I’m happy to have gotten this one through the mail, but I wish Tom Welling had either signed in a more visable place or used a diffrent pen…it sadly looks like scribbles….

November 13, 2022 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Tom Welling | Leave a comment
I actually really love this set of Green Lantern covers that come together to create one image. I was happy to get these signed at NEO a couple years ago.
November 6, 2022 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Green Lantern, Paul Pelletier | Leave a comment

David’s comics and novels profoundly shaped my opinion and perception of Star Trek in the 90’s. I was incredibly happy to get him to sign some key pieces.


September 5, 2022 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: autographs | Leave a comment

Man, it’s been a while since we’ve done one of these hasn’t it? With cons starting back in earnest, some of this information may now be out of date, and I’ll just say I noticed a lot of those guys who were $5 pre-pandemic shoot up to $10. Keep that in mind, and I’ll update as I can. Huge thanks to Lee Wilson for sending me some new pricing to go with my observations from last weekend’s Fantasticon!
As always, we’re not really going to discuss the pros and cons of comic professionals charging for autographs. There’s plenty of other forums for that. We’re just going to acknowledge the reality of modern convention economics. This is a little something to help you know what to expect when you go to a con so you don’t get blindsided. A lot of artists don’t have autograph charges clearly displayed and frequently con websites either don’t have this information or are asked not to display it. Here’s my current list – in sort-of alphabetical order. It’s not exhaustive by any means, things may change next month or next year. We’ll update and repost from time to time.
Amanda Conner – free for 5 books, $2 after, $5 for CGC.

Me so excited to meet Gerry Conway I forgot to open my eyes!
Alex Saviuk – $5
Arvell Jones – $5
Al Milgrom – $10 per book
Adam Kubert – $5 per book
Brett Breeding -$5
Brian Azzarello – $5, except for graded items and Batman:Damned
Bob Camp – $30
Bob Wiacek – $2 (He might make you a deal for multiple issues)
Bob Hall – free for the first issue, or if you purchase a something from the table, otherwise $5
Bob Layton- $5 for CGC graded signings, otherwise free
Bob Mcloud – one for free, then $5

Bob Budiansky – first six free, $2 each after
Bill Sienkiewicz – two for free, then $3, $10 for CGC
Chris Clarmont – first free, then $20
Charles Soule – $10 CGC grading signings
David Finch – 2 free, then $5
Dave Gibbons – $1 a book
Don McGregor – $5 per signature
Edgar Delgado – $5 CGC grading signings
Fabian Nicieza – $10 Deadpool/X-Force related
Fiona Staples – $20 CGC grading signings (otherwise free)
Graham Nolan recently started charging, but not sure how much.
Greg Capullo – first 3 books free and $5 thereafter
Gerry Conway – $5
Gerhard $10
Greg Horn – $20 GameStop variants (otherwise free)
Humberto Ramos – $10-$20

Nolan signs some bat-issues!
Howard Chaykin – $5 per book
Javier Saltares – Free if personalized or $5 if not
Joe Sinnott – $10 per book
Jim Starlin -$10 per book (goes to Heroes Initiative)
Joe Giella- $4 per book
J. O’Barr – $5
Jae Lee- $5
John Romita Jr – three for free, then $2. $10 for CGC grading.
Jose Delbo – $5
Joe Rubinstein – $20 ($50 for Wolverine)
Jimmy Palmiotti – free for 5 books, $2 after, $5 for CGC.
J Scott Campbell $10
John Cassandry $10
John Beatty – $3
Jim Sternako charges $20 per item last I checked – and that includes items and prints BOUGHT FROM HIS TABLE. Also, do not ask for a photo with him.
Keith Pollard – $5
Kevin Eastman – first is free, $20 after that (He also doodles on the items!)
Keith Giffen – 1st book free, $5 per book after
Klaus Janson– $10, $20

Larry Hama wondering exactly what he’s gotten himself into…
CGC grading signings
Len Wein – $5, $20 CGC grading signings, $25 for Hulk 181, Giant Size X-Men #1 or House of Secrets #92.
Larry Hama will sign two items for free and charges after that.
Matteo Scalera – $20 CGC grading signings
Mike Zeck – $5
Marv Wolfman – one free (I’ve heard elsewhere it’s two for free, but in his last interview he said one), $5.00 after that
Mark Texeria- one personalized signature free, $10 per book after or unpersonalized
Mitch Gerads – 2 free, then $5
Michael Golden- $20 per book WTF! (at least he’s friendly and chatty)

