Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On...   Fogel's Underground Price & Grading Guide Volume 1, 2015-16

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4033 -    I've mentioned already that I attended all four days of the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International in this Blog.

Well, besides attending panels, I also hit the exhibit floor several times, and on Saturday I ran into Dan Fogle at his booth. He mentioned to me about the new edition of his Underground Price & Grading Guide, and that it was being published in two volumes this time, as there was so much data to print.

So I walked away with a copy of his Guide.  I've already mentioned his supplement edition that was previously published in blog #3148 back on May 28th of 2010.  That was a while back!

So, as you can tell by the previous archived blog, I have interest in this topic... Underground Comix (UGC).  Not that I had that many when I was younger, but over the years I have picked up and sold a few collections that contained UGCs.  So I have picked up info rather 'piece-meal' on UGCs over the years.

So this newest edition of the Undergound Price & Grading Guide should be what I was looking for... So it is the first item I've read from all the items I picked up at Comic-Con.  Here is 'My Take' on the Guide:

First, the price section.  The pages all have a normal sized font, which makes it easier to read, at least for older guys like me!  There are two columns on each page, so there are a lot of listings on each page.  At the top section there are four examples of UGCs shown for Good, Fine & Near Mint Minus grades.  Each title is listed first, then with the name of the publisher.  Then the issue numbers along with date of publication.  Many UGCs have been reprinted over the years, so each one of those printings are listed and shown with prices for the three listed grades.

I found this price guide to very informative and comprehensive, from A to Z. I liked the layout, the normal sized font, and the listings shown. 

The Grading section started on page 29 and went through page 48.  There were more than three grades shown, as well as example of a UGC in that grade. Pretty detailed, along with a 'checklist' for each grade. The examples were shown only in black and white though.  Still the photos were pretty detailed...

Okay, so much for the Price & Grading sections of this guide. So what else was there to make this book so thtick?

Well, there were several articles! . 

The ones that I enjoyed reading about were as follows:

Page 9 - The Preface by Dan -  Good to read for a first time buyer of this Guide.

Page 12 - Dana 'Ma' Crumb - good story by John Orlando, Jill Orlando & Dan Fogel.

Page 18  - Spain Rodriguez - Feature Film In The Works by Dan Fogel.  Good update on this film.

Page 21 - Underground Market Report - Several reports by UGC dealers.  Always good to know what is going on in the back issue sales!

Page 23 - Slab This!  Good interview on why there aren't that many high grade UGCs out there!

Page 25 - CGC - How The Company Has Grown And How It Works - Good article on the topic.

Pages 49 thru 64 - The first color section in this Guide.  Full page presentations of the UGC creators chosen and some of their works.  I enjoyed seeing these pages!

Pages 272 - 273 - Photos by Bob White of a 1985 gathering of UGC creators at Hi De Comics.

Pages 278 - 280 - Richard 'Grass' Green - Black King of Underground Comix - This was a neat article on Richard.  I had known about his above ground comics career, but this article about his UGC experiences was pretty neat!

Pages 286 - 287 - Underground Rock  and Roll Comics Revolutionaries - article by Jay Allen Sanford.  Good two page history of Revolutionaryh Comics.

Pages 305 - 308  - Origins and Influence of Zap Comix - by Robert Beerbohm - I've sat through a few panels with Bob discussing his knowledge of comics & comix, And enjoyed them!  This was a good article on the topic.

Miscellaneous pages, both in b&w and in color, on dealers selling their wares.  Interesting to see the names of those still in the business after all these years!  Plus a lot of new names who are now selling UGCs.

All in all, I believe that Dan has another 'hit' on his hands with this Volume 1.  I can't wait for Volume 2 to be printed!

Oh... My comix grade for this Volume?   I give it a Near Mint (NM) 9.4 out of a 10.0 grading scale.

If you don't see Dan at a comic convention near you... Here is the link to where you can buy it from via the mail..

My thanks to Dan for letting me know of his latest publication!

~ Michael  

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 4,000 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 my blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to me for possible review, just contact me. 

 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!

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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'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions That The Highlight of the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International For Him Was a Showing of...   Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's "Fantastic Four"!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4032 -    Yesterday I blogged about 'My Take On the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International'.  There I mentioned that the 'Highlight' of the convention for me was the showing of a documentary I had interest in back in 2013.

That was the time that the doucumentary was being funded by an Indiegogo fund raiser.  My Facebook Friend Carl Ciarfalio, who had played The Thing in Roger Corman's Fantastic Four film, brought the fundraiser to my attention.

