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XIII
01-12-2012, 03:30 AM
Hey, I'm about to start the fourth book of the Game of Thrones saga. I remember you saying book 4 and 5 are mediocre. Can you tell me why, without spoiling the stories? I'm curious. Is it the story development? the writing style?

MGM
01-12-2012, 04:00 AM
I heard there's more time for character development, less about the big battles and happenings.

wolf_2099
01-12-2012, 12:22 PM
Hey, I'm about to start the fourth book of the Game of Thrones saga. I remember you saying book 4 and 5 are mediocre. Can you tell me why, without spoiling the stories? I'm curious. Is it the story development? the writing style?



It goes no where. 4 was mediocre, it was just slow, 5 was bad because nothing happens.

The writing is still good, the book just get really, really drawn out. And nothing happens.


Also, book 4 ends in cliffhangers, that took 5 or 6 years for the next book to come out, which won't matter to you.

XIII
01-12-2012, 01:00 PM
OK, that's kinda what I was expecting from your first comment and how the 3rd book ended. I'll still give it a try.

wolf_2099
01-25-2012, 05:15 PM
The Emerald City guest list is getting pretty huge.

I thought I would ask if anyone would like anything signed?

Possibly a queen and country comic for Arn?

http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/special-guests/

XIII
01-26-2012, 11:26 AM
Brilliant line up. I'll let you know.

wolf_2099
01-26-2012, 01:26 PM
There are a bunch of creators going, too it seems that they haven't annouced. Probably trying to stagger them for more coverage.

Clayton Crain & Ryan Ottley being two.

XIII
01-26-2012, 01:48 PM
My sketchbook is drooling in front of the guest list. I'd get sketches from the following :
Chris Burnham
Greg Capullo
Marian Churchland
Tom Fowler
Francesco Francavilla
Steve Lieber
Clay Mann
Scott Morse
Phil Noto
Ramon Perez
Chris Samnee
Matt Wagner

My sketchbook is weeping.

wolf_2099
01-26-2012, 01:59 PM
My sketch list: I am going to have to drop a couple. This is a grand in sketches.

Tony Moore 200 11x17 if he chooses to do yours
Ryan Ottley 200 11x17
Chris Samnee 175 to 250 for 1 character or two on a 9x12
Adi Granov Free 8 by 10!
Greg Capullo ??
Steve Lieber 60 - 8x12 with some background
Terry Dodson 200 11x17
Clayton Crain 200 9x12 marker - Order Online



If I could get you some of your sketchbook, I would.

It's a shame this one is on the west coast for you guys, this looks to be a great show alternative to NYCC.

And Seattle is WAY cheaper than NYC.

XIII
01-26-2012, 02:10 PM
Little advice : if you want something from Adi Granov, plan some time. The guy does great stuff but boy is he slow!!!

We'll do it one day, Cameron, we'll do it.

Do you reckon I could send you a couple of comics to get signed?

wolf_2099
01-26-2012, 02:19 PM
Sure, be more than happy to.

If they are comics you do not already have signed, let me look for copies here first, though.

It would be cheaper and easier if I can find them for a couple bucks here or there than shipping them.

wolf_2099
01-26-2012, 02:22 PM
I also thing Adi Granov will be my Saturday or Sunday morning thing.

My Montreal guys are at the show, so I have the pass covered which will help.

Ottley is first priority, then Dodson/Moore.

Moore you just drop off your name though, so that's easy.

MGM
01-26-2012, 02:56 PM
I suppose that BX could visit Seattle after NYCC2013.

wolf_2099
01-26-2012, 03:47 PM
I suppose that BX could visit Seattle after NYCC2013.

I am curious to see how the line-up changes for NYCC this year and next. It's ben pretty standard for the few years we went,. Great line-up, but not much variation.


I'd really like to go to a London con to see Europe based creators.

MGM
01-27-2012, 12:05 AM
Well, that should be no problem at all either. :D

wolf_2099
01-27-2012, 12:43 AM
One day when I get some more cash, I'll fly over.

