Michael D Hamersky On Comics Announces A New Revised Timeline Look For His... Facebook Profile Page!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3565:

This is just a quick 'weekend edition' of my blog to show those of you that are not my Facebook Friends about the 'new look' that my Facebook personal profile page is sporting as of this morning!

I had already been an 'early adopter' of the upcoming 'Timelines' look that Facebook is going to before the end of the 2011 year.

However, I decided to emphasize two things on my own personal page a little differently than what I started out with on Thursday. 

First is the larger photo, called the 'cover photo'.  I decided to use the 1973 photo of myself at the 1973 San Diego Comic Con, that was held at the Sheraton Hotel on Harbor Island in San Diego.

The inset 'profile pic' or 'avatar' is now a photo taken of me at the December 2011 Nuke the Fridge Con, where I had my first book signing held for 'Gotham City 14 Miles', (GC14M).

So almost a 40 years span at the top of my Facebook personal page!

Which shows my two passions:  Being an online (& occasional on site at a con) comic book dealer, plus my love for comics / tv history, which in this case was combined for my chapter in the GC14M book!

Usually I'm not an 'early adopter', but in this case I found that the two column online newspaper look that 'Timelines' is sporting was something I wanted to jump right into!

Now I realize that my own Facebook 'fan' page will probably need to be 'upgraded' also... But I haven't seen any announcements on any upcoming changes there to that format.  

But you can never tell... As Facebook changed the 'group pages' format earlier in 2011, and now the 'profile pages' have been changed!  Just a matter of time before the 'fan / brand pages' are revised too!

Anyways, I'm limited to the number of Facebook Friends I can have, with the number of fan pages that I also 'Like'.  So I wanted to share this 'new look'with all of you that can't add to my 'friends list'.

Take a look at your own Facebook profile and start playing with it, as you have seven days to complete your revision before Facebook publishes it to the world!

Yeah, I know the holidays season is upon us... But hey, this is a cool holiday gift for us to play with !

Talking about pages...

Here's the link to my Facebook profile page, the fan page, and the group page - which is affiliated to the Facebook Comic Con Group.

(In addition, as a sidenote:  This is the link to my Hamersky / Hamerski / Hammersky Family Newsletter Facebook Fan Page, which usually has nothing to do with comics or pop culture, but could be of interest.)

~Michael D Hamersky On Comics!

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And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

http://www.ComicBooksCircus.com/ 

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Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Reveals... We're Nominated For 'Comic Blogger of the Year'! At the Shel Dorf Awards web site! Awards To be presented at the Detroit Fanfare On September 24th, 2011 -  - Top Photo: One of the best things about blogging... Meeting people!  Here I'm meeting The Founders of Comics Fandom at the 50th Anniversary of Comics Fandom meetup during the 2011 Comic-Con International: San Diego, (aka SDCC).  L-R: Richard (Dick) Lupoff, Michael D Hamersky, Pat Lupoff. - Bottom Photo:  The oldest surving photo of Michael D Hamersky at the 1973 San Diego Comic-Con, the first time it was officially called by that name.  In 1972, when Michael first set up as a comics dealer at the con, it was known as: San Diego's West Coast Comic Convention!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3481:

We're Nominated for 'Comic Blogger of the Year'!

Yesterday I learned that I am up for a Shel Dorf Award as 'Comic Blogger of the Year'.  What an honor!

This is especially cool because, if it weren't for Shel Dorf and his hard work in co-founding the San Diego Comic-Con, I don't know that I'd even be blogging on comics today.

You see, I worked my way through college buying and selling comics starting at the 1972 San Diego Comic-Con at the El Cortez Hotel. Those were the days -- I had hair - long hair!  Yeah, that's me in the picture from 1973 shown above at the top 2nd right of this blog post!

For the next 40 some years, I collected comics (especially everything related to the Fantastic Four), bought and sold comics, went to Comic-Con International as often as I could,  (21 straight since 1991 when it moved to the San Diego Convention Center!), and even bought the seldom seen poster for the original (never released) Fantastic Four movie by Roger Corman. It hangs proudly on my home office wall.

Today, I blog about comics, the industry, and pop-culture. I especially enjoy giving voice to small press and independent artists and paying tribute to comic book legends that we recently lost like Gene Colan, John Buscema, Jack Kirby, and John P. "Jon" D'Agostino Sr, among others.