I blogged about it, (blog #3876), and posted about on my Facebook Fan and personal pages as well.

The fundraiser ended June 20th of 2013, and there had been some followup on the production.  You see, the promoters of this fund raiser had needed to raise $60k to do this project right, and ended up with just $6k via the fundraiser. 

So it has been slow going since then...

However, I also 'Liked' the Facebook Fan Page for 'Doomed!', and saw there that they would be showing the documentary film at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International.

I hoofed it down to the Hyatt from the convention center on Friday late afternoon and waited for the showing...

There were several of us there for the showing, and all that came were amazed at well how the documentary was put together. I could tell that by the expressions and the comments made during the film's showing. 

The film was well edited, and told the story on how the film was made, what promotions had been done, and how the 1994 film ended up NOT being shown in theaters.  

The persons in the film told their side of the story, and I was amazed at how the bits and pieces fit together so well.  

You see, I had met several of the actors at the 1993 San Diego Comic Con International when they did the promotion there.  I also purchased my copy of 'Film Threat' where the Fantastic Four were the cover story to that issue of the magazine.   I also obtained b&w photos of the actors and had them signed as well.

I also later picked up a copy of the movie poster for the film at the Los Angeles Sci-Fi & Comic Show.  It currently hangs in my home office on the wall.   .

A few years back I met several of the actors of the film at the 2011 Wizard World Anaheim, (blog #3405), and became friends with Carl.  He contributed a prize to one of the Black Fridays I held in recent years. 

So as you can see by the above mentions, and others that I haven't linked to in this blog... I was really excited to view the documentary at the San Diego Comic Con!   I was not disappointed and it became the 'Highlight' of my Comic-Con experience so far on Friday.  Nothing else compared to it during the next two days of the Comic-Con.

I want to mention that the DVDs of the film are not ready for distribution yet, you can go to the 'Doomed!' Facebook Fan Page to keep up to date on that. 

I also want to thank Marty Langford, and Mark Sikes for their time on Friday after the film's showing.  It was great meeting you guys in person!  Plus it was great to see Kat Green, who played Alicia Masters in the film, as well that night!  

 ~Michael D Hamersky

Addendum:  For my ratings comparison between the actors in the 1994 FF film and the 2005 FF film, see this 2007 blog of mine.

Also, see this blog link, for a scan of the FF film poster I mentioned above.

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 4,000 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 my blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to me for possible review, just contact me. 

 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!

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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'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On...   The 2015 San Diego Comic Con / Comic-Con International!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4031 -    Okay... It is late Monday morning as I start writing this. I'm tired, from attending all four days and three nights at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International.  Yes, really tired!

(THURSDAY) I was tired in the afternoon on Thursday.  You see... I didn't prepare for this year's convention by walking every day two to three weeks before the con started.  That would have built up my strength to handle all of the walking that I had to do for this year's con.

Yes, I won the lottery by obtaining four day passes, Thursday thru Sunday, but without Preview Night on Wednesday.  This year I sat out going downtown to see the workers set up the outside booths, etc.  Last year I went down, even though I only had Thursday and Sunday tickets. I did do Friday also, for the outside events that didn't requre a badge.  See this link for that review blog.

So, as I was saying... I attended Thursday, and started about 8:30 when I arrived at the San Diego Convention Center.   As I was fortunate enough to obtain pre-paid parking under the Convention Center, I didn't have to arrive as early as I have done in years past.  There was a little line to go get into the convention center.  Plus when arriving at the top floor, I was immediately sent to a table where I received my badge & badge holder.   This was the fastest I had ever received my badge.   Good going so far!

I then obtained my laniard and bag plus the three publications given out by Comic-Con.  I then went and attached my badge holder with the laniard, and saw several persons discarding their publications they had recived.  Quite a bit went into the trash cans lined up in the 'Under The Sails' pavilion.

So I grabbed a chair and took my program printouts and matched them against the grids printed in the quick flyer guide.  Several panels / programs were up against each other time-wise, so I knew I would have to make decisions on those as each day came up.

Having prepared my panels / programs schedule for the next few days, I decided to check out the immediate layout of the convention center.  You will see the photos from Thursday at my Facebook Fan Page's special Thursday photo album. I then proceeded to go to the panels.  I noticed that the Hall H lines were overcrowded as usual per my Facebook Friends posts, and elected NOT to go down there for the one or so programs that I had interest.  I also noted that Ballroom 20 (the second largest room), was also very busy line wise.  So I elected not to enter that line either.

