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Warning: What started as a solo comic sort became a group project
I decided to finally sort through my old comic boxes last weekend. It was just supposed to be a solo project to see what I had. I posted a pic of my mess on a fan forum, thinking nothing of it. But then other fans started chiming in with tips and their own stories. One guy even helped me name a rare variant I didn't know I owned. We ended up having a whole thread about keeping comics safe, and it felt awesome. I've always been a lone collector, but this gave me a feeling of fitting in. Now I'm planning to meet up with some local fans from the thread, which is a big win for me.
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wade_clark387mo ago
Isn't it a bit risky to meet up with people from a forum? I get the good feeling, but I see it differently. That rare comic find is awesome, but the real win was the free help, not the meetup. @abbyr54 is right about the find being insane, but the best part for me is always the shared knowledge online. I've learned more from forum threads than any local meet. Those online connections feel just as real and way safer.
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abbyr547mo ago
Wait, you had a rare variant just sitting in your box and didn't even know? That's insane. I would be losing my mind over that find. It's so cool how posting one dumb picture turned into all of that. Really happy for you, meeting up with people from online can be scary but it sounds like it worked out great.
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nora_miller447mo ago
Isn't it wild how life works sometimes? Having a rare item just sitting there is INSANE luck. Posting one dumb picture can literally change everything. Meeting people from online IS scary but when it goes well it feels so good. This whole thing proves the internet can bring real people together. It makes me want to dig through my own old stuff now.
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logan_patel7mo ago
That dumb picture thing has me curious if @nora_miller44 will uncover something stranger in her own digging.
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