zhamlau Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Checking in with the board to see who all is going this year to the show? It’s appears it’s back in Hasbrouck Heights at the Holiday Inn again. I think I’ve been to every one over the last 7 years probably going again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) considering a morning appearance but really on the fence nah, 45-50 minutes each way on a beautiful sunday morning...off to the beach instead Edited August 27, 2023 by Bird alxjhnsn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Not sure. I am over budget for the year. babsrocks31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfish1 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 its been awhile I planning on attending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstoppablejayd Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I’m over budget too… but still going Rick2you2 and Sideshow Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrichards Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I'm in, Glad to see Becharra M. is back. MAR1979 and The Voord 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I’ll be walking around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calidream'n Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Steranko! Hope he doesn’t cancel. Bird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 11:17 PM, Unstoppablejayd said: I’m over budget too… but still going Ahh…what the hell. I’m already over budget. Too late to change things now. Will_K, pemart1966, alxjhnsn and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Carl Elvis Posted August 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 6:05 PM, Rick2you2 said: Ahh…what the hell. I’m already over budget. Too late to change things now. Aahz, cloud cloddie, Twanj and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calidream'n Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 On 8/24/2023 at 5:42 PM, Calidream'n said: Steranko! Hope he doesn’t cancel. Steranko has to be one of the nicest artists I’ve ever met. Up there with Kirby. KirbyJack and Robot Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Come and gone. Same old same old. But, it’s always good to see old friendly faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummy Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Missed it this time, but hope to catch it in the spring! Hope everyone had fun. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtymartini1 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 On 8/24/2023 at 3:40 PM, AnkurJ said: I’ll be walking around. Post some pics please when you have time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 On 8/27/2023 at 11:21 AM, Rick2you2 said: Come and gone. Same old same old. But, it’s always good to see old friendly faces. Going for the friends is a big part of it. Rick2you2 and gumbydarnit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zhamlau Posted August 27, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2023 It was another good show. Solid attendance and I saw a lot of new art from last years tables. No comic link but most from last time showed up. Made some sales collector to collector and saw a top 10 cover for me, but it was over 50k and I just can’t spend that emotionally (and financially wouldn’t be so much fun either lol). The energy in the room was good, was great to see a bunch of old friends again. Went out to lunch with a few guys I’ve know for years. Overall it’s a 8 hour door to door trip to get there, and as usual it was worth it. The money is good when you make it, but just seeing guys you know and comparing scores and stories is always a major part. I loved that more people brought art too, just makes for fun show and tell and sometimes good trades or buys. gumbydarnit, thethedew, dirtymartini1 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xatari Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Top 10 cover? Do tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhamlau Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 On 8/28/2023 at 12:45 AM, Xatari said: Top 10 cover? Do tell! Joe Quesada Sword of Azrael 4. It’s weird I know but after all these years I have a top 10 list of book art all between 1983-1994, yet they aren’t all normal tops. SoA is completely burned into my memory. The way Joe drew musculature and the overall environment was so different from anything I had ever read, the square angular stylized design, it was so powerful it changed how I responded to art. Frank Miller started it for me, he brought a sense of almost mechanical violence to all the characters and worlds he created, but it was a rough asymmetrical world that at times took me out of the experience. In SoA Quesada brought the Brutal but he married it with slick design and symmetry that was more pleasing to the eye (at least for me) that I was instantly hooked. Mignola and Tony Harris had similar design senses and I really responded to it. All of the cover and poster art (beside 3) do it for me from that series. Any of them are one entry in top 10 wants for me. I have my favorite image from the series already, the Az character DPS, so the itch is scratched but a cover too would be nice. Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unstoppablejayd Posted August 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2023 Had a blast as usual! The show is so unique because it is just OA collectors.. great time seeing friends I don’t see all the time and talking OA. Also was able to make a couple trades for some nice pieces. A Buscema page from Bizarre adventures .. 1981 Phoenix! and a great battle page from the What If Conan fought Wolverine gumbydarnit, KirbyCollector, delekkerste and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voord Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 On 8/28/2023 at 5:11 PM, Unstoppablejayd said: and a great battle page from the What If Conan fought Wolverine Who won the fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
