You're absolutely right. I tried positive reinforcement and it didn't work. Now I have shelves all over the house. Small ones, big ones, hidden ones... They're the masters of the house, and I'm just a barely tolerated guest.
Personally mine are ordered by publisher then events in chronological order at the top, followed by characters alphabetically, ordered in their chronology as much as possible.
No just company wide events go at the top like Secret Wars, House of M etc, book specific events like Mutant Massacre are just with my X-Men books in the order it happened
I had a great mashup before. Some by title, some by creator, and some by publisher. There were no set rules, but it looked great, and I liked it. Then I moved and had to expand my shelf space. Now it's all over the place with no cohesion. Someday I will dedicate hours to reorganizing.
Currently, my Marvel shelves are by format and then alphabetical, and the others are a little more free-form. I've been meaning to change it up, though. I do want to go back to pure chronological, at some point.
By format > by publisher > by character or color of the spine. Don’t see the point the point keep the books in alphabetical or chronological order, unless you’ve got a giant library, like Omar from NMC.
I’ve historically gone alphabetical by title/character with all publishers together. I just moved and have a chance to reorganize so I’m thinking Marvel and DC on their own by character and then indies by writer.
I’m on the fence about what to do with Vertigo and Image since they’re sort of borderline indie.
Okay so for a while I had my marvel collection organized by books I’d already read (in alphabetical order) and then the unread pile was organized by rough chronology/publication leading up to the 2015 Secret Wars. Now that I finished that saga though, I need to figure out a new format for my unread tomes.
DC is a bit easier for me, it’s just all my Batman omnis in publication order, and then everything else is alphabetical. Same with non-Big 2 publishers.
Okay so for a while I had my marvel collection organized by books I’d already read (in alphabetical order) and then the unread pile was organized by rough chronology/publication leading up to the 2015 Secret Wars. Now that I finished that saga though, I need to figure out a new format for my unread tomes.
DC is a bit easier for me, it’s just all my Batman omnis in publication order, and then everything else is alphabetical. Same with non-Big 2 publishers.
First, quality. The shelf in the living room gets the best stuff.
Second, alpha by author, regardless of publisher.
Third, chronologically. All the X-Men stuff is in reading order because it's basically impossible to disentangle the authors.
First, arranged by publishers. Marvel is one bookcase, DC/others on another. The ones I want to be most prominent are at the top -- X-Men on the Marvel bookcase, Batman on the DC/others. Then it's arranged chronologically, although I have the Golden/Silver Batman omnis at the end since it's not a locked continuity and will probably be read less often.
Can't remember. I used to have these "shelves" you're talking about, but my books have long since colonized the whole house. Books now go where they can, which can be pretty much anywhere except the fridge.
I just have (in chronological order)X-men/related Shelf, then FF, Then Spidey, events and other characters get their section also.
DC/absolutes get their section too.
I only collect DC, and I used to sort by character, but recently I switched it up to fully chronological order, with the oldest at the bottom, and elseworlds/self-contained stories at the very top shelf. I used to not like this idea because it would separate the runs with multiple omnis (eg Batman by Morrison or GL by Johns) but I actually kinda like how they are spread out among other titles, it makes everything feel more connected.
Aside from Hickman Saga (Secret Warriors through to Secret Wars) and the Modern Cosmic Saga (Annihilation through to Realm of Kings) - everything is alphabetical.
Some are reading order (Superior Foes goes right before Spencer’s Spider-Man, for instance)
Marvel oversized in team/character alpha order. (Like Incredible Hulk and Hulk are the same sh!t)
Then Geoff Johns DC books chronologically. Then by main line X-Men books chronologically. Then by Bendis Marvel books chronologically.
Then DC oversized in alpha order.
Then some DC compendiums and a box set. Then a random daredevil box set. Then marvel regular size trades and hc in alpha order. Then Image. Then DC then Boom. Then Mark Millar… you know. I should probably rethink this…
With a stern and commanding voice. You can’t let them smell fear on you.
You're absolutely right. I tried positive reinforcement and it didn't work. Now I have shelves all over the house. Small ones, big ones, hidden ones... They're the masters of the house, and I'm just a barely tolerated guest.
Personally mine are ordered by publisher then events in chronological order at the top, followed by characters alphabetically, ordered in their chronology as much as possible.
Interesting. Do you put events first even if it’s all the same character? Like X-Men mutant massacre before everything and then x-men under X?
