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

[Larry Dixon]

Welcome Pop Syn, and the new folks I haven't greeted yet---my apologies for missing you.

(and Sean, that magazine cover is pure brilliance, wow.)

Americans have a sort of inbred cultural trait to back the underdog. Even *I* wind up pausing and thinking, "Daaaaaammmn this is a lot of heat to bring down on one guy." It's a reflexive twitch. I get over it quickly. I have a very well-developed mercy gland, but occasionally, some things just need stompin'.

Hey! Pop! Maybe you can make it onto THE ALL NEW AND IMPROVED DOUBLE DIRTY DOZEN (increasingly inaccurately named) SHORT LIST!

[JTPencils]

I like how he claims he'll "never respond to the liableous thread" like he has a choice. He gets banned everywhere he goes!!!!!!!!!!!

I know... he really should begin every one of his statements at any site with a disclaimer "Listen, I won't be allowed here for long... my mouth and views will get me banned in no time at all... so while I am allowed... let me rant a bit..."

[JTPencils]

Dang slow servers and double posting.

[Flamebird]

We're only worried that it won't crack $50 in the auction.

It's already at $40, with six(?) days to go. so I wouldn't worry about it too much. :cool:

[Sean_Jackson]

(and Sean, that magazine cover is pure brilliance, wow.)

again, I didn't make it, just thought it was appropriate. If I knew who did, I'd give credit.

[Pop Syn]

I'm sure this is in reference to the article that Rick swiped from www.popsyndicate.com, put on his myspace, my calling him an attention whore, followed by Rick's lashing out at the wrong person.


Well it was the email where he told me to 'f-off' and that I'm a 'toy'...whatever that means. Then jumped my ass over something else. I didn't really have a clue what he was talking about since he didn't even register on my radar until three days ago. I know Ronee had some problems with him but that's about it.

[KevinTBrown]

Hey JT,

I just got a look at your Green Lantern pic, over at the auction.

I don't know why you and Jeff were worried, as it's ALL KINDS of awesome.:D

You even got his boots right. Almost no one does that anymore.

Thanks Flame... it's called reference (and reverence for the original design). Glad ya like the end result (now bid... and bid high! LOL).

It's definitely a great pic.... but (yes, there's a "but") the ring's on the wrong hand. Alan's ring is on his left hand. ;)


Still a great pic though!!

[Coppervale Studio]

It's definitely a great pic.... but (yes, there's a "but") the ring's on the wrong hand. Alan's ring is on his left hand. ;)


Still a great pic though!!

Who do you think you are? Kust Busiek?

[TomStillwell]

It's definitely a great pic.... but (yes, there's a "but") the ring's on the wrong hand. Alan's ring is on his left hand. ;)


Still a great pic though!!

I blame Superboy Prime's retconning action fist.

[Inkpot1965]

It's already at $40, with six(?) days to go. so I wouldn't worry about it too much. :cool:

Just pride talking. Any decent pin up is worth $50

[Comcman]

And here I just bought "Welcome to Tranquility" issues 1-4! Plus I been buying All New Atom and Gen13. If Gail continues this kind of behavior I'm just gonna have to keep buying them!;)

What about Birds of Prey?!? Feel it's not good enough for you?!? What about the Helmet of Fate Black Alice One Shot?!?

Your plebe status is questionable at best now, pukee. Flunkey or grunt, maybe. You had best rethink your attitude towards "The Gail", sir. Go re-read Secret Six and think about your transgressions.

[Flamebird]

It's definitely a great pic.... but (yes, there's a "but") the ring's on the wrong hand. Alan's ring is on his left hand. ;)


Still a great pic though!!

Nah! Stillwell just flipped the image when he scanned it in. :rolleyes:

NO? eh, it was worth a shot. Just shows I didn't look all that closely.


Hey guys can I bid $5 bucks on that "screwed up" drawing? ;)

[Keith D Richard]

Just pride talking. Any decent pin up is worth $50

I agree and it is more than a decent pinup. I'm the current bidder, and this is bad auction strategy, but I promise to bid at least $51 for this if anyone wants to drive up the price a bit.

It's a really nice piece, I hope to win it, but if not, I hope I lose it by a lot and not some snipe bid.

Keith

[Matt Doc Martin]

I agree and it is more than a decent pinup. I'm the current bidder, and this is bad auction strategy, but I promise to bid at least $51 for this if anyone wants to drive up the price a bit.

It's a really nice piece, I hope to win it, but if not, I hope I lose it by a lot and not some snipe bid.

Keith

I will bid $50 if you bid $51.

[rummblestrips]

Tom, could you put a link to the auctions in your sig?

[Keith D Richard]

I will bid $50 if you bid $51.

It's a deal :D

[Matt Doc Martin]

It's a deal :D

Done and done!

How high do you want to go?

[Tegan]

Just pride talking. Any decent pin up is worth $50

How much is an indecent pin up worth?

[Flamebird]

How much is an indecent pin up worth?

At least twice that. Ask anyone from the Enquirer! :D

[Matt Doc Martin]

How much is an indecent pin up worth?

Hmmmm...Give me a preview. I will let you know.

[Typo Lad]

"I do TOO have an atterney!!!"

http://pics.livejournal.com/coppervale/pic/000a6q4x

You have insulted the maestro's honour!

I duel you now!

[Gail Simone]

It's a deal :D

That's very classy, Matt and Keith! You guys are awesome!

Gail

[Matt Doc Martin]

That's very classy, Matt and Keith! You guys are awesome!

Gail

Well, I wanted it, but only had $50 to spend. ;)

[Coppervale Studio]

You have insulted the maestro's honour!

I duel you now!

Boy, are YOU on my short list...


...


(I'm 6' 3".... everyone's on my short list...)

[Keith D Richard]

Well, I wanted it, but only had $50 to spend. ;)

Awww, and I just raised my maximum bid too, I thought we were going to have a bidding war :(

[NatGertler]

If the win means at LEAST that he'll discontinue his ranting about suing everyone and their brother... it'll be a huge step forward.I wouldn't count on that. Past wins against him have just been an excuse for him to claim victory on appeals that show no sign of ever existing, much less of being won.

But think of the satisfaction that might come of having tightlipentertainment.com pointing to unscrewedcomic.com, or realizing that if he ever checked the ocrafresh.net website again he'd simply find the words "Goos night, pukee"... or from knowing that he's lost the legal right to promote anything using the "Mighty Mini-Con" trademark ever again.

[Typo Lad]

Boy, are YOU on my short list...


...


(I'm 6' 3".... everyone's on my short list...)

I do not care how freakishly tall you are. You have messed with the maestro. You have dedicated upon his tomb.

UNCOOL!

[Matt Doc Martin]

Awww, and I just raised my maximum bid too, I thought we were going to have a bidding war :(

What is your minimum bid? I may be able to scrape up some more money...

[TomStillwell]

Boy, are YOU on my short list...


...


(I'm 6' 3".... everyone's on my short list...)

Not me. I'm 6' 3 1/2".

[Matt Doc Martin]

Not me. I'm 6' 3 1/2".

Ask Bev...I am 6' 29"

I am KING Kong! Rick Olney best recognize!

[Darediva]

I do not care how freakishly tall you are. You have messed with the maestro. You have dedicated upon his tomb.

UNCOOL!

No wonder you are the Typo Lad! This really had me rolling!

[Papergirl]

Ask Bev...I am 6' 29"

I am KING Kong! Rick Olney best recognize!
Heh! He's 6' 2". No 9 in there. :p

~Bev

[Draconomicon]

Not me. I'm 6' 3 1/2".
*walks in*
6'6"
*walks out*

[TomStillwell]

*walks in*
6'6"
*walks out*

Damn your more tallness!!!

[Matt Doc Martin]

Heh! He's 6' 2". No 9 in there. :p

~Bev

There indeed WAS a 9!

[Coppervale Studio]

Should one of us actually specify that we're talking about HEIGHT, or should we just let Rick keep chortling happily about how at 8' 3", he's actually wider than any of us?

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

Damn you all! Is there anyone under six feet in this thread besides me?

JP

[Matt Doc Martin]

Should one of us actually specify that we're talking about HEIGHT, or should we just let Rick keep chortling happily about how at 8' 3", he's actually wider than any of us?

Close the thread. We have a winner.

[Papergirl]

There indeed WAS a 9!
In YOUR version, yes. In reality? No. :p

~Bev

[Papergirl]

Damn you all! Is there anyone under six feet in this thread besides me?

JP
Me.

I'm 5' 5".

~Bev

[Tegan]

Damn you all! Is there anyone under six feet in this thread besides me?

JP

I'm 5' 7"

I was one of those girls who hit my full height in 6th grade, and towered over everyone for a few years while they all slowly caught up. I still haven't gotten over the perception that I'm a tall person. So maybe I'm not the best person to talk with.

[TomStillwell]

Should one of us actually specify that we're talking about HEIGHT, or should we just let Rick keep chortling happily about how at 8' 3", he's actually wider than any of us?

Sadly, being a former college lineman myself, he may not even be the winner in that regard.

[TonyIsabella]

Me.

I'm 5' 5".

~Bev

I love tall women! :)

Tony

[JamesRitcheyIII]

Damn you all! Is there anyone under six feet in this thread besides me?

JP

Donovan's Action Figure-sized. At 6'4", I could (and may still) squash him like an insect. You should see us together at conventions--it's like that old Kubert illo of Hawkman and the Atom.

[Keith D Richard]

What is your minimum bid? I may be able to scrape up some more money...

I would tell you, but then somebody else might see and bid 55.01 with only seconds left...

[Jamie Coville]

I'm 5'3 and had a woman a shorter than I am ask me for help reaching cans of corn at a grocery store today.

Made me feel tall.

[Reverend Smooth]

I'm 5' 7"

I was one of those girls who hit my full height in 6th grade, and towered over everyone for a few years while they all slowly caught up. I still haven't gotten over the perception that I'm a tall person. So maybe I'm not the best person to talk with.
I'm 5'6 (and a half, darnit), and went through the exact same thing.

Generally, I wear wedges or platform type shoes because I like the look, but that pushes me up to near the 6 foot mark, standing.

Wheelchair-height the rest of the time, though.

[KevinTBrown]

I'm 5'9".


Now if only there was a woman around here who's 5'5" or shorter......


Me.

I'm 5' 5".

~Bev


:D

[Matt Doc Martin]

I would tell you, but then somebody else might see and bid 55.01 with only seconds left...


And I only had another $5...Dammit!

[Matt Doc Martin]

I'm 5'9".


Now if only there was a woman around here who's 5'5" or shorter......





:D

I will trade her to you for $500 and a pick to be named later.

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

I've been meaning to ask this for a while now:

I'm not exactly in a position to do any bidding at the moment, but would like to donate anyways. Who do I contact and send the money to? It won't be a ton of money, but I really want to do something.

JP

[Papergirl]

I will trade her to you for $500 and a pick to be named later.
HEY!!!! :(

~Bev
Wondering if she should change her Cape plans now...

