Fan Expo Dallas 2022 Comic Con With Pics. 1 1

[1Cool]

I think what Hector was saying is there was not a swarm of buyers running around on Friday which is usually the best day for flippers and the bigger buyers.  100% to be expected considering what I’ve been seeing over the last month or so in terms of books selling on ebay or the boards.  Hope it picked up

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 6/19/2022 at 7:32 AM, 1Cool said:

I think what Hector was saying is there was not a swarm of buyers running around on Friday which is usually the best day for flippers and the bigger buyers.  100% to be expected considering what I’ve been seeing over the last month or so in terms of books selling on ebay or the boards.  Hope it picked up

Ya I figured, I just didn't know if it was because of my photos, because I took them upon entering. Not a lot of people at food court when just opening etc and there "ended up" with quite a few later on. I wanted to clarify in case my pics gave the wrong impression.

But again I had forgot how crowded it normally is, until yesterday on Saturday, which was sold out....

so ya Friday was light  especially at the beginning.

Edited June 19, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM

[ADAMANTIUM]

I will say most dealers were hospitable. I had a stack of about 13 $10 books that I brought yesterday, and the dealers were pretty cool. As some have stated their prices were a little high to begin with.

First dealer chose 3 (I think it was a vg hawk and dove #1 and vg/f "Fear #20" and I forget the third) out of the stack and gave $35 off a $135 for a Starslayer #2 CGC 9.2. so I paid $100 even GoCollect has that at $110, but last couple of sales as y'all have said have been dismal. It would look as though I got burned, but I don't blame anyone.

The other dealer chose 1 book (an Airboy #5) and took $25 off a "$150 book", which was a copy of Adam Hughes "Dirty Pair" that homages Dave Stevens. So I paid $125

 it was fun, but first day like you said @1Cool or that @jsilverjanet was alluding to,was better, or for flipping anyway, I enjoyed the room to move around freely most of all

If you looked at "keys" they wanted to impress with price, but they had slabs like ASM #259 cgc 9.6 for $115, and some of the Mcfarlane Run of ASM in 9.6 frr $55 I think that was #304.

Just cause wall slabs in my pics aren't "all of what was there"  

No worries!

Edited June 19, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM

[Crops068]

On 6/18/2022 at 9:38 PM, Raze said:

Ever since he did Amazing Spiderman his prices went up (of course).

Ive got 1 Ottley sketch and he did them in 10 min (with timer) for $100. Heres what I got 

Dinosaurus my favorite character!

its in a CGC 9.8 case…

Def not $100 anymore.  Remarks are $150 now. That sort of sketch would run $400+

[Crops068]

As normal I didn’t look at dealers much,  I did run by and say hi to @mysterio and @Monster's Lair Comics. Was great seeing them.

Picked up a sketch from Ottley for a friend of a friend. It turned out amazing.

Met Dan Scott from Scott’s Collectibles, dude is 💯 amazing to his customer base!

Saw Kael Ngu sketching a BWL on a cover, which was amazing.

Met and talked to the Miranda Bros (Inaki and Roy) about We Live and where it is going.  Those are some seriously talented guys!

Got a Texas-sized hug from Garrett Gunn at the Source Point booth.

Hopped on the live stream with my buddies at Lost N Comics YouTube channel. 
 

Saw a TON of amazing cosplayers. And it was insanely crowded.

Waited about 2hrs to meet Giancarlo Esposito with the fam. He was an absolute gentleman and worth the wait.  He also came into the crowd to check out a cosplayer’s backpack that he spotted. The cosplayer had no idea, it was hilarious.

And my absolute highlight was meeting Alan Quah finally.  He is one of my favorite cover artists right now and a great guy.  Paid for a commission that he is going to complete and send me later.

I have a bunch of various pictures, mostly of me and various people.  Will post them when safari cooperates or I get home and push them to my PC to upload that way.

 

[somewhereintexas]

Hands down, Michael Rooker had the best Q&A I have ever attended. Not only was he engaging and hilarious, but he took the Q&A to the people, with no shortage of hugs!  

[WolverineX]

On 6/19/2022 at 8:32 AM, 1Cool said:

I think what Hector was saying is there was not a swarm of buyers running around on Friday which is usually the best day for flippers and the bigger buyers.  100% to be expected considering what I’ve been seeing over the last month or so in terms of books selling on ebay or the boards.  Hope it picked up

Why is Friday the best day for flippers/bigger buys?  I always thought Sundays were the best?  

[Crops068]

On 6/19/2022 at 11:26 AM, Wolverinex said:

Why is Friday the best day for flippers/bigger buys?  I always thought Sundays were the best?  

