{"id":1259,"date":"2024-04-13T17:12:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T21:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2024-04-13T17:20:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T21:20:04","slug":"the-haul-big-lick-comic-con-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2024\/04\/13\/the-haul-big-lick-comic-con-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Haul: Big Lick Comic Con Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Because it was nearby – and because it’s my birthday – today I swung by Big Lick Comic Con NOVA<\/a> for a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t stay too long, as I didn’t have a lot of money to spend, the non-comics guests weren’t a draw for me – which is in no way a slight to them – and there weren’t that many comics guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also didn’t take a lot of pictures because that’s just how I am. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did manage to spend some money. So let’s see what I got.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First off, I got some things signed by Walter Simonson and Louise Simonson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans, Thor by Walter Simonson vol. 1, Ragnarok <\/em>HC 1, Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Superman: The Man of Steel<\/em>
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I also got a sketch of Beta Ray Bill from Walter Simonson:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everyone’s favorite space horse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Along with the signatures, I got the great memory of getting to meet Walt and Weezi and also got my picture taken with them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also scored a signature from Christopher Priest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Superman: Lost<\/em> #1B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t see Jeff Parker there, so, sadly, I didn’t get anything signed by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now for the stuff I bought (note that I made donations to the Hero Initiative<\/a> in gratitude for the signatures)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First up, I’ve gotten that much <\/em>closer to completing my run of Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane <\/em>#3-5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The seller also had a copy of #2, but not at a price I was willing to pay for the condition. Still, I remain just two issues away from a complete run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I picked up a bunch of Superman<\/em> vol. 1 to fill in some of the gaps I have in my lazy quest to have a run that starts from my birth to the end of the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Superman<\/em> vol. 1 #377, 380-387<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I gave a little more money to Hero Initiative and did a bit more Warlord<\/em> gap-filling, and picked up the Marvel Two-in-One<\/em> just because it’s a classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Warlord<\/em> vol. 1 #129 and Marvel Two-in-One <\/em>#86<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And finally, I grabbed this just because it looked neat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Fade Out<\/em> Magazine Replica Edition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I also bumped into Brad and Lisa from Comic Book Couples Counseling<\/a>, finally getting to meet them in real life after knowing them online for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lisa scored some Lois Lane <\/em>back issues, too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And that was my brief – but pricey – day at the con. There was more to see if you have more of a focus beyond comics than I do, but while I didn’t stay long, and won’t be stopping in for the second day tomorrow, it was nice to get out and be around like-minded people for a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll close things out with a few of the random, not-very-good photos I did take while I was there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Comic Logic? Hey, I know those guys!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Born and raised in the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Jon Maki developed an enduring love for comics at an early age.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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