Captain Canuck

29 minutes ago, Canadiancomics said:

After reading the entire thread I'm surprised no one has mentioned anything about John Byrne sketching at Boston or Toronto Fan Expo, I assume it must be pretty unlikely he'll be doing them taking into account all the fans that would try to obtain a signature from him. Although, I contacted Byrne's agent asking him if there is any chance John would be able to add a sketch to my jam piece at Fan Expo Canada, unfortunately its on a page I'm providing and pencil only which doesn't follow Byrne's commission guide lines, but he still told me I should show it to him and ask. He never gave me the impression John wouldn't be sketching at those shows...but maybe that'll change if hundreds of fans show up in line. Crossing my fingers he has a fan package that includes a quick sketch from Byrne. 

I’m curious to see what kind of packages will be offered and their prices. As well, what type of items he will be signing, I.e. only IDW Star Trek comics he has worked on or will he also sign Superman, X-Men and FF books. Also, will the IDW Byrne Artists Edition books fall under his approved list. 

I'd be happy with just a sig. Curious how this will play out. 

3 minutes ago, Michelangelo said:

i don't generally like signature series books, but this is a rare exception.

Stan's file copy signed by the man himself.

nice

I prefer them at times. No different than getting a novel signed by the author. 

1 hour ago, Kevin Boyd said:

Legendary creator John Byrne will be making a rare appearance at#FANEXPOCanada2018 alongside the one and only William Shatner! 

Is there any restrictions on what Byrne will sign or CGC?

I like Jason Fabok's and Felipe Massafera variant covers. 

19 minutes ago, Dwitkin82 said:

Foil variant......

Who is this by?

14 minutes ago, RICKYBOBBY said:

Yup!

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1454570

Wow! Thanks! Was that one of his free Twitch sketches?

58 minutes ago, RICKYBOBBY said:

Beautiful piece. I saw a Wolverine commission as well. Are these those 15k commissions? ?

Do you have a link to the Wolverine commission?

Looks like Midtown doesn't have the regular Jurgens DF cover. Where and how do we go about getting the Jim Lee Variant cover? Torpedo doesn't have an online store.

17 hours ago, MDR123 said:

Linkage? 

Is Midtown selling the Jurgens cover and which option is it? Also, what is the difference between all the DF packages on DFs website for this comic?

2 hours ago, TYPE-R said:

I like the Kaare Andrews the best, Jock's is interesting but not really a fan of most these so far. For being a milestone issue I was expecting to be blown away.

Superman Unchained had better variant covers. 

I hate to say this, but I don't like most of the covers and the coloring on some doesn't help. They look very cartoony. I'm not even a fan of Jim Lee's cover. At the price they are selling them at, I am only going to buy one. Hopefully a decisive winner appears. Is there an Alex Ross cover? 

The Tony Daniel Action 1 cover reprint should have been made into an Action 1000 cover, that would have been my go to. 

3 hours ago, W16227 said:

DailyMail.com revealed that several police officers and members of Adult Protective Services attended the home to investigate allegations of battery and separate allegations of elder abuse.

 from the link  @STORMSHADOW_80  posted ( lots of detail)

 

The elder abuse one is more of an accusation that Anderson ( and possibly the nurse) were working to drive a wedge between Stan and his daughter  - most likely to funnel $$$$ into their pockets.

The nurse's actions are crazy too - ok, so when I hit 95 I might like what was going on, but her behavior may have led Stan to believe that was normal for nursing care and led to his ( alleged) poor behavior recently with other nurses.....  

 

Good to see his daughter is standing up for him and trying to get things stable.

 

Did he think this was normal or is he not quite all there anymore?

2 minutes ago, aardvark88 said:

I imagine the new book will have an updated interview and articles after the 2014(?) Roy Thomas edited '75 Years of Marvel' enormous hardcover book that retailed for about $200. Here is a pic from Stan Lee's 'Taschen' winter 2014 mag article:

So it is not specifically focused on Stan, i.e. Biography style? As well, what is the difference between the Thomas Taschen big book, 75 Years of Marvel and the one just released, Marvel Age of Comics? If all 3 are the same, should just stick with the 75 Years volume?

What is happening with the Stan Lee Story by Taschen? When is it coming out and what will it contain? Any info would be appreciated. Lastly when and where can we purchase it? I see limited info online and was not present at the Cons where they showed it. 

36 minutes ago, ygogolak said:

Right, I don't know how much more you could expect at this point. No charges have been filed.

The Daily Mail goes on to say that they “understand” that Adult Protective Services, an organization that typically deals with elder abuse cases, was on the scene as well, and that the investigation involves Anderson.

I agree, but we can assume that somebody on the boards has further knowledge of when Stan and Max parted ways and maybe the reason/rumour why? Especially one of the facilitators who deal a lot with Stan privately and at conventions. 

1 minute ago, ygogolak said:

Huh? Offers quite a bit of info.

Yes, it mentions what Stan has faced recently, but doesn't mention how or from whom Stan is encountering elder abuse, why Max was asked to leave for trespassing and so on. Even when they had a falling out and for what reason. Maybe Max is the cause of all of this, but that is just speculation. 

1 hour ago, jcjames said:

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/02/16/lapd-stan-lee-allegedly-max-anderson/

 

Doesn't really offer up too much info. I'm curious when Stan stopped employing Max and what caused their relationship to go sour? 

6 minutes ago, shadroch said:

Aren't US felons barred from Canada?

Depends on the crime and the discretion of border security. He was definitely allowed entry to Canada, but so was Mike Tyson, whereas Martha Stewart was denied after she left prison. 

I apologize if this question or topic has already been discussed, haven't seen it in the group. What happened between Stan and his handler Max? When did they have a falling out? I was never a fan of Max and found him very challenging to work with, but I assume his job was to limit access to Stan, so I guess he did it well. I was always under the impression that he was Stan's business manager, but found out recently that he was his bodyguard and was a convicted felon. Can anyone expand on all of this, their relationship, role, falling out, who is looking after him now, is this person an improvement and more respectful to fans and lastly why or how did he hire a convicted felon (assume that Max's past would have been a red flag for a celeb to hire)?

9 hours ago, Ares said:

How many episodes to this series?

 

6 episodes. Hopefully there will be a season 2. I feel there is always more to explore. 

Based on last nights episode, I can't wait to see next weeks on Superman. Wondering if it will talk about DC's mistreatment of Siegel and Shuster and delve into it or only touch upon it. 

1 hour ago, gadzukes said:

Networking!

 

I'm envious! I'm still trying to complete the inside of my Sup 1. Have concerned myself with the outside yet. 

Tonight's episode looks like it is going to be a great take on the history of Wonder Woman.

What was everyone's thoughts on the premiere episode in the 6 part series? I found it to be very informative and well done. New episode Monday night. I am curious why there isn't more episodes.