[Papergirl]

I've been meaning to ask this for a while now:

I'm not exactly in a position to do any bidding at the moment, but would like to donate anyways. Who do I contact and send the money to? It won't be a ton of money, but I really want to do something.

JP
Send me a PM, Joshua. I'm the bookkeeper/treasurer for Unscrewed. :)

~Bev

[rummblestrips]

5"5 when I have BIG HAIR days.

I'd also like to donate something, but in reality, in the comic book art world, I rank about as high as.. hmmm.. lets just say I'm way down the list.
I have a DEATH portrait I'd like to offer.

http://www.rummblestrips.com/deathshadow.jpg

The border was added digitally so it's not on the original. I take a high res pic of the original and when it's sold.. I can ship it from here. I'm an ebay powerseller, I ship constantly so it wouldn't be a big deal.

I wish I could offer you more. I've only ever wanted fame at times like this as it would give me the power to help out a hell of a lot more.

Let me know if you think it would be a good donation. I'm not ego-driven so if you don't think so, I will not be offended.

[Matt Doc Martin]

HEY!!!! :(

~Bev
Wondering if she should change her Cape plans now...

Coulda had the same flight as me...for $6 cheaper!

And I do want to see next year's draft picks.

;)

[Sarah Beach]

I've been meaning to ask this for a while now:

I'm not exactly in a position to do any bidding at the moment, but would like to donate anyways. Who do I contact and send the money to? It won't be a ton of money, but I really want to do something.

JP

Papergirl & TomStillwell would be the ones to contact on that end of things.

Bless you.

[Coppervale Studio]

Sadly, being a former college lineman myself, he may not even be the winner in that regard.

Entirely possible. But then again, you're not taking petty shots at our hostess.

I know lots of people who are pretty sizable... but never really notice. Remember - even Stephen King said Hugo Hurley was the coolest character on tv. And everyone loves Hurley because of his personality.

People's large size only becomes a detriment when they lack charm, character, and grace - and the bitterness underneath seeps out.

[Matt Doc Martin]

5"5 when I have BIG HAIR days.

I'd also like to donate something, but in reality, in the comic book art world, I rank about as high as.. hmmm.. lets just say I'm way down the list.
I have a DEATH portrait I'd like to offer.



The border was added digitally so it's not on the original. I take a high res pic of the original and when it's sold.. I can ship it from here. I'm an ebay powerseller, I ship constantly so it wouldn't be a big deal.

I wish I could offer you more. I've only ever wanted fame at times like this as it would give me the power to help out a hell of a lot more.

Let me know if you think it would be a good donation. I'm not ego-driven so if you don't think so, I will not be offended.

Take the pic down. Rick will steal.

Contact Tom Stillwell. He is taking items for eBay. I sent him a TPB signed.

[TomStillwell]

5"5 when I have BIG HAIR days.

I'd also like to donate something, but in reality, in the comic book art world, I rank about as high as.. hmmm.. lets just say I'm way down the list.
I have a DEATH portrait I'd like to offer.

http://www.rummblestrips.com/deathshadow.jpg

The border was added digitally so it's not on the original. I take a high res pic of the original and when it's sold.. I can ship it from here. I'm an ebay powerseller, I ship constantly so it wouldn't be a big deal.

I wish I could offer you more. I've only ever wanted fame at times like this as it would give me the power to help out a hell of a lot more.

Let me know if you think it would be a good donation. I'm not ego-driven so if you don't think so, I will not be offended.


That's awesome! I'm sure there's a Death fan out there who'd like that sweet picture.

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

Papergirl & TomStillwell would be the ones to contact on that end of things.

Bless you.

enh...they say every little bit helps.

And Papergirl, I've sent it.

JP

[Sarah Beach]

Damn you all! Is there anyone under six feet in this thread besides me?

JP

Bare-foot, I'm 5' 8".

(Neener-neener, Bev! 5' 5" is tall? Pfft. ;) )

I'm far too used to talking to guys who are mostly at the same eye-level. Surprisingly.... not so many 6 footers in the entertainment biz. A few, but not predominantly.

I hate high heels, myself. They are entirely the evil creation of male fetish minds. They are unhealthy and uncomfortable. Pfft.

[Coppervale Studio]

Close the thread. We have a winner.

Aw, shucks. Weren't nuthin'.

Aimed...

Fired at an unmissable target...

Then turned to wink at Gail. "Anythin' else, ma'am?"

[Keith D Richard]

5"5 when I have BIG HAIR days.

I'd also like to donate something, but in reality, in the comic book art world, I rank about as high as.. hmmm.. lets just say I'm way down the list.
I have a DEATH portrait I'd like to offer.


The border was added digitally so it's not on the original. I take a high res pic of the original and when it's sold.. I can ship it from here. I'm an ebay powerseller, I ship constantly so it wouldn't be a big deal.

I wish I could offer you more. I've only ever wanted fame at times like this as it would give me the power to help out a hell of a lot more.

Let me know if you think it would be a good donation. I'm not ego-driven so if you don't think so, I will not be offended.


That's really nice, I would bid on it...

Keith

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

5"5 when I have BIG HAIR days.

I'd also like to donate something, but in reality, in the comic book art world, I rank about as high as.. hmmm.. lets just say I'm way down the list.
I have a DEATH portrait I'd like to offer.

http://www.rummblestrips.com/deathshadow.jpg

The border was added digitally so it's not on the original. I take a high res pic of the original and when it's sold.. I can ship it from here. I'm an ebay powerseller, I ship constantly so it wouldn't be a big deal.

I wish I could offer you more. I've only ever wanted fame at times like this as it would give me the power to help out a hell of a lot more.

Let me know if you think it would be a good donation. I'm not ego-driven so if you don't think so, I will not be offended.

Keep making drawings like that and you'll climb up the list. Seriously, that's awesome.

[Papergirl]

Coulda had the same flight as me...for $6 cheaper!

And I do want to see next year's draft picks.

;)
When I looked, the seats were all booked on those flights! Sheesh!

Kevin? That offer still open? I may well take you up on it, at this rate!

~Bev

[rummblestrips]

That's awesome! I'm sure there's a Death fan out there who'd like that sweet picture.

Thanks Tom, I'll take a pic tomorrow. Could you pm me your email addy and I'll send you all the info.
Thanks. I'm glad I can help!

[Coppervale Studio]

Take the pic down. Rick will steal.

Contact Tom Stillwell. He is taking items for eBay. I sent him a TPB signed.

Heh. I sent Tom something that can't be swiped.

[DungeonmasterJim]

I hate high heels, myself. They are entirely the evil creation of male fetish minds. They are unhealthy and uncomfortable. Pfft.


You wound the Dungeonmaster in me Sarah. :(


DM Jim

[KevinTBrown]

When I looked, the seats were all booked on those flights! Sheesh!

Kevin? That offer still open? I may well take you up on it, at this rate!

~Bev

He's just asking for $500???? Pfft. You're worth more than that..... That's like buying a Porsche with happy meal money. ;)


And you know that offer is still open.









$500 and pick to be named later..... for shame, Matt, for shame. :o

[TomStillwell]

Heh. I sent Tom something that can't be swiped.

This item is going to be the belle of the ball.

[KevinTBrown]

Heh. I sent Tom something that can't be swiped.

A Rick Olney Promissory Note?






Oh.

Wait.

That's something that can't be FOUND.

Never mind.





:p

[Inkpot1965]

I agree and it is more than a decent pinup. I'm the current bidder, and this is bad auction strategy, but I promise to bid at least $51 for this if anyone wants to drive up the price a bit.

It's a really nice piece, I hope to win it, but if not, I hope I lose it by a lot and not some snipe bid.

Keith

Thanks Keith. Hopefully it will go up to help fund the cause.

[Inkpot1965]

How much is an indecent pin up worth?

Depends on the fetish;)

[Inkpot1965]

Damn you all! Is there anyone under six feet in this thread besides me?

JP

Well, I used to be 5 ft 10 in, but gravity may have squeezed an inch off of that by now

[Darediva]

I'm 5'3 and had a woman a shorter than I am ask me for help reaching cans of corn at a grocery store today.

Made me feel tall.

You should feel tall. My husband tells everyone that I am 4'-12". Sad thing is, he's right.

[Inkpot1965]

Entirely possible. But then again, you're not taking petty shots at our hostess.

I know lots of people who are pretty sizable... but never really notice. Remember - even Stephen King said Hugo Hurley was the coolest character on tv. And everyone loves Hurley because of his personality.

People's large size only becomes a detriment when they lack charm, character, and grace - and the bitterness underneath seeps out.

Damn! He's caught on to me!

[Tegan]

I know lots of people who are pretty sizable... but never really notice.

Heh. A very wise man told me last summer that he never noticed my weight until I pointed it out. I can't wait to see him again at Emerald City Con, as I've lost some weight since then and feel wonderful about myself. I wonder if he'll notice?

I hate high heels, myself. They are entirely the evil creation of male fetish minds. They are unhealthy and uncomfortable. Pfft.

I've never willingly worn high-heels, though I was conned into it once. Never happened again. I hate the things.

And that's a great drawing of Death! I love seeing original artwork by different artists. I also love showing off my Aquaman sketchbook... with lots of original art by different artists. It'll be at Emerald City if anyone runs into me.

[Papergirl]

He's just asking for $500???? Pfft. You're worth more than that..... That's like buying a Porsche with happy meal money. ;)


And you know that offer is still open.

SEE??? At least Kevin knows my worth and wants me! :p


$500 and pick to be named later..... for shame, Matt, for shame. :o

Indeed! :(

~Bev

[Inkpot1965]

Heh. A very wise man told me last summer that he never noticed my weight until I pointed it out. I can't wait to see him again at Emerald City Con, as I've lost some weight since then and feel wonderful about myself. I wonder if he'll notice?



I've never willingly worn high-heels, though I was conned into it once. Never happened again. I hate the things.

And that's a great drawing of Death! I love seeing original artwork by different artists. I also love showing off my Aquaman sketchbook... with lots of original art by different artists. It'll be at Emerald City if anyone runs into me.

I love theme sketchbooks. My favorite request at shows is "can you do something in my_____ sketchbook". Don't suppose you make the long haul to Dragon Con, do you?

[wishlish]

5"5 when I have BIG HAIR days.

I'd also like to donate something, but in reality, in the comic book art world, I rank about as high as.. hmmm.. lets just say I'm way down the list.
I have a DEATH portrait I'd like to offer.



The border was added digitally so it's not on the original. I take a high res pic of the original and when it's sold.. I can ship it from here. I'm an ebay powerseller, I ship constantly so it wouldn't be a big deal.

I wish I could offer you more. I've only ever wanted fame at times like this as it would give me the power to help out a hell of a lot more.

Let me know if you think it would be a good donation. I'm not ego-driven so if you don't think so, I will not be offended.

I'd bid on that. I love Death pics, and that's a pretty piece.

[wishlish]

Damn you all! Is there anyone under six feet in this thread besides me?

JP

I'm 5'10". I'm actually a hair shorter than my wife. And she's got a hell of a rack, too. Red headed librarians are the best damn women in the world (at least mine is!).

I had anesthesia today! And McDonalds! Weeeeeeee! (I is feeling NO pain...)

