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John Byrne
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Roger Stern told me about encountering a fan who went off on a rant about me, knowing Rog and I were friends. Unfortunately for the fan, his complaint was too specific, and Roger pointed out that I could not have been at the Con the fan claimed, as it wasn’t MidOhioCon, the only Con I did, and in any case I hadn’t done ANY Cons for several years. The guy went away angry and disappointed to find Rog defending me.
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Brian Price
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With too many of the "fans" it seems like the whole point is to have something to be butthurt about, and the facts don't really matter.
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Evan S. Kurtz
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A million years ago - or maybe it was about 25 - I crawled out of bed and drove six hours to Ohio just to meet JB and shake his hand. I didn’t even bring anything for him to sign. I spent a few hours at the con, then drove the six hours back home, and had to get up early to go into work the next day.
I was maybe 20. It was a great experience, but 46-year-old me would sooner catch fire than to drive 12+ hours to spend a few hours at a comic con I was too poor to buy anything at.
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Paul Wills
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In the past, these non-factual stories would remain very isolated. Now with internet...
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 23 April 2026 at 3:04pm | IP Logged | 5
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Internet messages boards are basically letter columns without editors. Problem is, we often see the same mentality in posters as we used to see in lettercol regulars—an assumption of superiority because their letters had been chosen for publication. Now, there’s no choice involved, just somebody’s ability to press an ENTER key. But that false sense of superiority persists.
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Michael Penn
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>> The guy went away angry and disappointed to find Rog defending me. <<
And I'll bet he continued to tell the Bad Byrne story.
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John Byrne
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I’m sure!
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Eric White
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I never really got into the signature thing and I only asked three people in all my years of attending conventions. Jim Starlin, Marshall Rogers and JB.
I had just bought one of those Marvel Team-Up portfolios that Sal Q put out and asked JB to sign it. I just thought he would want to sign the outside envelope but JB took it and found his plate and signed it. He then started looking at the other plates saying, good stuff, and then put them all back. I still feel bad I didn't take his plate out to sign but I need to somehow work in metallic markers and VIP tickets to juice the story a bit! LOL
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John Byrne
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I’ve accumulated a fair number of autographs/signatures via the non-comicbook art I have collected. Sitting here in my living room I am in eyeshot of Norman Rockwell, Salvadore Dali, Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon and Rembrandt. And, of course, my Lincoln letter. All these serve for me as a “connection” to someone whose work I admire. He actually touched this…
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