Different sorts of OAKs!!!

Ok, so I have always been one to do things that no one else has done before. I look for ways that I can apply things that exist for everyone, in new and unusual ways in order to create something special or extremely unique.

Since CGC certifies not only comics but also photographs, I decided to start using this in a couple of different ways.

Im having all of my photo op pictures with celebrities certified and encapsulated by CGC. They use the same Barax plastic to encapsulate them as what they use on the inside of the normal CGC casing.

This may seem funny, since the picture itself shows that I was with the celebrity, but it just adds a layer of verification and protection to the photo in my opinion. Plus it just looks cool!!

I had all but one of my photo ops at Megacon done this way, and the only reason for not having the last one done was because the person was finished doing signings for the show by the time I got to him. But I will see him again and just get the sig later.

To make this even better, my big brother Tnerb was with me and I had him join me for the photo ops!! So in the end, these became even more memorable for me, and hopefully for him as well!

We had photo ops with Peter Mayhew, James Marsters, Eliza Dushku, and four original cast members of Battlestar Galactica(from the 70s), Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Ann Lockhart and Herbert Jefferson Jr.!!!! I got signatures from everyone on them too!

On top of that, we also had our photo taken with Stan Lee and even added Tnerb and my signatures to the photo!!! So now both of our names are on an actual CGC yellow label!!! Now THAT is unique if I do say so myself! We signed them in front of Chandler from Desert Wind Comics and had him laughing about it, because it was something he had never seen done before!

This is pretty unique in and of itself, but wait until I tell you what else I used this CGC feature for at Megacon!

I printed up some very nice 8x10 pieces of art from Michael Golden and Bill Sienkiewicz. I figured if they were ok with signing them, I could get them certified this way. But of course, these were basically bootleg color copies done on photo paper without permission, so I figured they would probably say no. But I figured it was worth asking.

So on the first day, I go to Golden and show him the printed art and asked if it was ok or not. He said no. I told him that was fine and I understood. Dang!!

This did not bode well for the other three I had for Sienkiewicz, but I had to try. He is probably my favorite comic artist! So when I went to his booth, he was not there yet, but his handler was. So I asked the handler what he thought.

He did not seem like he was going to approve of it either. Then it hit me what to do! After making my proposal, he completely changed his opinion in the matter and assured me that Bill would take care of it! Awesome!!!!

In the end, Bill agreed because I am such a big fan and only had one copy of each art piece and promised that they were just for me, which they definitely are. But it was also the other thing I did that put it over the top for him. I wont say what I proposed to him, but suffice it to say, he ultimately agreed!

So, as a result, I now have three awesome photo prints of art done by Sienkiewicz that he has never, to my knowledge, offered as prints for sale! And they are signed and certified by CGC to boot!!!!!

How is that for a different kind of OAK?

Below is a pic of one of the art pieces. This one is actually the cover art for the upcoming Elektra #1 Sienk variant cover that has not even been released yet! It comes out later this month.

The other two are very interesting pieces as well. I will put them and the photos into the replies in a few moments. Just give me a little bit to put them all in there.

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