www.ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Welcome from
Michael D
Hamersky!

« May 2013 »
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
You are not logged in. Log in

Signed Comics
For Sale!

Entries by Topic
All topics  «
Comic Book Artists
Comic Book History
Comic Book Movies
Comic Book Writers
Comic Books - New
Comic Cons
eBay Info
Other Cons
Other Movie Genres
Other Non Comics Works
TV Shows

Want Powerful
Promotion & PR?
Ask MarketingTina!

Blog Tools
Edit your Blog
Build a Blog
RSS Feed
View Profile

Join Michael's
Facebook Network!

Want A Good
Book Or Graphic Novel?
Read Our Reviews!

Check Out Our
Our eBay Store!

Friday, May 17, 2013
My Take On: Star Trek Into Darkness Film
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Comic Book Movies
                                        
Click Here to add This ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com to Your list of NetworkedBlogs!
 
Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On... 
 
Star Trek Into Darkness!
 
  
 alt=
 Above is just One of the many film posters that the Star Trek Into Darkness film has out! Featuring (l-r) Captain Kirk, Lt. Uhura, 1st Officer Spock & Commander John Harrison!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3860 -    Tina and I just got back from seeing this film at our local theater!

Tina's review blog will be posted later this weekend...

In the meantime, here is My Take on the film:

First of all, here is the link to the Wikipedia entry for the film.  If you don't want to see spoilers... Then don't click on the link!

Secondly, it has been four years since the first Star Trek reboot, (film #11).  Here is the link to to that Wikipedia entry for that film.  I for one just saw most of that film earlier this week on TV, and didn't remember most of what was shown.   It has been that long since the first one was released!  So, I wasn't overly excited to go see this second film.   Matter of fact, it wasn't even in my list of events for 2013 I was going to.  But I did 'bug' Tina about going to see it this week!

Oh, and also while I say I wasn't that excited about seeing this film, I have already seen the first eleven (11) films of the Star Trek franchise, as seen in this link.  It was just that this film kind of snuck up on me when laying out the films I wanted to see on the Big Screen this year at my 2013 events blog.

Thirdly... Here's what I thought about the film...

Storyline:  This film dove right into the story... No stopping to introduce the characters at all.  Which if you have already seen the 11th film of the Franchise, you didn't need any introductions!

The storyline was presented in what I believed to be episodic mini-features, which was okay with me! The storyline didn't ramble though, and went from scene to scene pretty smoothly.  The writing was fine, and the characters were voiced properly.

I still can't get over the 'romance' between Uhura and Spock though...

The CGI in the film didn't overwhelm the storyline, it all fit in rather seamlessly.

The ending was pretty good too... And the film didn't feel 'overlong' at 2 hours & 3 minutes.  However our theater showed 25 minutes of 'previews' of upcoming films, sheesh! 

Characters:  The characters were repeats from the first film in this reboot.  I liked them all, but some more than others.  Quinto as Spock was so darn right on it wasn't funny!

Chris Pine still didn't seem totally right for the Capt. Kirk role though.  By the end of the film he was better, and maybe a third film with him would fit him properly into the role.  But then again, I grew up with William Shatner as Capt. Kirk.

Zoe Saldana was better as Uhura... And was actually more believable in this film in the role.

Karl Urban as Lieutenant Commander Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, chief medical officer, was even better in the role in this film, and he actually received more film time, I believe.

John Cho as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, third officer and helmsman, had a good scene in the film, when he took over the Captain's chair.

Benedict Cumberbatch as Commander John Harrison, later revealed to be someone else, couldn't have matched up to the original actor that played the role... but did a serviceable job in the role.

Anton Yelchin as Ensign Pavel Chekov, navigator, was kind of out of the role for this film, but he did play in a different arena of the ship, so I won't be too hard on him.

Simon Pegg as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, second officer and chief engineer, played a good role in this film.  More believable in the role.

Bruce Greenwood as Rear Admiral Christopher Pike, was good as always.  I like this actor, and he did the Pike role very well.

Peter Weller, as Starfleet Admiral Alexander Marcus, Dr. Carol Marcus' father, did an okay role in the film, which was expanded at the end of the film.  I liked him better in his two RoboCop film though.

