Rick Olney--Fibber or Mega-Giganta-Fibber?

[CutterMike]

*waves* just thought I'd share the next pumpkin. :)

I need to get a better photo of it. My hands shake too much to do the night thing

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03480.jpg

after

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/supermanthe10centadventure9kx.jpg

Gourd, you do nice work!

[wishlish]

Try this one and type in October 19th, 2007.
http://obits.uticaod.net/

Ah.

And here I thought the check to the newspaper for the obit bounced.

...what? Like the rest of you weren't thinking about it.

Come to think of it, I wonder if coffins can be repo'd.

[Gail Simone]

I'd like to hear more about how the NY con, a REAL con run by a REAL con organizer, wailent.

G

[KevinTBrown]

Okay, I'm told that Rick's father seemingly passed away. Out of the kindness I hope we all have in our hearts, I'd like to ask for a bit of a moratorium on Rick-bashing for a few days. Rick has done nothing to earn compassion from anyone, but I still think a few Rick-free days is a worthwhile effort if only for our own good conscience.

Thank you.

Gail


I'd like to hear more about how the NY con, a REAL con run by a REAL con organizer, wailent.

G

Moratorium done now, Gail? :)

[ComicbookJeff]

I'd like to hear more about how the NY con, a REAL con run by a REAL con organizer, wailent.

G


Hey all.
I am very pleased to report that the Syracuse Heroes Expo was a complete and total success.
Attendance was up over 70%.
Mr. Isabella has his own thoughts on the event that he will be sharing soon.
Make no mistake about it folks, that guy rules.

Ethan Van Sciver did free sketches for everyone that visited his booth.
The line lasted all 8 hours of the show.
I was far too busy to get in the lines.
Imagine my surprise when Ethan stopped me and said:
"Here. I did this for you last night."
He gave me a full page, painted Batman piece.
It was of the Dark Knight surrounded by flying bats.
It literally took my breath away.
What a great dude.

Star Wars fans were thrilled with meeting Beru Whitesun and Boba Fett.
They were presented with awards from the Garrison Excelsior of the 501st.

The costume contest was a monster success with top prize going to a 6 year old boy who came dressed as Link from the Zelda video games.
He actually knew how to do all the attack moves and spins and look like an actual video game.

Speaking of gaming, the entire video gaming section of the show floor was packed tight all day.
Tournament winners took home great prizes.
The top prize for Guitar Hero II was this:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/needdles/1021071359-00.jpg

Pop Mhan actually penciled and inked a Spider-Man on a Guitar Hero guitar.
Also revealed was Guitar Hero III. Gamers actually got to play this game before it's release and they were loving it!

It did seem like people from all over the galaxy enjoyed it.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/needdles/smallerboba.jpg

Fans had a blast and dealers made money.
People found elusive action figures and comics.
I sold a copy of Iron-Man #1, but I treated myself to a copy of Fantastic Four #48 in excellent condition and a Darth Maul sideshow boxed figure.
Pop Mhan also presented me with a gift that he had drawn the night before of everyone's favorite web-slinger.
It was amazing, spectacular, and sensational.

There is a multitude of pics from the show coming and reviews will start popping up.

I'll share them here if nobody objects.

I really believe that this will have been the event that blasts the bad reputation into obscurity.

Dozens of people stopped me to say that one day is not enough and once a year is too little.

All in all, I am not sorry.
In fact, I've already started drafting my plans for 2008.

Thank you for your moral support and to Gail for putting the good word out there.
I am very grateful.

[ComicbookJeff]

Dennis did show up.

After he bought his ticket, he was followed by 3 men at all times.
I don't know if he was aware of them or not.
But the physical description of his blue plaid shorts went out to security and they reported that he came and went without incident.
That was echoed by my floor manager, Devlin, who stood right by Tony while Dennis was there.

Nobody served Tony anything.
The little red wagon is still intact and filled with over 30 decades of comic book memories.

Nothing to report on that front.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

That sounds cool Jeff. I haven't been to a Convention in years and my envy is growiiinnnnggg . But thanks for sharing us and if ya want at the Community Board I have a "Back Issue Hunt" thread where we discuss our latest finds and all.

[TonyIsabella]

Nobody served Tony anything.

That's not exactly correct.

I was served lunch. :)

Tony

[TonyIsabella]

This year's Mid-Ohio-Con will again feature the big fun of our

SUPERHERO TRIVIA CHALLENGE

in which contestants will assume super-heroic identities and do battle on the field of trivia.

I'm going to be approaching various publishers of superhero comics for prizes and questions, but I'm throwing open the process to anyone who wants to help me with questions. You will be mentioned at the event and in my columns.

Questions should involve both classic superhero characters and up-to-the-minute modern superhero characters.

Last year, we had way too many obscure and "old fart" questions. I'd like to give younger contestants a fighting chance.

TV superheroes are acceptable. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Bionic Woman, we consider them superheroes. If a character wears a costume or possesses super powers, that qualified them.

The same guidelines apply to movie and literary superheroes.

Multiple-choice questions are okay by me.

DO NOT POST YOUR QUESTIONS ON PUBLIC FORUMS!

Send your questions and their answers to me at:

tony@wfcomics.com

Please put SUPERHERO TRIVIA CHALLENGE in the header.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Tony Isabella

[wishlish]

I really believe that this will have been the event that blasts the bad reputation into obscurity.


I'm not surprised. You worked really hard to make this successful. Congrats. You make me wish I lived closer to Syracuse. That show looked better than Wizard World Philly.

[Paul Smith]

That's not exactly correct.

I was served lunch. :)

Tony

Surely, sir, you're not suggesting the Rickster failed to make due on his promises. My GAWD! That's like the first sign of not a damn thing being different at all from his normal behavior.

What's the world coming to when you can actually count on Rick to fail?

[Danny Donovan]

That Superman pumpkin ROCKS. Way cool. If this writing thing doesn't work out, you've got a promising career in squash art. :D


Thanks Blake, Mike, Alice! (Alice I will be returning your PM ASAP! I am being pulled 100 different ways at once preparing for being a tour guide on my town's ghost walk, and getting the house all decorated for when the tours walk past it on the way from one story to the next. And of course HALLOWEEEN!)

Here are two of my latest (and coming on the lastest) pumkins

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03510.jpg

Commisioner Gordon on the rooftop of the GCPD flashing the bat signal, with the 'shadow of the bat' behind him in cloud formation. I feel I kind of goofed this up but I think it came out decently.


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03504.jpg

DARKSIED... IS.

I wanted to put that on the side of the pumpkin because I know I'm going to have a billion 'who is that supposed to be' questions. But I didn't have room.

enjoy!

[EdContradictory]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03504.jpg

DARKSIED... IS.

I wanted to put that on the side of the pumpkin because I know I'm going to have a billion 'who is that supposed to be' questions. But I didn't have room.

enjoy!
Put one next to it saying that.

You should have your own thread for this.

[JTPencils]

Danny, I demand you send me that Batman gourd... it's incredible!!!

[Danny Donovan]

Danny, I demand you send me that Batman gourd... it's incredible!!!

Ha! Thanks JT! If I could, I would. although with the amount of cuts in the thing I doubt it'll last until friday's ghost walk. I've got it coated with petroleum jelly to prevent early decay and wrapped in saran wrap but we'll see how long it holds its form!

One of these years I'm going to have to try with the 'funkins' which don't rot.

[Reverend Smooth]

Briefly popping in. Keep fighting the good fight, and I'm sorry that even more folks are turning up who've been screwed over by Olney.

I hope that everyone here is doing ok. <333

[JTPencils]

Ha! Thanks JT! If I could, I would. although with the amount of cuts in the thing I doubt it'll last until friday's ghost walk. I've got it coated with petroleum jelly to prevent early decay and wrapped in saran wrap but we'll see how long it holds its form!

One of these years I'm going to have to try with the 'funkins' which don't rot.

Danny, you should make up templates that others could use to do the same to their own pumpkins. Some simple directions, and viola, they can have the same pieces of art gracing their front steps!

[JTPencils]

Briefly popping in. Keep fighting the good fight, and I'm sorry that even more folks are turning up who've been screwed over by Olney.

I hope that everyone here is doing ok. <333

Hey Rev, how have you been yourself???

Sadly, the blight that is Olney, continues onward... but fortunately, there are folks out there now that are keeping an eye on his actions, and trying to forewarn unsuspecting talent that he tries to con.

[MacQuarrie]

Place your bets now: I got two bucks says that some time in the next two weeks, Rick will pop up somewhere and claim that his father's death is the only reason Tony didn't get served with legal papers at the Syracuse convention.

He will of course ignore the federal law (http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/Rule4.htm) specifying that papers must be served by someone who is not a party to the suit. This means he would have had to arrange with a process server or court official (marshal, sheriff, bailiff, etc) days or weeks before the day his father passed.

Just wanted to get it on the record as a preemptive strike, since we all know that bereavement is Olney's favorite excuse for whatever criminal act needs one.

[Reverend Smooth]

Hey Rev, how have you been yourself???I'm not too bad. I'm trying to get some medical tests done to confirm a few things definitively (I'm wanting to see if my temperature regulation issues are due to low thyroid; if it is, and I can get the right supplementation, I might be able to start sweating again and this heatstroking in anything over 75 degrees nonsense might stop). We were without power for about 30 hours (we got battery-operated fans, god bless technology), but hopefully that's over now and the fires won't come this way.

I may be getting work at a major indie label, the main editor seemed very positive and is sending my portfolio around to other folks, just depends on whether there's projects that need a colorist. No guarantees of anything, so no idea if it'll follow through.

And it's so good to see folks at cons and whatnot looking out for each other. I was happy to see how they didn't dare mess with Mr. Isabella, and how well he was treated.

How're things with you?

[JTPencils]

How're things with you?

Glad to hear things are looking up for you Rev (good luck on the job!!), and yeah, I hope the fires stay far away from you!

As for me, it's as they Queen once said... "annus horriblus" (or however you spell it, Latin is NOT my native tongue)....

Fractured my drawing arm riding my moto'cycle, Uncle's in and out of the hospital with leukemia (and not much time left),... the list just goes on and on... but I'm still out there taking my best shot.

[Reverend Smooth]

Oh no. DX

Well, you and me, we'll just keep on truckin'. Things've gotta get better eventually.

[Cam63]

Glad to hear things are looking up for you Rev (good luck on the job!!), and yeah, I hope the fires stay far away from you!

As for me, it's as they Queen once said... "annus horriblus" (or however you spell it, Latin is NOT my native tongue)....

Fractured my drawing arm riding my moto'cycle, Uncle's in and out of the hospital with leukemia (and not much time left),... the list just goes on and on... but I'm still out there taking my best shot.

I'm sorry, JT.

[Cam63]

I'm not too bad. I'm trying to get some medical tests done to confirm a few things definitively (I'm wanting to see if my temperature regulation issues are due to low thyroid; if it is, and I can get the right supplementation, I might be able to start sweating again and this heatstroking in anything over 75 degrees nonsense might stop). We were without power for about 30 hours (we got battery-operated fans, god bless technology), but hopefully that's over now and the fires won't come this way.

I may be getting work at a major indie label, the main editor seemed very positive and is sending my portfolio around to other folks, just depends on whether there's projects that need a colorist. No guarantees of anything, so no idea if it'll follow through.

And it's so good to see folks at cons and whatnot looking out for each other. I was happy to see how they didn't dare mess with Mr. Isabella, and how well he was treated.

My best to you, Rev'.

[Reverend Smooth]

<333333 Cam

[Cam63]

You're welcome !

