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Opena! Nice! This is the first year I wish I'd bought that VIP package. Never really needed it before but this years comic guests - would have made it worthwhile for certain.

God Country HB for $65! Thank you!

Do it! But leave yourself a ton of time. The warehouse from Indiana Jones has nothing on the Guardian setup!

Awesome! I spent about 3hrs at Guardian a few months back - need to hit it up again. Would have been cool to see a guy like Greg there. (Did he have a dozen copies of Solar #10 CGC 9.8s on him?)

The Walking Dead: All-Out War Six Double Sided Comic SDCC Exclusive Set -- $80 raw sealed set Thanks Dre. And while I want those action figures...I'll hold off...as long as I can LOL.

Interesting read. I'd love to read some manga but I'm one of those "no idea where to start" people. The article makes a lot of really salient points - North American comics have really become a "LOOK HERE! Joe and Suzie Smith are doing Spider-Man!" -- only to have Joe and Suzie leave after 6 issues and then the book gets "rebooted" for the next team with Joe and Suzie's work never spoken of again. It sounds as though the manga books are all Sim's Cerebus - one creator, one story, told over decades and that's very appealing. Thanks for posting this.

this one too Rich - many thanks!

You're probably in the air en route to Cali - hopefully I can still get this!

Got one as my dear friend Brian rang me at the cottage yelling "buy buy buy". These are great things Kevin - the Quesada package last year was worth every penny.

Hey Kevin - Valiant going to have a booth again this year?

I need one of these Rich - Wagner is the definition of legend in this business. One of my few regrets is selling my originals and moving to HCs for the first two Mage volumes. Brilliant stuff!

Sad. Rotten start to the week-end. RIP Adam - you touched so many lives.

Same here - Doctor Who book for sure, and, of course, depending on what it costs!

I also heard it will no longer be a crime to challenge someone to a duel. First chance I get, I'm duelling somebody!

I don't believe Informa owns a Dragon Con but Kevin can confirm. And you can share a ride with Billie Piper, Karen Gillan, and Matt Smith if you want to hit both shows! (it is awesome that Dragon Con has Gary Gianni on their guest list. Gianni rules)

Great second batch of talent! Nice job Kevin!

Anybody want to get a Paul McGann sig on one of the Eighth Doctor photo/painted covers drop me a PM! (I have $$$ lol). Totally missed this and have plans I can't miss...even for McGann...

Take 'em!

Nice grab! I need one of those!

Great discussion folks. I'm very new to SS - 2, maybe 3 years in. I was familiar with it (heck, it was invented in Toronto) but never paid a lot of attention. Being pointed to these boards got me hooked. As a newbie, I am saddened that I never got a Frazetta. That BWS has closed the the door to future SS ops. And that Paul Smith and John Byrne don't seem to attend conventions anymore. RMA makes alot of good points as he does in most threads I've seen him. I'm actually that guy who pays the fee for books that are guaranteed to be worth nothing! My Wolfman/Perez New Teen Titans is issue #39. Sure, it's a 9.8, but I got it done bc it was one of my favorite covers from their legendary run. I paid for a completely worthless (even in 9.8!) American Flagg! #1 to be signed by Chaykin bc I love his work and that's the series in my collection I most associate with the man. I've got a Superboy #223 signed by Grell (mostly bc all my Warlord's are too damn well read to for even me to pay the slabbing fee!). I'm a fan of the guys who did those books. I've got raw books signed by each of them but thought it'd be wonderful to get a SS in my collection for the same reason we all collect anything -- I wanted one! I'd like to see some sanity return and have creators "get" that some of us are still just fans of their work. It's foolish for me to say I'd never sell any of my SS books bc one never knows what troubles may come, but I have never bought/acquired a SS book with the thought being "I'll flip this for mad cash" because as all have stated - that's not how it works. I didn't get my ASM #300 done by Todd and David - bc #311 is my favourite cover in that run (not as legendary as Wolfman/Perez NTT - but still half decent!) Prior to becoming an addict of the SS program, the only guy I'd ever given money to for a signature was Stan Lee - and at that time it was $30 - not the $100 ($125?) it is now. And that I was fine to do bc it was Stan. And - he was the only comic creator I'd ever met that had actually asked for money to sign comics - he was the oddity, not the norm. When I'd attend conventions in the past and see the fees posted by folks like William Shatner I'd think "I'm a fan...but not that big a fan." I do believe that at this point in time, Rob Liefeld charges more than Shatner. Shatner would be stopped on the street by people. Rob Liefeld could walk from LA to NYC and very realistically not run into anyone who'd recognize him - comics are a niche of a niche of niche. It's a touch situation though. I get the perspective of the creators. I feel the perspective of the fans. Like most things, I think conversations help move things forward. I'd imagine Jim Starlin must have some concept that Iron Man #55 is worth more than Weird #1. And as a guy who's worked in comics for a long time, he'd know NM anything is worth more than the copy that fell in the bathtub. But I think from his (or whomevers) seat it's just easier to say "for CGC? $5 each". Not great for us and things like RMA's getting all the McFarlane Infinity Inc's done (which would've been awesome, btw!) become not feasible very quickly. Edit - want to add that I feel the facilitators on the boards play a huge role and provide a lot of value - bc the vast majority of us likely get to our local shows and not much more. And if Jim Starlin only visits your town once every 20 years it's nice to be able to contact a Rich Henn, Parch, Doug Peters, Beachbum, Kevlar and say "can you get Starlin in Texas for me." For creator that have a $20 fee that you don't think are worth $20 - let them pass!

Already a crazy list man! Can't wait to see who else is coming.

So sad and such a young guy too. Really did some great work. Rest in peace Rich.

Not gonna lie - legitimately laughed out loud at that one - well done!

John Bolton - awesome! Something for everyone in that first list. Be great to get Powell to sign something too.