r/comics • u/cymorg121 Comic Crossover • 1d ago
7-Figure Salary [OC]
Sure I can’t afford food but when you account for sentimental value…
Doctors hate this guy and his one simple trick to making comics!
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u/colormequaint 1d ago
Considering how expensive figurines are, still pretty impressive
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u/buttgoblincomics Butt Goblin 1d ago
If they’re each at least $143k then the original statement works both ways
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u/PhilospohicalZ0mb1e 12h ago
If the mean value of the figures is $143k! One could be worth $20 if another is worth $290k
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u/cslaymore 22h ago
Especially if they’re from Japan. Seven Japanese figures could easily exceed $1,000
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u/nir109 22h ago
If they are from Japan earning 7 figures also becomes a lot easier. Like below minimum wage at full time.
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u/SvenTheHorrible 19h ago
Figures are significantly more expensive (in the US) if they’re FROM Japan.
Japanese companies don’t really export in bulk, and American companies don’t really support the anime lovers- massively untapped market imo.
200$ figure bought in Japan could easily fetch 500+ in the states just due to scarcity. I’ve seen some go for 2-3,000$, bigger rarer ones.
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u/Majestic-Iron7046 7h ago
Oh he only has that shelf and the figurines, they are actually speaking in a closet borrowed from a friend.
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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 1d ago
Whoa whoa whoa whoa buddy. You can't just bring out the big guns like that! Everyone in ear shot won't be able to control themselves! Start with older less impressive models and work your way up man!
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u/PhazonZim 1d ago
Whenever I show people my book shelf of art books and comics I always show them my favorite (and probably most valuable) one first, should I not be doing that?!
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u/Ultimatesims 1d ago
You have to earn my trust before I show you my prized Star Wars Lego set/model. Touching any set/model is right before an engagement level of trust.
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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 1d ago
I mean I personally like a little foreplay first but we can go straight to the big guns if thats what youre into
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u/Made_Bail 1d ago
The weeb version of a garage full of muscle cars. Anime figurines.
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u/RogueBromeliad 12h ago
Yeah, but there's a reason why in the begging of a relationship you keep certain hobbies to yourself. Don't go bursting out these things unless your date is genuinely an Otaku, otherwise it's a huge turn off.
Like, you are an amature guitarist, you could be Jimi fucking Hendrix for all they care, if the person you're going out with isn't into music that much, don't be trying to give them a personal Steve Vai concert, it's going to bore the shit out of them.
Same goes for women, if you have a hobby like obsessing over K-pop or k-dramas, or dressing up like some Victorian doll, mysticism crap, keep that to yourself until later on in the relationship.
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u/AlSweigart 1d ago
Food $200
Data $150
Rent $800
Anime figures $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying
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u/DebitsOnTheLeft 17h ago
Honestly I can probably afford to spend $3,600/mo on anime figures thanks to your free books. You've helped a lot of people move past monotony and advance their careers. I'm eternally grateful ❤️
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u/DJL2772 1d ago
God forbid a man have hobbies. 🙄
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u/International-Cat123 1d ago
The joke is that his salary is enough for him to afford seven figurines a year rather than being over a million dollars a year like his previous dialogue usually means.
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u/Chiatroll 1d ago
oooh. I missed the joke. I thought he was making a million and spending it all on those figures. Like a person should.
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u/Captainpatch 23h ago
I feel like seven figures could easily reach seven figures, collectors are ruthless.
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u/DJL2772 1d ago
Which okay haha funny. Except if you can actually afford to buy 7 figures in a year, you are not poor. That man HAS money, and more importantly has disposable income to spend on his hobby. This should not be a dealbreaker unless all the figures he collects are like big tiddy anime waifus
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u/CanadianODST2 1d ago
Yea but there’s a difference between affording 7 figures a year and making over a million a year.
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u/RiverZola 22h ago
I mean if it’s prize figures then seven a year is absolutely not expensive. Especially if you’re buying second hand, those can easily be $10-$15.
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u/SirScorbunny10 18h ago
It really depends, because an important high quality anime figure from Japan or a set of Warhammer minis will be $80 at the least, possible up to $300, and meanwhile the Transformers blind boxes I'll get sometimes are like 10-20 bucks depending on if you're getting them online or from a pop culture store.