[TonyIsabella]

As per the kindly Gail's request to respect the Olney family mourning the loss of Olney's father, and in light of my crazy busy schedule, I won't be posting Olney warnings until after Mid-Ohio-Con.

This is, of course, dependent on Olney keeping his mouth shut and not trying to scam any new fans, retailers, creators, or charities.

If I get any word of his doing this, all bets are off.

Back to work on the Mid-Ohio-Con panel program. It's going to be even better than last year's schedule.

Tony

[CutterMike]

Paul... You know I love your arrtwork. I believe I may have intimated that I found "Leave it to Chance" adequately entertaining. (Like one of my favorite series' EVER, entertaining), loved your X-Men, et cetera, ad-fannish-nauseam...

But your YABS avatar trips me up EVERY TIME.

I mean, when I LOOK at it, I love the skull, and the pencil and all...

But if you're REALLY nearsighted and nonetheless have your monitor set to fairly high resolution to fit all of those Photoshop (Freehand, InDesign, etc.) palettes in (thank heavens for OS X's zoom function!) and catch it out of the corner of your eye, your first thought - no matter how many frickin' times you see it - is: "Why is that rabbit so worried and why is it wearing a hard hat?"

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u224/CutterMike/SkullRabbit.jpg
What You..........What I
..Drew...............See

Just thought you might want to know how well you succeed at messing with people's heads when you aren't even trying!;)

[wishlish]

Rev! I missed you! Glad all's sort of well!

[Paul Smith]

"Why is that rabbit so worried and why is it wearing a hard hat?"

Don't mess with the bunny. The Bunny be bad!

But if I really wanted to mess with your head, it would be smething like this:

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5180/percatsm4.jpg

[CutterMike]

Don't mess with the bunny. The Bunny be bad!

But if I really wanted to mess with your head, it would be smething like this:

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5180/percatsm4.jpg

That actually DID make my inner ear get a bit oogey... Why are tou trying to make me whoops on my keyboard...?

[Danny Donovan]

Don't mess with the bunny. The Bunny be bad!

But if I really wanted to mess with your head, it would be smething like this:

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5180/percatsm4.jpg


I lol'd


Paul you continue to impress me. I am now buying anything you have a hand in for like ever.

that's brilliant.

[Paul Smith]

D'oh! TRUTH IN ADVERTISING. I didn't snap the photo, I stole it off a lolcat site. 40 lashes with a wet noodle for me.

[Chris N]

D'oh! TRUTH IN ADVERTISING. I didn't snap the photo, I stole it off a lolcat site. 40 lashes with a wet noodle for me.

Whatever. You're still brilliant.

[Linkara]

Don't mess with the bunny. The Bunny be bad!

But if I really wanted to mess with your head, it would be smething like this:

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5180/percatsm4.jpg

My world doesn't make sense anymore! :eek:

*Jumps out a window... on the first floor.*

[Blake Petit]

Hey, my world never made sense in the first place. I'll give you pointers.

[Gail Simone]

I think a respectful amount of time has passed, and as far as I'm concerned, new info about Rick is fair game again, if anyone has any. Thanks for taking a well-intentioned break.

Gail

[KevinTBrown]

I think a respectful amount of time has passed, and as far as I'm concerned, new info about Rick is fair game again, if anyone has any. Thanks for taking a well-intentioned break.

Gail

Ok. :)


I wouldn't call Olney scum..... He'd need to raise himself up to that level.




Ahhh, that felt good! :evilsmile

[Danny Donovan]

Well before we go back on the 'Rick is so scummy (how scummy is he?)' joke wagon, I wanted to share a few things with my fellow yabsers!

First and foremost, my erstwhile artmonkey, and dark overlord of the netherworld, James Ritchey, III is about to release the LONG in development Green Lama book. (people that have known me for awhile know that as far back as 2004 our studio was working with AC Comics to produce this public domain icon, and due to the interception of Rick it almost never happened)

BUT as of next week you can order the first issue from the AC website, I know I'm going to.

http://www.accomics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc (http://www.accomics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/GL.jpg

Written and drawn by James Ritchey, III -- A mini series that was litterally YEARS in the making.

Secondly, I had a BLAST at the ghost walk my pumpkins were a huge hit, as were my house decorations. These are the last few I did before giving up the ghost and letting sleeping dogs lie.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03513.jpg

and the back of Capn' Jack

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03514.jpg

And Capn' Jack with a hat

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03515.jpg



Now I'm getting back into the game and trying to catch up on everything that was put on the back burner while I was going crazy for the holidays!

Hope everyone is doing okay! ^_^

[Danny Donovan]

and I did this one for the lovely Joanne.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03516.jpg

stupid 5 picture rule.

[Reverend Smooth]

About time James' book came out. Good job!

[rummblestrips]

and I did this one for the lovely Joanne.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03516.jpg

stupid 5 picture rule.

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!!
Now THAT'S a pumpkin!

Thanks Danny!:D :D

[CutterMike]

and I did this one for the lovely Joanne.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03516.jpg

stupid 5 picture rule.

Does i transform into a pie?

[Wil Radcliffe]

Does i transform into a pie?

I dunno. Does you?

[Wil Radcliffe]

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x272/WilRadcliffe/pie_cat.jpg


"The Catformers! More than meets the pie!"

[singoalla]

Secondly, I had a BLAST at the ghost walk my pumpkins were a huge hit, as were my house decorations. These are the last few I did before giving up the ghost and letting sleeping dogs lie.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03513.jpg

and the back of Capn' Jack

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/dannydonovan3/DSC03514.jpg



O_o
That looks so cool.

M'gonna "borrow" that. hehehehe. Imitation being the best form of flattery, and all that... :D

[Tegan]

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x272/WilRadcliffe/pie_cat.jpg


"The Catformers! More than meets the pie!"

Mmmmmm, cat! Now I'm hungry.

[Wil Radcliffe]

(Never mind)

[MacQuarrie]

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x272/WilRadcliffe/pie_cat.jpg
"I'm in ur pie, fuxing ur confection."

My god am I tired of THAT internet meme. It wasn't funny the first time, and it gets less funny with each iteration.

Nothing against you, Wil.

[Wil Radcliffe]

S'alright. I can see how cutsie kitties might annoy some folks.

[MacQuarrie]

I've been asked to drag this thread back on-topic and reiterate a few points...

1. The money raised by the auctions and other donations will NOT be spent on the UNSCREWED anthology comic. The people involved in that project have committed themselves to that point, and it is not open to discussion. At least one editor of the book has stated that he/she will resign and publicly repudiate the entire organization if that decision is reversed.

2. The money raised by the auctions and such is intended for and will go to people who have been ripped off by Rick Olney and TightLip/MMC/ORCA. Due to the massive amount of money that Olney owes people, we've had to put a cap on the amount we can give to any one person for now. It's intended to help with emergency needs, not to bail Rick out.

3. If you got burned by Olney and are in need of the money, please contact anyone from UNSCREWED and let us know and we will do the best we can to assist you.

4. Olney is not the only publisher screwing people, and we do not intend to limit ourselves to redressing his wrongs. If you were screwed over by another publisher, please contact us and tell us the details. We can help you file suit, we can call and try to negotiate with the publisher, we can try to publicly embarrass them into doing right, and we can provide you with some money if you need it. But we aren't psychic. We can't know your needs unless you tell us.

5. There's still a lot of work to do, and if you have time, come over and help us. Part of that work is telling us what needs to be done. We might very well be overlooking something vital. We're all new at this and making it up as we go along.

Thank you for your support.

[CutterMike]

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x272/WilRadcliffe/pie_cat.jpg


"The Catformers! More than meets the pie!"

For some reason, I keep thinking that this belongs on "The Sex Thread"...

*shrugs*

[Darediva]

Since it's Halloween, where are our Tales of the Spooky? Oh, yeah, there ARE NONE.

Happy Halloween, Rick. Boo on you.

[wishlish]

So what's Rick going to be for Halloween?

[Sarah Beach]

So what's Rick going to be for Halloween?

"Fresh meat"?

(*sigh* I'm dreaming of a stripped incarceration for Christmas.)

[KevinTBrown]

"Fresh meat"?

(*sigh* I'm dreaming of a stripped incarceration for Christmas.)

I was thinking "dead meat", but yours works just as well.

:p

[sunshinegirl]

I was thinking "dead meat", but yours works just as well.

:p

yea, but what's up with her "stripped incarceration"? i mean, i've heard of strip search or incarceration...

man, i'd hate to be the corrections officer at that facility! ew!

[Sarah Beach]

yea, but what's up with her "stripped incarceration"? i mean, i've heard of strip search or incarceration...

man, i'd hate to be the corrections officer at that facility! ew!

LOL! Coming back to the thread, I saw my typo -- Woo! "Stripped" for "striped"! Hee. But then I thought about it and... well, you know, there's an interesting humiliation factor in the typo, so.... I won't edited it. ;)

[TonyIsabella]

Here's wishing the happiest of birthdays to the noble James.

He's talented, he's successful, he's generous.

He's the anti-Olney!

Best wishes, buddy, and many more great years to come.

Tony Isabella

[Linkara]

LOL! Coming back to the thread, I saw my typo -- Woo! "Stripped" for "striped"! Hee. But then I thought about it and... well, you know, there's an interesting humiliation factor in the typo, so.... I won't edited it. ;)

Oh dear God you've made me think of Olney with his clothes stripped off! D: :eek:

*Goes to have Hitchcock's Birds peck his eyes out.*

Aaah, that's slightly less painful.

[Sarah Beach]

Here's wishing the happiest of birthdays to the noble James.

He's talented, he's successful, he's generous.

He's the anti-Olney!

Best wishes, buddy, and many more great years to come.

Tony Isabella

Hear! Hear!

Much pumpkin pie for celebrating. And he can wear his new Jack Skellington t-shirt! :)

[OzBat!]

I wonder how Rick's Haunted House attraction is going. Should have been its biggest night of the year, right? Anybody hear anything??

[Gail Simone]

I heard he had TWICE as many guests as he had at the last Mighty Mini-con, for a total of JACK SQUAT!

So, in his mind, it's a smashing success.

Gail

[Chris Hansbrough]

I heard he had TWICE as many guests as he had at the last Mighty Mini-con, for a total of JACK SQUAT!

So, in his mind, it's a smashing success.

Gail

wait you mean his hautned house is him staring in a mirror? I know I'd go blind with fright if I was forced to do that one too

oh in the spirit of me being in a really good mood I must say something nice. so Happy Halloween everyone. I hpe it goes fantastically for everyone here and you get much awesome candies and awesomely cute little kids knocking at your door.

[Darediva]

Hear! Hear!

Much pumpkin pie for celebrating. And he can wear his new Jack Skellington t-shirt! :)

Seconded, James! Happy Hallo-birthday!

[Danny Donovan]

Happy b-day James. :)

[Galkaflower]

A happy birthday to you, James!

[the heckler]

I heard he had TWICE as many guests as he had at the last Mighty Mini-con, for a total of JACK SQUAT!

So, in his mind, it's a smashing success.

Gail

so what around 80 people? im guessing it was a bigger success because they werent stuck outside in the woods, though i bet the guests still had to hunt and kill thier own catering.. mmm.. squirrel legs and sparrows with a side of left over twizzlers and candy from last years halloween..i heard he supplies the guests with complimentary slingshots to hunt with, but he couldve renegged on that. :) -z

[MacQuarrie]

so what around 80 people? im guessing it was a bigger success because they werent stuck outside in the woods, though i bet the guests still had to hunt and kill thier own catering.. mmm.. squirrel legs and sparrows with a side of left over twizzlers and candy from last years halloween..i heard he supplies the guests with complimentary slingshots to hunt with, but he couldve renegged on that. :) -z

You're not seriously buying his claim that 40 friends and family showing up for a BBQ in some way constitutes a convention, are you?

