$40 is a bit much. It's probably to limit the number of things he has to sign and the number of people he has to deal with.
I would rather stand in line for a panel than for a signing. As a rule, an experience is far more valuable to me than a signed [X]. Now, if it's a really, really super cool signed [X], like the time Jhonen Vasquez was signing awesome prints of his Bioshock 2 concept art, then yeah, I'll jump in line for that. (It's on my wall now. XD)
I did do a few lines back when I did the special journey of the Magical d20. It was to get photos of famous/cool/geeky people blessing the Magical d20. Phil Foglio in a dramatic pose, Wil Wheaton giving it a good talking-to, Jerry Krahulik imbuing psychic energy into it by holding it to his forehead... that sort of thing. A lot of fun, and the con was a little short on entertainment, so I found lots of good entertainment that way. But again, more of about the experience than about the item.
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Date: 2010-02-08 08:20 pm (UTC)I would rather stand in line for a panel than for a signing. As a rule, an experience is far more valuable to me than a signed [X]. Now, if it's a really, really super cool signed [X], like the time Jhonen Vasquez was signing awesome prints of his Bioshock 2 concept art, then yeah, I'll jump in line for that. (It's on my wall now. XD)
I did do a few lines back when I did the special journey of the Magical d20. It was to get photos of famous/cool/geeky people blessing the Magical d20. Phil Foglio in a dramatic pose, Wil Wheaton giving it a good talking-to, Jerry Krahulik imbuing psychic energy into it by holding it to his forehead... that sort of thing. A lot of fun, and the con was a little short on entertainment, so I found lots of good entertainment that way. But again, more of about the experience than about the item.