I think I may have unitentionally offended Neal Adams

[StarkEnterprises]

Just got back from the London Super Comic Con. Meeting Neal Adams, arguably my favourite comic book artist, was my main priority at this show. I bought one of the prints he was offering (the GL 76 cover in a postage stamp border) and also had a Bats 251 for him to sign as well. Everything went fine. Until I offered to shake his hand. Now, my right hand had a band aid on it that was coming loose as I was standing there and I didn't want a used band aid catching Neal's hand. So I offered him my left hand instead.

 

He gave me one of those "Er, what?" looks. "You want to shake with your left hand?" I thought if I told him the real reason, he'd dismiss it as silly so I said I was left handed. "Oh, come on! You can use your right hand." Reluctantly, I offered him my right hand. "There you go. See!" was the reply. He then told me that two lefts make a right or something but I felt embarrassed at this point and kinda mumbled my apologies and went on my way. I also did this to George Perez a bit earlier for the same reason but he wasn't bothered by it or at least made out that it wasn't. Maybe he was just being polite.

 

Anyway, maybe I'm thinking too much about this but it is bugging me a bit so I thought I'd get it off my chest. I certainly won't be offering my left hand when greeting someone for a while!

[Murphman13]

I met and talked with Neal at Heroes con last summer and based on his personality, he was probably just messing around with you. The guy has a great attitude.

[Artboy99]

while I was not there to see it, as you describe it it sounds playful and certainly not in anyway negative. If anything you made a memorable impression and he will likely remember you the next time you see him.

 

[mysterio]

I agree, he's a nice guy and was likely just messing with you. I wouldn't worry about it, though I totally get that it is easy to feel dumb when meeting someone you really respect.

[Bookery]

Don't know why you felt self-conscious about it...

 

 

 

[thirdgreenham]

Just got back from the London Super Comic Con. Meeting Neal Adams, arguably my favourite comic book artist, was my main priority at this show. I bought one of the prints he was offering (the GL 76 cover in a postage stamp border) and also had a Bats 251 for him to sign as well. Everything went fine. Until I offered to shake his hand. Now, my right hand had a band aid on it that was coming loose as I was standing there and I didn't want a used band aid catching Neal's hand. So I offered him my left hand instead.

 

He gave me one of those "Er, what?" looks. "You want to shake with your left hand?" I thought if I told him the real reason, he'd dismiss it as silly so I said I was left handed. "Oh, come on! You can use your right hand." Reluctantly, I offered him my right hand. "There you go. See!" was the reply. He then told me that two lefts make a right or something but I felt embarrassed at this point and kinda mumbled my apologies and went on my way. I also did this to George Perez a bit earlier for the same reason but he wasn't bothered by it or at least made out that it wasn't. Maybe he was just being polite.

 

Anyway, maybe I'm thinking too much about this but it is bugging me a bit so I thought I'd get it off my chest. I certainly won't be offering my left hand when greeting someone for a while!

 

My suggestion is to send Neal a PM. He is a member here, you know.

[jimbo_707]

Congrats on meeting Neal Adams! I'm not collecting Bronze Age right now because I think there's too much of a bubble, but he's far and away my favorite Bronze-Age artist.

[Guest Grails]

It's silly to not accept the hand that's offered to you. Unless you're in Iraq.

[Hado]

This thread should be called 'I touched Neal Adams with a band-aid'

[miraclemet]

When I saw the heading I thought Mike Grell had joined the boards.

[Mark 1]

Get a new band aid

[ThoseBackPages]

[Shaven Kev-migration]

You should have offered to be his blood brother

[chromium]

You should have offered to be his blood brother

 

Or told him you cut your hand on the ever expanding earth.

[Ares]

To Some shaking with left hand is considered disrespectful

In many countries around the world, the left hand is considered the "dirty" or "evil" hand which is why it's disrespectful.

[Buzzetta]

I have only waited on line to meet two artists.

 

1 - Carrol Spinney (Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to the rest of you) He is also an artist and I commissioned a piece from him at NYCC one year. Nicest guy I have ever met. I think I mentioned this before. I was given the opportunity to wait to meet Stan Lee or Spinney. Spinney it was. I thanked him for my childhood.

 

2 - Neal Adams - He is a personality, but he is a comic rock superstar. I approached him at the end of a show and he took the time to have a conversation. I liked his perspective to go and do something meaningful in life. If Neal is by any chance reading this, no, I did not sell the book that ya signed and I had slabbed as it makes me remember the conversation we had.

[Mister_Comics]

Well if it was Howie Mandel he wouldn't have shook. It would of been a fist bump. Howie won't shake hands because of his fear of germs. Next time you could have done that and everything would be fine. Just my suggestion.

[marvelcollector]

I can't help but to think this sounds like something out of Seinfeld.

[rjpb]

 

My suggestion is to send Neal a PM. He is a member here, you know.

 

With 36 posts in a two-week period all in one thread over seven years ago, I somehow doubt he is clicking on the boards to see if he has any new PMs.

[vaillant]

I just think you shouldn’t have been worried to shake his hand. Maybe you could have just told: «I’m sorry I have a wound», or something like that.

He probably just did not understand your embarassment, and you should not worry at all. I’m sure he took your embarassment as a sign of your admiration for him and his work.