'Cause if that's the case, the Halloween "convention" I went to on Saturday was hugely successful.

[Danny Donovan]

You're not seriously buying his claim that 40 friends and family showing up for a BBQ in some way constitutes a convention, are you?

Only if you charge them to get in. And don't let ol' mom try to sneak in with that 'I carried you for nine months' excuse! everyone pays full price!

[wishlish]

You're not seriously buying his claim that 40 friends and family showing up for a BBQ in some way constitutes a convention, are you?

'Cause if that's the case, the Halloween "convention" I went to on Saturday was hugely successful.

You're not seriously buying his claim that 40 friends and family showed up, are you?

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

Here's wishing the happiest of birthdays to the noble James.

He's talented, he's successful, he's generous.

He's the anti-Olney!

Best wishes, buddy, and many more great years to come.

Tony Isabella

James is one of the nicest human beings I've ever met, bar none. It's been an honor to get to know him.

Happy BDay El Capitaine.

JP

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

You're not seriously buying his claim that 40 friends and family showed up, are you?

I'm sure he has about 40 blow up dolls somewhere...

JP

[MacQuarrie]

You're not seriously buying his claim that 40 friends and family showed up, are you?

Sure... maybe he owes them money.

[the heckler]

You're not seriously buying his claim that 40 friends and family showing up for a BBQ in some way constitutes a convention, are you?

'Cause if that's the case, the Halloween "convention" I went to on Saturday was hugely successful.

Convention? nah i was only referring to the first 3 letters.. tho calling it a "con" still sounds like a compliment .. maybe a "jokevention" sounds more fitting, or a "constipation".. "coniption" ..thats what he throws right? ..Mighty Mini Coniption-fits? i just wander if he dressed up as anything.. i kinda think he looks like a pudgy Ewok anyway, im guessing he'd just have to take off his shirt and yell "WooTeEEnEE" and the costume is done ....oh wait i just threw up a little

[Gail Simone]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAMES!

Gail

[Coppervale Studio]

Here's wishing the happiest of birthdays to the noble James.

He's talented, he's successful, he's generous.

He's the anti-Olney!

Best wishes, buddy, and many more great years to come.

Tony Isabella

Tony, that post is so thoroughly kind I just don't know how to respond. I am just thrilled to count you among my friends, and I very much appreciate the good wishes!

(And, uh, ought to tell you, and Danny, and Darediva, and Sarah, and Gail, that my birthday is actually on November 11 - but I had it listed on myspace as October 31 back when I signed up, and then forgot about it. Until this week. Whoo, boy, do I have a lot of birthday notes...!)

Thank you all. I'm having a birthday fortnight. Two weeks of celebriatin'!!

[Reverend Smooth]

Best birthday ever. :3

[Coppervale Studio]

Best birthday ever. :3

So far, so good! ;)

[Sarah Beach]

(And, uh, ought to tell you, and Danny, and Darediva, and Sarah, and Gail, that my birthday is actually on November 11 - but I had it listed on myspace as October 31 back when I signed up, and then forgot about it. Until this week. Whoo, boy, do I have a lot of birthday notes...!)

Thank you all. I'm having a birthday fortnight. Two weeks of celebriatin'!!

Ha!

;)

At least it gives me a little time to think up a suitable birthday "surprise". Heh.

[Cam63]

You're not seriously buying his claim that 40 friends and family showed up, are you?

Were the " 40 friends and family " carrying torches and chanting " Get the prick ! Get the prick ! " ?

[Cam63]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAMES!

Gail

I missed a birthday ?

Damn you, International Date Line !

[the4thpip]

I missed a birthday ?

Damn you, International Date Line !

Actually, you seem to have another week or so.

[Cam63]

That International Dateline keeps getting freakier.

[the4thpip]

That International Dateline keeps getting freakier.

I blame global warming.

[Cam63]

I blame global warming.

Middle Age spread ?

[DocAbsurd]

Middle Age spread ?

Yup. My gut's been spreading like this since the Middle Ages.

[Cam63]

You've become so Elf absorbed.

[KevinTBrown]

You've become so Elf absorbed.

There's all kinds of wrongness in what you say there..... All I can think of is DocA absorbing elves by osmosis now. :o

[DaveRothe]

You've become so Elf absorbed.

Well that dwarfs anything I might say... I'm a little short on answers.:D

[Cam63]

It's a hobbitual problem.

[OzBat!]

Now you're just trolling the depths of bad puns, you d'orc!

[sunshinegirl]

There's all kinds of wrongness in what you say there..... All I can think of is DocA absorbing elves by osmosis now. :o

reverse osmosis and diffusion?

that's interesting...


*runs away*

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

Ha!

;)

At least it gives me a little time to think up a suitable birthday "surprise". Heh.

Oh he's getting something...

*Grins Evilly*

JP

[CutterMike]

Now you're just trolling the depths of bad puns, you d'orc!

Agreed! There are limits, after all, and I think we should ban-sheet like this!

[CutterMike]

Agreed! There are limits, after all, and I think we should ban-sheet like this!

I'm sorry... did I break the intarwebz with that...?

[RJCarter]

Speaking of little people... I ran my wife to the ER last weekend (okay, we took the car; I'm not Fred Flintstone) because of abdominal pains and weird bladder behavior... and the nurses there cut a little human being out of her womb! Most people have nine months to adjust to the idea of becoming parents -- we had about 14 hours (13 of labor, 1 of emergency c-section.)

Sorry to break up the pun war, but you didn't want me involved. I'm an incorrigible punster who needs no incorrigement. ;)

[sunshinegirl]

Speaking of little people... I ran my wife to the ER last weekend (okay, we took the car; I'm not Fred Flintstone) because of abdominal pains and weird bladder behavior... and the nurses there cut a little human being out of her womb! Most people have nine months to adjust to the idea of becoming parents -- we had about 14 hours (13 of labor, 1 of emergency c-section.)

Sorry to break up the pun war, but you didn't want me involved. I'm an incorrigible punster who needs no incorrigement. ;)

wait, what??

you didn't even know she was pregnant? how is that possible?

i hope they are healthy...

i know what it's like to have a preemie, but at least i knew the little booger was in there!!

[Gail Simone]

Speaking of little people... I ran my wife to the ER last weekend (okay, we took the car; I'm not Fred Flintstone) because of abdominal pains and weird bladder behavior... and the nurses there cut a little human being out of her womb! Most people have nine months to adjust to the idea of becoming parents -- we had about 14 hours (13 of labor, 1 of emergency c-section.)

Sorry to break up the pun war, but you didn't want me involved. I'm an incorrigible punster who needs no incorrigement. ;)

What the HUH?

Are mother and baby okay?

Gail

[CutterMike]

Speaking of little people... I ran my wife to the ER last weekend (okay, we took the car; I'm not Fred Flintstone) because of abdominal pains and weird bladder behavior... and the nurses there cut a little human being out of her womb! Most people have nine months to adjust to the idea of becoming parents -- we had about 14 hours (13 of labor, 1 of emergency c-section.)

How premie was s/he? (I'm making a major assumption, here, I realize...) I had some friends whose daughter decided that she wanted out *NOW!* and then took some number of weeks in an incubator to finish the job more or less on her own. I remember the day the father told me that she was finally over a pound!

Aside from your nerves, is everyone OK?

In any case - GoodThoughts™ are GO!

[GCom]

Speaking of little people... I ran my wife to the ER last weekend (okay, we took the car; I'm not Fred Flintstone) because of abdominal pains and weird bladder behavior... and the nurses there cut a little human being out of her womb! Most people have nine months to adjust to the idea of becoming parents -- we had about 14 hours (13 of labor, 1 of emergency c-section.)

Ectopic pregnancy? My condolences to you and your wife. I've lost two children to that problem. I hope all things improve.


With Tolerance For The Curve-Balls Of Life...And This Is A Big One That Flattens You...

GCom

[Hybrid2]

Are you all ok?

Congrats.
Talk about a shock.
:eek:

[Tegan]

Speaking of little people... I ran my wife to the ER last weekend (okay, we took the car; I'm not Fred Flintstone) because of abdominal pains and weird bladder behavior... and the nurses there cut a little human being out of her womb! Most people have nine months to adjust to the idea of becoming parents -- we had about 14 hours (13 of labor, 1 of emergency c-section.)

WOW! Uh, congrats? I hope they are ok.

[Blake Petit]

I've heard of that sort of thing happening before, but it's got to be a shock. Add my well-wishes to the rest of the group.

[Cam63]

Congrats RJ, and my best to the bub and missus.

...I'm sorry to read of your losses, GCom.

[the4thpip]

My god am I tired of THAT internet meme. It wasn't funny the first time, and it gets less funny with each iteration.

Nothing against you, Wil.


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1023/525523742_d5960afad2_o.jpg

[wishlish]

My secret shame: I love LOLcats. Never get tired of it.

[colleen]

Speaking of little people... I ran my wife to the ER last weekend (okay, we took the car; I'm not Fred Flintstone) because of abdominal pains and weird bladder behavior... and the nurses there cut a little human being out of her womb! Most people have nine months to adjust to the idea of becoming parents -- we had about 14 hours (13 of labor, 1 of emergency c-section.)

Sorry to break up the pun war, but you didn't want me involved. I'm an incorrigible punster who needs no incorrigement. ;)

I am so terribly sorry to hear this. Bless you all.


c

[Reverend Smooth]

RJ, are they both okay?

[Blake Petit]

My secret shame: I love LOLcats. Never get tired of it.

Me too. But I try to blame it on my girlfriend, who's a kitten afficionado.

[OzBat!]

It could be worse: it could be Cats that look like Hitler (http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/) !

[CutterMike]

Pip -

You have just given me the answer to a question that has puzzled folks on this side of the pond for years.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u224/CutterMike/BillO.jpg

All becomes clear now.

Thank you.

[RJCarter]

Hey all,

Thanks for the well wishes, and let me assure you that -- other than the normal pain of a c-section and the excessively spitting-up on baby Galvin's part -- both mother and baby are fine.

We went to the hospital not knowing what was wrong with mom. They took the test there and said she was pregnant, and our first thought was that we were in early trimesters and miscarrying.

But no -- she was full term: 7 pounds, 4 ounces. No discernible symptoms (by discernible, I mean that it's hard to notice something being skipped in a cycle that hasn't been there regularly for the past six years), and her clothes had actually been getting *baggier* and we were shopping smaller sizes.

Not that it wasn't touch and go in the delivery room. I nearly lost both of them when they decided it was time for the emergency c-section (but the doctors didn't tell us that until eleven days later, when everyone was rested and coherent.)

Meanwhile, I'm working from home and taking FMLA for the next few weeks (a two story house is hard on a post-op mom!) And I'll be buying a lot more all-ages comic books in the near future. :)

[CutterMike]

Hey all,

Thanks for the well wishes, and let me assure you that -- other than the normal pain of a c-section and the excessively spitting-up on baby Galvin's part -- both mother and baby are fine.
(...)

Hoo-hah! Congrats all around, then!

[MacQuarrie]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1023/525523742_d5960afad2_o.jpg

Um, I don't get it.

[Gail Simone]

Hey all,

Thanks for the well wishes, and let me assure you that -- other than the normal pain of a c-section and the excessively spitting-up on baby Galvin's part -- both mother and baby are fine.

