column of International Harmony) of maximum growth going forward as my US purchases shrink and more of that stuff gets sold off.
Way back at the start of this process - well actually only a little over a month ago with is testament to the speed this has gone at, much faster than I expected I have to say - Recrewt asked of this photo (or one very similar).
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QuoteTo be honest, I was more concerned about those books on the top - I'm hoping that's just a temporary home for them as a) they look like they would be awkward to get at and b) it would look 'cleaner' with just the wooden top.
And I'm glad to finally be able to answer in the affirmative.
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Those rogue top dwellers are now housed here - or actually a number of them are in the White Tower of International Harmony. My 2000ad annuals, specials etc and comics that are by 2000ad creators that I feel have a particularly 2000ad feel to them - discuss!
Note on my shelf of 2000ad expansion I'm delighted to have found room for my PJ Holden Tharg to watch over my Progs. He hold in his mites, which you can
just make out a copy of Prog 431 the comic that got me back into 2000ad for my longest spell back in the day and is therefore in many ways is responsible for my love of comics overall. This is another example of my breaking the duplication rule. I have that original comic still, absolutely battered and bruised so I have a reading copy as well.
Oh and just to remind you not to worry about the shelf peeking in at the bottom left as the reason that appears emptied is due to a chunk of them being in the lounge finally being worked through (christ Outlaw was terrible!).
So anyway tomorrow... oh tomorrow. I'm looking forward to tomorrow...
I would never have thought of separating the Dredd and 2000AD annuals. Audacious stroke, revealing the hand of the professional. Some stuff on those there shelves that is making me Tharglike with envy.
Quote from: TordelBack on 07 January, 2014, 09:24:14 AM
I would never have thought of separating the Dredd and 2000AD annuals. Audacious stroke, revealing the hand of the professional.
You make a good point. I used to have them mixed in so one years JD Annual sat next to the corresponding years 2000ad annual. Given that the Megazine wasn't around for the vast majority of the time the annuals were a bit of me feels that should still be the case.
That said since Judge Dredd has gone onto his own title (forgetting reprints for now) the annuals to me feel more like a precursor of the Megazine (hence filed before them). Likewise any Judge Dredd trades are filed with the Megazines even if the story first appeared in 2000ad. The one exception being Case Files 1. I have a section just before the annuals on the 2000ad shelves for strips that appeared in the first forty issues, so the Extremes covering Invasion, Mach 1, Harlem Heroes and Shako, the afore mentioned Case Files etc etc. As I don't own the first 40 issues (one day, one day) they sit there as a replacement. I also have the Starlord Strontium Dog in the Agency File and the Tornado Blackhawk in that trade here (I for the life of me can't think why I don't own the Ro-Busters stuff I bloody well need to sort that!).
I reckon all of this is open to interruption and that's why any two collections should never look the same as one readers order is another readers madness!
Have you only got the first 2 vols of Megazine Colin? Do you want a free box of almost catchup?
Quote from: James Stacey on 07 January, 2014, 10:21:30 AM
Have you only got the first 2 vols of Megazine Colin? Do you want a free box of almost catchup?
Dear God man that is an offer too kind to be acceptable. I'll pm ya.
if your looking for any of the floppies I'd happily supply em. :D
So here we are. The very Zenith of my endeavours. I should let the pictures just speck for themselves really... but as if I would!
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I have a small, but slowly blooming collection of original art and I wanted to use my nerd cave as a showcase for it. There is an argument that says that original comic art should not be displayed as it creates the risk of fading and damage and since they are unique to do so would be not only foolish but irresponsible. I however hold the counter view that the key to the debate is in the word 'art' and that art has no meaning until it is seen and those that see it can interrupt it.
Now its not as if putting these pictures up in my nerd cave is exactly making these pieces I have available to the public (though anyone is of course welcome) but it does mean the art is out, living and breathing as intended.
The fact that it is so therefore means that what you see here is only temporary and roughed out. The art will be safely stashed away again this weekend... which contradicts what I said but let me explain. I do need to take responsibility to preserving the art as well. So before the display is properly finished I'll be purchasing some clear window film that will remove UV light and reduce other factors that can harm art. I will also be getting proper card boarders cut to size for each of the pieces I have. These were put up firstly to get the frames up and in the right positions and also to make sure that the frames would work with all the various sizes of art I have. So the bigger pieces don't look cramped and the small ones don't look lost. I think they work okay.
You'll also notice that the left hand frame is empty. The reason I've mentioned before, I'm a cack handed twat and I managed to break one of the panes when sorting the frames out. It'll be replaced as soon as possible.
The idea is also to rotate the art so that no one piece is out for more than say 3 months at a time and will then be swapped over for another piece again reducing the time it is subject to any harm.
A couple of pieces aren't up yet as well. Under the 6 Gun Gorilla print I have another print of Tharg that Pye sold on the boards a while ago. That's going up under the one that's already there.
I also have plans to put up my Carl Critchlow cover from Prog 1856 but since that will be up permanently I'm getting that professionally done to protect it.
So there we have it. Things will probably slow down a bit around here for a while as the things I have left to do will be happening at a slower rate. I'm not done, far from it, but up-dates I guess will be a little more sparing from here on in as we're really at the fine tuning stage.
Thanks for all the interest and support to date it really has made doing this even more fun that it was always going to be.
Is that the final incestuous Lulu page I see there? Bojemoi! A page of Fraser, especially a stone-cold classic one like that, would be very high on my wish list.
Anyway, I've now passed from creeping jealousy to seething, covetous envy. Well done, that man.
It is indeed. My God man you ability to retain information is quite fantastic!
I have to say for all the wonderful pieces I own that one is my favourite. If I could only track down her first appearance as well... you could probably tell me which Prog as I've not got around to checking that out yet....
Prog 1047 I think. No one should have to live without Si Fraser art in their house. It's inhumane.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 08 January, 2014, 08:47:10 AM
So here we are. The very Zenith of my endeavours. I should let the pictures just speck for themselves really... but as if I would!
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Nice. Just think how much more integrated the gallery section would look if those cupboard doors where also white! ;)
Holy crap! Is that a page from Skreemer?
I'm jealous. :D
Quote from: Recrewt on 08 January, 2014, 11:35:46 AM
Nice. Just think how much more integrated the gallery section would look if those cupboard doors where also white! ;)
It's look like that snowblind issue of Alpha Flight. Too much white surely?
QuoteHoly crap! Is that a page from Skreemer?
It is I bloody love Skreemer, I think Wake still has some very nice pages left.
Thats bloody lovely, that it is. Im a right envious little man, Colin, make sure that Man Cave us locked up right and proper now, or you might wake up one morning to find a lanky Northerner hibernating in it.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 09 January, 2014, 06:17:33 AM
Quote from: Recrewt on 08 January, 2014, 11:35:46 AM
Nice. Just think how much more integrated the gallery section would look if those cupboard doors where also white! ;)
It's look like that snowblind issue of Alpha Flight. Too much white surely?
Go with magnolia then!
Oh now we do like a bit of magnolia in the Taylor household...
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 09 January, 2014, 03:40:14 PM
Oh now we do like a bit of magnolia in the Taylor household...
Antique White in Huff Mansions. ::)
Quote from: Proudhuff on 09 January, 2014, 03:49:08 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 09 January, 2014, 03:40:14 PM
Oh now we do like a bit of magnolia in the Taylor household...
Antique White in Huff Mansions. ::)
HaHa! When shopping for paints I always point to the large trade size magnolia but I keep getting overruled in favour of gentle fawn and soft biscuit. All looks the same to me. ::)
BUMP.
Hint, hint.
Quote from: Ken Trousers on 17 January, 2014, 02:18:05 AM
BUMP.
Hint, hint.
I wish I had something to show you, I really do. Alas progress has rather ground to a halt of providing the family with other 'priorities' has taken over. Such things as safe electrics, a new bathroom and folly such as that. Work has cranked up a notch again to.
So I'm sad, nah devastated to report there's nothing new to report - yet.
Fear not though this thread is not abandoned just on that famed comicbook 'hiatus'. After all what can you eat on your holidays if you ain't on your holidays?
Now if anyone else has any of those occasionally offered photos of their own that might help... otherwise patience will be needed. Mind I'll say I've missed this thread so have a few ideas for 'filler' issues too.
Well, since you asked...
This is an unused space in the basement of our new house. I have permission from my wife to give it the man cave treatment.
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And today we collected the last of our stuff from storage. Here is another corner of the basement. It is host to the geek stuff, which is almost entirely comics. There are a few boxes of books and some art, action figures, badges and so on, but I would say that 90% of the stuff is comic books, graphic novels and the like.
Behold:
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To give you a sense of scale, top left is an A4-sized commission by the most excellent PJ Holden. And, yes, that's G'Nort, Oor Wullie and, thanks to the splendid board member Mikey, a boxed-up Mongrol. Soon more will be revealed.
This week we had a bit of work done in the house by a very nice man called John. He's a carpenter and a proper craftsman. He made us a new wall to hide a fusebox and it's bloody impressive. He has passed the test.
Now, at our request, John is drawing plans. I've asked him to fill the available space on three walls with shelving, and fans of the website Bookshelf Porn may have an inkling of what we're planning. The budgets involved may mean a month or three of delays but the hope is to have it complete and ready for filling by my birthday in May.
My birthday present? Two days of guaranteed peace and quiet. My wife has promised to keep the children out of my way so I can sort, re-sort and re-re-sort my collection as much as I like.
There will be updates posted here, oh my brothers and sisters. This is my dream come true and I hope you can enjoy it with me. We give thanks to Colin, the Dalai Lama of man cave creation, for starting this thread.
Avanti!
- Trout
Now you are the master...
I'm not sure about this idea of using competent professionals in such an endeavour. A true nerdhole should be splattered with the blood of a dozen skinned knuckles, its walls dented by surplus Ikea components hurled in frustration, no corner square and no level true (see above). Surely an appropriate Canadian rite of passage would be to source, fell, transport and dress the lumber yourself.
