RIP Robert Bruce

[MRP]

Collectibles expert and former featured guest on Kevin Smith's Comic Book Men, Robert Bruce has passed away at age 62.

https://deadline.com/2022/01/comic-b...it-1234903630/

Comic Book men could be uneven, but often fun. I always enjoyed when Robert Bruce would make an appearance, and usually found his perspective on things interesting.

-M

[Mr.Marion]

Bruce was the go-to vintage toy guy on the show.
It's sad he spent his last years was living in a storage unit basement. Look we all love pop culture and collectibles but at the expense of not being married , having another career, etc it doesn't seem like a fair trade off.

[drquest]

Well that's sad to hear and 62 is not old by any means. I enjoyed Comic Book Men honestly, was scripted heavily of course, but I enjoyed watching it.

RIP to him...

[toyhunter1970]

sad where he died a storage unit I liked comic book men and his job in it you would think he made good money on that show? rip

[ODBJBG]

sad where he died a storage unit I liked comic book men and his job in it you would think he made good money on that show? rip

It was a low rated basic cable show where he made guest appearances in brief spots. I'm sure the money is not what some might think.

I always liked his appearances, but I looked up his Facebook a while back and it's now obvious he was living in his storage unit. He looked physically awful in his most recent pics, so I'm wondering if there wasn't an illness at play, possibly undiagnosed.

I don't know if he was "poor" or not, but definitely I get the vibe that his life had become consumed by "hobbies" and had become a hoarder living a reclusive lifestyle that basically had him always on the hunt for new things but no actual real life to speak of.

There's a thin line between collector and madness and we should all be careful to walk it. I know I have far too much stuff and have to really purge myself of some of this stuff, but I know how daunting of a challenge that can be and while it's scary to think of, it's not that hard to imagine falling down that hole.

[palitoy]

I think such speculation is tasteless. I was friends with the man, he had a true strength of character and I admired him. I'm grateful to have known him and I will miss his kindness.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Sorry to hear about this. That's way too young. My condolences to his friends and family.

[Hector]

Sorry about your friend, Brian.

Didn’t know much about him, but the few times I saw him in Comic Book Men, he came across as genuine, nerdy cool (like us), and very knowledgeable.

RIP

[ODBJBG]

It's a loss to the community and one of those sad stories where no one even knew he was dead for days.

[Jorge Galvan]

Met this guy at C2E2 some years ago, wanted to ask about certain items, he gave me his card and gave me one of those, "Yep, sure I can get it" or "Yep I have it in my collection" type of answers.



Never did call him.