Boston Con Report

gman · 04-10-2010, 02:30 PM

Just got back from the Boston show....arrived at 9 a.m. and about 75 people aheead of me...when i left at about 1 pm....roughly 500 in line.....Wow. Jim Lee's line was huge. Lines for Mignola were long....Starlin's line was moving....I managed to be 1st in line for Bill Sienkiewicz (more to come on that)....

Show was a little disorganized at the beginning....did not open until after 10 and no real line was formed but got in around 10:20 or so...

Heard a few rumblings about bad lighting and bad table placement from a few dealers....also "Good crowd, kinds slow" from a few dealers...Saw Harley, Bob, Teddy, Andy, etc...

I looked at a few books (a nice FF #45 but passed), ASM #129, XMEN #1, but prices were a little steep.

Bechera was set up but I don't bother....Spoke with Anythony Snyder and looked at a few pages but nothing great for me....

Crowd was pretty big after 12 pm but you could still get around fairly easily. Did not see too many deals take place...Lots of books being purchased for sigs (not cgc ss).

I had a good time...

Snagged a few statues at a good price...and then went back to Bill Sienkiewicz's table and watched him draw me a killer Elektra piece using several mediums on 11x17 bristol. Nice guy.

ok a few pics...

Line for Jim Lee (early)

gman · 04-10-2010, 02:30 PM

more pics...

gman · 04-10-2010, 02:31 PM

and finally my commission from Bill Sienkiewicz....

VinReaper · 04-10-2010, 02:38 PM

Sounds like a great day was had by all in attendance!

Congrats on the Elektra! Very Cool!

VR

tedmic · 04-10-2010, 02:57 PM

I almost didn't go to this show but glad I did. Got there at 9:20 am and there were already about 100 people in line. Picked up a Bowen Thanos statue for $170 and War Machine MB for $40. Long line for Jim Lee as well. Left about 12pm and there was a LONG line of folks on to the street still waiting to get in!

gman · 04-10-2010, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tedmic

I almost didn't go to this show but glad I did. Got there at 9:20 am and there were already about 100 people in line. Picked up a Bowen Thanos statue for $170 and War Machine MB for $40. Long line for Jim Lee as well. Left about 12pm and there was a LONG line of folks on to the street still waiting to get in!

Hey Tedmic...I was the guy who had the Thanos but decided not to take it.....I did snag the CM 70s statue and the DD armored bust.

Simon Williams · 04-10-2010, 04:14 PM

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and finally my commission from Bill Sienkiewicz....

Is this a AP.

tedmic · 04-10-2010, 04:50 PM

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Hey Tedmic...I was the guy who had the Thanos but decided not to take it.....I did snag the CM 70s statue and the DD armored bust.

Hey gman, nice to meet ya. Good to match the faces with the posters here! I couldn't resist the Thanos for $170 even if it did have a couple of minor paint smudges on the back. I'm sure you saw the other Bowen 1970's Captain Marvel statue another dealer had for $100 he said had a "chip" on his leg. It was more like a gouge and I had to pass.

gman · 04-10-2010, 04:53 PM

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Hey gman, nice to meet ya. Good to match the faces with the posters here! I couldn't resist the Thanos for $170 even if it did have a couple of minor paint smudges on the back. I'm sure you saw the other Bowen 1970's Captain Marvel statue another dealer had for $100 he said had a "chip" on his leg. It was more like a gouge and I had to pass.

yeah it was like Thanos took a bite out of him.

VinReaper · 04-10-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tedmic

I almost didn't go to this show but glad I did. Got there at 9:20 am and there were already about 100 people in line. Picked up a Bowen Thanos statue for $170 and War Machine MB for $40. Long line for Jim Lee as well. Left about 12pm and there was a LONG line of folks on to the street still waiting to get in!

Thanks for $170!

What did you do? Throw the money on the table, grab the statue and run!

Great deal! What a steal!

Congrats!

VR