tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post7613810836918945113..comments2024-01-13T13:40:31.385+00:00Comments on TOO DANGEROUS FOR A GIRL!: Glasgow Comic Con 2012Martin Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-57342110443133333752012-07-11T23:28:36.793+01:002012-07-11T23:28:36.793+01:00Come along next year, Dougie!Come along next year, Dougie!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-23641791775335612982012-07-11T19:30:22.089+01:002012-07-11T19:30:22.089+01:00I was in town for ten days and yet I didn't kn...I was in town for ten days and yet I didn't know about this! I'm collecting 100-page Super-Spectaculars but not at that price!<br /> The last time I was in the church, it was to read a poem at a wedding. I have heard it's been the location for comics-related events in the last couple of years.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-73735955136438775832012-07-02T23:53:25.251+01:002012-07-02T23:53:25.251+01:00Love the memories.
I won't love them so much ...Love the memories.<br /><br />I won't love them so much when I dream about a hirsute Mary Tamm.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-56147135893031620102012-07-02T23:52:27.502+01:002012-07-02T23:52:27.502+01:00I went to the Bristol one, that was the first time...I went to the Bristol one, that was the first time I came across a Travelling Man shop. Oh, how I love Travelling Man.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-65545651220028934892012-07-02T20:46:54.980+01:002012-07-02T20:46:54.980+01:00Sounds like you had a good time, one and all. I ha...Sounds like you had a good time, one and all. I havent been to a comic-con for some seven years, due to work constraints [i.e. actually having a job, lol!]. I would stand in line for up to two hours for autographs, mainly on art books they worked on, not the actual comics as they seemed more appreciative of that.<br />Spending £15 isnt so unusual...or recent. As far back as the late 80s we here 'oop north' would pay anything from that to £25 for a two-day ticket over a weekend to attend a comic-con, most of the proceeds going to Amnesty International or some other such terrorist supporting charity [oh, little bit of 80s satire there, Ben Elton would be so proud] until the attendees would wise up and insist the price be brought down. They were well attended by all sorts, from the early appearances of Frank Quietly to Dez Skinn to Fraser Hines from Emmerdale Farm [we got all the high-flyers]. Also good places to pick up that model kit you couldnt get thru mail order or that obscure comic-book that one needed to complete ones collection. Bliss unbound.<br />I never participated in any costume contest but the ones I saw were extremely well made, everything from a bearded man dressed as Romana from Dr.Who, Mary Tamm version [once seen, never forgotten - despite the effort] and fat Supermen, short Supermen, every iteration of Supermen inbetween. The pictures you post here show a fine selection of costumes and masks; the Harley Quinn one is especially good. I think the facemask on the last man needs a bit of work, however; he looks a trifle bloated[!].karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07814365568280298681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-16907540601639582562012-07-02T18:49:19.007+01:002012-07-02T18:49:19.007+01:00Glad you had a good day in Glasgow, you got me all...Glad you had a good day in Glasgow, you got me all nostalgic with your mention of UKCAC.<br />I used to go to the ones in London with my son we would stay for the full two days, and stay in some cheap student digs to cut the cost down.<br />I think the last one I went to was in Manchester in around 98 or 99, after that it moved to Bristol so we stopped going, good memories.Rob McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01466923275666700463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-17236840399221815872012-07-01T17:03:35.323+01:002012-07-01T17:03:35.323+01:00It's a good job you didn't go, then, Kid -...It's a good job you didn't go, then, Kid - apart from the boxes of 50p comics from the Nineties, things seemed to be overpriced. I saw one 100-page DC Super-Spectacular priced at 45 quid!<br /><br />I reckon I got my money's worth in terms of an entertaining day, I loved the costume contest and it was good to hear the guests.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-32289611332748275972012-07-01T16:46:21.663+01:002012-07-01T16:46:21.663+01:00Darn, I was hoping you would be explaining things ...Darn, I was hoping you would be explaining things to me, Gary!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-85758092277605942312012-07-01T16:45:07.680+01:002012-07-01T16:45:07.680+01:00Glad you enjoyed the day!Glad you enjoyed the day!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-82972886935098360792012-07-01T13:27:54.672+01:002012-07-01T13:27:54.672+01:00At £12.50 to get in, I decided to give it a miss. ...At £12.50 to get in, I decided to give it a miss. I'd only have been interested in acquiring back issues so nearly £15 for the privilege seems a bit steep. It's like Sainsbury's charging an entrance fee so that you can spend money in their shop. Yeah, I understand the 'stars' expenses have to be covered, but if it comes down to hearing creators waffle on about their future plans or buying a couple of old comics, then (for me) the comics win hands-down every time.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-36805363904521871942012-07-01T13:12:00.892+01:002012-07-01T13:12:00.892+01:00"based on harmonics" - that pretty much ..."<i>based on harmonics</i>" - that pretty much sums up what I dislike about Morrison's writing. He can come up with fantastic ideas and then they get bogged down in style over substance. I like some of his stuff, don't get me wrong, but all too often he seems more concerned with the structure of his tale rather than the story itself - <b>Final Crisis</b> being a case in point.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519816290322068250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-540784657173454192012-07-01T08:34:12.525+01:002012-07-01T08:34:12.525+01:00It was a super day and I loved listening to Grant ...It was a super day and I loved listening to Grant Morrison, Quitely and Jim Starlin amongst others.<br /><br />The costume contest was great too, so many people had put a lot of effort in.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280592902830518963noreply@blogger.com