Robot Man Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 And now we have people dying by the thousands all over the country all because of selfish, self centered folks like this. We need to stop looking out for “number one” and start looking out for each other. Sorry to derail your thread Mike. I was just agreeing with you and trying to make you feel better. I’ll shut up now... PeterPark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 I don't mind people posting in this thread. At least it means someone is reading and I'm not just writing into the ether. I am keeping busy. I'm lucky to have a job where I can work at home. And my garden's never looked better. We need a nationwide plan. There's no point in shutting down again without a nationwide plan, as we'll just be back here. If the doctors say, "we can beat covid if we all wear masks, stay 6 feet apart, and close things like bars," then we all have to do that (and yeah, that would include the POTUS) or there's no point in even trying. And it is worth it to do this, as we have evidence that it works (see New York for example). It will be interesting to see what happens if they have to cancel the NFL and college football. Football crosses all political boundaries, way more than any other sport. If that happens (and I'm not rooting for it, just like I'm not rooting for the stock market to drop), then maybe everyone will start taking covid seriously. Robot Man and jimjum12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxmick1 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 18 hours ago, n2wdw said: I messaged the seller and he told me it sold. Too bad, as he would have made more money (from me) if he let the auction run its course. Then I asked the seller if he would act as a middleman/broker to convey an offer from me to the seller, with a generous broker fee if a deal could be worked out. I haven't gotten a response. I do have this 9.9 copy, which was a book I submitted myself. I just thought it would be very cool to have a 10.0 too. Mike: I really envy this book, but isn't it a different book than the 10.0 book you were bidding on back in late-May? The book above is a Rocketeer Adventures #1 Jetpack Comics Edition with a 05/11 publishing date whereras the 10.0 book in question was a Rocketeer Adventures #v2 #1 Jetpack Comics Edition with a 03/12 publishing date. The covers are identical other than the book title and the publishing date. I've never come across your book in the wild and I've searched for it ... I even contacted Jetpack Comics (who were selling the Rocketeer Adventures #v2 #1 (03/12) for $5.00 each during their Black Friday sale last year) and they could not explain why a Rocketeer Adventures #1 Jetpack Comics Edition with a 05/11 publishing date even exists. All of the books that Jetpack has in stock are Rocketeer Adventures #v2 #1 Jetpack Comics Edition with a 03/12 publishing date. I'm not certain whether your book was a printing error? Variant? Who knows? We are doing a bit better re: COVID-19 in Canada. As of yesterday, we had gone 13 days in Nova Scotia without a new case, everyone MUST wear masks as of July 31 in public places, and social distancing is now becoming "normal". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Taxmick1 said: Mike: I really envy this book, but isn't it a different book than the 10.0 book you were bidding on back in late-May? The book above is a Rocketeer Adventures #1 Jetpack Comics Edition with a 05/11 publishing date whereras the 10.0 book in question was a Rocketeer Adventures #v2 #1 Jetpack Comics Edition with a 03/12 publishing date. The covers are identical other than the book title and the publishing date. I've never come across your book in the wild and I've searched for it ... I even contacted Jetpack Comics (who were selling the Rocketeer Adventures #v2 #1 (03/12) for $5.00 each during their Black Friday sale last year) and they could not explain why a Rocketeer Adventures #1 Jetpack Comics Edition with a 05/11 publishing date even exists. All of the books that Jetpack has in stock are Rocketeer Adventures #v2 #1 Jetpack Comics Edition with a 03/12 publishing date. I'm not certain whether your book was a printing error? Variant? Who knows? We are doing a bit better re: COVID-19 in Canada. As of yesterday, we had gone 13 days in Nova Scotia without a new case, everyone MUST wear masks as of July 31 in public places, and social distancing is now becoming "normal". Hi Mike - I don't know for sure. It seems like IDW published this cover multiple times -- I think I actually have 3 examples where it was used. One time I spoke to someone at the IDW table at a con, and he said they did use the cover in more than one edition, but other than this general info, he didn't have any more information. But like I said, I don't know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobbledclam Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 n2wdw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobbledclam Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I