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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2015 23:45:30 GMT -5
I used to do mine alphabetically. It worked when I had 10 or less boxes just fine. I had them spread across a table just like the back issue bins at an LCS.
Then the collection tripled, and I had boxes stacked on boxes, and digging down to the bottom box in the center row was a hassle. So I quit putting them away in order, and the boxes on top were my new comics and the boxes on the bottom were m old ones. I lost track of what I had, wasn't reading anything, and accidentally buying doubles, frequently. Almost the entire run of TMNT I had two of. So I sold off a huge chunk and a huge chunk of what was left went in magazine boxes. My favorite titles on the bookshelf and the rest in three longboxes. I still rarely root through the boxes.
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Post by coke & comics on May 11, 2015 0:09:32 GMT -5
When all is said and done Coke, I hope you post pics in the Chez____ Show Us What You Got Thread. You cna see how a few others have organized their stuff too. I do mine chronologically-I was doing it by month and year but recently converted to by year only as bi-monthly titles were a bit of a headache. Within each year, titles are alphabetical. I can still get the reading experience of what was I reading in '78 easily but can also get the I want to read the run of X title easily too, as I can check when it started and pull the appropriate books as desired. I can't do long boxes anymore, so everything is in short boxes or plastic bins about the size of a short box, making it easier to flip through and look at things. I haven't updated pics since the changeover or since I started using plastic bins though. -M Will do. It will be several months before the house really looks like I want, but I can post some intermediate steps. I have a question for you. I am interested in that you labeled the boxes. I have tried to do things like this over the years, but I shift what is in what box too frequently, so it has never worked. I would need something easily removable I think, and even then I feel like it just changes too often what is in any given box as I insert things and make room. I'm curious how the system works for you. |
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Post by coke & comics on May 11, 2015 0:39:33 GMT -5
I think I will also take this opportunity to do a quick inventory of the major titles. I thought I had all of Avengers #41 and forward. But I think I don't own #53. It certainly isn't here. I have it reprinted in the X-Men Masterwork (and as a backup to Avengers #350). But it would be nice to own.
EDIT to add: And I can't find #279. That I'm sure I own. I think I was reading John Buscema comics in the not-too-distant past and it must have gotten mixed in somewhere. I'm sure it will turn up.
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Post by coke & comics on May 11, 2015 1:36:57 GMT -5
Finished A tonight. Surprised it took so long. Most of it went quickly. I had everything from Abominations through Avataars: Covenant of the Shield sorted quickly. How many more A titles could there be? I said.
Edit: B will wait for another day. I see Balder and Battle Tide and Banner. (Or should I file that under Hulk, or under Startling Stories. Hmm...)
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 4:04:46 GMT -5
When all is said and done Coke, I hope you post pics in the Chez____ Show Us What You Got Thread. You cna see how a few others have organized their stuff too. I do mine chronologically-I was doing it by month and year but recently converted to by year only as bi-monthly titles were a bit of a headache. Within each year, titles are alphabetical. I can still get the reading experience of what was I reading in '78 easily but can also get the I want to read the run of X title easily too, as I can check when it started and pull the appropriate books as desired. I can't do long boxes anymore, so everything is in short boxes or plastic bins about the size of a short box, making it easier to flip through and look at things. I haven't updated pics since the changeover or since I started using plastic bins though. -M Will do. It will be several months before the house really looks like I want, but I can post some intermediate steps. I have a question for you. I am interested in that you labeled the boxes. I have tried to do things like this over the years, but I shift what is in what box too frequently, so it has never worked. I would need something easily removable I think, and even then I feel like it just changes too often what is in any given box as I insert things and make room. I'm curious how the system works for you. I had that issue as well. I've redone the labels once since the pictures: My solution-since the comics were either in metal file cabinets or on a metal rack for the most part, I went out and bought cheap plastic picture frame magnets (the plastic is about the same consistency as a card sleeve for Magic or sports cards), I printed the art I wanted for the label, slipped it in the frame and hung it below the box or on the file drawer, and then on the plastic with a wet erase marker I wrote the info about the contents. If I switch the contents a bit, I take a wet paper towel, wipe off the info and write the new info, but the art from the label stays intact and I don't need to print up new labels every time I shift content. With the plastic bins, I use the same frames (they cost like 80 cents to a dollar for a 2 pack at Wal*Mart), but tape it to the plastic instead with a small piece of packaging tape since the magnet is useless on the plastic. You could do something similar, print up your label that says Marvel Universe Box 1 for example, and then on the plastic write the contents, or X-Men Box 1, then the contents, Vertigo Box 2 etc. etc. With the broad categories permanent on the label but the actual content listing malleable to your needs as it grows (oir shrinks if you purge books as I do). -M |
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 11, 2015 8:19:58 GMT -5
I combine labelling and my list. I use an extremely basic spreadsheet for my inventory.. one line per title, like so:
Iron Man v. 1 Marvel 5/68 - 9/96 332 9 1-2, 7, 22-30, 33-38, 45-46, 56, 64, 66-70, 74-75, 77, 79-81, 84-85, 90-91, 96, 99-100, 103-127, 130, 132, 134-141, 143-332
So Title, Publisher, time, # of issues, (or 'Ongoing'), Box #, which issues I have
My Boxes have numbers on them, so if I want something particular, and I'm not sure where it is, I can find it pretty easily.
