{"id":386,"date":"2023-02-18T15:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T20:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=386"},"modified":"2023-02-18T15:49:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T20:49:55","slug":"mail-call-for-2-18-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2023\/02\/18\/mail-call-for-2-18-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Call For 2.18.23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The postal carrier left a hot mess at my front door, and it was definitely more welcome than a flaming bag of dog poop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hot & Messy: The Art of Amanda Conner<\/em> with Certificate of Authenticity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Signed by the artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The extra goodies that came with it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That I would back this campaign was a given, but if I hadn’t already been sold, this aspect is the part that would have done the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I first learned that there was a complete but unpublished Bettie Page story illustrated by Amanda Conner, I was overcome by many emotions, briefly settling on rage against the cruel fate that was preventing me from seeing it, but then ultimately deciding to live in hope that I might get to see it someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So obviously I was thrilled when I learned that it would be published in this volume and I’m especially thrilled that someday has finally arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the mid-90s, circumstances led me to stop buying comics on a regular basis. This hiatus ended up lasting over ten years. In that time, a lot of creators emerged who soon became new favorites once I picked up the four-color habit. While Amanda Conner had been working in comics before I dropped the comic habit, I didn’t become familiar with her work until after my hiatus ended, and, like those others, she soon became a new favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any case, I’m glad my copy finally arrived and that I can stop being envious of the other backers who had already gotten theirs.<\/p>\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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