Bob reads over 100 new comic books a month! www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/8/owner-of-worlds-largest-comic-collection-extends-record-and-has-read-all-138-000-757146

@Wonderz-cd8jk

10 ай бұрын

He seems like a w person

@luffy_1986

10 ай бұрын

please include in guinessworld record the winning in pcso here in phillippines almost weeklu they have a new lone winner....congrats to the administration here in p.h....this might be a new world record for us

@choklitpapi814

10 ай бұрын

Bob is a great guy! We go back over 40 years, back when he bought comics from the comic store I eventually owned.

@funnybookfamily

10 ай бұрын

I have 230,000 comic books.

@paoloaccomando5249

10 ай бұрын

I believe you,Hell I'm at about 100,000 and I just posted about a Dentist with 350,000 it's on video at comictom101

As a comic book collector growing up in the 80's I really appreciate that Bob doesn't care for slabbing his books. Mad Respect, this guy is a Legend.

@pearljamstar2900

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I hate grading!

@Robert-nu4vc

5 ай бұрын

I absolutely despise all grading companies. I'm not going to pay for someone's opinion on the condition of my comic books, and with all of the shady things going on with scammers and the grading companies themselves, I will never buy a graded comic or send any of mine out to get graded. Grading is a sham.

I love that in all of his collection he only had a few slabbed books, and that he actually reads his comic books. He may be collector, but first and foremost he is a lover of comic books.

Bob is a real one! Especially appreciate the love for all types of comics.

@guinnessworldrecords

10 ай бұрын

the goat

@ImCan_lolYT

9 ай бұрын

​@@guinnessworldrecordsJajajaja

@raidenstark315

5 ай бұрын

But he doesn't have japanese manga

@mionapokimica2265

2 ай бұрын

​@@raidenstark315he actually does

@raidenstark315

2 ай бұрын

@@mionapokimica2265 but the japanese edition? I start studying jaoanese for read them ib the original language

I would pay to tour Bob’s collection and I would pay more to listen to him talk about said collection at his leisure. Absolutely how I would envision my ideal collection

Thank you for setting the record at over 138,000 comics in your collection. Now my wife can't complain when I tell her my collection of 10,300+ is just a small collection.

@christophersoto1075

10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

@mysterymac38

3 ай бұрын

I can't imagine dealing with a collection that large. I have 24 long boxes and 9 short boxes and am about to stop buying, and just enjoying what I have.

@dananichols349

3 ай бұрын

@@mysterymac38 I only use short boxes, easier to move and sort. And I plan on keeping going!

bro took is comic book collection to a whole new level

His collections comes from a place of love and he even participates in the community. He does what he enjoys and I think a lot of people can learn from that.

Bro bob seems like the kind of person I could spend weeks with. I am also a Comic Book collector. I am currently in the process of applying for a world record related to comic book art, I am super excited!! Amazing video.

I will never get bored with talking about comics,as was mentioned to me that when I'm in my L C S we talk another language 😊 Yes we do,and it's called geek. I'm 65 and my grandson is 12 and he has developed the trait from Grandpa.....ahh the smell of fresh comic books🥰

I love that his collection is accessible. It's a collection to be enjoyed. Awesome...

Amazing collection, unfortunately I made the transition to digital comics due to very minimal space to store my comics but this video makes me want to throw out my bed and furniture just to fill up all the space with comics lol

Amazing! I enjoyed his detailed knowledge of some of the comics. About halfway through I started worrying about him needing water and fire protection systems. 🙁

Great tour! Thank you for sharing your interests and speaking so articulately about collecting. It’s clear you love the medium and enjoy reading comics as a special art form.

Great video, that was so cool to see all the those comics!

So happy for Bob. This is such a wonderful collection.

"welcome to my comic room" aka living room and kitchen. LOL.

@bbretall

10 ай бұрын

It's actually the "bonus room" over my 3 car garage...

Amazing collection! Nice to see an educated American ( I'm British ) pronounce Constantine correctly! I'm a massave Hellblazer fan and I'm sick to death of Constantine being called ConstanTEEN !! 😂😂

This guy's the real deal, a true fan of the medium.