If you enjoy my blog, please cast your vote here at the Shel Dorf Awards - Vote Now! link. The category is titled 'Comic Blogger of the Year', and the entry name is 'Michael Hamersky On Comics'.  It's the fourth category from the bottom of the page.

You will be asked to verify your vote via email.  You can only vote once, so I appreciate your support.  While you are there... Please check the other categories for other worthy nominees.

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!  We currently have over 2,514 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button! 

And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

http://www.ComicBooksCircus.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.  Note:  As of Monday, June 27th, 2011, I'll be using my new laptop, where the default resolution is 'higher', so there may be some temporary glitches until I am used to the new resolution.

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

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 

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It's Stan (The Man) Lee's Birthday... Today! - - - - -  Happy 88th Birthday To Stan (The Man) Lee! Uppermost Top Photo:  Over the years I've had Stan sign several of my personal collection of Fantastic Four Comics.  Here's Stan with FF #5 in the early 1990's! - Top Middle Photo: Stan Lee at a mid 1970's San Diego Comic Con! - Top Lowest Photo: From the 2009 Long Beach Comic Con - LBCC.  It was procalimed to be 'Stan Lee Day' in Long Beach, California!  - At The Left Hand Side Colum of this blog post: Top Left Photo: Michael D Hamersky (middle of photo with bald head), at the Proclamation during Opening Day at the 2009 LBCC. - Second Photo Down At the Left: The exact moment when Stan cut the Opening Day Ceremonial Ribbon! - Third Photo Down At the Left: Stan Lee Holding my copy of Fantastic Four #3 he had just signed at 1991 SDCC. - Fourth Photo Down At the Left:  Stan siging my copies of Fantastic Four #1 & Strange Tales Annual #2. - Fifth Photo Down At the Left: Stan Lee at a special panel at the Comic Con International: San Diego 2009. -

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3310:

Tina and I may be on vacation... And I may be using her laptop, that doesn't have all of my photos scanned from the last several decades... But that isn't going to stop me from wishing Stan Lee a 'Happy Birthday', and re-publishing a few here that I have up online already!

That's right... Stan's 88th Birthday is Today, December 28th!

Stan was born 'Stanley Martin Lieber' on this date back in 1922!  He was born in the apartment of his Romanian-born Jewish immigrant parents, Celia (née Solomon) and Jack Lieber, at the corner of West 98th Street and West End Avenue in Manhattan, New York.

Stan was one of two sons born to Celia and Jack... Larry Lieber, (who I have also blogged about), kept the Lieber name when breaking into comics.

I don't need to re-post the history of Stan in comics here... As I'm sure those reading this blog post are aware of his achievements!  And there is so much of that history covering from the 1940's to current day... But, if you are new to comics... Here's the link to the Wikipedia entry on Stan.

As you can see from the photos re-published here at the header of this blog post... I've been a fan of Stan's for years! 

It was because of Journey Into Mystery #72 that I first realized that there were 'real people' creating these comics! (See this archived blog post for details! Plus the two inserted photos at the bottom right of this blog are pics of the cover and a representation illustrated personally for me by Tiina Birgitta Räisänen!)

Thanks again Stan Lee & Jack Kirby for starting me on 'collecting comics', instead of just 'reading comics'!  It's because of YOU two that I've had decades of readingand collecting pleasure in this genre!

My best wishes for a Great 88th Birthday, and here's to many more to a Great Man, who is one of the few I've selected for my Thanksgiving Blog Series... "Whom I'm Thankful For...".

Michael D Hamersky, of 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics' - my New Facebook Fan Page, and Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing - my Facebook Group Page which is under the 'virtual umbrella' of 'Facebook Comic Con'! Plus of course this blog, ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com! 

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My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,310 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,100 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet...I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note: Our online comic book shop carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at the link seen below.

Holidays Note: The online store is closed till the 1st week of January 2011. So none of the listings are showing at this time.  

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

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'. Plus I have a chapter in a new book coming out in December of 2010, that is pictured above, "Gotham City 14 Miles"!  Click here to become a 'Fan' of the GC14M Facebook Fan Page!.     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, I would have liked to have sent you a Friend Request.  However,  I have reached the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages 'limit' already, so I have now added on a personal Facebook Fan Page of my own! Just click this link to be taken to 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics' where you can click the 'Like' button there! And Thanks!         ------------------- 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 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer. NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.