Boston Comic Con 2016 Review
So this was my third year in a row going to Boston Comic Con. And the show gets better each year. I'm sorry I didn't review this after each day when I went and it was more fresh in my mind but here goes.
So first off was Thursday, which is just load in day. I do get a dealer pass into the show and helped a few dealers who are friends of mine. It took a few hours to set up and get ready for the Con. But I enjoy the set up. And the anticipation of what's to come.
Like I said before I would have done a review for each day but Friday to Sunday kind of mesh together so I'll just talk about the show as a whole now.
The guest list for the show was amazing, so many great artists and writers. There were some celebrities as well, but Boston is still a comic show at its core. My collecting always seems to be shifting and now I'm focused more on collecting Original Art than comics themselves. A show like this is also a great chance to commission pieces from the artists that you're a fan of.
Of corse I did buy comics as well. The book I was most happy to come away with was a third printing of TMNT 1. I doubt I'll ever be able to afford a first print and second prints are pretty pricey as well. But I got a great deal and couldn't leave it. I bought other books as well but nothing serious. I also sold quite a bit.
Next were my commissions, I was able to get a lot done and I'm extremely happy.
I met Ken Lashley, he was the man. This was my first time meeting him and he was wicked nice to deal with.. He told me some great stories and I probably got to speak with him for about 20 minutes, and in convention time that's pretty much a lifetime. I commissioned a Sabertooth piece from him and he killed it. It turned out so awesome. I also bought a Joker piece that he had done before the show. And I was lucky enough to be able to purchase an original art page from him. It has Superman and Brainiac and its badass. If you ever get a chance to meet him, do yourself a favor and go see him.
Next was Ming Doyle, I've seen her all three years that I've attended the show and she's awesome. She's always wicked nice. I commissioned a Wonder Woman piece from her and she did an incredible job. I also picked up a sketchbook from her.
Next was Tim Seeley, I've met him before as well. I asked him to do an Elektra piece for me and he did a great job.
I also got to meet David Lloyd, which was awesome for me because I'm a huge V for Vendetta fan. He doesn't technically take commissions but he will draw a quick sketch of V which I gladly accepted.
I met Raphael Albuquerque, he was cool and I bought an original page from him from Gotham Academy which I was super happy to get because that's a series that I'm a big fan of.
An extremely underrated artist is Cat Staggs. I'm a huge fan of her work on the Orphan Black comic series. This was the first time I met her. I commissioned her to do a Rey from Star Wars and it came out amazing. She really out did herself.
I met the Master of the Macabre himself, the legendary Bernie Wrightson. My pockets aren't deep enough to buy any original art from him but I did get a Batman and a Swamp Thing print signed by him.
And last but certainly not least I got to meet Chrissie Zullo. She was incredibly nice and I asked her to do an Eleven from Stranger Things. She was a fan of the show as well so we got to talk about that for a while which was cool. And then piece she did for me is just incredible. Possibly my favorite commission that I own.
I'm not really big into celebrity autographs but I'm a huge fan of the Arrow TV show. And Caity Lotz was there who played the Black Canary on Arrow and the White Canary on Legneds of Tomorrow. I did get her autograph and she was very nice.
Overall I had a great time at the show. It's fun to hang out with all my friends that I only see at cons. I've had more fun each year at this show.
I would definitley give it a 10/10
Did any of you guys attend the con this year? If so what did you think of it?
Let me know if you enjoyed this review
So first off was Thursday, which is just load in day. I do get a dealer pass into the show and helped a few dealers who are friends of mine. It took a few hours to set up and get ready for the Con. But I enjoy the set up. And the anticipation of what's to come.
Like I said before I would have done a review for each day but Friday to Sunday kind of mesh together so I'll just talk about the show as a whole now.
The guest list for the show was amazing, so many great artists and writers. There were some celebrities as well, but Boston is still a comic show at its core. My collecting always seems to be shifting and now I'm focused more on collecting Original Art than comics themselves. A show like this is also a great chance to commission pieces from the artists that you're a fan of.
Of corse I did buy comics as well. The book I was most happy to come away with was a third printing of TMNT 1. I doubt I'll ever be able to afford a first print and second prints are pretty pricey as well. But I got a great deal and couldn't leave it. I bought other books as well but nothing serious. I also sold quite a bit.
Next were my commissions, I was able to get a lot done and I'm extremely happy.
I met Ken Lashley, he was the man. This was my first time meeting him and he was wicked nice to deal with.. He told me some great stories and I probably got to speak with him for about 20 minutes, and in convention time that's pretty much a lifetime. I commissioned a Sabertooth piece from him and he killed it. It turned out so awesome. I also bought a Joker piece that he had done before the show. And I was lucky enough to be able to purchase an original art page from him. It has Superman and Brainiac and its badass. If you ever get a chance to meet him, do yourself a favor and go see him.
Next was Ming Doyle, I've seen her all three years that I've attended the show and she's awesome. She's always wicked nice. I commissioned a Wonder Woman piece from her and she did an incredible job. I also picked up a sketchbook from her.
Next was Tim Seeley, I've met him before as well. I asked him to do an Elektra piece for me and he did a great job.
I also got to meet David Lloyd, which was awesome for me because I'm a huge V for Vendetta fan. He doesn't technically take commissions but he will draw a quick sketch of V which I gladly accepted.
I met Raphael Albuquerque, he was cool and I bought an original page from him from Gotham Academy which I was super happy to get because that's a series that I'm a big fan of.
An extremely underrated artist is Cat Staggs. I'm a huge fan of her work on the Orphan Black comic series. This was the first time I met her. I commissioned her to do a Rey from Star Wars and it came out amazing. She really out did herself.
I met the Master of the Macabre himself, the legendary Bernie Wrightson. My pockets aren't deep enough to buy any original art from him but I did get a Batman and a Swamp Thing print signed by him.
And last but certainly not least I got to meet Chrissie Zullo. She was incredibly nice and I asked her to do an Eleven from Stranger Things. She was a fan of the show as well so we got to talk about that for a while which was cool. And then piece she did for me is just incredible. Possibly my favorite commission that I own.
I'm not really big into celebrity autographs but I'm a huge fan of the Arrow TV show. And Caity Lotz was there who played the Black Canary on Arrow and the White Canary on Legneds of Tomorrow. I did get her autograph and she was very nice.
Overall I had a great time at the show. It's fun to hang out with all my friends that I only see at cons. I've had more fun each year at this show.
I would definitley give it a 10/10
Did any of you guys attend the con this year? If so what did you think of it?
Let me know if you enjoyed this review
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