Start yourself a Comic Book collection
With Comic book - Superhero Movies bringing a reemergence of Superhero interest many people may be thinking about buying, selling and collecting comic books, so here is a short guide on starting.
Start with a hero, villain or team that you like. I personally enjoy Batman
After a few issues you may begin running into cross-overs. Now you are learning more about the universe and may pick up another hero or two you want to follow. Or even run into a fact about the character you wish to know more about and want to begin catching up on the back issues that you missed. This is where the interest in a hero can be the beginning of an actual collection.
You should be able to get some back issues for about the same price as the current release issues. If it is just an interest, a cheap way to catch up on story lines is to collect Trade Paper Backs (or TPBs). Trade Paper Backs are reprinted collections of issues and can be purchased new or used. If you are more interested in reading comic books and less interested in collecting comic books digital comics are becoming a nice alternative. Some comic book publishers such as Marvel and DC are now put digital copies of their books online, some can even be read for free.
If you are wanting to be a collector, this is where you will begin paying a few dollars more for story lines and characters you like. This is also when you should start bagging your comics to preserve them for the future.
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