My Favorite book in my collection!!

This is now my favorite book I own I've had it for a few months and posted it on The Crow thread but never in my journal so here it goes..

A long time ago in my life back in say 1993-1994 some where in there I was at my LCS and seen a copy of The Crow #1 I was attracted to the cover could be the all black cover (My Favorite Color) anyways when I asked about it the owner said it's on awesome book to have and a low print run to boot..

He went on to tell me there is a movie coming out based on it, I was like really well I want to read it, So I bought it.

I went home read it went back and asked if he had the rest of them & he said he did so I got them too..

Now as I am reading this story I'm thinking who is this James O' Barr guy. Come to find out he's a Michigan native and he wrote the story about his girlfriend who was killed by a drunk driver, I was like wow I don't think I could do that if that was to happen to me.

In 1996 is when I first met James O'Barr he signed by TPB, He was so awesome to finally meet I told all my friends about it .

I have seen him plenty of times threw out the years & got my books signed by him I remember when I got my Crow #1 signed by him in 1997 he wrote JO'Barr 1997 Detroit on the cover & still to this day I have that book CGC 9.6 yes It's qualified but I do not care I know the signature is real.

Since CGC started doing Signature Series books I have not had the chance to see Mr. O'Barr part due to the fact I left comic collecting in 2003-04 & started back up late 2013.

So on to May 2014 when I read that Mr. O'Barr was going to be at Motor City Comic Con I was so stoked now was my chance so I took almost all my Crow books to get Signature Series, Some I took are worthless but mean something to me, I think collecting comics should be a personal thing and not always be based on if it's valuable or hot ATM..

On Saturday I got almost all my books signed, He was a busy man signing and doing sketches for ppl. I knew he was doing sketches for ppl but what I wanted was a blank sketch done so I could CGC it for Signature Series I know I didn't have too because there is no way I can draw like that(I can't draw anyways).

He told me he would & said the price I was like done hell he could of said more I would of gladly paid it.. Well anyways I gave him my copy of Harley Quinn #0 We Can Be Heroes Edition, He asked me what I would like done on it I told him The Crow!!

Now I'm not a big fan of letting an artist draw on a book he did not do but there are no Crow blank covers that I know of, Maybe now there is but ATM there wasn't..

And here she is an awesome sketch all done by James O'Barr it turned out great, It will never leave my collection I would sell my Hulk #181 before I would sell this!!

Thanks for reading this long boring post!!

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