Monday, October 05, 2009
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Dara
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10/05/2009 11:15:00 AM
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Mid-Ohio-Con 2009: purchases, sketches and anecdotes
Well, Mid-Ohio-Con 2009 is behind us. Overall, it was an ok show. Saturday traffic seemed to be decent, and I did ok with sales. Several people told me it was a lot better this year compared to the previous, but I didn't notice much of a difference. Sunday, on the other hand, was dead slow. I made two sales, for a total of $15. Oh well.
While I managed to keep my spending to an absolute minimum on Saturday (my only purchase was the Neil Gaiman Eternals hardcover, marked down from $30 to $8), I did spend quite a bit more on Sunday. One dealer had almost the whole run of the 80s science fiction anthology series Alien Worlds (Pacific Comics) and Alien Encounters (Eclipse) for sale, most at a $1 a piece, and I couldn't resist. The covers alone on some of these books are worth the price of admission. We're talking William Stout, Dave Stevens, and more:
  
I also grabbed a couple of sketches. The first was from Marvel mainstay Fred Hembeck, who did his classic Doctor Voodoo:
And the next from Tiny Titans and Patrick the Wolfboy cartoonist Art Baltazar. I asked who his favorite character was, and he said currently he's enjoying the Red Hulk (aka "Rulk"), so that's what he drew...in glorious crayon color for a mere dollar!
On top of it, he was very funny, personable, and fun to talk to. Last year he did a Robin sketch for Hanna, and even though she had her dollar ready, he gave it to her for free, which totally made her day.
Finally, I have three of anecdotes to share:
Secret Identity - On Saturday, I saw a couple with their 3 or 4 year old boy, who was dressed up in a Spider-man costume, complete with plastic mask. As they walked by my booth, the boy ran head first into the metal pole that holds up the railing/dividers between the booths! His mom rushed to check on him, and tried to take off his mask to see if he was ok. But the boy refused, holding the mask to his face and shouting "No! Not the mask!"
Dude, like, Awesome - On Sunday a couple of younger guys were looking through the books on my table, and one of them picked up the Terminator graphic novel. Here's the conversation that ensued, essentially verbatim:
"Guy: Dude, you wrote this?
Me: Yeah, I was given the movie script and asked to--
Guy: Wicked! Did you meet Arnold?
Me: Uh, no, I just wrote the comics and--
Guy: So did you go on the set?
Me: No, I did everything from--
Guy: Dude, is your name in the credits of the movie?
Me: No, see, I just wrote the--
Guy: (nods his head, puts the book down, and wanders off)"
The Borders Library - Another couple came by with their teenage boy. He told me that he loved the Terminator graphic novel, and that it was only the 2nd or 3rd graphic novel he's ever read. I thanked him for the compliment, and this is the conversation that ensued between him and his mom:
"Mom: Oh yeah, I remember buying this book for you.
Son: You didn't buy it for me.
Mom: Yes I did.
Son: No you didn't. I read it at Borders over the course of 3 days.
Mom: Oh. Well, I meant to buy it for you."
At which point they all wandered off.
Good times.
Well, that's it for now. I'll do a follow-up post later on my two surprise finds at the show.Labels: cons, mid-ohio-con
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