Captain Canuck

He charges extra to write "Excelsior!" Also he usually has a variety of different color sharpies on hand. From experience, his signature looks best in black... How much extra? How about personalization?

Sorry to high jack this thread, does Stan Lee personalize or write Excelsior or does he charge extra for that as well? Lastly, will he sign with something other than sharpie if you give it to him to use on your items?

I think they should be changing up writers and directors for Justice League. Snyder has just not been able to do a good job of portraying these characters and stories as did both Nolan and Burton. A fresh start may be positive. If Suicide Squad tanks, then we may have another problem within DC altogether, just not a one franchise problem. Instead of trying to follow Marvel, they should be setting their own path. It's interesting that DC's animated division is doing a lot better financially and reception wise than their live action film division. Let's not forget their TV shows. They are pretty good as well. I like Flash & Super Girl, not a fan of Gotham, legends of Tomorrow and Arrow. Used to like Arrow, but it has changed and lost its appeal. I find Legends similar to Agents of Shield and both suffer from bad writing and bad plots.

I think they should be changing up writers and directors for Justice League. Snyder has just not been able to do a good job of portraying these characters and stories as did both Nolan and Burton. A fresh start may be positive. If Suicide Squad tanks, then we may have another problem within DC altogether, just not a one franchise problem. Instead of trying to follow Marvel, they should be setting their own path. It's interesting that DC's animated division is doing a lot better financially and reception wise than their live action film division.

That's why I continue to get his sig every time I see him. He may not be perfect, but none of us are, but what is clear and undeniable is what he helped to co-create and his impact on pop culture. Not many people have that lasting impact over many generations and for years to come.

A signature doesn't always equate going up. Not everyone likes signatures on the cover of their book, some prefer it on the first page, others not at all, then you have to look at placement, color, the book (did he work on it or not, was the character created by him?) and so on. Some books may not go up at all and I assume some may go down after he signs it. The only reason you may see an increase is because people are trying to offset the cost of the sig and the cost of slabbing it.

Good thing I got it when I got it. I have never asked, but does he personalize?

2 years ago, but plan on going that route again when I see him in a month with some of my HC. Looks cleaner than a sharpie.

Careful with this, as he won't know how to use the "different" pen and may make a signature error ( IE he may sign the way he signs ) I have had him use the Sigma Micron and they have come out clean and legible and the ink is archival.

I feel if you want the chance of a good sig, first is markers, don't give him a metallic or old sharpie, otherwise they will end up washed out. I personally would go with a thinner marker that would have more pigment, maybe Staedtler fine. I'm going to try using Sharpie Extreme or Pro, which have more pigment in the ink or something like a pigma micron which is thinner and forces him to slowdown and write his name more legibly.

This is exactly what I did when I had Stan sign my book - took a few minutes for me to do and I averted any potential disaster and got to choose where his signature would be. A little prep work never hurts. That was also when he could see what he was signing. His eyesight and signature has degraded greatly since then. Look at one of his sigs from 2016 and you will see how different they are.

Ugh...so upsetting! Yet so common! I remember there was a book out there where McFarlane signed it twice because Lee signed over the first one. He made a joke about there being a beef between them.

I also have an Action 1 reprint signed, but it is signed by someone who actually worked on the issue.

I lost! Not even close!

Issues and Variants this week? Has your list dwindled since issue 1?

Fantastic. Carl is so proud. I would have assumed all of the rebirth books would have been done digitally.

I'm little confused why issue 3 and onwards Fantastic Four referred to itself as a magazine? I know MAD called themselves a magazine to get around the comic code, so they could push the boundaries, but I doubt that was what FF was trying to do and they still had the comic code seal on the cover.

Thanks Dan! Another boardie just measured 3 of his coverless copies, but I assume they shouldn't be much different than a copy with a cover. "my 3 coverless copies are: 6-15/16" x 10-5/16". I think the cover might add another 1/16" to the height." My AF15 is different again: 6 13/16 X 10 1/4 and my ASM 1 is different again: 6 7/8 X 10 3/16. As we can see sizes on the early Marvel Silver Ages are all over the place, but your estimates were very close.

That Ronin piece is awesome!

Online it says standard size of a silver age book from that time is 7 1/8 X 10 1/2, are you saying this book much smaller than that?

That costume looks more like a cheap ripoff of Magneto. I thought The Terror had a full head covering?

Congrats! This weeks recommended reads and covers?

I can't say anything about then, but at this point in his life I would be surprised if he places his sig in a good spot, he mentioned his eyesight is very poor and his hands are shaky. Just be happy that he is still attending cons even if you are not getting a sig.