Gail/Bop Chat Tonight, 11/16!

[Gail Simone]

At Geoff Johns' comic boards chat room...

Comicbloc.com

At 7:00 pm pst, 10:00 est!

We're gonna have some fun, come join us!

Gail

[Gail Simone]

YOU GUYS BETTER GO TO THE CHAT!

Gail

[hellokittykat]

Will there be food?

[hellokittykat]

Oh damn!
I should have saved that question for the chat!:mad:

[sk716]

YOU GUYS BETTER GO TO THE CHAT!

Gail

But we just spout nonsense and distract from the real questions.

We know better than to ask questions about future storylines.

[hellokittykat]

But we just spout nonsense and distract from the real questions.

We know better than to ask questions about future storylines.

Actually in all seriousness, that is what I was thinking too. Not about y'all in particular (although you are nonsensical ;)) but about myself.

[sk716]

Actually in all seriousness, that is what I was thinking too. Not about y'all in particular (although you are nonsensical ;)) but about myself.

And yet, we'll all be there just in case she accidentally drops some nugget of information about a future storyline.

[hellokittykat]

You know that guy that sucks? I really thought that he did the best Gail interview ever :)

[hellokittykat]

And yet, we'll all be there just in case she accidentally drops some nugget of information about a future storyline.

If I fall asleep on my keyboard I'll have to count on you to do the panning for those nuggets.;)

I don't know how this works though. Do I have to get an account at the site to chat? I'll check it out before hand.

[sk716]

If I fall asleep on my keyboard I'll have to count on you to do the panning for those nuggets.;)

I don't know how this works though. Do I have to get an account at the site to chat? I'll check it out before hand.

You need an account to even go in the chat rooms.

[hellokittykat]

You need an account to even go in the chat rooms.

Working on it as we speak.

[Dr Ray Palmer]

I'll be there even though Gail and I are still technically at war with each other. War, I tells ya!

[hellokittykat]

Okay I have an account but I'm having trouble signing in to the chat. It keeps coming up invalid username or password eventhough I'm signed in according to the upper right corner.

It might be a security setting on this computer. It's my brother in law's so I can't really mess with it.

[heystacy]

I'll be there even though Gail and I are still technically at war with each other. War, I tells ya!


You aren't the only one. The King of Lattes is still on her hit list.

[Paploo the Ewok]

Somehow or another, I already have an account, so off we go :)

edit--- wow.... 2 hours from now... it'll be a late night.

[Night Swordsman]

I just woke up about a hour ago. ooo..10 mins to seven! I can even sing there in a no-clone protest! :evilsmile

[Night Swordsman]

I can not get on! I had to register,and it will not send me my membership email.


Sigh. :( Unloved again.

[Larry Dixon]

Same trouble for me... Invalid Username or Password, despite being logged in.

What can I say? :)

Maybe they need to use Admin Fu.

[Michael P]

Their password management most definitely needs reworking.

[thespianphryne]

Same trouble for me... Invalid Username or Password, despite being logged in.

What can I say? :)

Maybe they need to use Admin Fu.

Same here, even after all the Java updates and resetting security and rebooting.

Shucks.

[Hybrid2]

I know i'm late.but wanted to see if there was still people on.
but cant go to the chatroom.:(

[Night Swordsman]

Atypical Gail..Hosts a party,sends the invites,then has the Doorman keep us out. :(

[Paploo the Ewok]

Yay! The chat's pretty fun. I look forward to the Small Town Horror series [I asked a useful question! yay! I was worried I'd ask something stupid....]

ps--- total love for Misfit and Barda!

[Hybrid2]

...come brag that you can go in did'nt you?
:evilangry

[Night Swordsman]

I agree with Hybrid! Lynch the EWOK! Make him into a fur coat! SAVE DALMATIONS! :p


The sad thing? After registering at ComicBloc,i went ahead and registered at my NEW comic store,and got THEIR register email and still waiting for the the one to ComicBloc.

Does not instill me with hope i will use it much...

[magicspoon]

chat room should be working for you guys now.
I had it disabled so that the newbie class wouldn't be able to post in the chat room (under 45 posts) - we had a dude that was coming on there repeatedly and posting some unclassy stuff.

[Paploo the Ewok]

I just left but it's still ongoing. Lots of good questions asked, which I'm sure Gail'll share if there's any really good tidbits. Good luck getting in folks!
Also, pester Jonah to reinstate CBR's chat again!

[sk716]

One word:

Bathairdresser.

[matterconsumer]

Fun, fun chat!

[Larry Dixon]

Big attaboys to magicspoon and the admins and staff for making that chat happen.

It was good to see friends old and new there.

[Night Swordsman]

after waiting for a email that still never came,i went and watched smallville instead.


