Thursday, March 19, 2009

Tampa Comic Book & Toy Convention March 22nd 2009!
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a-ok
Topic: Comic Cons

Herb Trimpe

Will Be The 'Guest Of Honor' At Tampa Comic Book & Toy Convention 2009!

Herb Trimpe... Is the 'Guest Of Honor' at the upcoming Tampa Comic Book & Toy Convention!

I have had the pleasure of meeting him at a different con before, and he is an unassuming man for someone who first drew Wolverine in Incredible Hulk #180 PLUS a lot more artwork during his career in the comics industry starting in 1966-67!

The 'Plus' includes G.I. Joe, Fantastic Four Unlimited, the 'one shot' Phantom Eagle in Marvel Super-Heroes, Kid Colt Outlaw, Iron Man, Captain America, Ant-Man in Marvel Feature, the Defenders, the Transformers, The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones, and of course The Incredible Hulk run that he drew!

Herb Trimpe rarely received the accolades or the attention from the 'fanboys' during his years drawing. He came in when the earliest Marvel artists were still there forming the Marvel Universe, (1966-67). Others that came in before and later received the big 'fanboy' recognition for the most part. It is great to see Herb receive the well deserved 'Guest of Honor' Title at this Comic Con!

For those that can't make it to see Herb at this ComicCon, check out his artwork at:

http://www.herbtrimpe.com

Below are the details for this 2009 comic con should you be able to see Herb there:

Minnreg Convention Hall
6340 126th Ave N., Largo, FL 33773
Off US 19 and Ulmerton Road, Close to I-275 (Near Honeywell)

Hours are for Sunday March 22nd 2009 only: 10 AM - 4 PM

Cost: Please see the Con's web site at:

http://www.comicbookconventions.com/tampaconvention/index.htm

BTW, there are more guests at this Comic Con. They include:

Georges Jenty, Amanda Stevens, Pat Broderick, Dick Giordano, Pablo Marcos, Fran Matera, Robert Rhine, and Jesse Starr among others!

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

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

~ Michael

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.

Today, Michael and his wife Tina run an online business as well as attend conventions and blog! Click the photo to the left to see 'Their 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:

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

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 5:57 AM PDT

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

It's Not About Winning 'Idol'...
Mood:

d'oh
Topic: Other Cons

It's Not About Winning 'Idol'...

It's About Winning

Small Press Idol!

Erik W Hendrix... Brought to my attention that 'Small Press Idol', (SPI), is continuing right now!

Erik wrote me: "Thanks! I'm not sure if you've already checked it out, but one entertaining thing is Small Press Idol 2009 which round 1 is just finishing up over at dimestoreproductions.com. I'm participating with my book, Faction... I'm the writer for that one."

I had meant to update my earlier January 13th 2009 blog post where I first mentioned this SPI, but hadn't yet. So thanks to Erik for reminding me to! Plus after seeing his work on 'Faction', that is part of the entries for the SPI, I wanted to mention his work being shown there also!

Ian Spires , (pictured to the left), updates the group mailing list for Ian Shires' SPA, (Self Publishers Association), on Facebook where I (and you if you are a FB member), could get automatic updates on what's happening during each round of judging.

However it is actually Dimestore Productions, the parent enterprise, that is hosting Small Press Idol 2009, which is now in its' 6th year!

So what exactly is Small Press Idol? I'll let their web site promo say it for them:

"Small Press Idol is the greatest amateur's contest in comics, mixing a bit of American Idol with a bit of The Apprentice, and a bunch of our own special social experiment elements. This contest is not for everyone...but it will be fun, and, for those that participate, it will challenge you to be the best you can be. If you survive round 1, your work WILL BE PUBLISHED! This year: We have national store distribution! It's our biggest year ever!"

For additional info, please see the rules of SPI for 2009, which have changed since the previous year at:

http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/content287.html#Guidelines

Additionally, Ian recently sent out the following update:

"Just wanted to point out a couple quick misconceptions I've seen. The contest is OPEN TO NEW PROJECTS till the deadline for the round. There IS still time to get in this contest this year.

Also: You do not have to be IN the USA to be in the contest, it's International, this is an internet event, not tied to a physical location.

For those interested in just watching the show, I added all the cover images turned in so far, and linked them forward to the judges comments so you can see how they did. I'll keep adding them as they continue to come in!

If you have any questions, ask! Thanks for your interest, and for many of you, for your help spreading the word. Keep it up! Idol is exploding this year!"

-Ian

Please Note: For all of you American Idol Fans and our long time blog readers that have been reading our blog posts on American Idol for the past two seasons, we have made a change here ourselves this season... Sorry, but I have decided NOT to blog on American Idol tryouts, performances or result shows this Season.

Last Season we had many bloggers come in and read, and / or comment on Tina's and my scoring of the contestants, and it was a lot of fun! However it is just too much of my 'fun time' to write notes and score the performances AND then blog about them the next day!

Our viewing and blogging habits have definitely changed since the WGA Strike affected our viewing season last year... there are several other bloggers that are specializing in American Idol posts only, so we'll leave that to them this season!

For those that don't know about our blogging on American Idol the previous two seasons, we have over 200 previous archived blog posts that you can read! Click here for An Index to our blog posts on 'American Idol' and 'The Next Great American Band'!

(Please Note: Michael / Tina / Make It So Marketing Inc are not affialiated with, nor compensated by the publisher, the SPA, or the SPI. This blog post is for mention of the SPI only.)

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

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

~ Michael (and Tina)

Note From Make It So Marketing:

To the left is a photo of Michael and Tina at the 2007 SDCC - San Diego Comic Convention International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!

