Marvel And BenBo Peeps Are Nice To Me, So THERE!

[Gail Simone]

I really enjoy Emerald City Comicon because I finally get to talk to people working at Marvel (they're always busy at the Marvel booth at most cons) and the independent companies. It's really a pleasure to get to speak with these people in person even if it's only once a year.

Ed Brubaker could not have been nicer, and gave me a poster AND said wonderful things about my Wonder Woman. Since I think Ed pretty much hung the moon, that meant a lot to me.

Oeming and Taki are awesome. I love those two. And the pages they were working on were krazykool. That's a lot of talent at one table! Seeing them smile while working on their comics made me really happy.

I didn't really get to speak to Jeff Parker as I'd hoped to, I've been loving his Marvel stuff.

Glad to see Karl Kesel doing some Marvel work...he's a great artist and story-teller.

Robert Kirkman, who is rocking everything he's writing, was a lot of fun at CAPE, but I didn't get to talk to him much this time. A very good, funny guy, who is mean to children inexplicably. He gives them horrible scores in costume contests to provoke baby tears. It's mean.

I also had several BenBo people drop by and they were all incredibly nice. OmegaFlight, you are awesome. There were lots more. And of course I got to see my DC friends.

Man, that event is really growing fast. It's already a high-class event and is only going to get bigger. Plus, I never saw so much Iron Man merchandise selling in my life.

It was good fun. Thanks, everyone who stopped by and said hello!

Gail

[Slewo.O]

Thanks Gail and the same to you!

I think you're overestimating me though since I kept stuttering and stuff with my mind going "Am I really talking to Gail Simone WTF?". I really love your work and your posts here so it just made my mind go kablooy.

Also I gotta agree about Ed, he and his wife are stand up people. I went into line about 3 times to get my stuff signed and to talk to Ed since I really enjoy talking to him. They were even kind enough to give me almost all of the issues of Vol 1 of Criminal. So are the rest of the Marvel people except for Jen, I don't like her very much, waay too boring :lol:

Also thanks for answering the question about the Manazons when I was talking to Lopresti, also looking forward to the Genocide monster thing.

[Joe Kalicki]

Omega Flight, making connections at ECC.

[Slewo.O]

Omega Flight, making connections at ECC.

Dude all the connections I have start at this board and end at conventions. :lol:

Are you still going to WW Chicago Mr I'm from Joliet?

[NATE!]

Hugbox!!!!

[Joe Kalicki]

Yes, I'm definitely going to WWC.

And I'm holding hands with you the whole time so everyone notices me too.

[Pat Loika]

Sorry I never got a chance to say hi, but thanks for the nice words you had about my work in the other thread. Looking forward to Secret Six!

Pat

[Slewo.O]

Yes, I'm definitely going to WWC.

And I'm holding hands with you the whole time so everyone notices me too.

That would be creepy though :(. Just buy a Ethan Van Sciver piece and than everyone knows you. Ever since I bought that commish everyone knows me :)

[Taki Soma]

I really enjoy Emerald City Comicon because I finally get to talk to people working at Marvel (they're always busy at the Marvel booth at most cons) and the independent companies. It's really a pleasure to get to speak with these people in person even if it's only once a year.

Ed Brubaker could not have been nicer, and gave me a poster AND said wonderful things about my Wonder Woman. Since I think Ed pretty much hung the moon, that meant a lot to me.

Oeming and Taki are awesome. I love those two. And the pages they were working on were krazykool. That's a lot of talent at one table! Seeing them smile while working on their comics made me really happy.

I didn't really get to speak to Jeff Parker as I'd hoped to, I've been loving his Marvel stuff.

Glad to see Karl Kesel doing some Marvel work...he's a great artist and story-teller.

Robert Kirkman, who is rocking everything he's writing, was a lot of fun at CAPE, but I didn't get to talk to him much this time. A very good, funny guy, who is mean to children inexplicably. He gives them horrible scores in costume contests to provoke baby tears. It's mean.