With the Legendary Denny O’Neil
Mike Grell – $10
Neal Adams – $30
Pat Brodrick – $3
Ron Frenz -$3
Ron Lim – 1st book free, $10 per book after
Rob Liefeld – $25-$50
Rags Morales – $5
Scott Snyder – first 3 books free and $5 thereafter
Simon Bisley – $10 per book
Tom DeFalco $5 each for three or less. After that $20 (“Dealer’s Pricing”)
Tony Isabella $10
William Messner-Lobes – $10
Whilce Portacio – He was free when I met him several years ago, but from what I understand there’s a few key books he charges $10 to sign
Victor Olazaba – $10
Tip Jar – pay what you want
Some of these are for causes like the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund or Heroes Initiative. Others are just personal. I urge you, respect the tip jar. (It’s so much better than autograph fees)
Billy Tucci
Ben Templesmith
Barry Kitson
Charlie Adlard
Gene Ha
Jan Duursema
Jim Calafiore
Larry Stroman
Peter David
Mike Barr
Free
Alan Davis
Ann Nocenti
Ande Parks
Angel Mediea
Art Thibert
Aaron Lopresti
Bill Anderson
Brandon Montclare
Brian Michael Bendis (Be prepared to wait a long time in line)
Bill Morrison
Bill Willingham
Brendan Fletcher
Bob Almond
Christos Gage
Chad Townsend
Carla Speed McNeil
Charles Soule
Clayton Crain
Cary Nord
Cameron Stewart
Chip Zdarsky
Casey Jones
Darryl Banks
Dan Brereton
Dirk Manning
Ed McGuinness
Emanuela Lupacchino
Erik Larsen
Evan Dorkin
Fred Van Lente (assuming you can catch him. He dosent do to many shows these days)
Frank Cho
Franco
Gail Simone
Greg Land
Greg Wright
Heather Antos
Ivan Reis
Jason Latour
Jon Bogdanove
John Ostrander
Joe Staton
Joshua Williamson
Jim Zub
Judd Winick
Jim Shooter
Jerry Duggan
Jason Aaron
Jeff Schultz
Jacob Chabot
Jonathan Hickman
Jenny Frison
Jae Lee
Joe Kelly
Karl Story
Kelley Jones
Kevin Maguire
Kevin Nowland
Keron Grant
Koi Pham
Kyle Higgins
Lela Gwenn
Lee Weeks

It’s just a shadow. James O’Barr didn’t actually give me a black eye…
Louise Siminson
Mike McKone
Michael Cho
Matt Miner
Matt Horak
Mike Mayhew
Mark McKenna
Mike Okamoto
Marc Sumerick
Mike Gustov
Mark Farmer
Mark Waid
Mark Schultz
Mike Norton
Matt Fraction
Marguerite Bennett
Mike Hawthorne
Stephen Blickenstaff
Nick Bradshaw
Nick Dragotta
P.Craig Russell
Jorge Lucas
Jim Pasco
Phil Hester
Phil Noto
Paul Pelletier
Rick Remender
Ron Fortier
Ramon Villalobos
Ricardo Lopez Ortiz
Rafer Roberts
Sergio Argones
Scott Hanna
Steve Leialoha
Steve Mannion
Stephen Sharar
Scott Snyder
Steve McNiven – Free if personalized
Stefano Gaudiano
Skottie Young
Stephen T. Seagle
Tim Seeley
Tom Mandrake (sometimes a tip jar for Hero Initiative, but not when he was at NEO in 2019)
Tim Bradstreet
Todd DeZago
Tim Truman
Walt Simonson – donations for quick sketches
Will Rosado
Yanick Paquette
March 16, 2022 | Categories: autogrpahs, Comic Book Convention, Comic Con, Comic Convention, Uncategorized | Tags: Amanda Conner, Ande Parks, Argo City Comics, Arvell Jones, autographs, autogrpahs, Barry Kitson, Ben Templesmith, Bill Anderson, Bill Morrison, Bill Sienkiewicz, Bill Willingham, Bob Budiansky, Bob Camp, Bob Layton, Bob Wiacek, Brendan Fletcher, Brett Breeding, Brian Azzarello, Brian Michael Bendis, Cameron Stewart, Cary Nord, Chad Townsend, Charles Soule, Charlie Adlard, Chip Zdarsky, Chris Yambar, Christos Gage, Comic Book Convention, Comic Con | Tags: Aaron Lopresti, Dan Brereton, Darryl Banks, Dave Gibbons, David Finch, Denny O'Neil, Ed McGuinness, Edgar Delgado, Emanuela Lupacchino, Erik Larsen, Evan Dorkin, Fabian Nicieza, Fiona Staples, Frank Cho, Fred Van Lente, Gail Simone, Gene Ha, Gerhard, Gerry Conway, Graham Nolan, Greg Horn, Greg Wright, Howard Chankyn, Humberto Ramos, Ivan Reis, j Scott Campbell, Jae Lee, Jason Aaron, Jason Latour, Javier Saltares, Jenny Frison, Jerry Duggan, Jim Shooter, Jim Starlin, Jim Sternako, Jim Zub, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Rubinstein, John Beatty, John Cassandry, John Ostrander, John Romita Jr, Jon Bogdanove, Jonathan Hickman, Jose Delbo, Joshua Williamson, Judd Winick, Karl Story, Keith Pollard, Kelley Jones, Kevin Eastman, Kevin Maguire, Klaus Janson, Koi Pham, Kyle Higgins, Larry Hama, Len Wein, Louise Simonson, Marc Sumerick, Marguerite Bennett, Mark Farmer, Mark Texeria, Mark Waid, Marv Wolfman, Matt Fraction, Matt Horak, Matteo Scalera, Mike Barr, Mike Grell, Mike Gustov, Mike Hawthorne, Mike McKone, Mike Norton, Mike Okamoto, Mike Zeck, Mitch Gerads, Neal Adams, Nick Bradshaw, Nick Dragotta, P.Craig Russell, Pat Brodrick, Paul Pelletier, Peter David, Phil Hester, Phil Noto, Ramon Villalobos, Rick Remender, Rob Liefeld, Ron Fortier, Scott Snyder, Skottie Young, Stefano Gaudiano, Stephen Sharar, Steve Leialoha, Steve Mannion, Steve McNiven, Thom Zahler, Tim Seeley, Tom Mandrake, Tony Isabella, Uncategorized and was tagged with Alex Saviuk, Victor Olazaba, Walt Simonson, Whilce Portacio | 1 Comment