The characters in the film fit pretty smoothly into the storyline, and it was worth the money paid to see the film on the Big Screen!   

My comic book grade for this film is a Near Mint Minus (NM-) 9.2    out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale.

If you enjoy Star Trek, or JJ Abrams work... Then you gotta see this film on the Big Screen!

Oh, and as soon as Tina has her review ready... I'll blog it!

~ Michael

 

 


NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On ComicsMy thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,860 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!
---------------            
      
In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!
Site Meter


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013 5:33 PM PDT
Post Comment | Permalink
Updated 2013 Convention Schedule! As of May 17th!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons
                                        
Click Here to add This ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com to Your list of NetworkedBlogs!
 
Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Updated... 
 
Convention & Events Schedule!
 
 
With Comic Cons, Other Cons & Comic Book Film Screenings!
 
Plus Other Related Events!
  
 alt=
 
  

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3859 -      I've had a few  more changes in my projected 2013 Convention Schedule since it was first published.

Including a non-advertised event that is happening tomorrow in Orange County, California.  That is the event for the Guiness Book of World Records for the World's Largest Private Comics Collection.   Bob Bretall of Orange County is going for that record, and I will be there as one of the witnesses.  I'll be sure to blog about it, probably on the following Monday...  

So here's my newly revised updated tentative convention / films / events schedule:

March 29 - 30 - 31        WonderCon - Anaheim, California.  I was invited to be on a panel on Sunday. The Facebook Fan Page is at this link.  Here are the links to the review blogs I have posted:  WonderCon 2013 Part 1, WonderCon 2013 Part 2, and A Girl's Eyeview of WonderCon 2013

April 13th                            Tierrasanta Library Fantasy Art Show - Hosted by Barbara Marker, Artist. Library located in San Diego, California.  Here is the link to my review blog on that show.

April 15th                                  Wonder Women! Documentary Broadcast on PBS. Check your local PBS station for time it is showing.  

May 3                                   Iron Man 3 FilmMovie Theater  Here is my review blog #3846, and here is Tina's review blog #3847!

May 4                                Free Comic Book Day - Nationwide - My youngest son and I went to FCBD in Rancho Cucamonga, California.  Here is my review blog on that event 

May 11                        Long Beach Comic Con Expo - Long Beach, California.  The one day convention, which is pretty darn good for a one day show!  I haven't missed one of these yet!  Here is the Facebook Fan Page link.  And here is my review blog on the Expo!

May 17th                           Star Trek Into Darkness film - As seen at this Wikipedia link.I'm including this because of all of the Star Trek comic books that have been produced over the decades.

May 18th                         Orange County, California - The attempt to be proclaimed the World's Largest Private Comics Collection.  By host & owner of the comics - Bob Bretall.  Witnessed by the Guiness World Records people.

June 14th                         Man of Steel - DC Comics film (Superman)

June 23rd                         SGV Comic Book Expo - In Baldwin Park, California.  Here's the link to the Facebook event page for this convention. Oh, and it is Free Admission! It runs from 11 AM to 6 PM. SGV stands for San Gabriel Valley.    

July 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21      San Diego, California - I have't missed one of these since con moved to the the new San Diego Convention Center in 1991!   Plus, I started as a comic book dealer at the 1972 comic con at the El Cortez Hotel.   Here's the Facebook link

July 26                            The Wolverine - Marvel Comics film

August 24th                      Read Comics In Public Day - The San Diego date is sometimes different than the National Day of this event.  Waiting for event planner, Chriss Cornish, to publish the date. Currently she has August 24th as the temporary date.

October 4th                      Sin City: A Dame To Kill For film.  This runs up against the San Diego Comic Fest weekend, but it is a 'maybe' for me to view in the theater.

October 4 - 5 -  6              San Diego Comic Fest - San Diego, California - The 2nd Annual convention! I'm one of the organizers, so I won't be missing this one!   More at the Facebook link

October 20th                  So Cal Comic Con - to be held in Oceanside, California.  The Con's promoters have set up the date, as of this blog's re-posting on April 15th.  I've attended the first three of these cons.  Even sat up a table at the 2nd one!

November 1 - 2 - 3          ComiKaze Expo in Los Angeles.  This is a possiblity. I've attended the first two cons held at the LA Convention Center.

