I started buying the softcovers for series that I liked but wasn't into back in my comic collecting days, like Amazing Spider-Man and X-Men. But every now and then I come across one that I would never think about buying at cover price but I find it for sale at a great price and buy it like Daredevil vol. 1. My local book dump currently has a Silver Surfer vol. 2 for $4 so I might pick that one up. They also have Marvel Comics vol. 1 but I doubt that I will buy that.

And I love the painted covers. When I realized that I missed the Avengers vol. 4 hardcover and couldn't buy it for a reasonable price, I bought the painted softcover.

My copy of Captain Marvel vol. 1 arrived yesterday. I can't say that I'm dying to read it but I will get around to it eventually.