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Jamie Coville

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  1. To keep it basic (and I'm not the expect in this) yes it's bad. Yes comics decay over time, if they are locked into an airtight case that decay intensifies. Last I checked, CGC does include that special paper to absorb the decay and recommends that the sealed/slabbed books be re slabbed every 7 years.

    Sadly, many people don't do this there are going to some formerly pristine books that might be in worse condition in 20-30 years time in slab than if they were in a Mylar bag and acid free board. That's assuming the bag and board were changed when they were supposed to be. I suspect many collectors aren't doing that either, but at least there is some room for the decaying gasses to escape if it's not sealed up tight. 

  2. 20 hours ago, SOTIcollector said:

    I know you were kidding but...

    There was actually a sequel in the works.  In the 1960's, Wertham tried to work on a sequel that would prove the Comics Code didn't go far enough.  Obviously that was never published, but in Wertham's files at the Library of Congress you can see some of the research he did when he was working on the sequel.

    He wrote a column in 1955 called "It's Still Murder" in which he continues to attack the comics after the code was implemented.

    I have it online here: http://www.thecomicbooks.com/1955itsstillmurder.html

     

     

  3. Hi All

    I went to Toronto Comicon and recorded 5 panels and took 24 pictures.

    Panels were:
    Steve Englehart Spotlight (51:27, 47.1mb) Steve Englehart is interviewed by Mark Askwith. He asks him about working on The Prisoner comic, starting off as an assistant under Neal Adams, working at Marvel, how he became a writer, why he left comics and what work outside of comics he did, writing Dr. Strange as a solo hero vs part of the Defenders, working with Frank Brunner and Gene Colan, the Master of Kung Fu, Starlord, Captain America, Silver Surfer, his work at DC for both Batman comics and the 1989 movie, working with Jim Warren and Steve Ditko.

    Meet the Pros (46:46, 42.8mb)
    Moderated by Brent Chittenden, the pros we meet are Phil Noto, Sean Galloway and Derek Laufman. They spoke about how they got started in comics, the culture shock of going from another industry to comics, how they all draw from the hardware they use to the software, designing characters and toys, their work schedules, the best advice they got, work they did that stands out, the benefits of a deadline and toughest deadline they had.

    Denny O’Neil Spotlight (49:59, 45.7mb)
    Denny O'Neil talked about a wide range of topics, including how we went from journalism to comics, Harlan Ellison, Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Neal Adams, his near death experience, his views on violence, doing detective stories, mentoring Frank Miller, his rules for Batman, No Man's Land storyline, Azreal, The Question, his son's movie, how corporations affect the stories, the biography of Bruce Wayne. The panel was moderated by Mark Askwith.

    Ron Wilson Spotlight (45:36, 41.7mb)
    Brent Chittenden interviews Ron Wilson about how he got started, his love of Kirby, the difference between Marvel and DC when he was breaking in, Marvel Two in One, Captain Britain, character he would have loved to work on, He-Man, WCW comics and getting to know wrestlers, how he handled friction with his collaborators, who he liked collaborating with, Milestone Media, his tools for drawing, doing Kickboxer Genesis book through Kickstarter, Creative Freedom and more.

    The Rhythm Section of Comics: Ink and Colour (45:49, 41.9mb)
    On the panel was Craig Yeung, Jay Leisten, Nolan Woodard, Dave McCaig, John Beatty and moderator Brent Chittenden. The group talked about what lead them to colouring or inking, what tools they use for their jobs and how that's changed over the years, keeping computer software and hardware updated, recommendations for scanners and printers, what they hate inking/colouring, the work process and notes from other creators, resolving creative conflicts, their tightest deadline and changing trends.

    I also have a couple of videos from the convention floor of cosplayers. I've included them with my write up about the convention on my blog

  4. 2 hours ago, Cyrax said:

    Very cool! You might want to consider uploading them to archive.org this way, they'll be stored forever somewhere. It might not sound important now, but websites (even your own!) might go down due to many factors over the years, it would be a shame to lose that audio

    I have these backed up elsewhere too. Plus these are all downloadable (right click, save as) so I suspect somebody somewhere has downloaded them, if only to put on their mp3 player or something.

  5. I've never bought a commissioned piece before, but after reading this thread, and having heard about the previous Michael Golden incident, I could never feel comfortable giving an artist advance payment for a promised piece, regardless of who it was. I have to agree with whoever said that if the customer doesn't pay, the artist still can sell the piece to someone else, but the other way around, the customer is left with their money stolen or not getting what they paid for.

     

    It's sad that honest artists have to get tarred with this same brush, but I think those who make their living off commissions ought to be at least as outspoken about those dealing in bad faith as the customers; after all, it's their market that's threatened by this sort of behavior.

     

    During the Michael Golden "Patience is a Virue" mess John Byrne did just that (without bashing Golden IIRC). He offered the guy (Gerry Turnbull) a free commission because of his issue with Golden. Mind you, Gerry was a regular buyer of commissions from Byrne too so he was just strengthening a relationship with him, but it was still a good thing to do.

     

     

  6. I did an interview with Dave in 2005 and asked him about it.

     

    Jamie:

    Did you ever discover who made the counterfeits?

     

    Dave Sim:

    I have my suspicions as to who did the counterfeit but, no, the FBI never managed to catch the guys who were selling them-the "mules" folded their operation as soon as word started to spread-and therefore there was no route to anyone who was behind the scam. I certainly wasn't about to accuse anyone publicly without evidence to support it but, yes, I'm pretty sure I knew who did it.

     

    The rest of the interview is here: http://www.collectortimes.com/2005_07/Clubhouse.html

     

    I also ask him about identifying the real Cerebus #1 vs the fake.