[DocAbsurd]

Now that'd be a sketchbook worthy of bidding on:

We get a fresh book and have everyone screwed by Moby draw one of their characters in it.

Better yet, winning bidder gets to choose their favorite character interacting with the Olney Orphans' characters in a sketchbook.

[wishlish]

Sorry! I was mostly just trying to humanize myself. I'll try not to do it again.

(But that hamburger you're eating? It used to be a cow named Angela. She had six kids, and was really looking forward to the warmth of summer.)

The Schulz's Youth book is looking really nice.

My burger moo'd as I bit into it. No guilt. :)

Any content differences between the softcover and hardcover editions of Schulz's Youth? Just took a look at the solicits. I buy my comics through mailordercomics.com (best place to preorder comics, IMHO), and the difference between the two editions isn't very big, and I love me some hardcover.

[Tegan]

I love theme sketchbooks. My favorite request at shows is "can you do something in my_____ sketchbook". Don't suppose you make the long haul to Dragon Con, do you?

I'm afraid I'm stuck in Seattle. There's a very tiny chance, if finances improve dramatically, that I can go to San Diego Comicon this year (I have an offer for a place to stay and entry badges, I just have to get from Seattle to San Diego... which just isn't likely), but otherwise Emerald City is it for me.

That guest list makes me wish I could make it to Dragon Con, though.

[Tegan]

Now that'd be a sketchbook worthy of bidding on:

We get a fresh book and have everyone screwed by Moby draw one of their characters in it.

Better yet, winning bidder gets to choose their favorite character interacting with the Olney Orphans' characters in a sketchbook.

That would be so freakin' cool! But man, it would be a pain to organize and get done.

[Inkpot1965]

I'm afraid I'm stuck in Seattle. There's a very tiny chance, if finances improve dramatically, that I can go to San Diego Comicon this year (I have an offer for a place to stay and entry badges, I just have to get from Seattle to San Diego... which just isn't likely), but otherwise Emerald City is it for me.

That guest list makes me wish I could make it to Dragon Con, though.

Dragon Con's a trip. More media[movie-TV] & fantasy than comics. But it's a good place to sell sketches or original art. Couple of years back I let David Carradine go ahead of me while waiting in the packed men's room for an empty stall. Wasn't that nice of me?

[wishlish]

NOW I'm pissed at Olney.

Muthahumpa is linking a Graham Central Station song in his blog.

He doesn't have good enough taste to listen to GCS one of the most underrated funk bands of all time.

[KevinTBrown]

I'm 5'10". I'm actually a hair shorter than my wife. And she's got a hell of a rack, too. Red headed librarians are the best damn women in the world (at least mine is!).

I had anesthesia today! And McDonalds! Weeeeeeee! (I is feeling NO pain...)

You, sir, are my new hero.


For having the red-headed librarian with a hell of a rack for your wife... not the McDonald's. ;)


SEE??? At least Kevin knows my worth and wants me! :p

~Bev


My wife is no librarian, nor a red head..... she's also shorter than I am at 5'1". :) And I wouldn't trade her for anything.

Now if Bev likes to share........... ;)

[JTPencils]

Me.

I'm 5' 5".

~Bev

At 5'9, I'm hardly in competition here. Except I'm probably MUCH cuddlier. (take that fer what it's worth). And give "great voice". LOL!

[Papergirl]

My wife is no librarian, nor a red head..... she's also shorter than I am at 5'1". :) And I wouldn't trade her for anything.

Now if Bev likes to share........... ;)

The more, the merrier!

*sticks her tongue out at Matt and runs off to Chicago!*

;)

~Bev

[Matt Doc Martin]

The more, the merrier!

*sticks her tongue out at Matt and runs off to Chicago!*

;)

~Bev

Need help booking a more expensive flight?

[Papergirl]

bert? Is it too late to make Matt sleep in the hall?

~Bev

[JTPencils]

I will trade her to you for $500 and a pick to be named later.

Just call him Matt "Pimp" Martin. If you DO get the $500 Matt, I WILL be expecting that $55.01 bid at the least.

Kevin, thanks much for upping the bid amount. As for the ring thing... uh... put it across from a mirror, it'll be correct.

[Matt Doc Martin]

bert? Is it too late to make Matt sleep in the hall?

~Bev

Maybe Bert will appreciate me as a heating rock.

Of course, I will make it a point to crank the AC up.

[Matt Doc Martin]

Just call him Matt "Pimp" Martin. If you DO get the $500 Matt, I WILL be expecting that $55.01 bid at the least.

Kevin, thanks much for upping the bid amount. As for the ring thing... uh... put it across from a mirror, it'll be correct.


I'd bid $56!


But all I hear from Kevin is a lot of talk.

[Kozemp]

Is no one coming to WW Philly?

I feel so alone...

JLK
mmm... librarians...

[willtupper]

I Got It! I Got It!

Hey YABSers!

For the longest time, I've had this feeling.

Like this great and near-legendary thread was missing... something.

I just figured out what it was!

http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/tmnt/featurette/tmnt_featurette_500.mov

An AMAZING and ENTERTAINING intermission!

Rock on, you beautiful people!

[Papergirl]

Maybe Bert will appreciate me as a heating rock.

Of course, I will make it a point to crank the AC up.
*I* can always just bring a heating pad and extra blanket.

YOU, on the other hand, will be sleeping in the hall! :p

~Bev

[Papergirl]

I'd bid $56!


But all I hear from Kevin is a lot of talk.
Thing is, Kevin won't have to pay you. I'll go willingly. I won't stay where I'm not wanted. :(

~Bev

[JTPencils]

Now that'd be a sketchbook worthy of bidding on:

We get a fresh book and have everyone screwed by Moby draw one of their characters in it.

Better yet, winning bidder gets to choose their favorite character interacting with the Olney Orphans' characters in a sketchbook.

Just no Frankenborg illo's please! It brings back bad dreams.

[Kozemp]

I Got It! I Got It!

Hey YABSers!

For the longest time, I've had this feeling.

Like this great and near-legendary thread was missing... something.

I just figured out what it was!

http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/tmnt/featurette/tmnt_featurette_500.mov

An AMAZING and ENTERTAINING intermission!

Rock on, you beautiful people!

Speaking strictly in my professional capacity as a purveyor of theatre, if everything up until now is just the first act, I am damn well scared of the second.

JLK
refreshments are on sale in the lobby

[Matt Doc Martin]

Thing is, Kevin won't have to pay you. I'll go willingly. I won't stay where I'm not wanted. :(

~Bev

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/4695/tinyviolin5kj.jpg

[JTPencils]

That would be so freakin' cool! But man, it would be a pain to organize and get done.

Tish tish Tegan. They said the same thing about a bunch of pro's and up and comers putting together a book like the Anthology too. But look how THAT developed!

Nothing is impossible, if given the chance.

(But still no Frankenborg. Not even on a dare. I don't care it it means world peace!)

[Papergirl]

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/4695/tinyviolin5kj.jpg
Okay. I'll find another room for Cape. No worries.

Bert, he's allllll yours.

~Bev

[Inkpot1965]

Tish tish Tegan. They said the same thing about a bunch of pro's and up and comers putting together a book like the Anthology too. But look how THAT developed!

Nothing is impossible, if given the chance.

(But still no Frankenborg. Not even on a dare. I don't care it it means world peace!)

You wimp! She was better than the Spook

[Matt Doc Martin]

Okay. I'll find another room for Cape. No worries.

Bert, he's allllll yours.

~Bev

St Patty's Day dinner alone, then.!


MMMMM...New England boiled Dinner from a New Englander!


(ok, I lose this round)

[Blake Petit]

Is no one coming to WW Philly?

I feel so alone...

JLK
mmm... librarians...

There's a chance I'll be there, Kozemp. Keep your fingers crossed.
(If I'm there, I'll be there with my girlfriend. She's not a librarian, but I wouldn't trade her for anything either.)

[Papergirl]

St Patty's Day dinner alone, then.!


MMMMM...New England boiled Dinner from a New Englander!


(ok, I lose this round)
Heh. Admit it. You'd miss me too much. :o

~Bev

[JTPencils]

You wimp! She was better than the Spook

Oh ok. Dangit. But NO Magnus Grimoire. That's final! (Yeah, she was a pretty decent design... but that name... ugh!)

[Matt Doc Martin]

Heh. Admit it. You'd miss me too much. :o

~Bev

But I will have so much more corned beef and cabbage!

Off to bed now!

[Inkpot1965]

Oh ok. Dangit. But NO Magnus Grimoire. That's final! (Yeah, she was a pretty decent design... but that name... ugh!)

Yeah, Magnus' hat was a bitch to draw

[Papergirl]

But I will have so much more corned beef and cabbage!

Off to bed now!
Heh! But you'd STILL miss me too much! :p

~Bev

[JTPencils]

St Patty's Day dinner alone, then.!


MMMMM...New England boiled Dinner from a New Englander!


(ok, I lose this round)

Matt, you've been out of New England TOO long to make decent chowdah! Now if you want a real New Englander experience... I'm... I'm... what's that? Honey, I swear, it was just a bowl of chowder... no... I mean (line goes dead)....

[NatGertler]

Any content differences between the softcover and hardcover editions of Schulz's Youth?Nope. The goal was not to create a deluxe and a mundane edition; it was mainly to offer a hardcover for those who prefer hardcovers (after talking to the folks at the Schulz Museum, who found that they were regularly selling many more hardcovers of the book Charles Schulz: Conversations than paperbacks, despite a significant price difference and no content difference.)

Besides, I wanted to have done a hardcover, to add to my skill set and comfort range. Same reason you're likely to see the first About Comics color publication next year. Haven't decided yet what it will be, mind you...

No dust jacket on the hardcover, just printed boards.

[Papergirl]

I love tall women! :)

Tony

Awww! I've never been considered tall before! :o


Hope you're feeling better, hon! :)

~Bev

[Matt Doc Martin]

Matt, you've been out of New England TOO long to make decent chowdah! Now if you want a real New Englander experience... I'm... I'm... what's that? Honey, I swear, it was just a bowl of chowder... no... I mean (line goes dead)....

I have been gone 1 year!

ONE YEAR!

And I never make chowder.

Only corned beef and cabbage.

[Kozemp]

There's a chance I'll be there, Kozemp. Keep your fingers crossed.
(If I'm there, I'll be there with my girlfriend. She's not a librarian, but I wouldn't trade her for anything either.)

I'm actually not that worried, since I imagine when the con rolls around - what is that, first week in June - I'll still be able to say "hey, anyone coming this weekend?" in this very thread.

JLK
Philly is quite nice in the early summer

[JTPencils]

I have been gone 1 year!

ONE YEAR!

And I never make chowder.

Only corned beef and cabbage.

Well that's as New England as the Yankees. Blah!

I'm talking some serious Chowder here!!!

And one year is enough to lose your accent, and your NE influence. I'm sorry Matt, it's in the bylaws. You must have missed that.

[KevinTBrown]

I'd bid $56!


But all I hear from Kevin is a lot of talk.

Talk?

Hm.