You can tell I've always wanted a basement.
Quote from: Ken Trousers on 19 January, 2014, 02:49:00 AM
My birthday present? Two days of guaranteed peace and quiet. My wife has promised to keep the children out of my way so I can sort, re-sort and re-re-sort my collection as much as I like.
The greatest gift known to man... or at least man with kids. Its my birthday soon...hmmm
There's so much to be excited about here. I personally love the professional approach. After all we've established to date that we all look for different things from a man cave, as we do in 2000ad. For some the order, the right angles, the corners, the shelf support. For others the comics, the ordering. Your method surely ensures the best of both worlds.
I'l also intrigued by that L shape (which I'm guessing is support left when removing a supporting wall?) and how you use that.
Finally is it deliberate that Dredd seems to be shooting G'Nort... he should...
Ah, but who said it would involve order? There's talk of deliberate chaos and complexity in the shelving design.
The L in the ceiling is a duct for the heating/air conditioning. North America, etc. The house is only three years old so exists as it always has. We did look at older houses but here it's all about the insulation and heating, so the newer, the better.
As for Dredd and G'Nort, that's an accident. I was lugging all those (heavy) boxes into the house and downstairs myself, so I wasn't really thinking about what went there. But you're right. Dredd would shoot him, but G'Nort would shrug it off like the wonderful twit he is. :)
Brilliant stuff, but I'm not sure I can contain myself until May.
Quote from: Ken Trousers on 19 January, 2014, 01:37:41 PM
Ah, but who said it would involve order? There's talk of deliberate chaos and complexity in the shelving design.
Cool if you do that with enough Grant Morrison comics maybe you'll create some sort of 5th Dimensional interface and we won't have to wait until May as your collection will have been in place for during all possible time? Maybe we're all looking too 3D at those pictures?
I wonder if we should take that into account when deciding on our filing systems.
We're already warned to be careful about large stores of thrill power.
The torch of geekcave is passed on!
Hopefully this will reach out around the world, a network of bunkers storing thrill power, Devons Daddy should be next, once The Trout's efforts are left washed up on the shores of domestic drudgery, linking threads: does Wossy's Mancave count?
Haha! Keep this thread going, generation by generation. Love it. :lol:
A brief return to put everyone's minds at ease. Its been slow times in the man cave. Other work around the house currently dominating and haven't made too much progress on sorting the art framing stuff, though I'm slowly heading there. Anyway today as I had the kids both afternoons this weekend AND did both morning shifts my wife kindly took them to the climbing gym this morning and a wonderful thing happened. A thing that I'm very happy to share with you all.
I did my first 'regular' sort. By which I mean just putting away the comics I've been reading, sorting my new comics out. Moving a couple of completed new series into their permanent homes. Moving some other stuff into the to sell area (there's a project to be done there soon). You know regular everyday stuff.
To be honest this might sound mundane but it was a little bit beautiful. This is it for the rest of our natural lives together. Oh sure they'll be the odd big sort, the occasional shuffle, projects still need a little sorting but you know the bulk of it will be this. Little bits of work to just keep the old girl ticking over. I'm an old settled man, this is the stuff life is made of and for an hour I was in bliss.
Oh and settling your minds I hear you ask. Well this happened.
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It'd been hided in a box in the lounge, saved when tidying after the electrics where done. I know the title 'Essential Web of Spider-man' is an oxymoron (hark at me and me posh words) but I love me Spidey (up to say the end of McFarlane's Amazing run) so, yeah putting this back into place felt like a very fitting way to round a pleasant hour off.
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That'll do pig, that'll do.
Lovely. :D
Tis a thing of beauty ;)
After a lenghty struggle with flickr I've finally got the pics of the reshelving, I knew you were worried :D
Ta-da!
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and the overspill:
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nothing like a mancave but the bestest I can do!
What's that Warrior 'book'? Is it a custom bind or do I remember correctly that Quality Comms offered a folder type thing?
aye, its the binder ordered from Quality Comms at the time, holds the first 12 i think, It's been edging towards my ebay pile but each time I look through it it goes back on the shelf
Nice shelves Proudhuff. :thumbsup:
What are we looking at on the Shelf of Dredd then? Looks like some old Titan books on the left but what's on the far right there?
That's the full run of 'Do Andriod's Dream of Electric Sheep', my bottle crashed at buying it in hardback
For some reason I thought your collection would be larger! It's short but sweet though!
yeah years of giving away progs and such, not to mention house moves, makes you hone it down to the dearly loved, that and not having a mancave!
Thanks, Huffer! I love a good peer at another man's shelves.
But I come with disappointing news. Due to some unexpected expenses (nothing disastrous but we are new to the country and trying to make sure we're well set up, financially) my Den of Geekery project has been pushed back to the summer.
I remain resolute. I know that, with your faith to drive me, I can find the strength to wait a little longer.
Right this will not do, this will not do, at all, luckily I have a plan.
Kickstarter.
Right get to Kickstarter. You're in some foreign land right, with yeti's and red cowboys (or something) and snow tigers were everyone lives in igloos, names towns after comic sound effects and comedy antlered large mammals, speaks French and if telly doesn't lie to me farts a lot. Right so top offers are visits to this magical kingdom of red maple syrup flags, lesser 'gifts' plaques on shelves, the naming of certain areas, some ordering decisions, snow balls and a certified sense of being a better, more sane place than that of your more southerly neighbours (I can see that one coming back to haunt some of us!).
When this goes past budget, as it surely will, the over shoot can be used as some sort of proper old school cooperative thing and all the bidders over a certain amount go into pot and get the next man-cave 'build' fund.
Lets do it... no really.
Oh yeah, I like that idea! Maybe Trout could do a making-of video, to practice his new honed editing skills: either as a stretch goal or free with an entry-level pledge. Count on one eager supporter.
Trout you can make a start on the boxes, and the badges, badges..
Quote from: Proudhuff on 17 February, 2014, 05:15:24 PM
Trout you can make a start on the boxes, and the badges, badges..
That could happen. I'm thinking of something along those lines. Also some framing may happen. Will post about that. I will report in regularly. :-)
Quote from: Trout Trousers on 18 February, 2014, 12:14:04 AM
Quote from: Proudhuff on 17 February, 2014, 05:15:24 PM
Trout you can make a start on the boxes, and the badges, badges..
That could happen. I'm thinking of something along those lines. Also some framing may happen. Will post about that. I will report in regularly. :-)
Looking forward to seeing the badges boarded and presented, :thumbsup:
Well I've sold my house and if I get the monster property Im going for (you remember that film the Money Pit) hopefully there will be some man cave comic porn loving from me. Early days yet but fingers crossed
Cone off it! Im at half mast here! We need pictures of where the appropriate shelving units and picture frames will be.
any developments from either James or Trout? My eyes are desperate for more spine porn.
I'm afraid not. We keep encountering new-house-new-country startup costs. Apologies. I will get to it as soon as possible.
I'm hoping to be in my new house July. We are Currently living back at my folks with all my stuff in storage. The new house is infested with students, we can't remove till then.
Just wanted to say what an absolute inspiration (not to mention a fascinating read!) this thread has been. I moved house last year and was frankly embarrassed by the derisory looks I got from the removal men as they removed approx. 80 longboxes from my old house.
Whilst I've started with organising my vinyl and CDs, the comic collection needs a good sort out and this thread has given me some good tips as to how I can properly file and display my collection once I've sorted the gold from the uhh... Mek Quake dung I suppose. I don't have an Ikea anywhere near me, but based on my recent experience of trying to fit a massive Argos flatpack bookshelf (for my DVDs) into my small car, this might be for the best. I won't feel quite so bad shelling out for home delivery :D
One question I do have to ask - how do you protect all your lovely spines from sunlight damage once they're shelved? I've encountered this problem previously - most notably on my Marvel Essential Collections which have very badly faded. Longboxes might be fugly things, but at least it keeps the goods well protected even if you can't see what's actually in them!
Move to Scotland, no sunlight! ;)
Firstly can I just say for the love of God man don't be inspired by riff raff like me, that way madness lies.
As for your question, well the truth be told I've still not got around to getting the UV screen window stuff and so my tactic is nothing more sophisticated as keeping all the curtains drawn all the time... its all very disappointing I know.
Still since you have done that most glorious thing of resurrecting this thread and since the nerd cave has become temporary storage for all the unpacked DVD and book boxes that were adorning our living room (yes we did move over a year ago now, as I say I'm a deeply lazy man) and how it would seem X-Mas presents and stuff my wife is intending to put on eBay progress has long since ground to a halt.
I therefore call to those of you who had similar projects in the offing to wipe your out for us and show us what you got.
Oh and 80 long boxes - that is some kinda cool collection. When we gonna get a good look at yours?
Quote from: Trout on 15 February, 2014, 02:04:10 AM
Thanks, Huffer! I love a good peer at another man's shelves.
But I come with disappointing news. Due to some unexpected expenses (nothing disastrous but we are new to the country and trying to make sure we're well set up, financially) my Den of Geekery project has been pushed back to the summer.
I remain resolute. I know that, with your faith to drive me, I can find the strength to wait a little longer.
Shirley Trout's fishcave should be active by now?
Quote from: Proudhuff on 12 February, 2014, 10:35:00 AM
and the overspill:
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nothing like a mancave but the bestest I can do!
Hang on, hang on. Whoa. Whoa there!
I know one must tread carefully when criticising a man's shelving system... but Judge Dredd annuals are overspill?
And yet those book things – the ones without pictures are on show, on the top shelf?
Can the mods take any kind of action on this?
negotiated settlement with the Memsabib,
mission creep :ssh:
Certainly not in Trout or Colin or most's league for grandeur, but looking forward to a right good boxing session, beginning tonight (or possibly the weekend). Raw materials gathered yesterday at the not-so-local comic shop :) This will turn "Phase 2" ("Phase 1" precedes the "wilderness years" and is a daunting task - despite Tharg's output being completed months ago) into some sort of order rather than piled up. Gotta have a system.
