RHODE ISLAND COMIC CON - Nov. 2 & 3, 2013 (Providence)

[gcwatson94]

I would have loved to have had cgc there. I have 4 sketches from Mike Lilly I wanted to pick up. Would have loved to get a Layton sketch too.

[Junkdrawer]

I would have loved to have had cgc there. I have 4 sketches from Mike Lilly I wanted to pick up. Would have loved to get a Layton sketch too.

Talking with Layton was actually the highlight of the show for me. He talked about the days he lived in NY and had to do his work right at Marvel. He told me he had to sell off his OA covers for like $200-$250 to put cash in his pocket to support his not so lavish lifestyle. Yeah he had to take some chicks out here and there. He doesn't even own a cover of his for himself. Says he cant afford one

[Dick Pontoon]

I would have loved to have had cgc there. I have 4 sketches from Mike Lilly I wanted to pick up. Would have loved to get a Layton sketch too.

Talking with Layton was actually the highlight of the show for me. He talked about the days he lived in NY and had to do his work right at Marvel. He told me he had to sell off his OA covers for like $200-$250 to put cash in his pocket to support his not so lavish lifestyle. Yeah he had to take some chicks out here and there. He doesn't even own a cover of his for himself. Says he cant afford one

 

How did you make out with the comic buying? Was there a big line to get in on Sunday?

[gcwatson94]

I didn't go, aside from the sketches I would have liked to have at least seen, I only wanted to get a Phil Lamarr sig on a futurama poster. I wasn't driving all the way to Providence just for that.

[Junkdrawer]

I bought nothing. No line on Sunday. Lot of the same books I saw in NH and BOS

[kpaqu1]

Sunday was perfect for me with no line to get in just after 10AM. No interest in vendors or celebs so I went straight to the artists. Nice wide isles so no squeezing by or pushing through. Had lunch across the street at Trinity Brewhouse. Altogether with lunch and ticket to the show I only spent $95. Great day.

 

Got autos and/or talked with Ken Hunt, Mike Lilly, Joe Rubenstein (had a stack of unsorted pages 2 feet high), Roger Andrews, Bob Layton (called Iron Man 3 an abortion), and Alex Saviuk.

 

Got a Rich Buckler Iron Man sketch.

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1067815

 

Phantom Lady sketch from Ian Nichols (who also did the RICC TMNT exclusive comic cover).

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1068069

 

Got a Robot God Akamatsu signed from Frankie Washington and James Biggie.

 

[Jeffro.]

I like that Buckler head sketch.