Note: I bid on and won the Pig Iron drawing. I also donated a sketch near and dear to my heart for Tom to put up for auction.

Granted, it's no happy meal in court, but it's not all talk. ;)

Thing is, Kevin won't have to pay you. I'll go willingly. I won't stay where I'm not wanted. :(

~Bev

Oh, you can stay here. :) (Does a quick check on Kayak.com) Where are you flying from again, Bev...??

[Matt Doc Martin]

Well that's as New England as the Yankees. Blah!

I'm talking some serious Chowder here!!!

And one year is enough to lose your accent, and your NE influence. I'm sorry Matt, it's in the bylaws. You must have missed that.

Never had the accent.

And I hate the Yankees. But love them if the beat the Red Sox.

I despise all teams bearing the Boston name.

And I am a good part Irish, man!

We loves the corned beef and cabbage!

[KevinTBrown]

But I will have so much more corned beef and cabbage!

Off to bed now!

After corned beef and cabbage, you'll definitely be sleeping alone!! :eek:

[Kozemp]

Never had the accent.

And I hate the Yankees. But love them if the beat the Red Sox.

I despise all teams bearing the Boston name.

And I am a good part Irish, man!

We loves the corned beef and cabbage!

Speak for yourself; I'm Irish and I can't stand that disgusting filth.

JLK
feeling sick just thinking about it

[KevinTBrown]

Matt, if you're ever in my neck of the woods, I've got the perfect place to take you!

http://www.irishtimespubchicago.com/

[Kozemp]

Matt, if you're ever in my neck of the woods, I've got the perfect place to take you!

http://www.irishtimespubchicago.com/

I went to the Fado in Chicago when I was out there this summer... word is that their food is pretty decent, if you go for that sort of thing. I myself do not. I also had Lucozade for the first time there, and wow was that disgusting. I thought Gatorade was bad...

I tell my bosses - Irish expats both - at the pub, "the things you people call food wouldn't make the cut anywhere else."

JLK
oh, god, Irish food...

[bert]

bert? Is it too late to make Matt sleep in the hall?

~Bev

I expect him to pass out in the hallway at least one night (and then I'm gonna slip the "I (heart) Rick Olney" T-shirt I'm bringing along JUST for him onto his drunk ass.

[Blake Petit]

I'm actually not that worried, since I imagine when the con rolls around - what is that, first week in June - I'll still be able to say "hey, anyone coming this weekend?" in this very thread.

JLK
Philly is quite nice in the early summer

I thought it was at the END of June... the first week may be out of the question for me...

:rushes off to check Wizard's website:

Okay, found it. June 15-17. That I should be able to do.

[Papergirl]

I expect him to pass out in the hallway at least one night (and then I'm gonna slip the "I (heart) Rick Olney" T-shirt I'm bringing along JUST for him onto his drunk ass.

bert?

I love you. In a totally platonic way, but I do! :D

~Bev

[bert]

bert?

I love you. In a totally platonic way, but I do! :D

~Bev

yeah?

but you quoted me before I could add "on his drunk ass" :)

[Papergirl]

yeah?

but you quoted me before I could add "on his drunk ass" :)
HA! I'll go fix it, then! :D

~Bev

[MacQuarrie]

And those are worth?? Nada in my book. His names synonymous now with being a flat out deadbeat. So why would anyone want anything thats related to him? Trademarks of garbage is still garbage. Same could be said for domain names.

Let me help you out here...

Suppose everybody who has work in, say, Tales of the Spooky, were to sue Dickless, and they asked the judge to award them ownership of the characters, titles, trademarks, concepts and all other intellectual property associated with the stories they did.

Now suppose all those people got together and published UNSCREWED! PRESENTS "TALES OF THE SPOOKY!" and divvied up the profits afterwards.

Suppose they also acquired ownership of all Dickless' domain names and pointed them to UNSCREWED!

Even if there wasn't much in the way of money, the poetic justice alone would be a delight.

You guys HAVE to do this. It's a moral imperative.

[CutterMike]

Maybe so... but considering he's always having machine issues of some sort... I figured thats the top notch piece of hardware he's got sitting on his desk. Naturally he'd be better of with at least an Apple II.... but then he would have had to spend money on that back then too. Something he refuses to do.

Okay - so maybe a TRS-80?

[CutterMike]

Gail... you are an absolute peach of a person!! Rick on the other hand, is more like the pit. Shrivled, hard to swallow, and best spit out.

Big difference is that the peach pit is only a *LITTLE* bit poisonous...

[Blake Petit]

Okay - so maybe a TRS-80?

My God, I used to use one of those in JUNIOR HIGH.

[TonyIsabella]

Awww! I've never been considered tall before! :o


Hope you're feeling better, hon! :)

~Bev

Better, yes. I actually managed to write about 2000 words today. But it pretty much drained me. Hopefully, I'll be even better tomorrow.

Tony

[CutterMike]

Damn you all! Is there anyone under six feet in this thread besides me?

JP

Well, I'm 6' -2". Does that count?

[Papergirl]

Better, yes. I actually managed to write about 2000 words today. But it pretty much drained me. Hopefully, I'll be even better tomorrow.

Tony
Yay for feeling better! Boo for being drained!

Sending good thoughts your way, Tony! :)

~Bev

[TomStillwell]

Talk?

Hm.

Note: I bid on and won the Pig Iron drawing. I also donated a sketch near and dear to my heart for Tom to put up for auction.

Granted, it's no happy meal in court, but it's not all talk. ;)



Oh, you can stay here. :) (Does a quick check on Kayak.com) Where are you flying from again, Bev...??

Kevin is the real deal. We've met twice in person.

[J. Morgan (Bat) Neal]

Damn you all! Is there anyone under six feet in this thread besides me?

JP

How tall is Galactus? That is how tall I am. I think.

[KevinTBrown]

How tall is Galactus? That is how tall I am. I think.

With or without the purple pointy hat?

[J. Morgan (Bat) Neal]

With or without the purple pointy hat?

That big purple hat is stylin'. But I can't afford something like that. I just have my balding pate. Wait, maybe it was The Watcher!

[TCJohnson]

I haven't donated anything but I got about $100 in bids in....does that help?

[TCJohnson]

You guys have seen this, right?


It appears that the Mighty MiniCon has a stalker. This email (headers intact) was sent to me from one of our confirmed June 23rd & 24th convention guests:

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Matthew
Date: Mar 13, 2007 4:00 PM


I may have sent you a message already. I see you are listed as a guest for his MMC.

HE DOES NOT PAY people. He has lost over 4 court cases already for NON PAYMENT.

If he asks you to do work or appear at his "con", MAKE SURE TO GET PAYMENT UP FRONT!!

Readhere for the story on Rick Olney paying NO ONE for work done.

Readhere to see how he treats those he owes and former creators that appeared at his 2003 con., along with comments about Mark Waid and Kurt Busiek.

-Matt Martin
Karma's Little Helper




Certainly, this is an individual that enjoys the attention that stalking people brings. Additionally, I got a second email from my guest letting me know that he had received a SECOND email from this MATT MARTIN (STALKER) just moments after he had emailed me telling my guest that HE WAS AWARE THAT HIS EMAIL HAD BEEN FORWARDED TO ME. How creepy is that?




Under these circumstances -- I respectfully request that ANYONE on my friends list getting any emails from this MATT MARTIN (STALKER) KINDLY forward them to me -- HEADERS INTACT -- as our attorney is gathering this sort of information to put an end to this illegal and heinous activity. FURTHERMORE -- YOU SHOULD BLOCK this MATT MARTIN (STALKER) by going to his site page and clicking on BLOCK.

Emails may be sent to us at the MIGHTY MINICON MySpace site. Thank you.


http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=145146574&blogID=240814894&MyToken=9c44ba70-a191-4620-81a5-a44d0304d9b8

[TCJohnson]

Oh, and he has announced his first guest...Jason Dube.

[Kurt Busiek]

You guys have seen this, right?



http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=145146574&blogID=240814894&MyToken=9c44ba70-a191-4620-81a5-a44d0304d9b8

So, uh, let me see if I have this straight:

Matt e-mailed someone to warn them of Rick's unethical business practices.

Rick has now posted that warning on the MMC page for all who visit it to see, complete with links to Matt's site where people can find out more.

It's like Rick provided a community service, warning people about himself.

kdb

[DaveRothe]

You guys have seen this, right?



http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=145146574&blogID=240814894&MyToken=9c44ba70-a191-4620-81a5-a44d0304d9b8

Actually no I hadn't seen this but if Rick thinks this is gonna scare us off. WRONG! Cause even if Matt gets blocked another one of us will just take over. Y'see Rick that's the power of numbers at work. You have to be stopped. I hope I can play a major role in that. Or at least be a witness to your demise.

[DaveRothe]

Oh, and he has announced his first guest...Jason Dube.

Uh should I recognize that name?:o

[CutterMike]

Well that's as New England as the Yankees. Blah!

I'm talking some serious Chowder here!!!

And one year is enough to lose your accent, and your NE influence. I'm sorry Matt, it's in the bylaws. You must have missed that.

Chowder's fine, but if you're a TRUE New Englander, you've got to have a well-broken-in stoneware Beanpot since it's impossible to make a decent batch of Baked Beans in anything else.

And I have to disagree with you about the accent, too, JT. My accent actually got stronger when I was exiled for 2-1/2 years in Los Angeles - simply because I was DAMNED if I was gonna sound like an Angeleno!

[wishlish]

Is no one coming to WW Philly?

I feel so alone...

JLK
mmm... librarians...

If my leg heals up (I had the 2nd hip injection today, which is why I had anesthesia), I might go. But only if it heals.

[Gail Simone]

Oh, and he has announced his first guest...Jason Dube.

No offense, but who is Jason Dube?

Gail

[TCJohnson]

No offense, but who is Jason Dube?

Gail

Apparently does independent manga work. Has a pretty quirky style.
http://www.gallerylister.com/Dube.htm#Jason

And some other stuff: http://www.scatteredcomics.com/

[JTPencils]

Chowder's fine, but if you're a TRUE New Englander, you've got to have a well-broken-in stoneware Beanpot since it's impossible to make a decent batch of Baked Beans in anything else.

And I have to disagree with you about the accent, too, JT. My accent actually got stronger when I was exiled for 2-1/2 years in Los Angeles - simply because I was DAMNED if I was gonna sound like an Angeleno!

The true New England accent isn't even prevalent in CT (to be honest). Matt can verify, no accent here. It's more of a Mass and upper NE thing (especially VT and NH).

As for Boston Baked Beans... ummm... I prefer the candy style... not so much the hot. Besides.. if I indulge in any bean product... I usually sleep alone... by demand.

[wishlish]

Nope. The goal was not to create a deluxe and a mundane edition; it was mainly to offer a hardcover for those who prefer hardcovers (after talking to the folks at the Schulz Museum, who found that they were regularly selling many more hardcovers of the book Charles Schulz: Conversations than paperbacks, despite a significant price difference and no content difference.)

Besides, I wanted to have done a hardcover, to add to my skill set and comfort range. Same reason you're likely to see the first About Comics color publication next year. Haven't decided yet what it will be, mind you...