We went to the hospital not knowing what was wrong with mom. They took the test there and said she was pregnant, and our first thought was that we were in early trimesters and miscarrying.

But no -- she was full term: 7 pounds, 4 ounces. No discernible symptoms (by discernible, I mean that it's hard to notice something being skipped in a cycle that hasn't been there regularly for the past six years), and her clothes had actually been getting *baggier* and we were shopping smaller sizes.

Not that it wasn't touch and go in the delivery room. I nearly lost both of them when they decided it was time for the emergency c-section (but the doctors didn't tell us that until eleven days later, when everyone was rested and coherent.)

Meanwhile, I'm working from home and taking FMLA for the next few weeks (a two story house is hard on a post-op mom!) And I'll be buying a lot more all-ages comic books in the near future. :)

Holy crap, that's good news. You had us worried!

Gail

[Tegan]

Thanks for the well wishes, and let me assure you that -- other than the normal pain of a c-section and the excessively spitting-up on baby Galvin's part -- both mother and baby are fine.

YAY! Go Go Galvin spit-up! Yay!

[DaveRothe]

YAY! Go Go Galvin spit-up! Yay!

You gotta love it when a baby shares breakfast/lunch/dinner with ya.

[Sarah Beach]

Okay, I'll have to go for the "bad" joke, RJ... sounds like the baby has "Galvin"-ized your lives.

;)

Best wishes to you all!

[DaveRothe]

Okay, I'll have to go for the "bad" joke, RJ... sounds like the baby has "Galvin"-ized your lives.

;)

Best wishes to you all!

So would that make him a little "Man of Steel"? I'll shut my pipe now...

[Reverend Smooth]

Pip -

You have just given me the answer to a question that has puzzled folks on this side of the pond for years.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u224/CutterMike/BillO.jpg

All becomes clear now.

Thank you.

That's awesome! D: <333

[RJCarter]

So would that make him a little "Man of Steel"? I'll shut my pipe now...

Oh, his first blanket is a double-sided Superman fleece throw, bought just for him. I'm breaking him in early.

Although mommy wouldn't let me get him a stuffed tiger and call it "Hobbes."

[ComicbookJeff]

RJ.

As a Dad myself, I send you the best wishes and congrats on your recent arrival.
It's an absolute thrill to share comic books and the like with your child.

Though I can honestly say that I can't imagine a more bizarre circumstance of being a new Dad.
(Good 'bizarre' because everything worked out ok.)
I am glad for your new family.

We've never met before, but I am a sucker for a happy ending.
Good job team!

[GCom]

RJ... >whew<

Congrats on the new hominid and drool-monkey! I'm a jealous man!



With Tolerance For The Good Things When They Looked Bad...

GCom

[Hybrid2]

RJ,I'm realy curious.
How did everyone reacted when you told them about your weekend?:D

[CutterMike]

RJ,I'm realy curious.
How did everyone reacted when you told them about your weekend?:D

Ditto... especially how the new grandparents took it, and how you broke the news to them (particularly if this was a first grandchild)!

[RJCarter]

Ditto... especially how the new grandparents took it, and how you broke the news to them (particularly if this was a first grandchild)!


Well, unfortunately, there are no grandparents on either side. But friends -- all of whom had seen us recently, and also didn't notice anything to make them say, "So, when are you due?" -- were stupefied. I told them I took mom to the hospital and they were going to let us take a baby home, and they were like, "You're adopting?" :eek: They've been great, though. We didn't have anything ready (and why would we?) and within two weeks we've got a house full of onesies, wipes, diapers, jammies, stuffed things, nipples, bottles and formula.

Now I begin my campaign for more all-ages comics in earnest! :) Just over a year since my initial call: http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4505

[OzBat!]

Although mommy wouldn't let me get him a stuffed tiger and call it "Hobbes."She's clearly insane, post-partum. That was the FIRST thing I did!

And congratulations to all of you!

[RJCarter]

She's clearly insane, post-partum. That was the FIRST thing I did!

And congratulations to all of you!

I thought "Galvin & Hobbes" would be cute.

I also wanted to get him a stuffed Simon and Theodore, and take his picture with them. :D

[CutterMike]

I thought "Galvin & Hobbes" would be cute.

I also wanted to get him a stuffed Simon and Theodore, and take his picture with them. :D

...So I'm guessing that SHE picked the name out...? Or did you suggest it before realizing that motherhood had driven her sense of humor out?

It tends to do that, you know. When She Who Must Be Obeyed was pregnant with ours, we were doing the whole name-picking thing. Now, my last name, Moyle, sounds like the word for the person who performs the Jewish ritual circumcision. (It was a Jewish friend's mother who nicknamed me "The Yankee Clipper", and my nym here is a takeoff of that, but I digress...) So we were trying different combinations to get something that flowed properly and I suggested that if the munchkin was a boy, then "Nicholas Richard" had the right rhythm and provided a sufficiency of nicknames and naming styles that he could use as he grew older.

She agreed that it worked well, then thought again and got THAT look. "You are NOT naming my child Nick Dick Moyle!"

Fortunately, The Spawn turned out to be another She Who Must et cetera, so the issue never came up again.

[MacQuarrie]

...So I'm guessing that SHE picked the name out...? Or did you suggest it before realizing that motherhood had driven her sense of humor out?

It tends to do that, you know. When She Who Must Be Obeyed was pregnant with ours, we were doing the whole name-picking thing. Now, my last name, Moyle, sounds like the word for the person who performs the Jewish ritual circumcision. (It was a Jewish friend's mother who nicknamed me "The Yankee Clipper", and my nym here is a takeoff of that, but I digress...) So we were trying different combinations to get something that flowed properly and I suggested that if the munchkin was a boy, then "Nicholas Richard" had the right rhythm and provided a sufficiency of nicknames and naming styles that he could use as he grew older.

She agreed that it worked well, then thought again and got THAT look. "You are NOT naming my child Nick Dick Moyle!"

Fortunately, The Spawn turned out to be another She Who Must et cetera, so the issue never came up again.
I think I love you now.

[Galkaflower]

But friends -- all of whom had seen us recently, and also didn't notice anything to make them say, "So, when are you due?" -- were stupefied.

I've always been told that you never ask a woman if she is pregnant or her age.

EVER.

If you ask a woman "when are you due" and she's not pregnant, there can be....

...
...

Consequences.

[RJCarter]

...So I'm guessing that SHE picked the name out...? Or did you suggest it before realizing that motherhood had driven her sense of humor out?


Galvin was her father's middle name -- which was his mother's maiden name. A long line of Galvin's back to County Claire in Ireland.

And she won't let me name any children. She's seen what I've done with cats. (Persephone, Antigone, Calliope... and our current Persian longhair, Shahrazad.) Although I almost had her convinced that Electra would be a pretty Greek name (cuz I wanted a daddy's girl if we'd ever had a she) but then she figured it was a name that would end up on a marquee outside a place that specialized in pole dancing, so that was out.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I've always been told that you never ask a woman if she is pregnant or her age.

EVER.

If you ask a woman "when are you due" and she's not pregnant, there can be....

...
...

Consequences.

I watched an episode of Just Shoot Me awhile back and Spade was sitting beside this large sized woman in an office. So he looks over and asks "So have you found out what your having ?"

She looked at him ...and next thing we saw was Finch (Spade being shown tossed across the room. From an angle of him yelling.

[CutterMike]

Galvin was her father's middle name -- which was his mother's maiden name. A long line of Galvin's back to County Claire in Ireland.

And she won't let me name any children. She's seen what I've done with cats. (Persephone, Antigone, Calliope... and our current Persian longhair, Shahrazad.) Although I almost had her convinced that Electra would be a pretty Greek name (cuz I wanted a daddy's girl if we'd ever had a she) but then she figured it was a name that would end up on a marquee outside a place that specialized in pole dancing, so that was out.

Well, we ended up with a Guinevere, so neither of US are exactly normal. (Lots of Heathers and Jasmines in 1980; not many Guineveres.)

[Hybrid2]

I watched an episode of Just Shoot Me awhile back and Spade was sitting beside this large sized woman in an office. So he looks over and asks "So have you found out what your having ?"

She looked at him ...and next thing we saw was Finch (Spade being shown tossed across the room. From an angle of him yelling.

I remember a show,that i cant remember the name ,with Hellen Hunt.
The guy asked the question,to someone.who go realy mad.he tried to apologize later.Turn out she was a he.

it's...hard to say sometime.

[TomStillwell]

Danny started a Unscrewed! causes page on Facebook.

http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/34582

Please join up to support the cause. There is power in numbers.

[Tobias March]

Done and done.

[beetlebum]

Hey all,

Thanks for the well wishes, and let me assure you that -- other than the normal pain of a c-section and the excessively spitting-up on baby Galvin's part -- both mother and baby are fine.

We went to the hospital not knowing what was wrong with mom. They took the test there and said she was pregnant, and our first thought was that we were in early trimesters and miscarrying.

But no -- she was full term: 7 pounds, 4 ounces. No discernible symptoms (by discernible, I mean that it's hard to notice something being skipped in a cycle that hasn't been there regularly for the past six years), and her clothes had actually been getting *baggier* and we were shopping smaller sizes.

Not that it wasn't touch and go in the delivery room. I nearly lost both of them when they decided it was time for the emergency c-section (but the doctors didn't tell us that until eleven days later, when everyone was rested and coherent.)

Meanwhile, I'm working from home and taking FMLA for the next few weeks (a two story house is hard on a post-op mom!) And I'll be buying a lot more all-ages comic books in the near future.

RJ, I saw this and I've been meaning to comment for a while. I'm sorry you had to go through this. But just remember, Se non uccide fortifica, what doesn't kill you fortifies you. We all have to go through the refining fires of life in order to be perfected, and moments of difficulty is where we find out who we really are. I'll say a prayer to St.Luke (Saint of Doctors) and St.Rita (Saint of healing wounds). At least your wife is okay and now you have two more loved ones.

Sadly, in most cases, tragedy befalls and engulfs those whom the fates have deemed unlucky. God be with them, and with you.

To cheer you up: Just Another by Pete Yorn. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCKN29_GfIE)

It's one of my favourite songs. It's about how no matter what you go through, you're still the same person at heart. It was written for a famous person, but it can apply to a normal woman as well. Or in your case, someone with Olympian like inner strength ; worthy of a super hero. : )

http://www.mommiesnbabies.com/forums/images/smilies/pat.gifhttp://www.mommiesnbabies.com/forums/images/smilies/TTCbed.gif
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[wishlish]

Galvin was her father's middle name -- which was his mother's maiden name. A long line of Galvin's back to County Claire in Ireland.

And she won't let me name any children. She's seen what I've done with cats. (Persephone, Antigone, Calliope... and our current Persian longhair, Shahrazad.) Although I almost had her convinced that Electra would be a pretty Greek name (cuz I wanted a daddy's girl if we'd ever had a she) but then she figured it was a name that would end up on a marquee outside a place that specialized in pole dancing, so that was out.

My wife still looks at me funny because, after I finished Lone Wolf and Cub, I wanted to name our first boy child Daigoro. I'm not even sure if she wantes to have kids with me...

[NatGertler]

Guys -- none of us are ever allowed to name our kids.

Which is why my wee lass, whom we just drove home from Disneyland where we were celebrating her third birthday, is not named Eponymous Danger Gertler.

[CutterMike]

Guys -- none of us are ever allowed to name our kids.

Which is why my wee lass, whom we just drove home from Disneyland where we were celebrating her third birthday, is not named Eponymous Danger Gertler.

Actually, I was the one who came up with Guinevere but, as I said, we're not normal.

