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Will anyone be attending John Romita Jr's public signing in Vegas on July 15th? 

5 minutes ago, kav said:

Yep that dude would definitely throw Gwen Stacy off a bridge.

Haha! It's what I was going for

Amazing Spider-Man 50 signed by Stan Lee and John Romita

Looks legit to me. Definitely one of his older signatures, matches his style of autograph during the 90's and early 2000's.

Finally added a Sal Buscema Spider-Man commission to my collection!

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Hey all,

I have been looking on the board for a topic dedicated to fan mail from comic creators, and was surprised to not have found one! I know Fanmailbiz has a forum for it but I know many more people use the CGC boards compared to that. So I decided to create this topic so we can all share our fan mail successes, and also our unsuccessful letters, and help each other add something personal to our collections from a favorite artist or writer. In my opinion, sending letters to creators is one of the funnest ways of obtaining a hand written response, signature, or sketch, it's such a rewarding feeling getting a personal response back from various creators, although the wait can be long, it is worth it in the end. I'll start off by showing some of my favorite successes from comic creators I've gotten over the years,

Success from John Romita Sr. after I sent a letter to him in 2016, he was kind enough to sign and sketch this print, and included a nice note! about a 3 month turnaround.

Fan mail success from joltin' Joe Sinnott last year! Huge thanks goes out to Joe and his son Mark for making this happen, always wanted a Thing sketch from Sinnott.

Fan mail success from Adam Kubert! Sent Adam a letter saying how much I was enjoying his run on PPSM, and he was kind enough to include this sketch with his response, which I was very thankful for.

Randy Emberlin success in 2017, included this great Venom sketch.

I have also received responses from Steve Ditko, Peter Laird, Chris Pratt, and others! Looking forward to seeing some of your fan mail successes! Hope we can all help each other out in adding legendary comic creators.

In my opinion, I think Kirby's signature is rare, especially on certain items. As a Spider-Man collector, I've been looking for a Spider-Man related item signed by Jack for ages, but no luck (other than a few that's come up which are fraudulent). Finding sketches of his are even harder, I've been after one for some time. For me, It's hard to find a collectible signed by Jack that appeals to me, and obviously compared to Stan, his signature his much more scarce, Stan keeps signing and signing, no matter what condition he's in which is really disappointing. As for Ditko, it is becoming easier to own a signature from him, many like myself have sent letters to him, and almost always receive a letter back, signed by Steve.

I wouldn't say Todd McFarlane doesn't sign often, he attends a few cons every year and there are also plenty of private signings with him. At cons he usually signs for free, but there is a limit to how many books, but trying to get him at a private signing usually costs around $60-$80 per signature, which is approximately what his signature is actually worth. On the other hand, getting a sketch from Todd is next to impossible, head sketches from him have sold for thousands, but he sometimes does quick spider sketches on books which is easier to get, and maybe worth $100-$200. If you're buying a sketch of his online, make sure you do your research because there are plenty of fakes out there.

7 minutes ago, Kevin Boyd said:

Not by a long shot. 

Look for a last big batch around Canada day.

I think about 45 have been announced so far of approx. 115. 

Awesome! Can't wait for the new comic guest announcements, really hope you manage to get Skottie Young at Fan Expo Boston or Toronto this year

47 minutes ago, Junkdrawer said:

I know an awesome one, that will be announced. I can say I personally had a hand in making it happen. I’ll let Kevin tell ya, when it’s finalized of course. 

Oh man you're leaving me really anxious haha. Crossing my fingers it's a Spidey artist...

@Kevin Boyd Will there be another wave of Comic Guests being announced, if so do you happen to know when?

5 hours ago, Pirate said:

go to the signature forum.

I was debating where I should post this, but doesn't it involve sketches/ commissions?

Hey all, 

Been looking for a while on ig, but am yet to find any sketch/sig facilitators attending Denver Comic Con next month. The reason I'm asking is because I'm hoping to make an addition to this Spider-Man jam piece I started last year, Adam Kubert has agreed to add a King Pin to it as long as it's at a con, I'm really pushing to try and get him at this convention. Thanks 

Super lucky! I sent Todd a letter about how much I enjoy his work, with a Spidey book in late 2016 and am yet to get a response:( Congrats!

On 5/28/2018 at 3:52 PM, aardvark88 said:

Sorry, I believe Byrne is only signing and promoting the Star Trek graphic novel in conjunction with fellow Canadian Wm Shatner. Which means no  sigs on X-men, FF, Iron Fist, Marvel Team Up, Wheelie Chopper Bunch 1 & 3, Charlton's Doomsday +1, Emergency #1, E-man back up Rog-2000, Dark Horse Comics, DC, etc.

Did he ever mention that on his forum? I'm trying to find any posts regarding his upcoming appearances but am having troubles. That's a bummer that he'll probably just by signing Star Trek items.

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1 minute ago, Captain Canuck said:

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 really hope he isn't only signing Star Trek related items... I guess time will tell.

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. 

On 5/15/2018 at 12:09 PM, Kevin Boyd said:

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

@Kevin Boyd Still can't believe John will be attending Fan Expo in August, being that he rarely EVER attends cons now a days, I figure it'll be packed. I know its really early to tell, but do you have an idea whether John will be sketching at all in his special package, or signing session? I contacted his agent to see if John could add a sketch to my jam piece at Fan Expo, and he did tell me to show it to John and ask him, so I never got the impression he won't be doing them there, even though I find it unlikely...

3 hours ago, Kevin Boyd said:

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

Holy!!!! I've rarely ever seen him attend cons 

Will Clayton be doing any sketches?

11 hours ago, Panelfan1 said:

nice idea. and you can use the $400,000+ savings to do other cool things

Thanks! Haha it was crazy how much the original cover sold for, no way I'd be able to afford that any time soon...