I love this thread, unseemly though that is.
I have most of my books(aside from the cook books, those are in the kitchen) in the study. My wife doesn't allow me to keep my books anywhere else. This does impede the collecting bit somewhat as I am quite limited in shelf space. Made me resort to the digital medium.
Well after much delaying I intend to spend the month long "no dive time" between next wednesday and mid January redecorating my room and finally gettin some new shelves for my stuff.
Don't be too harsh on yourself Colin - I was stumped for ideas for how to properly store my beloved collection, and you've given me some sound ideas. Credit where it is most definitely due!
As for shots of my collection - most of it is in boxes and shots of a load of longboxes would not be terribly interesting to you all I'm sure. However, I have taken the opportunity to finally quantify my conundrum and it amounts to a whopping 85 long and short boxes!! Also 2 large piles of comics that I've read since the house move last year and haven't the spare box space to accommodate, plus a few random piles of back issues, Doctor Who Magazines, and even some old copies of Previews I couldn't bring myself to bin prior to the move (I used to pour over those things in ye olde days of my youth - like a porn catalogue for geeks).
Having said all that, and as a kind of taster ahead of the long strugle of cataloguing, displaying and ebaying nearly 25 years worth of collecting, here are some snaps I took of one of the bookshelves that I have properly filled. My good old pa bought me it as a Christmas present last year, and I took these to show off on Arsebook. I can confirm my geek friends did look on rather enviously, my non geek friends just appeared horrified and laughed at me. Such is the life of the serious collector! I'll go into a longer tour of what is contained on these shelves shortly...
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Okay, so these photos were taken about a year ago, so there have been some changes since (I now have a complete set of Hellboy Library Editions, more of the Marvel Premier Editions, and just this week obtained the 5th Walking Dead Omnibus - this one a signed and numbered edition, but this is what was lurking on my shelves at the time.
Top shelf Part 1:
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Let's start with the bit of least interest - this basically my books about endangered and extinct species, and the late great John Peel. So far, no comics, but to the right of the picture are all the limited hardback editions of the much missed Queen & Country series by Greg Rucka, including the 3 Declassified mini series. Right on the end of the picture are all the Q&C novels that continue and tie in with the comic series.
Top Shelf Part 2:
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Pretty obvious, it's the Q&C novels again, along with my Marvel Premier Editions. A real shame they seem to have discontinued that series - the shiny metallic lettering and logos look fantastic grouped together on the shelf.
So moving on the shelf 2. As I'm sure will become obvious, outside of 2000ad I am something of a Marvel Zombie, though I follow the stateside adventures of Tharg's humble droids as you will also see. DC is a distant last, especially as so much of the New 52 is now of very little interest to me outside of the Batman and Vertigo books. As shame, as there were some great titles when it first launched (Resurrection Man, Animal Man, Birds of Prey, Green Lantern) which have now either been cancelled or been passed to creative teams who I just do not get on with. But I digress - Marvel Zombies, behold the Omnibus shelf!
Shelf 2 Part 1:
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A couple of oversized Avengers to kick things off, then into the Omniboos proper. I have to admit, I've been pretty lucky with these. Most I've managed to get heavily discounted and most are also the rarer variant versions. The Captain Britain one is the original costume variant and I've been very fortunate to be able to get most of the main players - Chris Claremont, Alan Davis, Mark Farmer and Mike Collins to sign it at various conventions at Bristol over the years. Would love to get Moore and Delano to add to it, but I suspect this will never happen, especially in Moore's case.
Shelf 2 Part 2:
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A few more Omniboos, followed by a selection of Oversized hardcovers and Premier Editions. Finally, the Modern Masters book on Walter Simonson and the Cuckoo on the shelf - DC's Solo Hardcover. It was the only place I could fit it, but frankly I'm fine with that. I have all the original issues and they are a joy to own and read. DC at it's finest.
Shelf 3 then, and it's the creme de la creme of Indie goodness!
Shelf 3 Part 1:
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Part 1 is the Kirby & Mignola section. All pretty self explanatory though I expect some of you may start hallucinating and foaming at the mouth to see a stray Marvel Omnibus in there. As it's pure Kirby, I've filed it accordingly :D
Shelf 3 Part 2:
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Part 2 is the tail end of the Mignola Hellboy section, followed by the Brubaker & Phillips section (love those guys), and finally the Mike Allred section with the X-Force Oversized hardcover and the Madman Gargantua!
Now, I'm sure you're all thinking, this is all very well, but where is the evidence of your love for the Galaxy's Greatest. Well, hold your Mek-Quakes, here it comes, shelf 4 is the 2000ad / Greatest Brits shelf!
Shelf 4 Part 1:
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So we start off with "other British" collections - namely Albion and Major Easy, followed by some of the Legendary Droids extracurricular exploits, namely Pat Mills & Kevin O'Neill's Complete Marshall Law Hardcover and a sizeable Edginton & D'Israeli section. This is also where the 2000ad goodness proper starts with their Leviathan Hardcover ending the section ahead of the Titan ABC Warriors reprints from the early 2000s, there's then a smattering of Judge Dredd Casefiles (the more Eagle eyed amongst might just spot the Alan Grant / Kev Walker Anderson collection from the 1990s ahead of this), followed by all 3 Nemesis collections and the start of the Nikolai Dantes. In fact, it was at this point that disaster struck. I'd always been under the impression I had a full set of Dantes so imagine my horror when, putting them into their correct order for the first time, it became apparent that I had no volume 2! Thankfully I was able to correct this terrible oversight a few months ago when Tharg's minions finally reprinted it. But is not present on these photos, so alas you must also share in the full horror of 12 months ago.
Shelf 4 Part 2:
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So here there are in all their glory - the scarred Dante collection. Also a Red Seas hardcover, a complete Ro-Busters, the first Savage collection, the first Shakara collection, Volume 1 of Slaine (I have since expanded this section of my collection considerably), a full set of Strontium Dog SD Case Files, and... is that the limited edition complete Zenith HC collection on the end? Why yes it is. Still wrapped in the bubblewrap that it arrived in. I am too terrified to unleash the full awesomeness and Thrill Power contained in it so must remain, alas, unread until such time as I can pluck up the nerve to pick up and read this mighty tome.
And there I shall leave it for today. Always leave your audience wanting more. And is it is likely to be a while before a proper update occurs, I shall leave the glory of the fifth and final shelf - Valiant / More Indies / DCs - for another time.
Don't get on with Omnibussesesses myself but have to say they look lovely there.
Out of interest is that the Mark Evanier Kirby book, if so what do you make of it? Does it feel like a balanced assessment of comics greatest genius?
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 07 December, 2014, 05:11:08 PM
Out of interest is that the Mark Evanier Kirby book, if so what do you make of it? Does it feel like a balanced assessment of comics greatest genius?
Just butting in here to say yes, that is the Evanier Kirby book. If anything the balance is more in favour of Kirby's earlier output. His more well known work on titles such as Fantastic Four appears about two thirds into the book. I particularly like the way some original comic art pages are presented – in the same manner as the excellent IDW artist editions – showing pencil marks, white out areas etc. Tons of art is shown pre-inked, some great proposed redesigns of Thor characters, lots of interesting stuff like that. Really is an excellent book.
I shall concur with SuperSurfer on this one. I must admit, I've never sat down and read it properly so I cannot honestly comment on how balanced a book it is on the great man. But as an artbook and an overview on Kirby it's fantastic. If you've ever bought any of the Jack Kirby Collector magazines (I'm not a regular reader but have picked up a few), it seems to be a grander version of that in terms of presentation and reproduction of Kirby's art.
Mark Evanier is an excellent writer and I thought the books was excellent
That is a very impressive collection you have going on their Shakira. And welcome to the board!
Thanks Hawkmonger. Going to have to get used to being called Shakira now. That'll teach me to be too clever thinking up a screen name :lol:
Greetings from Oz!
I hope it's OK to make an addition to this great thread?
I thought I would post the odd pic of my (new) man-cave as it evolves.
The wife and I recently moved house - and in the process upgraded to four bedrooms - one of which is mine, all mine. :)
Although the room is only of average size, my plan is as follows:
-Have an area where I can display/store my entire 2000AD collection (including a full set of progs, etc.)
-Have an area where I can display all my other collectibles in display cases.
-Have an area where I can sit/relax in comfort to (a) read comics/books and (b) listen to music.
Here's how she looks on Day Zero (apologies...the iphone photos are pretty ordinary...I'll utilise my dedicated camera for further updates).
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Watch this space for developments! :)
We have a new man-cave WAYHEY we finally have a new man-cave.
or in other words
Quote from: Krakajac on 26 December, 2014, 05:07:33 AM
I hope it's OK to make an addition to this great thread?
Yes, yes it most certainly is.
Especially since any recent up dates to mine would involve a leaking roof and me looking at adverts of people who fix flat roofs. Don't worry all comics are safe and being dehumidified.
Quote from: Krakajac on 26 December, 2014, 05:07:33 AM
Greetings from Oz!
I hope it's OK to make an addition to this great thread?
I thought I would post the odd pic of my (new) man-cave as it evolves.
The wife and I recently moved house - and in the process upgraded to four bedrooms - one of which is mine, all mine. :)
Although the room is only of average size, my plan is as follows:
-Have an area where I can display/store my entire 2000AD collection (including a full set of progs, etc.)
-Have an area where I can display all my other collectibles in display cases.
-Have an area where I can sit/relax in comfort to (a) read comics/books and (b) listen to music.
Here's how she looks on Day Zero (apologies...the iphone photos are pretty ordinary...I'll utilise my dedicated camera for further updates).
Watch this space for developments! :)
Is the said future man-cave in Sydney?
