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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Sketch Cards For 'Comics For Cures' Benefit Auction Ending Soon!
Mood:  d'oh
Topic: eBay Info

 

 

 

   

Click here to see all of our Ending Soonest Comics, Graphic Novels, Books, Promo Items and More!

Click here to see all of our HERB TRIMPE Comics, Graphic Novels, Books, Promo Items and More! Click here to see all of our GRAPHIC NOVELS! Click here to see all of our TV & MOVIE Comics, Graphic Novels, Books, Promo Items and More! Click here to see all of our Listed MARVEL SUPERHEROESComics, Graphic Novels, Books, Promo Items and More!

The 1,000+ Character Sketch Cards At the 'Comics For Cures' eBay Listings Will Be Ending Soon... Starting Saturday Evening, April 4th, 2009!  Don't Miss Out On These UNIQUE Sketch Cards!

The above artists, Herb Trimpe, Harold Cupec, Greg Harms, and Daniel Miki... Are just four of the many artists who have contributed one or more sketch cards for the  'Sketch Card Auction and Gallery Show for American Cancer Society'!

I have previously blogged on the above artists individually because they took the time to illustrate and submit sketch cards for this worthy cause, and because that was either brought to my attention or I found out about them while looking at the listings.

There are so many contributors that it is not possible to individually name them all... and that says a lot for the Great turnout from the comics industry for this benefit!  

So here are the links once again that will take you the eBay listings for each of the above pictured artists:

Just click here to see all four of Herb Trimpe's sketch cards on auction!

Harold Cupec's 4 sketch cards from his 'Pugnuggle Tales' which you can see by Clicking Here.

Daniel Miki's two set of collage sketch cards,

and see this link for Greg Harms set of four 'Twilight' sketch cards!

Here are the details for the benefit from the 'Comics For Cures' web site as this blog post is published: 

Blue Line Art has been organizing their second annual exhibition and auction of original sketch card art to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Their first event in March of 2008 showcased 200 artist with over 1200 sketch cards. They raised over $7,400 for the American Cancer Society and are hoping that this current event will be bigger and better in raising funds.

There will be a public exhibition at Comics 2 Games, Florence, Ky location on April 4th 2009. The auction of all the original art cards will go online starting the week before the Sketch Card exhibition and will end that evening. All proceeds from the sale of the cards will go to the American Cancer Society.

Bob and Mike Hickey, founders and owners of Blue Line Art, are organizing this fundraiser in honor of Bob’s wife Katie, a breast cancer survivor. Blue Line publishes Sketch Magazine and Graphic Novel Scene and sells Blue Line Art boards to both comic book companies and individual artists. The Hickey family has long been aware of the generosity of the comic book community. All involved are looking forward to another successful event that celebrates the diversity of comic book artists’ unique talents and their heroic spirit of helping those in need!

There are a thousand total listings of other sketch cards in this special event to raise funds; please check out the following link to take you to the eBay page where all of those auction listings are listed until the end of the auction time:  Click Here!  The listings start to end on this upcoming Saturday night, April 4th, 2009!

(Note: eBay doesn't allow 'hot links' in the eBay blog posts to non-eBay pages, so if you are reading this on our Blog's eBay format version, just copy and paste the url into your browser and add the www. if necessary. Also, Make It So Marketing is NOT affialiated with Comics For Cures, nor any of the sponsors of the benefit auction. This is for review / mention purposes only, and to hi-light several artists' contributions to the fund raiser.)

Note:  If any other contributors for this special benefit see this blog post, you are welcome to contact me for possible inclusion on a follow up post before the auction listings end on April 4th! That's only a little over 3 days away at the time of this blog posting...

So Comics fans... don't delay looking and placing your bid on these items!

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts,  and new listings of items for sale in our own online eBay Featured Store

Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Click Here to see our Reviews on Comics, TPBs, Graphic Novels, & DVDs! 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email 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 review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

   
     

 

 

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Michael and Tina are shown below in a photo from their 2003 trip to Fess Parker's Wine Country Inn at Los Olivos, California.  The highlight of the trip was having our photo taken with ol' Davy Crockett himself!