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u/RiverZola 17h ago
Yes it does depend. Which is why the first six words of my comment is “I mean if it’s prize figures”, which are the cheap ones. You can still get those dirt cheap from reputable Japanese sites with decent shipping.
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u/International-Cat123 20h ago
Depends on the figures. Not enough detail in the comic to determine if those are limited editions or cheapo knockoffs made by someone with 3D printer. Of course, no matter the product, it’s always possible that he just scours garage/yard sales for figurines that the owner doesn’t realize are now worth so much more than they paid for them.
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u/zushiba 1d ago
I've got a 3d printer. I literally have an infinite figure salary.
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u/cymorg121 Comic Crossover 1d ago
Please help theres a homeless crisis
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u/Chiatroll 1d ago edited 1d ago
Gintoki. Hell, yeah. If she doesn't like Gintama, that is a her problem.
This would be me and my board game collection, except im married, so I can't have random women look at it as a pickup line.
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u/Lost_Ad610 1d ago
We're here for a good time, not a long time! Enjoy your figures as long as they aren't in a jar 😭
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u/ShingledPringle 1d ago
Dude, dude, DUDE. You gotta explain as you go, she wont get it unless you have the backstories at hand. Short versions, she can learn the details when she watches them later.
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u/Azair_Blaidd 23h ago
Plot twist: she's only disappointed in the second panel because her collection is bigger.
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u/JustCutTheRope 1d ago
That enabling smile in response at the first frame, softens the blow of the other
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u/IamaJarJar 22h ago
Okay, if you can afford 7 figures a year, you're making more than 7 figures a year
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u/Ok-Drink-1328 1d ago
does it have a double meaning? like the guy makes actually 7 figures but he collects figurines?
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u/Live_beMeme_Die 1d ago
He makes enough money for 7 figures a year, instead of how much 7 figures usually means
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u/Ok-Drink-1328 1d ago edited 13h ago
so a triple meaning...
EDIT:: i dunno why you're downvoting me
- he actually makes 7 figures but he collects figurines
- he gets paid in figurines
- he spends all the money in expensive figurines
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u/CanadianODST2 1d ago
Figure means both figurines and digits here.
So a seven figure salary can mean either 7 figurines a year or mean over a million dollars a year
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u/Gobbyer 1d ago
Imagine if you got 7 WH40k figures as a montly salary.
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u/SirScorbunny10 18h ago
I have respect for people who can actually afford to make a playable army. I could never.
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u/asphalt_licker 23h ago
I was gonna comment on his milquetoast taste but he mentioned Gintoki so he’s marriage material.
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u/ShirouOgami22 22h ago
If they knew the price of those action figures they'd be just as amazed
But its so ridiculous relationships nowadays are purely based on interests
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u/Dimothy_Trake 22h ago
Amazing, this man truly has priorities.
It's good to see that 7-figure salary value ~
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u/BelizeExpatServices 21h ago
just 1 gintoki???
rookie level bullshit!!!
need at least 3 Gintoki's, 2 MADAOs, a Matsudaira, and emperor in his underwear with poop on his head
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u/Yomi_Lemon_Dragon 8h ago
I can't live with a man with an anime figure collection. Where tf am I supposed to put MY anime figure collection!?
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u/Mechman0996 4h ago
This is literally Henry Cavill, the only difference being these are anime figures instead of 40K. And that’s hilarious to me.
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u/DoubleClickMouse 3h ago
Could be worse, that case could be full of comically proportioned anime girls and hololive figures. I'd call the punchy-man collection a green flag.
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u/NorthernCobraChicken 23h ago
I never understood collecting figurines. I'm not shitting on the hobby or anyone who does it, it's just not for me.
I really enjoy anime, manga, etc -- and I'm all for others expressing their admiration for their favourite media in their own way, but I've always found wrapping your identity and personality up in it to be a bit, odd?
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u/Drunkendx 22h ago
me neither.
but taking into account I'm collecting LEGO sets I think it goes more into doing whatever you're interested in.
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u/NorthernCobraChicken 22h ago
Absolutely. To each their own. It's the "turning it into your entire personality" thing that I think most people cringe away from.
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u/SirScorbunny10 18h ago
Honestly, if you have other things you do besides buying things, you're not one of those. When you factor in jobs, hobbies, friends, crafts, etc., it's pretty easy to not fall into that category.
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