The Greatest Poll/Questionnaire in the History of the Space/Time Continuum!!!

[BillR]

I am bored, and I am curious. This is on-topic because I say so, dammit! :) Well, it's more on-topic here than it is on the blog itself. Whatever. Answer the questions or suffer the consequences! Mwhahahaha!

And yes, the first ten are stolen from James Lipton who stole them from that other guy. Deal with it, yo. Onwards.

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What is your favorite word?

What is your least favorite word?

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

What turns you off?

What is your favorite curse word?

What sound or noise do you love?

What sound or noise do you hate?

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

What profession would you not like to do?

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

Favorite genre?

Least favorite genre?

Favorite acronym?

Favorite font?

Favorite color?

Favorite food?

Favorite music album?

Favorite musical? Broadway, movies, TV, whatever. Everybody has at least one.

All-time Favorite Comic/Manga/Graphic Novel?

Favorite newspaper comic strip and/or webcomic?

Favorite fictional character?

Favorite childhood memory?

Favorite Jack Kirby creation?

Favorite film you saw this year? Even if it didn't come out in the theaters or even on DVD this year, so long as you encountered it for the first time.

Favorite movie ever!? Or a few of 'em, if you must.

Favorite novel? And is your favorite novel written by your favorite author? If not, who's your favorite author?

Might as well round it out... Favorite television show of all time?

Who's cooler: pirates or ninjas?

Who/What are your greatest influences, be it for your writing, your art, your career, your life, or your insatiable love/desire for porn (you know who you are)?

If Frederic Wertham (the biggest comics hata of the 20th century) and William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman, designer of the lie detector, and sex-crazy fetishy polygamist) fought a death duel on a rickety rope bridge above a volcano with bo staffs, WHO WOULD WIN!?

Cool thing on the internet you want to share with the world? Link/embed, yo!

Cool novel/comic/article/dissertation/thing-with-words that we should read RIGHT NOW lest the heavens themselves split asunder and the Earth explodes before we get a chance to experience the awesomeness of whatever it is?

Say your house is on fire. If you could only save *one* inanimate object (hence, people and animals don't count, because obviously they're first) from the inferno, what do you save?

What would *you* do if there were snakes on your plane?

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

If you could fight any historical figure, who would you fight?

If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight? (Yes, I stole these from Fight Club. Shut up.)

If you had a million dollars (if you had a million dol-lars), what would you buy?

And, lastly... it's your turn to ask a question, and hopefully everybody will answer it. Go for it.

[Gingold]

What is your favorite word?
quagmire

What is your least favorite word?
proactive

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
the promise of sleep

What turns you off?
violence

What is your favorite curse word?
motherfucker

What sound or noise do you love?
ceiling fan

What sound or noise do you hate?
alarm clock

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
sportswriter

What profession would you not like to do?
doctor


If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
"Atheists are welcome"

Favorite genre?
I don't know

Least favorite genre?
sword and sorcery

Favorite acronym?
MODOK

Favorite font?
Courier

Favorite color?
green and orange (tie)

Favorite food?
pad thai

Favorite music album?
Nashville Skyline

Favorite musical? Broadway, movies, TV, whatever. Everybody has at least one.
Les Miserables

All-time Favorite Comic/Manga/Graphic Novel?
The Invisibles

Favorite newspaper comic strip and/or webcomic?
Pogo

Favorite fictional character?
Charlotte the spider

Favorite childhood memory?
Christmas 1979

Favorite Jack Kirby creation?
Mr. Miracle

Favorite film you saw this year? Even if it didn't come out in the theaters or even on DVD this year, so long as you encountered it for the first time.
Shaun of the Dead

Favorite movie ever!? Or a few of 'em, if you must.
North by Northwest, Duck Soup, Pulp Fiction, and Casablanca

Favorite novel? And is your favorite novel written by your favorite author? If not, who's your favorite author?
Catch-22. No. Kurt Vonegut

Might as well round it out... Favorite television show of all time?
Fawlty Towers

Who's cooler: pirates or ninjas?
Ninjas

Who/What are your greatest influences, be it for your writing, your art, your career, your life, or your insatiable love/desire for porn (you know who you are)?
My dad.

If Frederic Wertham (the biggest comics hata of the 20th century) and William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman, designer of the lie detector, and sex-crazy fetishy polygamist) fought a death duel on a rickety rope bridge above a volcano with bo staffs, WHO WOULD WIN!?
Marston.

Cool thing on the internet you want to share with the world? Link/embed, yo!

http://www.armorofgodpjs.com/



Cool novel/comic/article/dissertation/thing-with-words that we should read RIGHT NOW lest the heavens themselves split asunder and the Earth explodes before we get a chance to experience the awesomeness of whatever it is?
Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby

Say your house is on fire. If you could only save *one* inanimate object (hence, people and animals don't count, because obviously they're first) from the inferno, what do you save?
My iPod, maybe?