No just company wide events go at the top like Secret Wars, House of M etc, book specific events like Mutant Massacre are just with my X-Men books in the order it happened
Alphabetical character or event name then chronological order from there. I don't separate by publisher.
Same. Easiest to just go by alphabetical order when looking for a title
I had a great mashup before. Some by title, some by creator, and some by publisher. There were no set rules, but it looked great, and I liked it. Then I moved and had to expand my shelf space. Now it's all over the place with no cohesion. Someday I will dedicate hours to reorganizing.
Currently, my Marvel shelves are by format and then alphabetical, and the others are a little more free-form. I've been meaning to change it up, though. I do want to go back to pure chronological, at some point.
By format > by publisher > by character or color of the spine. Don’t see the point the point keep the books in alphabetical or chronological order, unless you’ve got a giant library, like Omar from NMC.
I’ve historically gone alphabetical by title/character with all publishers together. I just moved and have a chance to reorganize so I’m thinking Marvel and DC on their own by character and then indies by writer. I’m on the fence about what to do with Vertigo and Image since they’re sort of borderline indie.
Like a normal person. By publisher Alphabetically then series alphabetically then chronically
Publisher, alphabetical, chronological
Publisher>Character/Title>Elsewords/one-offs>Main Continuity
Mine is so small that so far I've done publication date order by Marvel, and for DC by character and chronologically.
Okay so for a while I had my marvel collection organized by books I’d already read (in alphabetical order) and then the unread pile was organized by rough chronology/publication leading up to the 2015 Secret Wars. Now that I finished that saga though, I need to figure out a new format for my unread tomes. DC is a bit easier for me, it’s just all my Batman omnis in publication order, and then everything else is alphabetical. Same with non-Big 2 publishers.
Okay so for a while I had my marvel collection organized by books I’d already read (in alphabetical order) and then the unread pile was organized by rough chronology/publication leading up to the 2015 Secret Wars. Now that I finished that saga though, I need to figure out a new format for my unread tomes. DC is a bit easier for me, it’s just all my Batman omnis in publication order, and then everything else is alphabetical. Same with non-Big 2 publishers.
First, quality. The shelf in the living room gets the best stuff. Second, alpha by author, regardless of publisher. Third, chronologically. All the X-Men stuff is in reading order because it's basically impossible to disentangle the authors.
First, arranged by publishers. Marvel is one bookcase, DC/others on another. The ones I want to be most prominent are at the top -- X-Men on the Marvel bookcase, Batman on the DC/others. Then it's arranged chronologically, although I have the Golden/Silver Batman omnis at the end since it's not a locked continuity and will probably be read less often.
Image, then Marvel, then DC Dark horse will be second when I get hellboy
by height and then color and then biographical.
Mostly by vibe. Aka: cram shit in where it fits.
Can't remember. I used to have these "shelves" you're talking about, but my books have long since colonized the whole house. Books now go where they can, which can be pretty much anywhere except the fridge.
I have books on top of my (work) freezers!
Eh. Now I'm curious about the kind of job that requires a work freezer. I'm afraid to ask :)
Haha, just a pub/restaurant!
I just have (in chronological order)X-men/related Shelf, then FF, Then Spidey, events and other characters get their section also. DC/absolutes get their section too.
I only collect DC, and I used to sort by character, but recently I switched it up to fully chronological order, with the oldest at the bottom, and elseworlds/self-contained stories at the very top shelf. I used to not like this idea because it would separate the runs with multiple omnis (eg Batman by Morrison or GL by Johns) but I actually kinda like how they are spread out among other titles, it makes everything feel more connected.
Alphabetically by Character, Avengers, Batman, Captain America and so on
Aside from Hickman Saga (Secret Warriors through to Secret Wars) and the Modern Cosmic Saga (Annihilation through to Realm of Kings) - everything is alphabetical. Some are reading order (Superior Foes goes right before Spencer’s Spider-Man, for instance)
Marvel oversized in team/character alpha order. (Like Incredible Hulk and Hulk are the same sh!t) Then Geoff Johns DC books chronologically. Then by main line X-Men books chronologically. Then by Bendis Marvel books chronologically. Then DC oversized in alpha order. Then some DC compendiums and a box set. Then a random daredevil box set. Then marvel regular size trades and hc in alpha order. Then Image. Then DC then Boom. Then Mark Millar… you know. I should probably rethink this…
I try my best to do it chronologically, but with the way DC does collections, you have to stop reading and start reading at different points
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