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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Warehouse 13 Is NOT 'Mild Mannered' !
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: TV Shows

 

Warehouse 13 Is NOT

'Mild Mannered'!

From Season 2 / & the 2009 SDCC

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Above Photo: Promo for Warehouse 13!

At the Top Left: The Season One DVD!

At the Bottom Left: The Logo for the Comic Con International: San Diego - a.k.a. San Diego Comic Con / SDCC.

Below Photo: The Main Cast of Warehouse 13 at the 2009 Comic-Con International - SDCC.

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TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3190:

Now it's only 7 days away until the 2010 Comic-Con International: San Diego, (a.k.a. SDCC), opens its' doors for Preview Night!

The past two blogs here have been posts about our check off list for the upcoming con.  I wasn't ready to post a third blog yet, as neither Tina nor myself have all of our choices made yet for programs / panels to see at the upcoming con to share with you here.

So imagine my surprise last night when the topic for today's blog came to me while watching episode 2 of Season 2 of Warehouse 13 last night on the SyFy Channel!

You see...The episode was title 'Mild Mannered'.  And Yes, it was loaded with comic book references!

Here's just what the start of the episode was about with A MINOR POILER WARNING AS IT TELLS OF THE FIRST COUPLE OF SCENES:

"After months of hopeful expectation at the post office, Myka's personal effects are finally delivered - but Pete's are still missing. Myka doesn't have long to enjoy her homey treasures before Artie sends her and Pete off to Detroit to investigate a vigilante who can bend steel and hurl people through walls. A local officer takes them to Loretta's Coffee Shop, to see if they can glean some information from the neighborhood watch, but they are soon pulled away by another crime, where they discover something truly bizarre: A crime-fighting superhero, whom Pete identifies as the Iron Shadow".

So yeah...it's about a Super-Hero!  And No, I'm NOT going to ruin this episode for you telling you what it's all about.

However, when I realized while several minutes into this episode that there were so many references to comic books, and that this would be a 'natural' topic to blog about today...I ran for a pad and pencil to write down just some of the phrases and references to comic books. 

When YOU watch the episode, see what you can find!  Here's mine:

Lex Luthor

Lois Lane

Jacob Kurtzberg / Jack Kirby

Collectible store a.k.a. LCBS

"Have No Fear..." said by Claudia Donovan

"Biff! Bam! Pow!"

"Good one chum. Off to the Batmobile"

If it was Iron Shadow vs. the Hulk, who would win..."

"Fortress of Solitude"

"My Hero"

"With great power comes great responsibility"

"Kick-Ass"

Okay...That's about what I remember and wrote down after getting the pad and pencil.

The reason I bring this episode up, is because it is the first one that I can recall that was comic book connected for this TV series.

Which is ironic, because it was at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con International that Tina and myself were first 'exposed' to the show!

We watched the premiere episode at the con, and immediately started following it on the SyFy Channel.  This show is actually pretty darn good. We no longer blog per se on TV Shows in this blog for the most part, ever since the TV Strike and the closing of the eBay format of this blog, which made the blog more 'pop culture' oriented.

However, last night's episode was definitely comic book connected, and since we first found out about it at the Comic-Con, it was a perfect tie-in today.

Both Tina & I suggest that if YOU haven't seen this series yet, buy or rent the DVD Season One to catch up, and then start catching the 2nd Season. It's only on episode 2 so far this season.

Plus, if YOU are attending the SDCC, check out the panels there for upcoming new shows.  We've caught several there that were making their 'world premiere', (i.e. LOST, Heroes, Invasion, Knight Rider, etc.), or were being shown to con goers to get more exposure, (i.e. EUReKA, etc.).

And yes, I know I said at the top of this blog that Tina and I haven't finished figuring out what we are attending, but since it is my birthday on Saturday July 24th, I believe we just might be taking in the below program at the Comic-Con. Especially since Tina and I just love EUReKA!

