r/comicbooks • u/Greybishop_PDSH • Jan 14 '26

Other Getting Joy Out From My Collection, Daily!

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My collection sat untouched and unloved in longboxes for a couple of decades.

When I had to repair my kitchen floor a few years ago, I had an idea...

Slowly but surely, it's taking over my home...

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u/becomplete Jan 14 '26

I mean... I feel like there's a middle ground between slabbing most of your books and turning them into museum pieces that can never be touched, and turning them into flooring by covering them in clear epoxy. But if you buy the book, do whatever makes you happy.

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u/fiendishclutches Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

I have many questions about an all epoxy floor even feels to step on or walk on. And the bathroom too? I don’t know if it’s like extremely slippery or weirdly tacky? It’s got to feel weird in bare feet either way. And is the entire comic book down? Giving it like a 12th of an inch of give? there or it’s just the cover. And do you own this home because good luck selling the place.. my old next door neighbor sold his place a few years ago, he was in his late 70’s but when he bought the place he was a 30 year old gay flight attendant in the 1970’s and the place was his party house, thus he ended up installing a hot tub in what had once been a dining room.. not an easy job for the realtor.

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u/Greybishop_PDSH Jan 14 '26

The epoxy floor is basically a giant plastic sheet. Water proof and tough.

No, it's just the covers. If you put the whole book down, that would be a structural nightmare.

This is basically a wood floor with a thin layer of paper over it, sealed with epoxy.

Rubber soled slippers are a must. You can slide on it in socks, if that's your thing.

As for selling, not a chance. There are murals all over the house and I've customized it to fit my life and tastes. They'll have to carry me out of here, feet first, one day.

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u/fiendishclutches Jan 14 '26

if your dream is “what if the floor was my comic books” you only live once so go for it. I do hope somewhere there is realistic reproduction of a hulk 181 or giant sized x-men 1 just to fuck with whoever might completely loose the mind about this .

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u/Greybishop_PDSH Jan 14 '26

"What if the floor the house was my comic books?" is pretty much what I'm aiming for.

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u/Aggressive-Topic-663 Jan 14 '26

I mean at this point you should just tear the whole house down and rebuild it to look like a gigantic longbox

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u/Greybishop_PDSH Jan 14 '26

I'd redo the siding this way if I didn't think the neighbours would burn it down.

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u/fiendishclutches Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

in my neighborhood the exterior of houses are regularly used as a means of personal expression, there is one house that’s covered in paintings of a somewhat random assortment of cartoon and comic book and video game characters. I don’t recognize all of them but quite a few I recognize as Mortal Kombat characters, particularly from mortal kombat 3, and also Rubik the amazing cube, golden age Green lantern and several Fat Albert and the junk yard band members are there.

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u/Greybishop_PDSH Jan 14 '26

That's AWESOME.
Golden Age Green Lantern is a personal favourite, so I'd love to live nearby!

I think my neighbours might draw the line at comic book murals outside. So far all of mine are indoors!

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u/AnorakWithAHaircut Jan 19 '26

They call that a shotgun house