When I add new boxes, I tend to do so wherever the space is needed (rather than the end), so some of my boxes are things like '17.5' or whatever, so there's a minimum of re-shuffling.
My System:
I have all my comics that are recorded on my spreadsheet in the above described long boxes, bagged (2 comics per bag), not boarded(with a few exception). I think have a big plastic tub of comics I've read, but not put away yet... then my area of stuff I've yet to read.
When the tub fills up, I'll buy some bags, sort it, and file them while adding them to the spreadsheet (which is much easier these days.. I use to have to make notes then go over to the computer). Generally adding a box at the same time (the tub holds about a long box and a half of comics). I do that 2-3 times a year.
For some stuff (especially classic stuff I'm actively hunting for).. I'll update my spread sheet right away, so I don't buy stuff twice, but that's most for major classic titles I'm trying to complete (Iron Man, Conan, Avengers, etc).
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 8:47:23 GMT -5
coke & comics - I have certainty enjoyed reading your method of organizing your comic books here in your thread in the past few days. I only have about 300-400 books and I'm trying to get it down to a more manageable 200-250 books and more focus on Novels than floppy(s) these days. I keep everything in my walk-in closet that's about 1/3 of it in boxes like yours and I keep mine in alphabetical order regardless of what company that the books came from.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 11, 2015 12:51:21 GMT -5
Yikes! Nice collection , coke. Now you have me considering redoing my system into alphabetical. But I hate continuing titles into the next box.
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Post by dupersuper on May 11, 2015 15:52:34 GMT -5
I put about a 3rd of my comics into tubs when it looked like I'd have to move a few years ago, but then I didn't, but we are redoing the floors downstairs at some point (including my room - during which I'll also replace an old unused computer desk from my pre-laptop days with more bookshelves), so I haven't unpacked them yet, and my collection organization has kind of been in a holding pattern for all this time.
