Howard Post a.k.a. Howie Post 1926 - 2010 At the right: Howie going over his comic strip.

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3161:

The passing of Howard W Post, a.k.a. 'Howie Post' on May 21st slipped by my blogging notice. I want to correct that oversight here today...

First a brief 'bio' on Howie, then my thoughts:

Howard Post was born November 2, 1926 in New York City. By the time he passed away on May 21st of 2010, he had been at different periods of his life: an animator, cartoonist and a comic strip and comic book writer and artist.

Howard started in art at an early age. It was as a teenager that he attended the Hastings School of Animation, which was located in New York City.

Due to his father being stricken with tuberculosis and hospitalized, Howard as a teenager became the primary breadwinner for the family of four.

As did several others that later entered the comic book industry, Howard started as an in-betweener.  His first work was at Paramount Pictures' animation studio, Famous Studios.

Howie's earliest confirmed comic book art appeared in 1945. He then had several features in National (DC) Comics. It was in the 1950's that illustrated several 'funnybook' series, both for DC and Atlas (Marvel) Comics. 

However, he also illustrated in a few other genres, including westerns, and HoRRoR comics. For Atlas that included Journey into Mystery, Uncanny Tales, and Mystery Tales.

During the ups and downs of the comic book industry, Howie also worked for Harvey Comics and Dell Comics.  His career extended into the 1980's where he worked for Atlas' successor, Marvel Comics.

At one time during all of this, Howie became the head of Paramount Cartoon Studios. So Howie definitely kept busy throughout his long career.

I took a look at what was posted about Howie since his passing.  Although it kept being brought up that he is known for his syndicated newspaper comic strip "The Dropouts" which had a 13-year run, it is for his comic book work that I most knew about him...

If all credits had been posted  back when I was first reading comics, I would have recoginzed him first for his Harvey Comics work on 'Hot Stuff'.

But for me, it was his credits on the 'Anthro' comic book series that I best knew of his work. 

Unfortunately, where I was at, the bi-monthly DC comic book was not well distributed. 

Which come to think of it, most of those bi-monthly DC titles with new characters didn't get well distributed at my 7-11s where I usually shopped at back then...

Anthro had started in Showcase #74, as pictured here, back in May of 1968.  His own series ran for six issues, from August of 1968 to August of 1969. It was really different, probably too different for the time.  Plus it didn't fit in with the rest of the DC Universe of the time.  Unlike the Marvels that I was mostly reading during that time period, where everything seemed to be interconnected, or guest cameos in each other's books!

I mentioned 'Hot Stuff' above.  I would have posted a cover here, but Howie didn't produce any covers with Hot Stuff that I could find in either of the two databases that I use for reference.

However, I did find a unique series from Atlas Comics, that probably portrayed his art style during that time period. 

The title was 'The Monkey and the Bear', of which the 1st issue is shown to the left.

This series ran from September of 1953 to January of 1954. Quite honestly, I've never held an issue in my hands, even though I deal in comics.

(Note for collectors: The 1st issue in NM is $45, while issues #2 & 3 in NM are $28, if You can find them. Currently, out of 1,757,708 comic listing on eBay, Not one of these 3 issues are listed..)

My daughter would know him best for his work on the 'Care Bear' series from Marvel Comics.

That series ran for 20 issues, from November of 1985 to January of 1989.

Other titles that he worked on as 'Howard Post' are listed here.

Titles that he worked on as 'Howie Post' are listed here.

As you can see from those links, Howie had worked quite a few years in the comic book industry.

His work on the comic strips I won't discuss here, as the strip he is most known for, 'The Dropouts', just wasn't carried by newspapers in my area of Southern California. (LA Times & San Diego Union-Tribune.)  Except maybe on a insertion basis, but I just don't remember that strip.

This blog is posted as a 'tribute' blog post to Howie's memory.

