Holllyyy shit man I would be so devastated and then sooo ecstatic with that turnaround for those books. Good on CGC and Bill for making that right for you. That’s awesome man!
My favorite comic con experience was back in '82 in Orange County, CA. Among the artists at the con was Michael Golden, who was my favorite artist at the time. He did three large sketches for me on 11x14 art board. One was Spider-Woman, in a pose somewhat similar to one she's in in Avengers Annual #10 where she's sitting on the wall inside a police station with a mug of coffee in her hands. Similar pose, no coffee. The second was one of Elektra, who he never did an issue with her so I don' t know if he ever drew her for anyone else. Both sketches turned out really beautiful. The third sketch was of Batman in a crouching pose looking like he's ready to go hand to hand with someone. So that sounds nice but nothing special right? It gets better. Turns out the guy who was putting Golden up at his apartment while at the con invited some friends to go out for pizza with Michael after the con. I got asked if I could go along and got the okay so I ended up spending the evening hanging out with Michael Golden and 4 other people at the pizza place and later at the guy's apartment.
What a great story! Glad it worked out, Swagg! I've never gotten signatures, but hearing your experience and Wolverine # 1 guy interacting with Frank Miller - awesome!
Really impressed how CGC staff helped you. As you said they could’ve just been like well that’s on you and not care at all. Luckily they were gracious and went the extra mile to help you and that’s a super kindhearted thing. And for Bill to so that was also super great. Glad you had that turnaround and experience!
WOW! At first I though it was going to be a disaster! That's so cool that Bill and CGC staff figured a way to fix that problem for you. Now you have awesome remarks on top of the signatures. Nice books and congrats!
That was a crazy ride! And that sketch by Bill is amazing. What a class act to fix that! Great story, no way you should give it away, it should be at the top of your wall when you get it back!
I'm not a fan of slabbing books. But Bill Sienkiewicz is a swell guy. Years ago I got him to sign my Daredevil: Love and War. We were talking so I wasn't paying attention to what he was doing. When I opened it to the title page I found that he'd drawn a Kingpin remark next to his signature. Made my day.
Exact same thing happened to me with my Wolverine #10… Bill didn’t really handle the books with much care, but those paint pens are dangerous. Super nice if you let em dry tho.. they don’t tell you that beforehand 😂
Wow great story. Awesome it all worked out okay. Glad CGC and artist understand they may see tuns of books but to individual collector, each book is very precious.
That gave me a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when you said the signatures smeared. So glad to hear it worked out in the end! Bill sounds awesome! Im excited to see his signature on my Resident Evil 1 submission. Great video!
Man that is so cool! Having that Moon Knight drawing is even better that the signature. And that other guy's Wolverine story was amazing too, made me remember of The Terminal with Tom Hanks.
Great ending to a great storey. I probably would have walked off defeated and upset with myself. I was recently at a Con and got some signatures, the arrest took care of me and held them until the gold ink dried. I could have easily screwed up and placed them in my bag without thinking. Great show, you help educate us, or at least refresh us.
Swags, you've done it again - what a video. You wouldn't get this story told on other channels in the uplifting and even-handed way it was here. Glad it turned out so well after that panic-inducing moment. Maybe that's some of the good comic-karma you built up that came back to save the situation.
Im glad it all worked out for you. Those books are great. Thank you for sharing the story about the young man in line behind you waiting for Frank Miller, it was very heartwarming, brought a tear to my eye.
Wow! A quest worthy of Frodo! Very awesome! From absolutely terrible to amazing! Should keep these though with that story. If you give them away though I would love to win one. In the PC until I die.
Man that was one hell of a 180 turn you had on this experience on your signing man that is one hell of a story man you are one hell of a lucky person with this
Love to hear when victor is snactched from the class of defeat! Although the waits for CGC can be long everyone I have worked with over there has been great!
Great acting with the body language exchange between the inspector and his boss lol. looking forward to the unboxing....well whenever cgc decides to process them that is.
Amazing outcome! If it were me…I wouldn’t part with that Moon Knight #15. It looks super cool and you will always have that great story associated with it!
Not crazy about the warlock on the back, but the front of that Moon knight 15 is incredible! Good representation of the fact the interior contains art by Bill by adding some original art to the front.