November 8                    Thor: the Dark World  (aka Thor 2)- film from Marvel Comics. 

November 23 - 24           Long Beach Comic & Horror Con - Long Beach, California.  Haven't missed this con since it started!   Here's the Facebook link.

November 29                  5th Annual Black Friday Online Event - That I have held the past four years online at my Facebook Fan Page... More details on this later, as we get closer to this event date.

Okay, that seems to be it for an updated 2013 schedule...

If you are a convention promoter, please let me know about your convention, and I'll check to see if I can attend!

~ Michael

 

 


NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On ComicsMy thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,859 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!
---------------            
      
In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!
Site Meter


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013 7:05 AM PDT
Post Comment | Permalink
Thursday, May 16, 2013
My Take On: Midnight Tiger #1 The KickStarter Exclusive
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New
                                        
Click Here to add This ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com to Your list of NetworkedBlogs!
 
Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On... 
 
Midnight Tiger #1!
 
  
 alt=
 Ray-Anthony Height Showing Me A Copy of Midnight Tiger #1 (the KickStarter Exclusive Edition) at the 2013 LBCC EXPO!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3858 -    This review blog is on Ray-Anthony Height's comic book that was funded via a KickStarter program back in October of 2012

I've met Ray-Anthony a few years ago at a comic con, and then saw him in succeeding years at other Southern California comic conventions.  He went on to work for Marvel Comics, and other comic book companies.  This comic book, Midnight Tiger #1 is his first self published comic book, which he gave me at the recent 2013 Long Beach Comic Con Expo for possible review purposes.

So what is the comic book about?  Here's the promo for it via the KickStarter project:

The story revolves around young high school senior  Gavin Shaw, a disillusioned teen living in the crime infested city of Red Circle who's lost faith in the heroes he admired growing up. After attempting to save the life of the gravely injured hero known as Lionsblood while on his way home from school, Gavin finds himself waking up in a hospital bed days later with amazing new super human abilities and smack dab in the middle of a 15 year old secret that could unravel the fabric of the superhero community. Gavin is determined not to let that secret destroy his city.

Overall Theme: If you've ever felt that deep disheartened sensation that tells you that there is something BETTER out there waiting for you, but you feel trapped in the place you are and don't know why. If you've turned to look at a loved one and they seem to have given up on their hopes and dreams and you would do anything to inspire them to keep striving for their personal greatness, but don't know how. MIDNIGHT TIGER's overall theme deals with those very feelings. At its core, it is a character driven series that is part coming of age story and part hero's journey. A fun teenage superhero action-adventure told in the Silver Age style of comics that chronicles a young hero's rediscovery of his childhood dreams and his determination to help the people of his city rediscover theirs.  MIDNIGHT TIGER will examine the idea that in order to truly save a life, sometimes you have to inspire people to live.

The Creative Team: Creator/Artist/Plots - Ray-Anthony Height (Fear Itself: Fearsome Four, Shadowland: Power Man)

Writer -  DeWayne Feenstra

Colors - Paul John Little

Letters - Charles Pritchett

Okay... So what's My Take on this comic book?

Front Cover - A nice slick front cover of the Midnight Tiger, but I can't make out who or what the character is in the foreground...

Inside Front Cover - The Credits Page.  A well produced page with all of the necessary ingredients.

Splash Page - The 1st page is NOT used as a 'splash page'.

Interior Pages - The artwork is great as usual, being a fan of Ray-Anthony's work.  The storyline by Ray-Anthony & DeWayne Feenstra is a pretty good intro to the character.  The 22 page story is well paced.  I'm concerned from reading the KickStarter project that this is just the first of a nine issue story arc though.  

Behind The Scenes - Since this was a KickStarter Special Issue, there is a special section instead of ad pages.  First there are 'A Few Words From Our Creator / Penciler', which I found to be interesting.

Then there is 'A Few Words From Our Writer' page by DeWayne Feenstra.

Then the following five pages are the names of those that contributed to this KickStarter Project, which I believe was 234 backers!

The last interior page was a 'Concept Design & Origin' page on the Midnight Tiger, a nice additional touch.The ad page from Write Height Media.com.