No dust jacket on the hardcover, just printed boards.

I prefer books without dust jackets, actually. And I seriously detest slipcases.

Although I love dust jacket design, and have the book by Chip Kidd on my desk...weird...

[Gail Simone]

So, uh, let me see if I have this straight:

Matt e-mailed someone to warn them of Rick's unethical business practices.

Rick has now posted that warning on the MMC page for all who visit it to see, complete with links to Matt's site where people can find out more.

It's like Rick provided a community service, warning people about himself.

kdb


I KNOW!

I think it's part of the delusion. He thinks people will read all these posts about him being a deadbeat, and come to the conclusion he WANTS them to come to, which is that he's a wounded little flower attacked by mean jealous people.

But what everyone REALLY thinks is, "My god, what a massive deadbeat."

Gail

[JTPencils]

Apparently does independent manga work. Has a pretty quirky style.
http://www.gallerylister.com/Dube.htm#Jason

And some other stuff: http://www.scatteredcomics.com/

Hmmmmmmmm... seems that Rick trolling those Junior High art classes has paid off!!!

Not for nothing... but uh... considering the characters Rick's tried to use before, can anyone see this style for them? Frankenborg with oversized manga feet?

[DaveRothe]

I KNOW!

I think it's part of the delusion. He thinks people will read all these posts about him being a deadbeat, and come to the conclusion he WANTS them to come to, which is that he's a wounded little flower attacked by mean jealous people.

But what everyone REALLY thinks is, "My god, what a massive deadbeat."

Gail

I's just a ButtonBully.:D

[Danny Donovan]

Uh should I recognize that name?:o

Indy artist out of Cali.

http://www.scatteredcomics.com/

Actually some pretty good looking stuff.

I like that song.


Donovan's Action Figure-sized. At 6'4", I could (and may still) squash him like an insect. You should see us together at conventions--it's like that old Kubert illo of Hawkman and the Atom.

Dude. I'm so calling Paije on you. Us diminutive folks travel in packs.

But it's true. I'm like 5'8, but my aura is like 10'4" :p

Although it is true, Jim is just like Hawkman. He's been retconned so many times even HE doesn't know his true origin. :p (This is what happens when you're drawing comics around the time of Crisis of the Infinite Earths.)

I'm half tempted to repost that blog of Rick's since he asked so kindly and make a few "adjustments" so it flies better.

"WARNING EVERYTHING THIS MATT GUY SAYS IS TRUE! I'VE BEEN STALKING HIM FOR MONTHS AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING HIM A SPECIAL GIFT AT AN UPCOMING MEGACON! AND BY GIFT I MEAN MY FORBIDDEN WHALE LOVIN'..."

[Reverend Smooth]

Looks like he's taking on impressionable beginners again.

[CutterMike]

The true New England accent isn't even prevalent in CT (to be honest). Matt can verify, no accent here. It's more of a Mass and upper NE thing (especially VT and NH).

As for Boston Baked Beans... ummm... I prefer the candy style... not so much the hot. Besides.. if I indulge in any bean product... I usually sleep alone... by demand.

I've lived most of my life within 30 miles of Boston and a good portion of my relatives are Vermonters and Maineiacs, so you pretty much know where I'm from as soon as I open my mouth.

As to the beans - yeah, I don't do "barbecue"-style; it's good old brown sugar and molasses. Damn - I'm getting hungry... good thing I've got leftovers from this past weekend in the fridge...

And being single, I can eat them whenever I want! (There are *SOME* small perks to singlehood... -he said, looking on the bright side...)

[Danny Donovan]

Ooooooooooh... Poor Dube! Rick GOT HIM!

BLUE SCARAB copyright © and ™ 2006 Jason Dube and Rick Olney. All rights reserved

>_<

Jason Dube, Artist & Co-Creator of theBlue Scarab. Come check out anime's newest hero!
News will be shared as it becomes available! Be sure to watch here for more info!

BLUE SCARAB copyright © and ™ 2006 Jason Dube and Rick Olney. All rights reserved

MANGA YOU DIP!!!!!!!

Anime are cartoons

Manga are comic books.

Unless you ACTUALLY think you can start your own animation studio when you can't even put out a comic book printed at Kinkos........

[DaveRothe]

Indy artist out of Cali.

http://www.scatteredcomics.com/

Actually some pretty good looking stuff.

I like that song.




Dude. I'm so calling Paije on you. Us diminutive folks travel in packs.

But it's true. I'm like 5'8, but my aura is like 10'4" :p

Although it is true, Jim is just like Hawkman. He's been retconned so many times even HE doesn't know his true origin. :p (This is what happens when you're drawing comics around the time of Crisis of the Infinite Earths.)

I'm half tempted to repost that blog of Rick's since he asked so kindly and make a few "adjustments" so it flies better.

"WARNING EVERYTHING THIS MATT GUY SAYS IS TRUE! I'VE BEEN STALKING HIM FOR MONTHS AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING HIM A SPECIAL GIFT AT AN UPCOMING MEGACON! AND BY GIFT I MEAN MY FORBIDDEN WHALE LOVIN'..."


Why am I fighting back the sudden urge to call him a "Blowhole?!"

[JTPencils]

Looks like he's taking on impressionable beginners again.

So anyone gonna take the first step and email this poor kid before he get's himself too deep into it?? Would be a shame to see another artist (even with that... um... style)... get ramrodded.

[Magneto_X]

Ooooooooooh... Poor Dube! Rick GOT HIM!

BLUE SCARAB copyright © and ™ 2006 Jason Dube and Rick Olney. All rights reserved

>_<

Who thinks it will be Jason who created the design/character but Reek wnats all the credit *anyway*? ;)



MANGA YOU DIP!!!!!!!

Anime are cartoons

Manga are comic books.

Unless you ACTUALLY think you can start your own animation studio when you can't even put out a comic book printed at Kinkos........

It's like he's actually getting more stupid with time.

[DaveRothe]

So anyone gonna take the first step and email this poor kid before he get's himself too deep into it?? Would be a shame to see another artist (even with that... um... style)... get ramrodded.

Either that or he'll change his name to Jason Duped.

[Reverend Smooth]

Ooooooooooh... Poor Dube! Rick GOT HIM!

BLUE SCARAB copyright © and ™ 2006 Jason Dube and Rick Olney. All rights reserved

>_<



MANGA YOU DIP!!!!!!!

Anime are cartoons

Manga are comic books.

Unless you ACTUALLY think you can start your own animation studio when you can't even put out a comic book printed at Kinkos........

Trust him not to know the basics of his own busi-- ...oh wait. Hobby. Right.

[Tegan]

Either that or he'll change his name to Jason Duped.

I've been trying so hard not to make that joke...

[Inkpot1965]

Is this the guy that Matt sent an e-mail to?

[JTPencils]

Ooooooooooh... Poor Dube! Rick GOT HIM!

BLUE SCARAB copyright © and ™ 2006 Jason Dube and Rick Olney. All rights reserved

>_<



MANGA YOU DIP!!!!!!!

Anime are cartoons

Manga are comic books.

Unless you ACTUALLY think you can start your own animation studio when you can't even put out a comic book printed at Kinkos........

All rights reserved,until you piss Rick off... and he yanks those out from under you.

"You did NOT create anything... you did nothing... it's all me... Me... ME!!!"

[Danny Donovan]

Since Rick asked so kindly for people to repost or rebulletin his message I came up with this lovely bulletin going out on my myspace right now.



Subj: ATTN: ARTISTS COMMUNITY! Rick Onley demands you know this!

----------------------
This email (headers intact) was sent to me from one of our confirmed June 23rd & 24th convention guests:
----------------- Original Message -----------------

From: Matthew

Date: Mar 13, 2007 4:00 PM

I may have sent you a message already. I see you are listed as a guest for his MMC.

HE DOES NOT PAY people. He has lost over 4 court cases already for NON PAYMENT.

If he asks you to do work or appear at his "con", MAKE SURE TO GET PAYMENT UP FRONT!!

Readhere for the story on Rick Olney paying NO ONE for work done.

Readhere to see how he treats those he owes and former creators that appeared at his 2003 con., along with comments about Mark Waid and Kurt Busiek.

-Matt Martin
Karma's Little Helper

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

So, you know --- if you are asked to be part of the Mighty Mini Con this year, or asked to submit work to Tightlip Entertainment, Rick would ask you to remember this message..

I think there was another part to it.. but you know it didn't really seem all that important. :p

But hey, I'm sure you will find all the information you need to know concerning the '07 mini con, and the status of tightlip entertainment right here:

http://www.unscrewedcomic.com

[DaveRothe]

I've been trying so hard not to make that joke...

Tegan I like your way of thinking.:)

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

Dave

I thought you were Tom Cruise's good twin?

JP

[Danny Donovan]

All rights reserved,until you piss Rick off... and he yanks those out from under you.

"You did NOT create anything... you did nothing... it's all me... Me... ME!!!"


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Bbnew.PNG/150px-Bbnew.PNG

"Blue Scarab? OMGWTFBBQ!!!! BUSIEK I DEMAND THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE POWER COMPANY! I just got a damn series and already I have to sue for copyright infringement?

Son of a bitch. Like figuring out how this damn suit works isn't hard enough..."

%$#%^%$#^^%#$^%^%$#^

"Shut up suit, he'll sue you for liable for that.. No, I know you don't even speak english but that's okay neither does he."

[JTPencils]

Dave

I thought you were Tom Cruise's good twin?

JP

He is. Dave "Cruise Control" Rothe.

[DaveRothe]

Dave

I thought you were Tom Cruise's good twin?

JP

Er, I am! See!!!:D

[MacQuarrie]

You know what would be really good? A form letter we could send out to anyone we hear of who gets sucked into Olneyworld. It should be brief, factual, businesslike, and signed by Kurt Busiek, Mark Waid, Gail Simone, Tony Isabella, Nat Gertler, Scott Shaw!, Chuck Dixon, Paul Smith, Val Staples, Heidi MacDonald, and anybody else I may have forgotten to list who has some name-recognition and has expressed an interest in the matter.

Joe Manga may disregard a note from Matt "Karma's Little Helper" Martin, but I think they'd pay a bit more attention to a letter from the Unscrewed All-Stars.

What do you think? Can somebody draft such a statement? We could send it to all the usual outlets, and also keep it on hand to fire off to the gullible.

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

All rights reserved,until you piss Rick off... and he yanks those out from under you.

"You did NOT create anything... you did nothing... it's all me... Me... ME!!!"

You forgot to add,

"Isn't that right mr. legal team?" which the hand would reply "Coitainly!"

JP

[JTPencils]

You forgot to add,

"Isn't that right mr. legal team?" which the hand would reply "Coitainly!"

JP

You're right Josh. Sorry folks... amended.

[MacQuarrie]

Mr. Arnold Drake, Creator and Co-Creator of such imaginary characters as -- DC's Doom Patrol, Deadman, and Marvel's The Guardians of the Galaxy, along with other one-of-a-kind distinctions.
Dick, you magnificent douchebag! That's not english. They aren't "imaginary characters;" they are real characters. Arnold Drake really created them, he didn't just imagine that he had. I know this is a hard concept for you to grasp, but some people actually take their imaginary creations and turn them into actual properties.