I made it through the day and ended up at the 18th Annual Kung Fu Extravangaza.  I don't believe I've missed a one of those during the years it has run at Comic-Con.  It was nice to sit down, at least for a while.  I ended up at the Floyd Norman Documentary panel at 9pm, and left there for home, as I was so tired...

(FRIDAY)   I was back by 8:30 am on Friday morning.  There were several panels I wanted to see and I only missed two of them, The Lost In Space 50th Anniversary and the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.   The reason I missed the Eisners is because I ended up at the Hyatt at 6:30 pm to see the Doomed! Documentary that was previewed.  The photo at the top left of this blog shows Marty Langford, Kat Green, and Mark Sikes.    This preview was the HIGHLIGHT of the 2015 Comic-Con for me!  I really enjoyed seeing it!  To see this more of this documentary on the Roger Corman film, The Fantastic Four, see the Doomed! Facebook Fan Page.  By the time I got out of the Hyatt, I decided not walk all the way to the other end to see the Eisners, already in progress. Besides, I was wore out!   Here is the link to my Friday photo album.

(SATURDAY)  My schedule showed a LOT of panels / programs I wanted to see.  I didn't make it to all of them.  Mainly because of panels running against each other time-wise and the walking from one end of the convention center to the other side. Whew!  I don't know how many miles I walked this Comic-Con, but it was a lot!  I ended up the night at the Sails Pavilion, where I foolishly stood in a very long line for 'food' (chips, cheese and cupcakes), and watched the Masquerade on the screen with hundreds of others doing the same thing.   I left before the show was over.  Still tired!   Here is the link to my Saturday photo album.

(SUNDAY)  The morning started at the same time I arrived the previous days of the con, at 8:30 am.  It was really nice having underground pre-paid parking this year.  That is for sure!  Anyways I took in the Annual Jack Kirby Tribute panel, haven't missed any of them since Mark started it in 1994...  I then went to the Sixty Years of Gumby panel, and ended up just walking the exhibit hall floor until my last panel of the day started at 3:30 pm, titled 'Comic-Con Talkback', with the President of Comic-Con, John Rogers.   It appears that the ADA problems still weren't fixed for this year's convention, as nine out of the first ten attendees standing in line to 'Talk Back; were about ADA issues at Hall H & Ballroom 20.   For the first time in years, I left a half hour early, as I just couldn't walk anymore, and I had not found any last minute deals to make on the floor by 3:30 pm.  Here is the link to my Sunday photo album. 

As to my 'comic book grade' for this year's con... I gotta admit, there was just not that much for me this year.  Maybe it was because I was out of shape for walking everywhere, but this con is just too darn spread out to see it all now.  I walked both convention center wings, plus down to the Marriott's three SDCC floors, and the Hyatt's four SDCC floors.  I didn't make it to the Hilton, the Omni, the SD Public Library or the Horton theater.  Plus I didn't make time to see any of the offsite events like I did last year.

So my 'comic book grade' for this year has to be a Fine Plus (F+) 6.5 for me. Yes, it was great seeing all those I have made friendships with over the years, and actually... I saw more friends and acquaintances than in previous years this year.  Sunday's crowds on the exhibit floor was as bad as Saturday's.   Maybe I'm just a little tired / jaded... But this year's Comic-Con just wasn't the high level of excitement for me as previous years have been.  Note:  I have been going to Comic-Con for the last straight 25 years, when in 1991 the Comic-Con moved to the then new San Diego Convention Center.   (Plus my first Comic-Con was back at the El Cortez Hotel in 1972! ) Still, I know I'll be online next year when Comic-Con puts their tickets up for sale for 2016 Comic-Con.  Hopefully I'll be able to purchase some days if not all of the con.  Till then, I'll rest up and then train for walking the 2016 Comic-Con!

Oh, I will be blogging more about items I picked up at Comic-Con here in the days to follow, and also posting more items about Comic-Con at my Facebook Fan Page. 

 ~Michael D Hamersky

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 4,000 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 my blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to me for possible review, just contact me. 

 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!

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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'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents...   San Diego Comic-Con International 1991 - 2015: Through My Camera's Lens... 25 Years At The San Diego Convention Center!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4030 -    Okay... This is the start of Comic-Con International: San Diego week!

You may ask why so soon?   Well... Some pre-Comic-Con parties start Tuesday night this year.  I have invites to two of them.  Then Preview Night is this upcoming Wednesday night.  Plus people get into town starting today. 

