Whitechapel - Introduce Yourselves

Introduce Yourselves

warrenellis — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:29:04 -0800

Welcome to Whitechapel.

The best way to start these things is to get everyone saying hello. So please introduce yourselves in this thread, adding a photo if you've got one (trust me -- the web works much better when people see that there are real people on the other end of a post).

We don't insist on real names here. I find it helps, but, frankly, if you want to be a completely fictional invention of yourself, go right ahead. Hell, I've even known people who have started out fictional and then become their own invention.

Hello. I'm Warren.

-- W

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Rich Johnston — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:52:03 -0800

Rich Johnston. Daily copywriter. Weekly gossipcolumnist. Occasional graphicnovelist.

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Mark Sweeney — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:21:07 -0800

Mark Sweeney, colorist.

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William Christensen — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:50:12 -0800

William Christensen, E-I-C Avatar.

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Paul Duffield — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:53:54 -0800

Paul Duffield. Man of action involving little or no movement! Artist on Freakangels! General friend of happy geekery! I um, only have this photo of me that isn't years old. I promise I'm not actually a walking wacom advert.

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Tony Lee — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:33:40 -0800

Tony Lee. Writer. I'm the one on the left.

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Mike Wolfer — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:35:23 -0800

Mike Wolfer: Writer, artist, Rob Zombie stunt double. I'm the one wearing the white helmet. It's the only way to properly protect myself from Warren stealing my soul as I work on GRAVEL.

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Ariana — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:21:04 -0800

Hello, everyone, I'm Ariana Osborne. I'm what passes for a mechanic around here, and I generally look absolutely nothing like this:

They don't often let the mechanic outside, really. But this is pretty much the only photo I've got where I'm not crying because Warren's "just had an idea". So there you are.

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DeadGuyPI — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:42:31 -0800

Hi everyone, my name is Robert Clark. I'm currently a 33 year old college student, husband and father of 2 children living in hell, otherwise known as Albuquerque, New Mexico. I'm in college studying to become a high school English teacher. I hope to be able to warp, I mean mold young minds. I'm a huge fan of Warren's work and have been reading his stuff for quite a while now. I hope to have a chance to participate on this board here and there.

Talk to you all later.

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CaBil — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:47:43 -0800

Bill Aguiar

ex-CBG columnist on manga, writer of hobby gaming stuff, manga reviewer, occasional small press publisher (also in hobby gaming) and lots of other little crap...

CBG columns and Hobby gaming stuff: www.cabil.com
Manga reviews: www.prosperosmanga.com

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Sean Demory — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:49:41 -0800

Good morning, all. I'm Sean. Low-grade PR mandarin, very occasional comic writer of sorts (big up to Thunder Road, y'all!), looking forward to seeing the team of Mssrs. Ellis and Duffield break through my kneejerk steampunk fatigue with this new endeavor.

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zarhooie — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:52:55 -0800

Hi, I'm Kat. Some people call me preternaturally happy, others just call me a freak. At least two people have been fooled by my innocent exterior.

I enjoy the color pink, saying the most inappropriate things imaginable, black cats, reading, ball pits and other assorted and sundry things. I am especially fond of putting ribbons in my hair and walking around in stompy Doc Martens with a skirt on. I see absolutely no reason that I can't be dangerous and pretty at the same time. That sentence basically sums up everything you need to know about me. :)

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Jeff P. — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:53:22 -0800

Greetings. Jeff Patterson here. Broadcaster. Occasional artist/writer.

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gdwessel — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:56:56 -0800

Good morning. Ish.

Geoffrey D. Wessel. I'm nobody yet. Hope to be soon. Working on some comics projects, but then aren't we all? Mostly I just bullshit on my LiveJournal with flash fictions and other commentary about comics, sports, and life in general. I live in Indianapolis, IN, USA, am married, have a stepson, a daughter with autism, and a wee son who just blew up our microwave yesterday. Yeah, it's a fun life. Ish.

And this is me. You lucky lucky people.

--- Geoff

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dansolomon — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:57:49 -0800

My name's Dan. I live in London, but I'm from Texas. These days I'm a - whatchacallit - a house husband. Like John Lennon was. I have cookies in the oven right now, no joke, as a treat for my wife when she gets home from grad school. It's a good life.

