Baltmore Comic Con 2024 Part 6: Jim Starlin, and More Al Milgrom

 

When I last met Jim Starlin, Baltimore Comic Con 2023, I was a bit taken aback by his $20.00 price tag per book. Mainly, this was because it put me in a predicament I hate to be in where I have to pick and choose. If you recall, in yesterday's post, and a hundred times before that, I stated how convenient it would be if artists posted their rates on the convention's website. This would allow people to better plan, and come prepared.

Knowing what I paid last time, I repacked all the books (and more) that I skipped in 2023, and came prepared with the cash to pay Mr. Starlin's (high) fee. Fortunately, but still unfortunately, he was still charging this same rate.

Jim Starlin holding up a hardbound book Dave Braun
wanted from his table, which I picked up for him and
had autographed - Gotta treat your line hold right!

I started things off with the highly underrated Marvel Age. This "comic" was the original fanzine, and one of the few sources for upcoming Marvel news before issues hit stands. It featured articles about the impact of the events, characters, or the creative teams behind them, while also providing a schedule of upcoming books.

I focused on issue 13, which featured some form of information about the current era of symbiote suit Spider-Man, as well as those which were focused around the Infinity Sage, AKA The Infinity Gauntlet, The Infinity War, and The Infinity Crusade. I mad no mention about The Thanos Quest in that statement, as I checked off those two books, and related Marvel Age issue last year with Jim. However, chronologically, that title would fall before all the others noted below, which are also listed in event order.

Also signed by Jim Shooter at
Big Lick NOVA 2023, as well as
Jim Salicrup at Awesome Con 2024

Also signed by Renee Witterstatter
at Big Lick NOVA 2023

Next batch up was my full run of The Infinity War.

This was, of course, followed by the final installment, The Infinity Crusade. For this, I also got Al Milgrom to sign, who served as inker on the entire run.

It was great to finally cross this off my list, especially since I had to pass on them all last time. However, the wait did give me an opportunity to also get the related Marvel Age issues signed, so that turned out to be beneficial.

This was the line I sent my buddy, Dave Braun, to wait in upon entering the convention. He must have been standing there for a good hour before Mr. Starlin showed up. Once I took his place, he was off to his next mission, which set the stage for what could have been the biggest disappointment of the day. I'll tell that story, which links back to my comments from the very first part of this series, next time.

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