What would *you* do if there were snakes on your plane?
Get the motherfucking snakes off of the motherfucking plane, ASAP.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Northampton, MA

If you could fight any historical figure, who would you fight?
Cotton Mather

If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight? (Yes, I stole these from Fight Club. Shut up.)
Derek Jeter

If you had a million dollars (if you had a million dol-lars), what would you buy?
a house

And, lastly... it's your turn to ask a question, and hopefully everybody will answer it. Go for it.
Can Superman outrun the Flash?

[Sean Whitmore]

What is your favorite word?
Verisimilitude

What is your least favorite word?
Asterisk.

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Well-written fiction.

What turns you off?
Pressure.

What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck. You can't beat it. The F invites it to spring from your lips and the hard K is like slamming into a verbal brick wall. You've now hurt someone's feelings.

What sound or noise do you love?
The toaster finishing.

What sound or noise do you hate?
Police/fire/ambulance sirens.

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Lawyer.

What profession would you not like to do?
Telemarketing.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
"No, I wasn't paying much attention to what you got up to. Not anything bad, I trust?"

Favorite genre?
Crime.

Least favorite genre?
Spy stuff.

Favorite acronym?
TARDIS

Favorite font?
Times New Roman.

Favorite color?
Red.

Favorite food?
Spaghetti.

Favorite music album?
Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell II.

Favorite musical? Broadway, movies, TV, whatever. Everybody has at least one.
Phantom of the Opera.

All-time Favorite Comic/Manga/Graphic Novel?
Preacher/Akira

Favorite newspaper comic strip and/or webcomic?
The Boondocks.

Favorite fictional character?
Superman.

Favorite childhood memory?
Drawing comics in the living room during summer vacation.

Favorite Jack Kirby creation?
Silver Surfer.

Favorite film you saw this year? Even if it didn't come out in the theaters or even on DVD this year, so long as you encountered it for the first time.
This year's been slim pickins...Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, I suppose.

Favorite movie ever!? Or a few of 'em, if you must.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Favorite novel? And is your favorite novel written by your favorite author? If not, who's your favorite author?
Red Dragon, and yes, I do believe so.

Might as well round it out... Favorite television show of all time?
The Simpsons.

Who's cooler: pirates or ninjas?
Ninjas, though to be fair, we don't see many pirates.

Who/What are your greatest influences, be it for your writing, your art, your career, your life, or your insatiable love/desire for porn (you know who you are)?
Tarantino, George Carlin, Hidekai Anno, Ellis, Ennis, Whedon.

If Frederic Wertham (the biggest comics hata of the 20th century) and William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman, designer of the lie detector, and sex-crazy fetishy polygamist) fought a death duel on a rickety rope bridge above a volcano with bo staffs, WHO WOULD WIN!?
The Comics Code and the Women's Lib Movement.

Cool thing on the internet you want to share with the world? Link/embed, yo!
The Kitty Cat Dance (http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/kittycat.php) never fails to make me feel good.

Cool novel/comic/article/dissertation/thing-with-words that we should read RIGHT NOW lest the heavens themselves split asunder and the Earth explodes before we get a chance to experience the awesomeness of whatever it is?
Um...All-Star Superman is pretty great.

Say your house is on fire. If you could only save *one* inanimate object (hence, people and animals don't count, because obviously they're first) from the inferno, what do you save?
Only one? I'd steal a rope so I could hang myself after I realize all my comics are ash.

What would *you* do if there were snakes on your plane?
I wouldn't have sex, that's for damn sure. That's a one-way ticket to Hell in horror situations.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
I'm actually okay where I am. Maybe back to New York.

If you could fight any historical figure, who would you fight?
Joe McCarthy. Prick that he was.

If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight? (Yes, I stole these from Fight Club. Shut up.)
That Napolen Dynamite kid. He needs to be stopped before he becomes too powerful.

If you had a million dollars (if you had a million dol-lars), what would you buy?
A house and a hybrid car, and I'd use the rest to finance a movie.

Can Superman outrun the Flash?
Like crap he can.

My question: Am I nuts or is auto insurance a huge scam?


SEAN

[pennywisdom]

What is your favorite word?
Tesseract.

What is your least favorite word?
Anything that starts with "q"

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Saying something that makes someone laugh

What turns you off?
Bully culture. Abuse of power.

What is your favorite curse word?
This question should just instruct the poll taker to say the word "fuck"

What sound or noise do you love?
String instruments

What sound or noise do you hate?
Country music.

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Musician. I'm an amateur, but I've never done it professionally.

