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Peter Martin
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| Posted: 20 April 2026 at 9:05pm | IP Logged | 1
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My god, what a twat.
The worst thing you did to him, JB, was that you made him cut in front of the line to see the lady and that made him feel bad. That was pure evil on your part, JB, especially the mind-control aspect.
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Cory Vandernet
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| Posted: 20 April 2026 at 10:21pm | IP Logged | 2
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JB
Constance. Yes. Classy lady. Meet her again at Dallas Fan Expo the next year. I can't say enough good things about her. |
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Richard Stevens
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Those silver and gold Sharpies are so gross and unreliable compared to the regular ink pens. Imagine the pants he would have shit if one of those metallic markers leaked on his precious graded comics.
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Evan S. Kurtz
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| Posted: 21 April 2026 at 12:50am | IP Logged | 4
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JB - didn’t you also used to hit up book stores around the conventions and sign graphic novels off the shelf for fans to discover later on?
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Dave Kopperman
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Having read about as much of that post as I could, I might suggest moving the quotes for the thread title from “experience” to “fan”.
Oddly, I feel kind of sorry for the guy. His mindset is suffocating to even read about for a minute or two. I can’t imagine how debilitating it must be to think that way all of the time.
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Neil Lindholm
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I have only been to one convention, back in the spring of 1980. I still have my X-Men 137 signed by Chris Claremont and my Conan #113 signed by Roy Thomas. I politely waited in line with my one comic book and thanked the author after he signed. Both smiled and said you're welcome. The guy behind me in the Roy Thomas lineup then proceeded to plop down EVERY back issue of Conan. 1 to 113 and demanded Roy Thomas sign every one. Mr. Thomas looked pretty pissed and told the guy no, and pointed to all the people behind him. The guy stormed off in a huff. I imagine he bitched to all his friends what a jerk Roy Thomas was to him.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 21 April 2026 at 10:32am | IP Logged | 7
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It’s kind of appalling how little consideration some fans give to the people in line behind them. Mind you, that there is a LINE is a vast improvement over my early days at Cons, when fans would just swarm the tables and thrust books at the captive pros. Once I was actually pinned against the wall behind me as their amassed weight pushed the table back!
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 21 April 2026 at 10:36am | IP Logged | 8
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JB - didn’t you also used to hit up book stores around the conventions and sign graphic novels off the shelf for fans to discover later on?••• Indeed I did.
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James Woodcock
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| Posted: 21 April 2026 at 7:55pm | IP Logged | 9
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You monster. How very dare you!
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William Costello
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I can't remember what year it was (my oldest daughter was still in high school), but Mr. Byrne (or JB, as some people on this forum use) ran a session on drawing at the Westport Library. After the session was over, Mr. Byrne was selling copies of Superman: True Brit, and you graciously signed to our family with the Superman logo also drawn on the signatory page.(As a side note, I didn't pre order the book from Westfield Comics when it was solicited because their one paragraph description didn't really do a good job describing the book well. It turns out the book is QUITE funny, with that somewhat off-kilter British humor!) Thank you, Mr. Byrne: you were very gracious.
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Blair Herd
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I was at the same Fan Expo in Toronto and bought the same VIP ticket. I had had some interaction remotely with JB via Jim Warden and both were always very good to me over the years with commissions. JB knew I was a police officer and respected that and I was wearing my "I'm a John Byrne guy" shirt at the signing. Both of these things generated some very warm and genuine interaction where JB grabbed me for a picture and mock arrested me. Still one of the most memorable moments I've had and really countered the narrative that was out there and still is. People are entitled to have bad days and I'm sure rhetoric like this is part of the reason JB no longer goes to conventions. I am grateful I got to meet him in person and get a first hand experience of my childhood hero. Biggest lesson, don't believe anything you read on the internet.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 22 April 2026 at 9:02pm | IP Logged | 12
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Can’t count the number of fans who’ve approached my table clearly intent on creating they own Big Bad Byrne story. I did my best to send them away disappointed. Not that I imagine that really slowed them down! (I wonder if anyone ever tried to build a Big Bad Byrne story out of NOT getting a Big Bad Byrne story?)
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