Big WOW Con report

[betterthanezra]

Just got back from San Jose and the BIG WOW convention this two day show is one small wing of the San Jose convention center. It's NOT a 2 day show (meaning there isn't enough to warrant this being a 2 day show) . I'm thrilled that there were plenty of dealers selling comics. In fact I would say 65% of all the tables selling items were selling books. Nice change IMO.

First off LOTS of convention buyers looking and buying Valiant. If a dealer brought books (worth buying) then they were picked over. There were also deals to be had.

NOT 1 copy of VEI X-O Manowar #1 was on the convention floor. Not a variant AJA cover or the QR cover.

I wore my Bloodshot VEI shirt and was told countless times they love the new direction Valiant is going in.

I ran into Dr. Solar and Iggy & Man Of The Atom plus several other people that read the boards but don't post completing there VH-1 collections.

I found the following stuff.

Alpha & Omega HC in NM for $12.00

These I found for either .25 each or .50 cents each

Rai #0
Turok #0 (3 copies)
Turok Timewalker #1 & 2 (2 copies of #1, 3 copies of #2)
Turok VH-2 #1-4 (monthly)
Original Turok #1
Turok Tales of the lost land
Turok The Empty Souls (variant cover)
Turok #37, 41-46
X-O #15 (pink variant)
Bloodshot #1 VH-2 Variant
X-O Manowar VH-2 #3 & 10
Deathmate Preview Advance Comics
Shadowman VH-2 #9 & 10
X-O Manowar #59, 60, 63
Eternal Warriors Digital Alchemy
Harbinger #10
Rai #31
Quantum & Woody #11
Eternal Warrior #1

I picked these up for $1.00 each

Harbinger #5 & 6
Bloodshot VH-2 #16
Bloodshot #40

Non Valiant related purchases that were also $1 each

Grimm Fairy Tales #33, 36-38
Grimm Fairy Tales April Fools Edition #1
Fables #6 (2 copies), 8-10

Dan Brereton was also at the show and I had him sign this bad boy. He said it was the first one has has signed



Bob Layton was great as usual. He didn't bat an eye at the 60+ issues I had him sign for something coming up

Micheal Golden was also at the show and I had him sign the A&A HC dustjacket

Had the whole family at the show so I didn't get to hang out with the guys very much at all. That's going to change at SDCC

Things I saw at the show...

X-O Manowar #1 at $50
Magnus #1 $10
Rai #1 $8
Rai #3 $15
Magnus #64 $10
Harbinger TPB Blue $5.00
NO gold issues, retailer reviews, Unity Red, Didn't see Harbinger Pink key issues like Solar #10

I think this show can get bigger I'm glad they moved to a good location and not in that damn Army bunker they had it in when it was called Super-con.

-Brian

[iggy101us]

Great seeing you, Dr. Solar, and Man of the Atom (the new one).

I spent a lot of time digging through the bargain boxes. Some Valiants (for $0.50 or less) I found included: Acclaim X-O, Acclaim Bloodshot, A&A 0, A&A 1, Harbinger 41. I found some awesome non-Valiants in the bargain boxes: TWD Weekly 1-10 (less #2) for $1 each, X-Men 128 & 129 (1st Fantomex app and cover), X-Factor 24 (1st Archangel) for $0.50 each. Also picked up some stuff I want to start to read for $0.50 each - Immortal Iron Fist, Authority.

Talked briefly with Bob Layton and got a sketch of Phil Seleski from him. He also signed a few colored Solar Alpha & Omega OA pages and he also signed Dr Tomorrow model sheets. I will post some pics next week.

I got a 2-day pass so I will be going back tomorrow. Hopefully BTE missed some Valiant bargain books.

[Dr. Solar]

You didn't see any Solar 10s because I bought the only one there, from sckao

This was a really fun show, just what I needed, a fun day to pour through boxes of comics.

In addition to walking and hangin with BTE a bit (even though he was being a dutiful husband and father, he still found some time to hang out), I also got to have lunch with Iggy and Man of the Atom (the newish member, not Mike )

My big Valiant score was to get nice near mint copies of Harbinger 1, 2, and 5, with coupon, for a dollar each. Score!

I also picked up:
Solar 10
Rai 0
Bloodshot 1
Eternal Warrior 1
Eternal Warrior 4
Solar 60
Valiant Voice 5
Goat: Hadeus

My big purchases of the show were Tales of Suspense 52 (first Scarlett Johans... Err, Black Widow), and Weird Scinece-Fantasy 23 and 27.

[Man Of The Atom]

It was nice to meet you guys.
Picked up that Harbinger TPB Blue for $4, and found a x-o manowar TPB Blue for $5.
I was pumped to have Bob Layton sign my H.A.R.D. CORPS #1.
Saw one copy of both the Nord and Ribic covers of x-o #1.

[iggy101us]

I went on day 2 and the crowd is smaller. I walked by Charles Yoakum's table multiple times today and just saw his name sign there. Then around 2 pm, his name sign is gone.

I brought my A&A HC and had Michael Golden sign it.

Not much in terms of Valiant finds. One vendor re-stocked his bargain bin and I found Shadowman 2-5 for $0.50 each. Also found some Acclaim Turok and other Acclaim titles I missed yesterday for $0.50 each.

[betterthanezra]

I brought my A&A HC and had Michael Golden sign it.

Glad I'm not the only one who did that

-Brian

[iggy101us]

I brought my A&A HC and had Michael Golden sign it.

Glad I'm not the only one who did that

-Brian

I totally forgot that he did the dustjacket until you mentioned it. So thanks!

[iggy101us]

Oh yeah, Jim Lee was there on Sunday but the line was looooong. I overheard someone say that she waited 4 hours in line but was totally worth it . . .

So no HARD Corps #1 and Deathmate signed by Jim Lee.

[betterthanezra]

Oh yeah, Jim Lee was there on Sunday but the line was looooong. I overheard someone say that she waited 4 hours in line but was totally worth it . . .

So no HARD Corps #1 and Deathmate signed by Jim Lee.

I'm sorry but I'm with you on this...

Jim Lee isn't worth standing in line 4 hours to get an autograph...

-Brian

[sckao]

There was a Harbinger Pink #0 CGC 9.8 there. I had it on my rack...

I also had a couple more Solar #10s scattered in my boxes and 2 Solar #10 Reprints. Didn't really prepare at all for this convention so I didn't bring much of anything other than what boxes I grabbed. Gave away some Valiants to some smaller kids too actually including one kid who wanted to read Harbinger. I told him to come back Sunday and gave him a Harbinger TPB so he could read the story.

All in all, a nice small con actually. I was pleasantly surprised. (It's always nice to meet board members from here or the CGC boards. That's partly why we have booths. It's a natural drawing place for the Bay Area CGC people.)

[magnusr]

I told him to come back Sunday and gave him a Harbinger TPB so he could read the story.

Well done, that's great reading, should have made him real happy.

/Magnus

[StarBrand]

Great to hear this sounds like a real comic book con.