They did have an option to visit with all of the creators of the Infinity Gauntlet, but you had to have a special ticket for that. Did not make any of the panels, but Rob Liefield was there discussing Deadpool. A lot of artists at Artist Alley, but no one I was familiar with. I was so gripped with excitement and adrenaline, I forgot that I could have simply taken an Uber back to the hotel!Īll in all, it was a great time! Lots of great costumes, surprisingly high number of actual comic book vendors. The Bakersfield Con is not far off! At the four-hour mark, Mrs. I spent the next three hours going from booth to booth and trying to complete my fabled John Byrne run on the Fantastic Four. But my cognitive brain fears the pen will break and ruin the comic books. Following comic book drop-off, I unleashed my OCD and whipped out “The list.” Next time, I need to bring a pen. So, I dropped off these crown jewels: Signed by Perez and Waid respectively. Very nice people, they will fill the forms out for you. CGCS – set up that account before-hand!ĬBCS will verify the signature on your comic books, something CGC does not do. I had talked to these friendly folks (the same two actually) at WonderCon. This whole evolution took maybe 20 minutes max including idle chit chat.Īround the corner was CBCS. The pressing also requires the comics to get cleaned. The general consensus is to get your comic books pressed unless they are so old the staples will pop out. The Extra Life Bakersfield Guild has been invited by the Maya Cinemas to join them for the premiere of 'Avengers Age of Ultron' on Thursday night, April 30th, starting about 6 PM. It’s only going up if Carnage is in Venom 2. I saw a lot of high grade Amazing Spider-Man 361’s CGC’s on sale for more than $200. So this is what I dropped off: 1st Carnage dropped off! And time to have a brief discussion on how to send these valuable comic books in by mail. A much more leisurely pace with which to drop off comics. Unlike WonderCon though, the wait to get seen by the CGC experts was 5 minutes! Man, if I learned anything at all from WonderCon (and I did NOT learn how to suitcase parking), it was to get to the CGC booth first. Any metallurgists out there? Does that make sense? Isn’t Platinum more valuable than gold? CGC Drop off! This filled in all parking lots and resulted in some fascinating people watching while slowly winding our way to the Platinum parking lot.Īdditionally, the Platinum lot was free parking while Silver and Gold cost money. Silver, Gold, Tin, Aluminum – all full.Īpparently, there was a beautician convention adjacent to the comic convention. Thanks Avengers Endgame! After the half hour tour of the North and South Halls of the convention center, we were pointed to the Platinum lot. I was at this con three years ago, and parking was not a problem. Between this con and WonderCon, I have learned that you have got to suitcase parking! We spent at least half an hour driving around the convention center and all parking was full. Parking – If you take nothing else from this blog or stop reading here, then take this – Just go to the Platinum parking lot. Certainly not enough for a full blown review, but here’s the quick and dirty on the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con. Spent Saturday in Vegas! About four hours at the Las Vegas Amazing Comic Convention actually.
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