Oh, and "distinction" isn't used that way. It's generally a descriptive term, not the object of a sentence.

My god, you just get stupider by the day. Have you had your house checked for lead paint? That can cause brain damage, you know.

[TCJohnson]

Let's not be too disrespectful to Jason Dube. The only mistake he has made so far is the same one far too many people on this thread have made. In a year he is going to be hanging out with us, ya know.

[NatGertler]

I prefer books without dust jackets, actually. And I seriously detest slipcases.From a printing and distribution standpoint, a dust jacket is just another thing to get ripped.

One other thing about the hardcover -- it's only going to non-returnable markets. So you're not likely to see it in places which don't specialize in comics (which is not a problem for you, since you're pre-ordering through one.)

[DaveRothe]

I feel another picture coming on... Hey Gail I "borrowed" this one from your site. I've adapted it accordingly.

[NatGertler]

Oh, and "distinction" isn't a noun.Not that I would expect Olney to know whether it is or not... but actually it is.

[Cam63]

I KNEW IT!

You're that Ken doll thingy aren't you?

;)

~Bev

He may be the bit they left off !

[DaveRothe]

Let's not be too disrespectful to Jason Dube. The only mistake he has made so far is the same one far too many people on this thread have made. In a year he is going to be hanging out with us, ya know.

No disrespect meant to him TC. He hasn't done anything wrong. I'm sure he's like all the rest of us who've been there. Rick will stroke your ego and make you think you're gonna be the next "Big Thing" in comics. And that all these people trying to warn you are just jealous of your abilities. Only listen to me cause I am Rick Olney the one who has been ultimately wronged. This is the exact reason I support Unscrewed and it's efforts to save new guys from being taken advantage of like me and I'm sure all of us have been, at one time or another. Get Unscrewed!!! Hey could that be our battle cry?

[Tegan]

Let's not be too disrespectful to Jason Dube. The only mistake he has made so far is the same one far too many people on this thread have made. In a year he is going to be hanging out with us, ya know.

Yeah, that's why I've been fighting to not turn his name around. The poor guy may well be just the latest victim. Someone who got a big dose of hope and fell for it like almost any young talent is likely to fall. I just hope he heeds the warnings and doesn't end up losing everything to Olney.

And, hey, I like Manga.

[Cam63]

I have no idea who made this image, but it seems to sum up Rick pretty well, down to the stickers and everything.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m171/gilada/internettoughguymagazinvs7.jpg

Yeah, that sounds like 'Knuckle.

[DaveRothe]

Yeah, that's why I've been fighting to not turn his name around. The poor guy may well be just the latest victim. Someone who got a big dose of hope and fell for it like almost any young talent is likely to fall. I just hope he heeds the warnings and doesn't end up losing everything to Olney.

And, hey, I like Manga.

Tegan are you reading my mind again?:)

[Sarah Beach]

Dave & Tegan -- I quite agree. The paramecium is dragging Jason into his games, but we can't blame Jason for that.

I checked out Jason's ComicSpace page - he's got some galleries up, along with links to his work on other artist sites. Not quite my thing, I have to say, so I'm not a final judge of the quality. Seemed a shade to busy in the panels to me, and the eyes are far, far too big, even for the exaggerated manga style. Other than that, not bad. Good sense of composition (and that can't be faked). Wish him well -- especially since we know how feeble & hollow Rick's endeavors are.

But Dave, I think you pegged it exactly: the microscopic one probably spent plenty of time filling Jason with his side of things, how he was wronged and cheated by all these people who hate his visionary ways. The fact that Jason promptly forwarded Matt's email to the paramecium, instead of emailing back to Matt asking "Who are you and why are you sending me this, really?" - that indicates that miniscule life-form prepared him for some sort of such approach.

Pity.

[DaveRothe]

Dave & Tegan -- I quite agree. The paramecium is dragging Jason into his games, but we can't blame Jason for that.

I checked out Jason's ComicSpace page - he's got some galleries up, along with links to his work on other artist sites. Not quite my thing, I have to say, so I'm not a final judge of the quality. Seemed a shade to busy in the panels to me, and the eyes are far, far too big, even for the exaggerated manga style. Other than that, not bad. Good sense of composition (and that can't be faked). Wish him well -- especially since we know how feeble & hollow Rick's endeavors are.

But Dave, I think you pegged it exactly: the microscopic one probably spent plenty of time filling Jason with his side of things, how he was wronged and cheated by all these people who hate his visionary ways. The fact that Jason promptly forwarded Matt's email to the paramecium, instead of emailing back to Matt asking "Who are you and why are you sending me this, really?" - that indicates that miniscule life-form prepared him for some sort of such approach.

Pity.


Wasn't my intent to be derogatory or demean Jason as he's done nothing wrong. If I offended some people I'm sorry for that. It was word play for the sake of comedy (ok bad comedy) and nothing more. Clearly if we continue to warn Jason it's just going to reinforce Rick's "I'm a victim" story. Sadly he sounds as if he has been brainwashed by the Cult of Rick. Eventually it'll become payment time or Rick will have found fresh new victims to manipulate and just toss him aside. Fortunately for Jason, there will be a group of people called Unscrewed who will be there to pick him back up after he falls.

[willtupper]

Besides writing comics and whatnot, something else I occasionally like to do is engage in the hobby and business of folk song writing.

Having an old acoustic guitar around to mess with is a GREAT way to get the creative juices flowing. For example, here are the lyrics to my latest composition, a really easy strumming thing I'm calling...

THE BALLAD OF RICK OLNEY
by Will Tupper

One day I wrote a comic book
It turned out really neat
I read a thread, that’s all it took
It made the story sweet
About a man, if you can call him that
And some bad things that he’d done
And then the friends who gathered round
And started to make fun
Of the way he smelled
How he’d rot in hell
He deserved each of their words
But when he wrote, all filled with hope
It’s like they just weren’t heard

Who?
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Worst man in the biz
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Smells like a can of whiz
Rick Olney, Holy Moley!
Stay the hell away!
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
The man will never pay
No, the man will never pay

One day I went to the comic shop
To buy some brand new stuff
Reached down into my pockets
And, surprise! I had enough
To buy new Simone, and Chuck Dixon,
And a sandwich - with all the fixing’s
For the girl that I was with…
Who really loved Beau Smith

While we were there
It was still the same
We saw not one book!
With Rick Olney’s name
He talks the talk
But can’t walk the walk
It’s the same thing every day
People who read his posts
Know he’s probab-lay…

Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Worst man in the biz
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
We’re all so sick of his
Promises, Lies, Happy Meal Fries,
The evidence is there - he can’t deny!
No matter how hard that he may try
When not a single comic professional is on his side…

Rick Olney, He’ll solely
Never, ever understand
Rick Olney, Oh Noney
What it takes to be a man
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
He’ll hatch another plan
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Try to lure folks in
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
But the good guys will always win!!!

Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Smells like a can of whiz
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Someday soon he will get his.

One day I wrote a comic book
It turned out really great
Read by everyone Rick said he’d sue
While they wait, and wait, and wait
While they wait, and wait, and… wait

fini :D

[MacQuarrie]

Not that I would expect Olney to know whether it is or not... but actually it is.

Okay, yeah, it's a noun. But it isn't used the way he mangles it.

[Sarah Beach]

Okay, yeah, it's a noun. But it isn't used the way he mangles it.

Exactly. That's the problem with his "writing". The structure seems to be there, but the parts are all the wrong parts for where he puts them.

[Sarah Beach]

Oh, yeah. One other thing I meant to comment on:

From orcafresh on mySpace -- (re: Matt's email to Jason Dube)----
Under these circumstances -- I respectfully request that ANYONE on my friends list getting any emails from this MATT MARTIN (STALKER) KINDLY forward them to me -- HEADERS INTACT -- as our attorney is gathering this sort of information to put an end to this illegal and heinous activity. FURTHERMORE -- YOU SHOULD BLOCK this MATT MARTIN (STALKER) by going to his site page and clicking on BLOCK.

Now, remember all you folks out there -- communication through mySpace is the only way to go! That's right! There are no other avenues available, all you potentional MMC7 guests! So blocking Matt on mySpace is ALL you need to keep truth from getting to you!





..........
What's that? There are other means of communication? Dagnabit! That's what's wrong with this internet thing! It leaks like a seive!

[MacQuarrie]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Bbnew.PNG/150px-Bbnew.PNG

"Blue Scarab? OMGWTFBBQ!!!! BUSIEK I DEMAND THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE POWER COMPANY! I just got a damn series and already I have to sue for copyright infringement?

Son of a bitch. Like figuring out how this damn suit works isn't hard enough..."

%$#%^%$#^^%#$^%^%$#^

"Shut up suit, he'll sue you for liable for that.. No, I know you don't even speak english but that's okay neither does he."


Blue Scarab? Hmm. DC owns (or licenses) Blue Beetle and Silver Scarab, and they have big scary AOL/Time-Warner attorneys with vast resources and zero sense of humor. Is this a smart move on Dick's part?

Oh. Wait. This is Dick.

Run, Jason! Run like the wind!

[Danny Donovan]

Blue Scarab? Hmm. DC owns (or licenses) Blue Beetle and Silver Scarab, and they have big scary AOL/Time-Warner attorneys with vast resources and zero sense of humor. Is this a smart move on Dick's part?

Oh. Wait. This is Dick.

Run, Jason! Run like the wind!

As far as I understand it, they own Blue Beetle, specifically this version of him, as it's completely different than the Charlton version. This is a mix of mystic and sci-fi. (the Scarab is a sentient alien thing)

I do believe they only licensed Dan Garrett, and Ted Kord, but once Charlton went out of business they ended up purchasing the trademarks in the same way CrossGen did with Brian Pudello's Chaos! characters.

I could be TOTALLY wrong, but for some reason it *sounds* right.

Poor dumb dick.

[JamesRitcheyIII]

Blue Scarab? Hmm. DC owns (or licenses) Blue Beetle and Silver Scarab, and they have big scary AOL/Time-Warner attorneys with vast resources and zero sense of humor. Is this a smart move on Dick's part?

Oh. Wait. This is Dick.

Run, Jason! Run like the wind!

Well, Jason will be here eventually, when Tinkerbell's (clap your hands) paranoia starts being directed at him. I bet if I was warned by someone I don't know about a publisher who's offering to publish me, I'd likely send the publisher a copy, with a politely-worded 'WTF?'.

That Rick--what a sucker. I knew he was reading these boards! The bastard's never had an original idea in his life. I'm just postulating on the possibility--if the idiot is thinking about doing a 'take' on the Dan Garrett version, based on a paragraph/premise I posted here. Since he perceives me as 'Mr. Indy, Golden Age, Public Domain'--when I just wanna do good, original, smart comics--I bet dimwit thinks he's achieving some sort of coup--when I'd sensibly submit it to DC, like anyone would with an IQ over--well--average. They own the trademark, Ricky Boy! Bought it from Charlton--who absorbed the Original Blue Beetle as a property! YEAH--how much ya wanna bet the moron is planning on getting poor Jason to draw the original costume--a trademarked property of DC Comics, information that a simple online Patent Office trademark search would have yielded?

