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Not the first commission I had done, but it was my first sketch cover.
Emi only had some small paper at Louisville Supercon 2018 - I think like 5"x7"? I just had her do it on the back of a Batman comic.

This was the second in collection of Studio Ghibli themed sketches for my son's room: San from Princess Mononoke.

On 2/17/2019 at 5:03 PM, Unstoppablejayd said:

1sttime going to this one... any pro hints or things i need to know?

I usually only go for Artist Alley; so I'm not too keen on the panels and such, but here's some tips that I wish I would have known my first time:

• I've gone the last two years on Saturday only, and it seemed like Artist Alley got a lot less busy after ~12pm.
• Be prepared to wait in the CGC line if you're getting Signature Series books.
• All of the restaurants that aren't snack carts tend to sell out of food pretty quickly.
• Alcohol lines get longer as the day goes - if you want a beer you may want to get one earlier on.
• What @Raze said about portfolio boxes will save your life. 
• I've also had comic store owners tell me to bungee cord a long box to one of those collapsible hand carts if you have a lot of books.
  • I don't do this because I don't take a lot of books, but I always see people with carts full of books on the floor.

1 hour ago, UnHoly1 said:

How do I go about doing that?

Under the "My Submissions" page on the website there should be a subheader saying "Submission Forms for CGC/CCS." Any of the links that say "Online Form" will take you to the online tool. 

Here's a direct link for posterity. (NOTE: You have to be logged into your account to use the web form.)

2 hours ago, eewwnuk said:

 Like who?

I guess the two I was most surprised to not be noted on social media were Babs Tarr, Stephanie Hans and Daniel Warren Johnson.

But there were some other names I recognized that I'm sure have a lot of fans that would have at least showed up as comic guests: David Mack, Guillory, Elias Chatzoudis, and Sabine Rich.

I know these people aren't Frank Miller/Jim Lee big, but they are recognizable names.

17 hours ago, Raze said:

This will be my 6th C2E2 in a row and I'm let down so far by the lack of guests in artist alley which is my favorite part of the show...I know Perez and Wolfman, Silvestri will be there but it doesn't interest me all that much. And for it being the 10 year anniversary for C2E2 I thought there would be more guests. IM NOT and entertainment guest fan AT ALL! and could care less about those announcements. 

 I know the last 2 years they've had Frank Miller, Jim Lee and others but i was hoping for a lot more.

  OH well now i can just walk around aimlessly (for 3 days), spending abundantly, and EATING LIKE THERE IS NO MORE FOOD!! so it should be fun in my favorite place to go chicago at my favorite comic con C2E2!!

 PM me if anyone wants to meet up at the show, if not LETS ALL HAVE FUN!!!!!!

  

SEE YOU THERE!

 

Did you look at the Artist Alley list?
There were quite a few names on there that weren't under the "Comic Guests" section on their website that I was surprised weren't announced on social media.

27 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:

If someone hasn't seen it after more than a year, well... Save yourself and never watch it. Lucky duck.

The last Star Wars movie I watched was The Phantom Menace - at this point I'm too far behind to care about seeing any of them. Especially after reading what you all have to say about The Last Jedi.

10 hours ago, BITCOINSWAMI said:

The last Jedi had flaws aka Rose, Cantu Bight scene, and Lukes death but it wasn't a boring film.

Spoiler alert!

59 minutes ago, Skylath said:

lol, generic is even better than this. generic would at least guarantee that Cable isn't a human square and that Wolverine's sleeves aren't sown into his biceps, haha.

  

I used to think Liefeld's art was okay-ish to say the very least but I honestly didn't expect it to decline in quality. If anything I was expecting it to go up

I think Wolverine's sleeves are the #1 thing that bothers me. I can't even look at issue #2 without staring at his freaking bicep/sleeve.

19 hours ago, Ron C. said:

The submission forms for Signature Series are different... CGC will send a few to you if you ask. Anyone doing sketch covers should have a few on hand.

