Warning: I alphabetized my long boxes by publisher and wasted 6 hours
So last Saturday I decided my 14 long boxes needed a whole new system and I went with publisher first, then title. Halfway through I realized I couldn't remember if my copy of Saga was under Image or if I'd already moved it to the Marvel pile by mistake. My buddy Dave came over, looked at the mess on my floor in Akron, and said "dude, nobody finds anything that way, just go alphabetical by title." I spent 6 hours rearranging and now I can't find my Uncanny X-Men run at all. How do you all sort yours?
Why would publisher ever come before title though? That just sounds like pain. I keep mine straight alphabetical by title, nothing else. Saga goes under S, Uncanny goes under U, done. Dave was right, just listen to Dave next time. Six hours of your life you ain't getting back, bud.