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Monday, February 9, 2009

R2D2 Meets....
Mood:

d'oh
Topic: Comic Cons

"R2D2"

Meets

"The Greatest American Hero"!

As Seen At The 2009 NYCC!

Marci Beaucoux ... Just called me to talk about the great time that she had at the 2009 NYCC this past weekend while at the Catastrophic Comics booth!

The video at the above right of this blog post is just part of the fun that happened at the Con! After a brief intro at the beginning of the video... R2D2 comes over and plays a familar theme song to William Katt, who we all know was the 'Greatest American Hero" on the TV Show!

William then comes out from behind the table and greets R2D2, and you can see the flash shots around William and R2D2 as others around this scene take photos!

BTW, I have blogged previously that William and his co-star from the TV Show, Robert Culp, were scheduled to be at the upcoming 2009 NYCC on February 7th & 8th. You can see them both, along with Marci in one of the clips during the intro of the video.

I wasn't able to attend the NYCC this year, but had viewed William's preview program at the San Diego Comic Con International in July 2008. You can Click here to view that archived blog post!

Also, right now there is an Ashcan Comic of the GAH, (shown above top left of this blog), that you can view at:

www.catastrophiccomics.com

For those of you that are on Facebook, you can find out more about GAH and Catastrophic Comics by joining the Facebook group created by Marci Beaucoux at:

www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=0&gid=43810818087#/group.php?gid=43810818087

I want to thank Marci for bringing this video with my blog readers!

(Please Note: A complimentary hard copy for this mention / review has not been provided by the publisher at this time.)

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention' ourselves 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!

Would you believe that our Blog has greeted its' 328,000th visitor this past weekend?? Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael (and Tina)

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Michael first set up at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael at the 1973 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con that was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island, San Diego. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

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

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:

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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 3:14 PM PST

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Almost Time For Hi-Ex 2 In Inverness Scotland!
Mood:

caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons

Almost Time For The

Hi-Ex 2 Comic Expo!

March 14th & 15th, 2009

In Inverness, Scotland, UK!

Looking at our Blog's stats... I see that there are several European bloggers reading our archived October 23rd, 2008 blog post, which was our first mention of this upcoming Comic (con) Expo!

At that time I mentioned how this was a Comic Con that has a great location! I may be a little prejudiced, but I would have loved to attend this Comic Con!

Why? Well my mother's lineage is from Scotland, (Clan Chattan), so the Scottish Highlands are calling me even now... I hear the bagpipes playing even way over here in Southern California... LOL!

Even though these past two weeks has seen mostly blog posts on the 2009 NYCC that just ended Sunday... We have actually been blogging about more Comic Cons and Pop Culture Conventions outside of North America, because so many of our newest Blog readers are from outside the USA. We also wanted to include areas that could be combined for Cons and tourism at the same time for travelers interested in seeing beautiful places before or after the cons...

Plus this Comic Expo in Inverness is scheduled as a 'Valentines Special' as it occurs the 14th and 15th February of 2009! A beautiful area to be in after Con hours!

Details for the Con are as follows:

When - February 14th & 15th, 2009

Where - Eden Court, Iverness, Scotland, UK

Cost - The Admission for this Con is now posted at their web site. Please note that they have a few special offers for families and children.

The entire weekend programme is now posted on their web site. For Additional Details check out: www.hi-ex.co.uk/home.htm

The Con's Guest List includes:

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll is the author of fifteen published books, including the New Heroes series for younger readers. He has also written for 2000 AD, FutureQuake, SFX, Judge Dredd Megazine and Solar Wind.

Gary Erskine
Gary has been illustrating for nineteen years and contributed character designs and storyboards for television, commercials and games development for every major comics company, as well as licensed properties such as Star Wars, Terminator, The Mask, Shrek, Madagascar and Transformers. He is currently working with Garth Ennis on the new Dan Dare.

Alan Grant
Alan Grant is best known for his comic work on Batman and Judge Dredd. He was the only UK writer on the hit BBC TV kids' show Ace Lightning and is currently writing the script for an animated movie.

Leah Moore
Was previously blogged about as attending this convention. However, I have been messaged February 7th by Leah that she will NOT be attending unfortunately.

Frank Quitely
Widely considered to be one of the top comic-book artists in the business, Frank has drawn All Star Superman, We3, New X-Men and JLA: Earth 2, (all written by his frequent collaborator Grant Morrison), Missionary Man and Shimura (both for Judge Dredd Megazine), The Authority, Sandman and Batman: The Scottish Connection, among many others.

The first Hi Ex Comic Expo had programs and workshops throughout both days. There are planned programs for the 2009 Expo at this time also, as can be seen by going to:

www.hi-ex.co.uk/events.htm

Additionally there will be exhibitors and creators there with their publications for sale.

Hi-Ex is organised and run by my Facebook Friends, artist Vicky Stonebridge, and also 'Futurequake' editor Richmond Clements!

(Please Note: A complimentary item for this mention / review was Not provided by the con promoters.)

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we also have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention' ourselves 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!

Would you believe that our Blog has greeted its' 328,000th visitor this past week?? Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael (and Tina)

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

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

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

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!

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

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 7:03 AM PST

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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Sarah Douglas Will Be At The 2009 Planet Comicon!
Mood:

caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons

Sarah Douglas

Who Starred In Superman & Superman II
as Ursa, the evil Kryptonian

And Also In

Conan the Destroyer
as Queen Taramis

Will Be At Planet ComiCon 2009!

The Con Runs March 28th - 29th, 2009

Sarah Douglas will be signing at this show... Along with several other media guests, per Chris Jackson, who is the promoter of this show! One of the best villains in the whole Superman Film Series was Ursa, IMHO! Besides being 'Hot', she was truly picture perfect as a unique villain in her two film appearances!