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Our online comic book store carries many of the titles of comics that Howie Post worked on, which can be found at:

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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Personal Note from Michael:  Writing today's blog reminds me of one of the main reasons I go to comic cons...To meet those comic book creators from All the Ages of Comics...whether Golden, Silver, Bronze, Copper, or Modern Ages! Above is a photo of myself with Larry Lieber, who is signing a special comic book for me, back at the 2003 Comic Con International: San Diego (SDCC).  Larry wrote and illustrated many comics that I enjoyed during the years, and it was a pleasure to meet him. I urge YOU to do the same if you have a comic con near you! BTW...My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that, whether YOU are a First Timer here, or a regular reader of this Blog! For those of you that didn't know me before today...I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)! You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'.  So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'. I am reaching the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends soon, and I don't want YOU to be left out!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review. I'm always ready to be knocked over into a great storyline! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.             ------- NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

Coming Your Way On June 18th   The Film Version of  Jonah Hex!     ---------------- Above: The 2010 Jonah Hex Film Movie Poster!  At The Top Left: Tony DeZuniga, Co-Creator of Jonah Hex!  As seen at the 2010 Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con! At the Bottom Left: What the Film Trailers Seem to be 'Pushing' for this Film...Megan Fox playing 'Leila'!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3160:

Today I want to blog about the upcoming Jonah Hex film that is to be released June 18th.

That's because for the last two weeks, my Jonah Hex archived blog post from Tuesday, December 11th of 2007, as seen here, has been in the Top 10 Most Viewed Archived Blog Posts of this Blog! BTW, I've also blogged about Josh Brolin being named as the actor to portray Jonah Hex back on Friday, June 5th of 2009.

So there definitely is an above average interest in this film, if only gauging by my Blog's stats!

Now to do a topic justice, especially one that is about a comic book character being transformed from comic book to comic book movie, there would have to be more than one blog post, or the blogger is just 'skimming' across the surface of the transformation process.  So I'll attempt to give a little background here about the character in print, with a few teasers of the upcoming movie!

So what is Jonah Hex, the comic book character all about?

Well...In the comic book history that goes back to 1972, (Yes, 1972!), Jonah Woodson Hex is a Western comic book antihero. He was co-created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga, (pictured above at the 2010 Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con. 

At that time, it was strangely enough published by DC Comics. I say strangely because in the early 1970's both DC and Marvel Comics were starting to push the boundaries of what could be published in a comic book format.

Jonah Hex is portrayed as a surly and cynical bounty hunter, easily recognized by his face that is horribly scarred on the right side. 

Remember, this is the time period when the Comics Code Authority, (CCA), still held sway over what would and could be published in comics.  Thus he is bound by a personal code of honor to protect and avenge the innocent.

Jonah Hex actually first 'appeared' in a full-page in-house ad for All-Star Western #10. Even though that is not even a 'cameo' or a final page appearance in a 'to be continued' story, that is what a lot of Jonah Hex collectors look for...His '1st appearance' in those house ads which were published in various Nov/Dec 1971 dated DC comic books.

His actual first 1st "full-story" appearance was then published a few weeks later in volume two of the title 'All-Star Western' #10 (1972), which is pictured above. 

Back then there was a lot of jockeying around between the Big Two (DC & Marvel), for newstand space.  A title would be started, and then shortly afterwards renamed to catch the latest trend.  

That's what happened to All-Star Western!   It was renamed 'Weird Western Tales' with its twelfth issue due to all of the HoRRoR / MoNSTer comic titles that were pouring out then.

You'll notice that in All-Star Western, that Jonah Hex was just one of three characters with stories in the comic book.  There was also Bat Lash and El Diablo.  

Well, in the new title, Jonah Hex all but dominated the total number of pages until issue #38.  That's when Scalphunter took over the spotlight of the 'Weird Western Tales' title, while Jonah moved into his own self-titled series, Jonah Hex. 

That new title started in 1977, and lasted for 92 issues with Michael Fleisher as the main writer. Issue #92 was published cover dated August of 1985.

BTW, Scalphunter ran in 'Weird Western Tales' until that title was cancelled in August of 1980.  It lasted a total of 80 issues, including the 11 of it's previous title name.

So, with any comic book character that has been around for 38 years, there are way too many topics to touch upon in a blog post, as first mentioned above.

I'll just mention that seeing Tony DeZuniga again, (co-creator of Jonah Hex), shown above holding the Jonah Hex comic book cover to issue #39 that he illustrated, was fun.  That's because his he and wife Tina, (shown at the bottom right of this blog post), were pleased with the earlier blog post I had blogged on them, after seeing them at the 2009 Long Beach Comic Con.

