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I've collected comics since I was around 14; lost 2 collections, one in Reno NV which was now worth over $5,000.00. 

And the other one from storage when I lived in California.

Since the 1990s, publishers became obsessed with collectors and started using high gloss on the interior of the books they published. 

Then as it became obvious that many of the stories suddenly changed and "re-boots" kicked in -- in my opinion this generated a lot of resentment towards various publishers; they even stopped referencing past issues : *see issue 3x, etc...

Don't get me wrong, some of the stories were absolutely spot on, but 
after reading an issue like a Red-Hulk book, it was apparent that the spine was cracking after just a single read and I became fearful that further handlings of such a book would lead to further damages. 

I was collecting Immortal Hulk for a while, and it was cool, loved it, but still this thing about high-gloss irked me so I thought, it's Disney, a corporation which should not be running Marvel at all.

But thanks also to that around 1980 many people back then thought it was all over for Marvel. DC Comics however was unphased.

Ordering online wasn't promising either for these high-gloss books, because the spine itself was creased as if someone took their fingernail and ran it down the spine.

I don't like that, yeah I pick-up facsimilies; werewolf by Night #32 as of late. But now I don't even care to open it and read it, even though I can check it out online at zipcomic dot com.

I figure they're just worthy of sending to CGC for encapsulation, though CGC is utterly worthless -- except for those issues that are high end and should be slabbed.

Re-boots are another issue I have with the comics industry, and I suppose that the high-gloss is meant to protect the issue -(s) from water damage, but not leaving in the sunlight.

Thus I am a back-issue fan, and they've pretty much screwed with my collecting of these new-fangled comics, I refuse to buy them lest it's phenomenal in story telling.

Two final complaints I have is with MCU, they just don't stick to the origins too well as with Thor and Doctor Donald Blake...fact is, we never saw him at all. Some movies from MCU have turned out good, but I suspect they are starting to fade because like our so-called government officials they are out-of-touch.

And lastly, the MCU didn't even care to pay homage to Bill Bixby who basically started it all. Not caring about your fanbase (or destroying it) might make you think that producers don't give a crap about fans. 

Suggesting what? 

Go figure.

Just sayin man...

 
facsimile edition - high-gloss. 
You disturbed about these trends ?

Let me know @ markcater3@gmail.com 
or comment below if you can.





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