What profession would you not like to do?
Heart surgeon.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
It was all a joke! Geddit?!?

Favorite genre?
I have several, and I can't choose just one.

Least favorite genre?
Fanfic.

Favorite acronym?
SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion). Best acronym for an evil villain organization EVER.

Favorite font?
Arial. Simple and easy to read. Functionality over form any day.

Favorite color?
Gray, and shades thereof

Favorite food?
Italian.

Favorite music album?
Probably anything by Pink Floyd, but too many to name.

Favorite musical? Broadway, movies, TV, whatever. Everybody has at least one.
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

All-time Favorite Comic/Manga/Graphic Novel?
If you put a gun to my head, I wouldn't be able to narrow it down to ten.

Favorite newspaper comic strip and/or webcomic?
Calvin and Hobbes. Awesome on every level.

Favorite fictional character?
Atticus Finch

Favorite childhood memory?
Opening gifts on Christmas with my family.

Favorite Jack Kirby creation?
New Gods

Favorite film you saw this year? Even if it didn't come out in the theaters or even on DVD this year, so long as you encountered it for the first time.
I can't remember if I've seen a good movie this year.

Favorite movie ever!? Or a few of 'em, if you must.
Oh, man... do you have a week?

Favorite novel? And is your favorite novel written by your favorite author? If not, who's your favorite author?
See last question.

Might as well round it out... Favorite television show of all time?
Daily Show

Who's cooler: pirates or ninjas?
Ninjas, but spies and detectives are cooler than both pirates and ninjas.

Who/What are your greatest influences, be it for your writing, your art, your career, your life, or your insatiable love/desire for porn (you know who you are)?
My grandparents, my mom, and all the vastly creative, insightful, and thoughtful writers, artists, and musicians who make my brain go.

If Frederic Wertham (the biggest comics hata of the 20th century) and William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman, designer of the lie detector, and sex-crazy fetishy polygamist) fought a death duel on a rickety rope bridge above a volcano with bo staffs, WHO WOULD WIN!?
Take it to the "Rumbles" board.

Cool thing on the internet you want to share with the world? Link/embed, yo!
Mr T's "Treat Your Mother Right". (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7_rBidCkJxo) We could all learn so much from T. I pity the fool who doesn't heed his sage advice.

Cool novel/comic/article/dissertation/thing-with-words that we should read RIGHT NOW lest the heavens themselves split asunder and the Earth explodes before we get a chance to experience the awesomeness of whatever it is?
Hardcore Zen by Brad Warner (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/086171380X/sr=8-1/qid=1156577450/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-9856973-4242413?ie=UTF8)

Say your house is on fire. If you could only save *one* inanimate object (hence, people and animals don't count, because obviously they're first) from the inferno, what do you save?
I'm actually proud to say I don't own an inanimate object I prize that highly. I'd save my cat.

What would *you* do if there were snakes on your plane?
I'd break out my pungi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pungi).

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
New England.

If you could fight any historical figure, who would you fight?
John Wilkes Booth.

If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight? (Yes, I stole these from Fight Club. Shut up.)
William Shatner (which I also stole from Fight Club. Shut up.)

If you had a million dollars (if you had a million dol-lars), what would you buy?
Tech stock. And a decent guitar.

And, lastly... it's your turn to ask a question, and hopefully everybody will answer it. Go for it.

Can Superman outrun the Flash?
Take it to the "Rumbles" board.

Am I nuts or is auto insurance a huge scam?
A little from column A... a little from column B.

My question:

If an irresistible force meets an immovable object in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make the sound of one hand clapping?

[rick]

What is your favorite word?

Felicitations

It's just such a great sounding word. A truly fancy way to say hello


What is your least favorite word?

Doublespeak

I hate words that disguise meaning


What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

I hate to say it, but I am only really creative when I am unhappy.

When I am at my worst is when my writing and insight is at its very best. When I am happy and content, I have no real need for a creative outlet.


As for a spiritual turn-on, there is nothing quite as perfect as sitting on my porch at dawn and to watch the light play across the mountains as the sun rises up in the east. First a slight purple glow appears around Pikes Peak, making it distinct and separate from the darkness that still surrounds the sky around it. And then slowly, the purple starts to turn into a orange light shinning across the entire front range, brightly lighting every valley and hill. And as the light rises the contrast changes and the shadows flutter across miles and miles of trees that because of the cool morning air are magnified to the point that they look like they are right across the street. And on top of the hill, right across from my house, Pulpit Rock sits with it’s round opening and the light from the morning sun shinning through it looking exactly like God always did in those old Cecil B Demille movies. And then the full sun rises up on the east and the mountains are fully visible there in a burst of green and white and blue.

