Their guest list is impressive and on the comic book side you've already got Art Adams, Mark Bagley, Kurt Busiek, J. Scott Campbell, Frank Cho, Peter David, Klaus Janson, Erik Larsen, Ed McGuinness, Dustin Nguyen, Stan Sakai and Jeff Smith among dozens more scheduled to be on site meeting fans and slinging art for the weekend. Media wise there are plenty of familiar faces on tap like MICHAEL BIEHN, Richard Dean Anderson, Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Kelly Hu, Rachel Nichols, Ron Perlman, Alan Tudyk and Karl Urban. So there should be plenty of people to see and swag to buy. Here's where it gets tricky for Con goers. I've never been one for celebrity sightings, autographs or photos with famous peeps. Why? It just seems kind of pointless. It's not like if I take a photo with Michael Biehn then he's going to go home and show it to his friends, know what I mean? Shows like these are ways for actors and artists to make money and interact with the fans that help keep them going. While you can commission your favorite artist to create a custom piece of personalized art, getting a glossy photo with your name and some signature on it doesn't quite seem to have the same depth.
As I was looking through the guest lists and the prices for their autographs or photos, I was shocked to see MacGyver and Stargate's Richard Dean Anderson would be charging $85 for an autograph and an additional $85 for a photo! Everyone else on the list was in the $30 to $50 range which to me, still seems like a giant waste of money. I can understand actors needing to make a few bucks between gigs but come on, do people really pony up nearly 100 bones to get Anderson's sloppy Sharpie signature? They must if he's charging so much more than everyone else. Do you know how many comic books, toys, statues, shirts or just random cool stuff you can get at a Con for $85? Or you could spend the money on food and drinks while making new friends and seeing an awesome city. Unbelievable.
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