I mentioned at the top of this blog post that there appears to be a lot of interest in the upcoming film, Jonah Hex. I of course haven't seen it yet, and probably won't see it until it is on DVD, because my wife, Tina, is not thrilled about the movie trailers that are being shown on TV for it.

It is a Warner Bros. film that is being directed by Jimmy Hayward.  It stars Josh Brolin as the title character. It also stars Megan Fox, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Michael Fassbender and oh, did I mention Megan Fox?  That could be one of the reason why Tina is not at all interested in seeing this film at the Big Screen...  Again, the film is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2010 in the USA. For more info on the upcoming film itself, I'm going to refer you to the Wikipedia Entry here... Please be aware that not all entries posted there are 100% accurate all the time.

My thanks to Tony and Tina DeZuniga for sharing their time with me at the two recent comic cons mentioned above! 

Plus: My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our earlier archived blog posts, now numbering over 3,155 in number!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Our online comic book store carries many different genres of comics including HoRRoR, MoNSTer, Weterns, and Mystery tales at:

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"         Note: If you are breaking into, or already 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 possible review, send to:     Make It So Marketing Inc. PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013

As mentioned in today's Main Feature... That's Tina and Tony DeZuniga at the 2010 Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con! My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that, whether YOU are a First Timer here, or a regular reader of this Blog! For those of you that didn't know me before today...I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)! You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'.  So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'. I am reaching the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends soon, and I don't want YOU to be left out!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review. I'm always ready to be knocked over into a great storyline! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.             ------- NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

It's the 2010 Superman Celebration in Metropolis (Illinois)!   It Runs From Thursday, June 10th - Sunday, June 13th     ---------------- Above: Michael D Hamersky Holding Action Comics #1 (With The 1st Appearance of Superman) AND Detective Comics #27 (With the 1st Appearance of Batman) at Southern California Comics on FCBD 2010!  ---------------- At The Top Left: Ilya Salkind and Michael D Hamersky at Ilya's Booth at the 2010 Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con! ---------------- At the Bottom Left: Sam J Rizzo, Who Runs SuperboyHomePage.com, Also at Wizard World Anaheim!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3159:

This is a just a brief blog post about what is happening Tomorrow in Metropolis!

Wait a minute...Did I say 'Metropolis'???

Yes, because there is really a 'Metropolis', in the State of Illinois!

My thanks to Facebook Friend, Sam J. Rizzo, who reminded me about this annual event on Monday.  I met Sam at the 2010 Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con, as pictured above.  Sam runs his SuperboyHomePage.com web site, which you should check out! 

I have blogged about this Superman Celbration a few times before in the recent years, 2008 & 2009, but this year's event almost slipped by me!

Also, I want to mention that I met the man who did the Superman films 'right', since I last blogged about last year's Superman Celebration event. 

That would be Ilya Salkind, Producer of Superman Films I, II, & III!  He and I are pictured above, at his booth, also at the Wizard World Anaheim comic Con.  The folks at Wizard World really know how to bring in media stars!

Ilya's career credits can be seen in his IMDb page.  His bio can been seen in his Wikipedia entry. I found Ilya to be very personable at the con, and am pleased to be his Facebook Friend also.

The Superman Celebration has its' own web site, plus a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Event Page!  Whew!

Is that enough Superman for YOU?!  LOL!

If Not...Then You should check out the 4 Day Event that starts tomorrow!

My thanks again to Sam J. Rizzo for reminding me of this special event!  We are based in San Diego Metro Area, so are not attending this Superman Celebration.

From all of the photos I've seen, it always looks like a lot of fun.  So if you are near that area, check it out this year (or next!).

My thanks also to Ilya Salkind, who proved that a 'man could fly' for me back in 1978! 

A Special Thanks to Esther Chilcut, who introduced me to Ilya Salkind while at the booth at the Wizard World Anaheim!

AND, My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our earlier archived blog posts, now numbering over 3,155 in number!

Michael D Hamersky 

@ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

P.S.  Yeah, that's me in the photo shown to the left, taken at the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that was then located in the Sheraton Hotel on Harbor Island.  Would you believe there was only 1,000+ attendees at that Con?!  Last year, (2009) there was over 126,000 attendees!