Chuck rosanski of mile high comics has three million comics in his trailers on his farm at boulder Colorado, and another two million at his home as well as twelve million comic at his Jason street mega store. Altogether about fifteen times as much as this guy who has a guiness book of records.

Bro waited his whole life for this

This is amazing! Always cool to see and hear how passionate people are about comic books.

As a small collector myself I admire his dedication

Would love to do a video on this collection!

Excellent collection Bob, what a cool guy!

I have a comic collection, and my dream is to have something like his, and i really respect this guy. He takes care of his comics

Incredible Spidey!

hats off to you, Sir. I also like to surround myself with it. Love the Bowen Statues, original art and the collectibles everywhere.

No one can beat this dude!!

@alberteinstein8546

2 ай бұрын

Challenge accepted lol

@RyogaEchizen

2 ай бұрын

@@alberteinstein8546 bro!!

Nice collection!

Love this!! I love that he reads so much and just enjoys his collection and that he still has his want list and books he still hunts. All the original art and bowen mini busts are fantastic too! 😍 love the library room...I imagine many nights and many adventures have happened in that room.

Great collection

Fantastic!

Great well displayed

He got a killer comic book collection that ever lived. 😀👍

Wow! I really envy your collection. Congrats

Cool guy, i love his dedication to the hobby.

Bro has the lost city in 1 room

Love this guy!

My idol!! Heck ya!! What a story!! Wish you was my Papa!! Let's Gooo!! Lol thanks for sharing!! Personal Barnes and Nobles right here!!

Sir, can i be your adopted son. i promise i will safeguard your treasure

Great comics Bob!👍

In loving memory of Stan Lee!

Fantastico!👏👏

This guy seems really nice thanks for showing us ur collection

so cool!!!! ❤

Great story!

Me with three short boxes ahh I need to cut the collection down this guy “ gimme another 30” love it 😂

I'd love to visit!!!😮

Funny how many people have “one of the last things Stan signed before he died”

Felicitaciones Sos todo un Superheroe para amar tanto los comics de cali colombia bendiciones

imagine the money he spended to buy those।।।।।😮

@TheRealJesusChrist888

10 ай бұрын

In the 70s-90s compared to the economy now man’s a millionaire now

@pallav2223

10 ай бұрын

@@TheRealJesusChrist888 Yes

@sshza2143

10 ай бұрын

invested🥳that amazing #15 alone will recoup a chunk of his money🤑🍻😁✌😎

I always admire collectors that actually enjoy the stuff they collect

At 17:40 , Bob haves the novel " Shaft " . I hear that Bob is one bad mother.... " Shut your mouth ! " I was only talking about Bob .

this guy is now one of my heroes !!!

very jealous of the statues and bust, and the art,lol, my collection is around same size, minus the hardbound books and omnibus, ive been building my screen used marvel collection and cast crew items, over 2k differant items now, im really amazed at the display of it all, all mine is in 6 differant places its so large, look forward to meeting you someday buddy

This collection is outstanding I have a little collection myself with 1,234 comics. Hoping to beat his record

Bob is the best!

This is a nice collection 👌! Have you heard of the caveman? From comiccavecanada . He owns over 750,000 individual comics. Not including all the collectibles. Crazy crazy 🤪!

wow lots of comics!!

Lovely collection, it's Even better he regularly reads comic's and doesn't just file them away forever. 🗄️

I want to go visit him and see his collection.

The boys from the big bang theory would be so proud. 🥺

Respect!

I wish I could visit his place 🥲

I’ve got about 120 long boxes (with 300+ comics per box) and I’m trying to whittle it down because it’s too many. 138,000 comics would just be way too hard to manage.

@TheNaturalGamer1

10 ай бұрын

Let me get them comics my boy

Thank you for sharing this wonderful collection!

Bob is a legend and a collection to be proud of.

Mate, got nothing but respect for you

LEGEND

I bless him.

I have 230,000 comic books.

@Future-Classic-Comics

10 ай бұрын

Why haven't you got the title from gboww

@funnybookfamily

10 ай бұрын

@@Future-Classic-Comics I submitted a form two years ago. I never heard from them and my application expired for some reason. I just submitted another application. Hopefully I hear back this time.

