What do I fill the empty portion of a longbox with?

[Cipher]

Basic question; figured this would be the right place to ask.

I finally got my comics into a longbox, but it's only about two-thirds full. What's recommended for filling the rest of the box to keep the comics propped up?

[Venom]

Books lain down flat to prop them up.

That's seriously the only way I've ever seen it done, though I'm sure an official "book stop" guide exists.

[Cipher]

Finally got it with two nicely sized shoe boxes and some bubble-wrap. Everything's flat.

I think I read/watched too much on storing and protecting comics tonight. All I want is decent-looking reading copies, but now I'm eying that box like, "Holy ****, these things are going to burst into flames any minute. I need to put them in a bank vault! The world is out to give them creases and mildew."

[Ecto Jedi]

"The world is out to give them creases and mildew."

Well, let's face it. It is.

[Zulithe]

when i was heavy into collecting comics (I do digital now!) there was an easy solution to this: use multiple longboxes of different lengths.

I had full-size long boxes, a box that was half size and I think one about 1/3 size. I'd transition the books through these boxes accordingly.

Of course you have to be buying a lot of comics for this method to work.

[Leo656]

I find that MORE COMICS works better than anything. :)

[愛]

I use old textbooks, mostly. I own a lot of heavy Physics books from my undergrad, and they work great.

[Logan]

A smaller box sitting on its side with the bottom facing the comics.

[cowabunga14]

Well, you should probably check out Mark Waid's run on Daredevil if you haven't already. Or buy some trades or whatever.