Get in the con early, maybe?

[ADAMANTIUM]

I said hi to @mysterio and @Monster's Lair Comics all three days, really nice folks. Actually traded a silver age first mention of pennyworth and I think, and vg Howard the duck #1 bronze and third and fourth sabertooth to them. Nicely done and satisfying.

They had a mixed selection to choose from, it was nice.

I bought two more slabs today and a raw, I was definitely more cheerful today, as the crowds lessened back to Friday levels.

GOt a Texas sized selfie with @Crops068 yesterday and a photo op with the Undertaker who is a a immovable tall wrestler, but I think I forgot to smile in all photos after the walking. Lol my bad folks!

I had dealers tell me they were happy and satisfied, with plenty of smiles from them. 

 

[1Cool]

On 6/19/2022 at 12:26 PM, Wolverinex said:

Why is Friday the best day for flippers/bigger buys?  I always thought Sundays were the best?  

In my opinion, Sunday is a great day for dealers with booths that can buy a ton of product from people blowing out stock that the seller doesn’t want to take home.  Set up day or Friday is definitely the best day to scoop up the hot books of the month, new collections hitting the market or books that fell through the cracks in the boxes.

[Crops068]

Entering the con

Getting a badge (what we don’t need no stinking badges!)

Random Warhammer like 8ft tall cosplayer.

me and @ADAMANTIUM

Random crowd

My love and my fiancé 😂

This Shredder also had foot soldiers patrolling!

my random sneak pic of @ADAMANTIUM

more random crowd

this was a straight up sneak attack pic of @Monster's Lair Comics

more random crowd

this was the badge scanner individual on the way out. She was awesome!

[ADAMANTIUM]

Lol 

That was right after this pic with the undertaker, and I was talking about how after walking and standing, I forgot to look alive and smile for the picture.

Tall sob my brother is 6'5" and I'm 5'8" for reference, but the undertaker is 6'10"

Edited June 21, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM

[ADAMANTIUM]

[ADAMANTIUM]

[ADAMANTIUM]

@Crops068 I usually wear an ADAMANTIUM shirt one day at the con, when running into boardies etc.

You arriving coincided well with the Undertaker, I've been waiting forever to wear that st anger/Metallica album/adamantium shirt.

I'm a dork

 

Edited June 21, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM

[ADAMANTIUM]

I'll admit some prices were

I was really looking forward to picking up Alf #48, but the only one there was the 9.4 for $500

I did alright, I think

[Comics4All]

On 6/20/2022 at 8:22 PM, Crops068 said:

Entering the con

Getting a badge (what we don’t need no stinking badges!)

Random Warhammer like 8ft tall cosplayer.

me and @ADAMANTIUM

Random crowd

My love and my fiancé 😂

This Shredder also had foot soldiers patrolling!

my random sneak pic of @ADAMANTIUM

more random crowd

this was a straight up sneak attack pic of @Monster's Lair Comics

more random crowd

this was the badge scanner individual on the way out. She was awesome!

@Crops068 It looks like you guys had fun! 

What swag did ya get?

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 6/19/2022 at 10:26 AM, somewhereintexas said:

Hands down, Michael Rooker had the best Q&A I have ever attended. Not only was he engaging and hilarious, but he took the Q&A to the people, with no shortage of hugs!  

Get anything that was on your list to get? I had another friend that wanted to do panels, but he was more into the hero acadamia. He did get a sketch, and I spent time with him discussing as it was his first con. He enjoyed it but was also flabbergasted at the prices, as he booked last minute. Still he was already making plans for next year, Haha, this is the way

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

The only thing I got that wasnt posted elsewhere was this 3 picture lenticular cause it helped my brother get his rates cheaper. "Cheaper if you buy more than 1" 

It was a weird attraction, as it looked better under the lights of the con, when I got home, it still looked better than a lenticular comic.

Idk 

 

[Crops068]

On 6/20/2022 at 8:32 PM, Comics4All said:

@Crops068 It looks like you guys had fun! 

What swag did ya get?

Mini-me ended up with a signed book from Garrett Gunn and I am waiting on a double signed print and a sketch commission. 

Fiancé got a new wired wrapped stone ring of some sort and a couple prints from a local artist friend of mine.

As a family we got a really cool Lenticular print of Giancarlo Esposito inscribed “to the house of EL” (mine and hers last initials)

I literally didn’t look for a single comic.  There were some I wanted to browse for too.

We packed so much into that 9hrs and I wouldn’t change a thing.