I’ve been prepping for Toyhio this weekend, getting a want list ready and checking my comic database. Along with this, I have also been checking out the state of the comic con in general, trying to plan my schedule for the year.
It’s a new landscape on the convention circuit right now. It’s still ever shifting, but definitely not the same thing I am used to. Zipcon has canceled this year. Cleveland ConCoction has canceled for the third time, and I just heard from the show runner that Youngstown Comicon is also sitting things out again this year. There’s no word on Hall of Fame, Cleveland Comic Con or the Lorain Comic and Toy Expo. But it’s possible those still might go on. There’s even some rumblings that dark Xmas might return, but all are iffy.

Lake Effect Comicon is gone. So are Dark X-fest, Geekfest and Woo-con. Retro Invasion looks like it might be dead as well. Akron Canton is changing both its name and it’s venue, and dropping the costume contest. That’s a shame, because it was the main thing keeping me driving out that far for a Harper show.
Of the ones that remain, there’s still challenges to navigate. Both Great Lakes Comic Con and RathaCon are requiring guests to be masked at all times. Quite frankly, I don’t want to drive several hours for a show that I’m just going to have to mask up for, so those are off the schedule this year. So are a number of the anime conventions in the area. A lot of these shows are requiring proof of vaccination. I have my card, and I AM fully Vaxxed, but I am not willing to “show my papers“ just to go into a convention or concert. That’s not a move I support.
So what’s left? Below is my tentative convention schedule. Where I’m going, and whether or not I’ll have Maddie accompanying me. There’s several new shows that we’re going to try out for the first time this year and I’m hoping it’ll be good. The big autograph shows, Horrorhound, Day of the Dead, and Steel City, look like they’re all still going, but none have posted any guests I’m interested in.

We will be hitting the road with my buddy Mike for Horror Realm though. There’s a
Halloween/Escape From New York alum showing up there, and I still need to get Tiffany Shepis on my
Victor Crowley poster. Besides, I generally have fun
out, and the drive isn’t too brutal. Wasteland is still on the schedule as well, autograph prices have traditionally been more reasonable there,