After 30+ years, they always show me something different every time.



What turns you off?

Eastern cities.

They are universally ugly, smelly and dirty. Not one of them is truly fit for human beings to live in. Not New York, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta or Richmond. They all are places I wouldn't take my dog let alone my kids



What is your favorite curse word?


Cunt

When you use it, nobody mistakes your intentions in the least.


What sound or noise do you love?

There is someting about the sound of Tibetian chanting that really captures me.


What sound or noise do you hate?

Other then most modern pop music, I guess your basic fingernail down the blackboard kind of thing


What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Fireman

I work as a volunter firefighter during the summer, mostly on forest fires. It's hard work and I am not going to really be able to do it after a few more years. But the work is exciting and useful and certainly more interesting then running a bookstore like I do the rest of the year. So I often think that I would have enjoyed making firefighting my full time career.

As for something I have never even attempted before, I would have loved being a member of the merchant marine.


What profession would you not like to do?

I would never, could never, be a cop. Nothing personal, and I do have to say that I have known many good and honorable police officers. But I have always identified more with the criminals then the law and I could never be anyithng but bent.


If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?


I apologize about you dad.


Favorite genre?

Hard Science Fiction


Least favorite genre?

Heroic Fantasy

I'm one of the three comicfans on the planet to not like hobbits, trolls or elves.


Favorite acronym?

S.N.A.F.U.

The perfect military acronym. Clear, precise and unmistakable.


Favorite font?

Westminster


Favorite color?

Violet

Favorite food?

Saag Gosht

Favorite music album?

If I had to pick just one, it would probably be Infected by The The


Favorite musical? Broadway, movies, TV, whatever. Everybody has at least one.

Singing in the Rain is my favorite movie of all time. But my favorite Broadway moment is the opening scene of West Side Story, with the gang boys strutting down the street while slowly starting to dance.


All-time Favorite Comic/Manga/Graphic Novel?

Cerebus #51


Favorite newspaper comic strip and/or webcomic?

Gasoline Ally


Favorite fictional character?

Lazerus Long


Favorite childhood memory?

My father was not all that good at showing his emotions and could sometimes be one cold SOB. And he mostly left it to my Mom to raise me and Matt.

In fact I can only recall going somewhere with just my father one time.

One day in the summer 1968 or maybe ’69 he took me for a very long ride on his motorcycle. I was just a pup and being the era it was I didn’t have so much as a helmet or even a pair of goggles. But on that day, the old man and I biked all over southern Florida, going from West Palm Beach all the way down to the very tip of the Keys, where he bought me a burger and had me help him flirt with some tourist girls. Then as it got dark we rode slowly up the coast highway back to home with me holding on tight , my arms wrapped around him.

There might have been other, better times as a kid, but since my dad died it’s the one I remember the most.



Favorite Jack Kirby creation?

Kamandi


Favorite film you saw this year? Even if it didn't come out in the theaters or even on DVD this year, so long as you encountered it for the first time.

I saw Little Big Man for the very first time about one month ago. I had of course heard of the movie, but somehow I had never run into it before. It was such a superior film. Well written, well acted and beautifully directed. It was a classic example of the type of quality movies for adults that thrived in the 1970's and are sorely missed today.


Favorite movie ever!? Or a few of 'em, if you must.

The Maltese Falcon, Singing in the Rain, the George Pal, War of the Worlds, the Public Enemy, the Godfather, Duck Soup, SOB, Chinatown, Dawn of the Dead


Favorite novel? And is your favorite novel written by your favorite author? If not, who's your favorite author?

That's a really tight call between, Vonneguts Slapstick or Lonesome No More, Hellers, Pcture This or Kings long version of The Stand. As for who my all time favorite author is, I would have to say that it almost certainly Vonnegut.


Might as well round it out... Favorite television show of all time?

Star Trek


Who's cooler: pirates or ninjas?

Pirates


They have cooler boots and I like their swords better


Who/What are your greatest influences, be it for your writing, your art, your career, your life, or your insatiable love/desire for porn (you know who you are)?


My writing might not be good enough to be published, but it certainly keeps me sane.


If Frederic Wertham (the biggest comics hata of the 20th century) and William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman, designer of the lie detector, and sex-crazy fetishy polygamist) fought a death duel on a rickety rope bridge above a volcano with bo staffs, WHO WOULD WIN!?

Got to give it to Fred. He might be a skinny little guy, but he has a definite vicious streak in him.


Cool thing on the internet you want to share with the world? Link/embed, yo!


Just to demonstrate that it wasn't just Shatner who could give a song his own special twist.

The Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins (http://www.alteringtime.com/features/misc/?p=baggins)



Cool novel/comic/article/dissertation/thing-with-words that we should read RIGHT NOW lest the heavens themselves split asunder and the Earth explodes before we get a chance to experience the awesomeness of whatever it is?

The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain


Say your house is on fire. If you could only save *one* inanimate object (hence, people and animals don't count, because obviously they're first) from the inferno, what do you save?


My restored 1968 RCA Stero/Mono coversion turntable, and as many records as I could carry, tarting with Miles Davis and Johnny Otis


What would *you* do if there were snakes on your plane?


Set the motherfucking snakes on motherfucking fire.


If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Colorado is where I want to live.

But France ain't bad either


If you could fight any historical figure, who would you fight?

I'd love to spend hours and hours beating Pol Pot to a bloody pulp


If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight? (Yes, I stole these from Fight Club. Shut up.)

Eminem

He has some great raps, but the man just gets on my nerves.



If you had a million dollars (if you had a million dol-lars), what would you buy?

A rocket car


Am I nuts or is auto insurance a huge scam?

No you are not nuts. Yes it is a big scam.

And, lastly... it's your turn to ask a question, and hopefully everybody will answer it. Go for it.

What is your favorite poem?

[DubipR]

What is your favorite word?
Peace

What is your least favorite word?
Republican

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
That people in the world, aside from all the killing and the bullshit, can produce works of art, architecture, and prose. Shows to me that the human race has some dignity and quality to them.

What turns you off?
The state of world affairs, gas prices, rent, the butchery of the English language; people who type the words "kewl", "pwned" and those dumb asses that can't spell correctly like your hip hop music names. Kids watch them and now they can't spell the word "mystical."

What is your favorite curse word?
Just one? Fucktard

What sound or noise do you love?
Chinese Instruments

What sound or noise do you hate?
Donald Trump's voice

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
STHIL Timber Sports competitor or paid artist

What profession would you not like to do?
Any law enforcement. Too restrictive of my civil freedoms

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
"You done good, kid. Time to take a rest and join us at the buffet for lunch."

Favorite genre?
Noir

Least favorite genre?
Science Fiction...space

Favorite acronym?
MST3K

Favorite font?
Desdemona. Love the name and its nice and fancy.

Favorite color?
Red.

Favorite food?
If we're talking food genre, it'd be Chinese. But to pick a favorite food overall, I'd go with cha-shu bow.

Favorite music album?
Wow...toughie. Just one, I'd go with Graceland by Paul Simon.

Favorite musical? Broadway, movies, TV, whatever. Everybody has at least one.
The King and I or West Side Story or Singin' in the Rain or Oklahoma. I like lots of musicals.

All-time Favorite Comic/Manga/Graphic Novel?
Love & Rockets.

Favorite newspaper comic strip and/or webcomic?
Thimble Theatre...any Popeye by Segar

Favorite fictional character?
Holden Caufield

Favorite childhood memory?
Being taken to my first Dodgers game when I was 4. Sat on my dad's lap. He taught me the game. Dodgers won that day.

Favorite Jack Kirby creation?
Ben Grimm. Greatest comic character ever

Favorite film you saw this year? Even if it didn't come out in the theaters or even on DVD this year, so long as you encountered it for the first time.
In the theatres, Brick.
On DVD, In the Mood For Love.

Favorite movie ever!? Or a few of 'em, if you must.
Any Marx Brothers films, the original In-Laws, Last of the Mohicans, Lifeboat, any Bogart/Becall film, 90 percent of Noir films,all Connery Bond films.

Favorite novel? And is your favorite novel written by your favorite author? If not, who's your favorite author?
Love the works of Hawthorne, Cooper, and the American Romantics. Hard to make a decision on just one novel.

Might as well round it out... Favorite television show of all time?
Easy...Magnum PI

Who's cooler: pirates or ninjas?
Pirates...for getting spokesman Johnny Depp to be the eptiome of cool. Errol Flynn, Burt Lancaster... all great pirates. Ninjas have no reperesentation, except for Sho Koshugi.

Who/What are your greatest influences, be it for your writing, your art, your career, your life, or your insatiable love/desire for porn (you know who you are)?
My parents, Pablo Picasso, Jean Paul Sarte, Alistair Crowley, Grant Morrsion, the Futurists, the Dadaists, the Orpherists, most of the early 20th Century artists movements for their creativity and love of the world.

If Frederic Wertham (the biggest comics hata of the 20th century) and William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman, designer of the lie detector, and sex-crazy fetishy polygamist) fought a death duel on a rickety rope bridge above a volcano with bo staffs, WHO WOULD WIN!?
Wertham would win, but distracting Marston by saying his shoe's untied and knock him off into the magma.