Chris, a Facebook Friend of mine, messaged me with the link to his comicon that is coming up at the end of March!

His other media guests include: Erin Gray (Buck Rogers), Peter Mayhew (Star Wars), Herbert Jefferson Jr (BSG), and more!

Of course there are comic book creators there also... but we'll save mentioning those for another blog post later!

So if you are in the Kansas City area or traveling there during this time period, be sure to check this Con out!

Here are the details for the Con:

Where: Overland Park International Trade Center @ 115th & Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas

When: Saturday, March 28, 2009 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday, March 29, 2009 10 AM to 4 PM

Cost:      Admission $15 for an Adult Weekend Pass
              $6 Ages 7 to 14 for a Child Weekend Pass
              Under 7 FREE

Special Note: Adult Advance tickets are available for $12 and Child's advance tickets are available for $5 at the "tickets" link and at some Kansas City area comic shops.

Come to the show on Saturday and return on Sunday for free!

For more up to date info and additional details including days and hours that the special guests will be there... look at the following web site: www.planetcomicon.com

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!

We are VERY pleased that our Blog greeted its' 328,000th visitor this past week... Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael (and Tina)

Note From Make It So Marketing:

One of the Best things about attending conventions is that we get to see great guests, like Stan Lee who is seen to the left signing a couple of my comics! Click that photo to see 'Tina & Michael's World' of Pop Culture and Comics!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

We attend several Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

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

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

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!

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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 6:20 AM PST

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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Are YOU Ready For Some ARTBALL?!
Mood:

caffeinated
Topic: Other Non Comics Works

Are You Ready For Some

"ArtBall"?!

Fantastic Paintings On Baseballs By Monty Sheldon!

Monty Sheldon... Became a Facebook Friend of mine after he first purchased some back issue comic books from our eBay Featured Store!

With his online payment he added on a clickable tagline link, which I, being the curious fellow that I am, clicked on it. I was transported to his web site and totally blown away by the items that I saw he had painted and listed on it!

I immediately wrote him back and asked more about his creative works. He also mentioned his 'Sketch Cards' works.

Part of my ongoing conversation with him included the following:

"You might be curious to see my latest art project for 2009.

Every Sunday night I will be posting on eBay 3-5 1/1 fully penciled sketch cards featuring various baseball and other sports stars of today and yesterday.

I believe it is the first time, for sports cards anyway, that 1/1 sketch cards have been part of a numbered set. So far so good. Drawing them has taken me back to my days at DarK Horse Comics. They are a real blast to work on!"

Monty mentioned being at Dark Horse Comics. In another message he mentioned a little more:

"I worked there from 1989 - 1998. When I started working there I had become the 13th employee at the time. When I left I had become the 5th in seniority behind only Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley, Chris Chalenor, and Neil Hankerson. It was a great place to work."

Monty has done really well since his days at Dark Horse Comics. Monty's eBay listings can be found at:

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/rube77_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ

Monty's other creative works can be viewed at his own web site:

www.montysheldon.com

(Please Note: A complimentary item for this mention / review was Not provided by the creator.)

I want to thank Monty for adding that tagline with his message! For you Baseball Fans out there that are reading this blog post, you gotta check out those two sites for more!

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more! BTW, besides blogging, we have over 479 Reviews that Tina and I have placed in our eBay Reviews Section. Just click here to see our latest reviews!

Would you believe that our Blog has greeted its' 327,000th visitor this week?? Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael (and Tina)

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

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

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

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.

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 5:48 AM PST

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Friday, February 6, 2009

They Are All At The NYCC....
Mood:

caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons

Click Here to see our current listings for sale!

They Are All At The NYCC...

Speaking About The Attendees At The Left!

The NYCC Runs February 6th, 7th & 8th, 2009...

Some Of The Above Persons Are There One, Two, Or All Three Days!

Click On Their Photo To See Who & Where They Are At The Con!

Don't feel bad... We aren't there either! Living in the SoCal area, we can't make it to every Con we'd like to attend!

However, we've been blogging for a little while now that the 2009 NYCC was happening starting this Friday! So to make it easier for you, I've linked each of the above persons' photo to the blog post on who they are and what they are doing at the con. Just click on their photo to view their story!

AFTER THE CON NOTE: If You have time after attending the NYCC, you might want to check out this special exhibit: "It All Started Here" In White Plains, NY!

For those that are interested in attending this con but haven't bought tickets yet, here are the details for the New York Comic Con:
New York Comic Con Show
February 6 - 8, 2009
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
Friday, February 6 10:00am - 1:00pm (Professional Hours)
1:00pm - 7:00pm (Consumer Hours)
Saturday, February 7 10:00am - 7:00pm
Sunday, February 8 10:00am - 5:00pm

Current Cost for Attendees (Consumers/Fans):

ATTENDEE TICKETS
Weekend passes are $50
Friday passes are $30
Saturday passes are $40
Sunday passes are $30
Sunday is Kids Day - Children under 12 are admitted to the show for free.

For more up to date info and additional details look at the following web site: www.nycomiccon.com

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more! BTW, besides blogging, we have 480 Reviews that Tina and I have placed in our eBay Reviews Section. Just click here to see our latest reviews!

We are VERY pleased that our Blog greeted its' 326,000th visitor yesterday... Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael and Tina

Note From Make It So Marketing:

No, That's NOT Tina and Michael to the left! It is actually BelleChere, costumed as the She-Hulk, who posed with Michael at the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic Convention International. Click that photo to see 'Tina & Michael's World'! Click here to see my blog post on BelleChere!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

We attend several Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

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

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

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.

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 5:53 AM PST

Updated: Friday, February 6, 2009 6:03 AM PST

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