and it feels like one of my last strong holds… The last bastion of hope in the horror convention world LOL!
I only did about a dozen shows last year, and about a third of them were just marketplaces. I’m trying to include more genuine conventions this year, because I really do miss those gatherings and those kind of people. Still, this year’s list is not much longer than last years, and I’m not sure how that bodes for the future of the convention scene. In a marketplace that was already too crowded, the plague really just hastened the death of a lot of small start ups… That damnable Wizard World survived, but in a smaller format and with re-branding. I still worry that they’ll choke out the remainder of the small, intimate and friendly conventions I prefer. Still, it’s my hope that the ones that have survived the plague have proven themselves resilient enough to go on.
Here’s my current con schedule for this year.
(BTW, the three Westlake shows are all Harper shows – basically marketplaces rather than cons, but they’re so close to home that it’s still worth hitting if I have nothing better to do.)
Date |
Show |
City |
State |
Who |
Mar-5 |
Horror Realm |
Pittsburg |
PA |
Matthew and Mike |
Mar-13 |
Fantasticon |
Toledo |
OH |
Maddie and Matt |
Mar-20 |
Cle Comic & Nostalgia |
Westlake |
OH |
Matthew |
April 8-10 |
Cinema Wasteland |
Stronsville |
OH |
Matthew |
May-15 |
Hazard Con |
Erie |
PA |
Maddie and Matt |
May-28 |
Fanboy Expo |
Columbus |
OH |
Maddie and Matt |
Jun-12 |
Pulp Fiction |
Westlake |
OH |
Matthew |
Jun-25 |
Monster Bash ? |
Pittsburg |
PA |
Matthew |
Jul-9 |
Mahoning Comic Con |
Youngstow |
OH |
Maddie and Matt |
Jul-31 |
NEO Comicon |
N. Olmsted |
OH |
Maddie and Matt |
Sep-17 |
Erie Comicon ? |
Erie |
PA |
Check covid regs |
Sep-30 |
Cinema Wasteland |
Strongsville |
OH |
Matthew |
Oct-2 |
Cle Comic & Nostalgia |
Westlake |
OH |
Matthew |
February 12, 2022 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs, Comic Book Convention, Comic Books, Comic Con, Comic Convention, Con Man, Horror Convention | Leave a comment
I’m only recently getting into Ostrander’s legendary run on Spectre, but I remember back in the 90’s always seeing those amazing covers that Tom Mandrake was creating. I love that I got a couple of these signed at NEO Comicon

December 9, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: The Spectre, Tom Mandrake | Leave a comment
I’ve always been a fan of Jim Shooter, and love the Valient universe he created. (I got Bob Hall on this one too!)

November 11, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Jim Shooter, The Shadow | Leave a comment
Sternako is one of the legendary Shadow artists. I got him before his autograph price suddenly tripled.

October 14, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Jae Lee, The Shadow | Leave a comment
I’ve met J.R. Bookwalter several tims n the con circuit, not to mention at the actual screening of Robot Ninja. He’s a great producer of trashy horror and an amazing repository of filmmaking in the lat 80’s/early 90’s.

September 2, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Dead Next Door, J.R. Bookwalter, Robot Ninja | Leave a comment
Every week, I’m a regular listener to Joe and Adam on the movie Crypt and this poster, when I saw it in Adam’s store, was just too cool to pass up, signed by both of them (and Adam’s dog Arwin!).

August 19, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Adam Green, Hatchet, Joe Lynch, Mayhem, The Movie Crypt, Victor Crowley | Leave a comment
I actually really enjoyed Brian Canini‘s “The Big Year” – a diary indie comic I picked up at an indie festival.


August 5, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Brian Canini | Leave a comment
He was there when Marvel was still Timely


July 22, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Allen Bellman, Batman, Iron Man, Marvel, Timely comics | Leave a comment
To this day, I think Routh’s Superman is underrated, but he took everything that made him appealing as Clark Kent and rolled them even more effectively into his performance as The Atom!


June 10, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Brandon Routh, Legends of Tomorrow, Superman, The Atom | Leave a comment
Mike Zeck’s art on the Punisher is one of my definitives. But it was also instantly recognizable on the Batman mini “10 Nights of the Beast”

May 27, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: 10 Nights of the Beast, Batman, Mike Zeck | Leave a comment
Denny O’Neil is the legendary editor of Batman in the 80’s and 90’s. But more importantly, he was the writer of the Shadow at DC in the 70’s!


April 1, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Denny O'Neil, The Shadow | Leave a comment
Jae Lee was one of the biggest artists of the 90’s and I was so thrilled that he did some Shadow work- I had to get him on this issue of Masks!

March 4, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Jae Lee, The Shadow | Leave a comment
I’m all about the Green Hornet. Loved meeting Hester.



February 4, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs, Uncategorized | Tags: Green Hornet, Phil Hester | Leave a comment

That’s right, the little boy from the Shining starts off a poster for me!

January 7, 2021 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: Danny Lloyd, The Shining | Leave a comment

Jackey Neyman Jones is the last survivor of the making of Manos! She signed her memoir for me.


December 10, 2020 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: autographs, Jackey Neyman Jones, Manos the hands of Fate | Leave a comment
I know that’s a confusing poster, but it’s a fascinating piece by Superman artist Jon Bogdanove

September 17, 2020 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: autographs, Jon Bogdanove | Leave a comment

One of the great Spider-Man artist, and an incredibly nice guy too.

July 16, 2020 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: autographs | Leave a comment
While I’ve focused mainly on my Hellraiser poster for autographs, over the years, I’ve acquired a few individual items over the years.
Wilde was giving these out as she signed my poster – trying to promote her book.

July 6, 2020 | Categories: autographs, autogrpahs | Tags: autographs, Barbie Wilde, Hellraiser | Leave a comment