"Saturday, July 24
3:30-5:00 Warehouse 13 and Eureka— Don't miss two of Syfy's biggest hit series in one exclusive event. Catch back-to-back Warehouse 13 and Eureka panels, featuring Warehouse 13's Eddie McClintock (Pete Lattimer), Joanne Kelly (Myka Bering), Saul Rubinek (Artie Nielsen), Allison Scagliotti (Claudia Donovan), and Jack Kenny (showrunner/executive producer) and Eureka's Colin Ferguson (Jack Carter), Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Allison Blake), Neil Grayston (Douglas Fargo), James Callis (Grant), Jaime Paglia (co-creator/executive producer/writer), and Bruce Miller (executive producer/writer). Room 6BCF"

If YOU see us there, say hello!  I'll be wearing one of my signature indigo colored polo shirts with 'Comic Book Collectors Blog.com in white letters.  For that matter, stop me at any time to say hello if YOU are attending this Con, and let me know YOU are a reader of this blog! 

And feel free to become a 'Follower' of this Blog by clicking on the 'follow' button at this link!

Speaking of which...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over the 3,185 total posts in number!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

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To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:

 

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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!
       
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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

 

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The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.

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Updated: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 7:27 AM PDT
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The Pre San Diego Comic-Con International Check Off List! Part 2
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons

 

The Pre San Diego Comic-Con International Check Off List!

For the 2010 SDCC - Part 2

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Above Photo: Michael D Hamersky in front of the biggest Comic-Con International Sign in 2009! A lot of photos are taken below this signage!

At the Top Left: Usually we are having breakfast in line at the Comic-Con International before the News Crews are fully set up!

At the Bottom Left: The Logo for the Comic Con International: San Diego - a.k.a. San Diego Comic Con 2010. 

 

 

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3189:

Now it's only 8 days away until the 2010 Comic-Con International: San Diego, (a.k.a. SDCC), opens its' doors for Preview Night!

As stated in this blog series Part 1, Tina & I will be there for all 5 days and 4 nights. Tina has been going since 2001 when we were engaged. That was the year that Hollywood 'discovered' Comic-Con.  For those that don't know...I set up as a comic book dealer back at the El Cortez Hotel in 1972 when the SDCC was at that venue. So we both have different expectations about this comic convention.

This pre-check off list, which is now in its' 2nd Part, is what we will be preparing with between now and when leave to drive down to the San Diego Convention Center. We are lucky that the Comic-Con is only 35 miles South of us here in Carlsbad, California at this time, (again this blog post is NOT about the possible moving of the Con in 2013).

So what was 1st on our personal Check Off List? Here's the list of topics I covered in Part 1, (please see that post for full details):

REPAID PARKING: No Addendum.

PROGRAM SCHEDULES: Sunday's has been added here.

CLOTHING:  Updated:  Tina and I highly suggest comfortable clothing, especially if YOU are there the long hours that we are.  She and I have been shopping this past Sunday and yesterday for what we need for this year's con, including clothing. Because we do a lot of waiting in lines, long pants are best for both of us.  Those have been obtained.  Again, I'm going to mention that for myself, Tina suggested that I stop wearing comic book character t-shirts and 'brand' myself for easier recognition. Thus if you are attending and run into me, I'll be wearing my signature indigo colored polo shirt with the white lettering 'ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com' on the left pocket area.  I've got a half dozen of these, plus new dark blue jeans to go with those.  If YOU see me at the Comic-Con, feel free to stop me and say hello!

FOOD & DRINK FOR MEALS & SNACKS: Update: Please note that most con-goers looking for a supermarket for additional food for their hotel rooms will walk over to Ralphs located at 101 G Street, San Diego. 

ACCESSORIES:  No update.

Now for the Part 2 topics:

MAKE A PLAN ON WHERE TO MEET IF GROUP GETS SEPARATED: That's right! Because cell phones don't work in every nook and cranny of this convention center. So know where to meet up at! 