The Back Cover - Is a 'Meet Gavin Shaw' intro, which is an okay use of the back cover to help guide a potential buyer into purchasing the comic book.

I found this comic book to be in what I would call a 'Silver Age Format', which being 'Old School' myself... I quite enjoyed!  My only concern was the front cover with the unidentifiable character in the foreground, and that this would be a nine story arc, (nine issues), which I only found mentioned in the KickStarter project.

So what's my grade for this comic book?  Well... I'm giving it a Very Fine / Near Mint (VF/NM) 9.0 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale.

You can purchase a copy of this comic book at Write Height Media.

For more on Ray-Anthony see the following links:

Ray's web site

Ray's Facebook page

Write Height Media Facebook Fan Page

Midnight Tiger Facebook Fan Page

My thanks to Ray-Anthony Height for bringing this comic book to my attention at the LBCC Expo!

~ Michael

 

 


NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On ComicsMy thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,858 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!
---------------            
      
In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!
Site Meter


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:04 AM PDT
Post Comment | Permalink
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Fogel's Guide 2013-2014 Final Pre-Order & Ad Deadline May 31!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book History
                                        
Click Here to add This ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com to Your list of NetworkedBlogs!
 
 
Fogel's Guide 2013-2014 Final Pre-Order & Ad Deadline May 31!
 
  
 alt=
 Above is the Top Part of the Flyer!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3857 -    This blog post is basically a special call for a book that I have enjoyed in the past in a previous edition.  I normally don't do this, but I feel that this is a great reference book and should be in many persons private library.  So here is the special announcement that goes with the above top part of the flyer that was emailed to me:

Fogel's Underground Price & Grading Guide

By Dan Fogel, M. Steven Fox, Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg, Rick Buckler & Their Pals 'N Gals

Final Pre-Order & Advertising Deadline May 31!!

Premiering at Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 17th, 2013, the all-new, expanded , 2013-2014 edition “FUGG” is a mammoth of over 500 pages, with updated prices and detailed listings on the hottest and newest (or newly discovered) Underground and Adult Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Alternatives, Independents, Small Press, and all titles not covered by “Overstreet’s Comic Book Price Guide”. Also significantly expanded and updated are special sections spotlighting Mini-Comix and International books. The new sections cover Tijuana Bibles, Fanzines, Counterculture Tabloid Newspapers, and the first comprehensive Price and Grading Guide for Rock Posters of the Psychedelic Era! Plus a new, detailed, Underground Comix Grading Guide! Sponsored by the Bill Graham Archives at Wolfgang’s Vault.

The standard softcover edition is only $39.95. The hardcover limited edition features exclusive front-cover art by Underground Comix legend Frank Stack (Foolbert Sturgeon) limited to 100 and is only $74.95. The hardcover edition will be personally signed by Stack as well as yers truly! Any pre-orders for the Frank Stack Ltd. Softcover have been upgraded at no extra charge!

Fogel’s 2006 Guide and 2010’s Supplement are the industry standard and the indispensable resource for collectors, retailers, auctioneers, historians, investors, and fans!

Below is pasted text from the attached pdf file of my flyer announcing the final advertising deadline and pre-order with free shipping cut off date of May 31, 2013:

Black & White Ads
Full Page: $240.00 (7.75 x 10” or 8.75 x 11.25” full bleed)
Half Page: $120.00 (7.75 x 4.75”)
Quarter Page : $60.00 (3.75 x 4.75”)
Full Color Ads (Limited Availability!)
Full Page: $400.00 (7.75 x 10” or 8.75 x 11.25” full bleed)
Half Page: $200.00 (7.75 x 4.75”)
Quarter Page : $100.00 (3.75 x 4.75”)


PRE-SALE OR AD ORDER FORM
Ad Size / Type ______________________________________

____Copies of the S&N Limited Edition Hardcover @ $74.95 each
____Copies of the Standard Edition Guide @ $39.95 each

Total Amount Paid __________________________________

Name _____________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________
City ______________________________________________
State ________ Zip ____________ Country_______________
Phone _________________ Email _____________________

To order please call: 510-220-6314

Send check or credit card info payable to: Hippy Comix, Inc.
4516 Gregory Way • Richmond, CA 94803
Send PayPal payments
to: hippycomix@comcast.net

Advertising management & layouts: Rick Buckler buckler9916@gmail.com

Pay by check, credit card or PayPal! Placement of ads at publisher’s discretion; earliest reservations are given priority. Camera-ready art deadline is May 31, 2013.

