Thoughts on the “value” of artwork.
Having grown up in a household where there was always just enough but never any extra & also having to put myself through college and THEN still start over from scratch a few years back I am keenly aware of where my money goes. Debt scares the heck out of me & I constantly scrap to live within my means and still make sure all the bills are paid & my girls are provided for.
With that said – I also understand that sometimes, so long as needs don’t suffer, you …
Event: My sister’s graduation
Friday was a busy day. Jessica’s graduation, due to some genius planning by an engineering school based mostly around that concept, started at 4:30 on a Friday afternoon. I don’t think there is one person in the whole that would say, “Gosh, that is pretty convenient but I wish the graduation could have been at 2:30 on a Wednesday.” I
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Christine Mulligan voices her side from the Mid Ohio Con adventure.
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On a side note, December 8th is my new day to look forward. The Batman Danger Girl crossover is coming out.
The art by Lenil Yu looks fantastic, but J. Scott Campbell is doing a cover for his creation as well, and who knows, we may finally get to see him draw Batman.
I told Christine this weekend I could die a happy man if that happened. I love Batman, and every creator I like has done his rendition except for J. Scott. He
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Mid Ohio Comic Con – Thoughts & Reflections
First of all – Jeff in no way ruined Stuart Sayger’s cool artwork for me (you big goofball!). I think I was just tired & hungry so that makes me extra emotional & girlie. We were standing at the Adam Hughes table having this discussion played out about the “real” value (cost) of original artwork vs. the emotional value of the artwork. It was actually a classically great moment because my clever closing argument was “Man, if only I had a Diet Coke I could think more clearly”.
Then, like a …
Mid Ohio Comic Con – Photos
Some more photos to go with my entry about the convention in the “Comics” section. From top Christine and (Jason) who beat us there in line, the convention center in Columbus, Me and Megan in
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Mid Ohio Comic Convention!
Well, I am back. The Ohio Comic Con was a total blast, much due to the company I was with, Christine Mulligan.
The plan, like I posted here, was to leave at 2 a.m. Saturday and get to Columbus OH by 5 a.m. to get in line early enough to get a sketch from Adam Hughes. Christine wanted to meet the legendary John Byrne, so she was cool with that. On Friday night I headed off to sleep at 8 p.m. trying to get a reasonable night’s rest. Staying
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Lord of the Rings : Return of the King (2003)
It had been almost a full year since I had last seen this movie, and was fortunate to borrow it over the long weekend. But I remember loving it, and wondered why for each of the three movies, why it took so long to see them again. (I always seem to wait a year). Maybe it makes them better.
I have done a bunch of movie reviews on movies I love lately
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