Here's the link to the .pdf of the whole Comic-Con. Note:  The Comic-Con has expanded again this year!  There are more adjacent locations that are holding programs.  Don't think you know where everything is.  Even 'old timers' like me should look, as the logistics of getting from the Hilton Bayfront Indigo Ballroom to the other side of the convention center at the Marriott's Hotel and Marina rooms are much farther apart when walking between them then seen on the maps!  

Plus, for those of YOU that get tickets for the swag that is not given away at the programs, but instead is given out at the 'Fulfillment Room', be advised that the room has MOVED to the Marriott.  That's a long ways to get your 'swag'!

BADGES FOR KIDS: Yes, each kid has to have a badge to obtain entry to the Comic-Con!

Check this option out before hand, and make sure your kids know how important the badge is. 

I've had to replace my badge once in the last decade, and it takes quite a while to do so. 

The Comic-Con staff are pleasant, but it is YOUR responsibility to keep track of the badges, not theirs.

 

 

LINE BUDDIES:  Because 'Press' is not treated 'special' at this con, we are in lines just like everyone else.  So 'Line Buddies' are important.  We have certain people we see almost every year at this con, and we trade off with those people.

Yeah, it may not seem to be 'cool', but the Comic-Con does NOT clear the halls between program.  You need to make 'Line Buddies' for self-preservation because of this.

Otherwise, You'll be seeing a LOT of signs like the one to the left... 

 

 

MAKING CONNECTIONS - Not the same as 'Line Buddies'.  I exchange business cards with creators all 5 days of the Comic-Con.  It's getting a little late, but if you do anything that is comic book or comic con related, you should have a business card to exchange with. 

I also use 'flyers' to pass out to comics creators and to persons I meet in line.  That's because those flyers promote my Blog:  ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com, our online store: ComicBooksCircus.com, our marketing company: MakeItSoMarketing.com, and my personal Facebook Group Page: Hamersky.com plus Tina's company's Facebook Fan Page: MarketingTina.com. So yes, we are always networking at this comic convention, even if we are attending a program just for fun.  

BALLROOM 20 IS THE 'NEW' HALL 'H':  Tina asked me to include this in the blog post.  Last year the Comic-Con changed the line set up for this room.  Ballroom 20 was almost as bad as Hall H to get into, because the Comic-Con had moved the line outside of the airconditioned hallway to outside in the sun. 

Yes there are 'tent' like structures there, but it is hot and uncomfortable when the line is not moving.  Be sure to carry a bottled drink for that room.  Plus have a small bottle of sunscreen. You'll think you won't get sunburned, but you will sunburn easier than you would think!  Note: there looks to be a change in line format for this year 2010, be sure to double check on the Comic-Con web site iteself!

CASH IS 'KING': Having been a comic book dealer who set up at comic cons, it always amazes me that several dealers here don't have enough currency on hand to make change.

So do yourself a favor and carry 1's, 5's & 10's instead of all 20's and 100 dollar bills on you.  A lot of dealers don't accept credit cards for small purchases.

You'll save time and hassle by doing this.  And yeah, ATM fees too.  You won't believe the lines those ATM machines have at times!

Plus heading off to an ATM could cause you to miss seeing a movie star, such as the one seen here. Most of them are at a booth for a limited time, so always carry extra cash on you!

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT ATTENDING PROGRAMS, PANELS & EVENTS:  Be sure to read the notes on this Comic-Con Page.  There are several changes this year in venue for Anime Films, the Independent Film Festival, etc.  They aren't where they were last year!

Again...The Most Important Thing Is...Don't carry or wear anything that will interfere with your badge's laniard.  You wouldn't believe how much of a hassle it would be to try to replace your badge once you've obtained it and lost it because something interferred with that all important badge!

