Popular Post Sqeggs Posted October 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2021 Only graded copy of this Colletta Atlas romance. batman_fan, KirbyJack, davidtere and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted October 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2021 Baker fans know that this is one of the tougher books to find a copy of that isn't raggedy. Highest graded ahead of a 5.0. My copy was only a 3.5 and I felt happy to have it. szav, Miamiknight3434, ThothAmon and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 9:37 PM, Sqeggs said: Baker fans know that this is one of the tougher books to find a copy of that isn't raggedy. Highest graded ahead of a 5.0. My copy was only a 3.5 and I felt happy to have it. Whose copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) Also bought a few raw books, including a very nice copy of National 15 from Blazin' Bob, whose booth I forgot to take photos of, alas. But he had his usual assortment of good stuff. Bought some raw high grade (let's hope they actually are!) Pep sci-fi issues from Harley as well as some nice higher grade Rexes. Harley seemed to be doing a steady business. Also talked with Superworld Ted who likewise said business had been pretty brisk despite what seemed like sparse foot traffic. Of course, I forgot to take photos of his wall books. He had some good stuff. Edited October 8, 2021 by Sqeggs Typo Randall Dowling, KCOComics and alexgross.com 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 9:43 PM, comicnoir said: Whose copy? Mine now! Purchased via an intermediary--he says mysteriously! comicnoir and ThothAmon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walclark Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Nice report and great to see you back on the boards! Sqeggs, Gotham Kid, Randall Dowling and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 9:45 PM, Sqeggs said: Also talked with Superworld Ted who likewise said business had been pretty brisk despite what seemed like sparse foot traffic. Of course, I forgot to take photos of his wall books. He had some good stuff. Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing. Metropolis brought some big books! Were any of those for sale? Or just previews for upcoming auctions? Ted is a great guy. I'm fortunate to live relatively close to Superworld and try to pop in a couple times a year. I love chatting with him and I've gotten some great books from him over the years. thehumantorch, Randall Dowling and Sqeggs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 9:48 PM, walclark said: Nice report and great to see you back on the boards! Thanks! I hope that @Zolnerowich will chip in with some observations, if he has a mind to. One thing he pointed out to me was that apparently the organizers had put a damper on cosplay, so the pileups in the aisles caused by people snapping photos of groups of cosplayers that have been a hallmark (by which I mean a plague!) of NYCCs were largely absent. Of course, not being able to do full-on cosplay may also have caused some people to give this year's con a miss. And, of course, attendance may pick up over the weekend. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted October 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 9:51 PM, KCOComics said: Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing. Metropolis brought some big books! Were any of those for sale? Or just previews for upcoming auctions? Ted is a great guy. I'm fortunate to live relatively close to Superworld and try to pop in a couple times a year. I love chatting with him and I've gotten some great books from him over the years. Yes, the ones with prices were for sale. I think most did have prices, although it may be tough to tell from my photos. I got this from them just before the con. davidtere, Randall Dowling, Mmehdy and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofComics.Com Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 6:45 PM, Sqeggs said: Bought some raw high grade (let's hope they actually are!) Pep sci-fi issues from Harley as well as some nice higher grade Rexes. Harley seemed to be doing a steady business. Also talked with Superworld Ted who likewise said business had been pretty brisk despite what seemed like sparse foot traffic. Of course, I forgot to take photos of his wall books. He had some good stuff. I'm finding that these days you don't need gigantic crowds to still have sales really add up at shows. 1950's war comics and Sqeggs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 10:00 PM, HouseofComics.Com said: I'm finding that these days you don't need gigantic crowds to still have sales really add up at shows. Good point and the truth is that the great majority of people attending NYCC aren't there to buy comics--true of most of the big cons these days, I guess. Of those who are, not many are interested in GA. Even in years when the rest of the floor is swamped, the crowds are always thinner in the dealer area--although not as thin as they seemed to be today. KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 9:51 PM, KCOComics said: Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing. Metropolis brought some big books! Were any of those for sale? Or just previews for upcoming auctions? Ted is a great guy. I'm fortunate to live relatively close to Superworld and try to pop in a couple times a year. I love chatting with him and I've gotten some great books from him over the years. Looking back on my photos, I think the first couple of displays were previews of books in coming auctions and the rest were books available for sale. The ComicLink booth had no books on display but they mentioned that their upcoming Oct/Nov auction has some nice books including a run of early Actions. The 2 is a 4.5, I think. KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) One last point: Neither CGC nor CBCS set up. Typically CGC has a big area and it's swamped with people dropping off submissions or asking Matt Nelson for his opinion on resto removal and such. I'll hazard a guess that, given how backlogged they are, sending a bunch of people to New York for a week probably seemed like a bad idea. Come to think of it, just the absence of the big CGC and Midtown setups consideraly reduced the size of the area typically devoted to comics. Edited October 8, 2021 by Sqeggs Edited to add another insightful observation! Randall Dowling and GreatCaesarsGhost 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Thanks for the report Tony. Good to see you back here. Man, I’d love to go to a real con and do some box diving. Pretty much still shut down here on the West Coast. Torpedo back in July was the best we have had. Looks like in spite of dealer light, you got some wonderful goodies! jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 10:40 PM, Robot Man said: Thanks for the report Tony. Good to see you back here. Man, I’d love to go to a real con and do some box diving. Pretty much still shut down here on the West Coast. Torpedo back in July was the best we have had. Looks like in spite of dealer light, you got some wonderful goodies! Definitely still a lot of fun. I imagine that with what seemed to be greatly increased staffing but lower attendance, the organizers will not be raking it in this year. Let's hope things have finally returned to near normal by next year. Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstances Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Thanks for the report and pics! jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 5:58 PM, Sqeggs said: Brooklyn’s bustin’ out in fights! There’s a traffic jam in Harlem that’s backed up to Jackson Heights! There’s a scout troop short a child! Khrushchev’s due at Idlewild! Sqeggs and Zolnerowich where are you?!? Thanks for the report and for stopping by...the Baker thread misses you. See you in a 6 months to a year. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I'd almost forgotten about the annual Con Reports... I'll never afford one of the major shows... this is nice when someone obliges with the photos. Thanks Tony GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Sqeggs and KCOComics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I really enjoyed reading your report. In my heart, I wish I could attend, but, in my wallet, I'm glad that I stayed home. KirbyJack and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Great report @Sqeggs and a howdy do to you as well Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
