ECCC Ponderings...

[captain_slinky]

So it looks like it'll cost $40 per autograph from Stan Lee, with a limit of 3 tickets per person. YIKES! There will also be a "Photo Op" for a fee that will be separate from the signing... s if you want a picture and an autograph of Stan, plan on dropping an extra hundred bucks at the convention :(

Since I already have his autograph on a limited hardback proof copy of his novel "Riftworld", I'll probably go for the picture instead. That way if I ever meet him again I'll have something awesome for him to sign :)

Also, need t get a high-quality 8x10 print of my "Me n' Wil Wheaton" picture to try and get him to sign this year. I hope I remember to do that before the convention!

Oh, and for you BSG Nerds out there? They've added Chief Galen Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) to the line-up of Media Guests! I expect to see a nice battle between the Star Wars 501st and the local BSG Squadron this year :)

Let's see... I need a List Of Crap To Do Before The Convention!

• Inventory my Justice League collection
  
• Print picture of me and my BFF Wil Wheaton
  
• Make sure that my outfits are clean (Spider-Man costume shirt for day 1, Day 2 TBD)
  
• Sew nerdy things to my new hoody
  
• Find my Convention-Strength Superman Duffel Bag (can hold an entire long box of comics!)
  
• List stuff on Ebay for extra funds
  
• Get cash (1's and 5's)
  
• Charge the Flip and the Camera
  
• Confirm babysitter
  
• Arrange a "Friends of The Captain" lunch for Saturday or Sunday?

Comments

[indigo-tide.livejournal.com]

I can understand wanting to make a buck, and yes, at least Stan is famous. Same for Spock. But I would think they'd be over their autographing days you know? If they are providing the thing to be autographed or selling wares in line - I maybe would understand that route a little better. But $40 for some ink? Idk. Maybe that is the result of the access of ebay and people reselling shit like that to make a buck.

I love the guild but there's no way I'd pay any of them for a signature. But then again, I'm so not that good at the fangirling thing.

My boyfriend is still shocked that I went and saw Neil Gaiman speak but didn't bother bringing anything for him to sign. I'm just not that much of a fan of standing in line. :P

[aurora77]

$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.

[aurora77]

I was wrong. 1998. Still, it's pretty cool.