There's a weird mix of envy and revulsion that exists inside me when I look at the shelves in CBR's ongoing shelf porn series. The series is a simple and weekly one in which they give their readers a chance to show off their collections. The readers take photos of their collections and provide a little write-up. CBR just throws the photos up with a little introduction and leaves it to the rest of us to decide whether the shelves being features are cringe- or envy-worthy.
For these shelves I'm going to choose envy-worthy, particularly because of the collection of Absolute DC editions (I just ordered Absolute Planetary Vol. 2, by the way)...
...the awesome organization of the shelves...
...and the great choice in original artwork that hangs on the walls...
For these shelves, on the other hand, I'm going to go with cringe-worthy because they kinda freak my out with their single-mindedness.
Back to envy-worthy because, even though collecting Superman is lame, collecting The Hulk, on the other hand, shows that you're a little off kilter, and I dig that about you - especially if you have a Hulk with a tiny Hulk necklace.
Collecting Spider-Man: cringe-worthy. I feel like a hipster saying that the other hipsters are too hipster for my hipsterness.
Collecting Power Girl? Kinda skeevy...
For some reason, though, collecting Wonder Woman - envy.
Collecting Captain Marvel & having your own spinning comic rack? Envy...
Basically having a comic store in your basement? Envy
Feel free to check out all the other shelf porn entries for yourself, especially the one about Neil Gaiman's shelves.
Oh, and another thing, leaving your action figures in the package is totally cringe-worthy. They're meant to be played with, folks.