That's going to be it for this blog post, as I'm running out of room in this format.  I do want to re-emphasize this however:

There is NO WAY you are going to be able to do everything that you want to do or see at this comic con. It is too darn big to be at two places at once, especially when something is in Hall H and one end, and then someone signing at a booth in the Small Press Section. You can't be at both.  And if you add on the two hotels that have programming in addition at opposite ends of the convention center, it is almost as tough as Disneyland to get from one end to the other! 

So relax, prepare well on the topics I've blogged about today and yesterday, and enjoy what you can.  Just stick to your plan and don't get caught up in what's happening at a booth or table as you go by it enroute to the important program or signing you were enroute to. You may end up missing what you most wanted to see.  Yeah, I know..."Be Flexible".  Well that may be fine for some, but try doing that for a program at Hall H sometime that you just had to see.  Some attendees sit through several earlier programs just to see the ONE they want to see.  Because Comic-Con STILL doesn't clear the hall between programs!

And most of all...Wear comfortable shoes...You'll be walking many miles during the Con!  

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over the 3,185 total posts in number!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Our online comic book store carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at:

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 


 

 

Now Celebrating the 11th Year On The Web!

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

 

Click Here add This ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com to Your list of NetworkedBlogs! 

 

 

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:

 

Click Here to see our Facebook Comic Con Dealer Table!

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

 

 

Click Here to see our Facebook Comic Con Dealer Table!

ComicBooksCircus.com - It's Under The Big Top Of Comics! Click the Above Circus Tent to See Our Current Listings!  

 

Site Meter

 

 

 

   

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, sorry about that!

 

The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.

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

 

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:10 AM PDT
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
The Pre San Diego Comic Con International 2010 - Check Off List - Part 1

 

The Pre San Diego Comic-Con International Check Off List!

For the 2010 SDCC - Part 1

Click Here to see our Listings that are Ending Soonest!

 

Click Here to see our Comic Con listings!

 
 
Click here to see the NEWLY LISTED items we have in our online store for sale!
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Above Photo: Tina LoSasso & Michael D Hamersky in line at Hall H in 2009!

At the Top Left: Usually we are having breakfast in line at the Comic-Con International before the News Crews are even set up!

At the Bottom Left: The Logo for the Comic Con International: San Diego - a.k.a. San Diego Comic Con 2010. 

 

 

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3188:

Well, it's only 10 days away until the 2010 Comic-Con International: San Diego, (a.k.a. SDCC), opens its' doors for Preview Night!

Tina & I will be there for all 5 days and 4 nights. Tina has been going since 2001 when we were engaged. That was the year that Hollywood 'discovered' Comic-Con.  I set up as a comic book dealer back at the El Cortez Hotel in 1972 when the SDCC was at that venue. So we both have different expectations about this comic convention.

This pre-check off list is what we will be preparing with between now and when leave to drive down to the San Diego Convention Center. We are lucky that the SDCC is only 35 miles South of us here in Carlsbad, California!  (At least until 2012! But this blog is not about the possibility of moving the Comic-Con elsewhere!)

So what's 1st on our personal Check Off List?

PREPAID PARKING: First of all, this year there is the pre-paid parking option! We've already "reserved' parking space for all five days of the con under the Convention Center itself. I've already blogged about this and posted references to this fact on our own Facebook Group Page, Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing, a.k.a. Hamersky.com.  If YOU haven't reserved space yet, I suggest you look at this ASAP if you are driving to or renting a car for the SDCC.  Again, a note of caution:  I'm not recommending this option, but I do NOT want to drive down to the parking to be told it is already sold out at 5 AM in the morning for the drivers coming down at 9 AM that already 'reserved' their spots!

PROGRAM SCHEDULES: Then, believe it or not, the Wed - Thur - Fri - Sat Comic-Con schedules are already posted!  I double checked before starting this post at 4:30 AM PST Sunday Morning, July 11th, and Sunday's wasn't up yet. But it should be soon. You can start with this link for the Wed-Thursday schedule, and then click on successive tabs.

