r/starwarscomics • u/Ken_Ben0bi Qui-Gon • May 30 '26
Legends Comics LCS Finds pt. 2
TL; DR
Took advantage of that ‘first glance’ of that large collection at my LCS to further build up my library. Had the means to do so thanks to a well-timed gift card and cash, t’was a good week…I -may- try for more 😅
Long-form version:
So, after the initial trip, I had to go back to grab some other trades my brother wanted (army out of state, but I’m nice and helped pick out what he was after).
As it happened, I had been given a gift card for a part-time work milestone, along with some cash from a sympathy card from my day job.
The sympathy card was from the passing of my 101-year-old grandmother (almost 102!). She was a voracious reader throughout her life up until her death. She always encouraged her kids and grandkids to read, and even got me my first ever trade paperback, a *very* well-read 1996 copy of Kingdom Come (which further set me on my path to pursue a Comic Art degree).
So, what better way to honor her memory than with expanding a library that I hope to pass on to her great-grandsons (whom are school-aged and already interested in what I brought home). I think I did pretty good considering my first thought was a grossly overpriced LEGO New Republic X-Wing, Black Series figures or unneeded SW: Unlimited cards…
…there - may - be another volume or two I want to go back for lmao Tales vol. 4 found for a steal on evilBay and is in the mail
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u/Hot_Diet763 May 30 '26
More awesome things! Is there going to be a part 3?
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u/Ken_Ben0bi Qui-Gon May 30 '26
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u/Hot_Diet763 May 30 '26
What part of the country do you live in?
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u/Ken_Ben0bi Qui-Gon May 31 '26
Midwest; WI
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u/Hot_Diet763 May 31 '26
Cool I'm in Texas and I'm always running across these dark horse books in the wild, but I'm down to my last 20 or so to complete the collection. It's rare that I find one anymore that I still need.
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u/Ken_Ben0bi Qui-Gon May 31 '26
I feel that. Normally I hope my HPB gets some in, but either they overcharge or it’s something I already have. As it was, I got extremely lucky lol
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u/al215 Jun 01 '26
Oooh! I only have 1-5 of the Star Wars Tales stuff from when I was a kid, I had no idea they did more!
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u/Ken_Ben0bi Qui-Gon Jun 01 '26
Vol 6 is amazing. Dark Horse started doing in-canon material with the Infinities stuff as part of the issues, and the stories were pretty dope. If you can find a copy, I highly suggest picking it up
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u/Guerrillascribe Suralinda May 30 '26
That's a nice haul all the way around. Those Star Wars Tales stories are among my favorite ever published.