About this episode

Omar Valdivieso discusses comic collections and his YouTube channel, Near Mint Condition.

Near Mint Condition's Omar Valdivieso joins the show to talk about the world of comic collections and his YouTube channel that focuses on that larger space. Valdivieso discusses his suits, going full time on Near Mint Condition, his focus on collections, his preferred format, making the case for onis, the origins of Near Mint Condition, balancing his approach, the pressure to create, his idea generation process, the mix on the channel, the state of the collection market, the format boom, which publishers are delivering, Marvel's position, the video space for comics, how he manages everything, and more.

People in this episode

Guest: Omar Valdivieso

Topics covered

• comic collections
• YouTube channel
• collection market
• format boom
• idea generation

Keywords

• comic collections
• YouTube
• Near Mint Condition
• format
• collection market
• Marvel
• video space

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Near Mint Condition, Marvel

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