Currently got my ever-expanding prog and 2000AD-related collection up in the attic in a house in the Inner West... Finding it very hard to find a source of classic 2000AD-sized bags and cards in Oz, not to mention that it seems every bloke selling them in the UK won't ship overseas... Any finds here?
Waiting for employment scenarios to - er - improve, then hoping to get a bit of a man-cave going meself...
Nope - I'm in the Gold Coast Hinterland!
Slight delay on the next update - trying to come up with a suitable shelving solution for my progs.
Oooh - nice part of the world. Lucky bugger!
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 01 December, 2013, 05:05:06 PM
Well as some of you might be aware I moved house recently, in doing so I took apart my lovely nerd collection that used to reside in our attic looking a little like this, but documented better else were.
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So what the heck is the fate of my pride and joy I hear you cry. Well that is precisely the purpose of this thread. Here in an inexcusably self indulgent reportage I will show you how I transform the 'hobbies' room at the back of our garage from this
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To what I hope will be a man cave fit for... well fit for CBR's Comic Porn feature, that's the aim anyway, but that will come in time. Why should you be interested in such nonsense I hear you cry (again), well the title says it all really, its not about you, its about me. Personally if I was you I'd ignore this thread but blathering uninteresting guff full of spelling and grammar mistakes is kinda my specialty around here so I'm going to keep going. After all people seem to find the holiday munching of one board member, who is admittedly far more entertaining that me, endlessly entertaining so why the heck not. There's a host of photos of the progress made to date just around the corner and from then as I get more done I'll post more.
It'll be no match for CF's Cellar but if you want to see the creation of some comic porn this is the thread for you... well at least til I get bored of it all. Its kinda like a 'Reader Wives' making of DVD extra for nerds. If that billing doesn't suck you in I don't know what will!
Wow....
Rightio! My first update!
Things have progressed well in the man-cave. Actually, it's more of a cave-ette, if truth be known. I've spent an absurd amount of time measuring and trying to fit everything in - whilst attempting to keep an uncluttered look. Not easy when you've only got 4m x 3m to work with.
I apologise if the images are too big - they seem to work well on other forums - not here though.
I should also note - there will be proper comic pornage down the track. I thought some of my other stuff might interest forum members in the meantime.
First up, I reconstructed my DETOLF's that had been in storage. During this phase, I also tracked down another second-hand one, bringing the total to six. More room to stretch out the collection...
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I also installed one of these in each DETOLF. They aren't all the useful, but they look nice at night...
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Here's a couple of shots of the DETOLF's as they started to fill up...first up, my vintage Action Man collection. The orange cabinet on the left will house my vintage Star Wars figure collection.
Anorak Moment #1 - the orange cabinet is known as a BERTBY. They were discontinued by IKEA some years ago and can be hard to find. I custom-painted my one orange (aka 'mandarin') to resemble the rear of vintage SW figure cards. I may have problems fitting my entire collection in it - time will tell.
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Some oddities and collectibles from my youth. In recent years, I've got back into model-making, so I have a few completed models on display as well. I can post more pics of these items if there is any interest (I have posted them elsewhere on the 2000AD forum).
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You'll notice throughout that I've taken advantage of many IKEA products. Say what you will about IKEA - but I think their shelves/display cases/book cases are perfect when it comes to creating a modern man-cave. Especially if you're on a budget and don't mind a bit of construction. I currently have a preference for the 'birch' coloured items.
I've also squeezed in an old EXPEDIT bookcase...
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Anorak Moment #2 - those in the know will already be aware - the EXPEDIT range has been phased out and replaced with the KALLAX range. Slightly reduced outer frames - but the internal dimensions of the shelves remain the same - more on that later!
Here's some more shots of the EXPEDIT bookcase. With some value-added spinage, of course!
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In general, I'm not really one for TPB's. But I do have some of the old staples - a signed hardback Elektra Assassin TPB by Frank and Bill obtained many moons ago. Also got my hands on the Barry Windsor Smith Conan Archives (Vol 1 & 2) - lovely stuff. Hardback of The Horned God goes without saying. Also couldn't go without my collected XTNCT.
Other bits 'n' pieces. A signed Goodies book amongst them - pity my name isn't Sarah.
I have a fair-sized framed autograph collection, which I will incorporate into the cave at some point. The orange folder shown above contains all the providence documents, etc.
Another shot of the SW cabinet (yet to be hung) and my CD collection. Yes, I know it's 2015 and I have ventured into the world of iTunes, etc. - but it's not for me - for a number of reasons. Again, more on that later!
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Now we start to venture into pornage de comics. You'll have to bear with me on this one - it's a work in progress and a long way from being finished...
The plan is to store my entire 2000AD collection in 2 x KALLAX shelving units. Each unit comprises of 16 cubeoids - so I have a total of 32 to play with. Here's how it looks at present...
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The plan at this stage is to put at least 100 progs in each cube - with room left over for other stuff, such as Megazines, Annuals, etc. We'll see how we go!
I also plan to use another IKEA product - called a GLADSAX - to make custom covers for each shelf. The GLADSAX were created to display LP covers - but I think they can be used for displaying classic 2000AD images - possibly even making a mosaic image of sorts? Any suggestions?
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Not sure how I'll secure them - possibly with magnets.
Anorak Moment #3 - after installing my stereo (see above), the first track played whilst I admired my effort was 'Comfortably Numb' by Pink Floyd.
Should also note - there's plenty of other stuff to go into the room and on the walls. Will post another update in due course!
Well this is going to be all kinds of lovely. Personally if I was going to do the framed image in front of each shelf, which is a GREAT idea I'd defo keep it simple and just select my favourite cover from the Progs hidden behind. That way it will look lovely but also connect with the collection its holding?
You would need to think about how to frame it therefore, but you are clearly a man who likes the detail so I figure you'll get to that in a way I drift from!
Oh and I'm a little worried about how bearded Action Man 2nd from bottom, right hand unit extracts information from his captives...
Agree with Colin, this is all starting to look mightily impressive.
Quote from: Krakajac on 09 January, 2015, 12:30:05 PM
Anorak Moment #1 - the orange cabinet is known as a BERTBY. They were discontinued by IKEA some years ago and can be hard to find. I custom-painted my one orange (aka 'mandarin') to resemble the rear of vintage SW figure cards. I may have problems fitting my entire collection in it - time will tell.
Absolutely love this idea - I have seen some similar displays on some of the collector sites and it really looks impressive. Helps to have a shot of colour because as much as I love vintage SW, they can look a bit grey when you have them all together.
"...and just select my favourite cover from the Progs hidden behind."
Yep, I think we're on the same wavelength. I initially experimented with using images from Prog 1, 100, 200, 300 etc. to signify what was stored in each cube. However even though those progs are great in themselves - I think there are better (and more iconic) images/covers that I can use.
My other issue (only a small one) is converting rectangular images to square ones, without making them look iffy. I've had a bit of a play - and they don't look too bad. Will continue experimenting before I head off to a printer.
Also - I'll try and refrain from taking photos of the cave at night - they look a bit murky.
Recrewt - glad you like the SW cabinet. My collection hasn't seen the light of day for about ten years. Can't wait to get them on show again.
A quick photo of my Tooth collection safely ensconced in the 2 x shelving units. I thought that there would be plenty of room for the whole collection - not so. The plan had been to use the four central cubes for displaying 2000AD related collectibles, such as Mongrol and my Lawgiver Mk 1, etc. I've now had to rethink that strategy! I reckon I've got space for maybe 3-4 years of the weekly, and perhaps the same for the Megazine. Obviously, I could also increase the number of progs per cube to over 100 - but I'll leave them as is for now.
I'm thinking that when the weekly hits Prog 2000 (a nice round number!), it might be a good time to go digital! :)
There was a 3-4cm gap at each end of the shelving units - causing a small amount of 'sway', which I wasn't too keen on. So I plugged each gap with some foam (similar to what wetsuits are made of). Now - no sway at all. Fingers crossed that the shelving units live up to their name - I'm led to understand each cube can hold 13kgs.
At some point, I'll also fill in the back of the top row of cubes to prevent light from the window seeping through and (further) killing my early progs. Light is the mind-killer!
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I'm actually a bit behind in my collection. The weekly is complete to 1865 and the Meg is complete to 344. So I'll make a visit to the 2000AD shop in due course. Postage is expensive to Oz - but wadda ya do?
That's it for now. Will now start work on the shelf display covers and get my SW cabinet up on the wall.
Some very interesting decisions there for me. With the idea of putting fronts on each unit what goes on behind is ypur own business and no one need know. That said personally I couldn't live with having space issues while at the same time being able to fit more in.
Is that a spinner rack I see as well. An very beautiful (if inefficient) way to store comcis I've always thought (and this never been part of mine) - what's going in there? You have so much more to tell!
My first mistake - underestimating how many Megazines I had. Whilst I knew I had a few - I didn't think they'd take up four cubes! It's hard to believe the Meg has been with us for 25 years! :o
I know this is sacrilegious - but in many ways, I kind of wish the Meg would fold. Don't get me wrong - it's a fantastic publication - but very expensive to either subscribe to and/or purchase from Oz. If it did fold, I'm sure the quality strips could be incorporated into the weekly. But heck, being a completist, I'll keep collecting it for the time being! ::)
I figure (down the track) I can always purchase a 4 x 2 KALLAX and move the CD display case into another room. That'll free up another 8 cubes in the main shelving display.
I made the comic holder myself. Couldn't source an original one here in Oz. Will provide further info down the track when I fill it up with comics.
"but in many ways, I kind of wish the Meg would fold. Don't get me wrong - it's a fantastic publication - but very expensive to either subscribe to and/or purchase from Oz. If it did fold, I'm sure the quality strips could be incorporated into the weekly."
I really don't understand collectors. It is fantastic, but you want it to finish so you don't have to buy it. Just stop buying it!
The quality strips would not be incorporated into 2000AD, the result would just be that creators would have less work and there would be fewer places in UK comics to work.