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BAG and BOARD Your Paper Collectibles!
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Comic Book History

 

Click here to see all of our currently listed MARVEL SUPERHERO comics!

Note: Above is a sample of a comic book with bag and board to properly protect your comic!

 

   

That's Right! You Gotta

BAG and BOARD Your Paper Collectibles!

Click Here To See Our Current Listings of Comics, Graphic Novels, Promo Comics and other Pop Culture items listed for sale!

Part 1 of A 3 Part Series by Michael D Hamersky

It's been almost two years... Since I ran a little series of blog posts about how you should protect and store your paper collectibles. That would include comics, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, full size trading card sheets and more. 

I first published this 3 part series due to all of the collections that I was being offered to buy, and finding that most were never stored properly!  Plus the would be sellers thought that they should get the Near Mint (NM 9.4) Guide Price for Comics that weren't even in 'Good' (G 2.0) Guide Grade.  The HoRRoRs of It All!

Here is the repost of that first blog:

BAG and BOARD Your Inexpensive Comic Book Collectibles !!! It's the LEAST You Can Do! 

No matter where you found the comics, if you bought them or if they were given to you, the very LEAST you can do is to protect them until it is time to either give them away or attempt to resell them!

There are multiple sellers on eBay that sell inexpensive plastic bags, made especially for comic books, so there really is no excuse not to!

The only thing is when buying the bags, is to buy the right size for the comics you are trying to bag!  Comics have 'shrunk' in size during the decades, so older comics from the Golden Age of Comics (from approx 1938 to 1950's) are put into bags that say 'Golden Age on the package!

Silver Age Comics, (from approximately mid 1950's to early 1970's), need a smaller size to fit properly, and the 'Modern Ages of Comics' including Bronze, Copper and whatever else 'age' they want to call them, have their own even smaller size!

Wait a minute!  Now that your comics are in a protective specially designed inexpensive bag, how are they going to fit nicely and keep from bending, when you put them into whatever storage container you are keeping them in?

Never fear, there are also comic backing boards, that are specially made for the comics. Just as bags are usually sold in 100 count packages, so normally are comic backing boards. You can check eBay's listings for those also, as we don't sell these type of supplies.

In an upcoming blog post I will go into more depth on what type of bags and boards to buy. This blog post is just to tell you that there are comic book collecting supplies to protect your comics until you are ready to sell. I see way too many sellers selling comics without protection for their wares!

 

If however, you decide NOT to sell your comics, and find that you have been bitten by the 'collecting bug' after bagging and boarding your own comics, then check out our eBay Featured Comic Book Store for more comic related collectibles!

Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts... This ends Part 1 of my 3 Part Series on how you should protect and store your paper collectibles.  Stay 'tooned for Part 2 later!
 
~ Michael

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Click Here to see our Reviews on Comics, TPBs, Graphic Novels, & DVDs! 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email 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 review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

   
     

 

 

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!
Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

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

Michael is shown below in a photo from the 2008 San Diego Comic Con International, along with one of his favorite DC Characters... Wonder Woman!

Click Here to see 'My World at eBay!

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 


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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wolverine Sketch Card By Herb Trimpe For 'Comics For Cures'!
Mood:  d'oh
Topic: Comic Book Artists

 

 

Click here to see all of our Newly Listed X-MEN Comics, Graphic Novels, Books, Promo Items and More!

Note: Above is a 'blow-up' photo of the 'Wolverine' Sketch Card, just one of four character Sketch Cards illustrated by Herb Trimpe for the Auction Event.

 

   

The Wolverine  Character Sketch Card

At 'Comics For Cures'

Illustrated By Herb Trimpe Is Now At A Bid Of Only $10.50!

Click Here To See Our Current Listings of HULK Comics, Graphic Novels, Promo Comics and other Pop Culture items listed for sale!