[DarrenCawsey]

Guys -- none of us are ever allowed to name our kids.

Which is why my wee lass, whom we just drove home from Disneyland where we were celebrating her third birthday, is not named Eponymous Danger Gertler.

I'm still having an uphill battle convincing my fiancée that Veruca is a lovely name for a girl.

I keep trying to tell her she's lucky I'm not my friend Dave. He's convinced that he is going to name his first son Megasaur, he just has to find the right open minded woman.


---------------------

[Danny Donovan]

First of all, RJ congrats on the new child. Galvin is a wonderful name, when he gets older tell him he was named after Lord Galvatron, scourge of the universe.

it'll make for some awesome family tree projects.

Thanks to Tony for mentioning the unscrewed! facebook thing!

been so busy lately I haven't had time to post!

[The Zapper]

I'm not even sure if she wantes to have kids with me...
Well, she's not alone. I'm not sure I want to have kids with you either.

[MacQuarrie]

Guys -- none of us are ever allowed to name our kids.

Which is why my wee lass, whom we just drove home from Disneyland where we were celebrating her third birthday, is not named Eponymous Danger Gertler.

That's why my kids arent named Vladimir Pitney, Grendel Caliban, and Pysoxyl Forthescan.

[OzBat!]

My daughter is Brooke, because it was a nice name that we could both agree on, but her middle name is Elizabeth, as it's a wife's family tradition thats been carried on for generations. It was actually easy to accept that, 'cause it gave me leeway for when the boy arrived three years later.

He's Ashley James (Ash "groooooovy!" for short, although being born the year the pokemon craze began confuses people, especially with Ash being a little pokemaniac himself, and James for my Dad).

I really, really wanted to work Grimlock or Sideswipe in there somewhere, but that brought on all sorts of threats to various parts of my personage, so I exercised the better part of valour and retreated on that one.

[Reverend Smooth]

I watched an episode of Just Shoot Me awhile back and Spade was sitting beside this large sized woman in an office. So he looks over and asks "So have you found out what your having ?"

She looked at him ...and next thing we saw was Finch (Spade being shown tossed across the room. From an angle of him yelling.IE: "Your ass on a plate."

[the4thpip]

I've always been told that you never ask a woman if she is pregnant or her age.

EVER.

If you ask a woman "when are you due" and she's not pregnant, there can be....

...
...

Consequences.

A friends husband works as a fitness instructor and told a woman once that she should not be taking a spinning class "in her state."

She wasn't pregnant, either.

[TonyIsabella]

First things first...

Best wishes to RJ and his growing family!

As for naming kids...

I wanted to name my son Jerome Joseph after the creators of Superman.

I wanted to name my daughter Ariel.

Didn't happen.

Tony

[Galkaflower]

A friends husband works as a fitness instructor and told a woman once that she should not be taking a spinning class "in her state."

She wasn't pregnant, either.

Does he still live?

Or walk with a limp?

[CutterMike]

First things first...

Best wishes to RJ and his growing family!

As for naming kids...

I wanted to name my son Jerome Joseph after the creators of Superman.

I wanted to name my daughter Ariel.

Didn't happen.

Tony

Well of course not, Tony.

Because Joseph Jerome Isabella flows better than Jerome Joseph Isabella . You can't put two strong syllables together like that.

(Now, "Jerome Josephus" moves the stress one syllable to the right to soften it a bit... But I suspect that the missus wouldn't have gone for that one, either! :) )

[Coppervale Studio]

First things first...

Best wishes to RJ and his growing family!

As for naming kids...

I wanted to name my son Jerome Joseph after the creators of Superman.

I wanted to name my daughter Ariel.

Didn't happen.

Tony

I planned on naming my son Spartacus, but my wife balked.

We compromised with Nathaniel (after Nathaniel Branden) Francis (after Frank Millet) Lachlan (after Lachlan Murdoch) Owen.

We call him Bug.

[CutterMike]

I planned on naming my son Spartacus, but my wife balked.

We compromised with Nathaniel (after Nathaniel Branden) Francis (after Frank Millet) Lachlan (after Lachlan Murdoch) Owen.

We call him Bug.

She let you get away with N.F.L. Owen...?

DAMN, you're good!

[Jamie Coville]

My father wanted to name me Waylon, after his then favorite singer Waylon Jennings.

My Mom said no.

It took him 6 weeks to come up with a new name for me.

[rummblestrips]

I'm named after my two grandmothers
Johanna and Elenore
So, I COULD have been Johanna Elenore
but they just shortened it to Joanne Ellen
Kinda like the European version better though, more romantic sounding.

[KevinTBrown]

All I know is that I am VERY glad my mother put her foot down and said NO to naming me after my father.

[Crowley]

Unscrewed (specifically Tom Stillwell) have been helping me with a new problem.

More details in the next few weeks.

[Sarah Beach]

All I know is that I am VERY glad my mother put her foot down and said NO to naming me after my father.

You say that and then leave us dangling?

What, pray tell, was your father's name?

Or was it just the prospect of being "Junior"?



Me... There are Sarahs on both sides of my family tree, but most recently my mother's paternal grandmother (I think), and my middle name, Lucy, for my great-aunt (my dad's aunt).

If I had kids.... I'd probably want to go with Celtic/Gaelic forms of names. I always liked Catriona, for instance.

[Danny Donovan]

Hey in case anyone is of the joining mood, there are two, count them two presences for The REAL Green Lama (done by our own demonic art bastard Jim Ritchey, III)

First off The Man Of Strength on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6167253354&ref=nf

and secondly, The Green Lama rises on Myspace.

http://www.myspace.com/greenlamalives

I now return you to your non promotional things! ^_^

Also, Captain Snuffalupagus is the perfect name for any kid.

[Wil Radcliffe]

I remember reading about the Green Lama many moons ago in an article in the Comics Price Guide. I felt then that he was a forgotten gem. Great job bringing him back!



Hey in case anyone is of the joining mood, there are two, count them two presences for The REAL Green Lama (done by our own demonic art bastard Jim Ritchey, III)

First off The Man Of Strength on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6167253354&ref=nf

and secondly, The Green Lama rises on Myspace.

http://www.myspace.com/greenlamalives

I now return you to your non promotional things! ^_^

Also, Captain Snuffalupagus is the perfect name for any kid.

[Darediva]

No news on the Olney front? Can't believe this slipped this far down page 2! Which is actually good, IMHO.

[MacQuarrie]

Nope. Reacharound Rick has gone silent for a really long time. Or at least he's staying under the radar.

Meanwhile, UNSCREWED is about to cut a check for an Olney Orphan who e-mailed me today. The work continues, even if we don't have Rick to kick around.

[Darediva]

Nope. Reacharound Rick has gone silent for a really long time. Or at least he's staying under the radar.

Meanwhile, UNSCREWED is about to cut a check for an Olney Orphan who e-mailed me today. The work continues, even if we don't have Rick to kick around.

Now that's the kind of stuff I like to hear! UNSCREWED! rocks!

[DocAbsurd]

Trust me, he's under the radar. Think of him as 'gone into remission'.

[Reverend Smooth]

Cancer comes back, though.

[singoalla]

Cancer comes back, though.

Like dog turds, you wipe and wipe but the smell stays. :evilsmile

[THEDOC]

Like dog turds, you wipe and wipe but the smell stays. :evilsmile

I think that is offensive to dog turds to compare them with RO.

[JamesRitcheyIII]

I remember reading about the Green Lama many moons ago in an article in the Comics Price Guide. I felt then that he was a forgotten gem. Great job bringing him back!

Thanks, Wil! I've been fascinated with the Green Lama since I was a kid, and saw him on the cover of Steranko's History of Comics. I've just completed a long, rambling diatribe of an editorial for the first issue, describing my direction with the 'reincarnation/reboot', and what I'm calling the 'AC/Spark Universe', which owes as much to Madame Blavatsky, Joseph Campbell and PKD as it does to GL creator Kendall Foster Crossen. They're printing the first issue--like--NOW! There will be a limited run coming out this week, and then it's in Previews for March 5th--announced last week.

I've generally felt the need to stay away from this thread, as I'm not a vengeful or spiteful person--I generally 'blow up', and it's over. I mean, I'll warn anybody about Olney that I can, forever, but I'm not good at malignant anger--all that this was really stirring up in me after a while was negativity. Some here know what Olney did to me, with the Green Lama--specifically, and how he's the main cause of it being delayed for so long. All I can say is: SUCK ON THIS, OLNEY.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/jamesritcheyiii/GLBCORRECTED.gif

It will be posted with apropriate linkage all over the interwebz this week!

[Gail Simone]

Thanks, Wil! I've been fascinated with the Green Lama since I was a kid, and saw him on the cover of Steranko's History of Comics. I've just completed a long, rambling diatribe of an editorial for the first issue, describing my direction with the 'reincarnation/reboot', and what I'm calling the 'AC/Spark Universe', which owes as much to Madame Blavatsky, Joseph Campbell and PKD as it does to GL creator Kendall Foster Crossen. They're printing the first issue--like--NOW! There will be a limited run coming out this week, and then it's in Previews for March 5th--announced last week.

I've generally felt the need to stay away from this thread, as I'm not a vengeful or spiteful person--I generally 'blow up', and it's over. I mean, I'll warn anybody about Olney that I can, forever, but I'm not good at malignant anger--all that this was really stirring up in me after a while was negativity. Some here know what Olney did to me, with the Green Lama--specifically, and how he's the main cause of it being delayed for so long. All I can say is: SUCK ON THIS, OLNEY.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/jamesritcheyiii/GLBCORRECTED.gif

It will be posted with apropriate linkage all over the interwebz this week!

Wow, James...can you give us the short version of what Rick did that delayed the book? I'm curious now!

And I have to say, I get that the negativity can bring a person down, but I still have to say that I find so much of this thread to be ridiculously positive and hopeful, and so many good things have come from it, that I'll defend it to the end of my days, warts and all.

Gail

[JamesRitcheyIII]

Wow, James...can you give us the short version of what Rick did that delayed the book? I'm curious now!

Well, kinda short version, that I described around Jan./Feb.. Around October 2005, Bill Black was having doubts about putting this out. I'd just come down with what I was to find out later was a more severe form of MS (which I've likely always had), and the last eight pages of pencils had literally taken me 4 months, and the inker was being both 'inconsistent (I averaged four hours a page fixing things to tolerability)' and delaying me even more. I've never missed a deadline while being paid, and Bill kept saying "Take your time", but it is all 'Spec (until the new cover I did two weeks ago)'. This is all besides the fact that my stuff is more 'Miller/Moore/Morrison', 'Thriller-ish' and more character-driven than what Bill normally puts out. Not that he didn't love the script--he just didn't think of it as a comics script, in the framework he's used to.

Anyway, I mentioned this offhand at MMC, and Rick pipes up "I'll publish it." I was beginning to sour on the idea that Olney was in any way competent, smart or sane after a few months of arguing with the man, so I sent him a long, private immediate email saying, essentially and politely--"No, You won't--and don't bring it up, again.". I'll shorten the rest--Rick proceeds to spend a month, behind my back, on several other forums--telling Femforce and Golden Age fans that he's gonna publish it. I was warned by pals in Th' GA community that he was pulling this shit--too late. If anyone thinks I've been crude towards Rick, here, all I can say is that I WISH I'd saved that last PM I sent him.
This got back to AC, and I came off as some sort of louse. I cleared it up, but Bill basically put a hold on things, he said, mainly due to sales. Bill has apparently had problems with Olney since, which might have alleviated any lingering doubt about my bein' duplicitous.


