Act 1: Revelation

[rebelpk]

Me and my wife got married on the 22nd of August, 2016.

 

Really nice venue, friends and family. Everything was perfect.

 

We both decided that we wanted to go to the Maldives. Our dream destination. We had both wanted to go there for ages, and we saved up for about 2 years of quite rigorous saving so that we could have everything paid off by the time we got married.

 

That meant no more comics for me and we were both on a strict budget.

 

After a great honeymoon, Mister smart pants (ME) decided, well, we want to have a family, let's look at getting a bigger house. We find the one for us. Lovely house where if we want to we can stay there for the rest of our lives and still have enough space for anything we need.

 

All is well, and then on December between Christmas and New Year my wife drops the bomb.

 

-Stan Lee's going to stop doing conventions. 2017 is going to be his last year.

 

I was gutted! I'd always wanted to get a book signed by him in person, wanted to meet the man, get the famous Stan Lee smile, maybe even a handshake. My wife knew this as well.

 

She was used to my moaning of wanting to get an X-Men #1 signed by Stan Lee, plus the fact that I had to buy one first. Ufff. This would never happen.

 

She then said it.

 

-Let's go. Let's go to it. I've already checked. He'll be at Chicago. Let's go.

 

I was shocked. Reminding me why I married her in the firt place.

 

Anybody that is married or living with their partner in the hobby knows.

 

What the wife says, goes!

 

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[rebelpk]

[Rockblazer]

Yes,

I agree with your wife, you must meet Stan Lee. I met him 1/24/2006 in Springfield Ohio. He spoke to us for about an hour at the Kuss auditorium and we then walked across the street to the public library and he talked to us and signed two items each .

I had him sign a Journey into Mystery 112 and my $6.00 ticket to the event so I could remember what day it was in the future. I had seen him at Wizard World in Columbus a few years later but the line was so long I did not get in it but would have if I had never met him prior.

You will remember everything you talk about just about word for word when you do. He is one of the few remaining giants of comics left. I hope you get to make the trip. It's a great memory.

[rebelpk]

Thanks for the reply. I'll post my next journal entry soon.

 

No spoilers, I promise.

 

I hope I get to talk to him