Said I wouldn't, but I did.

Ok, so a long while back, I made the comment that I would NEVER have an actor or actress put their signature on a comic unless the cover was a photo cover featuring them.

I said that having people sign comics that weren't involved in their actual creation was silly to me.

Well, I've gone and done exactly what I said would never do.

I will preface what I'm about to reveal with this. I had James Marsters sign a 2nd print of Angel: After the Fall #2 at Megacon, since the cover features an actual photo of him. That is something I said would be a possibility for me in the future.

But a few months ago, I went to Pensacon over in Pensacola, Florida and took a few issues with me, including one particular Star Wars issue. I mainly took it for David Michelinie, but it just so happens that one of the original cast members of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi was also in attendance at the show.

Billy Dee Williams!

The issue I took was #56, which just happens to feature Lando Calrissian on the cover, battling with Lobot! Now, I already had this issue signed by Walt Simonson last year at the Baltimore Comic Con, so by bringing it to Pensacon, I was giving it an opportunity for two more sigs!

But did I really want to have Billy Dee sign it? Didn't I say I would never do such a thing? Wouldn't I be making a liar out of myself if I did it?

Yes, yes and...... yes.

.... and I don't care!

So yes, I went completely against my previous statements and had the man sign my copy. And I must say, it was completely awesome to stand there and watch him do it! He signed his name and added "Lando" right under his last name on it! So cool!!

So now I have three sigs on it and I plan on having Tom Palmer added to it at Supercon!

Anyway, I said I never would, but when faced with the opportunity to do so, I jumped at it! Now I wouldn't do this on a major key like Star Wars #1, but for a non-key like this one, I can no longer say I blame anyone for having it done.

After all, if I had listened to myself when it came to this issue, it wouldn't look like it does now.

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