I also had several BenBo people drop by and they were all incredibly nice. OmegaFlight, you are awesome. There were lots more. And of course I got to see my DC friends.

Man, that event is really growing fast. It's already a high-class event and is only going to get bigger. Plus, I never saw so much Iron Man merchandise selling in my life.

It was good fun. Thanks, everyone who stopped by and said hello!

Gail

You are awesome. Great seeing you and your fam this year!!

[Gail Simone]

:)

You know who never be's nice to me?

Tom Beland. He be's mean.

He ALWAYS be's mean to me. It's like he think he HAS to be's mean to me or else people will think he's a big jerk.

HE BE'S MEAN!

[Run-BMC]

I looked at Gail as she was talking to Ed.

[Taki Soma]

I looked at Gail as she was talking to Ed.

I looked at Choi's jaw as he talked.

[Slewo.O]

I looked at Choi's jaw as he talked.

I couldn't help but do that either. Best part of anything was before Ed came on Sunday Choi wrote a note to him on his table saying it was from his biggest fan. And then he ended with just kidding it's Choi.

[TomBelandTSSTG]

:)

You know who never be's nice to me?

Tom Beland. He be's mean.

He ALWAYS be's mean to me. It's like he think he HAS to be's mean to me or else people will think he's a big jerk.

HE BE'S MEAN!

Oh God... not this again.

Here's the thing... and I hate to bring this up on a public forum like this, but this is the THIRD time Simone has insulted me, so I have to set the record straight. Here's why Gail thinks I "be's mean."

Twenty-two years ago, I wrote a letter to Penthouse Forum that appeared in the August issue. The letter was titled "LOVES ME THE REDHEADS" and it was about this girl I had a crush on, who happened to be a redhead.

I went to the ice cream store where she worked and tried to find a way to ask her out. I asked how big the scoops are and she pulled her top up and showed me her bazoombas and yelled "THIS BIG... ARE YOU HUNGRY??"

I readily did her behind the gelato counter and I gave her two scoops of oo-la-lahhhhh. We did it four hours until I gave her some topping that you won't find at Ben & Jerrry's.

So, that was pretty much what the letter said and it was cool to see it in the magazine, right? Right.

Until years later, when I'm sitting at my table at Wondercon, talking to Pat Loika about how the hell his last name is spelled, when I notice this redhead standing behind him giving me this knowing glance. The whole time Loika is demanding it's "oI" and not "iO", this chick is grinning at me and winking.

Finally, Pat leaves (and trust me, anyone who's spent time with Pat knows what I mean by "FINALLY") and she walks up to my table, smiles at me and says "so are you still hungry?"

I'm sitting there, not knowing WHAT the fuck she's talking about and feeling awkward when she says "you know... 'LOVES ME THE REDHEADS'... that WAS you, wasn't it..?"

I looked at her.... completely dumbfounded... and I said, "ummm yeahhh... that was me... like ten years ago.. but.... do YOU think... that was about... you..?"

Then Gail leans pushes my comics to the side and leans over the table and purrs (yeah... she PURRED) "mmmMMMMmm I can't believe you remembered all those details" and ran her hand over my scalp.

I took her hand, pulled it away from me and said, "Hey lady... I don't know how things operate over at that cathouse called CBR, but HERE... in AMERICA... we use something known as 'manners'."

So, I told her that "LOVES ME THE REDHEADS" wasn't about her, but my best friend's sister. I had NO IDEA who the hell Gail Simone was. But she refused to believe me and it got to the point where I had to notify security and they dragged her off as she screamed "BUT YOU LOVES ME THE REDHEADS... YOU LOVES ME THE REDHEADS...!!!!"

It was... well... sad. This has happened six times. I have security on speed-dial.

Since then, Gail Simone has stalked me not only stalks me at conventions I attend... but at conventions I'm NOT attending!! I mean... FUCK already!!!

