Thrill-Power Overload. Sixty plus signatures. Charity auction Cancer Research

[Eamonn Clarke]

So here's this year's charity signature book.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231757504970

and the listing details

Thrill-Power Overload. 2000AD the first thirty years written by David Bishop. Paperback edition.

A great book in itself written by a former editor of the Prog and Meg.

This book has been to various signings during 2015 and has been signed by the following 2000AD creators:

On the cover:
John Wagner
Carlos Ezquerra
Brian Bolland
Mick McMahon
Jock
David Bishop (with a smudgy pen)

Inside cover
Rob Williams
Matt Tharg Smith
Jim Alexander
Steve Pugh
David Hitchcock
Pye Parr
Graham Higgins
Michael Carroll
Andy Diggle (very faint signature)
Si Spurrier
Richard Elson
Dylan Teague
Leigh Gallagher
Paul Cornell
Phil Winslade
Frazer Irving
Nick Abadzis
Grant Perkins
Al Ewing

on the title page
Dave Kendall
Robboe Morrison
Steve Yeowell
David Roach
Alec Worley
Dave Gibbons the comics laureate himself
John McCrea
Simon Davis
Henry Flint
Mike Collins
Lee Townsend
Lee Garbutt
Michael Molcher
Ryan Brown
Ben Oliver
Grag Staples
Ian Edginton
D'Israeli
Mark Farmer
Charlie Adlard
Staz Johnson
Ben Willsher

and on credits page by
Fiona Stephenson
Dean Ormiston
Sean Phillips
Richard Starkings
Chris Weston
Laurence Campbell
Tom Foster
Chris Weston
Peter Doherty
Tom Foster
Leah Moore
John Reppion
Kev Walker
and finally
Mike Dowling

David Bishop has also signed his author photo on the back cover flap (same smudgy pen though)

The book comes with a signature map so you can see who has signed where, and with a DVD featuring about 100 pictures of all the creators signing, minus a couple who I grabbed at the end of panel talks without time to get a photo (Leah Moore and John Reppion if memory serves me correctly)

Damage report: this book has been carried to and from several comics events this years. There is a bit of a ding on the top spine edge. The cover has been opened and pressed flat for signature so many times that the binding is visible but still fully attached. A couple of the creators used dodgy pens (Bishop and Diggle as above).

And that's it. Now safe in a comic bag with board and posted to you in secure packaging

This is a 100% charity auction for Cancer Research UK with free second class recorded delivery P&P from so every penny you pay goes to a good cause.

Please make a bid or share this item orn your Twitter stream to spread the word.

And please check my other items for more signed charity comics.

Cheers
Eamonn

[Eamonn Clarke]

Also check my other charity items from Thought Bubble. All 100% for Cancer Research UK

First and biggest, the limited edition Judge Dredd sketchbook. One of the 100 on sale at TB. There will be another 400 on the website at some point and that, I believe, will be all.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231757485754

Prog 1948 with cover signed by Dave Taylor
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231757488648

Prog 1947 with Dredd on that horse, signed by Henry Flint and Rob Williams
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231757485754

Prog 1811 classic D'Israeli Dirty Frank Moonshot wraparound cover signed by D'Israeli and Rob Williams
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231757481177

Chris Weston By Request selected commissions sketchbook, signed by Chris with an inked Spider headshot on the inside cover.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231757465875

and some non 2000AD but linked items

Unfollow #1 signed by Rob Williams, Mike Dowiling and Quinton Winter
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231757472275

Savage Sword of Criminal signed by Sean Phillips
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231757469402

Criminal special edition comic signed by Sean Phillips
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231757468163

And that's it. I'm off to lay down in a dark room. Please share, re-tweet, bid, be kind, rewind etc etc

cheers
eamonn

[DoctorEdgeWild]

Placed a bid, immediately outbid. :-D

Great charity and congratulations on your fund raising efforts!

[Tjm86]

If the Dredd cover book is anything to go by then I reckon this will get £200 easy.  At that money I would be killed by the wife, especially this close to Christmas.  <sigh>

[sheridan]

Well done, that man!

[Proudhuff]

Huzzah! well done sir! popped a bid up there too, hopefully will be sniped, for the fundraising ye understand... 

[Proudhuff]

Huzzah I'm a winner

[Tjm86]

£165 in the end so not far off.  Some git sniped me on the Flint signed Dredd.  Too late back from work!  Ho hum!

[Eamonn Clarke]

All sold.

That brings the total raised for Cancer Research UK by all my 2000AD signed items in the last two years to £1656.04

Thanks to all the creators who signed things and shared the auctions on their Twitter feeds. And thanks to everyone else for publicising the auctions, tweeting, bidding and, ultimately, buying the items.

Cheers all
Eamonn

[Krakajac]

Many thanks for organising this auction, Eamonn.

Somehow - I came out on top for the multi-signed copy of Thrill-Power Overload.  I didn't think I stood a chance.

Being based in Oz, the opportunity to attend a Tooth-related signing is non-existent.  I currently have ZERO signatures from 2000AD creators/artists.  So this edition will take pride of place in the 'cave.  For those that know their movies, "it's going straight to the pool room".

More importantly, my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 - and has gone through the whole ordeal;  operations, chemo, radio, etc.  So your choice of charity is close to both our hearts.

PS - I just made payment for it. 

Cheers,
Craig.

[Eamonn Clarke]

Thanks, Craig

posted the book today.

cheers

[Dandontdare]

well done to Eamonn for his tireless work getting things signed for charity, and to Krakajac for stumping up the cash to a worthy cause.



(PS - my spellchecker suggests I replace "Eamonn" with "Moonbeam", so  that's what I'm going to be calling him from now on  )

[matty_ae]

Dale:    The guy says he's got a copy of some comic book autographed by like EVERYONE
Darryl:  How much does he want for it?
Dale:    165
Darryl:  Tell him he's dreaming...

The Castle is a brilliant film.
And this is a brilliant cause - well done all.

[Krakajac]

The signed copy of Thrill-Power Overload is now safely on display.  I'll hunt down a book stand at some point so that I can display it vertically.

Many thanks for the disc of images and the signature map, Eamonn.  You thought of everything! 

[Eamonn Clarke]

Excellent news