Quote from: Skullmo on 12 January, 2015, 01:30:48 PM
I really don't understand collectors. It is fantastic, but you want it to finish so you don't have to buy it.
I think it's a brilliant attitude -
for an alien supervillain. 'Frankly collecting your entire species is a colossal hassle since you will keep on making more of you and I just can't keep up with my cataloguing. So for our mutual conenience I'm going to kill you all and have you stuffed so I can enjoy you at my leisure'. Hey, maybe
that's the motivation of the Engineers in Prometheus!
(I hear ya, Krakajc, I hear ya).
Quote from: TordelBack on 12 January, 2015, 01:41:27 PM
Quote from: Skullmo on 12 January, 2015, 01:30:48 PM
I really don't understand collectors. It is fantastic, but you want it to finish so you don't have to buy it.
I think it's a brilliant attitude - for an alien supervillain. 'Frankly collecting your entire species is a colossal hassle since you will keep on making more of you and I just can't keep up with my cataloguing. So for our mutual conenience I'm going to kill you all and have you stuffed so I can enjoy you at my leisure'. Hey, maybe that's the motivation of the Engineers in Prometheus!
(I hear ya, Krakajc, I hear ya).
:lol:
Quote from: Krakajac on 11 January, 2015, 08:13:46 AM
I know this is sacrilegious - but in many ways, I kind of wish the Meg would fold.
That outburst just earned you 4 in the [Swedish] cubes ! :-X
Awesome looking collection Krakajac!
My own efforts have come to a temporary halt on the comic front. I've moved and filled a smaller bookcase with goodies, but most of my work has been housing my vast CD collection and assembling a new HiFi cabinet.
I've found, and being buying like mad, some fantastic CD cubes / rectangles off a company I found on Ebay and they really are the business. Stack really well and they're easy to move around and reposition. VERY sturdy too. Snaps to follow once it's all looking a bit tidier for those who also enjoy their music. Apologies for the lack of comic porn for those who don't!
"I know this is sacrilegious - but in many ways, I kind of wish the Meg would fold."
Yeah, probably not the best choice of words, in hindsight! :D
I do love the Meg - and I'm about to set out on a major re-read. But I also remember (like many others) a time when I only had to hunt down the weekly each...erm...week. It was an expense I could afford.
"I've found, and being buying like mad, some fantastic CD cubes / rectangles off a company I found on Ebay and they really are the business. Stack really well and they're easy to move around and reposition. VERY sturdy too. Snaps to follow once it's all looking a bit tidier for those who also enjoy their music."
Can't wait to find out more! I love my CD's, me.
A sunny day here...so thought it was time I posted some clearer photos of the cave. Have attached the SW cabinet to the wall. Instead of hanging it some distance above the floor, I made a simple u-shaped support out of wood that sits underneath the cabinet. I also screwed it onto the wall at the top, so hopefully now, there's no chance it will fall away (I think that's why they were discontinued in the first place!)
To try and fit in my entire SW figure collection, I'm going to get a couple of additional glass shelves made up...
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And some close-ups of a couple of mates minding their own business...
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What? Ro-Jaws not displaying his magnificent 1/6th scale turd for all to see?? This must be corrected post-haste.
Other than that, krakajac, it's looking good. Although I'm a little worried about light damage to those progs... ;)
There's people here who will whoop with joy at your ability to avoid the so called 'skirting board issue'.
Is that a signed photo of Maradonna?
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 January, 2015, 08:21:19 AM
There's people here who will whoop with joy at your ability to avoid the so called 'skirting board issue'.
Whoop!
The top row of prog cubes needs either polarised plastic or card added at the back to cut down on light damage. Z
I've been putting off the mammoth task for months, but I really need to get rid of my teetering stacks of TPBs (I haven't read the lower ones for ages because getting them out involves moving stacks of books above). I'm gonna start with one of those 4x4 Kallax thingies - I may need to add smaller ones as well if this isn't big enough. I'll post before and after photos in due course)
We have lift off. Krakajac you've started something.
So come on everyone else whose got the projects lingering you've been teasing us with... whose next?
I'm looking at you Mr Canada Fish...
"Is that a signed photo of Maradona?"
It is.
"The top row of prog cubes needs either polarised plastic or card added at the back to cut down on light damage."
Agreed. It's on the list of things to do. I'll probably just use some cardboard left over from the house move. It won't be visible once the shelf covers are in place.
"I'm gonna start with one of those 4x4 Kallax thingies."
A good choice - just be aware of their limitations - and consider how you're going to secure it to a wall and how much weight you're going to put inside it... :D
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fUZP6rYoWj0/USo8zpU985I/AAAAAAAAAt4/OAuY0Wga3IM/s1600/Expedit_collapse.JPG)
Jeebus, man! You might have put an NSFW warning in front of that one! :o Now I'm going to have to go and inspect all my bookshelves before I go to bed...
:D :D :D
You don't get to use the term 'parallelogram' much these days. I knew there was a reason they taught that shape at school! :)
Even though my new shelves only had a 3cm gap on each side, the photo above was enough to force me to consider some kind of extra bracing!
What amazes me is in that situation someone thinks to take a photo rather then making sure all that lovely lovely vinyl is alright and calling the emergency services!
A quick update...
In relation to the SW cabinet. I went to a local glass-smith (is that the term?) and got a couple more shelves made up. The cabinet originally came with 9 glass shelves. I was able to up that to 11 (giving me 12 shelves if you include the bottom bit).
Started piling in the figures - and testing my memory of which gun went with who. Found a single weapon missing, which I've acquired on the 'bay.
And then I ran out of clear stands, so I've got more of them on the way. :roll:
It's going to be touch and go whether I fit in the basic set of figures - I might just make it. I had plans to include some other vintage SW figures - but it ain't going to happen.
Some pics...
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Happy with the orange colour.
Initially, I wasn't going to have a TV - but changed my mind. I tracked down a Sony ex-demo model. I also bought a $99 bluray player - it's claim to fame - that it will play bluray's/dvd's from anywhere in the world, which opens up my purchasing options! There's no access to a TV signal at this point - but I bought it more for watching stuff I already own - and perhaps streaming stuff from the net in the future...
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Next move...to track down a chair and foot stool of some kind!
Quote from: TordelBack on 15 January, 2015, 08:40:20 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 January, 2015, 08:21:19 AM
There's people here who will whoop with joy at your ability to avoid the so called 'skirting board issue'.
Whoop!
Double Whoop! Impressive Action Man action too.
This thread makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside...
Nice touch putting the mail-away accessories on the relevant figures - I wouldn't have thought of that.
Normally I'm not that impressed by the collections of toys and what not that appear in Self Porn and the like but those two collections are something a little bit different. The Star Wars one in particular is just breath-taking. One question though and excuse me if this exposes ignorance but what is that green thing that looks a bit like a dinosaur (but assume its not) behind the Death Star Droid?
Pfft. It's not that impressive
Envious? Moi? Whatever gave you that notion?
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 25 January, 2015, 07:49:09 PM
One question though and excuse me if this exposes ignorance but what is that green thing that looks a bit like a dinosaur (but assume its not) behind the Death Star Droid?
I wondered that meself, and concluded that it was this fella:
(http://www.hotspotcollectiblesandtoys.com/star-wars/images/DSC-0695.JPG)
That'd be the dianoga trash compactor monster from the Kenner USA version of the Death Star playset. No quite as impressive as the blue Snaggletooth, but still deeply admirable in attention to detail. Of course including this means that you also have to include all the Palitoy Droid Factory guys too...
Which brings me to my own query: where figures are one in front of the other, are these variations or just doubles?
The old Kenner Star Wars figures... sigh... used to have them all... then my kid brother got bored one day, lined them up on the back fence and shot them with an air rifle... :'(
Wow. This is the first time in my collecting life that I've actually had reason to go into detail in relation to my SW figures! I completed my collection well before the inter-web came into being. :)
"Nice touch putting the mail-away accessories on the relevant figures - I wouldn't have thought of that."
Thanks. I was quite the completist back in the day.
"...but what is that green thing that looks a bit like a dinosaur?"
It is indeed - a dianoga, as TordelBack deduced. Not so much an action figure as a big green eraser!
"Which brings me to my own query: where figures are one in front of the other, are these variations or just doubles?"
Variations (of some kind or another). I went through a period where I started collecting variations - but after a few years lost interest when I realised the scope of variations available. I've kept figures that are obvious variations and a couple that are somewhat rare. If I had the room, I would have displayed them side-by-side.
You'll more than likely see collectors split their vintage collection between two of these display cases - I don't have that luxury. When the rest of the clear stands arrive, I'll throw the rest in.
I might have to look at setting up an additional display of some kind (maybe in one of the DETOLF cabinets?). I also have 2 x loose vintage Tauntauns, Jabba, Wampa, Rancor, Max Rebo Band, etc.
Another update!
Starting to make some real progress. Amongst other things, spent a bit of time hanging some original artwork/poster/autographs...
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A nice one from Mark Hamill...
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Finished off the SW figure cabinet. Very happy with the result - just got them all in!
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Tracked down an ESB poster to frame. Unfortunately, it got damaged in transit, so I'm trying to arrange a replacement. Was always a big fan of this particular poster - hard to get in this size (36 x 24 inches).
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And now - some Tooth goodness! I'll probably never be in the position to own some of the really nice original 2000AD artwork - but I'm very happy with the two pieces I've acquired. First up, a nice page by Colin MacNeil - from the 2008 end-of-year-special. Thought I'd also frame the printed art for comparison...
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Picked up a cheapish headphone stand for my...you guessed it...headphones.
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My second piece of original Dredd artwork. This time Kev Walker (Sin City?)...
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A nice dual-signed piece by the blokes from 2001. HAL lip-reading in the background...
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And you can't have a cave without a suitable chair. This one doesn't take up too much room, but is very comfy for reading/listening to music/watching TV...
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Next jobs up...need to fill up the comic rack with some vintage goodness...
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...and finally starting work on the 2000AD shelf covers...