Next, we usually copy & paste the programs / panels / films / events that we want to see on copy paper. That way when we pick up our actual program schedule on Wednesday afternoon after check in (approximately 3PM or shortly afterwards), we can hi-light in yellow the programs we want to attend on the 'Grid' that is printed in the schedule for easier viewing.  Quite often there are scheduling conflicts, and / or Tina wants to see programs that she is more 'into' than I am.  We also cover a lot more that way for our blog, (seen at ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com), which you are reading a post at now.

However, THIS year you can use your smart phone to hi-lite & download what you want to see.  Since this is the 1st year Tina and I are using smart phones (Androids that we just picked up July 4th), I am starting right now to see if this is feasible for us.  I see that several of my Facebook Friends are doing so also.  However, until I make sure this is the way I want to keep track of what I am attending, I've opted to keep my schedule 'private' at this time.  I will be using my Droid already to take photos / text / & update my Facebook Member Page & Group Page.  I notice a drain on the battery already when practicing for this during the past week.  So I don't know how effective using the Droid for scheduling would be.

Okay, so far we've got the parking & the schedule either figured out, or have it under control 10 days out from the Preview Night. (Barring any future special invites to off-convention center parties or events.  We've already booked one to attend.)

CLOTHING:  Next is clothing.  For the 2009 SDCC, Tina suggested I stop wearing comic book character t-shirts and 'brand' myself. Thus if you are attending and run into me, I'll be wearing my signature indigo colored polo shirt with the white lettering 'ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com' on the left pocket area.  I've got a half dozen of these, which is why last year's photos from the con show me in similar clothing each day.

For myself, wearing comfortable clothing is the only way to go.  That means the polo shirt, blue jeans, and tennis shoes / walking shoes.  Each year I cover the whole exhibit floor at least once, plus the upstairs under the sails pavilion, and a lot of program rooms.  Doing that means that Tina & I are at the convention center from as early as 5 AM till approx Midnight several days, depending on what the programming each night holds interest for us.

Tina always carries a sweater or jacket in the car, as the program rooms are usually cool.  She carries a back pack, while I usually carry an over the shoulder pouch for easier access to my lists, and to place copies of publications that creators give me for possible review in this blog. We do have extra clothing in the car if needed.

FOOD & DRINK FOR MEALS & SNACKS: Tina & I are really looking closer at this topic for this year's con.  That's because Tina came down with food posioning on Saturday evening last year during a program, and we had to leave.  She more than highly suspects a certain food choice made from the concession stand was the reason,  and is currently revising what we will do this year. 

We always take our own snacks due to the high cost of those inside the convention center, and are lucky we have rarely missed underground parking at the convention center, due to our arriving there so early each morning.  That way we have a place to store all of our 'swag' we pick up, plus room for purchases, and our 'igloo' container for drinks & food.  We usually buy some sort of breakfast sandwiches enroute to the con, and have breakfast while sitting in line, as seen in the photo above from 2008.

Again, we are lucky we are so close to drive to the SDCC, but when we go to other cons, we attempt to do all of the above I've listed here so far.

ACCESSORIES:  Due to the fact that we are so close to the SDCC, and that we almost always have underground parking, we can bring a lot of accessories, but not necessarily have to lug them around.  For instance, we both have learned that sitting on the ground, whether pavement or grass or carpet is hard to do off and on all day / night.  Thus we have opted to bring tiny, and I mean 'tiny' fold up stools.  The convention center does not allow full size fold up chairs in the hallways, and you will be asked to take them out of the center.  However the tiny fold up stools are perfect sized.

Cameras & batteries & cords.  I have been using a 1st generation camera, a Sony Mavica FD-100 for years and years, both for eBaying and attending comic cons nationwide.  This year in addition to that, I will be using my Droid's built in camera for Facbooking and taking photos for this blog.  Tina finds that the Mavica gets very heavy for her, so she is very excited about her new Droid for photo taking.  However she doesn't take as many as I do for future use.