I can't decide what I like better about this video. It's between the awesome story about the guy getting final sig for his wolverine book or your pantomime of cgc convo. 😆.
Wow that was quite an ordeal for you! That is totally awesome the Mr Sienkiewicz and CGC stepped up huge! That original Moon Knight run is just amazing and I need to track some of those books down.. I have only sent one book to CGC but that experience was a good one because the book came back a 9.8 signature series and its a very low print reprint of ASM 300!
Sounds like the best convention experience ever. I was glad to meet John romita sr. and get his autograph next to stans in a hardcover Spider-Man master works.
Bill is awesome ... I had a stack of books of his (5) and had only 2 prepaid signatures I was trying to decide which two he just took them and signed them all. I have two others at CGC for his latest in house signing hopefully they comeback soon.
Wow! Now that is a disaster story with a happy ending. I'm so happy things turned out the way they did. Everyone involved could have been A holes but Kudos to Bill and especially CGC for finding solutions. I had the fortune of meeting Bill a few years back and he was a total gentleman. He signed my books for free which was great but I was also able to buy an original Batman piece from him that he drew and inked. He gave me a great price. It's framed and proudly hangs on my wall. Was he selling any original art at the show?
Such a cool story. CGC was sympathetic when they saw your sad and desperate expression 😩. "The Emmy goes to....." Seriously kidding because any Collector would have been devastated by this initial experience then very fortunate to have been granted the "One Above All" blessing for the remarque. Liked vid 😃👍
it's good that you got it fixed you would be surprised alot of the older comic pros don't know alot about about keeping the books in good shape while signing had a bad experience once. Stan Lee slid my book across the table after signing my high grade x men 9. and there was some liquid on the table my book went over didn't see the stain until after it came back from cgc a 7.5. so know I make a window in the bag for the signing so that no damage can happen while they are signing.
Wow Bad Ass video I'm glad it worked out man you had me here as if it was watching a movie plus the story of the final signature was totally awesome thanks for sharing that moment
Oh man, thats a hell of a story, would have been crushing in the moment. What an awesome guy Bill is, so humble! Glad it all worked out Swaggle, you deserve it!
Wow, such an amazing story! That was intense just to listen to your story, I could never have guessed you were getting remarks out of the errors. Very happy for you it all worked out. You should keep those books, that’s one classic story you’ll hold dear to forever. Thanks for sharing!
Long story short, went to SDCC 2013 and Stan the man signed my silver surfer #93. Probably the only one in existence, but it’s my most prized comic book in my PC 😂
Obviously, you got lucky!!! I currently have only 2 signed comics with original artwork witnessed by CGC. Incredible Hulk 148 with sketch by Herb Trimpe and The Last Ronin 1 first print signed and sketch by Kevin Eastman.
Wow. This is a literal comic book happy ending. You always give us such great content and am thrilled that it worked out. That Moon Knight book is killer!
I am very glad that things turned out well for you there and that you have good luck. I think the only thing that I would’ve caught at torpedo con would be the Delta variant judging by the crowds on pictures I saw.
What a shit show the signing must be. Mental note; never take expensive books to be signed by CGC. As soon as you said, he stacked them together, I knew what had happened. Glad it worked out. How many other people walked away with ink marks and didn't even know!
Yeh that was a proper 'Oh shit' moment. Would have thought they would be more conscious of it. They are only human, atleast they put it right. Makes me wonder how often it happens though.
I'm really heartened to see how cool Bill Sienkiewicz was about everything. He's been my favorite comic book artist since I discovered him through his New Mutants run and it's nice to hear he's a good dude in person (I've never had the privilege, though I do have a few of his signed books). I actually like videos like this that show the cool personal side of the hobby as much or more than the spec vids. At their best, the comic community is amazing. Got a little dust in my eye watching the guy with the Wolvie 1. My favorite video of yours by far, Kudos! P.S. Which books did you have Cates sign? I think I recognized his crazy blonde hair floating by in one of your crowd shots.
Great story, glad it worked out... I wonder what kind of pen Bill S. was using, it seems like using a quick-drying ink pen would be a no-brainer for these guys. This can't be the first time in the history of comic signings that books got stacked and/or signatures got smudged...
