I guess that at one stage those comics were my friends and world,
which I'd revisit occasionally, break out of my humdrum, live my life
vicariously. So when I wanted to go on my own adventures, I tried
selling them off, could have made a little money out of it, but
putting each one in a little plastic envelope was way too clinical and
murder-like for me. In the end, I gave them to charity. Lucky people.
An almost pristine collection of Sandman. First edition collection of
the Watchmen. First 20 editions of Love & Rockets. Oddly enough, when
it came to dispatching my book collection - Andrew saw a cut-down
version of it when he came to visit - I did not feel the nearly same
amount of emotion or connection.
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Douglas Barbour
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Collectors!
>
> Or readers. like us, eh Roger?
>
> Doug
> On 13-Aug-08, at 4:36 AM, Roger Day wrote:
>
>> I hate people who buy first edition comics then wrap them unread in
>> plastic. Seems like a form of murder to me.
>
> Douglas Barbour
> [log in to unmask]
>
> http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/
>
> Latest books:
> Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy)
> http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664
> Wednesdays'
> http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-aboveground-press_10.html
>
> A little planet blues, for the
> deathwatch.
> A season of rictus riffs.
>
> Dennis Lee
>
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