Comic-Con 2007 Pictures

[Stef]

Sweet! Awesome pictures, thanks for sharing! Glad to see the cheerleader is still safe! 

[YawningMan]

Most of my friends are openly geek, but I'm not interested enough in an actor to pay them just to get them to sign some scrap of paper. If I had anything to do with them, I wouldn't mind making friends with them on terms outside of their work. Unless, of course, my job, for whatever reason, has me working with a celebrity and we just hit it off somehow. (Talking about airplanes? Harrison Ford, maybe.)

[Stef]

Most of my friends are openly geek, but I'm not interested enough in an actor to pay them just to get them to sign some scrap of paper.

What? You have to pay them for autographs? That is.. I don't know... somehow pathetic. I mean, I understand that you have to get something out of it if you sit at a convetion table all day, but I thought it was just to interact with the fans etc., maybe sell books, keep the general interest up etc. How much do they charge for an autograph?

[Ragwing]

What? You have to pay them for autographs? That is.. I don't know... somehow pathetic. I mean, I understand that you have to get something out of it if you sit at a convetion table all day, but I thought it was just to interact with the fans etc., maybe sell books, keep the general interest up etc. How much do they charge for an autograph?

And finally the man himself, WILL I AM SHATNER, aka Luke Skywalker. Only $80 an autograph. And several thousand people lining up to get one (including one good looking CHICKENWINGS member  ). He must just be thinking "GET A LIFE! CHA-CHING$$$!!!"

[Mike]

damn!

I went about this all wrong at AirVenture!

Maybe this could have paid for my flight . . . 

[FlyboyGil]

Most autographs are about $40. William Shatner charges the most. I usually only get bout 3 per year. That's alot of money. Being a trekkie I got Marina Sirtis, Ethan, and Nichelle this year. I just got pictures of the others. Last year it was Shatner, Koenig, and Summer. Yeah you can go through the money quickly. When I went in High school autographs were for free! Man times have changed. 

[Kilrah]

Wow. Never seen that around here. I'd never pay for an autograph, IMO it defeats the whole idea of "relationship" and the pride you get from having someone you admire sign you a piece of paper to share his activity/passion. It's a short moment that is shared by people who have the same interest at different levels, not a supermarket... I'd really have no pride in having an autograph because I bought it. Has to be an incentive from the person to give a bit of himself, otherwise it has no value to me.
I work with someone who often gets to sign some - and I never could imagine the same kind of human exchange I see when he does if there was money involved.

Guess it's again one of those cultural differences - but as you say it wasn't that way before, it might just be plain business.

[Stef]

And finally the man himself, WILL I AM SHATNER, aka Luke Skywalker.

I hope this was a typo!! 

When I went in High school autographs were for free! Man times have changed. 

Yeah, I guess somebody who didn't give a crap just started it and then the bad habit spread. But on the other hand, if you have thousands of people line up if you charge, imagine how long the line would be if it was for free. And raking in a few grand just for signing... I see how that offer might be hard to turn down. Still, I think it looks like they're "taking advantage" of their fans.

But I just remembered that we charge five bucks extra if you order a book from our store signed.    But at least I usually draw a little Chuck in there as well. For our big and long term fans we do it for free though! And we never charged for signing at a venture...

Wow. Never seen that around here. I'd never pay for an autograph, IMO it defeats the whole idea of "relationship" and the pride you get from having someone you admire sign you a piece of paper to share his activity/passion.

Okay, we're in the clear! I don't think we're admired! 

[Fabo]

Okay, we're in the clear! I don't think we're admired! 

Alright, you asked for it. And since I am probably the closest, I am going to go and stalk you. Bad Voslau, was it?

[Stef]

Okay, we're in the clear! I don't think we're admired! 

Alright, you asked for it. And since I am probably the closest, I am going to go and stalk you. Bad Voslau, was it?

That's what we *want* you to believe... while we're chilling on our yacht in Monte Carlo! 

[YawningMan]

Okay, we're in the clear! I don't think we're admired! 

Alright, you asked for it. And since I am probably the closest, I am going to go and stalk you. Bad Voslau, was it?

That's what we *want* you to believe... while we're chilling on our yacht in Monte Carlo! 

No doubt making a living by signing pretty ladies' ... ahem... assets...  and requiring payment for the honor. 

[Mike]

Okay, we're in the clear! I don't think we're admired! 

Alright, you asked for it. And since I am probably the closest, I am going to go and stalk you. Bad Voslau, was it?

That's what we *want* you to believe... while we're chilling on our yacht in Monte Carlo! 

No doubt making a living by signing pretty ladies' ... ahem... assets...  and requiring payment for the honor. 

Dude! you weren't supposed to tell everybody, remember?!
What happens on the CW boat STAYS on the CW boat? !!

You're now banned from the yacht, YawningMan!