I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 SDCC at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL! Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)!  You can find us online and be 'interactive' with us at: Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing's exhibitor table!
 

Nowadays... Our online comic book store carries many different comic book titles from DC Comics, which would of course include Superman at: ComicBooksCircus.com!  

 

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"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"       Note: If you are breaking into, or already 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 possible review, send to:     Make It So Marketing Inc. PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013

My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today...I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)! You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'.  So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'. I am reaching the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends soon, and I don't want YOU to be left out!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.             ------- NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

Celebrating 4 Years of Blogging!   From June 7th, 2006 Through June 7th of 2010!       ---------------- Above: Michael D Hamersky Receiving His Birthday Card From Tina LoSasso While In Line at the 2009 Comic Con International: San Diego! (a.k.a. San Diego Comic Con)  At The Top Left: The New Logo for Comic Book Collectors Blog.com on the Business Card. Logo Designed by Joe (JoepeP) Pepitone! At the Bottom Left: Tina LoSasso and Michael D Hamersky at the 2009 Comic Con International: San Diego Gathering Info for the Blog!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3158:

Today I want to blog about the fact that yesterday was the 4th Anniversary of this Blog!

I was so busy over the weekend that I didn't recognize the date as being that significant until I came across that fact after already blogging for the day.

That's because this Blog originally started out on the eBay blogging platform back on June 7th of 2006. I would notice certain dates on that platform, and would mention them as a blog post.

So I'm sure you are wondering why isn't this Blog on the eBay platform now?

Well, in August of 2009, we were given approximately 50 days to make other arrangements on posting our blogs.

Luckily in February of 2007, I had already started posting both on the eBay platform and this 'Tripod' platform.  Good thing, because eBay actually ended up closing down their blogging platform before October 31st!  Some Trick n' Treat that was!

This is what I blogged when I first mentioned that the eBay blogs were closing: Click here!

I already had 3,000+ archived blog posts on eBay, but several of them were truly eBay ads for items that were no longer available in my eBay store, so I didn't copy them to my Tripod format...

That's why after 4 years there's 'only' 3,158 archived blog posts that still exist.  But that's a little over an average of 2 posts a day!

I guess I was a little enthusiastic there at the beginning...LOL!

I only post one blog a day now, as each one is like a web page unto itself.

For a while there I was running a 'Main Feature' AND a 'Featurette'.  The 'Featurette' started as a photo with a caption at the bottom right of the blog, and ended up being a mini-blog, so in effect I was generating 2 blogs in 1!

Well, I'm still pleased to blog what either I, or Tina & I want to 'talk' about 4 years later...

The blog has evolved into one of a comics centered online publication, especially after taking the name of 'Comic Book Collectors Blog.com' back in February of 2007.

The WGA Strike 'killed' my interest in blogging about Sci-Fi & other TV Shows, UNLESS they had a comic book series, or were really outstanding enough to blog about at least once.

Even though this Blog won $100 in the eBay Blog Contest in June of 2006, it is NOT the monetization of the blog that keeps me writing.

It is the interactivity with YOU, my Blog's readers, that keeps me blogging away, sharing what Tina and I find at comic cons, or what is sent in to me for possible mention!

Thanks for reading and 'listening' today! Feel free to 'follow' this blog at NetworkedBlogs, or the RSS Feed.  Also, you are welcome to become interactive with myself and other Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing group members. 

I do appreciate YOUR reading this blog post today, and any of the archived blogs you have read in the past, or will in the future.

AND... Happy 4th Birthday to Comic Book Collectors Blog.com!