saw the word wine somewhere..... I was allowed to go to my wine storage to pull out a few things to sip on and grabbed the wrong box in my haste. I meant to grab some $20-30 stuff for rerun watching. Unfortunately these are a little too good for just me and Green Acre reruns. That is unless I have a 34 oz bone in aged rib-eye and a Sapphire up with a twist to start delivered accidentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) On 7/29/2020 at 8:34 PM, Cobbledclam said: I saw the word wine somewhere..... I was allowed to go to my wine storage to pull out a few things to sip on and grabbed the wrong box in my haste. I meant to grab some $20-30 stuff for rerun watching. Unfortunately these are a little too good for just me and Green Acre reruns. That is unless I have a 34 oz bone in aged rib-eye and a Sapphire up with a twist to start delivered accidentally. Those are some very nice wines, especially with a big rib eye. Maybe start with seared foie gras to go with the Doisy. Who is your wine storage (just curious) -- Zachys? My wife and I built a cellar in our house. Holds about 2800 bottles, and right now we've got about 2200. Here are some of our babies. Edited August 1, 2020 by n2wdw comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n2wdw Posted August 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) Comic Link July 2020 Action This has been a great auction for me. I spent more than I would otherwise, since I haven't been to a con since January 2019 (Terry's), and I probably won't be going to another one until who knows. This auction had a number of Bettie Page and Marilyn Monroe CGC mags. I was excited about these lots, as you don't see them often. I thought bidding was soft, and this allowed me to win a few. I'll post pics later. Here's my big win of the auction, the Lost Valley copy of Fight 35. I've been looking for a copy forever, so I decided to just go for this. Bidding got to $2500. I decided, what the heck, I'll put in one more bid at $2600. It was the high bid about 2 hours before the close. I was surprised (and happy) my bid held. Thanks for reading. Edited August 1, 2020 by n2wdw 1950's war comics, szucchini, bc and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 4 hours ago, n2wdw said: Those are some very nice wines, especially with a big rib eye. Maybe start with seared foie gras to go with the Doisy. Who is your wine storage (just curious) -- Zachys? My wife and I built a cellar in our house. Holds about 2800 bottles, and right now we've got about 2200. Here are some of our babies. That’s dedication! I’m a bourbon guy but these days, I just can’t seem to keep a bottle long enough to have a collection... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, n2wdw said: Comic Link July 2020 Action This has been a great auction for me. I spent more than I would otherwise, since I haven't been to a con since January 2019 (Terry's), and I probably won't be going to another one until who knows. This auction had a number of Bettie Page and Marilyn Monroe CGC mags. I was excited about these lots, as you don't see them often. I thought bidding was soft, and this allowed me to win a few. I'll post pics later. Here's my big win of the auction, the Lost Valley copy of Fight 35. I've been looking for a copy forever, so I decided to just go for this. Bidding got to $2500. I decided, what the heck, I'll put in one more bid at $2600. It was the high bid about 2 hours before the close. I was surprised (and happy) my bid held. Thanks for reading. Wow!!! Score! I think that is my favorite FH book. I have upgraded my copy due to color several times. The color on that one is superb. Funny story about that one. I was at the SDCC when that collection debuted. A guy next to me pulled that exact copy out of a box. I remember hoping he would put it back. He looked at it for a minute, started to put it back then put it in his keeper pile. Glad it ended up in your collection Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, Robot Man said: Wow!!! Score! I think that is my favorite FH book. I have upgraded my copy due to color several times. The color on that one is superb. Funny story about that one. I was at the SDCC when that collection debuted. A guy next to me pulled that exact copy out of a box. I remember hoping he would put it back. He looked at it for a minute, started to put it back then put it in his keeper pile. Glad it ended up in your collection Mike! Love hearing stories like this. Shows how small a world it is, especially in our hobby. Edited August 2, 2020 by n2wdw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Yes it is in this hobby. Just for the heck of it, I went and looked at my catalog and found they graded it raw at vf-nm and priced it at $480. Maybe a little stiff even back then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n2wdw Posted August 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 2, 2020 (edited) On 8/1/2020 at 10:28 