Yesterday, Corner Store Comics in Anaheim, CA held a signing with popular DC writer Geoff Johns. If you’re a comic book fan in Orange County, it was one of the best events you could have attended. The signing was scheduled from 10am until noon. Being a lazy bum, I woke up around 9:30 and figured I’d head over to the signing and see how the line was. I got there around 10:30 and found the line wrapped around the back of the building!
It didn’t turn out as bad as I thought though. The cool thing I’ve discovered about waiting in line for signings is that you meet some great, equal-minded people. Take the guy in front of me for example: he might have been one of the biggest fans I’ve met in quite sometime. He owned Jim Lee’s original page from issue #6 of Justice League. That page was gorgeous even in black and white. And it didn’t come cheap!
Perhaps the coolest part of the day, though, was the surprise that Mr. Johns pulled for his fans. The signing was originally scheduled for two weeks ago, the weekend that The Dark Knight Rises opened, but was cancelled in the wake of the Aurora shootings. And I don’t think anyone could fault them for cancelling it. Well, Geoff felt bad about cancelling the first appearance so he decided to buy back copies of Batman: Earth One from anyone who had purchased it from Corner Store Comics and it’s sister store Beach Ball Comics. Anyone who had bought it from either location received $20 store credit that had to be used by the end of the day. How awesome is that?! That’s a pretty classy move as far as I’m concerned.
In the end, I was lucky enough to get my copy of Batman: Earth One signed by the man himself. It made for a good start to the weekend and my thanks to Corner Store Comics for hosting the event and a special thanks to Geoff Johns for being so great to his fans.