Do they still send them out? I read in another thread that they stopped sending the signature series forms out.

I would like to request the following set be added:

Motor Crush (with all variants)

Thank you!

 

Splash Page Art is his art rep. I believe. On their commission page I don't see him listed as taking commissions currently.
Also, looks like his Twitter has a pinned tweet about how he's not taking commissions currently, but it is two years old...

On 1/2/2019 at 9:18 PM, tlatner said:

Anyone have any luck?  I was e-mailing with Paolo on the 29th and he was supposed to send me an invoice.  I sent two reminders and still no response...

I got a message from a board member on the 1st, essentially saying they were trying to clean up some of the miscommunicated orders. 

I also sent them an email today seeing if I could get an update, I didn't get a response, but after an hour or so I got an email from paypal with a tracking number. Can't wait for my page!

Welcome to the boards.

This thread should answer all of your questions; I've quoted the most relevant reply for convenience.

On 1/16/2015 at 9:05 AM, Bree said:

Hi,

 

If it is completely peeled off it will be noted in the label text as digital code label removed and it will not get a qualified label and will not affect grade. If it is still on or partial peeled back we won't say anything and it won't affect the grade

Creature from the Black Lagoon signed by Ricou Browning from Louisville Supercon. (I have to get the label fixed)

41 minutes ago, the authority said:

Black Hammer is one of my favorite books. I’ll try out Age of Doom.

What is Gideon Falls about ?

It follows a priest who is kind of washed up who gets assigned a new church in the town of Gideon Falls and a guy who lives in the city and thinks there is a conspiracy in the town's trash. The story follows the two of them separately as they encounter the legendary "Black Barn."

It's definitely a horror book. I think in an interview Lemire said that is was inspired by Twin Peaks. I know I did kind of a bad job of describing the book, but I didn't want to give too much away in case you end up reading it.

Black Hammer has been amazing! The first part of Age of Doom was definitely my most recommended series this year.

Gideon Falls has been pretty great too.

On 12/29/2018 at 2:53 AM, Shin-Kaiser said:

I'm actually having this very same issue myself. I've had multiple dealings with Cadence and they can ship art promptly though once before I received radio silence, so funnily enough enough this is not the first time I've had this issue.

Does anyone know if they are on vacation? I paid for the art late November....

No idea if they are on vacation myself, but I paid for a piece in early November and haven't received it yet.

Sent them an email a month after payment and haven't heard back.

1 hour ago, AnthonyTheAbyss said:

How's the artwork?  For me that's as important as the story.

Stephanie Hans' art is usually pretty great. You can see the first few pages on Image's website to see if you like it.

27 minutes ago, Aweandlorder said:

I don't get it.. Why not just release it as a TPB then

From what I understand the TPB, individual issues, and digital all release simultaneously. That's how TKO's twitter and a few articles read at least.

Picked this page up at Louisville Supercon from Emi Lenox. This is my first piece of published art.

3 hours ago, DougC said:

I would have guessed the linked ebay auction was graded under the "lobby card/Photo" submissions but it doesn't have the binder rings on the left side.  I am sure someone with more knowledge can help you but these Steranko sketches are pretty common.  On your other question, which ever employee you spoke with was at best incorrect and I have commissioned sketches many times and picked them up with a witness.

  

I think that's the new style of the holder. I had a photo sent in last year that had an error on the label and it came back with the binder rings on the side, and when I had it reholdered to fix the mistake it came in a holder like the ebay auction above.

I'm not sure why they changed it up, I really liked having the binder rings.

Emi Lenox only had small paper this weekend at Louisville Supercon, so this San/Princess Mononoke ended up on the back of an All Star Batman sketch cover. I think it will look great in my son's Ghibli themed room.

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Check this thread out in the Event Central subforum.

Wish I grabbed the first issue before the announcement, but I'm still excited!

Got my book back from CGC a few weeks ago. This is my first sketch cover.