Backpack / shoulder bag / briefcase -  Years ago, when I was mainly interested in getting my own personal collection of comics signed, I would carry a briefcase to keep them safe in, until the comic was signed.  That is a hard thing to do...carry a briefcase all day.  But it worked in keeping my comics in the condition I brought them in.  I see way too many people pull out crumpled comics from backpacks after buying or bring them there for signature.  Not good!   Tina uses a backpack, but she doesn't place anything 'valuable' in there.  My over the shoulder bag keeps the promo comics that I am given to possible review in blog safe, plus I can bag & board them separately with other promo literature or the creators' cards so as to know who gave me what publication after the con when I start reading and blogging about them.

But...The Most Important Thing Is...Don't carry or wear anything that will interfere with your badge's laniard.  You wouldn't believe how much of a hassle it would be to try to replace your badge once you've obtained it and lost it because something interferred with that all important badge!

That's going to be it for this blog post, as I'm running out of room in this format.  I do want to emphasize this however:

There is NO WAY you are going to be able to do everything that you want to do or see at this comic con. It is too darn big to be at two places at once, especially when something is in Hall H and one end, and then someone signing at a booth in the Small Press Section. You can't be at both. 

So relax, prepare well on the topics I've blogged about today, and enjoy what you can.  Just stick to your plan and don't get caught up in what's happening at a booth or table as you go by it enroute to the important program or signing you were enroute to. You may end up missing what you most wanted to see.  Yeah, I know..."Be Flexible".  Well that may be fine for some, but try doing that for a program at Hall H sometime that you just had to see.  Some attendees sit through several earlier programs just to see the ONE they want to see.  Because Comic-Con STILL doesn't clear the hall between programs!

And most of all...Wear comfortable shoes...You'll be walking many miles during the Con!  

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over the 3,185 total posts in number!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Our online comic book store carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at:

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My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that!

Plus thanks to my Facebook Friend, Norma Xenawannabe for designing the above poster!

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!
       
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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

 

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Updated: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 6:05 AM PDT
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
EUReKA and the Comic-Con International Connection For Us!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: TV Shows

 

EUReKA and the Comic-Con International Connection For Us!

From the Sci-Fi Channel at the 2007 SDCC

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Above Photo: Close up Photo of actor Colin Ferguson who plays the role of Sheriff Jack Carter!

At the Top Left: Our introduction to the Sci-Fi Channel's EUReKA TV Show by Colin Ferguson at the 2007 SDCC!

At the Bottom Left: The Logo for the Comic Con International: San Diego - a.k.a. San Diego Comic Con 2010. 

 

 

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3187:

Last night, after coming home from the concert in the park, Tina and I were in time to watch the Premiere Episode for the New 4th Season of EUReKA. Which reminded me that the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, that is only 11 days away!

Now why would it do that?

Well, that's because we were 'introduced' to this TV Show by Colin Ferguson a.k.a. Sheriff Jack Carter himself at the 2007 San Diego Comic Con in 2007!

Quite honestly I was there at the Sci-Fi Channel's Program for the 'Stan Lee's Who Wants To Be A Super-hero?' segment, but this segment about EureKa was up first.

And man, are both Tina and I are glad that we found EUReKA!

Immediately Tina and I scoured for a copy of the EUReKA DVD Seasons One and Two, and then caught up with what was then the start of Season Three as introduced at the 2007 SDCC.

Here is one of the several blogs that I have posted since first finding EUReKA in 2007.  Please excuse the formatting problem, this was first posted in our eBay Blog which is now defunct. The format layout does not carry over properly to this current blog platform.

