Comments on: Charlotte Heroes Con

By: treyalexander

treyalexander — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:16:50 +0000

Ok, so I’m guessing the whole shaving your head thing might be related to Alec Longstreth’s NOT shaving until he finishes his “Basewood” storyline. During the self-publishing panel with Alec and Jeff, Alec explained his self-challenge, so maybe Jeff latched onto the idea but gave it a spin for you.

DON’T do it! Alec looks scary enough with his grizzly beard and mop of hair (paired with his lens-less black frames: … “odd” is a polite adjective. Love ya, Alec! Phase 7 rocks!) In your case, regardless of your color choice, please don’t succumb to the dark side of Jeff’s challenge.

Now, if I could just win the lottery, I’d be happy to fund the completion of ADS myself. Consider it a promise — not quite empty, but not likely to come to fruition, but a promise non-the-less!

I remember buying some original pages from Teri Wood MANY years ago while she was struggling to complete Wandering Star. But I see your point about the trade-off between sales and income vs. shipping and lost time from work.

By: Miki

Miki — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:22:37 +0000

Just in case you thought you could hide from your adoring public,
pictures of your Heroes Con panel are posted here>

http://www.flickr.com/photos/patcave/sets/72157620562614136/

By: kinggoji

kinggoji — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:52:53 +0000

Yay me in the bottom photo. See that Abs. Sandman? Colleen signed it for me last year and included a badass sketch.

By: Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment » My Thoughts on HeroesCon 09

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:59:42 +0000

[...] her pith helmet. But I didn’t get Jeff Smith to worship at McNeil’s feet. Go now, this photo must be [...]

By: Torsten Adair

Torsten Adair — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:09:30 +0000

Hmmm… I was thinking S&N Ltd Ed photos. Maybe a vinyl skull cap, with styrofoam head for display?

Page sponsoring apparently worked for Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby) and Craig Thompson (Blankets). Those were original GNs, and you’d be selling the issues PLUS the GNs, so you only gotta fund the issues. How does your page rate differ from what you sell your art for? Would your page rate cover the cost of producing the single issues?

Hey… why not follow the Robert Crumb model? He has a guy who buys old Crumb comics online, has Crumb sign them, then he sells them on eBay. Mile High probably has quantity of Sandman #20 (on sale!). Sign the comic, do a quick sketch on the backing board, and mail it off!