So tell us about yourself.

[dEnny!]

I'm not familiar with a lot of the "new" guys who aren't new to each other having spent a lot of time together online at Statue Forum. So give us the 411 on yourself:

Age?

Occupation?

Interests (obviously Bowen)?

Do you go to conventions?

Do you shop at a local comic book store, order online, how do you get your fix?

Comic pull list?

Favorite Pie (or dessert)?

Favorite beverage?

Favorite Pizza?

Political affiliation?

Only divulge the information you're interested in sharing. No pressure. Just trying to think of some things, if you have other stuff you'd like to know post your question.

Just like to get to know you all better.

[SD Rum]

Age? 32

Occupation? Quality Assurance Analyst for a game development company aka game tester!!

Interests (obviously Bowen)? Bowen, chess, poker, comics, spending time w/ family & friends.

Do you go to conventions? SDCC every year!!

Do you shop at a local comic book store, order online, how do you get your fix? Local LCS but plan to get most comics through dvd roms. Cheaper & takes up less space.

Comic pull list? Thunderbolts, Avengers Initiative, New Avengers, Captain America & Daredevil.

Favorite Pie (or dessert)? Anything w/ chocolate

Favorite beverage? Water

Favorite Pizza? Pepperoni & the works!!

[dEnny!]

Occupation? Quality Assurance Analyst for a game development company aka game tester!!

You officially suck, so you're paid to play games? Somewhere in my career path I made a wrong choice.

[SD Rum]

You officially suck, so you're paid to play games? Somewhere in my career path I made a wrong choice.

It's not as great as some of you perceive it to be.

You have to test one particular game for months & it becomes very monotonous. Crazy overtime once deadlines come around too & that can drain you physically & mentally real quick.

It really sucks if you have to test a garbage game!!

[patrickwm68]

Age? Just turned 40 on Feb 7th. I'm married 6 years now, I have 2 kids, Connor age 3 and Sarah born Jan 5th.

Occupation? Returning defective statues to Sideshow.

Interests (obviously Bowen)? My 2 children, HALLOWEEN, Howard Stern, comics, statues, movies, music- preferably metal, working out as much as my kids allow, selling on eBay. I'm also a big fan of Laurel & Hardy and Godzilla.

Do you go to conventions? Yes, about 2 or 3 a year

Do you shop at a local comic book store, order online, how do you get your fix? I get my comics online and my LCS, I get most of my statues at my LCS.

Comic pull list? Way too many to list.

Favorite Pie (or dessert)? Cheesecake and Carrot Cake

Favorite beverage? Ice Tea

Favorite Pizza? Plain

Political affiliation? I go either way.

When I listed "Halloween" as an interest I didn't mean the movie. Every year I go all out with my outdoor display as some on SF have seen. We're talking fog machines, strobe lights, props, sound effects, etc.

[JonoJarrett]

Oy, this is like the first day of drama school, including the criers.

Age?
30
Occupation?
Editorial asst/freelance editor
Interests (obviously Bowen)?
books, comics, cooking, finding bizarre antisocial ways to spend money
Do you go to conventions?
Whose? Trannies, no. BEA, yes. Comic conventions, not yet but i hope to.
Do you shop at a local comic book store, order online, how do you get your fix?
LCS for comics & some statues (today was 50% off sale & i scored me an Iceman fs!!!); Ebay & BD for others.
Comic pull list?
i'm in it for superheroes: Avengers & X-Men families (but Exiles & New Excalibur are dumb); occasionally JLA or Wonder Woman but rarely; Hellboy & BPRD books
Favorite Pie (or dessert)?
my blueberry pie or my pineapple upside-down cake
Favorite beverage?
coffee, milk no sugar
Favorite Pizza?
pepperoni & mushroom
Political affiliation?
does "Getting really tired of them all" count as an affiliation?

This is really fun stuff. These statues are NOT cheesy; this is really amazing design & craftsmanship. Dunno why I felt the need to say it, but there it is.

[rilynil]

Age? 42

Occupation? Journalist

Interests (obviously Bowen)? Comic books, Stephen King, basketball and Sideshow, among many others.

Do you go to conventions? There aren't any in Alabama I hope to take a trip to the San Diego or New York cons one day.

Do you shop at a local comic book store, order online, how do you get your fix? I have a great local comic book shop called The Deep. Unfortunately, they're not into statues.

Comic pull list? HUGE: Most X-Men, most Avengers, most Spider-Man, Spider-Girl, Runaways, Buffy Season 8, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, etc., etc., etc.

Favorite Pie (or dessert)? Blue Bell's Birthday Cake Ice Cream. If you haven't had it, you are truly an underpriviliged person and have my pity.

Favorite beverage? Diet Pepsi

Favorite Pizza? Chef Boy R Dee pizza mix (no, really! it is!)

Political affiliation? Independent thinker


Here are a few other things that come to mind:

My favorite comic book characters of all-time: Spider-man, X-23, the Vision, Mysterio, the Blob, Colossus and Kitty Pryde.

My favorite comics of the past 10 years: Most all X-23 appearances (New X-Men, Target X, Innocence Lost, NYX and now X-Force), Astonishing X-Men, Young Avengers, Runaways, Walking Dead, Buffy Season 8, X-Men Messiah Complex, Captain America.

Favorite comic book story/arc: Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns, Claremont/Cockrum/Byrne's Uncanny X-Men run. Kyle and Yost's recent New X-Men run is special, also.

Favorite comic book writers, artists Stan Lee, Neal Adams, Joss Whedon, Frank Miller, Bernie Wrightson, Kyle and Yost.

I may add to this later.

[Grandpa]

iam to old to remember
i own a comic shop i live for comic books and bowen statues
everything else i forget because am old

[Black Cat]

well I like long walks on the beach and...

Age?
32

Occupation?
Graphic Artist for an Ad Agency

Interests (obviously Bowen)?
Movies, Collecting, Music nut. I like Sideshow just as much

Do you go to conventions?
No, I've been to one with my boyfriend and was bored to death but I got to meet Eliza Dushku so it was worth it.

Do you shop at a local comic book store, order online, how do you get your fix?
I order online

Comic pull list?
None, I just got the 4 volumes of Ms. Marvel and currently reading that but usually don't read comics

Favorite Pie (or dessert)?
Apple

Favorite beverage?
Ice Tea, Pepsi (trying to get away from soda) and flavored water mainly white grape

Favorite Pizza?
Double Cheese or Mushroom

Political affiliation?
None

[A2G]

Age? 26

Occupation? electrical engineer

Interests (obviously Bowen)? collecting all sorts of statues, ps3, eating, sleeping, my girlfriend, movies

Do you go to conventions? no, because in Toronto we don't have any good ones

Do you shop at a local comic book store, order online, how do you get your fix? eBay for bowen website/club exclusive (they don't let in Canadians!), sideshow website for exclusive diorama pieces, comic book store for everything else

Comic pull list? use to read some of the ultimate stuff, but stopped....no time

Favorite Pie (or dessert)? anything with french vanilla ice cream!

Favorite beverage? water

Favorite Pizza? classic super (green peppers, mushrooms, pepperoni)

Political affiliation? n/a