I want to preface this by saying I am not trying to be argumentative, I just want to provide a counter point. I think some of us may be overestimating the swarm around the table making it impossible to talk with the creators. I have supported this comic from the beginning, I preordered the first issue through Midtown based on me buying and enjoying the over sized Image Comics publication. I then preordered all of the subsequent issues and arranged to pick up the NYCC 2nd print as well other issues at the 215 Ink table last year. Everyone there was extremely nice by the way. If the creators of this small publication feel it necessary to charge for signatures, that is their right and I have no issue with that. I would however point out that since many recognizable people in the industry do not charge for signatures, it might be a better way to build a fan base by not beating the relatively small number of people purchasing your work over the head. Again, if they feel they need to charge, that is their right. However, the idea of also having to pay a facilitator to get it done for me versus just grabbing a witness and getting my signatures done is a bit of a turn off. By going myself I can bring a specific marker to make sure that the color I want gets done, something that no facilitator would guarantee. I had no problem getting my Walt Simonson comics signed and witnessed last year at NYCC, so I am pretty sure CGC can handle the requests for these creators. This also saves us from having to pay someone else to do what we can, and will already be doing with other creators, easily do ourselves. I purchased ten blank Enormous covers, aside from getting in on the special Mehdi sketch opp. If I have these sketched at NYCC by other artists and then want to have Tim and Mehdi sign them would I be out because this does not fit the streamlined idea? I just ask that this idea is revisited as it is really only a win-win scenario for the person that makes money off of forcing me to turn my comics over to them instead of letting me do the work myself.
I thank everyone who took the time to read this and wish you all a good day.