Last February, on Valentine's Day... I was making dinner for my wife, when I walked into the kitchen, pulled the lid off the pot of boiling water and, to my utter shock... FOUND A DEAD FOX FLOATING IN THE FUCKING WATER... with a note stapled to it that read "YOU'LL ALWAYS LOVES ME THE REDHEADS."

So, I'm NOT mean. I'm NOT a big jerk. But I HAVE to be like this to Gail, or else she's hiding herself in the underwear compartment of my luggage, LIKE YOU DID TWO WEEKS AGO.

God this is awkward.
























































But, yeah, I'd do her.























I'm kidding, Gail.

















































Nawww.... I'd do ya.















































Gail...... why did my phone just ring..?

[John M. Coker (Johnny C.)]

Oh God... not this again.

Here's the thing... and I hate to bring this up on a public forum like this, but this is the THIRD time Simone has insulted me, so I have to set the record straight. Here's why Gail thinks I "be's mean."

Twenty-two years ago, I wrote a letter to Penthouse Forum that appeared in the August issue. The letter was titled "LOVES ME THE REDHEADS" and it was about this girl I had a crush on, who happened to be a redhead.

I went to the ice cream store where she worked and tried to find a way to ask her out. I asked how big the scoops are and she pulled her top up and showed me her bazoombas and yelled "THIS BIG... ARE YOU HUNGRY??"

I readily did her behind the gelato counter and I gave her two scoops of oo-la-lahhhhh. We did it four hours until I gave her some topping that you won't find at Ben & Jerrry's.

So, that was pretty much what the letter said and it was cool to see it in the magazine, right? Right.

Until years later, when I'm sitting at my table at Wondercon, talking to Pat Loika about how the hell his last name is spelled, when I notice this redhead standing behind him giving me this knowing glance. The whole time Loika is demanding it's "oI" and not "iO", this chick is grinning at me and winking.

Finally, Pat leaves (and trust me, anyone who's spent time with Pat knows what I mean by "FINALLY") and she walks up to my table, smiles at me and says "so are you still hungry?"

I'm sitting there, not knowing WHAT the fuck she's talking about and feeling awkward when she says "you know... 'LOVES ME THE REDHEADS'... that WAS you, wasn't it..?"

I looked at her.... completely dumbfounded... and I said, "ummm yeahhh... that was me... like ten years ago.. but.... do YOU think... that was about... you..?"

Then Gail leans pushes my comics to the side and leans over the table and purrs (yeah... she PURRED) "mmmMMMMmm I can't believe you remembered all those details" and ran her hand over my scalp.

I took her hand, pulled it away from me and said, "Hey lady... I don't know how things operate over at that cathouse called CBR, but HERE... in AMERICA... we use something known as 'manners'."

So, I told her that "LOVES ME THE REDHEADS" wasn't about her, but my best friend's sister. I had NO IDEA who the hell Gail Simone was. But she refused to believe me and it got to the point where I had to notify security and they dragged her off as she screamed "BUT YOU LOVES ME THE REDHEADS... YOU LOVES ME THE REDHEADS...!!!!"

It was... well... sad. This has happened six times. I have security on speed-dial.

Since then, Gail Simone has stalked me not only stalks me at conventions I attend... but at conventions I'm NOT attending!! I mean... FUCK already!!!

Last February, on Valentine's Day... I was making dinner for my wife, when I walked into the kitchen, pulled the lid off the pot of boiling water and, to my utter shock... FOUND A DEAD FOX FLOATING IN THE FUCKING WATER... with a note stapled to it that read "YOU'LL ALWAYS LOVES ME THE REDHEADS."

So, I'm NOT mean. I'm NOT a big jerk. But I HAVE to be like this to Gail, or else she's hiding herself in the underwear compartment of my luggage, LIKE YOU DID TWO WEEKS AGO.

God this is awkward.
























































But, yeah, I'd do her.























I'm kidding, Gail.

















































Nawww.... I'd do ya.















































Gail...... why did my phone just ring..?

You should be working for Eros Comics.