And I have to say, I get that the negativity can bring a person down, but I still have to say that I find so much of this thread to be ridiculously positive and hopeful, and so many good things have come from it, that I'll defend it to the end of my days, warts and all.

Gail

I agree--much good and much humor has resulted from this thread. Don't you know by now, though? When I talk about ME, I'm talkin' about ME! :D
I found myself dwelling too much on the past and not letting go of anger--as a result, not focusing positively on the future, and being constructive about what I really wanna do--write and draw comic books. If I had a nickel fer every louse who's screwed me over or robbed me, I'd be in the Fortune 500, and competing with Marvel AND New Line Cinema--and if I'd just gotten to work after being screwed by someone, instead of giving up out of pure anguish, I'd be a little farther along, career-wise. My bad habit--not this thread's.

[bjacks]

In January I sent out a survey via myspace asking one simple question with no preface.

"What do you know about Rick Olney?"

I received dozens of replies. Some humorous, some downright scary.

Here's one I finally received permission to re-post. This happened back in the Summer of 2003.
No money owed but... In 2003 I wrote reviews and did interviews for Slushfactory.com and site owner Brian Jacks. Rick Olney tried recruiting me to write for him, even going so far as to offer me money to do so. At the time I was both happy at Slushfactory and doing my own thang building a website, so I had no interest in working for Olney. I had no idea that had I he'd never have paid. So, he started posting at
Slushfactory's forums that Brian Jacks, whom he called Jack because he
apparently does not understand the difference between first and last
names, must eat watermelon because he is black and shit like that. Brian
warned him.

Then Rick Olney sent me a number of private messages, that
Brian read (as site administator) that seemed to show that Olney had hired
me and that I was leaving Slush. All not the least bit true. Olney then
was banned for another forum indiscretion and then turned to writing me
dozens of letters how the he thinks Jack was wrong, and that Olney is a
pariah undeservedly. Then when there was a lull in my activity at
Slushfactory (then afterwards UGO.com) because I was working on a number
of long term works and posting articles at two sites Brian let me go
saying Slush was moving on and that I could work for Olney. He likely did
not believe it since it never thereafter happened but Olney poisoned that
well.

When I started my site Olney wrote me asking me what was going on and
why did I not get his permission to start my own site and why didn't I
tell him before hand... then began posting politically charged posts at
my forums which all ended up being deleted, and him being
banned.

Olney is likely bipolar and needs help. But it won't come from me.

I did read the thread but I try not to post in too many places, and least
of all in a thread involving Olney since he still, likely knows my email
address.Wowza, I know I'm totally late to this game (I stumbled onto this thread through google), but holy cow, I had no idea I was part of such drama! I have absolutely no memory of any of this. The name Rick Olney doesn't even ring a bell for me. Would love to know who wrote the above though, cause it's all a big blank for me. Comicwebsite warz circa '03 sounds like quite the battlefield!

[Danny Donovan]

I agree--much good and much humor has resulted from this thread. Don't you know by now, though? When I talk about ME, I'm talkin' about ME! :D

I'll vouch for that. He is a meglomaniacal bastard. In the best possible meaning of course.... :p

We also have a web ad going all over the place...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jGj1kaNNusY

Give a hoot! Buy a book! :p

[Reverend Smooth]

Yay lama. :3

[Gail Simone]

Wowza, I know I'm totally late to this game (I stumbled onto this thread through google), but holy cow, I had no idea I was part of such drama! I have absolutely no memory of any of this. The name Rick Olney doesn't even ring a bell for me. Would love to know who wrote the above though, cause it's all a big blank for me. Comicwebsite warz circa '03 sounds like quite the battlefield!

Hey, Brian, welcome!

I miss Slushfactory. I really liked the vibe that you created there.

Gail

[Gail Simone]

Well, kinda short version, that I described around Jan./Feb.. Around October 2005, Bill Black was having doubts about putting this out. I'd just come down with what I was to find out later was a more severe form of MS (which I've likely always had), and the last eight pages of pencils had literally taken me 4 months, and the inker was being both 'inconsistent (I averaged four hours a page fixing things to tolerability)' and delaying me even more. I've never missed a deadline while being paid, and Bill kept saying "Take your time", but it is all 'Spec (until the new cover I did two weeks ago)'. This is all besides the fact that my stuff is more 'Miller/Moore/Morrison', 'Thriller-ish' and more character-driven than what Bill normally puts out. Not that he didn't love the script--he just didn't think of it as a comics script, in the framework he's used to.

Anyway, I mentioned this offhand at MMC, and Rick pipes up "I'll publish it." I was beginning to sour on the idea that Olney was in any way competent, smart or sane after a few months of arguing with the man, so I sent him a long, private immediate email saying, essentially and politely--"No, You won't--and don't bring it up, again.". I'll shorten the rest--Rick proceeds to spend a month, behind my back, on several other forums--telling Femforce and Golden Age fans that he's gonna publish it. I was warned by pals in Th' GA community that he was pulling this shit--too late. If anyone thinks I've been crude towards Rick, here, all I can say is that I WISH I'd saved that last PM I sent him.
This got back to AC, and I came off as some sort of louse. I cleared it up, but Bill basically put a hold on things, he said, mainly due to sales. Bill has apparently had problems with Olney since, which might have alleviated any lingering doubt about my bein' duplicitous.



I agree--much good and much humor has resulted from this thread. Don't you know by now, though? When I talk about ME, I'm talkin' about ME! :D
I found myself dwelling too much on the past and not letting go of anger--as a result, not focusing positively on the future, and being constructive about what I really wanna do--write and draw comic books. If I had a nickel fer every louse who's screwed me over or robbed me, I'd be in the Fortune 500, and competing with Marvel AND New Line Cinema--and if I'd just gotten to work after being screwed by someone, instead of giving up out of pure anguish, I'd be a little farther along, career-wise. My bad habit--not this thread's.


Wow.

That sounds like classic Olney, with that need to insert himself where he isn't wanted, then lashing out when people destroy the illusion.

Thanks for posting it, and also, I hope the book is a big success!

Gail

[JamesRitcheyIII]

I'll vouch for that. He is a megalomaniacal<sp> bastard. In the best possible meaning of course.... :p

We also have a web ad going all over the place...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jGj1kaNNusY

Give a hoot! Buy a book! :p

Hey--only those who live in a constant state of self-doubt are perfectionists!

One thing with the ad...it's 'remember who you really are', btw, not 'remember who you really were'. He wasn't The Green Lama--he was, is and always will be The Green Lama. No matter what face he has, he's always The Green Man. Both you and Loki have gotten that wrong, in different ways. :P

I almost sent Olney a link to GL 1 (on sale--NOW!--'bout to load it in my signature) last night, out of pure spite, but really didn't want to hear back from the sonuvabitch, and have my transitory, minor success-buzz harshed.:D

[JamesRitcheyIII]

Wow.

That sounds like classic Olney, with that need to insert himself where he isn't wanted, then lashing out when people destroy the illusion.

Thanks for posting it, and also, I hope the book is a big success!

Gail

Thanks, Gail! I'm hopeful that maybe someone will read it, and realize I can tell good stories. The art on the second issue will be much prettier--Former Marvel embellisher Mark Stegbauer is inking.

While I knew that he was bugnuts--I hadn't seen anything like an NDA, and actually offered him either Dark Vs. Light, or Team Defiant!, two of my original properties instead (DvL actually has a similar but potentially more marketable horror/fantasy premise than GL--and I've been through four low-end publisher wannabes on that one)--these are my real 'children', to quote Brian Wilson about his songs--but he was monomaniacal. Looking back, his obvious madness did me a HUGE favor, and I never signed anything.

As far as that 'lashing out' goes--when I pointed out what a completely underhanded psycho he was being by doing this 'web-blitz', VERY impolitely, his simple, immediate reaction was "I will sue you into the poorhouse, if you ever discuss anything said here with anyone.". Still remember that, verbatim.

I warned everybody I talked to who was thinking about working with him, before I heard any of the shit I've read here. I'd dealt with total, ego-wanking, broke-ass publisher wannabes a dozen times, but I knew he would end up the worst.

[Danny Donovan]

Hey--only those who live in a constant state of self-doubt are perfectionists!

One thing with the ad...it's 'remember who you really are', btw, not 'remember who you really were'. He wasn't The Green Lama--he was, is and always will be The Green Lama. No matter what face he has, he's always The Green Man. Both you and Loki have gotten that wrong, in different ways. :P

I almost sent Olney a link to GL 1 (on sale--NOW!--'bout to load it in my signature) last night, out of pure spite, but really didn't want to hear back from the sonuvabitch, and have my transitory, minor success-buzz harshed.:D


We can have that fixed before March. Dude you should have seen it BEFORE I made the first pass... I got that whole phrase wrong.

You won't hear back from Rick I can gaurentee it. :p

[TonyIsabella]

Just popping in to wish everyone here a happy Thanksgiving.

Tony Isabella
counting down to Mid-Ohio-Con

[Blake Petit]

And to you, sir!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/media/621/JSA_Turkey_Av.jpg

[TomStillwell]

And to you, sir!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/media/621/JSA_Turkey_Av.jpg

Now we know where Ray Palmer is! He's under the turkey! Power Girl crushed The Atom with a turkey! Underhanded!!!

[THEDOC]

Now we know where Ray Palmer is! He's under the turkey! Power Girl crushed The Atom with a turkey! Underhanded!!!

Great, now I don't have to buy anymore "Search for Ray Palmer"


While I knew that he was bugnuts--I hadn't seen anything like an NDA, and actually offered him either Dark Vs. Light, or Team Defiant!, two of my original properties instead (DvL actually has a similar but potentially more marketable horror/fantasy premise than GL--and I've been through four low-end publisher wannabes on that one)--these are my real 'children', to quote Brian Wilson about his songs--but he was monomaniacal. Looking back, his obvious madness did me a HUGE favor, and I never signed anything.

So what is going on with those properties??

[JamesRitcheyIII]

Just popping in to wish everyone here a happy Thanksgiving.

Tony Isabella
counting down to Mid-Ohio-Con

Happy Thanksgiving to you and everyone, you artistically influential son of a gun!




So what is going on with those properties (DvL and TD!)??

All of my 'Conspiracyverse' characters need a centralized home, and I've just been waiting for a place where I could do Dreadnaut (Space Ghost -meets-X-Files), and those two (the latter a Team--obviously) in an 'imprint, and one new and flexible enough to handle an 'Early Marvel-meets-David Lynch' type environment, even odder than the Spark Universe/GL ideas. I have half a dozen friends who would help tackle my characters, if I just had a go-ahead, and HOPE for money. Wishful thinking, maybe. I shopped TD! to Dark Horse and Oni in 2003, the first issue, Zombie Nazis From Outer Space, but it was too--i don't even know, for Dark Horse, and not cartoony enough for Oni. Shame--with Chad Porter doing his best, straight 'Early Roy Thomas Avengers' writing over my twisted plot and pencils and my very EC Comics-inspired friend Dave Newton on inks, I thought it would have some sort of 'cult' draw. I mean, c'mon! Undead Nazis--with Jetpacks--??? It's gathering dust, as I thought Chad might try to shop it, and I'm really not good at taking capricious criticism.

Why do ALL these comics fans come to my artists' alley table, hear these ideas, see the art, and ask "When will this be out? I must have it!", while I can't get arrested by mainstream editors, who say "It'll never sell."--? Whinwhinewhine...

