The whole 'collector' phenomena is beyond any craze that I've seen. When I read the Marvel or DC Comics, what appeals to me the most is the art work. I'll always be a fan of Spiderman. That's a comic book I'll always take time to read if I find it. To be able to captivate a story in animation is pretty cool, considering the attention to detail. I guess computers have taken over these days, which eliminates the need to have everything drawn up by hand.
I was never into the whole comic book collection thing but, I do enjoy reading them. Back then, I used to read Tintin. Asterix came up once in a while but, that was not too interesting for me. Superman as a movie should be the coolest action movie anyone could watch. Unfortunately 'Superman Returns' just didn't work for me. I'm glad they are re-booting the franchise. I'm also looking forward to the Tintin live action movie which should be out some time soon.