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Went to Wonderfest today, which is something like the world's largest sci-fi model kit convention, or something to that effect. I have no aptitude for model making, but I still enjoy the show.

 

This year I was going primarily to pick up these prints from John Tyler Christopher. I'd seen them online some time ago, and finally put the art with the artist, and when I saw he was attending, I thought I'd try my luck at picking them up. $20 later, I brought these home. I'm glad I got there early, as I got his last copy of the bikini Jessica print.

 

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But while that is WHY I attended, that was not the highlight of the day...

 

I wandered the aisles for a bit, and was getting ready to leave when I spotted a table that had some comic boxes marked "$3 each". I hadn't really planned on pawing through a bunch of back issues today, but suffice to say I'm happy I made the stop:

 

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I overheard him telling someone that this was his personal collection and he had "priced them where I knew I could get rid of them." It was mostly bronze stuff, and while there were a few beaters, for the most part everything looked great, with either very minimal or at least pressable defects. Nice gloss and pages on nearly all of these.

 

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Found some nice picture frames too! (Sorry they're sideways...)

 

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He also had lots of magazines. THese were a little more beat up than the comics, but still, the price seemed right:

 

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And even though the books were marked $3, he also gave bulk discounts, so it came out to $2.50 or thereabouts per book for me. I don't usually stumble across these sorts of deals, so it was a very nice day, and of course I'll be returning to Wonderfest next year!

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:acclaim:

 

You've been jealous every since you saw my copy. Admit it, loser

 

Yep. And after finally getting to see what's inside it, the jealousy was 100% justified. :whee:

Now help me find an upgrade. :banana:

 

 

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Went to Wonderfest today, which is something like the world's largest sci-fi model kit convention, or something to that effect. I have no aptitude for model making, but I still enjoy the show.

 

This year I was going primarily to pick up these prints from John Tyler Christopher. I'd seen them online some time ago, and finally put the art with the artist, and when I saw he was attending, I thought I'd try my luck at picking them up. $20 later, I brought these home. I'm glad I got there early, as I got his last copy of the bikini Jessica print.

 

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This week in my son's comic collection.... deciBell #1!

 

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It's a free comic from Chick-Fil-A. Is it wrong that I wanted to bag and board it? It was in 9.0/9.2 shape before I gave it to him. And it's a key #1 issue! ;)

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