I don't have the time to scan, but here's everything that I can recall having signed in my collection:


Chris Claremont

Marada the She Wolf (he was really excited when I pulled this out at a convention -- all he ever gets is X-Men stuff), and my daughter's X-Men #153, which I had also signed with a dedication before giving to her. One of my favorite comics of all time.


David Peterson

MouseGuard volume 1



Don Rosa

The hardbound Boom! editions of Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck volumes 1 and 2, and Uncle Scrooge #219 (his first published Scrooge story)



Frank Miller

Wolverine #1 -- The is the only signature I own that I didn't get personally. I actually found it in a $5 bin. The signature LOOKS authentic, so I can't figure out what it was doing in there. Needed the book anyway, but this was a very nice perk.



Michael Golden

Detective #625, the first cover he did for Detective Comics



Neal Adams

Two sketches Neal did for me, a few posters, and House of Mystery #181, one of my favorite comic covers ever.



George Perez

New Teen Titans #39. The comic that made me a comic book fan for life.



Guy Davis

The very first Marquis comic, as well as the Dark Horse trade volume



Stan Sakai

About ten years back, I purchased a collection of Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse) #1 through 80-something, all signed by Stan Sakai in gorgeous gold ink with a sketch on the cover. For a long time, I kept the run going, bringing stacks of the most recent issues to Stan at conventions so that he could sign and sketch them. I kept that going past issue #100. Unfortunately, I recently decided to sell the run in order to make space now that I have the gorgeous hardcover editions of the Usagi Yojimbo Saga, reprinting all those stories. I still have Stan's signature and a sketch on each volume of that collection, as well as on a few other books and sketches he has done for me.


I have a few minor things signed by Max Brooks, Sergio Aragones, and Matt Wagner, but nothing that matters all that much to me.

I have a few signed books and artwork, though some of the signed stuff I had is long gone. My first was a coy of Warlord #2, signed by Mike Grell. I bought it from a friend, for an overly generous price, so I didn't met Grell, then. My first in-person was Tom Lyle, who signed Starman #1 and Sgt Strike Meets the Airfighters for me. he also did a sketch of Sgt strike, which I still have. I next got Joe Staton to sign my E-Man #1 and got a sketch of Captain Marvel for me. I just chose the character, on the spur of the moment, because I thought it really fit his cartoony style. I wish I had also gotten a Huntress from him. The most interesting encounter was with Gil Kane, who signed a copy of THUNDER Agents. He said he hadn't seen one in years. My other encounters were more memorable for the conversation than the signature. I met Dave Dorman at a Heroes Con, the same time I met Kane, and talked to him about the Kubert School, where I had just applied. He signed a copy of the Aliens hardcover for me; but, it was talk of the school that was most memorable.

While living in Springfield, IL, I got to meet Doug Rice, two years in a row, at a local convention (he was from Chicago). We had a long conversation about Manhunter, the first time, as he signed my copies of the first four issues of the Mark Shaw series, and did a sketch of Manhunter for me (really cool, have to post it some time). The next year, we talked about his brief experience with Image (Stupid, with Hilary Barda) and a pul/serial inspired aviation alternate history he had in the works (sadly unpublished). It sounded really cool; but, never saw the light of day. I still have the signed promotional flyer. That same year, I met Clarke Hawbaker and talked Mike Grell comics with him (both fans and then he got to work on the Star Slayer reprint) and Steve Leiber, and again talked about the Kubert School (I got accepted, but, couldn't swing it financially). Leiber was about the nicest guy on the planet.

The last time was at a little convention in Collinsville, IL (across the Mississippi, from St Louis), where I finally got to meet my all-time favorite artist, Mike Grell. I brought along the Warlord color trade, a couple of Jon Sable comics (the MIA issues), The James Bond mini-series, and the Donning/Starblaze edition of Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, where Grell did interior illustrations and paintings. He also sketched a historical Robin Hood for me, which sits on a wall, next to a poster of NC Wyeth's cover to the Scribner's Edition of Treasure Island. I talked to Grell for most of the con, where he was joined by Mike Gold and John Ostrander. Someone brought along some Legion stuff to be signed and the topic turned to the 70s and Elliot Maggin's name came up, as I told the fan to check out his Superman novels, for some of the best Superman writing, ever. mike Gold proceeded to tell th story of how he fired Maggin from DC and how Maggin then sucker-punched him at a convention. Gold is a big guy, too, from the not-so-nice area of Chicago. Also got to talk with Ostrander about his late wife, Kim Yale, who i met just a couple of years before she was taken by breast cancer. She was a heck of a lady and a ton of fun; pretty darn good writer, too. They all signed stuff for me.

That was capped off by getting signature's on my Astro City trades, from Kurt Busiek, who added little touches, tailoring them to the images. On the Tarnished Angel volume (with Steeljack), he wrote, "Keep your nose clean, Jeff!" As if that wasn't enough, there was Yvonne Craig, looking just as lovely 40 years later as she did on Batman.

Was Neal being an old meanie?

Sorry you had a bad experience. I know others who've had warmer experiences and he even posed for a pic or two.

I have some books signed by him but I didn't line up...the 'certificate of authenticity' type.

Just had Neal Adams sign something last year? Maybe year before last. I thought he was fine. Talkative and perfectly nice. But mostly interested / focused on making sales. The one thing that did stick out was how snippy he was with his wife (I'm assuming it was his wife helping him), it was occasionally a bit uncomfortable.

I have issue 109 of the Xmen. For some reason this was an issue i wanted for a very long time. At the time i was a huge xmen fan. About several years ago i was flipping through it and noticed the John Byrne has signed the first page. I didnt buy it knowing there was a signature but there it was. It's an issue I'll never sell.

No real stories but I'll try to give details that I can remember.

Neil Gaiman: Tour to promote the "A Game of You" arc of Sandman being collected for the first time. I had the original comics, and prefer getting hardcovers signed when possible, so I brought my book club hardcover of Good Omens, the novel he did with Terry Pratchett. Neil signed "Have a nice doomsday." My friend did buy the Sandman book and got a little sketch of Dream.

Saw Neil again a few years later with Dave McKean for the Mr. Punch release. Dave signed with brush and ink, which was neat.

Doug Moench & Mike Manley, tour for Batman #500. I did buy a copy of that at the store but was more interested in getting my copy of #400 signed by Doug. He was happy to see it.

Doug Moench again, with Kelley Jones and John Beatty for Dark Joker: The Wild hardcover. I also got Kelley to sign a Sandman TPB as a gift for a friend.

Charles Vess at FaerieCon 2008, signed The Book of Ballads and Sagas: "Enjoy your dances under the hollow hills."

Scott McCloud for Understanding Comics when it first came out. I also brought a favorite issue of Zot! for him to sign.

I have some other signed books, but I think those are all the ones I got in person.