"How Much for a Sketch?"
So, my table at Wizard World is in Artist's Alley #3235B.
When I'm at a Convention, my primary goal is to find and purchase Comic Books. Makes sense, seeing as how I'm at a Comic Con. Sure, I've been known to acquire other items at a Con. I mean, most of the T-shirts I own came from Comic Book Conventions. And, yes, I had that whole action figure phase, where I searched the Con floor for that rare Hellraiser action figure. And, okay, I may or may not have bought a bootleg DVD in my time. If I have, it's only because I thought that the movie was never going to be available otherwise. Y'know, like Battle Royal, which I'm pretty sure is still banned in America. Not that I did buy Battle Royal mind you(that scene where the evil guy ventilates the two chicks with an Uzi is freakin' sick!), I would never do such a thing. Anyway, the point I'm completely not making is that when I go to a Con, the bulk of my money goes to purchasing comics. I've almost never bought a sketch or original art off of somebody.
Unlike me, though, there's lots of Convention Goers who are seemingly only there to acquire artwork. And, hey, more power to them. The thing is, sometimes I'll get somebody to stop at the table, and they'll look through a book, and I'll explain all of the Convention specials, and they'll see my little stack of original art, and someone will inevitably ask the question, "How much for a Sketch?" I will never understand why people ask me this question. And here's why.
Typically, at a Con, if you want a sketch from anybody, even guys who have never been published before, it's gonna cost you about $10, give or take. Meanwhile, here I am, and my deal is: $5 gets you a 48 page comic, a mini-comic, and a sketch. That's original artwork, plus brand new comics material, for less than most people are charging for sketches, and people will still be like, well, I'm only interested in the sketch. Say What?
Another strange thing that happens at Cons, is that sometimes people will buy a T-shirt off of me, but won't even look at the comics. Why would you want a T-shirt for some comic you don't give a crap about? Don't get me wrong, I'll gladly take people's money, it's just something I don't understand.
Long story short, if you bring a sketchbook to my table, I will gladly draw a sketch in it for Free. I will only draw TORC Press characters though, so keep that in mind. And again, if you want a sketch, give me $5, and you'll get a free comic and mini as well.
When I'm at a Convention, my primary goal is to find and purchase Comic Books. Makes sense, seeing as how I'm at a Comic Con. Sure, I've been known to acquire other items at a Con. I mean, most of the T-shirts I own came from Comic Book Conventions. And, yes, I had that whole action figure phase, where I searched the Con floor for that rare Hellraiser action figure. And, okay, I may or may not have bought a bootleg DVD in my time. If I have, it's only because I thought that the movie was never going to be available otherwise. Y'know, like Battle Royal, which I'm pretty sure is still banned in America. Not that I did buy Battle Royal mind you(that scene where the evil guy ventilates the two chicks with an Uzi is freakin' sick!), I would never do such a thing. Anyway, the point I'm completely not making is that when I go to a Con, the bulk of my money goes to purchasing comics. I've almost never bought a sketch or original art off of somebody.
Unlike me, though, there's lots of Convention Goers who are seemingly only there to acquire artwork. And, hey, more power to them. The thing is, sometimes I'll get somebody to stop at the table, and they'll look through a book, and I'll explain all of the Convention specials, and they'll see my little stack of original art, and someone will inevitably ask the question, "How much for a Sketch?" I will never understand why people ask me this question. And here's why.
Typically, at a Con, if you want a sketch from anybody, even guys who have never been published before, it's gonna cost you about $10, give or take. Meanwhile, here I am, and my deal is: $5 gets you a 48 page comic, a mini-comic, and a sketch. That's original artwork, plus brand new comics material, for less than most people are charging for sketches, and people will still be like, well, I'm only interested in the sketch. Say What?
Another strange thing that happens at Cons, is that sometimes people will buy a T-shirt off of me, but won't even look at the comics. Why would you want a T-shirt for some comic you don't give a crap about? Don't get me wrong, I'll gladly take people's money, it's just something I don't understand.
Long story short, if you bring a sketchbook to my table, I will gladly draw a sketch in it for Free. I will only draw TORC Press characters though, so keep that in mind. And again, if you want a sketch, give me $5, and you'll get a free comic and mini as well.
2 Comments:
I can explain the t-shirt mentality. I've experienced it wearing the TORC Press shirt when I worked at B&N. It's unique. No one else has one. Everyone says, "What's TORC Press?" or "Where'd you get that shirt?" You explain it to em, and they're like, "Are they for sale somewhere? That's cool." See, people want that feeling of attention/superiority they get from having something no one else does and setting a trend/fad. For some people, all it takes is a t-shirt. For others, it's a $100K car and 19 year old wife that's slumping the poolboy why the husband's at work robbing the retirement accounts out from under the unsuspecting elderly. For some it's the 19 year old wife that's married to the dickhead that robbed your grandparents of their retirement.
Those feelings don't last long, though, so you gotta keep looking for the next car or 19 year old. Eventually, though, you run out of grandparents to rob or grandparents that have been robbed. What then? Well, then you find a unique t-shirt.
I've been trying to get a Naked cactus Joe sketch for years...would that come with the Full Meal Deal?
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