This is what I look like when I'm climbing a spiral staircase and you're holding a camera about five feet above me.

--d

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i.b.m. — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:01:36 -0800

Isabel M, semi-useless college student, occasionally an activist, sometimes opinionated and probably misspelled.

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Berserker — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:12:21 -0800

I'm Michael Furious.

I'm an artist whose work is often compared to people I don't think I have any business being compared to, but thanks, right?

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Gino — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:12:54 -0800

Hi, I'm Gino, real name Laurent Queyssi.
Translator and writer (bande dessinée, novels).

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maelorin — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:13:22 -0800

Steven Clark. Geek. Reader. Um, Law-talking-guy in remission (it seemed like a good idea at the time.) Australian.

[Apparently I really do look like this sometimes.]

I'm working on a PhD. The Real World™ turned out to be just like Warren promised. 'cept mine seemed to come without filthy assistants. So I gave it back ... to have more time to watch it ~~bleed~~ ~~scream~~ unfold.

I'm a sometime graphic novel ~~junkie~~ reader, rather than contributor. For now at least, anyway.

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1031 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:13:31 -0800

Hiya. I'm Dave, from Omaha. I'll be graduating from college in May with a degree in Journalism. I'd like to say I was inspired by Spider Jerusalem. And hell, maybe I was. I'll also have a minor in creative writing.

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tambuj — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:17:10 -0800

Jack Tamburri, playwright, director, and musician in Chicago.

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alexwilson — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:18:08 -0800

Alex Wison here. Writer, actor. Carrboro, NC.

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emsie — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:22:15 -0800

Hi all ^_^

Looking forward to seeing the Ellis/Duffield comic baby very much! I'm Emma and I'm rubbish at finding photos of myself....*rummages around hard drive*

Paul - you LURVE your wacom pic. hehe. It is a bit awesome though!

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thoughtmecca — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:24:01 -0800

Hartwell. Writer, lover, filmmaker. Soon of Los Angeles.

I can't get the picture to work. And that breaks your heart.

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JamesRoden — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:26:18 -0800

I'm James Roden, and I'm an artist and designer from Indiana

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Doctor Pockets — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:27:18 -0800

Shawn Clark, former journalist, current government bureaucrat and grad student.

I’ve been a lurker on every public message board/social network thing Warren’s done for the last 10 years or so (old school cred!), so I figured I’d keep the streak alive.

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MorganJeske — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:28:18 -0800

Morgan Jeske

Comics. Illustrator/Writer. Teaching assistant. Vancouver, BC Canada.

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Madolan — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:30:07 -0800

Maddie Greene, writer and editor in fields unrelated to anything we'll speak of here.

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Dan Schaffer — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:32:06 -0800

Dan Schaffer. Writer, scribbler, whateverer. I work in comics and film. Based in London.

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fogus — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:34:16 -0800

name: fogus
occupation: software
hoping to get into a phd program next fall for computer science. living in the dc/metro area. fan of hard scifi and retrocomputing. have never written a thing that anyone would want to read.

i'm on the left

-m

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Ms Tek — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:34:57 -0800

Well, you're getting my online moniker although I assure you I am quite real. I tend to piss some people off greatly so witch hunting my name in order to cause me trouble seems to be a hobby to some so I where as I don't hide, I also don't announce. Most people who care know who I am and I shall leave it at that. But hello to everyone. =)

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Old Moon Face — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:37:53 -0800

Hello all. My name is Pete. I write and play music as part of an acoustic duo in London, and I DJ a bit too. Neither of these things are any good for paying rent or bills, so I also work in an office, which isn't at all exciting.

I look like this.

(Not the cat.)

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yattering — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:39:25 -0800

Hullo.
I'm yatt. Jeremy works too though.
I currently take up space Pasadena, CA, USA.
Avid reader of comics and speculactive fiction, I earn my daily shekel as an IT consultant for various evil legal entities.

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oldhat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:39:35 -0800

Robin LeBlanc, writer, graphic designer, film editor and insomniac who is looking at getting in to advertising.