[Run-BMC]

I looked at Choi's jaw as he talked.

So's your face!

[TomBelandTSSTG]

So's your face!

THAT fucking killed me.

[Slewo.O]

So's your face!

WTF?

[joeAR]

Gail if you ever come to Chicago i'll be nice to you.

[Slewo.O]

Gail if you ever come to Chicago i'll be nice to you.

She's married you know. Also Gail if you come to Chicago you can stay at my house we always manage to have an extra room free.

I suppose we'll have to kick out Warren Ellis so I better take out a Security Guard crew just in case he tried to destroy my very existence.

[c. page]

Oh God... not this again.

Here's the thing... and I hate to bring this up on a public forum like this, but this is the THIRD time Simone has insulted me, so I have to set the record straight. Here's why Gail thinks I "be's mean."

Twenty-two years ago, I wrote a letter to Penthouse Forum that appeared in the August issue. The letter was titled "LOVES ME THE REDHEADS" and it was about this girl I had a crush on, who happened to be a redhead.

I went to the ice cream store where she worked and tried to find a way to ask her out. I asked how big the scoops are and she pulled her top up and showed me her bazoombas and yelled "THIS BIG... ARE YOU HUNGRY??"

I readily did her behind the gelato counter and I gave her two scoops of oo-la-lahhhhh. We did it four hours until I gave her some topping that you won't find at Ben & Jerrry's.

So, that was pretty much what the letter said and it was cool to see it in the magazine, right? Right.

Until years later, when I'm sitting at my table at Wondercon, talking to Pat Loika about how the hell his last name is spelled, when I notice this redhead standing behind him giving me this knowing glance. The whole time Loika is demanding it's "oI" and not "iO", this chick is grinning at me and winking.

Finally, Pat leaves (and trust me, anyone who's spent time with Pat knows what I mean by "FINALLY") and she walks up to my table, smiles at me and says "so are you still hungry?"

I'm sitting there, not knowing WHAT the fuck she's talking about and feeling awkward when she says "you know... 'LOVES ME THE REDHEADS'... that WAS you, wasn't it..?"

I looked at her.... completely dumbfounded... and I said, "ummm yeahhh... that was me... like ten years ago.. but.... do YOU think... that was about... you..?"

Then Gail leans pushes my comics to the side and leans over the table and purrs (yeah... she PURRED) "mmmMMMMmm I can't believe you remembered all those details" and ran her hand over my scalp.

I took her hand, pulled it away from me and said, "Hey lady... I don't know how things operate over at that cathouse called CBR, but HERE... in AMERICA... we use something known as 'manners'."

So, I told her that "LOVES ME THE REDHEADS" wasn't about her, but my best friend's sister. I had NO IDEA who the hell Gail Simone was. But she refused to believe me and it got to the point where I had to notify security and they dragged her off as she screamed "BUT YOU LOVES ME THE REDHEADS... YOU LOVES ME THE REDHEADS...!!!!"

It was... well... sad. This has happened six times. I have security on speed-dial.

Since then, Gail Simone has stalked me not only stalks me at conventions I attend... but at conventions I'm NOT attending!! I mean... FUCK already!!!

Last February, on Valentine's Day... I was making dinner for my wife, when I walked into the kitchen, pulled the lid off the pot of boiling water and, to my utter shock... FOUND A DEAD FOX FLOATING IN THE FUCKING WATER... with a note stapled to it that read "YOU'LL ALWAYS LOVES ME THE REDHEADS."

So, I'm NOT mean. I'm NOT a big jerk. But I HAVE to be like this to Gail, or else she's hiding herself in the underwear compartment of my luggage, LIKE YOU DID TWO WEEKS AGO.

God this is awkward.
























































But, yeah, I'd do her.























I'm kidding, Gail.

















































Nawww.... I'd do ya.















































Gail...... why did my phone just ring..?