Anyways, for those of YOU that haven't seen this show, or haven't been introduced to the two comic book mini-series published by BOOM Studios, here is the 'gist' of what the TV Show on the new SyFy Channel is about from the WikiPedia entry:

"Eureka (the logo of which appears as EUReKA) is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006, and since then three full seasons have aired. The show is set in a fictional town called Eureka in the Pacific Northwest inhabited almost entirely by geniuses and scientists that live in a top-secret government-run town. Nearly everyone in Eureka works for Global Dynamics, a huge advanced research facility responsible for the development of all major technological breakthroughs in the last 50 years. Each episode features a mysterious accidental or intentional misuse of technology which is then solved by the town Sheriff, Jack Carter with the help of town scientists. There is also a story arc concerning a mysterious artifact that has had an appearance in both the first and second seasons."

The new 4th Season of this show just started last night.  It was reported earlier that there should be 22 episodes in this latest season, but that doesn't sound right for a series that has only been aired in the Summer Seasons to my knowledge.

Anyways, this TV Series and the two comic book mini-series have been really good viewing for Tina and myself since first finding it in 2007 at the SDCC by 'accident'. 

That is one of the reasons that neither of us miss this Comic-Con...there is so much to find there!

We will be blogging about what we find there at this 2010 event, and Facebooking at Hamersky.com - which is my own Facebook Group Page. I'll be doing that off and on during the Con. There will be photos posted at my own Facebook Member Page, but unfortunately that is maxed out at the 5,000 total Facebook Friends and Fan Pages that I can have or 'like'.

Talking about Facebook, there isn't an actual Facebook Fan Page for this TV Show, which is unbelievable to me, because as of this blog post, there are over 100,000 Facebookers who have 'liked' the Facebook Community Page for this TV Show.  Someone is definitely missing out on this opportunity to catch the interest of this many Facebookers out there!

That's it for this blog post, and now YOU know OUR connection between Comic-Con and EUReKA!  If neither are on your attending or viewing schedule or reading lists, I suggest you take a closer look at doing so!  The time travel Premiere Episode aired last night is just the start of a another Great Season, IMO!  

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over the 3,185 total posts in number!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Our online comic book store carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at:

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 


 

 

Now Celebrating the 11th Year On The Web!

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

 

Click Here add This ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com to Your list of NetworkedBlogs! 

 

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:

 

Click Here to see our Facebook Comic Con Dealer Table!

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

 

 

Click Here to see our Facebook Comic Con Dealer Table!

ComicBooksCircus.com - It's Under The Big Top Of Comics! Click the Above Circus Tent to See Our Current Listings!  

 

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Click here to see the NEWLY LISTED items we have in our online store for sale!

My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that!

Plus thanks to my Facebook Friend, Norma Xenawannabe for designing the above poster!

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, sorry about that!

 

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Updated: Saturday, July 10, 2010 8:19 AM PDT
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Friday, July 9, 2010
South of the Border With Disney!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book History

 

 

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South of the Border With Disney!
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Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program 1941-1948
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Above Photo: The Front Cover of the Book: South of the Border With Disney - Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program, 1941 - 1948 - by J.B. Kaufman!

At the Top Left: The Front Cover to the Dell Four Color #71 Comic Book from May of 1945 - Part of the Project Discussed in the Book!

At the Bottom Left: This 1941 Photo was taken in Argentina.  Walt Disney's group had been invited by local gauchos to an authentic Argentine barbecue. Walt is shown posing for the photo in full gaucho costume, looking every bit the part of an Argentine cowboy!

 

 

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3186:

This blog is perfect to run just before the upcoming San Diego Comic Con International, that is only 12 days away!

That's because the San Diego Convention Center itself is only 18 miles North of the Border with Mexico!

Plus, the Comic Con International is a destination that a lot of artists come up from the South American countries each year to attend! I know, I've met several during the past years!

And finally, the Disney influence is very well represented on the exhibit floors and in the program halls each year at the San Diego Convention Center.

However, I doubt if many of the con goers know of the period of time that this book, 'South of the Border with Disney' covers.