Herb Trimpe

 

 

Herb Trimpe... Artist of the first two appearances of Wolverine in the issues of the Incredible Hulk comics books #180 and #181, has contributed a sketch card of Wolverine himself for the  'Sketch Card Auction and Gallery Show for American Cancer Society'!

I have previously blogged about other artists that have also submitted sketch cards for the same worthy cause, and just came across this one among the four sketch cards that Herb Trimpe has donated for the cause!   I had missed his entries earlier, as there are One Thousand listings for bidders to choose from.  That is a Great turnout from the comics industry!  

Thus Herb Trimpe now joins my earlier blog posts on this Auction Event with his set of four cards including Wolverine, the Incredible Hulk, the Amazing Spider-Man, and even Doctor Doom!  Just click here to see all four of Herb's sketch cards on auction!

So that would make four artists that I have blogged about that have contributed to this cause... Harold Cupec's 4 sketch cards from his 'Pugnuggle Tales' which you can see by Clicking Here,  Daniel Miki's two set of collage sketch cards and Greg Harms set of four 'Twilight' sketch cards!

Here are the details for the benefit from the 'Comics For Cures' web site as this blog post is published: 

Blue Line Art has been organizing their second annual exhibition and auction of original sketch card art to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Their first event in March of 2008 showcased 200 artist with over 1200 sketch cards. They raised over $7,400 for the American Cancer Society and are hoping that this current event will be bigger and better in raising funds.

There will be a public exhibition at Comics 2 Games, Florence, Ky location on April 4th 2009. The auction of all the original art cards will go online starting the week before the Sketch Card exhibition and will end that evening. All proceeds from the sale of the cards will go to the American Cancer Society.

Bob and Mike Hickey, founders and owners of Blue Line Art, are organizing this fundraiser in honor of Bob’s wife Katie, a breast cancer survivor. Blue Line publishes Sketch Magazine and Graphic Novel Scene and sells Blue Line Art boards to both comic book companies and individual artists. The Hickey family has long been aware of the generosity of the comic book community. All involved are looking forward to another successful event that celebrates the diversity of comic book artists’ unique talents and their heroic spirit of helping those in need!

There are a thousand total listings of other sketch cards in this special event to raise funds; please check out the following link to take you to the eBay page where all of those auction listings are listed until the end of the auction time:  Click Here!  The listings start to end on this upcoming Saturday night, April 4th, 2009!

(Note:  Make It So Marketing is NOT affialiated with Comics For Cures, nor any of the sponsors of the benefit auction. This is for review / mention purposes only, and to hi-light several artists' contributions to the fund raiser.)

Note:  If any other contributors for this special benefit see this blog post, you are welcome to contact me for possible inclusion on a follow up post before the auction listings end on April 4th! That's only a little over 4 days away at the time of this blog posting... So don't delay looking and placing your bid on these items!

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts,  and new listings of items for sale in our own online eBay Featured Store

Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Click Here to see our Reviews on Comics, TPBs, Graphic Novels, & DVDs! 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email 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 review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

   
     

 

 

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!
Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

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

Michael is shown below in a photo from the 2008 San Diego Comic Con International, along with one of his favorite DC Characters... Wonder Woman!

Click Here to see 'My World at eBay!

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 


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It's The Latest Thing!
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Comic Book Artists

 

 

Click here to see all of our currently listed FANTASTIC FOUR MARVEL SUPERHEROES comics!

Note: Above is a scan of the actual Sketch of The THING for Michael's Fantastic Four Collection.  Thanks Anthony!

 

   

It's The Latest THING!

A New Sketch By Anthony D Lee!

Click Here To See Our Current Listings of Comics, Graphic Novels, Promo Comics and other Pop Culture items listed for sale!

 

 

I 'joined' Anthony D Lee's... Facebook Comic Con Artist's Table during the Gala Premiere of that virtual con.