DvL and Dreadnaut are all me. DvL could be the next Crow-meets-Sandman, commercially, and it's a shared delusion, among those who have heard the entire premise--or read my rather involved series synopsis, which makes Grant Morrison seem like someone on medication. Mark Stegbauer, before Lama came up, was going to start a web-strip of DvL with me, but it's postponed so we can work on the second issue of GL together. There's a first issue of DvL done, but I want to start over. Bob Burden owns the original art for the only sixteen pager of Dreadnaut, solo, and few other stories and completed artworks featuring these characters were stolen after another friend who was storing them for me died from Diabetes-related problems, and his family swooped in on his stuff--probably thrown away, but I'd start it all over anyway--there were some good premises and plots there.

That's pretty much it--on hold, until I can get some notice, and some clout.

[Gail Simone]

Presented without comment...

http://healthy-christian.blogspot.com/2007/11/hengenji.html

[OzBat!]

bwahhhh-hahahahaahaaa!

[Cam63]

Presented without comment...

http://healthy-christian.blogspot.com/2007/11/hengenji.html

So, that's why Rick's hats don't fit him anymore !

[rummblestrips]

So, that's why Rick's hats don't fit him anymore !

ooohh
that was painful

[THEDOC]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and everyone, you artistically influential son of a gun!




All of my 'Conspiracyverse' characters need a centralized home, and I've just been waiting for a place where I could do Dreadnaut (Space Ghost -meets-X-Files), and those two (the latter a Team--obviously) in an 'imprint, and one new and flexible enough to handle an 'Early Marvel-meets-David Lynch' type environment, even odder than the Spark Universe/GL ideas. I have half a dozen friends who would help tackle my characters, if I just had a go-ahead, and HOPE for money. Wishful thinking, maybe. I shopped TD! to Dark Horse and Oni in 2003, the first issue, Zombie Nazis From Outer Space, but it was too--i don't even know, for Dark Horse, and not cartoony enough for Oni. Shame--with Chad Porter doing his best, straight 'Early Roy Thomas Avengers' writing over my twisted plot and pencils and my very EC Comics-inspired friend Dave Newton on inks, I thought it would have some sort of 'cult' draw. I mean, c'mon! Undead Nazis--with Jetpacks--??? It's gathering dust, as I thought Chad might try to shop it, and I'm really not good at taking capricious criticism.

Why do ALL these comics fans come to my artists' alley table, hear these ideas, see the art, and ask "When will this be out? I must have it!", while I can't get arrested by mainstream editors, who say "It'll never sell."--? Whinwhinewhine...

DvL and Dreadnaut are all me. DvL could be the next Crow-meets-Sandman, commercially, and it's a shared delusion, among those who have heard the entire premise--or read my rather involved series synopsis, which makes Grant Morrison seem like someone on medication. Mark Stegbauer, before Lama came up, was going to start a web-strip of DvL with me, but it's postponed so we can work on the second issue of GL together. There's a first issue of DvL done, but I want to start over. Bob Burden owns the original art for the only sixteen pager of Dreadnaut, solo, and few other stories and completed artworks featuring these characters were stolen after another friend who was storing them for me died from Diabetes-related problems, and his family swooped in on his stuff--probably thrown away, but I'd start it all over anyway--there were some good premises and plots there.

That's pretty much it--on hold, until I can get some notice, and some clout.

Well James, I am preparing to go non-profit with IF, in fact I am putting in the paperwork this weekend, so I am hoping once that is done IF would be in a position to help folks like you get your dream to reality. I will send you an e-mail this weekend with what we hope to do. Unlike RO I do plan to keep my word.

[Cam63]

Now we know where Ray Palmer is! He's under the turkey! Power Girl crushed The Atom with a turkey! Underhanded!!!

More like underplated.

[Cam63]

ooohh
that was painful

Changing the world one bad pun at a time.

[bluecove]

You won't hear back from Rick I can gaurentee it. :p

Can you or someone else who knows tell us why?

Is Rick's absence temporary? Or permanent? Has his computer been taken? Has he been punished in some way? Has someone actually collected on a lawsuit? Did the Attorney General's office yank his chain?

--Sara

[JamesRitcheyIII]

Well James, I am preparing to go non-profit with IF, in fact I am putting in the paperwork this weekend, so I am hoping once that is done IF would be in a position to help folks like you get your dream to reality. I will send you an e-mail this weekend with what we hope to do. Unlike RO I do plan to keep my word.

Hmmm--if i could pick someone who has all of the attributes to make them unequivocally The Anti-Olney, I wonder who that would be? Erik Larsen? 75&#37;. Bill Black? Close--I'll give him a 95%. A certain Lance Boucher, forming his own imprint? DINGDINGDINGDING!!! :D

Man--Team Defiant! just needs to be relettered. I'll send you a disk or a link to a PDF, when I have more time. i think it would do well 'straight out of the box', and DvL just doesn't have anything I'd show, and I won't be able to start for two months.






Can you or someone else who knows tell us why?

Is Rick's absence temporary? Or permanent? Has his computer been taken? Has he been punished in some way? Has someone actually collected on a lawsuit? Did the Attorney General's office yank his chain?

--Sara

Maybe--no internet in the Van of Justice? Our boy certainly isn't big on details--like technical things--or at least faking that he doesn't believe other humans are meat-robots sent to make his life difficult. He COULD BE homeless.

Most of our mentally ill end up on the street--it would be bad--I've met homeless people who have a lot more going for them upstairs than Rick.

[wishlish]

Rick Olney slinging penis enlargement pills on a site with the tag line, "Improve the quality of your thought and build better relationships with Christian psychological principals."

And it isn't even Christmas yet!

[JamesRitcheyIII]

Rick Olney slinging penis enlargement pills on a site with the tag line, "Improve the quality of your thought and build better relationships with Christian psychological principals."

And it isn't even Christmas yet!


I see no conflict or irony--he's 'preaching to the Choir'--of 10&#37; of those who would read such a page. What Far-Right-Wing, 'Christian' Male (like Olney) doesn't want to be able to kill someone with their penis--since we all know Conservative Republicans have vestigially tiny genitalia--resulting in the abject terror of any mention of sex, and the promotion of violence to solve every problem? :D

How come, between our two posts, I have the theme to Midnight Cowboy stuck in my head?

[THEDOC]

Hmmm--if i could pick someone who has all of the attributes to make them unequivocally The Anti-Olney, I wonder who that would be? Erik Larsen? 75%. Bill Black? Close--I'll give him a 95%. A certain Lance Boucher, forming his own imprint? DINGDINGDINGDING!!! :D

Man--Team Defiant! just needs to be relettered. I'll send you a disk or a link to a PDF, when I have more time. i think it would do well 'straight out of the box', and DvL just doesn't have anything I'd show, and I won't be able to start for two months.

Wow, the Anti-Olney, does that mean my positive outlook universe will start swallowing up his corrupt-ridden excuse of broken promises.
What I am doing will be taking some time (not alot) as this is new ground I am breaking but I see 2008 the year we send RO to the Smackdown Hotel.

[Tegan]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/books/27simo.html

Congrats Gail! I would say Olney is choking on this article, but I bet he isn't high class enough to read the Times.

[Cam63]

Rick Olney slinging penis enlargement pills on a site with the tag line, "Improve the quality of your thought and build better relationships with Christian psychological principals."

And it isn't even Christmas yet!

I can see a great independant movie based on that spin wowin' 'em at Sundance.

[Cam63]

Can you or someone else who knows tell us why?

Is Rick's absence temporary? Or permanent? Has his computer been taken? Has he been punished in some way? Has someone actually collected on a lawsuit? Did the Attorney General's office yank his chain?

--Sara

Maybe he's finally learned when he don't say so much shit, he don't get the nasty law people onto him so much.

[Cam63]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/books/27simo.html

Congrats Gail! I would say Olney is choking on this article, but I bet he isn't high class enough to read the Times.

If he has a parrot, it may read it to him.

[THEDOC]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/books/27simo.html


Hurray for our side. Congrats Gail!!!:cool:

[Danny Donovan]

congrats Gail!

[Gail Simone]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/books/27simo.html

Congrats Gail! I would say Olney is choking on this article, but I bet he isn't high class enough to read the Times.

It's because I'm a token!

Gail

[OzBat!]

A Tamryn Token! Collect 100 and redeem them for a free haircut!

[Cam63]

How many to get the rest of the hairs cut ?

[sunshinegirl]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/books/27simo.html

Congrats Gail! I would say Olney is choking on this article, but I bet he isn't high class enough to read the Times.

oh! yay!

...

[RJCarter]

I think I've figured out why, while being done over by Olney, I didn't carry the agony or feel it as sharply as others.

At the same time I was planning a series with Olney, I was writing for (ostensibly) payment for a guy who bought AnotherUniverse.com. :) I wonder if he's still wearing an orange jumpsuit for the FBI.

[RJCarter]

Sunshinegirl: OMG... I should have filed for a patent years ago! I just read your tag links, and it brought to mind an old high school joke I told. "I love to read the logo on my girlfriend's t-shirt." "Why, what's it say?" "I have no idea. It's in Braille."

Dammit dammit dammit... :)

[sunshinegirl]

Sunshinegirl: OMG... I should have filed for a patent years ago! I just read your tag links, and it brought to mind an old high school joke I told. "I love to read the logo on my girlfriend's t-shirt." "Why, what's it say?" "I have no idea. It's in Braille."

Dammit dammit dammit... :)

shoulda woulda coulda!

actually, the whole thing is DAREDIVA's. her shirts/products are super duper awesome. almost as awesome as her! i just put a link in my sig to help promote her awesomeness.

..but,yea, you should've gotten that whole braille t-shirt thing patented!

the shirt i have says, "reading is fun"

:D

[rummblestrips]

Congrats Gail!
A really nice article about a really nice woman!

[TomStillwell]

I talked to Richard Sullivan this weekend at Mid-Ohio con. He was an old associate of Olney who realized the what a scum Rick was and parted ways.

Richard related this great story:

You guys remember that Freedom 3 cover of Osama Bin Laden being punched out? Rick sent that to Bill O'Reilly and totally expected it to get him a spot on the O'Reilly Factor.

He kepts calling Richard and wondering why O'Reilly's people hadn't contacted him yet. Keep in mind that they didn't send a comic or even have a comic to go with the cover.

Typical Rick. No, don't actually make a comic and try to promote it based on merit. No, instead try to use what he considered sensationlism to get himself on television with nothing more than vapor to present.

[Sarah Beach]

I talked to Richard Sullivan this weekend at Mid-Ohio con. He was an old associate of Olney who realized the what a scum Rick was and parted ways.

Richard related this great story:

You guys remember that Freedom 3 cover of Osama Bin Laden being punched out? Rick sent that to Bill O'Reilly and totally expected it to get him a spot on the O'Reilly Factor.

He kepts calling Richard and wondering why O'Reilly's people hadn't contacted him yet. Keep in mind that they didn't send a comic or even have a comic to go with the cover.

Typical Rick. No, don't actually make a comic and try to promote it based on merit. No, instead try to use what he considered sensationlism to get himself on television with nothing more than vapor to present.

Oh, good grief! It's one thing to do that kind of vapor-ware pimping on the internet, where I think a lot of people take such announcements with a grain of salt. But to try and do it for broadcast, with no actual book in hand to follow up the cover hype?

Revelations like this regarding the paramecium still manage to boggle me.

[Sarah Beach]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/books/27simo.html

Congrats Gail! I would say Olney is choking on this article, but I bet he isn't high class enough to read the Times.

Congrats indeed, Gail! Nice coverage.

And lovely picture too!

Long may you reign on Wonder Woman!

