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Doug takes us inside his ‘Fortress of Solitude’
Happy holidays and welcome to Shelf Porn, our look at the collections of fans around the world. Today Doug Welch shares his collection of action figures, comics and more.
If you’d like to see your collection here–either for the first time or again–send your write-up and some jpg images to jkparkin@yahoo.com.
And now here is Doug …
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This is my Fortress of Solitude. I built the full wall shelving unit to house my 10K comics and all my trades and cds and dvds. I have some sketches from some of my favorite artists and pages from a couple of my favorite books. My favorite piece is my spinner rack though. My room is my oasis full of comic, punk rock, and movie goodness.
21 Comments
marcus cooke
December 22, 2012 at 2:19 pm
fantastic collection, i love the comic storage unit what a amazing idea. great stuff
Acer
December 22, 2012 at 2:40 pm
That’s a really organized space. How long did it take to put together?
Kevin Flores
December 22, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Wow – quite an impressive collection! I hope I get mine as orderly and presentable some day! Nice work!
Jeremy
December 22, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Love the comic storage area. Very well done.
Chris
December 22, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Is that a Legion of Super Heroes poster? I like it.
Brian E.
December 22, 2012 at 4:09 pm
Great storage space. I have the same Twin Peaks VHS boxset.
Anthony
December 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Is that the Capcom DuckTakes game? Sweetness.
Matt O.
December 22, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Where did You get the Precher poster?
Tom Williams
December 22, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Is that comic storage custom? Trying to manage my long boxes has been an issue for a long time. I’d be more apt to reread them with that set-up.
Brian
December 22, 2012 at 6:38 pm
Love the collection. Very organized
John Petty
December 22, 2012 at 8:22 pm
The shelving unit is sweet. Really nice job on that.
And I love the spinner rack.
NotJesus
December 22, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Original art by Sam Kieth! I’m so jealous. That storage space is excellently done.
Megatron
December 22, 2012 at 9:53 pm
Sick!
Tim O'Shea
December 23, 2012 at 4:54 am
I did not even know an Atlanta Hawks great Dominique Wilkins action figure existed. Fascinating and diverse collection.
Sean Logic
December 23, 2012 at 10:31 am
Ya’ll don’t even understand the level my boy Doug is on here. This isn’t just a custom shelving unit, it’s a CUSTOM ROOM. Literally every inch of this space was built from the ground up…god-level man cave/10
TonyJazz
December 23, 2012 at 10:49 am
I want a spinner rack for Christmas!
demoncat4
December 23, 2012 at 2:50 pm
nice collection and also love the ways you manage to be able to store every thing. plus also love the spider man head with the ball cap
Rick
December 23, 2012 at 5:05 pm
That DuckTales game was awesome. Easily the NES game I played the most.
Doug Welch
December 23, 2012 at 7:12 pm
I have been just collecting my stuff over the years but we bought a house a few years ago so I finally had the space to devote to my crazy love of all things comics. It took me a couple months on the weekends to make the wall unit and then a couple more to paint and put in carpet and crown molding and stuff. I wanted a cool place for all my drawer boxes. The drawer boxes are a must have I think if you like to access your back issues regularly. I spend most Sundays down here watching football, folding laundry, playing Heroclix or NES or even just reading some great bronze age comics. Thanks for all the nice comments.
Boabiemenzies
December 24, 2012 at 11:29 am
A fantastic room. Long boxes seldom look good and you have managed to pull it off.
Thanks for sharing!
Derrick Roberts
December 24, 2012 at 12:42 pm
I stand in awe! Great collection and great use of space. I am so jealous over the spinner rack!