Artist signing at Meltdown Comics

[jabba359]

Don't want to leave anyone in suspense. I got all the requested prints. Once I pick up shipping materials, I'll let everyone know the costs.

Awesome! Thanks Kyle!

From the photos, it looks like it was a good turnout (for fans and artists)

I was little worried when there were only about 10 people at 3:15 or so. By the time it opened at 4, there were probably about 40 people in line with more arriving. It took me a while to get all the prints signed, so I didn't get out of there until about 5:15. Despite all the people who had already gone through at that point, the line outside to was still just as long as it was at 4 and I saw people lots of people walking that way with Sakai merchandise in hand as I made my way to my car.

My purchase kind of overwhelmed the poor guy handling the signing fees, print sales and book sales. After calculating all the prints, I had to remind him to charge me my $15 entrance fee. Then when I sat down to organize the prints, I found he had given me an extra Stan print I hadn't paid for, which I promptly returned to him. I was a little overwhelmed as well, as I had to go back to Stan two additional times (once because I had missed getting his signature on one of Sergio's print, and a second time because I had overlooked asking him to personalize one of his prints).

For those who asked me to pick up Sergio's print, I made sure to have it signed by Stan, Sergio, and Tom. At Stan's suggestion, I also had Mark Evanier sign the prints as well. Those that ordered Bill Morrison's print got it signed by Bill as well as Robert Stanley, who did the color on the piece.

Overall, it seemed to be a much more successful turnout than the Frank & Sons signing the other week. I think that the more central location was a big benefit, as was all the additional advertising they did for this event. There were a few Dojo members there that I met and I had a good time talking with the artists, though I have to admit there was a lot more opportunity for conversing with them at the Frank & Sons event since that one was far less crowded and busy.

[VikingSpawn]

That is incredible! Thank You, Kyle!!!

[maichan]

Wow, that really is incredible!

A multitude of thanks to you and the artists. Domo arrigatou to all!

[Maka]

Dear Kyle,

Thank you so much for you making us fans so happy! People like you make this UY Dojo the best fan site on the internet! Peace, maka

[Steve Hubbell]

Sincere thanks for helping all us Usagi fans out.

It sounds like you had a great time, and I have to admit to being envious of you for being able to atted this event

[Mayhem]

Congrats and thanks

(and welcome to my world post SDCC heh!)

[Gaffey]

Those are really nice. Do you think they had any leftover? I assumed you wouldn't be able to get everything you wanted since CAPS made it sound like you had to get back in line for each set of prints. Oh well, that's what I get for assuming.

[jabba359]

Those are really nice. Do you think they had any leftover? I assumed you wouldn't be able to get everything you wanted since CAPS made it sound like you had to get back in line for each set of prints. Oh well, that's what I get for assuming.

I'm pretty sure they had leftovers of at least some of the prints, but don't know what they're doing with them. I was #5 in line and was surprised they let me buy all the prints on my list in one go. Although the prints were more expensive than I had anticipated, these aren't your usual thin paper prints you normally get for $15-20 at conventions. The watercolor paper is really thick, almost like card stock. I was going to ship in tubes, but they are so thick I'd need a 1' diameter tube to roll them without damaging them!

[Stan Sakai]

There are a lot of prints left over, and, I think, the artists will get them. They are beautiful, good reproduction on watercolor card stock.

[Mayhem]

I'm pretty sure they had leftovers of at least some of the prints, but don't know what they're doing with them. I was #5 in line and was surprised they let me buy all the prints on my list in one go. Although the prints were more expensive than I had anticipated, these aren't your usual thin paper prints you normally get for $15-20 at conventions. The watercolor paper is really thick, almost like card stock. I was going to ship in tubes, but they are so thick I'd need a 1' diameter tube to roll them without damaging them!

Did you actually mean one foot (12 inches) there, or one inch?

For reference, if you are buying tubes, I'd go for two inch minimum, if not three. The tubes I bought for shipping the Usagi print from SDCC are three inch diameter and rolled fairly easily enough into those.

[Steve Hubbell]

There are a lot of prints left over, and, I think, the artists will get them. They are beautiful, good reproduction on watercolor card stock.

This reply was posted yesterday on one of the CAPS Facebook threads concerning the Meltdown signing....

10 hours ago
I have a question for Usagi Goya. Is there a president or chairmen of the group that could distribute prints to the group? Speaking ONLY for myself, I MAY have some leftover prints of my piece available, and if so, I would like to make them available but don't have the time to mail them out to multiple buyers or take in multiple payments. If there was a way to send them to one of your members who would in turn distribute them to others, I'd be up for doing that.

My reply, written before going to bed this morning....

8 hours ago
While there is not really any chairman or president for the Usagi Yojimbo Dojo, there is the creator and "Shogun" of the site - Todd Bustillo . There are also a number of administrators and such for the UY Dojoboard Forum such as Michael Takahara, Mat Allen (in England but not on Facebook), and myself. I also manage the Usagi Yojimbo Dojo Facebook page. All of us have assisted Stan in distributing stuff to other Usagi fans at one time or another. I'm sure that something could be worked out that would be of benefit to everyone, and also get the funds to Stan and Sharon from any any leftover prints you might have.

[jabba359]

I'm pretty sure they had leftovers of at least some of the prints, but don't know what they're doing with them. I was #5 in line and was surprised they let me buy all the prints on my list in one go. Although the prints were more expensive than I had anticipated, these aren't your usual thin paper prints you normally get for $15-20 at conventions. The watercolor paper is really thick, almost like card stock. I was going to ship in tubes, but they are so thick I'd need a 1' diameter tube to roll them without damaging them!

Did you actually mean one foot (12 inches) there, or one inch?

For reference, if you are buying tubes, I'd go for two inch minimum, if not three. The tubes I bought for shipping the Usagi print from SDCC are three inch diameter and rolled fairly easily enough into those.

I meant what I typed, 1 foot (30 centimeters for our British friends ). This is thick stuff, thicker than the Usagi print. The smallest tube I'd feel comfortable with is a 6" diameter (15 cm) tube. Looking at the USPS shipping calculator, it will cost the same to ship a flat package as it will a tube to England.

[Mayhem]

Wow... I have one 6" tube here that I use to store my oversize Mondo prints (usually 36" x 24") which are on pretty thick stock, so if you feel you need tubes bigger than that to roll up these prints... they must be fairly chunky indeed. If you feel it's better off shipping them flat instead, I'll nod to your judgement here.

(and don't worry about units here with me heh, I grew up in a time when things were criss crossing teaching wise in British schools, so I can use both imperial and metric without issue)

[john h.]

Kyle,

You are a saint.


John H.

[Maka]

Kyle,

You are a saint.


John H.

Agreed!