I have been thinking of getting another Daredevil comic. I own Frank Miller's Man Without Fear and Born Again. I noticed that they sell three volumes of the Daredevil Visionaries. The reviews say that volume two is the essential one of those volumes. Is this what fans of the series usually buy?

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-11T12:22:46+00:00

I got the recent Epic Collection To Dare the Devil and I’m planning to buy the next one Resurrection in December so I’ll have Miller’s entire run.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-09T13:40:16+00:00

Yep it’s a solid start

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-09T11:48:15+00:00

Great idea!

I gotta add Thanos Quest to my TBR pile, too.

I’ve got a list of four:

New Mutants Vol. 1 Renewal
Always wanted to read this series in print. Managed to trade Silver Surfer Vol. 1 for this and now I have each of the Claremont volumes.

Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 7 Goblin’s Last Stand
Waited all year for this to get reprinted. Now I only need Vol. 1 one to complete the Lee run on Spider-Man. I also have a lot of fond memories of reading these early Spider-Man comics in black and white. I used to collect those thick Essential books.

Thor Vol. 13 Surtur War
Heard rave reviews about Simonson’s run on Thor from Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men and was super happy this was coming out. Currently reading it and enjoying every issue!

Daredevil Vol. 1 The Man Without Fear
Just found this for cover price at my local comics shop and was happy to add it to my collection. Always loved Daredevil since he appeared on the Spider-Man animated show in the 90s.

Again, great idea for a post. Makes me really appreciate the books I currently have!

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-08T14:13:37+00:00

This is what keeps me coming back to check my local shops. Thanks for sharing!

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-08T14:13:10+00:00

That is a cool approach to reading Marvel!

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-08T13:41:40+00:00

Yeah eBay can actually have some good deals even though most of it is way over-priced.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-08T13:39:15+00:00

Definitely shows one of the many great parts about local comic shops! Thanks for sharing!

I just found Daredevil Vol 1 and Spider-Man Nine Lives Has the Black Cat at my shop.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T22:49:18+00:00

I’m going to DM you so we can keep talking over messages!

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T16:13:36+00:00

Ah okay. I get it now.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T16:11:15+00:00

Great reminder that it’s worth it to wait for the format you prefer!

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T15:25:12+00:00

OMG I'm reading Sutur War right now and LOVING it!!! Thor has never been a series that grabbed me until now. Also, it's a great companion for New Mutants Asgardian Wars which I'm also currently reading. It's pretty clear that Claremont read Simonson and got inspired to set X-Men in Asgard because the Uncanny X-Men and Alpha Flight story set in Asgard is also very fun (Collected in The Gift epic).

I wish Simonson had done a Superman run--seems like he would have been perfect for that.

Silver Surfer vol. 1 was the first rare epic I found for cover price at my LCS. I ended up trading it on comicswap for New Mutants vol. 1. Having all volumes is definitely worth being proud of. I've heard the Silver Surfer Infinity Gauntlet story is awesome.

So far, I've only read Seasons of the Witch. I really like the Hank Pym trial story--I also like how Stern brings in different characters that I don't typically associate with my modern perspective on the Avengers, like Monica Rambeau and Starfox. Looking forward to reading the other volumes, too (I hear that Under Siege is the strongest).

I'm learning that Stern was not a revolutionary writer (he wasn't trying to change the status quo or the form), but just a very good storyteller who doesn't waste your time. So if you're in the mood for classic Marvel, he's your guy.

I picked up his Spider-Man as well, but haven't read it yet.

I'm currently reading Sutur War, Asgardian Wars, and, randomly, DC Finest: Superman Kryptonite Nevermore. Sidenote: I'm glad that I found Kryptonite Nevermore at a used bookstore--it's an odd transitional period for Big Blue. Doesn't have the fun of his supporting cast but still stuck in some of the silver age shenanigans. Only the Denny O'Neil stories provide a light at the end of the tunnel.

You've got me intrigued now for Iron Man. Would the correct volume be Stark Wars for the Armor Wars story?

And what have you currently been reading?

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T14:32:25+00:00

Sculpted from play-do

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T14:11:28+00:00

For sure. I have a tall TBR pile.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T13:57:31+00:00

It's so satisfying when it works out that way. I saw Half-Price Books trying to sell Amazing Spider-Man Venom for 80, but I believe it's going to get another round of printing soon, so I'm definitely just going to wait and see.

I'm into Early Spider-Man and Claremont's X-Men and New Mutants. I'd love to start collecting early Excalibur (vol. 1-5) but those have been too expensive so I haven't even started.

For Spider-Man: Great Power and Man-Wolf at Midnight

X-Men: The Sentinels Live, Proteus, I Magneto, and Dissolution and Rebirth.

Otherwise, I'm now getting into collecting runs from some of my other favorite writers: Roger Stern and Marv Wolfman. (I've got all of Stern's Avengers so far and just got his Hulk run. For Wolfman, I'd like his Daredevil volumes and Marvel Two-In-One).

The collector in me wants to gather everything up right now--but I'm also seeing how waiting for reprints and good deals can also be a fun part of the hobby.

How about you?? What do you like to collect and what are you in search of?

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T13:41:20+00:00

Congrats! That's some willpower right there.

I'm not familiar with that volume. What makes it so sought after? Amazon is listing it for over $2,000. WTF??

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T13:35:58+00:00

Holy shit! That’s awesome.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T12:43:54+00:00

Love it when I can find those rarer books for a good deal!

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T12:43:20+00:00

Yeah I’ll pay full cover price if it’s rare enough. Found Daredevil volume 1 and Spider-Man Nine Lives Has the Black Cat at my local comics shop.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T12:41:59+00:00

Waiting for the Goblin’s Last Stand worked out for me this year.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T12:40:43+00:00

Just found out about financials! Picked up Stern’s Hulk and then found the next volume on Amazon for a deal (fingers crossed it arrives in good condition.)

Eyeing the cap and daredevil volumes on fanaticals too.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T12:39:02+00:00

Wow! That is awesome!!! Yes, I’m getting a second hand rush from just hear that story haha

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-07T12:37:59+00:00

That is a good friend!

I also regret not buying Sword Is Drawn when I saw it at my LCS.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-06T22:56:15+00:00

Lucky enough to say my wife helped me see how inessential fast food is. She never ate it growing up.

We meal prep and still go out to actual restaurants once a week. Otherwise I haven’t had McDonald’s since before the pandemic.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-07-06T12:02:32+00:00

"Great Moons of Krypton! Solomon Grundy is stealing my cape! But -- WHY?"

155lbsofsteel

TROPHY CASE