Another round of Opening day

knocked a few more off of the base set:

Plus got another mascot for that insert set too!
Thanks for reading,
Have a GReat weekend!
Dawgbones

and now for an obscure bit of trivia:

What is Donald Duck's middle name?

Read this Post You will...

So I picked up a pack of Star Wars Fighter Pods figures the other day at Ollie's Bargain Outlet.

Who did we get? There are two figures and a mini-death star shaped 2-piece ball in each pack. I've given one of the figures away with my post title.

yep, Yoda

and the other is the younger Obi-Wan Kenobi figure.

pretty cool little figures for $1.50!
thanks for looking today.
Have a GReat weekend!
Dawgbones

Traded for a bridge!

I contacted Spankee late last week, wanting him to stop by my office at work when he got a chance. I had found a few things that I wanted to give him. And as I work kinda between where he lives and works, it would save some shipping and possible damage if he could swing by on his way to work one morning.
He stopped by late last week, and was not empty handed. You can see his side of things here. As for me:

and he also included not one, but two bridges to nowhere... the cards formerly known as 2010 Topps Chrome!

It's bad when the warp-ness of the card stock tries to prevent the scanner lid from closing!! I am certainly relieved that Happ's injury the other night was not more severe than it was, and will be glad to see him return to the game.

He also included a very nice dual swatch, dual colored Winning Materials relic of Jim Thome from Upper Deck's SPX set. The back is a bit different in that it guarentees (in as much as any company can at this point) that the grey swatch game from a Phillies game and the red swatch came from a Phillies workout!

thanks for the cards Spankee!
thanks for reading,
Have a GReat day!
Dawgbones

Random Pack of GQ

So, as Target did not have any rack packs of Opening Day, I picked up a single retail pack of Gypsy Queen last week. got to say, I'm not overly impressed with what I received. 6 cards for the asking price of $2.99 +tax is a bit steep.

by far the best card pulled from this pack was the local connection. Justin Verlander went to college down here in the Norfolk area at Old Dominion University. I really like some of the inserts, the Dealing Aces are awesome. This No-Hitters card is a nice design, really like the blue against the white, and the fact that a no-hitter card features a pitcher in the act of pitching is a nice touch as well.

as for the rest of the pack, kinda lost on me. The pale green is just not right. Whatta ya think, single up the right base line?

 Be better if that was a #17 jersey...

 Now that looks like a Sac Fly to me...

 and let's not forget the minis, at one per pack, I'm sure not interested in chasing that set anytime soon, though the Jeter does fit my Yankees PC.

I think the only thing that looks worse than that pale green on the card front is the piss-yellow used on the card backs! I understand the desire for the "old-timey" feel, and maybe this particular color may hasten the "antiquing" of the card backs, but it just screams P I S S Y to me!!

any of these are available if you need them, with the exception of the Verlander, which more than likely will be staying here in the Hampton area...

thanks for reading,
Have a GReat day!
Dawgbones

Another step closer to Opening Day

In the form of a blaster this time

Ten packs,77 cards, $10 selling price. As most of the base cards were duplicates, I'm only scanning\showing the "new" cards and the inserts.

Another Mascot for that insert set... I'm only trying to complete the base cards and the mascots, though I still like the Stars cards. 26 cards towards completion, think I'll stick to the rack packs, I think I get a better mix with them.
Thanks for reading,
Have a GReat weekend!
Dawgbones

An update to Saturday's post...

Highlighting the best part of Saturday's finds.
Question:
What's better than pulling a 1 of 1 sketch card of a Marvel Comics superhero?

Answer:
Watching a 1 of 1 sketch card of your favorite Marvel Superhero created in front of your eyes!

Bill Meiggs was a special guest artist at my local comic shop for Free Comic Book Day this past Saturday.

and I had the good fortune to request my favorite character created on a one of a kind sketch card.
Watching him work was too cool! and the end result was awesome.

then with a little googling, some card stock, an inexpensive frame, and a little cutting, Presto!

a very cool piece of framed artwork for my desk at work. Thanks for the sketch card Bill, it was a true pleasure watching you work. I hope I get the chance to talk to you again in the future.

thanks for reading,
Have a GReat day!
Dawgbones

FCBD

Hope you're having a GReat Saturday. And for those of you "In the Know" and even better FCBD.
Wait, what? You don't know what FCBD is??
Well, let me tell you. The first Saturday of every may for the last 12 years, has been designated:

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

Yep, that's right, go support your Local Comic Shops, and today, you will get freebies. I stopped by my favorite shop, Zeno's. right here in Chesapeake, not too far from my home.

Wayne's a GReat guy and runs a top notch shop. Really taking care of his regular customers, as well as trying his ut-most best to turn every new customer into a repeat customer, and by nature, one of us regulars!

Today was no different. Zeno's had a bunch of great comics to give away, all for free, plus some other events to draw us in.

I picked up 2 books:

and took advantage of guest artist Bill Meiggs. Watching him sketch a Flash character card for one of the customers, I asked him if he could do a Human Torch for me. Ole Flamehead has always been my favorite superhero. He replied, "Don't Know? I've never done him!" I think he nailed it!

Watching him work on this was amazing. Just to go from a blank card to a finished piece of colored artwork in 20 minutes or less astounds me! Knowing which colors to blend, where to start, which pens for finish linework... I just love watching talented people create things.

This one's going in my personal collection binder with the rest of my specialty cards. Don't know how much money they'd be worth, cause they're priceless to me. I'd never dream of parting with them.

I honestly had no idea that Bill is also a firefighter!! Thanks for that!

Bill's the guy in the back row. Thanks for the card Bill. Awesome job!! And there's no way this one'll end up on eBay!!

and thanks for the GReat service Wayne, see you on Wednesday.
thanks for reading.
Have a GReat day!
Dawgbones