Cool thing on the internet you want to share with the world? Link/embed, yo!
www.healthebay.org

Cool novel/comic/article/dissertation/thing-with-words that we should read RIGHT NOW lest the heavens themselves split asunder and the Earth explodes before we get a chance to experience the awesomeness of whatever it is?
The Invisibles by Grant Morrison. Open your eyes to the real conspiracy people!

Say your house is on fire. If you could only save *one* inanimate object (hence, people and animals don't count, because obviously they're first) from the inferno, what do you save?
My safebox with photos and documents. Granted the comics would burn but photos I can't re-purchase again.

What would *you* do if there were snakes on your plane?
I'd pet them and cuddle them and name them George.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Fiji. or Marusicius. Any tropical island.

If you could fight any historical figure, who would you fight?
I'd love to have a knife fight between John Wilkes Booth.

If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight? (Yes, I stole these from Fight Club. Shut up.)
Donald Trump. So I can kick the shit out of that in debt motherfucker and rip off that fucking hairpiece once and for all.

If you had a million dollars (if you had a million dol-lars), what would you buy?
An upgrade in living space.

And, lastly... it's your turn to ask a question, and hopefully everybody will answer it. Go for it.
Why did I get James Lipton's voice in my head when I was answering this thread?

[The Batman]

What is your favorite word?

Pragmatic

What is your least favorite word?

Plethora

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

unbridled creativity. the ability to just sit and dream shit up.

What turns you off?

Racism. it's the only thing i'm racist against.


What is your favorite curse word?

motherfucking i guess.

What sound or noise do you love?

running water/the ocean waves.

What sound or noise do you hate?

alarm clocks.

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

filmmaker or concept artist.

What profession would you not like to do?

any job where i'd have to touch people for money. i only do that for free.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

"Hey, how's it going little buddy? Why do you look so surprised to be here?"

Favorite genre?

sci-fi i guess or superhero sci-fi.


Least favorite genre?

swords and sorcery stuff.

Favorite acronym?

SPQR


Favorite font?

Comics sans MS

Favorite color?

Blue


Favorite food?

sushi i guess. not sure which specific kind though.

Favorite music album?

The Doors - LA Woman i suppose.


Favorite musical? Broadway, movies, TV, whatever. Everybody has at least one.

Phantom of the Opera


All-time Favorite Comic/Manga/Graphic Novel?

Batman: Dark Knight Returns or Year One. really depends on my mood.


Favorite newspaper comic strip and/or webcomic?

Fox Trot

Favorite fictional character?

Batman or Superman. god that's kind of terrible.


Favorite childhood memory?

i don't really know. god that's sad.

Favorite Jack Kirby creation?

The New Gods, specifically Orion and Darkseid.

Favorite film you saw this year? Even if it didn't come out in the theaters or even on DVD this year, so long as you encountered it for the first time.

Superman Returns i guess.

Favorite movie ever!? Or a few of 'em, if you must.

Citizen Kane and Casablanca of course, Superman: The Movie, Star Wars: I - VI, Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, Great Dictator, Rushmore, Throne of Blood . . .

Favorite novel? And is your favorite novel written by your favorite author? If not, who's your favorite author?

either Cavalier and Klay or Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon.


Might as well round it out... Favorite television show of all time?

The Simpsons i guess.

Who's cooler: pirates or ninjas?

i guess Ninjas ARRRRRRRRR.

Who/What are your greatest influences, be it for your writing, your art, your career, your life, or your insatiable love/desire for porn (you know who you are)?

my folks, George Lucas, Frank Miller, Darwyn Cooke, Grant Morrison, Dr. Reid-Maroney, Dr. Nelson, Dr. Kulisek, The Romans, History, Jefferson . . .

If Frederic Wertham (the biggest comics hata of the 20th century) and William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman, designer of the lie detector, and sex-crazy fetishy polygamist) fought a death duel on a rickety rope bridge above a volcano with bo staffs, WHO WOULD WIN!?

Marston would win i suppose, but just like the ghost of his threat to the comic industry still haunts us, Wertham's ghost would totally haunt Marston. i'm assuming that Marston doesn't have some sort of wierd freaky ghost fetish of course, otherwise Wertham might be in for some Comics Code Authority unapproved advances.

Cool thing on the internet you want to share with the world? Link/embed, yo!

just this (http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/).

Cool novel/comic/article/dissertation/thing-with-words that we should read RIGHT NOW lest the heavens themselves split asunder and the Earth explodes before we get a chance to experience the awesomeness of whatever it is?

something by Michael Chabon. the man's really talented.

Say your house is on fire. If you could only save *one* inanimate object (hence, people and animals don't count, because obviously they're first) from the inferno, what do you save?

probably my laptop. i've got every paper i've written on there.

