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unko pops, comics, and cards, are some of the many things that people but is it a thing of the past, is it coming back, or did it ever leave? Collecting things is a phase that everyone has gone through, but some have taken that farther than the childhood rock collection. Few such people are teaching assistant Drew Small, freshman Trent Kroska, freshman Henry Zinck, and senior Nathanial Arnott. These people have decided to do more than expected and go beyond the status quo.
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO COLLECTING
parts, start with one thing then move on.” “I started collecting around five,” Small said. “But then I went into middle school and got into sports, then around high school I went to a friend’s house and saw their comics and got started collecting again.” One thing that is possibly not noticed is that you don’t have to collect them all your life. You can put them away for a while then come back to them and collect more. You can start now, try some other things then come back. It doesn’t have to be a forever thing, but it could be and that is when you know you have found a thing. “It can get expensive fast,” Arnott said. “So There are many things to collect: comics, start small.” cards, funko pops, and more. Small and Arnott A really important thing is to not go too hard are avid collectors of comics, Krzoska is a at first. Don’t dive in head first, always test things collector of funko pops, and Zinck is a collector out, then decide if you like it or not. It’s okay to of Magic the Gathering cards. make a decision and then decide something else “I like to collect Magic Cards because my later on. friends collect them, and I can play with them,” Teaching assistant Drew Small with his comic book “At the end of the day, get the stuff that you Zinck said. collection. want,” Krzoska said. “And I don’t think that colCollecting can bring anyone a community lecting is about getting the most expensive stuff, that most never knew existed. Sometimes all that but what you want.” is needed is a friend that knows what they are doing to get a collection started. With so Collecting is a choice, and it is one that can be made really easily, but somemuch to collect, and so many people that can show the ins and outs of the pursuit, it times, like with life, you can get distracted and try to get all the newest things. can be so fun, and help people feel like they belong. Sometimes all you have to think about is what you want. Indulge if you want, if you “One thing that I love about collecting comics is that no two comics are alike,” like it or think it is cool, go ahead. Arnott said. Collecting is a community. Finding people that have the same interests as you Just like people, things that one can collect are often something that represents someone and their personality. To have something that is very diverse so that someone can be as easy as just going to the store and picking something up and someone else seeing you. It can give you a type of thing to look forward to, and something that is can have something that fits all of them. really awesome to have. “Start out small,” Krzoka said. “If you want to collect something that has lots of
THE WHIRLWIND
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