AM, Robot Man said: That’s dedication! I’m a bourbon guy but these days, I just can’t seem to keep a bottle long enough to have a collection... I'm a big bourbon fan too. Here's my bar at the moment. I actually have a comic related story about bourbon. It was at the Wizard World Chicago con in 2013. I've been to that con 3 times, and each time I went to Gibson's steakhouse for dinner. I always ate at the bar, and this time I was just starting to get into bourbon. I asked the bartender for his recommendation, and he told me to focus on the Bs. Basil Hayden, Bookers, Blantons, and Bakers. So that's what I did, and 7 years later those are still my favorites. In addition to those, I focus on Jefferson (because I went to UVA), Hudson (because one of my favorite steak places -- Bourbon Steak in SF -- has a smoked bourbon flight that I've had many times), and Whistle Pig (because over the years I've developed an appreciation for ryes). Anyway, those are the bourbons I focus on, and like comics, I collect as many of the variants that I can find. Basil Hayden, which is my #1 bourbon, has a lot of versions. I also have a few other bottles -- like Tin Cup -- that I buy on sale, so I'm not always drinking the expensive stuff. I also make sure to always have Maker's Mark, which is delicious and the best bourbon (IMHO) for bourbon novices. Anyway, here's my drink from that night at Gibson's, as I still have the pics from that con. It was a Basil Hayden Manhattan. For food, I got the wedge (love all the blue cheese) and the roast chicken with spicy peppers (not sure what I was thinking, not getting a steak; probably my selection was based on the side dish -- spicy peppers). And this con was one of my best ever for getting comics. Here are the main ones I got. Thanks for reading. Edited August 2, 2020 by n2wdw eyersman, Cobbledclam, AJD and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobbledclam Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 2:39 AM, n2wdw said: Those are some very nice wines, especially with a big rib eye. Maybe start with seared foie gras to go with the Doisy. Who is your wine storage (just curious) -- Zachys? My wife and I built a cellar in our house. Holds about 2800 bottles, and right now we've got about 2200. Here are some of our babies. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobbledclam Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 What a great looking collection. Great discipline! Pulling corks is sometimes is like wanting to crack books out of slabs. The process, the smell, the feel, the taste 🤷♂️🐿the joy....🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Cobbledclam said: A This looks delicious! The bottom pic looks like roasted chicken and -- suckling pig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 (edited) San Diego Comic Con So Comicon was last week, and even though I have issues with it, I very much miss it. Here are some pics from my last SD comicon, in 2018, when I went for 1 day with my daughter. Edited August 3, 2020 by n2wdw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I haven’t been to SDCC in maybe 5 years. I first went to the 3rd one and all but two up until I gave up. It just year by year became to expensive, too much hassle and to far away from the con I loved so much. First year I missed was a little sad but I’m way over it now. Now, going with one of my kids, that would be awsome. I’ll bet you had a lot of special moments with your daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobbledclam Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 9 hours ago, n2wdw said: This looks delicious! The bottom pic looks like roasted chicken and -- suckling pig? The roasted Duck with the fois gras and duck fat gravy at the Duck Inn Chicago. I miss Gibson's already. Blue cheese olives with lots of Sapphire surrounding them. The Rosemont show is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 Comic Link July 2020 Action - Marilyn Monroe Lately I've been collecting some Marilyn Monroe items. Not a lot, just like a toe in the water. This CL auction had a number of CGC graded MM mags. I managed to win 3. I managed to win these for (IMHO) lower than market prices. As I mentioned before, I thought the bidding was kind of soft this month. I wonder if prices were hurt because so many Marilyn lots were offered. And of course there's the economy. When Covid first hit, I didn't see any weakening of prices. But lately I have, not a lot, but incrementally. I'm just noting what I've seen. Personally, I'd rather have a working vaccine even if that meant higher prices. I'd welcome higher prices in that case! I really miss traveling, or just the simple pleasure of shaking hands, giving a friend a hug, and going to a steak restaurant and getting a vodka martini while deciding the steak you're going to get (actually, I typically get the ribeye so there's no choice there; the fun part is ordering the sides.) bc, sagii, Yorick and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...