What would *you* do if there were snakes on your plane?

say motherfucker alot and then probably get killed. after dying i'd got up to Heaven and meet God or maybe J.C. and he'd be like "Hey, how's it going little buddy? Why do you look so surprised to be here?"

hopefully someone would avenge me.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Rome for a bit i guess.

If you could fight any historical figure, who would you fight?

Hitler i suppose. he deserved a good ass kicking.

If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight? (Yes, I stole these from Fight Club. Shut up.)

Elijah Wood because of LotR. i hate Frodo so much.

If you had a million dollars (if you had a million dol-lars), what would you buy?

another car maybe or a better computer. i'd just use it to pay for school and maybe get some comics and Star Wars stuff.

Why did I get James Lipton's voice in my head when I was answering this thread?

secret crush?


my question is: Jessica Alba - hot woman, hottest woman?

[The Mirrorball Man]

What is your favorite word?
In English? Serendipity.

What is your least favorite word?
Lingerie. It sounds all wrong when you guys say it.

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
To be perfectly honest: a tight schedule. I'm more productive, I'm more creative, I'm just better when I'm short on time and when boring everyday life gets in the way of my creative, spiritual and emotional accomplishments.

What turns you off?
I'm quite irritated that there are people who are more talented than me out there, and that's frustrating.

What is your favorite curse word?
Microsoft!

What sound or noise do you love?
The sound my cat's claws make when he's walking on the wooden floor.

What sound or noise do you hate?
The vacuum cleaner, the telephone, really just about anything that is louder than human voice.

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
I'd like to be a space gynecologist.

What profession would you not like to do?
Copronaut.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Well, I kinda hope he has more important things to do than welcoming me and repeating the little speech I wrote for him and posted on CBR back when I was alive.

Favorite genre?
The more hybrid, the more crossbreed kind of fiction appeals to me. I like it when genre boundaries are either ignored or torn apart.

Least favorite genre?
I don't know... gay porn, probably.

Favorite acronym?
GNU - "GNU's Not Unix"

Favorite font?
Zapf Humanist.

Favorite color?
I don't care, really. I like them all. Green.

Favorite food?
When all's said and done, I'd rather eat a salad than anything else, though you wouldn't guess that if you were to meet me, especially if we met on a plane and I was occupying the two seats next to yours.

Favorite music album?
I can't answer that. I'm like Rob in "High Fidelity". It would take days for me to answer that question. Just as a placeholder, pretend that I said "13", by Blur.

Favorite musical? Broadway, movies, TV, whatever. Everybody has at least one.
"South Park, Bigger, Longer and Uncut".

All-time Favorite Comic/Manga/Graphic Novel?
"Aruku Hito", by Jiro Taniguchi.

Favorite newspaper comic strip and/or webcomic?
"Calvin and Hobbes".

Favorite fictional character?
Hobbes.

Favorite childhood memory?
I was wearing a hat and people around me were... er... it was a sunny day... um... I don't know alright, I was young!

Favorite Jack Kirby creation?
The Forever People.

Favorite film you saw this year? Even if it didn't come out in the theaters or even on DVD this year, so long as you encountered it for the first time.
I haven't had a lot of time to go to the movies, and there are quite a lot of movies which I was interested in, and which I didn't get the time to see, so I'll just pick "Inside Man".

Favorite movie ever!? Or a few of 'em, if you must.
Annie Hall, The Godfather part II, Malcolm X.

Favorite novel? And is your favorite novel written by your favorite author? If not, who's your favorite author?
My favorite authors, people like Borges and Bukowski, tend to write short stories. Honestly, I can't tell you what my favorite novel is. Maybe it's "Homo Faber" by Max Frisch? It's great but is it really my favorite novel? I can't tell you, really. I guess I'm not anal-retentive enough when it comes to reading.

Might as well round it out... Favorite television show of all time?
The West Wing? Oz? Farscape? Hmmm... If I have to pick one, it's probably "Homicide: Life on the Street".

Who's cooler: pirates or ninjas?
Pirates of course. Ninjas are not parrot-compatible.

Who/What are your greatest influences, be it for your writing, your art, your career, your life, or your insatiable love/desire for porn (you know who you are)?
My greatest professional influence (I'm a radio host / journalist) are Eugen Herrigel, NaS and Wile E. Coyote.

If Frederic Wertham (the biggest comics hata of the 20th century) and William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman, designer of the lie detector, and sex-crazy fetishy polygamist) fought a death duel on a rickety rope bridge above a volcano with bo staffs, WHO WOULD WIN!?
Humanity, provided they both fall into the volcano.