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IsenMike — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:41:17 -0800

Mike Isenberg. I manage a warehouse for Heavy Metal Magazine, and work part time at the comic shop Modern Myths in Northampton, MA. Slowly but surely trying to break into comic book publishing. Recently landed a freelance writing gig doing the jacket copy for one of Marvel's hardcovers.

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happymrlocust — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:41:22 -0800

I'm Huw Davies, also known as Lem.
I'm one of those Webcomic people. You can tell by the permanent look of shame.

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miss_electra — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:41:25 -0800

Rowan Cota. Formerly of San Francisco, now bumming around the UK. Writer. Corsetier. Photographer. Other things as the mood takes me.

I have a livejournal under the same name I use here.

And I look like this:

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Brendan McGinley — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:42:10 -0800

Brendan McGinley, comic writer, artist and intermittent comedian, sometimes even on purpose.

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hank — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:42:37 -0800

I'm Hank Kuhfeldt, I write LRP/LARP/Interactive Theatre, (I think i got all the regional versions there,) as well as occasionally do gaming news on www.corpnews.com.

I tend to be interested in more things than I have hours in the day for.

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hollowpointninja — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:44:44 -0800

Hi, I'm Ross.
My hobbies include: Forbidden sciences, ghost fighting, and urban spelunking.

myspace.com/ponykf

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Paul W — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:44:53 -0800

Paul W, professional geek, part-time university lecturer (teaching animation, video, web stuff...) Live in the north of England, although if I could find an excuse to go back to Vancouver, I probably would. Like Shawn, I'm a constant lurker/stalker of Warren's online presence.

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cam — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:45:59 -0800

Hi, I'm Cam. Web developer and designer.

I look like this:

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Ferburton — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:46:29 -0800

I forgot to introduce myself on here. Hello, I am Danny Ferbert and I'm essentially a slacker with delusions of grandeurs.

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scribeoflight — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:47:12 -0800

I'm Gareth. I live in China (Xi'an, usually, but right now Wenzhou, for a couple of weeks, going where the work is) and take photographs, a lot, read a bit, when I get chance, and teach, at times, to pay the bills.

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jju — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:47:53 -0800

I'm J Unrau, writer, traveller, (occasional) teacher, and the lowest level librarian you can be. I lived in China for a while.

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Solario — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:49:40 -0800

I'm Christian Otholm, I'm Danish and I do nothing. I post under Solario, because of the simple fact that these other internet people might recognize that name and not my actual name. I might actually end up as a postman in the following couple of months. I buy comics. Lots of comics.

This is my stupid mug.

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Matthew Sheret — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:49:56 -0800

Hello all! I'm Matt Sheret, semi-employed graduate in London.

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pmcryan — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:50:04 -0800

Patty Cryan - retailer, reader, occasional copyeditor, currently freezing my ass off and looking for something to burn.

The past & future me:

http://www.mikescomics.com

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ScottC — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:50:17 -0800

I'm Scott, a lowly government worker with unimagined omniscience living in the Land of the Rat.

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Therendy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:51:10 -0800

Cassie a.k.a. Therendy. 27. Gemini. Aspiring Writer. Bartender. Pianist. Mother. Agitator. Bibliophile. Comic Book Junkie. Punk Rock Lover. Movie Fanatic. Video Game Addict.
Anything else I forgot to mention?

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Dannelke — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:51:21 -0800

I would be the bald guy on the left. Antiquarian book dealer. Mark Twain geek. Occasional writer. More here...
myspace.com/dannelke

- Barney Dannelke

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altheak — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:51:51 -0800

What's the point of having a facebook account if I can't open it to find some pictures of myself!!! whatever...

I'm Chantal, and yes, it's as French as it sounds. I'm trapped in my country with people who think that comicbooks only come from Belgium. I'm an English student and when I don't read comics I spent time drawing and writing some.

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unsungjackass — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:52:37 -0800

My name is John. I do nothing except sit at the front desk of the hotel I work at. My hobbies include sleep and the ridicule of people.

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Crystal — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:55:19 -0800

I'm Crystal, currently stuck in a dead end job so that I can pay my way through school. I should talk to Robert up there, as I'm wanting to go into Education, in particular High School English and Theater. I occasionally act when I'm able to, been in fun plays like Phantom and Jekyll and Hyde. I'm also teeny...4'11", and you can see from the picture.

