Post by Eric on Sept 1, 2009 15:56:05 GMT -5
This is just a post containing my personal attitude and thoughts on my current collecting status. I thought that I would share them with my fellow LoG members.
I have been collecting Batman steadily for 23 years now. Ever since I was 13. I started out collecting anything and everything that was Batman, if it had an emblem on it, I wanted it! I had a goal to have one of the largest collections, but after awhile the collection began to control me and define me, rather than the other way around. I reevaluated my collecting habits, refocused, thinned out my collection and started anew. I enjoyed collecting again. However, for the last 5 years I have grown increasingly discontent with the whole Batman collecting hobby. There has been very little over the last 5 years that has really made me excited. I have made no secrets about my personal feeling towards Mattel as a toy company as far as their products and distribution. DCD has also not offered me what I considered to be a great quality/price collectable. Even the comics have lost the thrill they once had for me. I took a 8 month hiatus from collecting the comics, just recently started back up again, but have found that the excitement still isnt there. I havent even read the last 2 months worth of books. They are just sitting on my boxes waiting to be bagged and boarded. So, I have decided to once again stop collecting new issues. As for toy collecting, I have also decided to stop. Im a "Batman" collector, not a DCU collector, and there is not much out there for me. Not enough to keep me interested. Im not that big a fan of the current movie series, I could honestly care less about Nolans 3rd movie. Plus I cant stand Bale as Batman. Heck, the one thing that did give me a kick was the BATB series, but thats been on hiatus and the toy offerings are too far apart and not "Batman" specific enough to keep me interested. I have pretty much decided to suspend my Batman collecting indefintely. Maybe its time to move on. After 23 years of collecting anything youre bound to get tired. Maybe Im just at that age where getting the material things just isnt as important to me in reflecting my fandom.
At any rate, Im sure Ill still be around, but I cant say how much. Thanks for listening.
I have been collecting Batman steadily for 23 years now. Ever since I was 13. I started out collecting anything and everything that was Batman, if it had an emblem on it, I wanted it! I had a goal to have one of the largest collections, but after awhile the collection began to control me and define me, rather than the other way around. I reevaluated my collecting habits, refocused, thinned out my collection and started anew. I enjoyed collecting again. However, for the last 5 years I have grown increasingly discontent with the whole Batman collecting hobby. There has been very little over the last 5 years that has really made me excited. I have made no secrets about my personal feeling towards Mattel as a toy company as far as their products and distribution. DCD has also not offered me what I considered to be a great quality/price collectable. Even the comics have lost the thrill they once had for me. I took a 8 month hiatus from collecting the comics, just recently started back up again, but have found that the excitement still isnt there. I havent even read the last 2 months worth of books. They are just sitting on my boxes waiting to be bagged and boarded. So, I have decided to once again stop collecting new issues. As for toy collecting, I have also decided to stop. Im a "Batman" collector, not a DCU collector, and there is not much out there for me. Not enough to keep me interested. Im not that big a fan of the current movie series, I could honestly care less about Nolans 3rd movie. Plus I cant stand Bale as Batman. Heck, the one thing that did give me a kick was the BATB series, but thats been on hiatus and the toy offerings are too far apart and not "Batman" specific enough to keep me interested. I have pretty much decided to suspend my Batman collecting indefintely. Maybe its time to move on. After 23 years of collecting anything youre bound to get tired. Maybe Im just at that age where getting the material things just isnt as important to me in reflecting my fandom.
At any rate, Im sure Ill still be around, but I cant say how much. Thanks for listening.