At the same time I signed up for a 'Free Sketch' to be drawn by Anthony as he was promoting his table at the new con.

Of course my first choice would be 'The Thing', one of the members of the Fantastic Four from Marvel Comics, if Anthony was willing to draw the character!  Note: Because of the Thing's 'rocky' body, it takes additional time to draw.

Well... he was, and the above sketch is one I wanted to share with everyone here on my Blog! 

I am going to prize this as much as when I had Joe Sinnott sign my issue of Fantastic Four #95 with a full page panel of the Thing holding up a building on his back!  Why did I have Joe sign that issue?  Well, he once said at a panel I was atttending, that the full page panel on page 8 of that issue was his favorite inking job on the Thing over Jack Kirby's pencils!

Actually, the sketch that Anthony drew for me is just one of fiveteen sketches he has drawn so far for FBCC attendees that signed up at his table!

To see all the great sketches he has illustrated so far, including Spy Smasher, the Scarlet Witch, Green Lantern, Dawnstar, and others... check out his table at:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48365333090&ref=ts 

You would have to be a Facebook member to see them though... but it would be worth joing FB and Anthony's FBCC Table to get a great sketch emailed to you!

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we also have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts,  and new listings of items for sale in our own online eBay Featured Store

Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Click Here to see our Reviews on Comics, TPBs, Graphic Novels, & DVDs! 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email 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 review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

   
     

 

 

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!
Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

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

Michael is shown below in a photo from the 2008 San Diego Comic Con International, along with one of his favorite DC Characters... Wonder Woman!

Click Here to see 'My World at eBay!

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 


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Monday, March 30, 2009
Andrew LoVuolo To Appear At Boston Comic Con 2009!
Mood:  cool
Topic: Comic Cons

 

Click here to see all of our currently listed comics, graphic novels, books, toys and more pop culture items!

 
   

Andrew LoVuolo

To Appear At The

 Boston Comic Con 2009!

Click Here To See Our Current Listings of different COMIC CON Promos listed for sale!

 

In an earlier blog Post I mentioned that... Bret M Herholz would be appearing at this comic con this upcoming weekend.

Well, I had a few other Facebook Friends contact me that they too would be attending and exhibiting their creations at the same convention!

So I want to also 'hi-lite' Andrew LoVuolo's appearance at the con in my Blog today, and let you know what he is exhibiting at his table there!

Andrew will be on hand with all 5 issues of 'The Rift', PLUS he will be signing with his current artist Enrique Savory Jr AND Comic book legend, Paul Gulacy! 

So when you are at the Con... Be sure to stop by his table to get all of the books or at least The Rift #4 featuring the cover by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti that is pictured at the top left of this blog post!   BTW, as an added note...  the interior artwork in this issue was the second printed work of the current artist and editor of GI JOE for IDW, Robert Atkins!

BTW, Andrew LoVuolo is just one of several other creators that will be at this Comic Con to make stopping in worth your while! 

Just to name a few:  Dick Ayers (One of my favorite Jack Kirby inkers!), Paul Gulacy, Mike Lilly, Bob and Kim Shaw, Matt Ryan, Dave Simons, Hector E Rodriguez, Bret M Herholz, Enrique Savory Jr, Daniel William Barlow and even more! 

Here are the particulars for this upcoming comic con which you can also find out more by visiting the con's web site at:

http://www.bostoncomiccon.com 

Saturday and Sunday April 4-5 2009| 10am-5pm | Back Bay Events Center | 180 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA | $10

(Please Note: A complimentary item for this mention  was NOT provided by the creator nor the comic con!)  

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we also have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts, and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store

Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!
~ Michael

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

 

Click Here to see our Reviews on Comics, TPBs, Graphic Novels, & DVDs! 

 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email 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 review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

   
     

 

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!
Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

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

Michael is shown below in a photo from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con held at the Sheraton Hotel on Harbor Island in San Diego, California.

Click Here to see 'My World at eBay!

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 4:25 PM PDT
Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:27 AM PDT
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