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Almost forgot - I ended up buying some cheap black plastic to slide down the back of the 2000AD shelves. Now, no light getting through at all.
If anyone's keen on seeing some of my tooth collection, I'm happy to post some additional pics?
Apologies about the large photos above. I wish this forum would resize the photos so that scrolling wasn't required? :)
Geekary above and beyond the call of duty.
But seriously a very impress collection. How did you get both Keir Dulleas and Gary Lockwoods signatures? I was watching 2001 last night on BBC 2 so I'm being nosy!
Great stuff. Love the spinner rack!
Stunning stuff. Particularly keen on that MacNeil piece. Love a bit of Dredd chatting to Hershey while the they over look Mega City One. Hope to have one of those of my very own soon, not MacNeil but another stella artist.
How tidy are you! Loving those units! You haven't got children, have you? Great collection.
Better question would be 'are you married?', 'cos if not I might be interested. Oh the sex mightn't be to either of our tastes, but imagine the long hazy afternoons we could spend in our matching spinny chairs, just gazing at those display cabinets while we compare progs... sigh, a squaxx can dream.
Quote from: Professor Cardigan on 22 February, 2015, 05:20:05 PM
Better question would be 'are you married?', 'cos if not I might be interested. Oh the sex mightn't be to either of our tastes, but imagine the long hazy afternoons we could spend in our matching spinny chairs, just gazing at those display cabinets while we compare progs... sigh, a squaxx can dream.
Arh but I could bring a Nerd Cave to the marriage. Okay so mine might be a bit scruffy and unkept. It might need work and be might not have the beautiful attention to detail that your does BUT hey you could change it right, or more likely try to change it to change itself.
Imagine the beautiful Nerd Cavelets our caves could have.
I say ditch Torde... I mean Professor Cardigan's idol dreaming and go for the rough and ready you can change and improve?
Hold on why does all that sound so familiar...
I do wonder though, do you chaps plans gram these caves of wonder? I have this image in my head of you all bending over tally charts and visual diagrams, trying to find the perfect combination of creator, publisher and genre.
Well look, I can't even compete with the places of wonder shared here. My collection is taking over scattered around the entire house in a bid to spread the thrill-power equally. Lest you all lose your minds at the bright light burning its way in through the windows, it's called the sun and it is a thing at least 300 days of the year here in Los Angeles.
The bedside bookcase, lest I need an emergency dose of Tooth during the night:
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The top of the stairs, waiting to be worshipped:
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The office, watched over by The Wall Of O'Neill:
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Ha! Love the way you say you can't can't compete, show us some lovely shelves and nice neat collections - AND subtly stick all that glorious original art you own in the background, including those beautiful O'Neill Nemesis pages.
You whip our asses!
Nice! Especially like the healthy run of Titans. Although working out how many versions of Judge Death Lives! you have is doing my head in.
Well, I'm all about the Titans, have to say. Some of these I've had since they first came out, some I've been slowly tracking down on eBay. (Most of them are cheap as shit now. Beyond me why people wouldn't want them. Just bought a bunch of the Talbot Nemesis ones for $4 each.) The newer collections are great to have for the stories and chronology but some of the reprinting is understandably muddy and I want to see the art as clearly and as large as possible. (Plus all those stunning covers.) All my actual progs are back in my mum's in Dublin so I only get to see them maybe once a year on the annual pilgrimage home.
And yeah, I don't know how many times I have Death Lives. Can you have it enough times? Really?
Colin, just bought an O'Neill page from a former forum member and managed to reunite those two pages. Couldn't resist. I actually shed a pathetic manly tear of utter joy when I put them together for maybe the first time since the early 80's.
Quote from: blackmocco on 07 March, 2015, 02:39:49 PM
Well, I'm all about the Titans, have to say. Some of these I've had since they first came out, some I've been slowly tracking down on eBay. (Most of them are cheap as shit now. Beyond me why people wouldn't want them.
Yeah, can never bear to part with my Titans, no matter how many times I rebuy the content.
Quote from: Krakajac on 21 February, 2015, 07:52:22 AM
Apologies about the large photos above.
The bigger the better. No need to apologise.
Lovely Kev Walker page from Sin City (A personal fave, that tale). :thumbsup:
Quote from: blackmocco on 07 March, 2015, 02:39:49 PM
Colin, just bought an O'Neill page from a former forum member and managed to reunite those two pages. Couldn't resist. I actually shed a pathetic manly tear of utter joy when I put them together for maybe the first time since the early 80's.
Yeah heard about that and can imagine the tear. I shed one of myself. Though that one was of bitter frustrated jealously... I'm not a big man!
Just as a sidenote to my quest (and love) for the original Titan collections...
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All these just arrived to the Family Guy offices from various sellers across eBay and Amazon US (Robo Hunter Book 4 hasn't arrived yet) for the grand total of $25. That's including shipping. Six books for the price of one of the - with no offence intended - newer collections with better printing and bigger size. No-brainer.
Quote from: blackmocco on 12 March, 2015, 05:11:51 PM
newer collections with better printing and bigger size. No-brainer.
Have more of the Titans that I thought I did, and they are usually the shiniest and best editions... it's like the opposite of those little digest collections. I wonder how well those sell, tiny art isn't very satisfying, needs to be BIG :)
Those Titans were an absolute dream. Z
Over the years I've sold my various Titan collections and the more I see of them the more I wish I still had them. That said not sure I want to start collecting them, but every time I see them I'm so tempted.
I have the Strontium Dog Titan, Judge Russell kindly got it signed last year by John Wagner as TBG. I was in hog heaven. Z
The old Titan books are lovely and I don't think those collections have ever been bettered in terms of presentation. Just look at the covers!
I think my favourite collections are probably Ro-Buster book 1 and 2 and Robo-Hunter book 1 and 2.
All a bit before my time. I seem to recall seeing some at comventions getting signed and now on but i've never held any in my hands to compare them to the current run of collections (which is a tough act to object to).
Quote from: JamesC on 13 March, 2015, 08:37:28 AM
The old Titan books are lovely and I don't think those collections have ever been bettered in terms of presentation. Just look at the covers!
Yep, I'm a big fan of the titan books too and definitely agree that they are the best presentations of the earlier stuff.
Not an update as such - but mention of the Titan books got me interested!
I have upgraded the drab beige rug to something a bit more colourful. I've been advised not to call it a 'Union Jack', otherwise I might upset some in Brit-Cit! So I'll call it a 'Union Flag' rug...
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The rug represents many of my hobbies - 2000AD (obviously), Vintage Action Man, model-making (Airfix, etc.), an obsession with Sherlock Holmes, UK TV/Movies and about 80% of my taste in music. And my ancestors came from that part of the world as well.
Also, I only recently completed my Titan collection. This is where they normally reside...
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And here they are in all their glory. I agree with previous posters - you really can't beat the Titans.
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Wow those titans bring back memories, The rug makes me think of the d
Dudes chinaman :D
Hope you don't mind if I resurrect this thread, Colin?
Took receipt of my framed 'GITFOD' print today. Framing cost more than the print! ::)
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Now takes pride of place in the cave!
Quote from: Krakajac on 14 March, 2015, 03:37:52 AM
I have upgraded the drab beige rug to something a bit more colourful. I've been advised not to call it a 'Union Jack', otherwise I might upset some in Brit-Cit! So I'll call it a 'Union Flag' rug...
Union Jack is fine. The only one who calls it the Union flag is probably Burdis. And he'll be checking to make sure you have it the right way up... ;)
Lovely collection of Titans! Been cherry picking select ones myself of late. Like others I regret letting my original collection go, years ago.
That's so neat...
Quote from: Krakajac on 14 January, 2016, 06:00:58 AM
Hope you don't mind if I resurrect this thread, Colin?
Always, always makes me happy to see this thread back ... well except that it reminds me if the leak and need for a new roof that has prevented finishing my love... it make me sad in the heart but the rest of you should wipe out ya goods.
Yup, that's a bloody beautiful illustration to get framed. The essential Dredd panel.
And it grieves me terribly to hear of Colin's leaky roof, hopefully no damage to paper goods within the cave?
No its water coming in through the ducts coming down at the lights, Been an ongoing problem we've had patched up a couple of times, but alas that old felt roof she gone again so its going to have to be done properly this time.
Well the packing begins! And though i'm not moving to Guernsey with my family all my stuff must be packed into storage until I find a home to live in (going to look at a few flats soon). So here's all me comics, fiction and non-fiction prose, and DVDs/BDs ready to be packed up.
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Sorry must have missed the bit about your family moving to Guernsey - hope that all goes okay. Good luck finding somewhere to keep your impressive stash soon.
Thanks Colin, yeah it's a big move for them, we are travelling over on the sunday. There are no real job opportunities for me out there so it wouldn't be the wisest move for myself (Tordels and DDD spoke some sense into me) but on my current income I should be able to find a nice little abode, nothing to fancy. And i'll bloody well need some book shelves!
A small update (mod button, why you go so quickly!)but I just filled 5 large travelling boxes of comics. I blame you all, of course, for the recommendations.
Alright one more thing and here seem's as good a place as anywhere to ask, but I was in the wake of loving Daredevil Season 2 and looking up various volumes the B/W reprints smack of value for you buck. But what on earth is the difference between the Essential line and the Epic collection?
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 24 March, 2016, 12:28:49 AM
But what on earth is the difference between the Essential line and the Epic collection?
The Essential Collections (now sadly ended and a lot of the volumes are out of print) are black and white, newprint collections in order of any given series or character. You'd get 25-30 issues in a volume typically.
Epic Collection, which are ongoing, are colour collections of about 20 issues (or a little less maybe) on better(ish) paper. They however take a more scatter gun approach to what they reprint and pluck stuff out in seemingly random order (normally trying to avoid stuff that's already been reprinted elsewhere) and as they come out every 6 months for a given series it'll be a long time before they get to complete runs, if ever.
Both however do offer great value... BUT...