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Dannelke — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:58:18 -0800

second bleeding attempt. I would be the bald guy on the left... and the right. Antiquarian book dealer. Mark Twain geek. Occasional writer. More here...

myspace.com/dannelke

- Barney Dannelke

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MonkeyBusiness — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:01:11 -0800

Hiya. I'm Jon - unemployed, layabout bum.

As proof, here's me sitting in a park, drunk as a lord by midday:

Nice to meet you all.

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Carnadine — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:05:59 -0800

Keren Pedersen, Israeli-American, Jerusalem resident, student, soon-to-be soldier, amateur artist and writer.

Also a big fan of Transmetropolitan and genres whose names end in "punk".

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videocrime — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:07:13 -0800

My name is Jason, I'm a huge nerd.

But professionally, I'm a web designer/developer, student of media at SIU Edwardsville in Illinois, E-commerce solutions consultant to a shoe company, prolific blogger, music junkie (2 of my 4 blogs are about music), singer for local up-and-coming band The Orbz and all-around weirdo.

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Vicarious — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:07:39 -0800

My name is Carrie. I sign up for these things, and then usually get bored and/or forget it exists after a month or so. Not to say that Warren ever bores me. I'm a freestyle artist, I like tapping into the subconscious and letting things fall out, be it words, music, art, or dance. Sure structure is great, but the unknown, spontaneous is fucking awesome. I love alliterations, screaming guitars, scientific theory, and unmentionables.

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harchangel — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:08:08 -0800

The name is Michael, and here's me. I'm the one to the right.

A pleasure to meet you all.

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Gypsy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:08:46 -0800

My name is Kim.

I write; mostly erotica and horror but I also have a home writing a column at PopThought.com. On PopThought, which is run by a fellow by the name of Alex Ness, we write on Pop Culture in regards to comics, literature of all kinds, games, television, film...and the list persists but anchors itself in media. I am currently consulting with the IT guy and learning the ins and outs of the site but I expect my first article(s) to be posted up over there by the last week in February 2008.

...and a few other places where you can find me on the net:

flickr

My personal page on MySpace

The SinChildren MySpace page

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boyanachronism — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:14:36 -0800

Hi, im Syd. (I feel like im at a AA meeting...again). Im a comic reader and a net lurker.

Im the cute one on the right.

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Alexa_D — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:14:42 -0800

I'm (see username), an American currently living in London, and enjoying it thoroughly. I'm studying English and Philosophy at King's College, but dear Christ is the British university system confusing. The coolest picture I have of myself is so because of the person standing next to me:

No, I can't believe it actually happened either.

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Mark Seifert — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:16:39 -0800

Hello, I'm Mark Seifert, Avatar Press creative director.

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Fauxhammer — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:18:33 -0800

Good morning.

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Hopeless Savage — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:19:19 -0800

Hello, my name is Todd, formerly of various places in the US, currently living in London.

I am a scientist by trade, and I look roughly like this:

I will most likely spend the vast majority of my time here lurking.

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Netheus — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:20:59 -0800

I'm Christina (Netheus).
I live in a theocratic state in the the middle of America.
I just graduated with my B.A., and I'm working on my Masters.

Oh, and I live in the Mountains. Sometimes I mean that literally.

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Mike Black — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:22:34 -0800

Hello, my name is Mike Black. I just woke up, and currently my lighter doesn't want to work. I feel like Burgess Meredith at the end of that Twilight Zone episode.

And I wish I had a picture with Alan Moore too.

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Stitchy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:23:34 -0800

My name's Erik Hale. I live in Connecticut in the states and attend college at UConn Stamford. Just reading through these it's nice to see so many talented and interesting people here.

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houseofmystery — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:25:04 -0800

I'm Charles, or Charlie, depending on what mood you catch me in.
I'm around on Club of Mars and I'm an aspiring... Something. Writer. Yeah, we'll go with that.
But I think I'm too young to have aspirations.
We'll see.

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Fialkov — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:25:47 -0800

Fialkov, Joshua - Writer of Comics. I write a book called Punks, wrote a book called Elk's Run, and am writing Vampirella.
I also rock the pin stripe. (Take that Tony Lee.)

