lizards2 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 22 minutes ago, 1Cool said: Wow - what a busy day yesterday. Got in early and it's always a thrill to watch the place come alive with so many vendors. The number of comic dealers seems to be the same as last year so people must be making good money considering the fairly high booth prices. My only complaint would be the exact same dealers were in the exact same spot as last year as the year before. Some new books obviously compared to last year but it seems to be exactly the same year after year with very little new blood. I think I'm going to hit up the Cincinatti Con (or Dale's Con to a few) next year and try something new. I had to leave fairly early to drive back to Cleveland yesterday but seeing all the board members and searching for all the gems in the rough was well worth the trip. I actually think I spend 90% of my budget at board member booths this year so you guys bring the goods. I did have a complaint about the CGC booth this year. It seemed so unorganized compared to previous years. Multiple lines with no one knowing which was which. I had 125 books to drop off for non onsite which I guess is being called Express service and I got shuffled to three lines before getting great customer service once I got to the booth. People seemed frustrated in line which seemed to give off a weird vibe in the morning. Hope it gets better today for the rush. I took a great picture with Baltimore Laren but I look terrible in it. I don't look good with my eyes open let alone looking like I'm pass out drunk. Oh well - Laren and her friend where fun to talk to so I'll post it. Good to see you out the face paint once in awhile, 1Cool. deadleg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Bought a nice batch of books while wandering around the room. Nothing crazy high priced or Golden Age but I especially liked finding the entire Watchman set in an out of the way $1 box. ygogolak, comicquant, ADAMANTIUM and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKJ Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Gotham Kid said: James Gallo ? Yes that is James' booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikej61 Posted September 23, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2017 My find (or sketch) at the Baltimore Comic Con mysterio, deadleg, OdinsSecrets and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 Thanks to everyone so far who has contributed to this thread. Keep those finds and photos coming!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zolnerowich Posted September 23, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2017 6 hours ago, Hudson said: Thanks to everyone so far who has contributed to this thread. Keep those finds and photos coming!!! My first Baltimore comic con. Mostly worth the trip. It is definitely more of a comic book con than a comic entertainment con that many other shows have morphed into. Having been to Wizard Chicago last month, however, I kind of felt like I was seeing a bunch of the same books. I would agree with Hudson that GAtor had one of the more impressive booths, not just for the high grade top-dog books, but also many others in mid- to upper-mid grade, both GA and SA. Bedrock City had some absolutely amazing high-grade MLJs. Flying Donut was true to his word that he had about 70 boxes of GA books (not that I was counting). It was great to meet some new boardies (Hudson of course!, Scrooge, Flying Donut, foolkiller) and catch up with other boardies (143ksk, bedrock, Greg Reece). My haul was modest, courtesy of Richard @bedrockcomics : piper, Larryw7, badback83 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Oh, and from another dealer, this book... ... with great pictures like this: Junkdrawer, STORMSHADOW_80 and deadleg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 42 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said: My first Baltimore comic con. Mostly worth the trip. It is definitely more of a comic book con than a comic entertainment con that many other shows have morphed into. Having been to Wizard Chicago last month, however, I kind of felt like I was seeing a bunch of the same books. I would agree with Hudson that GAtor had one of the more impressive booths, not just for the high grade top-dog books, but also many others in mid- to upper-mid grade, both GA and SA. Bedrock City had some absolutely amazing high-grade MLJs. Flying Donut was true to his word that he had about 70 boxes of GA books (not that I was counting). It was great to meet some new boardies (Hudson of course!, Scrooge, Flying Donut, foolkiller) and catch up with other boardies (143ksk, bedrock, Greg Reece). My haul was modest, courtesy of Richard @bedrockcomics : Nice pick ups. Congrats and thanks for sharing the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafan Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I have to agree with Hudson. I saw less GA than I normally do and I only noticed because that's not my focus but love to look at the covers. I found a fair amount of later eras filling in the gaps on the wallbooks where GA might normally be. I also have to agree that with the exception of greg reece's booth (who brought a new 120 box collection on top of the standard high grade GA/SA/BA/CA stuff), nearly all the other dealer stock was the same stuff I saw from those that were at awesome con, heroes con, or SDCC. Other observations were: Many dealer walls have become top heating up books on ebay. Makes sense but those books seemed to have crowded out the normal keys. And if that is being done to cater to the speculator or young movie collector crowd, it must be working as I frequently heard buyers asking if the dealer had "insert latest hyped movie/show/speculative book". Often the response would be, one of among "it just sold" or "you're the x guy asked me that today" or "it sold first thing today, I never have them for long." It does concern me but I was able to find a couple of HTF HG variants I'd been looking for that only seem to exist on ebay (thanks Jason). Hope to find something more to spend on tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Oops, I forgot to mention Junkdrawer! I had a nice chat with him too. Sorry @Junkdrawer ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Junkdrawer Posted September 24, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2017 Today's pick ups. Lots of fun books. A keeper. Some original art. ygogolak, Norrin's lawyer, thehumantorch and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badback83 Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 @Junkdrawer, wow on that Spirit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Fire alarm fiasco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Everyone clear the building.WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 13 minutes ago, Junkdrawer said: Fire alarm fiasco Again?? Seems like we went thru the same thing last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FineCollector Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 12 hours ago, justafan said: And if that is being done to cater to the speculator or young movie collector crowd, it must be working as I frequently heard buyers asking if the dealer had "insert latest hyped movie/show/speculative book". Often the response would be, one of among "it just sold" or "you're the x guy asked me that today" or "it sold first thing today, I never have them for long." As it has always been, and forever will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphman13 Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 44 minutes ago, 1Cool said: Again?? Seems like we went thru the same thing last year. We did. I guess this is a new tradition at Baltimore. I'm sure Mark is pulling out his hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 13 hours ago, Junkdrawer said: Today's pick ups. Lots of fun books. A keeper. Some original art. Nice pick ups. I noted that Spirit (from Greg Reese) in my list of best books I saw at the convention. Absolutely beautiful book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Had a great time yesterday. It was a magazine paradise. Got to knock one must have off my list and picked up plenty of nice books. The only book I was looking for that seemed to be missing was a raw Crow #1. There were a few high graded CGC copies, but way out of my price range. And I got to meet Towelie. STORMSHADOW_80, lizards2 and F For Fake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, wombat said: Had a great time yesterday. It was a magazine paradise. Got to knock one must have off my list and picked up plenty of nice books. The only book I was looking for that seemed to be missing was a raw Crow #1. There were a few high graded CGC copies, but way out of my price range. And I got to meet Towelie. wombat why your eye's red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
