![]() ![]() I believe if I am considering buying a print from you (now, mind you, a print is a reproduced copy that took little effort vs. Some artists were pretentious (I will not name names but going forward I will not pay particular attention to their work if ever I am making a decision to buy a graphic novel or read an article that might involve their work). I picked up a handful of prints mostly in the $5-10 range. They ranged in price from $5 to $50 (depending on the level of celebrity). A popular way to get the artist’s work into the hands of their fans was through signed prints. If I am able to return next year, I believe that is something I will consider. They made their way from artist to artist who would sketch a small piece of art for them. I loved seeing young people with sketchbooks. There were watercolors, color sketches, penciled art – all in various sizes from cards to 11×14. You had Neal Adams sitting in a booth just across from a new and upcoming artist whose name is so new that I cannot bring it to mind. Ha! (I am impervious to your judgey eyes right now…) I did pick up a short comic book series of Matt Wagner’s Grendel. Oddly enough, the only “action figures” I brought home from this adventure were the Super Best Friends Forever set of Wonder Girl, Batgirl and Supergirl (they were on sale for $2.18 each) and I picked those up at Walgreens. Seeing the characters, stories and movies that were an indelible part of my childhood there in action figure/comic book/toy form… well, to say I was “12 years old” all over again would be an understatement. However, at the same time, the vendors also brought me an immeasurable amount of joy. Poor Ben had to hear me say “It breaks my heart.” more times than I am sure he can count. ((sigh)) So, to walk through all of the vendors in Cincy, seeing things I once had in my personal collection… well, it was a little like torture for me. For a long time, I had nightmares of greasy handed children at a yard sale, pawing through pristine pages. Unfortunately, a huge ape that likes to think he looks like Hulk Hogan stole about 90% of my collectibles and though I took the deputy to where he hid them, nothing was ever retrieved. From my early childhood, I collected figurines, action figures, comic books, books, pictures, etc. Realistically, I prefer to take a more romantic approach and consider my vast inventory: the tangible evidence of my favorite memories. If I am being truly honest with myself, I am a hoarder. Hello, I am Michelle, I am a 45 year old woman and I collect comics. ![]() Some things change, but even with those changes most things seem to remain the same. From Cincy, I have a photo of me with Predator. In NYC I had a photo op with a Storm Trooper. ![]() In Cincy, a guy convinced me to purchase his graphic novel by letting me read a passage where the character was someone pregnant with an “alien” and she was desperately trying to get an abortion. In NYC I picked up the Pope John Paul II comic book. My media favorite in NYC was Adam West (THE Batman) so it should not be surprising that my media favorite of Cincy was Julie Newmar (THE Catwoman). Eight years later, the second comic book convention I attended was in Cincy, planned for and with a handful of goals in mind. The first comic book convention I attended was in NYC, on a whim and with no real direction ( for that blog click: here). It’s nice to stand among them and feel right at home. These freaks, these crazies, these people who are looked at from the peripheral and never taken seriously, this band of brothers – they will generally accept you, no matter how “different” you may seem to the rest of the world. There is something about standing in a convention hall full of people that would be considered batshit crazy out on the street. But there are pictures to entertain you along the way. ![]()
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