As you well know, the flight and convention stuff gets expensive, and I'd like to do it right!

wolf_2099
02-07-2012, 02:08 PM
Stan Lee is coming to Calgary.

Maybe Oscar can get my FF 51 signed for me!

wolf_2099
02-08-2012, 04:46 PM
I started a CAF gallery!

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=85264

Mr Wallstreet
02-09-2012, 06:19 AM
Great gallery. I especially like the Y The Last Man & Fallen Angel

wolf_2099
02-17-2012, 01:31 AM
I got an iPad today.

Uploaded all my comic lists onto it, and installed a comic reader with Q&C 1-32 as well. Should be interesting to see how it works.

Mr Wallstreet
02-18-2012, 11:45 AM
iPad 2?

wolf_2099
02-18-2012, 01:38 PM
Refurbished iPad 1.

I didn't want to spend all the money on a 2. Got a good deal fo a 64 GB iPad 1 wi-fi, for $400 from apple.

XIII
02-29-2012, 07:45 AM
So about the signatures, if you could get them personalized "To Arnaud", that would be splendid.
And say hi to Greg Rucka from me (and tell him I'm ready for more translation work if he wants, lol).

wolf_2099
02-29-2012, 01:42 PM
I was going to, on both counts!

I'll tell him about it while he signs the giant stack of comics for him.

I have 10+ comics each for 3 creators. All big creators. That will not be fun.

Hopefully I can find them during off times.

Mr Wallstreet
03-15-2012, 10:55 AM
Are you off to WonderCon yet?

wolf_2099
03-15-2012, 11:54 AM
Not going to Wondercon, only Seattle in a couple weeks. I could only choose one. +(

wolf_2099
03-27-2012, 01:34 AM
So, yeah.

Going to Seattle for ECCC on Wednesday, and I just bought a ticket to this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290689940957#ht_762wt_1270

Mr Wallstreet
03-27-2012, 06:26 AM
That looks like lots of fun. How did you find out about it?

XIII
03-27-2012, 08:53 AM
So cool and for a good cause too!!! Take pictures!!! Man, I need to do a convention again.

wolf_2099
03-27-2012, 12:27 PM
Mard Waid's twitter, actually. Even though he isn't at the show.

I'll take pictures, and let you know how it goes. Looks like a great convention.

Mr Wallstreet
03-27-2012, 01:30 PM
You owe Twitter a debt of gratitude.

wolf_2099
03-27-2012, 02:37 PM
I do!
Twitter has done great things for me since I signed up.

Tragic Angelus
03-28-2012, 07:19 PM
Waid won't be there because he'll be at Gem City Con. And so will I. Have fun though.

wolf_2099
03-28-2012, 08:34 PM
I am n Seattle!

I'm met said before, really nice guy. Have fun at gem city!


My hotel is a block from the con. I can see it from the front door. I could easily walk back for lunch, or use the toilet.

This could easily be way better than an f the nycc's.


I'll keep everyone posted!

wolf_2099
04-01-2012, 12:07 AM
Guess who got a tony Moore sketch today? This guy!


Great con so far!


Arm, you will also be happy, I think.

XIII
04-01-2012, 12:19 AM
Yes!! How was the bowling?

wolf_2099
04-01-2012, 01:46 AM
Bowling was fun, I did not win a bowling pin though. So oh well.

Chris samnee was Ill though, and did not attend, so no queen and country sketch or autographs from him.

XIII
04-01-2012, 04:15 AM
Too bad. Did you team with a creator at the bowling?

Mr Wallstreet
04-01-2012, 06:10 PM
How packed was the convention center? Was it worse than NYCC or was it easier to navigate?

wolf_2099
04-01-2012, 11:57 PM
Less, but NYC is the 2nd biggest n north America.


I had little trouble navigating, but everyone else said it was packed this year, too packed. The fir marshal stopped enace sat afternoon.

After NYC though, I tout this show was a breeze. And the fire marshal capping entrance is also very very common.


Someone told me either 30k people Friday or for the weekend, not sure which.