Sigh. :(

Hmm..oreo cookies. Silly Martains.

[Cam63]

Damn night duty and not seeing the invitation until just a fews minutes ago !

Nevermind, I hope to be there for the next one.

Was a good time had ?

[Night Swordsman]

Damn night duty and not seeing the invitation until just a fews minutes ago !

Nevermind, I hope to be there for the next one.

Was a good time had ?

What Cam said,with applesauce on top. :confused:

[heystacy]

Damn night duty and not seeing the invitation until just a fews minutes ago !

Nevermind, I hope to be there for the next one.

Was a good time had ?


It had its pros and cons. I love the direct speaking with Gail, however there are so many people, and the questions/comments come bombastic. I did get a couple of questions answered, and realized I could always post what I didn't get responded to here. I remember the last time I went to a chat, same thing happned.

If you were ready to pounce you could get a good question in. Gail rocks! Ethan Van Sciver was there as well.

[Cam63]

Ethan Van Sciver was there as well.

Not of the East Wangaratta Van Scivers !?

[heystacy]

Not of the East Wangaratta Van Scivers !?


:confused: I miss the reference.

[Cam63]

I was being silly.

[heystacy]

Ah. I am too linear tonight.

[Cam63]

Beer may fix it. :D

[matterconsumer]

It had its pros and cons. I love the direct speaking with Gail, however there are so many people, and the questions/comments come bombastic. I did get a couple of questions answered, and realized I could always post what I didn't get responded to here. I remember the last time I went to a chat, same thing happned.

If you were ready to pounce you could get a good question in. Gail rocks! Ethan Van Sciver was there as well.

It's not unlike a group of small children being held indoors for several hours and then being released upon the outside world.

Gail did a good job keeping up.

It's good to see Ethan basking in the Gail goodness that we all appreciate :)

I approach a chat with a hopeful expectation of being able to ask one question. If there are 20 or more folk I realize that I may not even be able to ask one.

There are just too many of us.

Contrast this with the Collected Editions group (specifically Archives and Showcases). In general there's a deafening silence coming from them. Archives retail for basically $50 and no one will even step out and say "hi".

Gail does this on her own. Do we want more? Of course we do. Who wouldn't mind speaking with Gail for hours on end? But she can't do it.

So all we can do when we have the chance is ask our best question. And if we aren't able to get an answer or even ask the question then we have to be patient and keep trying.

[heystacy]

Beer fixes a lot of things, but not my taxes. :evilangry

[heystacy]

It's not unlike a group of small children being held indoors for several hours and then being released upon the outside world.

Gail did a good job keeping up.

It's good to see Ethan basking in the Gail goodness that we all appreciate :)

I approach a chat with a hopeful expectation of being able to ask one question. If there are 20 or more folk I realize that I may not even be able to ask one.

There are just too many of us.

Contrast this with the Collected Editions group (specifically Archives and Showcases). In general there's a deafening silence coming from them. Archives retail for basically $50 and no one will even step out and say "hi".

Gail does this on her own. Do we want more? Of course we do. Who wouldn't mind speaking with Gail for hours on end? But she can't do it.

So all we can do when we have the chance is ask our best question. And if we aren't able to get an answer or even ask the question then we have to be patient and keep trying.

Or we can ask her on YABS. Like I said Gail rocks!!!! :cool:

[Cam63]

I read a transcript of a chat at Whistlebinkys a few years ago and yeah, it was like 20 questions thrown at once to the guest before he could say, " G'day. "

He did pretty well to keep up for the length of the chat, which was just over an hour.

[Cam63]

Beer fixes a lot of things, but not my taxes. :evilangry

Tax officials should drink more then.

[heystacy]

Tax officials should drink more then.


They may get too liberal with their taking of the funds then.

They can have a little, to take the stiffness outta their shirts.

[Cam63]

No, beer makes a person more generous.

Where have you been !?

[heystacy]

With my head in lattes. I see now.

[heystacy]

Wait! Beer made my uncle meaner. He was like Hulk without the weight or green, but the anger.

[Cam63]

Lattes, eh ?

Try coffee drinking by munching some beans and pouring hot water straight into your mouth.

Yeah, you bet it tastes terrible and hurts like hell.

[Cam63]

Wait! Beer made my uncle meaner. He was like Hulk without the weight or green, but the anger.

He had issues without the beer, I'm guessing.

[heystacy]

My way is better. Maybe some Bacardi. That usualy relaxes me.

[Cam63]

Bacardi coffee ?

Hmm... Sounds intriguing.

[heystacy]

He had issues without the beer, I'm guessing.


I suppose you're right, but I digress. Bacardi coffee? Now that has possibilities. :evilsmile

That's one drink I can't have at work.