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

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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 3:32 PM PDT

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Exhibition Dates Have Been Extended For...
Mood:

caffeinated
Topic: Other Cons

Exhibition Dates Have Been Extended For:

"From Richie Rich to Wendy the Good Little Witch - The Art Of Harvey Comics"

At MoCCA!

Jerry Beck... Informed me that he will be presenting a talk at MoCCA at 6:30 PM, Friday April 16th 2009 at MoCCA.

Which had surprised me because originally this exhibit I had blogged about before was scheduled to end before that date! However the Exhibit will now run till April 18th, 2009!

The Name of the exhibition is: "From Richie Rich to Wendy the Good Little Witch - The Art Of Harvey Comics". With Exhibition dates running from December 18, 2008 - April 18, 2009!

www.moccany.org

Admission: $5 | Free for MoCCA Members

'Normal' MoCCA Hours (Not including the special talk)
Hours: Tues. - Sat. 12:00 - 5:00pm,
Closed Sunday & Monday
Suggested Donation: $5.00
Members & Children under 12: Free

MoCCA is located at 594 Broadway, Suite 401 between Prince and Houston in New York, NY 10012

Thanks Jerry for informing me of this additional event at the Museum! For those of you that will be in the NYC area during that time, you might want to add this Fun Night to Your Social Calendar!
(Note: A complimentary copy for this mention was NOT provided by the speaker nor the museum.)

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

~ Michael

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Michael first set up as a dealer at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael, Howard & Tina at the Skirball February 2009. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!

"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

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

It's Spring Training Time, So Are You Ready For Some Artball?!
Mood:

caffeinated
Topic: Other Non Comics Works

It's Spring Training Time, So Are You Ready For Some

"ArtBall"?!

Fantastic Paintings On Baseballs By Monty Sheldon...

Plus A New Feature For 2009!

My morning schedule includes... checking emails, eBay sales, Facebook messages, and then blogging. After blogging, I check to see our blog's visitor stats to see what is of interet to current readers of our blogs.

So even though my Blog isn't about sports, there have been several visitors already today checking out an archived blog post of mine that is 'sports related', yet also has 'roots' in comic books! That would be the post on Monty Sheldon's Artball and Sketch Card Series that I posted back on February 7th.

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 from Monty:

"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!"

As Monty mentioned being at Dark Horse Comics, I asked him about when he was there. 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. His cards start at bid for $49.95 including Free Shipping, and one of last week's card auctions, (a Jackie Robinson sketch card), had 12 bids on it and ended up at $255.01 ending bid!

Monty's eBay listings for his sketchcards can be found at:

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

Those currently up for auction end in just a little over 5 days from this posting!

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

http://www.montysheldon.com

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

I want to thank Monty again 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 of what Monty has created!

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

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 having Stan Lee personalize a comic book at a San Diego Comic Con. And Yeah, that goatee was worn after the SD Padres were on a winning streak!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!

"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'.

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A Different View Of...
Mood:

d'oh
Topic: Comic Book Artists

A Different View Of...

The Thing Versus The Hulk!

As Drawn by Fred Hembeck!

As mentioned in an earlier blog post, I have been a fan of Fred Hembeck's work... for quite a while, so it was only natural that I would stop in at his Facebook Comic Con Table this past weekend!

While at his 'virtual table' at this 'virtual comic convention', I noticed that he didn't have any of his illustrations for sale, so I double checked his eBay listings to see what was newly listed.

I was 'blown away' when I saw the illustration that is pictured above in this blog post! My favorite Marvel Superhero character is the Thing, and I always loved it when he and the Incredible Hulk would go at it!

My earliest recollection of such a confrontation would be in the pages of Fantastic Four #12 from March 1963, and then later in Fantastic Four issues #25 & 26 in April/May 1964. Those were Great Jack Kirby Classics!

Fred's artwork is uniquely different, and one that I also appreciate. He had other pieces there for sale, including the following characters: Lady Blackhawk, Power Man & Iron Fist, the Captain Marvel Family, Spider-Man versus Sandman (my youngest son's fav of Fred's current illos), and Mr Fantastic with the Invisible Girl, among others.

You can see the above illo of the Thing vs the Incredible Hulk in its' fully illustrated size, and other items being listed by Fred by clicking here!

If you have not seen Fred Hembeck's unique style of cartooning, you should check out his listings plus a publication or two of his! Plus maybe even 'join' his FBCC Table afterwards as the con continues 24/7 now after the Gala Premiere!

(Note: A complimentary copy for this mention / review was NOT provided by the artist.)

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!

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

~ Michael

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Today, Michael and his wife Tina run an online business as well as attend conventions and blog! Click the photo to the left to see 'Their 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!"

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 6:21 AM PDT

Updated: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:25 AM PDT

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

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

The Name of the exhibition is: "From Richie Rich to Wendy the Good Little Witch - The Art Of Harvey Comics". With Exhibition dates running from December 18, 2008 - April 18, 2009!

Admission: $5 | Free for MoCCA Members

'Normal' MoCCA Hours (Not including the special talk)Hours: Tues. - Sat. 12:00 - 5:00pm, Closed Sunday & MondaySuggested Donation: $5.00Members & Children under 12: FreeMoCCA is located at 594 Broadway, Suite 401 between Prince and Houston in New York, NY 10012

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

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

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

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

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

'Normal' MoCCA Hours (Not including the special talk)
Hours: Tues. - Sat. 12:00 - 5:00pm,
Closed Sunday & Monday
Suggested Donation: $5.00
Members & Children under 12: Free

MoCCA is located at 594 Broadway, Suite 401 between Prince and Houston in New York, NY 10012

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

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

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