Mile High Comics isn't just a store it's also a museum. I would've loved to check out his vintage items in those cases. It's like the Smithsonian of the West. Thanks Prime Time.
I just love him!! I almost cried though when he started talking about his childhood. 😓 he’s a good man! Thanks for sharing! Also - loved the editing where the music started playing in the end - it was perfect after that conversation 🙌🏻
Thanks Jessy! I agree. The ending was emotional for me as well. I thought the music was a great tribute to him. Loved how he was waving to his staff showing genuine joy after all these years, especially after all he went through as a kid.
Great series TH! Turning heartbreak into something positive. Everyone has a story, and perhaps at some point, we all become that person we 'needed' as a child.
This series just gets better and better. I loved the line about the load of showcases from a bong shop. Haha. There was mention of Dark Horse. I happen to own a collection of the personal sketchbooks by a man named Robert Boyd, who was - at one time - an editor at Dark Horse Comics (he's credited in some comics from his time). I also own a stack of his original comic panels (you know, the over-sized ones that are then reduced to fit the pages) and a single framed panel drawn by another comic artist to him. Even one comic and the comic book it was published in. About 15-20 years ago I bought at auction thousands of graphic novels and comics from the auctioned-off storage room of Robert Boyd. I've sold most of the books and comics years ago. But I've held on to all the sketchbooks (a few of them are almost like diaries, with text entries mixed among the artwork) and original artwork. Some day I'll find someone who appreciates them enough for me to sell them off (as an intact collection, of course). I wish we lived relatively close to each other; I'd love to let you borrow and go through it all.
We moved out of Denver a year ago, I miss this place and others like it (although not as big) the Denver and surrounding areas are great for collectors, there's quite a few gems there.
It wouldn't surprise me if its a relatively small minority. If it were a significant percentage of collectors of all things (not just comics) plus people who were driven to substance abuse, violence, suicide, and those who have had problems and don't have any of these issues, then it would be a majority of people had bad parents, and that doesn't seem likely.
Wow amazing story! Hate it when I hear parents being so cruel to their child. Glad he was able to turn that negative energy into so much positivity. I can relate when he talks about recycling old items. It's a feeling like no other. Does he sell any of his stuff online?
A very cool place. I'd love to visit it. Although, I finally have understanding of why Mile High Comics prices are far above retail and no one I know shops at this store these days.
I will definitely stop by his warehouse (museum) and check it out. He essentially has cornered the market and probably dictates prices in that industry. Did he say who will inherit it? Pretty amazing stuff.
Like the Willy Wonka of comics and pop culture....What a fascinating and extraordinary human being. So humble too. Started with nothing and look at what he's achieved. Total nerd-vana.... I'm positive I could re-create my current collection a hundred times over based on Chuck's stock. I have approximately $1200 in single issues and $500 in TPBs however the monetary value means nothing over the sentimental value of my collection. I remember where I got almost every piece in my collection. I see a book and I just get a flood of memories. It also helps that I blog about everything I buy/read. Take for example I love Deadpool and when I heard they were reprinting New Mutants #98 (first appearance of DP) I just had to get two copies. One to read and enjoy and one for the creators, Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza to sign someday and then I'll get it graded and slabbed. I also bought the second printing of New Mutants 87 (first appearance of Cable) and the current Deadpool at the time, number 13 from the War Of The Realms event. Long story short, comics are concentrated nostalgia. Most fans remember their first book. Mine was Sonic The Hedgehog #20 from 1995 when I was 9 years old. I would love to find a mint copy along with #25, the Sonic CD adaptation and #50, the last of the original line of Sonic comics in my opinion.