[Cam63]

Ask your manangement if you can have a rum barrel installed in your workstation.

[heystacy]

It would be emptied every night. Can't have that. After several drinks I'm slapping patrons for their dumbass questions.

[Cam63]

Getting drunk and venting is good.

[Starba]

chat room should be working for you guys now.
I had it disabled so that the newbie class wouldn't be able to post in the chat room (under 45 posts) - we had a dude that was coming on there repeatedly and posting some unclassy stuff.

45 posts? Whoa, I just barely squeaked by!

[ww3838]

I would like to know from anyone who attended if any good information was learned? Anyone want to give a quick summary? Thanks.

[Night Swordsman]

I STILL have YET to get my comfirmation email from Comicbloc. Geez.

And they like asked for my life history too. Never again.

[Lester C.]

I STILL have YET to get my comfirmation email from Comicbloc. Geez.

And they like asked for my life history too. Never again.
The very top echelon of comic book writers and artists attract a lot of trolls. Real vicious bastards that take extreme joy in making the people around them feel like total dog shit. If people like Geoff Johns, Joe Quesada, Brian Bendis etc didn't have a screening process for their new members, their board would just be inadated with evil versions of myself.

To make matters worse these people are really busy so they don't have time to properly mod their board which means days can go buy before they ban an evil bastard that proclaims his love of raping women or whatever line they use to try to provoke someone and ruin his or her day. I know that as a new user in can be frustrating to have to jump through all those hoops to become a member, but if you put yourself in their shoes I think you'll understand why they have to take such drastic measuring on their forums.

[Larry Dixon]

....their board would just be inadated with evil versions of myself.

Hang on, Lester... I'm just trying to come to grips with this concept.

g,d,r! :)

[Lester C.]

Hang on, Lester... I'm just trying to come to grips with this concept.

g,d,r! :)
G, d r?:confused:

[Larry Dixon]

Way old school net shorthand for
Grins,
Ducks,
Runs.
:)

It's a way to indicate that you've made an affectionate poke.

[heystacy]

Hang on, Lester... I'm just trying to come to grips with this concept.

g,d,r! :)


Ha? Wait we have good Lester? :confused:

How bad can you be? ;)

[heystacy]

The very top echelon of comic book writers and artists attract a lot of trolls. Real vicious bastards that take extreme joy in making the people around them feel like total dog shit. If people like Geoff Johns, Joe Quesada, Brian Bendis etc didn't have a screening process for their new members, their board would just be inadated with evil versions of myself.

To make matters worse these people are really busy so they don't have time to properly mod their board which means days can go buy before they ban an evil bastard that proclaims his love of raping women or whatever line they use to try to provoke someone and ruin his or her day. I know that as a new user in can be frustrating to have to jump through all those hoops to become a member, but if you put yourself in their shoes I think you'll understand why they have to take such drastic measuring on their forums.


I find this fascinating, as I have always belived there is room for constructive crittiques, but the personal attacks are fucked up.

I did read sci-fi/fantasy fans at conventions are like this and can be extremely vicious.

[Larry Dixon]

There is always a progression, and I am oversimplifying here, that when you have a hundred fans, one will be edgy; when you have a thousand, ten will be edgy; and so forth. Out of the edgy subset, some will be more extreme or violent than others.

Extremely Creepy Edge Fans, in general, make the wholly-erroneous assumption that the creator IS what they create (our second and third stalkers were like that, and to an extent, the fourth). That is to say, they think that the person must be a lot like the content of what they write, or else they couldn't write something like that.

Of course, sometimes this is true, which is how we know that Gail is a very violent, fishnets-wearing, dumpling-eating, super-powered lesbian teenager with a quotations-book fetish.

[Cam63]

I didn't know she eats dumplings...

[Larry Dixon]

Shut up and eat your Grundy.

And read your BoP. :)

[heystacy]

There is always a progression, and I am oversimplifying here, that when you have a hundred fans, one will be edgy; when you have a thousand, ten will be edgy; and so forth. Out of the edgy subset, some will be more extreme or violent than others.

Extremely Creepy Edge Fans, in general, make the wholly-erroneous assumption that the creator IS what they create (our second and third stalkers were like that, and to an extent, the fourth). That is to say, they think that the person must be a lot like the content of what they write, or else they couldn't write something like that.

Of course, sometimes this is true, which is how we know that Gail is a very violent, fishnets-wearing, dumpling-eating, super-powered lesbian teenager with a quotations-book fetish.


OK that's scary. I read that some readers in fiction become so attached to characters (and creators) that you can meet some unhealthy people. Soap opera actors have that problem too (some people should not own a television-its too powerful for them).