LMFAO!!!

[Reverend Smooth]

Part of the problem is the very nature of the business, unfortunately. As a beginning artist without a creative team, what do you do?

And many artists try to go pro too soon, imo, usually a few years too soon.

And even seasoned pros can't get always get work at major labels. It's just this really negative chain of suck until you make it, most people don't, it chews you up and it's the people left standing who make it.

So it sets up newbies to be taken advantage of. A lot of beginners don't educate themselves and network beforehand before jumping in, not realising that the business is a lot meaner than the hobby.

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

It's the risk you take with hooking up with anybody unfortunately. Some people are too young when they try to go pro true, (hell, I'm wet behind the ears still *squeak) but it's a risk you have to take. You have marvel dc and everyone trying to line up there. Some sharks are going to get by.

The real thing that gets me with Olney is how he had a system that just seemed to rip people off and nothing else.

JP

[MacQuarrie]

Exactly. That's the problem with his "writing". The structure seems to be there, but the parts are all the wrong parts for where he puts them.

A camel is a horse built by Olney.

[Papergirl]

Wow, what a dumbass Dickless Deadbeat is! Apparently, he's bound and determined to advertise FOR us!

Heh. Asshat.

~Bev

[Reverend Smooth]

It's like everything else with Olney-- he doesn't understand how things work, he approximates and tries to fake it.

He doesn't get language or how to run a real label, or pay his bills, anything. He just fakes it. I dunno why, these things can be learned.

[Papergirl]

It's like everything else with Olney-- he doesn't understand how things work, he approximates and tries to fake it.

He doesn't get language or how to run a real label, or pay his bills, anything. He just fakes it. I dunno why, these things can be learned.
They can only be learned by those who WANT to learn, hon.

And, to Dickless Deadbeat, that would be too much work.

~Bev

[singoalla]

I thought this was interesting (if it's been posted already, please ignore! :) ).
I was looking at sites on publishers when I came across this site:
http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/pebt.htm

Scroll down to 'TightLip Entertainment'.

"Tightlip Entertainment : Not recommended."

ruh-roh, I see another libel lawsuit a-heading their way. In due time, since it's out of his hands of course...

[KJ_81]

Hmm, wonder what Hasbro thinks of 'Mighty Mini-Con'?
He's trademarked that, right? Hasbro has Mini-con trademarked for a whole range of things, as a part of their Transformers franchise.
Hmm......

[Papergirl]

Hmm, wonder what Hasbro thinks of 'Mighty Mini-Con'?
He's trademarked that, right? Hasbro has Mini-con trademarked for a whole range of things, as a part of their Transformers franchise.
Hmm......
Oooh! Excellent point! :D

*starts forming an e-mail...*

~Bev

[Reverend Smooth]

They can only be learned by those who WANT to learn, hon.

And, to Dickless Deadbeat, that would be too much work.

~BevI understand objectively, but subjectively, his illogical behavior just boggles me. x.x

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

Rev mon ami

If Olney was logical, he'd have apologized a long time ago. Il est tres stupide et il n'est comprende pas verdad. (I hope the last word is right, it's been a while)

If Olney had been logical he'd have stuck to honesty. Maybe then he'd be pitied.

Now though?

JP

[Papergirl]

E-mail to Hasbro is SENT. Here is the confirmation. I erased my last name because I know Olney is reading this thread. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/Papergirl2hc/Misc/hasbroconfirmation.jpg

~Bev

[Cam63]

So, uh, let me see if I have this straight:

Matt e-mailed someone to warn them of Rick's unethical business practices.

Rick has now posted that warning on the MMC page for all who visit it to see, complete with links to Matt's site where people can find out more.

It's like Rick provided a community service, warning people about himself.

kdb

Well, he is a professional fulltime fuckwit, you know.

[Cam63]

If my leg heals up (I had the 2nd hip injection today, which is why I had anesthesia), I might go. But only if it heals.

Good luck, Wishy.

[OzBat!]

I'm not sure, but wouldn't 'mini-con' only be a problem if his MMC character was a robot instead of the little blue guy? The 'con' clearly relates to a convention, nothing else.

I think its worthwhile to go after him for the things he HAS done, rather than resort to grasping at straws.

And I really, really wish those people who continue to take shots at his family, especially his daughter, would give it a rest. Who cares if she can sing or not? It's got absolutely nothing to do with anything. Olney is vile enough in his own business practices and lack of integrity and his homophobic racist sexist diatribes.

Seriously. Knock it off. Please.

[Papergirl]

I'm not sure, but wouldn't 'mini-con' only be a problem if his MMC character was a robot instead of the little blue guy? The 'con' clearly relates to a convention, nothing else.

I think its worthwhile to go after him for the things he HAS done, rather than resort to grasping at straws.

And I really, really wish those people who continue to take shots at his family, especially his daughter, would give it a rest. Who cares if she can sing or not? It's got absolutely nothing to do with anything. Olney is vile enough in his own business practices and lack of integrity and his homophobic racist sexist diatribes.

Seriously. Knock it off. Please.
Agreed about his family. This about Wonder Deadbeat, not his daughter. Let's stay focused on HIM.

And his business practices are exactly WHY I contacted Hasbro. They may not be very happy to even REMOTELY be associated with him. So, now it's up to their legal dept to decide what, if anything, to do about it.

~Bev

[Cam63]

No offense, but who is Jason Dube?

Gail

Wasn't he a foppish private detective/secret agent from a 1960s TV series who loved paisley jackets and frill-front shirts more than life itself ?

[Cam63]

I feel another picture coming on... Hey Gail I "borrowed" this one from your site. I've adapted it accordingly. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b355/DaveRothe/RickComicsCareerRIP.jpg
:)

Aw, that's beautiful, man.

[Cam63]

Besides writing comics and whatnot, something else I occasionally like to do is engage in the hobby and business of folk song writing.

Having an old acoustic guitar around to mess with is a GREAT way to get the creative juices flowing. For example, here are the lyrics to my latest composition, a really easy strumming thing I'm calling...

THE BALLAD OF RICK OLNEY
by Will Tupper

One day I wrote a comic book
It turned out really neat
I read a thread, that’s all it took
It made the story sweet
About a man, if you can call him that
And some bad things that he’d done
And then the friends who gathered round
And started to make fun
Of the way he smelled
How he’d rot in hell
He deserved each of their words
But when he wrote, all filled with hope
It’s like they just weren’t heard

Who?
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Worst man in the biz
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Smells like a can of whiz
Rick Olney, Holy Moley!
Stay the hell away!
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
The man will never pay
No, the man will never pay

One day I went to the comic shop
To buy some brand new stuff
Reached down into my pockets
And, surprise! I had enough
To buy new Simone, and Chuck Dixon,
And a sandwich - with all the fixing’s
For the girl that I was with…
Who really loved Beau Smith

While we were there
It was still the same
We saw not one book!
With Rick Olney’s name
He talks the talk
But can’t walk the walk
It’s the same thing every day
People who read his posts
Know he’s probab-lay…

Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Worst man in the biz
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
We’re all so sick of his
Promises, Lies, Happy Meal Fries,
The evidence is there - he can’t deny!
No matter how hard that he may try
When not a single comic professional is on his side…

Rick Olney, He’ll solely
Never, ever understand
Rick Olney, Oh Noney
What it takes to be a man
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
He’ll hatch another plan
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Try to lure folks in
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
But the good guys will always win!!!

Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Smells like a can of whiz
Rick Olney, Rick Olney
Someday soon he will get his.

One day I wrote a comic book
It turned out really great
Read by everyone Rick said he’d sue
While they wait, and wait, and wait
While they wait, and wait, and… wait

fini :D

That's beautiful, too !

[Matt Doc Martin]

Oh, and he has announced his first guest...Jason Dube.

He is the one that passed the warning on to Rick.

To which I say...You were warned. See you in September when you are whining about how Rick Olney ripped you off.

[Sparvid]

Oooh! Excellent point! :D

*starts forming an e-mail...*

~Bev
STALKER! :p

[Matt Doc Martin]

Actually no I hadn't seen this but if Rick thinks this is gonna scare us off. WRONG! Cause even if Matt gets blocked another one of us will just take over. Y'see Rick that's the power of numbers at work. You have to be stopped. I hope I can play a major role in that. Or at least be a witness to your demise.

some folks have reposted my warning already.

[Cam63]

He is the one that passed the warning on to Rick.

To which I say...You were warned. See you in September when you are whining about how Rick Olney ripped you off.

Does he wear a paisley jacket and frill front shirt ?

[JTPencils]

He is the one that passed the warning on to Rick.

To which I say...You were warned. See you in September when you are whining about how Rick Olney ripped you off.

Strange... you don't look like a stalker!

[Matt Doc Martin]

And I love Rick's line about "how creepy it was" that I knew the warning had been passed on.

It took NO effort from me, dipshit. MySpace TELLS you that it was forwarded.

Just goes to show your total lack of knowledge of anything technical.

[Matt Doc Martin]

Strange... you don't look like a stalker!


They can look like anyone else. Of course, a stalker would go through the trouble of going to his house. And it looks like a bad part of town.

I like to think of myself as a public servant.

[Cam63]

You've certainly served Olney. :)

[the4thpip]

Ooooooooooh... Poor Dube! Rick GOT HIM!

BLUE SCARAB copyright © and ™ 2006 Jason Dube and Rick Olney. All rights reserved

>_<



MANGA YOU DIP!!!!!!!

Anime are cartoons

Manga are comic books.

Unless you ACTUALLY think you can start your own animation studio when you can't even put out a comic book printed at Kinkos........

There is a hero called "Blue Scarab" Oni Press's Alison Dare comics.

[Matt Doc Martin]

There is a hero called "Blue Scarab" Oni Press's Alison Dare comics.

Ooopps.

Oh, well. TLE loses again!

[the4thpip]

There is a hero called "Blue Scarab" Oni Press's Alison Dare comics.

http://www.comicon.com/pulse/images_05/1adare2.jpg

http://www.kidslovecomics.com/images/allisondare.jpg

"I believe [co-creator] J. Bone came up with the name 'Blue Scarab' [for Alison's dad's identity]," said Torres. "When we were developing the characters, a number of names and designs and super powers came up, but I remember seeing a drawing he did and just knew that was Alison's dad. Both Bone and I dig Egyptology and folding the Blue Scarab into whatever we had already established for Alison's world at the time was natural and fit perfectly.

http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=004091

[the4thpip]

You know what would be really good? A form letter we could send out to anyone we hear of who gets sucked into Olneyworld. It should be brief, factual, businesslike, and signed by Kurt Busiek, Mark Waid, Gail Simone, Tony Isabella, Nat Gertler, Scott Shaw!, Chuck Dixon, Paul Smith, Val Staples, Heidi MacDonald, and anybody else I may have forgotten to list who has some name-recognition and has expressed an interest in the matter.

