Signing my life away

[Lee K]

Or how I choose books for Signature Series

 

Since my main collecting focus doesn't intersect a whole lot of live, con attending creators, I have exactly zero signature series go-go check books - although there are TWO books that I do not own, that Neal Adams did artwork on that are part of the collection. (PM me if you have either in VF+ or better and are willing to sell)

 

So instead of doing like Fleas & Ts, and trying to get every possible signature on my primary focus(es), I work in reverse.

 

First I find out who is coming to the local con, as it is the only one I am assured of attending, then I see what they have done over the years, and then I select a book or ten from their works that either is in something I collect raw or would have slabbed, or I simply love.

 

This year, as an example, I have several Bagley's from his Justice League run, Cho's & Loprestri's from Red Sonja, and Art Adams from a bunch of odd places, as well as a single cover by the Dodsons.

 

Anyway, I keep adding books to the pile, until con approaches, at which point I determine my budget and start trimming. With five months until con, I already have more books ready for signature than I could possibly afford to have signed and slabbed. Some will get set aside for another day, and a few may even get signed and not slabbed, and if this year is anything like last year, at least one artist will fail to show and those books will come home unsigned.

 

With ECCC 2014 be the year of the massive signature? I don't know, but I hope so.

 

Happy Hunting!

Lee K

 

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[surfer99]

First I find out who is coming to the local con, as it is the only one I am assured of attending, then I see what they have done over the years, and then I select a book or ten from their works that either is in something I collect raw or would have slabbed, or I simply love.

 

That's so funny, I started doing the same thing this year. That's how I ended up getting my Hulk 336, 337, and 340 signed by Peter David at the Phoenix Con. While I'm glad I did that, I've decided to change my strategy for the next con and only look to grade books that I really want...then if an artist happens to be attending that can sign my book great, and if not that's OK too.

 

[SW3D]

"First I find out who is coming to the local con, as it is the only one I am assured of attending, then I see what they have done over the years, and then I select a book or ten from their works that either is in something I collect raw or would have slabbed, or I simply love."

 

I totally do this with a mix of the Fleas' and T's as you call them. That sounds like a SuperTeam-Up... the Exciting Adventures of Flea's and T's!

 

Anyway... that dynamic duo got me swept up into the whole wave of signature madness. So I have been trying to add signatures on comics that I am putting together as part of a set... others as just a nice touch to an otherwise ordinary item.

 

The CGC Signature Series should offer Flea's and T's some serious loot because I'm sure their passion and enthusiam has sunk into the heads of the collective masses, or dummies like me!

 

We should also give credit to another... Miraclemet... who as far as I know, has been touting the virtues of Signatures for a long time now. I tip my hat to you Ring Bearer!

 

Anyway... nice sig on JLA#13! The Cheetah looks better than ever! I've always remember her from the SuperFriends cartoon show and all those clowny takes on both heroes and villians. This one looks hardcore!

 

Congrats!

 

SW3D