In terms of Daredevil the Essential Collections didn't get to the good stuff really. The last volume, 6 got up to issue 146 which is about a year (or more actually possible as it might have been bi-monthly at this time) before Frank Miller made it the book it would become. There is a fantastic Epic Collection volume called 'A Touch of Typhiod' which reprints a bunch of my favourite comics ever BUT get yourself to the 'Any Daredevil Fans' thread for plenty of recommendations (including me wittering about the comics in the aforementioned collection) and I'd also strongly recommend the recent Waid stuff it challenges the Nocenti stuff in my affections.
Daredevil is without doubt the character that seems to get the best out of some great writers and he has probably, pound for pound, more truly great runs than any other character... look just go to the DD thread there's a lot of info there and you'll see my affection for the chap!
Alright, what about Moon Knight, or Ghost Rider? Or Iron Fist and Luke Cage, all characters i've wanted to read more of for a good while with apparently solid runs. Packing all this stuff up from it's scattered all over yonder show formation has made me realise how little Marvel I own, only the complete Captain Britain runs Marvel/Panini put out awhile ago, and the two Deaths Head books. Smashing though they are it's high time I broadened my appreciation for the books, as my distaste towards the big two only extends to their current trends and i'm sure i'm missing out on a lot of classic stuff as a result.
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 24 March, 2016, 11:55:41 AM
Alright, what about Moon Knight, or Ghost Rider? Or Iron Fist and Luke Cage, all characters i've wanted to read more of for a good while with apparently solid runs. Packing all this stuff up from it's scattered all over yonder show formation has made me realise how little Marvel I own, only the complete Captain Britain runs Marvel/Panini put out awhile ago, and the two Deaths Head books. Smashing though they are it's high time I broadened my appreciation for the books, as my distaste towards the big two only extends to their current trends and i'm sure i'm missing out on a lot of classic stuff as a result.
If you have a tablet, a Marvel Unlimited subscription is a good investment...
Oh just perserve with the DD stuff. It is the best comic Marvel has ever done. Personally if you are looking for more 'classic' stuff I've always like the Spidey stuff.
I'm glad someone rebooted this thread as I've just done a bit of reworking in my library. A tall bookcase I had was starting to come away so I decided to buy some new, shorter, ones to replace it. Rather than lug them all the way home in a taxi I used Argos' Hub-to-Home same day delivery system (little plug for my employer there).
Nice collection, well displayed!
So is Hack/Slash worth a go, then? I've tried a couple of singles but couldn't seem to get into it.
Drool! Some truly brilliant series there, Tombo, and it looks gorgeous!
But I didn't know there where Warhammer 40K comics?! Where can I buy this mighty tome?
Cheers guys.
Tordles: Hack/slash is a bit hit and miss, some stories are pretty good, others not so good and to be honest I've only got about half way through the third omnibus, I might give it another go soon.
Hawkmumbler:- The Wh40k books were published by Boom! back in around 2007/8 I picked them up from the clearance section in Forbidden Planet a few years ago so they're possibly out of print now. The bigger Volume "Only War" has stories written by Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton whilst the other is actually the fifth volume in a series about the Ultramarines.
Is it my imagination or did Walt Simonson have something to do with that Warhammer 40K stuff? Or was that Warhammer regular?
Anyway lovely display, those shelves almost look like they were deliberately designed for comics!
Thanks Colin_YNWA, they're pretty good shelves but not quite perfect, the spacing holes for the shelves don't allow for three rows of full sized trades (as you can see though the middle shelf is ideal for smaller books), and they're quite deep so books can be pushed back if you're not careful (I use the boxes from the Star Trek Starship collection to keep books to the front, two rows of boxes are the perfect size).
Not sure about Mr Simonson's work of Warhammer, he's certainly not listed in the two books I've got.
Thanks, Tombo, that Only War TPB appears to be a bitch to find, like most Warhammer comics they seem to have been snapped up by the target fan base. A shame, really.
Oh and I just noticed your rather lovely Usagi Yojimbo and Tardi collections. Very, very nice comics indeed!
Lovely display! I was looking at Alex & Ada the other day - any good?
It's a pretty decent series, starts off as a normal boy-meets-robot-girl story before moving on to things like what does it mean to be sentient, what sort of rights should robots have, and should people be afraid of A.I.s. There's probably some allegories about human rights and the like in there as well.
The art is very clean, not exactly minimalist but uncluttered.
Well i'm off to look at some appartments in the morning, is it wrong one one i've already started measuring up for ikea book cases for a specific wall? :lol:
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 17 April, 2016, 07:59:23 PM
Well i'm off to look at some appartments in the morning, is it wrong one one i've already started measuring up for ikea book cases for a specific wall? :lol:
Good man - good luck.
Thanks Colin, a few are actually looking really promising, it's just a go between right now but it'll be nice to move out from family at last (I missed out on all that Uni dorm millarky :lol:).
Housing update: Sadly none of the homes proved completely suitable to my needs, mostly due to poor access to public transport into central Manchester or no private parking space included. HOWEVER, a few studio apartments have cropped up almost identical to my previous first choice, just right next to a metro link station, so i'm going to take a look at that one in the morning. The plus side? It has a HUUUUUGE office space, it's almost like a second living space. Perfect for a comic cave!
Housng update: Still looking for a place to live, one promising place was swallowed up by a, you guessed it, property shark. Fuck 'em, who'se going to spend another 10,000 for a one bedroom flat just because you put a lick of paint on it and chuck in a sofa bed?! I was going to do that anyway, it's all about bloody shareholders and selling it in again, fuckin' broken ass AAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!
OK, negative out of the way I just nabbed the complete The Nikopol Trilogy by Enki Bilal. It's LUSH!!!
https://i.imgur.com/sj18D7s.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/sj18D7s.jpg) think I got this right?
Oh you got so much right there, so much.
I particularly like the purity of form. Added to the amibition of expansion so implied by the space left.
In summary - lovely!
Ooohhh fill up them sexy spaces with more juicy comics!
Everytine this threads pops up I take it as an excuse to just gaze upon every comic collection again. Glorious!
Fantastic stuff.
We are about to put a bid in on a lovely house, and on our second viewing today we are taking a notebook. The good Lady will be imagining curtains, tables, chairs etc. I'll be mapping out where i'm going to store and display my small, but growing, collection!
Like that bookcase irongraham I've had to do the same and bright a new bookcase for the mega collection, the expense never ends lol
This is definitely one of my favourite threads here so I thought I would join in.
We, the Wife and I bought this house deliberately because of the extension that incorporates a large room with an en-suite shower, toilet and washing basin. This was always going to be my room and I had/have big ideas for it. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) my collection of comics, books, DVDs, Blu Rays and assorted crap is rather large and it means that I have to decorate the room and fit it out with shelves whilst moving stuff around the room as I go. I also have two sheds filled with boxes of books and comics. I have to admit that I don't think I'm going to get it all in and logistically it's been a bit of a nightmare.
I've gone for the bespoke option meaning I'm wallpapering the walls with a faux wooden panel effect and then putting up shelves and varnishing them in oak varnish. I'm looking for the old fashioned library look. Two thirds of the room has now been wallpapered but only one wall has (nearly) been completed in shelving. I have one shelf left to do, which I'm doing tomorrow, due to running out of varnish.
This first picture gives you a good view of the wallpaper. It will be the last to be shelved.
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This picture gives you an idea of what I had before in terms of bookcases, what the walls look like before I wallpaper them, and the amount of crap I have to keep moving around as I work my way around the room decorating and putting up the shelves.
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This was the first wall and shelves that I put up especially for my Batman comic binds that have been mentioned on another thread. Again there is quite a bit in front of it in terms of comic boxes and graphic novels that I have to keep moving. Once completed these will have disappeared into binds or onto shelves.
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The binds in a close up.
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The picture below represents the almost finished wall complete with books and knick knacks.
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This is the end of that wall on the right
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Looking back to the left
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and a close up of some Titan reprints, 2000 AD comic boxes and some annuals.
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So that is where I am at so far. If you are interested I shall update as I go along. Don't hold your breath though, so far progress has taken just over two years.
Oh hey, my faveourite thread has updat-'spits coffee everywhere'
Phwaaar misus thats what I call a comic collection! I spy the Vampirella Archives, any good? I've been meaning to read Vamp for years.
They are an acquired taste, especially the first volume (meaning it's a bit shit) but the art work, especially from the Spanish artists is stellar.
I've got about 25 long boxes in one of the sheds and the dream was always to bind up everything I wanted, most specifically the Batman titles (in chronological order) and 2000 AD (and assorted extra titles such as Starlord, Tornado, Crisis etc...). I'm happy to bind the Batman's in buxton which is relatively cheap (£18 a volume) but I've always dreamt of doing the 2000 AD's in full leather which makes it about £75 a volume. Just saving up now for the first five volume batch. Will probably do the Starlord and Tornados first just so I can iron out any mistakes before I plunge into the 2000 AD's.
I love looking at other peoples houses and collections.
Wow Matt, that is some collection! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Spikes on 31 July, 2016, 12:39:41 PM
Wow Matt, that is some collection! :thumbsup:
Thanks very much.
Many years and much wasted time and money :lol:
That's impressive Matt - "for the hoard!" :thumbsup:
Crikey, just spotted your cult cinema shelves, Matt! Nice to see some of the Arrow Video box sets in there!
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 31 July, 2016, 01:52:08 PM
Crikey, just spotted your cult cinema shelves, Matt! Nice to see some of the Arrow Video box sets in there!
I'm a massive fan of Arrow and also Scream Factory in the US. I pretty much have all the Arrow releases and have just ordered the 500 ltd edition of the HG Lewis box set due in October at an eye watering £154.99.
Funny thing is I don't think HG Lewis even had that much for the budget of any of his films!
