Onsite is always awesome!
No, I'm not trying to be a poet with my title. Not on purpose, anyway.
But what I AM trying to do is post a journal that describes what books I'm going to get done onsite at the next convention I'm attending. Baltimore Comic Con wasn't an onsite convention until last year, but they couldn't have picked a better show to add to their repertoire of super-fast-TAT conventions.
Baltimore always has a massive guest list of comic creators, which always makes for a lot of multiple signing opportunities (sig-ops). Being able to get books signed and done onsite at this show is a real treat.
I have done what I always do when preparing for a show. I go through the guest list, do a massive amount of research, put a list together of everything I have that can possibly get signed, and then slowly start whittling the list down to the most important books to me at the current time.
Usually, it boils down to three things:
1. Books that can help with sets that I'm trying to complete.
2. Books that can be multiply signed.
3. Books for creators that I've yet to meet and get sigs from.
I believe I have dwindled my choices down to four books, hence the title of this journal. I may do another book or two, including the Marvel Super Special #10 I did my last journal on, but these are the four that I will do for onsite.
New Mutants #58 - Louise Simonson
New Mutants Annual #4 - Louise Simonson and Bob McLeod
Avengers #273 - Tom Palmer
Conan the King #37 - Mike Manley
I simply can't let an onsite show happen without trying to finally complete my New Mutants set in 9.8, which is why I'm doing the NM Annual #4. The NM #58 is so that I can try to get an SS 9.8 copy. If I do manage it with this one, my big bro gets my Universal 9.8 copy.
The Avengers and Conan the King books are to get ever closer to completing my Marvel 25th Anniversary Border Covers set. I actually cracked the Conan one for Tampa Bay CC, but Mike Manley cancelled literally on the first day of the show. Hopefully he doesn't do that for Baltimore too.
I have more books that can be done to help complete these and some other sets I'm working on, but I'm holding out for two reasons.
1. I need to put intervals in place for my spending.
2. I want to try and wait for sig-ops on them.
If any creators are added to the show that can sign any of these other books I'm waiting on, I will have to seriously reconsider my limitations I've put on myself.
I'm sure this will be another fantastic Baltimore CC, especially since I will finally (hopefully) be able to meet up with Kaholo1256!! With me, tnerb and Kaholo tearing up the convention floor together, this will be a show to remember!!!!!
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