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Posted: 22 April 2026 at 9:20pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply
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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Posted: 22 April 2026 at 11:17pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply
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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Posted: 22 April 2026 at 11:26pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply
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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In the past, these non-factual stories would remain very isolated. Now with internet...
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