Quote from: SpongeJosh on 31 July, 2016, 01:51:01 PM
That's impressive Matt - "for the hoard!" :thumbsup:
:thumbsup:
Quote from: Mattofthespurs on 31 July, 2016, 01:58:28 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 31 July, 2016, 01:52:08 PM
Crikey, just spotted your cult cinema shelves, Matt! Nice to see some of the Arrow Video box sets in there!
I'm a massive fan of Arrow and also Scream Factory in the US. I pretty much have all the Arrow releases and have just ordered the 500 ltd edition of the HG Lewis box set due in October at an eye watering £154.99.
Funny thing is I don't think HG Lewis even had that much for the budget of any of his films!
Ha! I'm holding out on the regular box set for the HGL movies, because as much as I love Blood Feast and The Wizard of Gore i'm not familiar with the rest of his work. Arrow do do some lovely box sets though and I spy you have the American Horror Project vol.1, an excellent collection! Also those two Giallo box sets for Killer Dames and Death Walks Twice are superb!
That they are. I do love a giallo and the works of Argento started me down that path and 'Deep Red' is still my favourite.
Ok, that wall is now completed. Obviously the placings of the various volumes may change but I quite like the way it looks.
I have put up the final shelf for that wall and also added end pieces so no need for bookends to hold the books in place. The middle shelf is where the part works are contained so that's why there is a gap.
And as an added bonus you can just see my dawg in the lower right hand corner of the first picture.
Say hello to 'Misty' :)
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Outstanding! As a cherry-picker I had no idea that we were so far along with the Mega-collection, it looks like it's going to be huge.
That does all look rather brilliant (cameo cocker included, what a sweety!), and I see you opted to wait for the TPB's for Charleys War. As someone who prefers HC's I see the appeal but my gosh did Titan do a good job with that classic.
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 01 August, 2016, 04:01:24 PM
That does all look rather brilliant (cameo cocker included, what a sweety!), and I see you opted to wait for the TPB's for Charleys War. As someone who prefers HC's I see the appeal but my gosh did Titan do a good job with that classic.
Sharp eyes there Hawk.
And Misty asks me to tell you she is a Springer (mix), thank you very much! ;)
Quote from: Tordelback on 01 August, 2016, 03:56:13 PM
Outstanding! As a cherry-picker I had no idea that we were so far along with the Mega-collection, it looks like it's going to be huge.
If they stick to their 60 volumes then only 19 left. Should be finished around May 2017 by my reckoning
although I could easily be wrong
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 01 August, 2016, 04:01:24 PM
and I see you opted to wait for the TPB's for Charleys War. As someone who prefers HC's I see the appeal but my gosh did Titan do a good job with that classic.
I bought that volume and ignored the hardbacks because I had, for the first time, relatively recently read Charley's War in the Meg. Kind of wished I had gone for the hard backs now but the paperback of the first 4 HB volumes was quite a cheap purchase at just over £10 compared to £10 for each HB.
I quickly break from my holiday in South Wales to say
WOW
I return to my holiday.
1) Am I correct in thinking those Charleys War TPB's got cancelled though?
2) Aaaayyyy Colins alive! Not been eaten by savages yet then...
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 02 August, 2016, 03:54:29 PM
1) Am I correct in thinking those Charleys War TPB's got cancelled though?
2) Aaaayyyy Colins alive! Not been eaten by savages yet then...
1) Yes they did. Only the one volume produced (good though it is).
2) There is still time...Plenty of time.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 02 August, 2016, 03:33:09 PM
WOW
Thank you. Started on my 'film' wall today which will house my DVD and Blu Ray collection.
Enjoy the rest of your holiday. Mind those savages. ;)
Good evening fellow fans, I'm here to ask a favour. As I have previously mentioned I am about to start to shelve out a wall especially for my DVD and Blu Ray collection. The question that I put to you is how show these films be displayed?
My preference is in chronological order. I know the films and when they were released and this, to me, seems obvious. However, my good Lady Wife, deems that they should be in alphabetical order. I can see what she is going for, especially when I have collections of Halloween, Friday the 13th etc... but my answer to that would be to start the collections at their inception...IE Halloween would be listed under 1978 and the sequels would sit nearby. In regards to the TV series I have (Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, X-Files etc...) these would be filed in order from he year they appeared and then in a complete run.
Any ideas to how you would/are presenting your film collection? Director (Kubrick), Label (Arrow/Scream Factory)? or anything else.
I'm looking for new ideas if you have them. Much appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Well, i'm having this same problem myself you see. Now normally I would go by label, except certain directors film canon NEED to be sheltered together and that means crossing labels. For example, David Cronenberg titles have been released by Arrow Video and Second Sight, so though i'd usually keep desperately they get bundles together in the name of chronological directors canon.
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[Holidayoff] I've always went for alphabetical by title when it came to film with TV in a similar but separate sequence (surely TV shows have to be seperate) until recently when I've gone for thematic groups. So for example Sci-fI, horror, international etc etc. I love this system as it helps define what you like about a movie. So simple example is Alien sci-fi or horror? (answer = sci-fi). More complex I have a comedy section but Bill Murray films trump that BUT West Anderson films trump that. So Life Aquatic sits with Anderson placed close to Broken Flowers. Zoolander elsewhere.
Sequels I place immediately after their originate unless there is a very good reason. e.g. Ghostbusters in Bill Murray, Ghostbusters 2 elsewhere (back in the shops not having that in the house!)
A baffling but fun system I find.
Quote from: Butch on 03 August, 2016, 08:34:57 PM
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Get. The Fuck. OUT!!!
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 04 August, 2016, 07:24:40 AM
So simple example is Alien sci-fi or horror? (answer = sci-fi).
It's horror for me. Not only does it invoke the haunted house but I think that horror is the prevailing emotion whilst watching the film.
I don't do the thing you do with sequels unless they come in a box set together.
Think I'm going to go with chronologically. Thanks for the responses. :D
Finally! After much drilling and waiting for B&Q to get the shelves back in stock I have finished the 'wall of films'. Unfortunately it's not quite big enough meaning the complete Doctor Who DVD series (both old & new) is absent plus some box sets such as Scarface and Bladerunner briefcase. Still it's freed up some room so I can continue with the final two walls.
You may remember that the wall originally looked like this
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Well it now looks like this.
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And here are a couple of close ups so you can see the titles. You'll notice that they are, for the most part, not in any kind of order yet. I hope to get them into some kind of order within the next year or two!
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Impressive shelves and collection.
The anal retentive in me can't look at your combination of candle lightbulbs with a spotlight bulb in the same light fitting without wincing.
I know. Brother in law is an electrician and he just gives us what he has spare.
Means I have more money to spend on films.
Those light fittings are going eventually though. They were here when we moved in.
Force him to give you some LED then you'll never have to change them (in theory)
Quote from: Rio De Fideldo on 17 August, 2016, 03:42:49 PM
Force him to give you some LED then you'll never have to change them (in theory)
Going to. I have some above my Batman binds. Might even splash out and spend the cash myself! :o
The offending lamp is actually a SES r50 Reflector. :lol: Serious collection though. My comics collection display is more organic, I know where everything is and that all that matters!
Hello, everybody! You may remember me from waaaay up this thread. It's only been two and a half years since I resolved to begin a man cave project, so thought I should report back. My progress has been: bugger all.
Due to some unexpected work disruption (my job evaporated twice but turned into a major promotion that keeps me away from home a lot) and some medical issues (four bouts of eye surgery, with procedures five and six coming this winter), the opportunity to potter around in the basement has not yet arrived.
Hope remains, and is likely to present itself in the now-traditional form of a trip to Ikea and many hours of ripping open boxes. Yes, my collection is still boxed up, awaiting the right moment. Like King Arthur. Or Cthulhu.
I did, however, have a little delve into just a few boxes to find 2000 AD action figures and a few other items, to display in our family room. This is because my children (now aged six and 10) are themselves little geeks, for Star Wars and Harry Potter respectively, so we decided to express ourselves together through home decoration.
Here are the early results:
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So we have various Dreddish things there, including my lovely PJ Holden sketch. The Daleks are those faux-Lego things, which are pretty cheap and easy to cheat with, because they come in "blind" packs which are soft so can be thoroughly groped before purchase. Rose owns the two Potter things and Max has the BB-8 and the Gundam. G'nort is on a different shelf because he's a knob.
The shelves themselves were repurposed from a medical testing centre and may once have held cages full of unfortunate rodents. I think the beginnings of a display of geekery are a much better use for them.
Finally, my apologies for years of delay. Please accept my assurances that, one day, my man cave will happen...
- Trout
Quote from: Trout on 19 August, 2016, 08:33:41 PM
(four bouts of eye surgery, with procedures five and six coming this winter)
"They say he's more machine than man now..."
It took me 2 1/2 to unpack our boxes of books and DVDs when we moved house. 2 1/2 years to get shelves up and painted. So you'd think I had some empathy BUT NO I didn't make pathetic excuses like major job unheveal and eye scalpel cutting (I shudder as I type) - I - don't achieve cos I'm a shiftless no-mark I don't need silly little excuse.
You sir are a tease popping on here with you words of man cave, but no man cave. With you flithy pictures of dirty, dirty grubby boxes full of the good stuff. Or so you say. All we see is PJ and G'Nort, its a poor return.
I remember when you was regal and treated your subjects harsh but fair...
...or in other words hope Canada is treating you well and the eye thing ain't too bad, sounds nasty.
Thanks, lads. Fingers crossed I'll get the bionics soon.
And I am utterly desperate to get into those boxes. Remember I packed them for emigration, not just a house move. So some of that stuff hasn't been seen for five years. Argh!
'Bangs table demandingly, Father Jack style'
MAN CAVE! MAN CAVE!
Enjoy yerself Trouty. I'm returning from wilderness years (20+) and while it's no literal emigration, I continue to look forward to rediscoveries 'cos they remain a source of joy.
Looking at new book cases and looking at either idea billy or kallax but wondered if the billy range is strong enough to hold the weight of a full shelf of books Ie hatchet partwoks without bowing
Cheers in advance