binarysunrise

Reading through this thread, I should post a picture of my kids' comic room. Over the summer I built them a loft, with a new spinner rack full of comics next to the ladder, and up the loft are beanbag chairs and superhero decals on the walls. Figure if I never had a comic room, I'd at least give them one.

I missed the mailman today so I have to wait yet again for some books I submitted at wizard world in Philadelphia.from june.

You should have taken into account the post office being closed on Columbus Day when you submitted in June....

Wow! I've submitted 14 moderns--1 9.9, 11 9.8's, 2 9.6's. Guess I got lucky.

I'm sure that's just what the OP wanted to hear

I'm still kicking myself that a few years back a local craigslist guy wanted $40 for a spinner, but I didn't have the energy to drive 40 min to go pick it up. Then again, the triplets were taking up more of my time then....

Actually found a decent collection of comics this weekend at a garage sale (my previous record find was the comic adaption of Batman Returns....).

For $15 I got:

1) The Filth TPB ($19.99 MSRP)

2) Irredeemable Vol. 1 TPB ($9.99 MSRP)

3) Irredeemable Vol. 2 TPB ($16.99 MSRP)

4) Irredeemable Vol. 3 TPB ($16.99 MSRP)

5) Jonah Hex No Way Back HC ($19.99 MSRP)

6) Coward TPB ($14.99 MSRP)

7) Trouble HC ($19.99 MSRP)

8) Hybrid Bastards! HC ($17.95 MSRP)

9) Witchblade Vol. 1 TPB ($9.99 MSRP)

10) Locke & Key Vol. 1 TPB ($19.99 MSRP)

11) Greek Street Vol. 1 TPB ($9.99 MSRP)

12) I, Zombie Vol. 1 TPB ($14.99 MSRP)

13) Hitman #34

14) Nightwing #1-8, 10-12, 24-25

And this is on top of a craigslist find last week of 30 Sonic the Hedgehog comics, 21 Roger Rabbit comics, and 16 Disney comics (plus a bunch of other junk) for $6 for my kids to eventually read. Now to track down a cheap spinner rack for them

Frankly I would question the toronto store's decision. Why would you keep a business name that is associated with such a bad reputation?

 

Any booth with 1,000,000 comix on it's label is NOT getting my business. And if I was in Toronto/Canada doing a show what would happen if both Gerry and this store setup? 1,000,000 Comix of the US and 1,000,000 Comix - Toronto?

 

I have seen 1,0000,000 Comix at Wizard Chicago and also at Reed New York. I do not know what other shows he sets up at.

 

Does seem to be a bit of poor marketing there

They should distance themselves from him by renaming the store "1,000,001 comix"

Also, I remember he used to have John Byrne in his store to sign comics for the cost of $10 per signature....not the real John Byrne (artist) that we all know, of course...

Wait. Seriously? I'm picturing a random "John Byrne" set up at a table in his shop with a bunch of real John Byrne comics around him, and a line forming for the random guy to put his signature on the comic-guy's books. Is this really what you're saying??

The actual piece should be here Monday...

Did he say to expect it delivered on Monday by USPS?

Here's a general question. My comics are not in bags and boards. I have them bound 22-30 at a time in hardcovers. Would it help to use microchamber paper? And if so, how many, and where in the book?

M.U.S.C.L.E.s!

 

I think I had a Nintendo game based on these guys too!

 

If I ever found a bucket of these, I'd be all over it.

 

These were the best! I think I still have a handful in a box somewhere....

Scott - fantastic OA!

 

 

He spelled "Suspense" wrong, but that is much better than "Patience is a Virue."

 

That's how the title of the original EC comic is spelt.

That's just historically sad.

I thought this was a hilarious joke. Now I see that you were serious

He didn't suddenly see the error of his ways. He got hammered after this spread and i think he finally realized this could end up costing him money....

 

Exactly. That wonderful EC drawing should have been his response to realizing and owning up to the fact that he had procrastinated 3 years in returning a contracted drawing. Not as an apology for procrastinating 3 years, finally sending you a 3 minute sketch, and inadvertently (?) offending you with a hidden image.

Bill sent me a message last night to say that he was going to ship the piece today.

So judging by his previous actions....you should expect it in 6 months?

And then my old Commodore 64. Favorite games included:

BMX Racers

and Tooth Invaders

So....which one is the monster in hole 18?

Hello everyone. I want to give you fine folks an update on this story. I will not go into minute detail at this time, but I will say that Bill has come through in a heart-felt effort to make things right. We have been in contact by phone and email, many, many times the past month and a half. With that said, in a spirit of forgiveness and a new year, Bill and I have been working together to put this chapter behind us and to move forward as friends. I feel that Bill is very sincere about this.

 

With that said, Bill sent me a scan of the new sketch last night. Once it is in hand, I will be more than happy to post a scan of it. I will say this about the sketch, I personally think he knocked it out of the park.

 

Scott

That's great. I knew it'd work out in the end, after all, "patience is a virue."

No comment on the rest of the bollocks that's being talked in this thread...life's just too short...but two small points of order...

 

We've not got any balls, we're ladies!

Tennis Balls.

Oh, we thought you meant bollocks.

 

 

What's that from FT? You know?

 

I believe it is:

"Have you got any balls?"

"No no, we're ladies"

"Tennis balls"

"Oh sorry, silly me, I thought you meant bollocks""

I want to be compensated for reading 98 pages of flammenwerfers going at it. This is like watching a train wreck in slow motion. You knew it was not going to have a happy ending.

No, that's not what happened. The reason I read 98 pages was to actually see a train wreck. But just at the moment the train's wheels slipped on that penny placed on the train track, and the 52-car long freight train just became air born, there was no crash. Instead, there was a black screen with the following text: "The train landed, but we shouldn't go into specifics. The end."

Two thumbs down.

*Sigh* Shortly after the kids woke up at 4:30am, I found this thread. A few hours later, I got to page 98. Major thread let-down...

my presence was not welcomed.

Haven't you gotten used to that by now?

The auction raised $3,183.00 (plus at least $300 so far for the remaining auction that ends on Friday).

So that's enough to hire a NY lawyer for what, 10 minutes?

Let me please make clear to everyone that the reference to putting Dupcak out of business has absolutely nothing to do with whether his subjective grading is different (higher or lower) than CGC or for any type of competitive reasons.

What? I thought that this was the plan, and that next we were all going to go after ebay sellers whose blurry pictures suggested their comics were of a higher grade than they actually are!

$10 donated to the fund

I don't think I posted these yet, but this is half a mural I've been working on for the kids' room.