There’s nothing like attending Comic-con.
Where else can you meet artists, see oceans of art, and comic books all in one place?
Plus, have you ever waited in line for coffee behind Batman, Sailor Moon, and two dudes dressed as Stormtroopers? It’s awesome.
Frank Lloyd Wright said something that I apply to my Con shopping. “If you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life. “
And there’s no greater beauty than Dean Yeagle’s books. He’s my fav. He usually releases a new book a year and I wait for my annual trip to San Diego to buy it.
I fell off the wagon a few years ago so my collection is lacking. Last year I decided to get “caught up” and I purchased his recent books.
Except for Scribbles #7.
I wrote Dean and he said it may be eventually reprinted. I asked him if he had a waiting list he could put me on and he said no. He said something silly like, he’s not ‘sophisticated enough’ for a waitlist.
In Dean’s defense he’s an older guy with a rabid following of turkeys like me who devour his products so he doesn’t feel the need to do it.
Well, for young whipper snappers out there like you and me without a Walking Dead like following… Make sure you create a list! Don’t leave a good sale to chance.
This week, I had lunch with my business partner that I have not seen in years. Before we left he gave me a gift. It was Dean Yeagle’s Scribbles #7. I never told anyone that story so he had no idea I was missing only that book.
I believe in synchronicity and it’s fun when things work out like this. Though I was prepared to follow up with Dean in a year.
There’s a beauty in sales, and follow up that I was prepared to happily do. In this case I was a buyer but if I was a seller I’d do the same thing. It’s fundamental in getting what you want.
The fundamentals are important and usually underrated.
Lebron James is known for dunking and shooting fade-away jump shots. But he wins more games with fundamentals like shooting free-throws and hitting layups.
Wright’s quote could be looked at this way too:
If you invest in the fundamentals, they will remain with you all the days of your life…but only if you apply them.
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