Heck, I only knew a little bit of this period, because of the top left photo of the Dell Four Color Comic Book #71.  That was a 'one-shot comic book', penciled by Walt Kelly for Disney, and published in conjunction with Dell Publishing in 1945.

That one-shot could be considered as a 'promotional' comic book for the Disney film, 'The Three Caballeros'.  It is a adaptation of most of the film, with some omissions and then also some new material. The comic book is representative of what the book 'South of the Border with Disney' tells of what was produced during the time period of 1941 - 1948.

So what's with the book?

Well, quite honestly, it is a very 'heavy' read, in both number of pages and content.  I found it to be very interesting, with text, photos, and appendices.  Actually too much for me for a casual reading less than two weeks before the Biggest Comic-Con for us of the year!

So, I read as much as I could, and realized that this book is a true treasure for Disney Fans!  Which is why I am blogging on just a little bit of it this morning.

Here's what the promo blurb says the book is about:

Millions of viewers have enjoyed Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros without realizing that these Disney films were produced for a specific diplomatic purpose: as part of an initiative to foster a spirit of friendly hemispheric unity by countering Nazi propaganda efforts in South America, so that all the Americas might stand together against the Axis powers.

This effort, the Good Neighbor program, was initiated and guided by Nelson Rockefeller as head of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (CIAA), a new government post created by President Roosevelt in 1940.

Beginning with the extraordinary research trip Disney undertook in 1941, leading a team comprising his top animators, artists, and writers from Mexico to Chile, renowned animation historian J. B. Kaufman reveals the story behind Disney's contribution to Rockefeller's program.

Based on extraordinarily comprehensive archival research and richly illustrated with many images never before published, South of the Border with Disney is a fascinating study of an all-but-forgotten aspect of the American war effort that will inform and delight Disney fans, animation lovers, and World War II buffs everywhere.

So you can see it covers a LOT in those seven years of the project!

Again, I myself just read the intro and the parts of the book that interested me.  It is a very detailed history of the time period, and amazed me on how much coverage there was. 

The photos of the period, the illustrations for the films and publications and posters for the films was just amazing to see. It is good to see that several films from this time period are coming out on DVD, as seen by the DVD to the left.

Again, I'm surprised at how much there was in this book.  It definitely needs more than a couple of sittings to read through all of this, even for an avid reader! J.B. Kaufman definitely did a great job on compiling this book to be very readable on what could have been a 'dry' subject, but it is such an in-depth look into the period that you would need to come back and come back again to peruse all of it!

Here is the info you would need to purchase the book:

Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Disney Editions (October 20, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1423111931
ISBN-13: 978-1423111931
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.3 x 1.1 inches

As for a 'grade' for this hard cover book...Well, I would give it a Near Mint (NM) 9.4 out of a 10.0 Comic Book Grading Scale, even though it isn't a comic book.

BTW, for those of YOU that are into Disney information, there is also a Facebook Fan Page for the Walt Disney Family Museum.  You can't post any new wall comments on this Fan Page, but you can comment on the posts that they show on their wall. So it is semi-interactive. 

That's it for this blog post...This was the topic that I was going to be blogging about yesterday, before I got sidetracked with a special comic book signing that is happening at the same Comic Con International: San Diego!  

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over the 3,185 total posts in number!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Our online comic book store carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at:

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 


 

 

Now Celebrating the 11th Year On The Web!

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

 

Click Here add This ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com to Your list of NetworkedBlogs! 

 

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:

 

Click Here to see our Facebook Comic Con Dealer Table!

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

 

 

Click Here to see our Facebook Comic Con Dealer Table!

ComicBooksCircus.com - It's Under The Big Top Of Comics! Click the Above Circus Tent to See Our Current Listings of items for Sale!  

 

Site Meter

 

 

 

   

Click here to see the NEWLY LISTED items we have in our online store for sale!

My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that!

Plus thanks to my Facebook Friend, Norma Xenawannabe for designing the above poster!

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, sorry about that!

The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.

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

 

 


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