@Future-Classic-Comics

10 ай бұрын

@@funnybookfamily I'm going to check out your vids mate sounds amazing! Thanks for the reply!

@Erikhedoulo

9 ай бұрын

You should make a tour of your collection!

Where does he get the money to buy this much?

Saw grendel figs man is a real one

Lucky dude gets to have practically all of the comic books in the world.

Imagine him in his teenage days

I'm halfway to his collection lol

I wonder if the Guinness World Records have something for anime collections

W man

It can't be fun dusting that room...

@bbretall

8 ай бұрын

It is not..... air dusters!

101,822?!

@bbretall

10 ай бұрын

That was when I set the official record about a decade ago.... don't want to jump thru all the hoops again to update my official count...

Wonder what Bob does for a living? Expensive hobby. I should know ; ) Sadly I just sold ALL my Marvel floppies : ( I held onto my DC's and Independent titles for now. Solely collecting hardcover collections now like Masterworks, Omnibuses and some Absolutes. Wish I had more room to display my statues.

@bbretall

10 ай бұрын

I have a Masters degree in Computer Science and have been working in Tech since I was 18. I'm currently in charge of Business Continuity and Disaster Revovery for a financial institution.

you have 138,000 comics......very impressive!! I have 40,000 myself....I thought chuck from mile high comics had more than 100 000 000 as the largest collection ever

I would love to get to visit his house

How do you handle all that spine roll?

@bbretall

8 ай бұрын

By not being obsessed with pristine grade?

I wonder what site bob uses for pre-orders and back issues

@GENOTALKSCOMICS

5 ай бұрын

My guess, based on the boxes he had there and how the comic bundle was packed, would be MyComicShop. They're the same retailer I've been using for years. The discount on preorder comics he mentioned is 35%. I'm not 100% sure since I've never used another online preorder subscription service, so I'm not sure other companies package theirs.

Is this guy a millionaire how did he afford all this his collections is worth atleast 1 million maybe more

@bbretall

10 ай бұрын

Bought most all at a discount off cover price and I've been buying them every month for 53 years

@Goldenwhitewings

10 ай бұрын

@@bbretallnice one mate

I'd like to know what he does for a living. Becuz that Amazing Fantasy #15 can't be cheap getting it nowadays.

Largest Comic Book Collection for a collector maybe, but Mile High comic store has over 10 million comics but that's a business i guess.

Must be a nightmare to dust

Every Teenagers Dream:

Quelle vie bien remplie !

Consumer...

Imagine trying to liquidate this collection lol

@bbretall

8 ай бұрын

That will be a challenge for my kids once I'm gone....

138K? That's less than half of what Fantast has. How old was this?

@bbretall

8 ай бұрын

Not sure who/what Fantast is. If they're a comics dealer, LOTS of dealers have more comics than me. That's their business. If Fantast is just a fan like me, they should remove all the duplicates from their count and get ahold of Guinness to break my record.

Does anyone know what subscription he uses

@GENOTALKSCOMICS

5 ай бұрын

My guess, based on the boxes he had there and how the comic bundle was packed, would be MyComicShop. They're the same retailer I've been using for years. The discount on preorder comics he mentioned is 35%. I'm not 100% sure since I've never used another online preorder subscription service, so I'm not sure other companies package theirs.

I wanna know his thoughts on current amazing spider-man run!😂

@bbretall

8 ай бұрын

It's OK.... not my favorite but not my least favorite either. Not a personal fan of the recent stuff with MJ & Paul an 2 kids, but that's just me.

@lolhaipop

8 ай бұрын

@@bbretall for me it's worst. I wanna read Spider-man when I am depressed. Not get depressed. Thanks for giving your thoughts tho.

Bro, we know who Randy Bowen is take it easy!!!

Hi I bought a comic book in the late 70s. I think it was about a man or two brothers who were the leaders of their people. I think it was kind of phantasy with fights against the evil in a phantasy world. Any idea what the name of this book could? I,d love toread it again. It was quite abig comic book, which I bought im the Uk

There’s a guy with 800,000+ comics