The Iceberg Lounge aka GeneralZodLives's Phantom Zone

[GeneralZodLives]

It's insane. Even if I had to deal with annoying fans all day, I'd work a couple conventions a month if I were a celebrity.

 

[Snake Plissken]

This reminds me. Does anyone remember Virgil from WWF/WCW?

https://lonelyvirgil.net/

Hasn't been updated in three years, but it's a nice collection of Virgil in different shirts with completely clean, unwalked floors in front of his tables.

He even put up a sign in a NYC subway station.

 

[RIDDICK]

From what I've heard, the actors get paid a fee to appear--between $5,000 and $250,000 depending on the type of celebrity. The celebrities set an autograph fee and a photo op fee, then the convention organizers get $5 per autograph fee and $10 per photo op fee.

Here's an example that will make you sick. Norman Reedus supposedly gets $200,000 to appear at a convention. He charges $80 per autograph and $100 per photo op. If he signs 500 autographs in a weekend (I'm sure that's on the low side) then that's $40,000. Minus the convention fee, he gets $37,500. Say he takes 500 photographs at the same convention for $100 a piece, minus the fee he'll end up with $45,000. So for one weekend he gets $282,500--and I'm betting that's a slow weekend for him. I bet Dallas Comic Con will be a $500,000 weekend for Hamill.

That's sickening...

 

[Pro Design]

It's insane. Even if I had to deal with annoying fans all day, I'd work a couple conventions a month if I were a celebrity.

yeah forreal... i mean honestly do it 4 times a year and you got a cool million in the bank! jesus that is disgusting. we'll work our ***** off all our lives and hardly come close to what these guys do for signing some pics a few times a year!


oiiyyyyyyy now i need a drink!

 

[batfan08]

That's why I'm going to get Adam West's too.

Adam West and Burt Ward were near me twice last year. First time I was flat broke. Second time, I got food poisoning. They'll be in Pittsburgh next month and I'm ecstatic. Making sure I have enough for both Hot Toys figures and a Photo Op.

 

[Pro Design]

This reminds me. Does anyone remember Virgil from WWF/WCW?


Hasn't been updated in three years, but it's a nice collection of Virgil in different shirts with completely clean, unwalked floors in front of his tables.

He even put up a sign in a NYC subway station.

that site is hilarious!

almost feel bad for that guy... almost.

 

[GeneralZodLives]

Adam West and Burt Ward were near me twice last year. First time I was flat broke. Second time, I got food poisoning. They'll be in Pittsburgh next month and I'm ecstatic. Making sure I have enough for both Hot Toys figures and a Photo Op.

They announced this will be there last appearance in Dallas so I need to get them this year. I thought about getting my HT boxes signed but decided to just get an autographed pic. I would do more photo ops, but I don't like that they just rush you through so fast. When I did it for Stan Lee, William Shatner, and Nathan Fillion I think I got about 4 seconds with each one. The only reason I even heard them speak was because I started talking to them as soon as I saw them. Got a quick response from each and got shoved out of the way for the next person.

 

[Shawpaw]

I get why they do it but it's just annoying how quickly you get shoved out of the photo op line. Only ones that actually spent a few extra seconds talking was Sean Astin and the Winter Soldier

 

[batfan08]

They announced this will be there last appearance in Dallas so I need to get them this year. I thought about getting my HT boxes signed but decided to just get an autographed pic. I would do more photo ops, but I don't like that they just rush you through so fast. When I did it for Stan Lee, William Shatner, and Nathan Fillion I think I got about 4 seconds with each one. The only reason I even heard them speak was because I started talking to them as soon as I saw them. Got a quick response from each and got shoved out of the way for the next person.

It's just a shame there's no GRAY GHOST FIGURE FOR ME TO GET SIGNED, DC COLLECTIBLES!

 

[batfan08]

Which kind of makes me want to get him to sign my TAS complete series, as I'd like to have a whole bunch of people from the show sign it, but I'm betting it's probably one item per person, and I'm committed to making those boxes happen.

 

[GeneralZodLives]

It depends on the convention and celebrity, but for someone like Adam West, I think he'll sign however many things you want. Prepare yourself though--he charges $80 a pop.

 

[batfan08]

It depends on the convention and celebrity, but for someone like Adam West, I think he'll sign however many things you want. Prepare yourself though--he charges $80 a pop.

Oh, I'm aware of the prices, but this is the last chance I've got and I intend to make the best of it. I want the HT boxes and I might bring my copy of Batman '66 #1.

 

[batfan08]

Honestly, I thought he charged more than $80. I kind of hope you're right.

 

[batfan08]

Billy Dee Williams is going to be there, too. Do you think anyone's ever had him sign a can of Colt .45?

 

[GeneralZodLives]

Billy Dee Williams is going to be there, too. Do you think anyone's ever had him sign a can of Colt .45?

that **** would be hilarious!

 

[Pro Design]

someone beat you to the punch! lol

 

[GeneralZodLives]

Honestly, I thought he charged more than $80. I kind of hope you're right.

He's charging $80 in Dallas so hopefully it won't be more than that for you.

 

[GeneralZodLives]

someone beat you to the punch! lol

 

[batfan08]

So awesome!

 

[batfan08]

I'd almost want to get a LEGO Batman movie set with Two-Face for him to sign. That **** made me so happy.