[Comcman]

Hey! There is something on my invoice for books shipping next week called Overman (http://www.theovermancomic.com/). Anybody know anything about it? For some reason it is making me think of t-shirts.


Hmmmmm.......



An orphan makes good.

[sunshinegirl]

Hey! There is something on my invoice for books shipping next week called Overman (http://www.theovermancomic.com/). Anybody know anything about it? For some reason it is making me think of t-shirts.


Hmmmmm.......



An orphan makes good.

y'know, i STILL don't have an overman t-shirt. that really just doesn't seem right. ;)

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

Good luck on Overman. When I can, a copy of it will be mine.

JP

[THEDOC]

Good luck on Overman. When I can, a copy of it will be mine.

JP

Can we buy the book through your website???

[websbestcomics]

It's available in comic shops this Wednesday, December 5th, assuming your LCS ordered copies. By the way, watch www.theovermancomic.com tomorrow, as we'll be releasing a downloadable special online art book for 24 hours only, to coincide with the release date of the first issue. The book is packed with pre-production art and glimpses into future issues.

Thanks for your support!

[THEDOC]

It's available in comic shops this Wednesday, December 5th, assuming your LCS ordered copies. By the way, watch www.theovermancomic.com tomorrow, as we'll be releasing a downloadable special online art book for 24 hours only, to coincide with the release date of the first issue. The book is packed with pre-production art and glimpses into future issues.

Thanks for your support!

Kewl beans, thanks for the info and will go on your site tomorrow to see the art book.

[wishlish]

I won't get it for another month; I pre-order and get comics shipped monthly. It'll get here in January. But that's okay. I have plenty to read before then. :) I hope you have a ton of success with the book, Scott. I know it's a hard market for non-Big Two floppies.

[THEDOC]

My shop will be saving me a copy.
The following is for RO.... nyah! :-p

llinois has approved your filing 12/3/2007
Congratulations - your non-profit corporation has been officially approved. We are now preparing your final paperwork, which will be delivered to you shortly.
This means after 20 years and lots of hurtles IF is now non-profit. I hope to do some good work for folks who are most deserving.

[Danny Donovan]

congrats Doc!

[CutterMike]

Congratulations, Doc. Once again, actually DOING something beats TALKING and doing NOTHING!

I know that you're going to do great things!

[THEDOC]

Congratulations, Doc. Once again, actually DOING something beats TALKING and doing NOTHING!

I know that you're going to do great things!

Thanks Mike and Danny. Once I get the paperwork and sign it and get my ID number I will start seeing what to do first which most likely will be the Jam.
Yeah if RO is reading this I wonder what he is thinking.

[sunshinegirl]

Thanks Mike and Danny. Once I get the paperwork and sign it and get my ID number I will start seeing what to do first which most likely will be the Jam.
Yeah if RO is reading this I wonder what he is thinking.

you assume that process is possible.


(i know, that was mean. sorry)

[KevinTBrown]

you assume that process is possible.


(i know, that was mean. sorry)

Nothing to be sorry about...... it's accurate. :cool:

[RJCarter]

Hey! There is something on my invoice for books shipping next week called Overman (http://www.theovermancomic.com/). Anybody know anything about it? For some reason it is making me think of t-shirts.


Hmmmmm.......



An orphan makes good.

Overman?

OVERMAN!!!

Remember that HERO CLUB thing I mentioned that was to be the first comic book title published by Tightlip? Line 1, Page 1: "First there came the Overman..."

Darn you, Rick Olney! Darn you to heck!

[THEDOC]

you assume that process is possible.


(i know, that was mean. sorry)

I like to give even him, the benefit of the doubt..that he can think.

[CutterMike]

I like to give even him, the benefit of the doubt..that he can think.

You may give him the benefit of the doubt, but personally, I doubt the benefit!

[THEDOC]

You may give him the benefit of the doubt, but personally, I doubt the benefit!
I always try to be kind to dumb animals, even weasels.

[NatGertler]

Of all the writings of Rick that we've pulled apart, I don't recall ever delving into the credit-and-copyright notice at the bottom of www.orcafresh.com

(c) 1993-2007 Rick Olney and Organized Readers of Comics Association. All Rights Reserved. No artwork shall be removed from this website without prior written permission of Rick Olney. All characters are (TM) trademark and (c) copyright their respective owner(s). No copyright infringement is intended or should be inferred.
Love two bits of it:

No artwork shall be removed from this site - who is going to remove artwork from the site? Who can? That's more a command for him. I think he's trying to say "no hotlinking", but the wording is awkward at best (and is unique to his site, judging by Google).
No copyright infringement is intended or should be inferred. - Y'see, copyright violation is not a thing of intent and inference, really. It's an action. It's a copyright violation even if its not intended to violate that law, and one does not need to infer it so much as recognize it. This bit of nonsense shows up on a few fanfic sites.

[TomStillwell]

I found this blast from the past today:


Rick Olney said, on 3/5/2007 7:25:00 PM


Thank you for the publicity, Heidi! I am sure that anyone attending the MMC this June 23rd & 24th will have a superb time! The curious and the interested should watch www.mightyminicon.com for guests news and updates.

As to all the sad little people that are passing themselves off as being owed something by me here; Fear not! Your time of facing truth versus spewing lie upon lie upon lie to stroke each other… is right around the corner!

And, regarding that old list of guests — only an idiot would have made that tremendous leap in mixing up guests clearly identified (and now removed) from the 2006 convention canceled due to three deaths in my immediate family.

Again, thanks for getting the word out on how GREAT the Mighty MiniCon is going to be! I’ll throw your picture up on the homepage and give you a plug for your trouble.

Rick Olney

Your time of facing truth versus spewing lie upon lie upon lie to stroke each other… is right around the corner!

Only Rick can write a sentence like that.

So here we are nine months later...that's a mighty big corner!!!

[THEDOC]

I found this blast from the past today:



Your time of facing truth versus spewing lie upon lie upon lie to stroke each other… is right around the corner!

Only Rick can write a sentence like that.

So here we are nine months later...that's a might big corner!!!

I think he went to the wrong corner. So has anyone gone after him with the judgments against him?

[sunshinegirl]

We will be 'going after him' until the day we see some green. (so much time is involved, and things move slowly.)

Has anyone heard anything out of him? Not even a peep?

[THEDOC]

We will be 'going after him' until the day we see some green. (so much time is involved, and things move slowly.)

Has anyone heard anything out of him? Not even a peep?

I haven't seen him in months on the net. He hasn't logged in to MySpace since : 8/29/2007.
But I will not believe he is gone till I see a body I mean look at Bucky and Jason Todd, yeeesh.

[the4thpip]

I found this blast from the past today:



Your time of facing truth versus spewing lie upon lie upon lie to stroke each other… is right around the corner!

Only Rick can write a sentence like that.

So here we are nine months later...that's a mighty big corner!!!

Well, I'm still strokin'. :o

[KJ_81]

This one is good.

''RO: Well, my involvements within the comic book entertainment industry have been multi-diversified. ''


Diversifed = more than one.
So multi-diversified = .....more than one

[KJ_81]

Heeheehee.

''RO: We have three books releasing in 2006.''


Someone get me a tissue!

[the4thpip]

Heeheehee.

''RO: We have three books releasing in 2006.''


Someone get me a tissue!

Fun drinking game: Have a shot every time Rick's subconscious makes him mention masturbation or gay sex without him realizing it.

[Reverend Smooth]

Well, I'm still strokin'. :o
Oh, baby. o:

[KevinTBrown]

We will be 'going after him' until the day we see some green. (so much time is involved, and things move slowly.)

Has anyone heard anything out of him? Not even a peep?

Unfortunately, I think the only green you'll see from him is probably fungus.....

[sunshinegirl]

Unfortunately, I think the only green you'll see from him is probably fungus.....

doesn't mean I'll give up! I'm a stubborn little thing!

[Bennish]

Are you people really going to let this thread die just before it reaches its first anniversary?

[sunshinegirl]

Are you people really going to let this thread die just before it reaches its first anniversary?

we're such slackers!!!

[Gail Simone]

You know, if the thread dies down, I'm fine with it.

A ton of good things (and a few over-the-top embarrassments) came out of it, and above all, Rick Olney has been exposed for the cheating, lying, worthless deadbeat he is. I haven't been to a con this year, anywhere in the world, where he wasn't the butt of jokes from pros and readers alike.

No, it's unlikely he will ever be a man and pay the people he owes. But that was never going to happen anyway. The man is a serial deadbeat. He doesn't mind cheating people. He's fine with it. We were never going to shame him into paying anyone.

But at the very least, he's done in comics, and his own words and actions doomed him. He will never produce a comic, never cheat another vendor or creator, never abuse the good names of charities. He will never run another fake, shitty convention. He will never start another empty comics club.

He's done.

That's the second best possibly outcome, after him actually behaving like a man and paying the people owed.

So if it fades, I'm fine with it. It's been a lot of fun, and sometimes frustration, but in the end, there's one less pathological cheat out there abusing people in the industry.

And that's good.

Gail

[Bennish]

My point wasn't really that the thread should go on forever, just that it's been going SO long, it would be a shame for it to disappear into obscurity before it reaches the year mark. I mean, seriously, how many forum threads on the internet have continued, virtually without interruption, for one full year reaching over 2600 pages? It's quite an accomplishment, even if the subject at hand is a total scumbag. It's amazing the good that has come out of this thread.

However, I would have to say that Rick Olney is more than a "serial deadbeat". The man is a CRIMINAL who has yet to pay for his crimes. And I'm not talking "pay" in the monetary sense. After the charity fraud, lying, stealing, and out-and-out harassment that many of the members here have had to deal with, it amazes me that he still walks free, or that the DOZENS of people cheated by him haven't yet taken him to court (or maybe they have and that information has [rightfully] been kept out of this thread).

This isn't to say a ginormous internet thread is going to bring him to justice, but it's nice having it here to follow the attempts to bring him to justice. This coming from nothing more than an outside observer who has been following your trials and tribulations this past year and wants this guy put in his place.

[Hodge]

Are you people really going to let this thread die just before it reaches its first anniversary?

Wow - time flies. I remember this going off on the dixonverse board this time last year.

[Gail Simone]

My point wasn't really that the thread should go on forever, just that it's been going SO long, it would be a shame for it to disappear into obscurity before it reaches the year mark. I mean, seriously, how many forum threads on the internet have continued, virtually without interruption, for one full year reaching over 2600 pages? It's quite an accomplishment, even if the subject at hand is a total scumbag. It's amazing the good that has come out of this thread.

However, I would have to say that Rick Olney is more than a "serial deadbeat". The man is a CRIMINAL who has yet to pay for his crimes. And I'm not talking "pay" in the monetary sense. After the charity fraud, lying, stealing, and out-and-out harassment that many of the members here have had to deal with, it amazes me that he still walks free, or that the DOZENS of people cheated by him haven't yet taken him to court (or maybe they have and that information has [rightfully] been kept out of this thread).

This isn't to say a ginormous internet thread is going to bring him to justice, but it's nice having it here to follow the attempts to bring him to justice. This coming from nothing more than an outside observer who has been following your trials and tribulations this past year and wants this guy put in his place.


Oh, I agree. I think there's still a very good chance he might see jail time, and I definitely hope people continue to legally sieze monies they are owed.

I just feel that his own destruction of everything he's been using to cheat people with is a good thing.

Gail

[Cam63]

At least Rick will have more time to prepare himself for the next New York Marathon.

[CutterMike]

At least Rick will have more time to prepare himself for the next New York Marathon.

...You mean by running around the prison yard to keep away from that guy that keeps calling him "Poopsie"?