The show was also creator heavy in the ratio. Half the con floor was artist tables, the est dedicated to booths. Only Mage had a big booth. Dc, ONI, avatar, dark horse, and boom all had tables. Marvel had nothing.
This made if different than any show I have ever been to. I feel lke this has to do with Seattle culture.
The entertainment guests were in their own private area, never even saw that part.
Panels also.

Great, great show for any of us. Although, for you Europeans, it might be a little small for the trip involved, unless you really want to see Seattle, or those particular guests.


But again, all this is comparing it to the second biggest show in north America.

I am extremely happy with it and would go back, althought maybe not ever year, especially if we start doing nyc again.
I like the idea of alternating a easy coast/west coast show every year for myself.


My hotel was also a block from the convention centre. I cannot tell you how much of a perk this is.
The able to back for an hour n the middle of the day for an hour is a godsend.

My hotel room to te con floor was 3-5 minutes.


More when I get back to Calgary,

wolf_2099
04-01-2012, 11:58 PM
Sorry for the types, I'm o an iPad.

XIII
04-02-2012, 01:33 AM
Marvel only has booth at SDCC and NYCC. Any other show, they have nothing, only panels.

wolf_2099
04-02-2012, 02:17 AM
Which s odd, because they had (have?) a booth at Toronto, and are in talks to have a booth at montreal.


Not a big one, it's big signings, but a booth with a couple guests, anyways?


Image Did a massive booth for eccc, same booth for every show, though.

Mr Wallstreet
04-02-2012, 06:44 AM
Lack of Marvel booths anywhere but SDCC & NYCC is probably a cost cutting measure. Despite being owned by Disney, I hear Marvel is under constant pressure to reduce expenditures, hence the slashing of so many low performing titles and removal of editors last year -when historically Marvel really tries to push lower selling titles.

Having booths in either Montreal and/or Toronto makes sense because they would want to expand their footprint aborad. Here in the U.S. they're already at the two biggest conventions so why bother with anything smaller.

wolf_2099
04-03-2012, 03:47 PM
My really fast con report I typed at work. I'll have all the sketches up on my CAF by the end of the week.


I arrived at ECCC Thursday night to help a friend set-up his booth. The normal dealers were there buying up and re-stocking their booths before the show started. I walked around for a bit, figuring out exactly where the creators I wanted to meet were set-up and got a feel for the show floor.

Friday morning I arrived at about 10am. I picked up the weekend pass I didn’t end up needing. There were already about 100 people in lines waiting to get their passes. I also got to meet Synch, since he wanted my spare weekend pass, which worked out well for both of us, since I believe he got to skip the massive line-up for tickets.
Around one, Brubaker, Moore and Rucka were there. I was lucky enough to meet them and get my comics signed before the show opened.
Rucka had brought an ARC of his next book, Alpha that he was going to use to raise some money for the CBLDF. I was lucky enough to get it from him by just offering a donation then and there.

When the show opened at two, I was waiting at the image booth to get a ticket for the Kirkman signing. I saw the Walking Dead bibles sell. It was a complete *spoon* show. The signing tickets were also gone in under a minute. It was almost a stampede.
Thanks to this, I ended up being 6th in line for Ryan Ottley and missing my sketch opportunity, which sucked. He was the main reason I wanted to come to this particular show. I also didn’t get picked by Tony Moore. I did get a Steve Leiber sketch, and picked up my Clayton Crain sketch. I also ended up getting all my books signed by Kirkman.
Friday was busy, but not so busy you couldn’t do anything. The guests were extremely friendly, and all in all I had a great time.

I ended up at the heroes Inititave bowling Friday night, which was a lot of fun; I did not get a bowling pin though. I bowled with Tony Parker, and next to Barry Kitson. It was a very fun night, and got to meet some new people.

Saturday morning I got in at 8:45 or so and dropped off my name for Tony Moore, and completely skipped the Image booth for the raffle, but was told it actually was a stampede. I was sitting first in line for Ryan Ottley, and luckily got my sketch. I then also got picked by Tony Moore, for a Rick & Zombie sketch. Saturday was extremely busy; it was very, very hard to move around in artist’s alley. I ended up leaving from about 12-2, since there was just no point, you couldn’t do anything. Even the restaurants around the show were packed, the Cheesecake Factory on Saturday took 30 minutes for take-out at 2pm, and it was insane. I should note, Brubaker was not signing once Saturday, he was in so many panels. I also believe he was never at his table Sunday, either.

