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And I'm left standing with an opp that doesn't meet the CGC SS requirements?

What does that mean?

I want to know as well. I know very little about the SS process but, if you have suffered in some way, Maybe a vote is in order.

That's what I meant to say.

I'm pretty sure CGC has a minimum requirement of books when doing these kinds of Sketch Opps. You have to work it out before hand with the CGC SS guys/gals and then you can advertise the Opp. The artist might also have an expectation on how much with they were going to do.

If it is becoming a time crunch I would say open up the spot and see if you can get it to the artist in time or a little late like a day or two. There are enough sketch folks out there I'm sure you could get someone in there.

Bought some great looking Spidey books and a McFarlane Slab. Great prices/shipping/packaging.

Thanks Frank!

Yeah I looked again today and the ones I found were no where near the $850 price.

I found it in OSPG for $7 so somebody is a little off..

But as the the rarity is the 5,000 printed a good number?

I was reading through the first few pages of the thread and the Maximum Carnage Harcover book that came with the acclaim game was mentioned. I didn't know it was considered rare or anything like that. As a barometer I looked at eBay and found one going for $850 ( I know, such a good barometer).

I remember my Mom getting this for me as a kid for Christmas. To stop me from getting it on my own she told me I couldn't because it was "too violent". I even tried showing her the comics and show here that Carnage wasn't a really violent character.

I looked and I still have the book, three pins, the box, but no game.

Another great transaction with Brian. This time I bought a stack of ASMs from him.

Great packing and communications

Thanks a bunch

Wes

Just got a short box of Spider-Man books from Ed. Everything went smooth and would happily buy from again.

Thanks!

So what is the trick to getting a JSC sketch? Do i need to send my better looking half over to him to get it or can it happen with a regular mug like mine?

Good looking sketch BTW

Got this commission from Brandon Peterson a few years ago. His announcement went out and I think I responded in 10 minutes.. figured I could ask forgiveness from my wife

Here is another commission I got from Sara Richard last year. I know it is on a pair of blank covers but I still say it counts

A great transaction was had from Clooneython III! Got some great looking ASMs and my First Airboy #5.

Thanks again Michael!

Bought an ASM 192 from Don. Quick shipping and Fort Knoxian packing. Thanks Don!!

Bought a set of ASMs from Mike and they showed up safe and sound today in this great 6+ inches of 40lbs snow. Thanks again for the books Mike!

Great book! I've been listening to their podcast for a while now. Too bad they didn't write "Signed and Snootched" by Mews

Brian did a great job shipping my book to me.. An ASM 264. Plus he gave me a bonus book.

Thanks for the book and have a great new years!!

Yeah.. didn't hide it very well did I.

Got to meet Ken today over lunch (Get to save on shipping this way). Great guy.. great books and prices. Thanks again and hope to buy from you again

I like this thread.. has some great info on how to approach and view the creators at conventions.. the one thing I had a question about was what about dealing with creators in the real world?

I recently found out that one of my neighbors is a comic artist. She has done a ton of covers for Marvel, Dark Horse, and some Anime stuff. I found out by ordering a print from her and when I gave her my address she thought I was joking. So of course I would like to try and get some sketches or a commission from her. I would think that just shooting her an e-mail and seeing what she says it probably the best answer but I wanted to throw it out there to see if anyone else has had this kind of experience.

It's not really a comic. It is a large book OA sized as mentioned that starts a story and you finish it. It start out as completely done other pages need to be colored, inked, and you finish the rest. the cover is a very thick stock. I picked up one about 12+ years ago at a discount chain

Here is a wiki article on the book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Try-out_Book

And Brian is right it is the same size as a regular OA page. The first three pages are all finished penciled, inked, colored, and lettered. The rest of the pages are section off for colors, inks, letters, plots, and pencils. Mark Bagley was the biggest name to come out of the competition for the book. I should have taken a pic of it with another book to get a perspective on the size.

Pulled this off of E-Bay with my last $15. I have had one of the OA pages from this book for a number of years now (Got it in an auction with some McFarlane signed Spider-Man #1's.. I think a girlfriend/wife was cleaning house). It is the same size as a regular OA page so I have no idea how to really protect it.

Kudos right back at ya! Thanks for the great Spidey book!

 

 

you trying to get me in trouble with my wife or something? she'll take one look at

your pics and start up with the "why can't your room be that neat?" and "why do

you have to have all those boxes stacked up everywhere?"

 

 

but seriously, that's one classy set-up. i often say i'm going to get my act

together and get organized/streamlined/minimalist but i'm old enough now to

know that's not gonna happen.

Yeah my wife is very minimalist so I've been kinda forced to do it. This is just a work area for myself. I am normally behind two or three month on scanning my comics I get. So with 30 or so new ones a month x2 or 3 it becomes a big pile. I still have my three filing cabinets and four long boxes upstairs. So this is just a facade.

Nothing right now. The idea is that they will be my interim boxes as I scan in my new books. I end up having stacks everywhere as I'll get a few month behind reading and scanning. Once Kid/s start coming I'm going to have to move my filing cabinets to a storage facility so I'll need a place to hold them out of the way.

My wife and I started rearranging some of the rooms and my old office got moved down to the old living room that moved upstairs... anyway with the new office we are putting together a little comic corner. I've said it before Melissa rocks for letting me put comic stuff out in the open. The next phase is to put up some art and frames.

Kudos to Spider-Slayer for some great McFarland ASMs!

Thanks again Eric!

Kudos for MCMiles on my new ASM 299 Slab. Great packaging and super fast shipping.

Thanks again Mike!

No Idea.. the SS Fairy dropped them off.

They are Thanks Bud!