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Post by coke & comics on May 11, 2015 22:06:41 GMT -5
The adventure continues with Captain Marvel. Feeding from several boxes. My old "cosmic" section I'm integrating into the my new Marvel section, my old Marvel section, two boxes of unsorted comics, each now sorted within itself, a box of comics I believe to be duplicates. The FF box waiting in the wings for when we get to "D" for "Doom". A box I am filling with comics I want to put elsewhere in the order based on my new idea that all comics about a single character or team will be together. (Banner, Hulk, Incredible Hulk; Avengers, Mighty Avengers, New Avengers; Cage, Luke Cage, Power Man; Namor, Prince Namor, Sub-Mariner), and a box I am filling with Marvel comics not part of the MU (Mighty Mouse, Battlestar Galactica)  The feedback so far has been greatly appreciated. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 11, 2015 22:08:25 GMT -5
Yikes! Nice collection , coke. Now you have me considering redoing my system into alphabetical. But I hate continuing titles into the next box. Same here... that's why I shuffle things a bit.. I'd call what I do 'loose alphabetic order'  |
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Post by wickedmountain on May 11, 2015 23:07:54 GMT -5
The adventure continues with Captain Marvel. Feeding from several boxes. My old "cosmic" section I'm integrating into the my new Marvel section, my old Marvel section, two boxes of unsorted comics, each now sorted within itself, a box of comics I believe to be duplicates. The FF box waiting in the wings for when we get to "D" for "Doom". A box I am filling with comics I want to put elsewhere in the order based on my new idea that all comics about a single character or team will be together. (Banner, Hulk, Incredible Hulk; Avengers, Mighty Avengers, New Avengers; Cage, Luke Cage, Power Man; Namor, Prince Namor, Sub-Mariner), and a box I am filling with Marvel comics not part of the MU (Mighty Mouse, Battlestar Galactica) The feedback so far has been greatly appreciated. Loving the pictures coke very cool great job it is also very inspiring thanks I need that sometimes  awesome collection man |
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Post by wickedmountain on May 11, 2015 23:24:41 GMT -5
Astute readers may notice I do have one smaller rack in the room, besides the 5 already discussed., where it doesn't quite fit. I have 28 small boxes of comics that are separate from these considerations, 20 of which will go on that rack, and the other 8 on the top shelves of the other racks, while I figure out what they are and what I should do with them. They're a whole 'nother story.  This leaves 2 racks I want to be for "Marvel" comics. Discounting the top shelves, that leaves room for 40 boxes. I counted 39, but we see how my counting has been so far. I think what I really want to make sure is that the Marvel Universe is together. I want to phase Avengers, Hulk, FF into one thing, and separate out whatever else is in there, including Star Comics, Epic Comics, Mighty Mouse, the Conan-verse. I have been indecisive about GIJoe and Transformers. They have both been since published by other companies, so I may move them to the miscellaneous rack. They barely tied into the MU. Spider-Man did show up in Transformers once, and GIJoe and Transformers crossed over with each other a lot. So I am leaning toward separating them. James Bond? Doctor Who?  I may separate out the Ultimates. Ultimate Spidey and X-Men were already in their parent categories. I'll keep 2099 separate where it is, possibly later to move the Spider-Man and X-Men comics. there are some cool videos on you tube from comic collectors showing how they organize there collections check them out if you need more ideas just thought this info might help you |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 12, 2015 8:33:08 GMT -5
My books (besides TPB) are in strict alpha numeric order. It's annoying sometimes when I can't remember if it's Hellboy/Batman/Starman or Batman/Hellboy/Starman cross over but that I can usually search on Lone Star's site and see what the published title is. I have probably 60-70% of my collection in a large 6' tall lateral file cabinet. It has five large drawers that I can set two row upright, (it came with dividers that I can set in the middle of the drawer to separate the rows). So one drawer probably holds 400-500 comics with enough space to flip through them when I am looking for something. The rest are in small comic boxes in a few different stacks. I'd love to get a hold of another one of these cabinets, but I really don't have the room even if I found one for a reasonable price. The one I have my father in law scored at an auction for me for $60. Normally these are $300-500 cabinets. But as little as I have bought recently, and as slow as I seem to be getting back into buying, one of these would probably be enough room for many years to come. Especially too, since I have finally gotten into buying a bit more TPB than I use to before. I'll tag along here too in this thread. While I am not really organizing my comics, I do plan to soon catalog all my comics. I recently bought the CLZ app ( www.clz.com/comics/ ) while I can scan the UPC on each comic and then just enter it into my collection. They already have a large database of comics so I don't have to enter title, writer, publisher, etc ... all that will be there already. All I basically have to do is scan 7000+ comics. That's enough time spent on it's own. That's why the $15 price tag will be well worth the time saved as oppose to entering them on a spreadsheet like I did last time. But that CPU is long gone, so I'd have to start from scratch. |
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Post by Trevor on May 12, 2015 10:45:57 GMT -5
I'm constantly confused on how to best organize my collection, often flirting with going to a strict alphabetical system.
But, so far, I've always stayed with how I started oh so many years ago. Everything gets sorted into one of three broad categories:
DC
Marvel
Independents
Then within those three I box them by a wily-nilly subcategory:
Alan Moore issues
Crisis and Crossovers
Spider-man
Horror
Sci-Fi
Frank Miller stuff
Etc
Etc
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awesome collection man 