So I thought I'd make this special blog post as this year is the 25th Anniversary of Comic-Con moving to the San Diego Convention Center!   That was in 1991!   Whew has time flown by!

So I have already uploaded photos from my different cameras to my Facebook Fan Page over the past few years.  I'm going to post the links to each one of the different years of the Comic-Con, as shot through my different cameras.   There are more photos in recent years as I switched to digital and took more shots of course.

Here are the links:

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009  2009-40th Anniv of SDCC

2010-general

2011-CHUCK Panel  2011-general  2011-Shel Dorf Collection     2011-50thAnnivComicFandom

2012-Part1  2012-RicardAlfMemorial  2012-Part2   2012-Part3   2012-Part4    2012-TinaPics  2012-OthersPics

2013-Wed  2013-Thur  2013-Fri  2013-Sat  2013-Sun   2013-Wed-Thur-Tina  2013-Fri-Tina  2013-Sat-Tina  2013-Sunday-Tina

2013-TwoMorrows20th   2013-ComicConMini-to-Mega

2014-Pre Con Party   2014-Preview Day  2014-Thursday   2014-Offsite Events-Friday  2014-Sunday

2015

Whew!   And I have more years to upload.  But this blog is just on the Comic-Con since it moved to the San Diego Convention Center.  I go back to 1972 when I first sold as a comic book dealer at the El Cortez Hotel.

I am looking forward to this year's convention... It is getting harder and harder to make it through the lottery to get tickets.  I don't have a press pass, which only gets you in for free.  No special privileges in getting into programs, panels etc.  This may be the last Comic-Con I attend, as last year I was only able to obtain Thursday & Sunday tickets.  This year I have all four days, but missed out on getting Preview Night...

So if you can't go to this year's con, be sure to check back and see the photos I upload for the 2015 con.  If you missed earlier cons, take a look at the links above for the year(s) you missed.

(Addendum:  When inserting the links I noticed that a few of the photo albums don't have the photos I previously uploaded.  When I get a chance, I'll see about re-uploading them. Plus I have more photos that have to be scanned & uploaded as they were not shot with a digital camera.  So this is an ongoing proccess for me to do.)

 ~Michael D Hamersky

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 4,000 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 my blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to me for possible review, just contact me. 

 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!

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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'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Posts His Take On...   The Art of San Diego Comic-Con International Exhibit!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4029 -    This past Saturday I drove down to the San Diego Public Library to check out the special exhibit on the 9th floor.

That exhibit is titled:  'The Art of San Diego Comic-Con International'.  It is running from June 20th to August 30th, so there should be enough time for you to check it out also.

The exhibit has banner art,  cover art illustrations, and interior pages artwork. The art covers the 45 year history of the San Diego Comic Con.

The whole exhibit should take you about an hour to check it all out, as this is an exhibit, and does not go in depth (in my opinion) on what the Comic-Con International should have in its own archives.   What is shown at the exhibit is just a very small sample of the 45 years of artwork.

As a preview before going... You can check out the 13 minute video I shot at my YouTube Channel, or if you can't make it, the video does cover almost the full exhibited items presented.

You can also check out the photos taken at my Facebook Fan Page special album, which you can see at a more leisurely pace than the video.

For those of you attending the Comic-Con next week, there are a few programs that are being presented at the San Diego Public Library, also on the 9th floor, next to this exhibit hall.

For those of you that haven't been to Comic-Con before, this would be a good introduction to the history of the convention, as presented in an artwork format.

Again, figure about an hour to see the whole exhibit.  For those of you driving there, the Library gives the first two hours of parking for free.  Just remember to validate your ticket on the first floor of the Library!

Oh... Here is the hours / schedule for the exhibit: 

Regular gallery hours (June 20–July 7, July 13–August 30): Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 12:00–5:00; Thursday: 2:00–7:00; Saturday and Sunday: 12:00–4:00.

Extended hours during Comic-Con: Wednesday & Thursday (July 8 & 9): 10:00–7:00; Friday, Saturday and Sunday (July 10–12): 12:00–6:00

Admission is free. The Gallery is located on the 9th floor of the Central Library, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101.

If you didn't get tickets to Comic-Con this year, there are a lot of areas in Downtown San Diego that have Comic-Con related activities that you don't need a Comic-Con badge to enter.  Be sure to add the San Diego Central Library's exhibit to that list to see without having to buy a Comic-Con ticket, which are already sold out. 

~Michael D Hamersky.

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 4,000 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 my blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to me for possible review, just contact me. 

 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!

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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'!

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