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OMG!

I went home for lunch and to take care of Momo (our dog), when I got the most awesome surprise of my life..... there was a large envelope at the front door, and I didn't recall ordering anything.

Then I saw where it came from (the nicest guy in comics), and as soon as I fed Momo I opened it up!

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:D I did a little happy dance and shed a few tears of joy (really!)... wow. WOW!! This made my day.... made my week, and probably whole month!

Thank you Stan!
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Nice! The black looks better than the silver in my opinion.
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Gaffey wrote:Nice! The black looks better than the silver in my opinion.
:?: What do you mean by that? Black or silver what?
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maichan wrote:
Gaffey wrote:Nice! The black looks better than the silver in my opinion.
:?: What do you mean by that? Black or silver what?
You're welcome.

We were signing the prints in silver ink at the signing. Kevin started it and I signed in silver, too, to make it consistent and so my signature would not be too noticeable if I signed in black. After the event we signed the remaining prints in black.
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Maka wrote:This one:
Ah okay, the comic that comes with the new Usagi toy. I thought you meant the upcoming crossover comic.

If you can get the toy comic as well Kyle, then I'd appreciate one too :)
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Congrats! That's a very nice thing to come home to. I'm glad you didn't miss out on the print (or comic) after all! :D
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Stan Sakai wrote:
maichan wrote:
Gaffey wrote:Nice! The black looks better than the silver in my opinion.
:?: What do you mean by that? Black or silver what?
You're welcome.

We were signing the prints in silver ink at the signing. Kevin started it and I signed in silver, too, to make it consistent and so my signature would not be too noticeable if I signed in black. After the event we signed the remaining prints in black.
Ah, I see! Thanks for the explanation Stan! :D
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jabba359 wrote:Congrats! That's a very nice thing to come home to. I'm glad you didn't miss out on the print (or comic) after all! :D
After lunch at home, I went back to work, and I still have a big grin on my face 6 hours later. :D
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I love this story. Stan is the best!
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I love this story. Stan is the best!
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Maka wrote:I love this story. Stan is the best!
Have you gotten your pillow back, Maka?
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Stan Sakai wrote:Have you gotten your pillow back, Maka?
Not yet (as of Friday). I'll let you know. Thank you again for sending it. Peace, maka
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Dear Stan,

My pillow arrived today. Thank you again for sending it to me after I forgot it. :oops: And thanks including a sketch in the ANS program book I asked you about. I love it.

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jabba359 wrote:
I think I may head down to San Diego on Sunday to check out the gallery...
Haha, good thing I called ahead. Google Maps said they're open Sunday. Turns out that is not the case. Too bad I didn't call earlier, or I could have gone today. I submitted an update to Google correcting the hours right before coming here to post this and as I am typing I just got a notification that they approved my edit to the hours already. Dang, that was fast!
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Jabba359 posted:
Kevin Eastman's online store just posted up the prints (which are 11x17 after all). They are $45, though.

They also have the comic book, signed and unsigned ($50 for either version).
Thanks Kyle, this was great information, for those of us who live 3,000 miles (or more) from California! Convinced the only way to get all the comic cover variants is going to be direct from distributors or online. I don't have any problem spending this sort of cash directly for Mr. Eastman's benefit, support comic creators!

Waiting to see what Stan-sensei will offer through his online store . . .

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