Cool thing on the internet you want to share with the world? Link/embed, yo!
This. (http://www.zombo.com/)

Cool novel/comic/article/dissertation/thing-with-words that we should read RIGHT NOW lest the heavens themselves split asunder and the Earth explodes before we get a chance to experience the awesomeness of whatever it is?
This. (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jessejackson1984dnc.htm)

Say your house is on fire. If you could only save *one* inanimate object (hence, people and animals don't count, because obviously they're first) from the inferno, what do you save?
My hard drive.

What would *you* do if there were snakes on your plane?
I would attack them with fresh fruits.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Boston, Massachusetts.

If you could fight any historical figure, who would you fight?
Sappho.

If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight? (Yes, I stole these from Fight Club. Shut up.)
You broke the first two rules.

If you had a million dollars (if you had a million dol-lars), what would you buy?
Nothing. I'd give it to friends and charity. I don't need money.

Can Superman outrun the Flash?
Of course not!

What is your favorite poem?
"Howl" - Allen Ginsberg.

Am I nuts or is auto insurance a huge scam?
Yes, you're nuts.

Why did I get James Lipton's voice in my head when I was answering this thread?
Who's James Lipton?

And, lastly... it's your turn to ask a question, and hopefully everybody will answer it. Go for it.
If musical instruments could talk, which one would you invite for dinner? For me it's the trombone.

[stealthwise]

What is your favorite word?
Conversely

What is your least favorite word?
Angst (such ugly connotations, and there's four consonants but only one sound!)

Ok I'm bored. :)

[TheTen-EyedMan]

What is your favorite word?

Wankle

What is your least favorite word?

Cannot

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

What could have been with Doug Moench's run in the late 90s.

What turns you off?

Professionalism over fun.

What is your favorite curse word?

Cunt

What sound or noise do you love?

A woman's breathing

What sound or noise do you hate?

Shouting.

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Manwhore.

What profession would you not like to do?

Shithouse cleaner.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

What kept you?

Favorite genre?

Crime Fiction.

Least favorite genre?

Wolverine...he's a genre unto himself...right?

Favorite acronym?

The Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society

C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S.


Favorite font?

Comic Sans MS

Favorite color?

Red

Favorite food?

Twizzlers.

Favorite music album?

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.

Favorite musical? Broadway, movies, TV, whatever. Everybody has at least one.

All That Jazz.

All-time Favorite Comic/Manga/Graphic Novel?

Batman 400.

Favorite newspaper comic strip and/or webcomic?

Calvin & Hobbes.

Favorite fictional character?

Bruce Wayne.

Favorite childhood memory?

Watching shlocky movies with my brother and sister.

Favorite Jack Kirby creation?

Captain America.

Favorite film you saw this year? Even if it didn't come out in the theaters or even on DVD this year, so long as you encountered it for the first time.

Pirates of the Carribeen.

Favorite movie ever!? Or a few of 'em, if you must.

Patton.

Batman Begins

The Big Sleep (1945 version with less Lauren Bacall)


Favorite novel? And is your favorite novel written by your favorite author? If not, who's your favorite author?

The Detective by Roderick Thorpe.

Might as well round it out... Favorite television show of all time?

Quincy, M.E.

Who's cooler: pirates or ninjas?

Pirates.

Who/What are your greatest influences, be it for your writing, your art, your career, your life, or your insatiable love/desire for porn (you know who you are)?

Don Newton/Gerry Conway/Doug Moench/Gene Colan/Len Wein.

If Frederic Wertham (the biggest comics hata of the 20th century) and William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman, designer of the lie detector, and sex-crazy fetishy polygamist) fought a death duel on a rickety rope bridge above a volcano with bo staffs, WHO WOULD WIN!?

Bill Marston - Wertham was a self-confessed nancy boy.


Cool thing on the internet you want to share with the world? Link/embed, yo!

www.cavecc.com - it be my meal ticket.

Cool novel/comic/article/dissertation/thing-with-words that we should read RIGHT NOW lest the heavens themselves split asunder and the Earth explodes before we get a chance to experience the awesomeness of whatever it is?

My column in the Cave. In the Asylum.

Say your house is on fire. If you could only save *one* inanimate object (hence, people and animals don't count, because obviously they're first) from the inferno, what do you save?

My computer. It's got my work on it.

What would *you* do if there were snakes on your plane?

Thank God I smuggled a lot of Mongooses on the plane.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

New York.

If you could fight any historical figure, who would you fight?

I'd like to get in a knock down-drag 'em out brawl with Charlemange.


If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight? (Yes, I stole these from Fight Club. Shut up.)

Pink. She'd as give as good as she got.

If you had a million dollars (if you had a million dol-lars), what would you buy?

Cleveland.

And, lastly... it's your turn to ask a question, and hopefully everybody will answer it. Go for it.

Why are you a comic reader?