 

------------------------------------

Okay, that's the end of the 'advertisement' for this blog post. Make sure you reserve yourself a copy of this reference book!

Oh, and here is my review blog on Dan's Supplement that he published a couple of years ago so as to give you an idea of what this new book is about.

~ Michael

 

 


NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On ComicsMy thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,857 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!
---------------            
      
In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!
Site Meter


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:00 AM PDT
Post Comment | Permalink
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
More On the Detroit Triple Fan Fair History...
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons
                                        
Click Here to add This ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com to Your list of NetworkedBlogs!
 
Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents More On... 
 
The Detroit Triple Fan Fair!
 
As Told By Rich Buckler!
 
  
 alt=
 Rich Buckler at an early Detroit Triple Fan Fair!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3856 -    This blog is being posted to add a little more history on the Detroit Triple Fan Fair (DTFF) that I have blogged about in the past.

I just became Facebook Friends with Rich Buckler, the famous artist.  I sent him a blog that I had posted a few years ago, after meeting Dan Murphy out here in Southern California.  Dan had traveled here, and I met him shortly before he moved to Las Vegas.  Dan had been involved in the early years of the DTFF, and I published the memory he had of it in this Blog.

After reading the below message from Rich, I asked him if it was okay to post it in this blog.  He said fine, so here it is. 

Hi, Michael:
I went to that link to give it a read. You know what? I have an original poster from that first Detroit convention--it's not in very good shape, but still extant. I posted a scan of that art on one of my blog entries at Diversions Of The Groovy Kind (or maybe it was 20th Century Danny Boy--one of those two anyway).

I was actually on the first committee for that con (yep--So one could say that I was, in a modest way, one of the founders of "organized comics fandom, being in that circle and working closely with Jerry Bails and sci-fi fan Marvin Giles).

I was also close friends with Shel Dorf at the time. Shel was responsible for getting my art samples sent to Jack Kirby--and that landed me work shortly thereafter at Marvel Comics. I produced many of the DTFFr progress reports and the program book, putting together everything in my living room and then handling the printing and mailing! Even in my teens I was somewhat of an "overachiever".

Check out those blog entries at the sites mentioned above. I cover some of those early fan days. And you're right--there's not a whole lot of information on the web or in print regarding the origins of the DTFF. Wonder why? It was an important part of comics history, I think.

Take care--RICH

Well, I want to thank Rich for his rememberances of the Detroit Triple Fan Fair in the message that he sent me above.  It was nice to hear from someone else that was at the DTFF during those early formative years!  As a matter of fact, Rich was actually one of it's co-founders. Rich was the main person to go to for the comic book aspect of the convention (remember, it was originally sci-fi, film, and comics). The science fiction fans who began things knew next to nothing about comic books. Rich was an avid science fiction fan back then (and still is), but for him: "...the comics were always my main focus. Organized comics fandom, in those days, was just beginning--and a lot of fan artists like myself were a part of making that happen. And I should mention that Detroit was a hotbed of creativity and a whole lot of pro comics artists came out of that milieu".

If you are reading this, and want to add your thoughts about the DTFF, feel free to message me at my Facebook Fan PageAlthough I've not been to one of those DTFF cons in the past, I have been nominated as 'Blogger of the Year' the past two years at the current day Detroit Fan Fair.

BTW, you can find more on Rich's history at: "Secrets Of Drawing Comics" and "Swash Buckler Saturdays" at Diversions Of The Groovy Kind.  Also there is more at: "From The Desk Of Rich Buckler" at 20th Century Danny Boy. 

Plus, if you are a fan of his artwork, here is the link to Rich's own web site, where you can commission him for a drawing.

For a list of Rich's credits in comic books, be sure to check this page at the Grand Comics Database.

Oh, and for more photos on the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, take a look at my special photo album.

~ Michael 

 

 


NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On ComicsMy thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,856 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!
---------------            
      
In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!
Site Meter


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:31 AM PDT
Post Comment | Permalink

Newer | Latest | Older