Saturday night was the dinner, which turned out to very, very educational. As a younger guy just starting to get interested in Silver Age and Golden Age comics, I got some very, very good information on buying and grading comics. It was a fantastic night.

Sunday since I had nothing left to do, I waited for the Walking Dead Bible raffle. I was at the table when the show opened, and within 2 minutes of the door opening, the table was swamped. I got a raffle ticket, but there were so many people I had trouble getting out so other could get in. In under a minute, the raffle tickets and Kirkman signing tickets were gone. It was crazy, and probably could have been handled better.
Sunday was mostly just wandering around, enjoying the show and trying to find some comics to buy, which I could not.
At quarter after 4, I swung by the Image booth to find out if there were any Walking Deads left, he said they were selling the leftovers off at 4:45. Apparently many people didn’t realize you had to buy them. After chatting with the guy for a minute, he offered to just sell me one, which I thought was extremely nice of him, and a pleasant surprise for the show.

I ended up with;
About 120 comics signed for my personal collection, not CGC.
3 Signed books by Greg Rucka, including the Alpha ARC
2 Blank Cover sketches by Terry Dodson
Clayton Crain Spider-Man/Carnage Sketch
Steve Leiber Batman
Tony Moore Rick/Zombie Sketch
Ryan Ottley Invincible/Allen the Alien Sketch
Tony Moore Brit Page
Matthew Southworth Punisher Page
2 Ryan Ottley Invincible Pages
And then the Walking Dead Bible

Mr Wallstreet
04-03-2012, 07:18 PM
Where do you work?

wolf_2099
04-03-2012, 07:38 PM
Working part time at Telus while I job hunt!

wolf_2099
04-04-2012, 12:05 AM
ECCC Stuff;

Sketches
Tony Moore Walking Dead
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878726&GSub=126478

Ryan Ottley Invincible & Allen
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878722&GSub=126478

Clayton Crain Spider-Man VS Carnage
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878721&GSub=126478

Steve Leiber Batman
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878724&GSub=126478

Terry Dodson Quick Sketch Covers
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878735&GSub=126478
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878727&GSub=126478

OA
Invincible Pages
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878730&GSub=126477
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878731&GSub=126477

Brit Page
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878729&GSub=126477

Punisher Page
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878732&GSub=126477

Not an ECCC Page, but it showed up while I was there.
Queen and Country Page
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=878734&GSub=126477

MGM
04-04-2012, 12:38 AM
Sounds awesome. But what's an ARC?

wolf_2099
04-04-2012, 12:42 AM
Advanced Reading Comic

Basically an unpolished copy of the book for readers, so they can check for errors.

Like beta tests for a video game.

XIII
04-04-2012, 02:42 AM
This is me salivating all over your thread.

Sound like a good show but very packed. It seems that if not for your opportunity to get in before they opened the door, you couldn't have gotten to Brubaker.
Anyway, very happy for you and like seeing your collection of original art and pages grow and grow. That page by Southworth is very nice, and shit, a Queen and Country page by Rolston!

wolf_2099
04-04-2012, 02:53 AM
If I couldn't have gotten in early, I would not have gotten any of that cool stuff done. It was all stemmed from early access to the show.

This show, while not as fun as NYCC with you guys, was easily the best show I have ever been to.

The Q&C page was a nice, Rolston is from Vancouver, and I really wanted a page, so I went local and saw what he had left.

I'm going to make my comic list for the show tomorrow, perhaps I will post everything I got signed.

XIII
04-04-2012, 02:54 AM
Glad for you!

Mr Wallstreet
04-04-2012, 06:23 AM
Happy that much fun was had.

Your sketches are very cool, and the best seems to be The Walking Dead one. Ever since Kirkman made it big, the Image booth in general has been getting crazy traffic but good for them, it is well earned.

wolf_2099
04-04-2012, 01:18 PM
The Image booth craziness is all Kirkman, though.