Joe Manga may disregard a note from Matt "Karma's Little Helper" Martin, but I think they'd pay a bit more attention to a letter from the Unscrewed All-Stars.

What do you think? Can somebody draft such a statement? We could send it to all the usual outlets, and also keep it on hand to fire off to the gullible.

I like that idea.

[the4thpip]

Ooopps.

Oh, well. TLE loses again!

To be fair, they had no way of checking if the name was taken or not.


Oh wait.


Google.

[KevinTBrown]

E-mail to Hasbro is SENT. Here is the confirmation. I erased my last name because I know Olney is reading this thread. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/Papergirl2hc/Misc/hasbroconfirmation.jpg

~Bev

I love this woman. I tells ya, if I wasn't already happily married...... ;)

That's great, Bev!

[DungeonmasterJim]

It won't surprise to me to learn that Olney has never fully trademarked Mighty Mini-con. Trademarks are a lot different from copyrights which you sort of get as soon as create something. Trademarks cost a lot more and it is usually adviseable to use an attorney skilled in trademarks. Neither of those two things seem like anything Olney has ever successfully dealt with.


DM Jim

[Charles RB]

Ooooooooooh... Poor Dube! Rick GOT HIM!

BLUE SCARAB copyright © and ™ 2006 Jason Dube and Rick Olney. All rights reserved

>_<


RUN DUBE! RUN LIKE THE WIND!

[Joshua Pantalleresco]

http://www.comicon.com/pulse/images_05/1adare2.jpg

http://www.kidslovecomics.com/images/allisondare.jpg



http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=004091

To be fair, they had no way of checking if the name was taken or not.


Oh wait.


Google.

LMAO...I gotta sleep. But Jason if you are reading this, take Charles RB's advice.

Holy crap. And just when I thought it couldn't get funnier.

JP

[AIPman1]

Part of the problem is the very nature of the business, unfortunately. As a beginning artist without a creative team, what do you do?

SMALL PRESS IDOL
www.dimestoreproductions.com
40 creative teams vying for attention right now, who will break through to success? And who will learn they have much more work to do?

So it sets up newbies to be taken advantage of. A lot of beginners don't educate themselves and network beforehand before jumping in, not realising that the business is a lot meaner than the hobby.Having dealt with, and working to educate gently, hundreds of small press and indy publishers...truer words have not been spoken. People get a portfolio together and think they can walk into a convention and walk out with an assignment, but 90% of the people simply are not ready to work on a pro level. The SPA was formed to change that. Slowly we are, despite how Rick Olney tried to destroy us.

[AIPman1]

So, now it's up to their legal dept to decide what, if anything, to do about it.

~Bevyikes, it's "Out of your hands!" lol

[Inkpot1965]

I understand objectively, but subjectively, his illogical behavior just boggles me. x.x

Not understanding Rick's motivation is a point in your favor. To truly understand it, you'd have to be capable of thinking on his level, which might suggest a shady part of your own personality. Take comfort in the confusion.

[Typo Lad]

I have to say, UNSCREWED! is starting to look pretty damn awesome.

[Kozemp]

There is a hero called "Blue Scarab" Oni Press's Alison Dare comics.

There is only one response to that news, and it is this:

D'OH!

JLK
[annoyed grunt]

[KevinTBrown]

I don't think the name or phrase "Blue Scarab" can be trademarked or copywrited by anyone now. Quick search online found numerous blue scarab listings, including jewelry.

[SteveForbes]

This is a sad, sad day.

I went and read up on Mr. Dube for a bit. Tried (not very hard, mind you- I'm awake when I don't want to be, so I'm a bit irritable at the moment) to find something that wasn't a pinup, and couldn't do it. I'm not impressed with pinups anymore. I need to know if he can tell a story. So far, I've seen nothing.

As for the style, manga's not my cup of tea. Except for the coloring, everyone looks the same to me. Sometimes, you can't even tell a guy from a girl. The stories may be great, but comics are a two-fold buy: story AND art. Manga art kills me. No other way to put it.

Do I think Mr. Dube is blustering on his sites? A bit. Overblown, in the way that most websites overhype things. However, he doesn't deserve YOR. Hyperbole isn't an offense that's punishable by YOR. It's just not right.

So, Matt sends over a warning, which gets forwarded to YOR, which YOR then posts for people to see (Thanks, YOR! Everyone wave!), but Mr. Dube possibly doesn't take it seriously.

I sincerely hope that Mr. Dube gets as far away from YOR as soon as possible. It's almost scary. Think about it: what if he signed an "exclusive" contract, a la Mr. Leal? YOR more than likely promised him the world, but will only deliver a world of shit.

I hope Mr. Dube does at least the curious thing and goes to the site and thread that Matt directed him to. We're curious creatures, aren't we? I'd at least want to go and see what I'm being warned against. He can make his own decision from there.

If he makes the wrong decision and then the inevitable happens, all I ask of everyone is this: don't say "I told you so." It'll only rub salt in the wound. Let's just pick him up, dust him off, and start the healing process. He's going to need it.

Thanks.

-(needs more sleep) llama

[NatGertler]

I don't think the name or phrase "Blue Scarab" can be trademarked or copywrited by anyone now. Quick search online found numerous blue scarab listings, including jewelry.That doesn't mean it's not trademarkable. Many trademarks are generic terms in some realm but can be trademarked in a realm where they are not generic. You can't trademark "chicken noodle" for soup, because it's a generic descriptive term there... but you could trademark it as the name of your line of pickup trucks.

Trademarks are a lot different from copyrights which you sort of get as soon as create something. Trademarks cost a lot more and it is usually adviseable to use an attorney skilled in trademarks.No, actually, in the US a trademark costs nothing; you can have a trademark simply by claiming it and marking it with the TM in trade usage. Registering a trademark (getting you the R-in-a-circle mark) does indeed cost more and gives you greater protection, but one legitimately has a legally-protected trademark without doing so.

[TonyIsabella]

I'm a few pages behind in this thread, but I gather Matt's been sending warnings to anyone Olney announced as a guest. Good for Matt.

I've previously given blanket permission for people to repost my Olney warning online. That definitely includes e-mailing it to anyone you believe might be at risk of getting involved with the Vile One on any level.

Back later today. I hope.

Tony

[wishlish]

I'm not sure, but wouldn't 'mini-con' only be a problem if his MMC character was a robot instead of the little blue guy? The 'con' clearly relates to a convention, nothing else.

I think its worthwhile to go after him for the things he HAS done, rather than resort to grasping at straws.

And I really, really wish those people who continue to take shots at his family, especially his daughter, would give it a rest. Who cares if she can sing or not? It's got absolutely nothing to do with anything. Olney is vile enough in his own business practices and lack of integrity and his homophobic racist sexist diatribes.

Seriously. Knock it off. Please.

I agree about sparing his daughter, but not his wife, who was co-partner of TLE while all the contracts were set up.

It's up to Hasbro to see if they want to step on Olney. Hey, if Hasbro does take steps against Olney, it's probably not that big of a deal to Rick. After all, everything's reversible, and he has TWO crack legal teams to defend himself, right?

[wishlish]

Good luck, Wishy.
Gracias, Cam. At least I was out for this procedure. The first one hurt like a mofo. This was much better.

No more McD's for a while, though. Ugh.

[Sean_Jackson]

He may be the bit they left off !

Hey, are you calling me a dick?
:p

[DaveRothe]

Hey, are you calling me a dick?
:p

Not me. But I might call you Sean...:p

[DaveRothe]

E-mail to Hasbro is SENT. Here is the confirmation. I erased my last name because I know Olney is reading this thread. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/Papergirl2hc/Misc/hasbroconfirmation.jpg

~Bev

S'ok Bev we ALL know your last name is Hills.;)

[MacQuarrie]

It's like everything else with Olney-- he doesn't understand how things work, he approximates and tries to fake it.

He doesn't get language or how to run a real label, or pay his bills, anything. He just fakes it. I dunno why, these things can be learned.

Said it before, say it again....

Learning always begins with either "I don't know" or "I was wrong." If you can't say those things, you're doomed to eternal ignorance.

Dickless CAN'T learn, because he can't ever admit he doesn't know something, or that what he thinks he knows is wrong. Not even to himself. He really thinks he knows this stuff, and his mighty wisdom can never be challenged, not even by his common sense.

It is the saddest life known to man. Eternal failure due to fear and pride. Socrates weeps for him.

[MacQuarrie]

I'm not sure, but wouldn't 'mini-con' only be a problem if his MMC character was a robot instead of the little blue guy? The 'con' clearly relates to a convention, nothing else.

I think its worthwhile to go after him for the things he HAS done, rather than resort to grasping at straws.
Nat can check me on this, but there are a few different trademark issues at play here.

First is infringement, using a mark that is identical to, or confusingly similar to, one already in use for the same class of goods. As you say, that's probably not an issue here.

Second is dilution, using a trademark as a generic term for a class of goods, for example, using "xerox" to mean "copy." Again, not an issue here.

Fourth is confusion, reducing the value of an established mark by using a similar one in an unrelated category, but in such a way that it implies an association or endorsement that does not exist. If, for example, you started a bakery that made tiny, chewy cookies, and called it "Micro-Soft Bakery," you can be sure that when the Microsoft Corp sued your ass off, "trademark dilution" would be among the terms used in their court papers. Since toys and action figures are part of the standard convention mix, an association with Hasbro could be implied by the name and they would have a cause to pursue damages under the Lanham Act.

Fourth is defamation. If an unscrupulous entity improperly uses a trademark that is confusingly similar to an existing mark, thereby implying a relationship that does not exist, that entity's bad reputation harms the other company and damages their business. I think we have a winner.

There may be a few others, but these are the biggies.

[Tegan]

Tegan are you reading my mind again?:)

Sorry. I tend to do that with other smart folks. :p

[Tegan]

Trademarks cost a lot more and it is usually adviseable to use an attorney skilled in trademarks. Neither of those two things seem like anything Olney has ever successfully dealt with.

What, "attorney" and "skill"?

[Papergirl]

I love this woman. I tells ya, if I wasn't already happily married...... ;)

That's great, Bev!
Hee! Thanks, Kevin! :)

S'ok Bev we ALL know your last name is Hills.;)
Sheesh! I'm disappointed, Dave! I figured you could come up with a NEW joke! :p

Fourth is confusion, reducing the value of an established mark by using a similar one in an unrelated category, but in such a way that it implies an association or endorsement that does not exist. If, for example, you started a bakery that made tiny, chewy cookies, and called it "Micro-Soft Bakery," you can be sure that when the Microsoft Corp sued your ass off, "trademark dilution" would be among the terms used in their court papers. Since toys and action figures are part of the standard convention mix, an association with Hasbro could be implied by the name and they would have a cause to pursue damages under the Lanham Act.

Fourth is defamation. If an unscrupulous entity improperly uses a trademark that is confusingly similar to an existing mark, thereby implying a relationship that does not exist, that entity's bad reputation harms the other company and damages their business. I think we have a winner.

There may be a few others, but these are the biggies.
Those are the ones-- especially the last one-- that I was thinking of, Jim.

~Bev