Or, what I saw at CGC.

In January I was at the CGC offices, grading comic books. One of the books that came through was a commissioned piece by Natalie Sanders, which had been purchased by a friend. I drooled, salivated, and turned slightly green with a tinge of envy. However, I had to put it into the back of my mind, because I had a job to do.

Before I left the offices, I asked Bradley to let me know if he ever saw an opportunity arise again for such an opportunity to get a commissioned piece from her. About two weeks later he sent me a message. A second occurrence was opening. There were twelve open spots and I was nervous I wouldn't get one, but a few minutes before the scheduled opening, I excused myself to get in on the ground floor. I was worried I wouldn't make it, but after one minute passed, I was third.

I knew what I wanted and with communicational ease, Hank Pym helped me through the process with what he would need compared to what I wanted and then how much. He was even nice enough to provide a sketch variant, for which he only added a nominal charge. I had three sketch variants, and couldn't find where they were. He was making the desire to own one of these beautiful pieces easier and easier.

I was able to see what it looked like months ago, and although it looked great, I felt a twinge of disappointment. It wasn't as good as some of the others to me, but everyone who saw it gawked at its beauty. And yet I looked at it and shared it on social media sites. I began to think about the grade and realized I couldn't care about such a thing. After all, this was a one of a kind piece.

Today, as I was outside with my girlfriend, the mailman almost walks by me with a package in his parcel bag. He stops, looks at me and says, "apartment 4?". I said yes and he hands me the package, I sign for it wondering who it was from. I won a few things on eBay, but they were sent to my father's house. I stared and stared at the name on the label before it finally occurred to me what it was.

My girlfriend says, "go ahead", knowing how excited I was and after tearing the box to pieces, I was in my glory. Any regret or feeling of why was gone. This truly is a beautiful piece. And the people I have to thank are Bradley Bradley, Curt "Hank Pym" Krueger, and the woman herself, Natalie Sanders. You will always have a fan.

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

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