{"id":4832,"date":"2026-05-30T15:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T19:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=4832"},"modified":"2026-05-30T15:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T19:16:08","slug":"the-haul-for-5-30-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2026\/05\/30\/the-haul-for-5-30-26\/","title":{"rendered":"The Haul For 5.30.26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two years ago, I went to a small local con with a terrible name<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t go last year, and hadn’t intended to go this year, as I don’t really have the money to go digging in bins, but when I went to the comic shop this past Wednesday, the owner offered me a free pass, so I figured I might as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was kind of put off by the fact that I could not for the life of me find the names of any comic creators on the guest list. Most every guest was an actor or voice actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I guess that RWBY<\/em> was a sponsor of the event, so there were a lot of VAs from that, and if I were a fan of that, or Supernatural<\/em> or any of the various flavors of Power Rangers, I might have been more excited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I got there, I saw that they did have a handful of comics creators, though – and this is in no way intended to throw shade – no one I was particularly interested in meeting. In a couple of cases, if I’d known they were going to be there, I would have brought some specific works for them to sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But without having that personal connection, I didn’t really feel compelled to buy something just for them to sign. I did consider getting a sketch from one or two of them, but when I thought about it, they were gone from their tables, and I didn’t feel like hanging around much longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I initially arrived, I looked to find where my comic shop was set up. At the last one I went to, they were front and center, but I couldn’t find them anywherer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turns out that’s because they weren’t there. I spotted the shop owner walking about and talked to him and he said they just didn’t have the people to cover it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, I wasn’t impressed by what I found in the bins, though I did manage to spend some money. If I were more into toys and collectibles, I might have had a better time and spent more money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also didn’t take any pictures as I’m always bad at that anyway, though I do wish I had gotten a picture of the cosplayer who did a phenomenal job as The Bride from DC’s Creature Commandos.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While looking through the bins, I did find a copy of Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane<\/em> #2, which is one of the two issues I still need, but the price was too high for me in the condition it was in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I did end up filling in some of the gap between #30 and #50 of The Warlord.<\/em>..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Warlord<\/em> #31, 34, 36, 40-44, 46-48<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I also picked up a classic that I undoubtedly have collected in something, but felt like I might as well own as an individual issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Superman<\/em> vol. 1 Annual #11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In general, I’m not really much of a “con guy” anyway, especially when the con isn’t really tailored to my interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But hey, at least I didn’t have to pay to get in.<\/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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