Note: Our online comic book store carries many different genres of comics from many publishers of comics at:

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"       Note: If you are breaking into, or already 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 possible review, send to:     Make It So Marketing Inc. PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013

My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today...I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)! You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'.  So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'. I am reaching the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends soon, and I don't want YOU to be left out!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review. I'm always ready to be 'blown away' into a great storyline! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.             ------- NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

Are YOU Driving to the Comic Con International: San Diego (SDCC) - Or Renting A Car After Flying IN?   If So, You Might Want To Read This Blog Post About Parking, as the Con Is Coming Pretty Soon!  It Runs From July 21st (Preview Night) - July 25th     ---------------- Above: Michael D Hamersky at the Comic Con International: San Diego During 2009!  ---------------- At The Top Left: If You Don't Abide by the Con's Rules...Watch Out for the Storm Troopers...AND the Red Shirts! ---------------- At the Bottom Left: Tina LoSasso Points Out Her Favorite Hall to Attend Programs In...As She Attends Mainly for the Pop Culture Programs!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3157:

(07-14-10 This is an ADDENDUM to the PrePaid Parking Update from earlier this morning on my Facebook Group Page at Hamersky.com about the underground parking at the San Diego Convention Center itself- my FB Friend "kept asking around and ended up calling the convention center to find out if "sold out" really ment "sold out" and they said yes they sold all avaliable spaces by presale and there would be no drive up and park without a prepaid ticket."  So, for those of YOU that have not purchased prepaid parking as mentioned below, it would seem that your options are parking around the convention center now...!)

This is a short preliminary blog post about the upcoming San Diego Comic Con...Okay, I'm an old timer there, it's actually the 'Comic Con International: San Diego', but most attendees refer to it as SDCC when writing about it, or just Comic-Con when speaking about it...

Anyways, I've already been asked via email and private message board on Facebook about the new 'Comic-Con Pre-Paid Parking' that was announced a few days ago. 

Here's the link to the Comic-Con's official web page to that 'Comic-Con Pre Paid Parking'. I'm posting it here in my blog, NOT because I recommend You doing so, but because since it is brand new for this year, it is probably better to be 'safe' than 'sorry' by doing so!

I say this because, Tina and I have for years gone down early to park below the Convention Center itself.  Way too early for her, she says...But she understands why.  We take box after box down to our auto of promo items, publications to read and possibly review blog from comics creators, and all kinds of other items we are given.  So we have to have the underground parking at the convention centr itself!

One year I bought a 'flipped long box collection' from a New York dealer, who had just bought it the day before.  He hadn't had time to peruse it and grade it before heading out to San Diego.  He got a fair return from us, and I got the 'pleasure' of walking it out to the far parking structure without a handtruck!  Never again, no matter how great a deal it is!  Sheesh!

Anyways, I am bringing this to your attention so that YOU have the opportunity to make up your mind before this new option of parking is 'SOLD OUT'! I would hate to get down there early, just to find that there is no parking at that ungodly hour, because people coming hours later have already 'reserved' a parking space online.

So a word to my blog readers...Be aware of this new option, and read it very carefully, and click the right parking location to reserve your space.  Plus if YOU are going every day, you have to seperately get a parking 'reservation' for EACH & EVERY Day!  Plus PRINT it OUT, and bring it with you!  And yeah...the SERVICE CHARGE hits YOU on each and every daily purchase...You have to buy one for each and every day...Cha-Ching! 

I said above that I am not 'recommending' this option. I only did it for 'self-preservation', because I wouldn't want to get down there early and find myself 'locked out' because others have booked parking ahead of time, and then drive leisurely down there to get in. 

Why do I say the above? That's because I used to work for one of the two companies that run these parking lots in San Diego.  I forsee 'problems' with this type of 'option' of getting in.  But, if you need to get parking on a daily basis, there are few choices in the area...

'Nuff Said!

My thanks to the Comic Con International: San Diego organizers for attempting to get a handle on the parking problems surrounding the area.

I hope that the parking situation and the new option goes well for all concerned. 

AND, My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our earlier archived blog posts, now numbering over 3,155 in number!

Michael D Hamersky 

@ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

P.S.  Yeah, that's me in the photo shown to the left, taken at the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that was then located in the Sheraton Hotel on Harbor Island.  Would you believe there was only 1,000+ attendees at that Con?!  Last year, (2009) there was over 126,000 attendees!

I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 SDCC at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL! Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)!  You can find us online and be 'interactive' with us at: Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing's exhibitor table!
 

Nowadays... Our online comic book store carries many different promotional items from this Con and other cons that either I have attended alone, or that Tina & I have attended since our getting married in 2001 at: ComicBooksCircus.com!  

 

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My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today...I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)! You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'.  So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'. I am reaching the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends soon, and I don't want YOU to be left out!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.             ------- NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.