In person successes - Laura Vandervoort, Summer Glau and James Marsters

I went to the Dallas Comic Con a few weekends ago and got a few autographs in person. It's always fun to get to meet and talk to people who's work you admire. I got to meet James Marsters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Smallville; Summer Glau from Firefly and the Terminator TV series (and a great guest appearance from Big Bang Theory; and Laura Vandervoort from Smallville and V. They were all great and some of the friendliest celebs I've met!

Tom Welling - Smallville

This was a purchase I made recently. I've managed to collect the majority of the main "Smallville" cast either through the mail, or via purchase. Tom Welling, the main character, had eluded me. He is a notoriously bad autograph signer, both through the mail and in person. That, of course, means his graph is hard to come by, even if you are just trying to purchase it. I finally, after months of research, found one being sold by a seller I trusted. I went ahead and pulled the trigger, knowing I'd never get him via the mail. So, I'm proud to add Clark Kent to my collection.

Michael Rosenbaum - Smallville, Breaking In

Smallville has been one of my favorite shows for the past several years. I loved Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor, so I decided to try to get his autograph. I sent a letter, SASE and 2 photos to his agency on Nov. 27, 2010. On May 31, 2011, I received one of my photos back signed and personalized and inscribed as "Lex." Very pleased to add this one to me collection.

Cassidy Freeman - Smallville

I received several autographs in a package from my father today, but since I'm not getting mail daily anymore, I'm going to space these out and do one at a time. Today's success is Cassidy Freeman. She starred as Tess Mercer on "Smallville." She was filming a pilot called "Longmire" and I sent a request to that set address. I sent a letter, SASE, 5x7 and 8x10 to her on April 28. On May 12 I received both photos back signed, personalized and inscribed. Very happy to get this success and very happy she's already moved on to something else now that "Smallville" is over.

Smallville - various cast

One of my guilty pleasures as far as TV shows go is Smallville. I'm a superhero nerd, so I guess that makes sense. I've collected several of the main and supporting cast over the past few months. While I'm happy with what I've got so far, there are many glaring holes in the collection, most notably, Tom Welling (Clark Kent/Superman), who is a terrible signer through the mail or in person from what I've heard. Most of these were purchased.

Pic 1 - Aaron Ashmore - played Jimmy Olson (puchased)

Pic 2 - Erica Durance - plays Lois Lane (purchased)

 Pic 3 - Cassidy Freeman - plays Tess Mercer (purchased)

 Pic 4 - Kyle Gallner - plays Bart Allen (Impulse/Flash) (purchased)

 Pic 5 - John Glover - plays Lionel Luthor (purchased)

 Pic 6 - Justin Hartley - plays Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (purchased)

 Pic 7 - Alaina Huffman - plays Black Canary (purchased)

 Pic 8 - Annette O'Toole - plays Martha Kent (also played Lana Lang in Superman 3 film) (purchased)

 Pic 9 - John Schneider - plays Jonathan Kent (also the great Bo Duke!) (purchased from him, hence the dedication to me).

 Pics 10 - 13 - Laura Vandervoort - played Kara/Supergirl (also stars on the "V" series now) (1 purchased, 3 through the mail)