Mephisto Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Last time BWS did any work in comics - has to be those few covers he did for Marvel (I recall an awesome Thor), but that was...God...15 years ago? When was the last time BWS attended a convention? Anybody know? (Has anyone seen or spoken to him...he's ok, right?) I didn't see him a few years back at Jeff "Catherine" Jones celebration of life and the service was lieterally less than a mile from BWS's house. I didn't stay that long so he might have showed up later. A few other people were there like Walt Simonson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_highgrade Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) Finally figured how to post a picture. Edited February 12, 2017 by mr_highgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Ok, total ignorance here as I'm not a sig collector (though I have a few acquired by happenstance, including BWS, which is why I'm asking), so his sig is not particularly common? I get the sense he's not exactly like Ditko, but has signed on and off sporadically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_highgrade Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Forget about Ditko, he wouldn't sign if his life depended on it. As far as Barry is concerned, I obtained three signatures from him here in NY back in 84. But it now sounds like he refuses to sign for anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 minute ago, mr_highgrade said: Forget about Ditko, he wouldn't sign if his life depended on it. As far as Barry is concerned, I obtained three signatures from him here in NY back in 84. But it now sounds like he refuses to sign for anyone. That's what I was thinking....BWS not, over his career, as anti-sig as Ditko, but fairly infrequent compared to most. That about right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_highgrade Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Readcomix said: That's what I was thinking....BWS not, over his career, as anti-sig as Ditko, but fairly infrequent compared to most. That about right? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 15 minutes ago, mr_highgrade said: Yep. Thank you! i will have to photograph and post mine (interior of Savage Tales #1) for the committee's review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I think BWS would still happily sign books for fans, he just won't let them be certified and encapsulated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roach04 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 2 hours ago, seanfingh said: I think BWS would still happily sign books for fans, he just won't let them be certified and encapsulated. You think it ties into his art policy - he's not going to have something encapsulated knowing it could be flipped for profit? Heck, I'd sign the BWS form for a couple of CGC SS books if that's what it took. Was glad to meet him when I did - hope he does conventions again at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Ok, here it is, finally photographed....BWS on Savage Tales #1 interior adampasz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorb3t Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 On 2/13/2017 at 11:06 AM, seanfingh said: I think BWS would still happily sign books for fans, he just won't let them be certified and encapsulated. I've tried to contact him and get a couple personal raw comics signed to no avail (I never heard back) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I also have other stuff signed, including issues 1-9 of STORYTELLER. BWS is da'man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 (edited) When I bought a piece of art directly from Barry, many moons ago, I was asked if I wanted it signed. I knew he had two signatures, so I asked for them both, Artist Initials "BWS" and standard sig. He obliged. Edited May 27, 2017 by comix4fun ss5rmp and Vader71 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 great page you have there! In my experience he will always sign in the art unless told not to! Got this one for my birthday one year from wifey (which makes it okay). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Thanks! It usually bugs me to have signatures within the art space, but Barry's sig is a work of art itself, and it never distracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 11 minutes ago, comix4fun said: Thanks! It usually bugs me to have signatures within the art space, but Barry's sig is a work of art itself, and it never distracts. It doesn't distract at all, on yours at least! Besides the usual groovy linework you have so much fantastic cross-hatching on that page. BWS sometimes enhances some pages prior to selling them, do you know if that is the case here or is that all on the published page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, Bird said: It doesn't distract at all, on yours at least! Besides the usual groovy linework you have so much fantastic cross-hatching on that page. BWS sometimes enhances some pages prior to selling them, do you know if that is the case here or is that all on the published page? I checked it against the published page. I didn't see any additions. Of course, it was in color and reduced in size in the comic so it doesn't look this detailed in the comic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabuki Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Only saw one BWS SS in my many years of collecting...it was CTB#1...I wonder how the person was able to pull this off? BWS at an event with CGC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comixculture Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) BWS was at SDCC in 1999 or 2000? He signed a few books for me, Edited July 7, 2021 by Comixculture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grendel72 Posted July 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2021 Was super fortunate to get this between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, an age undreamed of. Frederic9494, Jordysnordy, Terry JSA and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