Even John Laymen and Nick Spencer were there, and after their initial rush of people, you could just walk up and chat away.

Ottley and Jason Howard don't even do signings with Kirkman, because they are all there to see him.

wolf_2099
04-04-2012, 01:55 PM
115 signed comics
3 signed trades
4 signed hardcover books
No wonder my back hurts.

Plus the assorted signed comics I got for others, and 1 paperback.

Mr Wallstreet
04-05-2012, 06:27 AM
Working part time at Telus while I job hunt!

Is that it then? Is there no one left among us who is in school anymore? This feels like the end of an era. :e2cry:

I was just reading some articles on CBR and they had an article about a panel celebrating the 20th anniversary of Batman: The Animated Series which featured Bruce Timm, Kevin Conroy, Alan Burnett & Tara Strong. I'd really really love for Timm & Conroy to come to NY so I can get my Batman animated cel signed as well as hopefully getting my Joker cel signed by Hamil. I missed them last year due to not having anything for them to sign. It's surprisingly difficult to decent B:TAS memorabilia.

wolf_2099
04-05-2012, 01:29 PM
Simon will be in school soon?
I may have to go back for 6 months?


Timm and Conroy both had huge line-ups at ECCC, I was shocked at how popular they were.
Conroy especially had a ton of young teens.

XIII
04-05-2012, 01:51 PM
Simon still has 2 more years before he sets foot in a school.

wolf_2099
04-05-2012, 02:16 PM
Wow 3?
I was thinking its be 4 or 5

jedispyder
04-05-2012, 02:54 PM
I guess kids in Europe started school early? I started with preschool when I was 4 but a lot of kids skip preschool and instead just start with kindergarten and then Grade 1-12.

wolf_2099
04-05-2012, 03:05 PM
I don't know how I feel about this.

A website is posting sketches from ECCC, they took two of mine and put them up.

http://comicbookcritic.net/2012/04/04/emerald-city-comicon-2012-sketch/

I'm not sure I really like it.

I don't mind putting them up myself, but for another website to put them up to me seems a bit... off?
Mine didn't come from the artists tweets. They came from my tweets linked to the artists.

jedispyder
04-05-2012, 03:27 PM
That's kinda crappy of them to do that. They should have at least credited whoever they took it from and notified them. You could always request they take it down.

Tragic Angelus
04-05-2012, 05:58 PM
Yeah, here in the US most won't enter a school until around 5. 3 sounds really early. What kind of school would that be?

And I'm still in school!! I'm just on the other side of the desk every day now.

jedispyder
04-05-2012, 06:00 PM
And also Captain Jack is still in college, so I guess we can still consider him a "part" of our group even though he likely hasn't been on the website for a looooong time, lol.

Mr Wallstreet
04-06-2012, 06:28 AM
Timm and Conroy both had huge line-ups at ECCC, I was shocked at how popular they were.
Conroy especially had a ton of young teens.

Both Timm & Conroy are gaining more and more fame as the years go by (kind of like Bruce Campbell) due to their work on DCU animated properties. It won't be long before their signing events will become ticketed.

I don't know how I feel about this.

A website is posting sketches from ECCC, they took two of mine and put them up.

http://comicbookcritic.net/2012/04/0...n-2012-sketch/

I'm not sure I really like it.

I don't mind putting them up myself, but for another website to put them up to me seems a bit... off?
Mine didn't come from the artists tweets. They came from my tweets linked to the artists.

Oh shit! You've just been pirated!

Joking aside, e-mail the website and politely ask them to remove your sketches. I'd be uncomfortable with another website taking my materials posting them on their site too.

...

XIII
04-06-2012, 01:25 PM
At 3, you enter preliminary school where you stay 3 years. Then at 6, you enter primary school where you learn to read an write in the first year.

Basically preliminary is there to "teach" the kids how to live together, I guess. They mostly do manual stuff, coloring, cutting pasting, you start with learning letters, numbers. Very basic stuff.

wolf_2099
04-06-2012, 01:51 PM
How to retreat?

