How To Organize Comic Books

Comic_book_storage_boxThis weekend, a friend finally sold almost 100 comic books he’d been holding onto for years and years and years.

We can’t remember how he acquired them.  He’s not a true lover of the genre, and we know he attempted to list them on eBay and Craigslist but had no significant offers.  He finally gave them away sold them this past Saturday at a neighborhood Garage Sale, for the mega price of $100.  Closure is more important than the cash gained, right?

The world of comic book collections is mostly unknown to us– we simply can’t know everything about collectible values or storage of them.  But we’re always open to learning.  Because we live and work in Hollywood, we’re fortunate to run into (male) clients who are addicted to their comic book collections, mostly through their work in the special effects and animation industry in Santa Monica, Burbank and Culver City.

One of our friends sent us this link to an article from Travis Pullen’s Comic Fodder, an addictive blog dedicated to sci-fi and comic book news, reviews, commentary and creator interviews.  Travis has written an INCREDIBLE article on his amusing adventure on organizing his own vast collection of the magazines.  If you’re looking for storage ideas for your comic books, you have to read it.

Check out Comic Fodders’s view on comic storage:

  • Wooden comic book cabinets with drawers, are they worth it?.
  • An interesting new adventure with a product called Drawerbox.
  • Why it’s important to NOT store your comic books against a wall.
  • How to load your drawers properly to avoid an accident.

He also answers such mysteries as:

  • Should you organize by titles?
  • Should you organize in alpha order?
  • What to do with mini-series.

Check out How do I organize my comics?

Image courtesy Conservation Resources.

John_trosko

Comments

2 responses to “How To Organize Comic Books”

  1. Jeri Dansky Avatar

    Hi John,
    Great post – thanks! Here’s a rave review of the DrawerBox: http://www.comicbase.com/Reviews/Collection_Drawers.asp
    Jeri

  2. jkirby Avatar
    jkirby

    You could also use software to keep track of the issues you own and those you still need to buy. Software for mobile devices are most appropriate, because you can take e.g. your iPhone to the comic store and lookup the issues you would need to buy. My favourite software for that purpose is the iPhone Comic database (iCdb). You can find it here: http://www.icdbapp.com
    That app let’s you download the bibliographic data along with the comic covers. It’s neatly designed and very handy.

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