:rofl:

bravo, sir. bravo.

if i ever attend a con with you, i'll buy you a drink just for that. (and because your book is pretty damn good as well)

[joeAR]

She's married you know. Also Gail if you come to Chicago you can stay at my house we always manage to have an extra room free.

I suppose we'll have to kick out Warren Ellis so I better take out a Security Guard crew just in case he tried to destroy my very existence.


I didn't mean that way, i'm practically married myself. I meant I would say hi, how do you do, and all that good stuff.

[Gail Simone]

Oh God... not this again.

Here's the thing... and I hate to bring this up on a public forum like this, but this is the THIRD time Simone has insulted me, so I have to set the record straight. Here's why Gail thinks I "be's mean."

Twenty-two years ago, I wrote a letter to Penthouse Forum that appeared in the August issue. The letter was titled "LOVES ME THE REDHEADS" and it was about this girl I had a crush on, who happened to be a redhead.

I went to the ice cream store where she worked and tried to find a way to ask her out. I asked how big the scoops are and she pulled her top up and showed me her bazoombas and yelled "THIS BIG... ARE YOU HUNGRY??"

I readily did her behind the gelato counter and I gave her two scoops of oo-la-lahhhhh. We did it four hours until I gave her some topping that you won't find at Ben & Jerrry's.

So, that was pretty much what the letter said and it was cool to see it in the magazine, right? Right.

Until years later, when I'm sitting at my table at Wondercon, talking to Pat Loika about how the hell his last name is spelled, when I notice this redhead standing behind him giving me this knowing glance. The whole time Loika is demanding it's "oI" and not "iO", this chick is grinning at me and winking.

Finally, Pat leaves (and trust me, anyone who's spent time with Pat knows what I mean by "FINALLY") and she walks up to my table, smiles at me and says "so are you still hungry?"

I'm sitting there, not knowing WHAT the fuck she's talking about and feeling awkward when she says "you know... 'LOVES ME THE REDHEADS'... that WAS you, wasn't it..?"

I looked at her.... completely dumbfounded... and I said, "ummm yeahhh... that was me... like ten years ago.. but.... do YOU think... that was about... you..?"

Then Gail leans pushes my comics to the side and leans over the table and purrs (yeah... she PURRED) "mmmMMMMmm I can't believe you remembered all those details" and ran her hand over my scalp.

I took her hand, pulled it away from me and said, "Hey lady... I don't know how things operate over at that cathouse called CBR, but HERE... in AMERICA... we use something known as 'manners'."

So, I told her that "LOVES ME THE REDHEADS" wasn't about her, but my best friend's sister. I had NO IDEA who the hell Gail Simone was. But she refused to believe me and it got to the point where I had to notify security and they dragged her off as she screamed "BUT YOU LOVES ME THE REDHEADS... YOU LOVES ME THE REDHEADS...!!!!"

It was... well... sad. This has happened six times. I have security on speed-dial.

Since then, Gail Simone has stalked me not only stalks me at conventions I attend... but at conventions I'm NOT attending!! I mean... FUCK already!!!

Last February, on Valentine's Day... I was making dinner for my wife, when I walked into the kitchen, pulled the lid off the pot of boiling water and, to my utter shock... FOUND A DEAD FOX FLOATING IN THE FUCKING WATER... with a note stapled to it that read "YOU'LL ALWAYS LOVES ME THE REDHEADS."

So, I'm NOT mean. I'm NOT a big jerk. But I HAVE to be like this to Gail, or else she's hiding herself in the underwear compartment of my luggage, LIKE YOU DID TWO WEEKS AGO.

God this is awkward.
























































But, yeah, I'd do her.























I'm kidding, Gail.

















































Nawww.... I'd do ya.















































Gail...... why did my phone just ring..?


I love that your joke hinges on convincing us all that you're straight.

[Gail Simone]

Gail if you ever come to Chicago i'll be nice to you.

I actually decided today that I may be going to Chicago, in fact!

