Went today to the 1st ever ACE held at the Hyatt. The traffic was light, and you could easily get in & visit with people. There were ZERO card dealers. 80% were comic - 10% toys - 10% swords & medievil??

Here are some pics:


DICK GIORDANO - brought head sketches for like $30 each


ARTHUR SUYDAM - draws Marvel Zombies


TALENT CALDWELL - drew sketch cards for Fathom & Top Cow Universe


J.M. LINSNER - drew the DAWN trading card set


DEXTER VINES - inker & all around good guy


WHILCE PORTACIO - penciler extrordinaire

I'll scan all my pick-ups later; but i thought my funniest story was talking to Talent. He doesn't remember ANYTHING about drawing his sketch cards in 2001/2. I showed him one, and he couldn't even remember the characters name. great/funny guy - but no help. OH, and J.M. Linsner was selling a sketchbook that had copies of all his rarer DAWN sketch cards. I bought one, and some are:


Oh, lastly - this was a small pick-up:

Thanks for the report, looks like you got to see some really good artists there.

Man with that line-up I wish I could of been there.

Any chance of pics of JML's rarer sketches please

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Originally posted by spidergoblin:
Man with that line-up I wish I could of been there.

Any chance of pics of JML's rarer sketches please

Coming up later! BTW - some of the linsner sketch cards are R-rated. (nudes, etc). Can I still post them?

I would think it would be best to email them to interested parties instead of posting them.

This is a family board, so if they are questionable please don't post them.

Thanks,

Jon

OKAY - here we go - more pics:

First, the free swag -


(both movies I hope to see)

Met a girl named TARA MCPHERSON - she does concert posters - cool chick - these are postcards -


Here's the JM LINSNER sketchbook (edited)





Arthur Suydam said if I bought his book, he'd draw me a quick sketch - very cool -






A few other sketches - I'll have more scanned in soon -

Thanks Chris....JML's art is terrefic as usual.
That Charlie Brown looks like Hank Hill's son Bobby

Hopefully, you got a good deal on the DK2 Statue.
DC is offering comic shop dealers "free" statues with purchase of multiple of there Absolute edition books.
For every 2 Absolute Dark Knight you got 1 Free "DK2" statue.
For every 3 Absolute Sandman you got 1 "10th Anniversery Sandman Statue".

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Originally posted by barobehere:
Hopefully, you got a good deal on the DK2 Statue.
DC is offering comic shop dealers "free" statues with purchase of multiple of there Absolute edition books.
For every 2 Absolute Dark Knight you got 1 Free "DK2" statue.
For every 3 Absolute Sandman you got 1 "10th Anniversery Sandman Statue".

Really? poo - regardless, I wanted one & it looks cool in my office

Last update:

Dick Giordano


Whilce + a "business card"


Talent Caldwell (Poison Ivy) drawn & redrawn till he was ~happy with it


Sanford Greene (Poison Ivy) - He's the cover artist for BATMAN STRIKES


Andy Smith (Joker) - I asked him about the folding of CrossGen Comics - he sounded bitter like he never got paid for completed work -

Those are great looking sketches,esp Batman,amd more-so the Joker

Thanks for the report and posting pics. It sounds like you had a good time!!

great sketches, I really like them.

That's cool to see my pack pulled Linsner sketch card in that book. In fact it was pulled by one of dealers that frequents Card Talk.

nice card

Thanks!