XIII
04-06-2012, 02:20 PM
Nah, at such a young age, they'll be reckless enough to try and fight back. You need them older to teach them the proper art of surrendering.

wolf_2099
04-06-2012, 05:38 PM
I may e-mail them, it's not hurting anyone, and it lets people appreciate something that I have, i just found it really, really weird.

And I did post them on twitter and my CAF, so I can't say I am horribly surprised. It's just very strange to me.


Arn, did you do any type of party for Simon? And I assume it's effectivly pre-school you send them to?

wolf_2099
04-10-2012, 03:37 PM
Arn, Chris, both your comic are packaged up and will go out tomorrow.

jedispyder
04-10-2012, 03:58 PM
Thanks!

Mr Wallstreet
04-10-2012, 06:50 PM
You're welcome

wolf_2099
04-11-2012, 03:13 PM
All shipped!

Arn, yours will take 10-14 business days

Chris, your is 5-7 business days.

XIII
04-15-2012, 01:22 AM
Very cool!! Much thanks to you.

jedispyder
04-16-2012, 01:03 PM
I got mine today, and Thief of Thieves #1 was a first print and not a second print like you feared. Thanks! Can you PM me your PayPal account so I can pay you back?

XIII
04-20-2012, 09:25 AM
They arrived today!! That was fast!!
Thank you so much for this!! I loved all of them. Rucka must have thought you mad to have sign so many comics! The Saga and SHIELD were nice surprises!
If there's anything I can do to make it up to you, let me know! (and remember my offer for the signed comics still stands)

wolf_2099
04-20-2012, 01:20 PM
I think I ended up with almost 30 things, books included for Rucka to sign.
He was extremely nice, one of the nicest guests I ever met.

I'm happy you like them. The one gotham central got a little well handled when Bru signed it, but what can you do?

I thought you may enjoy the Saga and Shield. I thought you were a Hickman fan?

XIII
04-20-2012, 01:32 PM
I am! Big Hickman fan, here. Not surprised Rucka is a nice guy. That's how he "sounds" from I've read from him.

XIII
04-28-2012, 10:24 AM
Hey, I'm closing in on the end of "A Dance with Dragons" and I've really enjoyed it so far. It's a lot better than A Feast for Crows, in my opinion.

wolf_2099
04-30-2012, 11:42 PM
My post prom another board about the Calgary con this weekend.


I worked with Major comics for the con, booth 609. They had 12 booths for comics, and sold a variety of modern, silver age and $2 comics. We set-up Thursday, and saw Harley pretty much buy everything in the show that was a good deal, along with a couple other dealers.

It was a long day, and I had to leave at 4 for my girlfriends Birthday, but the show looked great.

Friday I had some running around to do before the show opened, to set-up and do a couple things for myself, including getting a quick George Perez sketch. Sales on Friday were great, the show floor was packed, and all in all a great time was had. I also met boardie gyro-1, which was nice, and got to thank him for finding me a spinner rack. Unfortunately, we were so busy I didn’t get much of a chance to chat, I was pretty out of it all day dealing with the people.

Saturday I was supposed to do the 45 minute Stan Lee meet and greet with 10 people. Unfortunately due to signings/photo ops running long, it was cancelled/post poned. Sharon and Chandler and Desert Wind tried very hard to try and arrange some time that would work for me, since I was so busy at the booth. I did get a few minutes Saturday to get my books signed with Stan Lee, which was fantastic. During this time, I actually got to speak very briefly with Adam West and Patrick Stewart, which was very cool. While I didn’t get the chance to speak with him, I really have to applaud desert wind for trying to work with one person, while they had thousands more to deal with. Really, really great people, I can’t say enough good things.