[Gail Simone]

:rofl:

bravo, sir. bravo.

if i ever attend a con with you, i'll buy you a drink just for that. (and because your book is pretty damn good as well)

He's okay, but he's no Derf Huddleton!

[Joe Kalicki]

If you go to Chicago I guarantee I will walk by your table, see how crowded it is, and go to the dealer area to buy some back issues without saying hi.

[c. page]

He's okay, but he's no Derf Huddleton!

this is true. and if you drank gail, i would totally buy you a drink just for your work on deadpool.

[TomBelandTSSTG]

I love that your joke hinges on convincing us all that you're straight.
WHO is writing her "dream" book about a manly woman who lives on an island of lesbians...?

[Slewo.O]

I actually decided today that I may be going to Chicago, in fact!

Holy shit on a stick this is awesome. Gail my door is open to you well sort of anyway. You better attend a drink up, no excuses ya hear!

[TomBelandTSSTG]

He's okay, but he's no Derf Huddleton!

That was my gay porn name. It was either that or Gus Beezer, but who the hell would use a name like.... ummmmm... nevermind.

[Slewo.O]

That was my gay porn name. It was either that or Gus Beezer, but who the hell would use a name like.... ummmmm... nevermind.

Tom have you now or every abused drugs or joined the Communist party? Sorry this is just a routine security check on behalf of HUAC.

[TomBelandTSSTG]

Tom have you now or every abused drugs or joined the Communist party? Sorry this is just a routine security check on behalf of HUAC.

I'll let you view my wedding photo and let you decide:








































http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/12/04/PH2007120401863.jpg
:)

[Slewo.O]

I'll let you view my wedding photo and let you decide:








































http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/12/04/PH2007120401863.jpg
:)
Vegetarian that's even in worse then being a communist. At least they're not trying to change our eating habits. Dammit get in the freaking paddy wagon you're going to Guantanamo boy.

[TomBelandTSSTG]

Vegetarian that's even in worse then being a communist. At least they're not trying to change our eating habits. Dammit get in the freaking paddy wagon you're going to Guantanamo boy.

According to Gail... I do eat meat.
































heh... that one made ME laugh.

[joeAR]

I actually decided today that I may be going to Chicago, in fact!


:thumb:

[divinus]

I really, really have to try to make this next year.

Granted, that was my motto in '05, the last time I tried it...

[Jonathan Callan]

I was mad that I missed you at NYCC.

[Benel Germosen]

heh... that one made ME laugh.

Tom, I consider you awesome in every respect but:

http://www.tvk.lt/justas/in_gtfo.jpg

[ClintP]

Robert Kirkman, who is rocking everything he's writing, was a lot of fun at CAPE, but I didn't get to talk to him much this time. A very good, funny guy, who is mean to children inexplicably. He gives them horrible scores in costume contests to provoke baby tears. It's mean.


:rofl: i remember that!

[danlomb]

Oh God... not this again.

Gail...... why did my phone just ring..?



I love that your joke hinges on convincing us all that you're straight.



WHO is writing her "dream" book about a manly woman who lives on an island of lesbians...?



According to Gail... I do eat meat.

http://home.frognet.net/~ritchie/pictures/hf3chick.jpghttp://home.frognet.net/~ritchie/pictures/hf5519visit.jpghttp://home.frognet.net/~ritchie/pictures/hf68roughside.JPG

[c. page]

Vegetarian that's even in worse then being a communist. At least they're not trying to change our eating habits. Dammit get in the freaking paddy wagon you're going to Guantanamo boy.

:mistrust:

[Gail Simone]

That was my gay porn name. It was either that or Gus Beezer, but who the hell would use a name like.... ummmmm... nevermind.

Oh, wait. You're doing a 'bit.'

Carry on, then, I guess.

Gail

[Taki Soma]

So's your face!

if a jaw could kill :eek:

[TomBelandTSSTG]

Oh, wait. You're doing a 'bit.'

Carry on, then, I guess.

Gail

mmmmm... no. I do a LOT.

YOU do a bit.




































and you tend to carry on.