Motor City Comic Con 2018 0

[Shadow]

Well, this is 24 years at this show for me. It got me back into the hobby after a 10 year hiatus when I realized my "28 year old self" could afford a JLA #3. I didn't take show pictures, just pictures of my purchases. 

This year, got there a little late at 11:30 thinking the line would be better than last year when I was early. At first, I thought I was very, very wrong as the line snaked all the way around the convention center. But, it went pretty fast and we only waited about 40 minutes vs the 1 hour last year. Because my daughter and nephew were with me again this year, I had to move through the show faster than in the past. Went to my two constant stand-bys: Bob Storms and Dale Roberts. I think I've bought something from Dale at every show for at least 20 years. I trust their grading implicitly. Show was packed.

The toughest choice I had to make was at Bob's booth. I've collected World's Finest since I was 12 years old though it's never been as dominant as JLA, X-Men, Conan, etc. Bob had a VG #71 and the CGC 6.0 #7. Even though the #71 is on my "grail" list, I couldn't pass up the iconic cover of #7 and owning a GA WW2 era DC book. It's the oldest book in my collection now. So, count me in the Golden Age Appreciation Club. The Batman #198 and Flash #217 were from Dale. The Batman is an upgrade to a 2.0 beat up copy my 13-year old self bought in 1979. I couldn't resist the X-Men Annual #1 from Bob and the Avengers #71 from Dale. Bob brought some beautiful Red Sonja's for me. It's a shame the interior art is so horrendous in my book. I have been quietly plugging away at my Marvel Team Up collection. I've always had the Byrne issues but winning Greggy's Raffle Box a few years ago caused me to go for the series. Picked up a beautiful #2 from Dale that I wasn't planning on. Also some MTO from Lange and Collector's Zone, plus other misc. Last stop was Neal Adam's booth. I bought a GL #76 Print last year for him to sign. This year, I couldn't resist his iconic Batman "sprint". 

It's great to have the kid's with me but I do miss out on going at my pace through the show and meeting fellow Boardies. Thanks for letting me share!

[comicjack]

Quite a haul 

[ygogolak]

Good recap. I thought the same thing about Babs Tarr pricing. I thought Jae Lee was $80 for a head, Rob Guillory was $10.

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[F For Fake]

13 minutes ago, ygogolak said:

Good recap. I thought the same thing about Babs Tarr pricing. I thought Jae Lee was $80 for a head, Rob Guillory was $10.

https://comicbookinvest.com/2018/05/24/motor-city-comic-con/

While I may agree with the writer that Tarr's pricing is ridiculous, his whining about it was a bit annoying. These artists don't owe anybody anything. Either pay what they're asking, or don't. Why spend so much time crying about it? "Disgust". "Pomposity". Jee-zus. Just say "she's charging too much" and move on. 

[Real Elijah Snow]

$395 for a thighs up single character is the "I don't want to do any sketching this weekend" price. I personally don't care for her art, so I wouldn't be in at 25% of that.. Maybe it comes down to the fact that she's just not very fast, or has anxiety about drawing in public or something.  Either way, I can't see many people wanting a commission from her that badly, but she can try and get whatever she wants. I think guys like Adam Hughes have figured out the key to high demand sketching at shows with his $50 head sketch. He can do these pretty quickly. It won't break the bank. They're not complete garbage . He does a lot of them, and they don't devalue his real commissions. 

Side note: Don't let Simon Bisley buy you drinks at the hotel bar on set up day. You WILL get hammered. You WILL make interesting purchasing decisions. You've been warned. 

Edited May 24, 2018 by Real Elijah Snow

[1Cool]

11 minutes ago, Real Elijah Snow said:

$395 for a thighs up single character is the "I don't want to do any sketching this weekend" price. I personally don't care for her art, so I wouldn't be in at 25% of that.. Maybe it comes down to the fact that she's just not very fast, or has anxiety about drawing in public or something.  Either way, I can't see many people wanting a commission from her that badly, but she can try and get whatever she wants. I think guys like Adam Hughes have figured out the key to high demand sketching at shows with his $50 head sketch. He can do these pretty quickly. It won't break the bank. They're not complete garbage . He does a lot of them, and they don't devalue his real commissions. 

Side note: Don't let Simon Bisley buy you drinks at the hotel bar on set up day. You WILL get hammered. You WILL make interesting purchasing decisions. You've been warned. 

That is funny.  I walked by his booth and thought "that guy looks exactly like I'd expect from his art".  Big guy - looks like he owns a couple Harleys. 

[ygogolak]

5 hours ago, Real Elijah Snow said:

$395 for a thighs up single character is the "I don't want to do any sketching this weekend" price. I personally don't care for her art, so I wouldn't be in at 25% of that.. Maybe it comes down to the fact that she's just not very fast, or has anxiety about drawing in public or something.  Either way, I can't see many people wanting a commission from her that badly, but she can try and get whatever she wants. I think guys like Adam Hughes have figured out the key to high demand sketching at shows with his $50 head sketch. He can do these pretty quickly. It won't break the bank. They're not complete garbage . He does a lot of them, and they don't devalue his real commissions. 

Side note: Don't let Simon Bisley buy you drinks at the hotel bar on set up day. You WILL get hammered. You WILL make interesting purchasing decisions. You've been warned. 

Haha, were you at the show?

5 hours ago, 1Cool said:

That is funny.  I walked by his booth and thought "that guy looks exactly like I'd expect from his art".  Big guy - looks like he owns a couple Harleys. 

Yea, I did a double take going by him.

[Real Elijah Snow]

I was. I finished up buying by end of Friday, but I was chilling at Bill Thade's booth the majority of the show on Saturday since my flight back to Atlanta wasn't until Sunday am.