Saturday around 1 I believe the Fire Marshal shut down the con, causing all the aforementioned problems. We saw a pretty big lull in the booth, and a lot of smaller media guests did as well, as everyone who wanted to see them had, and everyone else was locked out. Several exhibitors were not allowed re-entry as well. People stepping outside for a smoke were not told they were allowed back in. Also, advance ticket holders were locked out, but people buying passes seemed to be let in. It very much a mess. Eventually they started letting 100 people in every 15 minutes. The dealer floor was never very busy. I had heard this shut down was in some part played by a child having a meltdown in the media guest hall. I also made my only purchase of the show, a batman bathrobe.

Sunday morning rolled around and the entrance to the con was huge. The line-up to buy tickets before the show opened must have been a couple thousand anyways, by 11am they had stopped selling tickets till the afternoon. I actually found the show busier than Sunday. Business was great Sunday as well, and busy all day long.

This was by far my least productive con, I got perhaps 15 books signed, 1 sketch, and no books outside the few I got from the guys I was working for.
The convention defiantly grew a little too fast this year, as the convention defiantly couldn’t handle both Stan Lee and TNG cast. I spoke to many, many angry people over the weekend, that lost a lot of money spent. However, everyone who didn’t suffer from the lockout seemed to have a fantastic time.

I am really interested to see what they follow up with next year.
I also got a boardie a Mark Texeria Ghost Rider blank done, which turned out great.




I left out some details about DWC and the Stan Lee thing from there, since I wasn't sure if they'd want it posted publicly.

I'll elaborate here, later.

Mr Wallstreet
05-01-2012, 06:27 AM
Meeting Adam West sounds like a wet dream come true (for me anyway).

Overall the Con sounded like tons of fun, glad you enjoyed yourself. Regarding the Fire Marshall shutting down the con and preventing people from entering, I'm seeing a bit of a trend here, (not that 2 instances count as a trend) but I'm hoping these venues will have a better handle on it the next time. It really would suck to pay for a ticket and then be refused entry - ontop of which watching as late-to-the-party-people buying tickets at the door and being let in.

wolf_2099
05-02-2012, 04:57 PM
A sketch and some signed comics from the show!
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m512/wolf_2099/MMAF15.jpg
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m512/wolf_2099/FF51.jpg http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m512/wolf_2099/GeorgePerezSuperman9x12CCEE2012.jpg

wolf_2099
05-15-2012, 01:47 PM
My parents house has the front door kicked in last night and the house ransacked.

Among things they took, were a short box of Silver Age comics, including a bunch of my early Marvels, mostly X-Men, nothing really high value, but it adds up.

Now I have to fly home and figure out exactly what they took, joyous day.
Luckily I have a pretty complete list, and pretty sure I have scans of some of the comics. Hopefully insurance will cover it.

Time to start calling store to tell them to be on the look out for guys selling them.


I got really lucky here, as I had just pulled all my 1K+ books out and brought them with me to Calgary when I was last home so I'd have time to go through and properly grade and evaluate them.

Tragic Angelus
05-15-2012, 02:38 PM
I'm very very sorry to hear about that. I hope your parents are doing ok and that there wasn't much damage to their home. I'm also sorry to hear about your books and I hope you and your parents manage to track things down.

wolf_2099
05-15-2012, 02:54 PM
The bedrooms were tossed, the main floor not so bad.

Apparently a bunch of my comic boxers were dumped, as well.

The master bedroom is a mess.

The entire front door was kicked in, it wouldn't close/

jedispyder
05-15-2012, 03:24 PM
Oh wow, so sorry to hear this!

XIII
05-16-2012, 12:45 AM
Sorry to hear about that. I hope the losses are not too huge.
My parent's house was burglarized last year so I can relate. It's a shitty feeling.

wolf_2099
05-16-2012, 04:17 PM
New Stumptown page;
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=894576&GSub=126477

XIII
05-16-2012, 11:43 PM
Great page!

MGM
05-17-2012, 05:48 AM
Shit to hear about your parents. They're okay, I presume?

Mr Wallstreet
05-17-2012, 06:16 AM
So sorry to hear about your parents home and the loss of your property. How are you and your parents holding up? They weren't at home when it happened right?

wolf_2099
05-17-2012, 11:27 PM
My parents are okay, and they weren't home.
My Dad was here in Calgary.
My mom was a little shaken up, but everyone is all good.