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Sarpedon — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:28:00 -0800

I'm Andy. I'm a Student, graduation with a BA in English and History in May. I'm a book nerd. I work part time in a bookstore downtown. This makes people like Barney the Antiquarian book dealer my hero. I'm thinking of going to grad school for something. I've considered going the English Teacher route like several others here. Ideally, I'd like to write fiction, but doesn't everyone?
here's what I look like when I stand in front of W. B. Yeats' Grave and try to look contemplative.

I can't get my picture to work...I don't have the beard anymore anyway.

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DanLTaylor — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:28:40 -0800

Dan Taylor. I write things like comic books, incomplete stories, unfinished novels, and a handful of screenplays.

Oh, and there's www.dantaylorblog.com -- one of the gazillion blogs bouncing around the internet.

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jesseipel — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:28:46 -0800

I'm Jessie, I'm almost done with my bachelors and I can't wait, and I work part time to help pay for it at a library. I'm still getting over not having blue hair, six years is a long time. And because I don't think pictures of me (without blue hair) are exciting, here's one of me with a vicious attack puppy.

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Mike Wolfer — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:29:04 -0800

Heh! Heh!

Nice product placement there, Mr. Seifert! Have Avatar's Accounts Payable carve you off 15% of my next paycheck...

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Pat! — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:31:12 -0800

hey all, i'm Pat *waves*
it's all about comics and photography and writing.
just got back from a cross-country road trip taking photos with an old school rolleiflex and two polaroid cameras and am spending must of my time in a darkroom (when i'm not working) trying to get them all ready to show for my first gallery show next summer :)

(and typing all this has made me late for work. but it was worth it!!)

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akreventlov — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:33:44 -0800

My name is Keith and I am a full time geek, an ex-Larper and table top gamer and a former Karaoke DJ. I've been stalking Warren since I found Planetary on my local comic book seller's shelves. I own a mansion and a yacht. :D

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RenThing — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:35:50 -0800

I'm Ren, a writer of the US, currently an administrative monkey for a medical technology company.

I look like...

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Mark Seifert — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:38:01 -0800

Heh! Heh!

Nice product placement there, Mr. Seifert!

Mike - Haha. It's sitting there to inspire me for some upcoming ads...

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killerawesome — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:39:01 -0800

My name is Jason. I live in Austin Texas.
I am a project manager for a media company.
I enjoy making music (x-bands include: none you have heard of).
I do a podcast (sometimes).
I am the writer on a new web comic called Common People.
My wife is in advertising (she makes you buy things you don't need or want).
My favorite movie is Fight Club and GhostBusters II (fuck you).
I have two dogs and a 15 pound cat.
I'm self conscious about the way text looks on screen.

I look like a fat Elvis.

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wishlish — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:40:10 -0800

Hi, I'm Ray, and I'm a business analyst for Big Pharma. I'm much thinner than I was in this photo, but what can you do?

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satrum — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:45:37 -0800

Hi I'm Silvio and I'm a clerk in a comics shop

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johnplatt — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:47:31 -0800

Hey folks. I'm John Platt, writer, activist, etc. I spend most of my time writing about endangered species and working on marketing materials for various clients, although I've also published quite a bit of fiction over the years.

If this works, here's me (plus our puppy and one of our cats):

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exoskeletoncabaret — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:48:52 -0800

Hi, kids. I'm Libby Bulloff. I'm a graphic designer, photographer, freelance hairdresser, club promoter, steampunk, and goofball.

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Pete Martin — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:50:29 -0800

I'm Pete. I've always hung around Mr Ellis's creations to see what's interesting.
I'm in museums.
I have no decent picture

EDIT: Yes I do

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epalicki — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:53:22 -0800

Hello. Eric Palicki. Technical writer. Marketing writer. Webcomics writer.

I'm the one on the right.

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Justin3000 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:54:54 -0800

Hey folks. I'm Justin Stewart. Comic colorist, letterer, and designer. PoppedCulture.net

Nice to meet ya'll.

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caiasward — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:58:22 -0800

Caias Ward, writer and painter, stationary engineer and raconteur. Got my start writing with RPG books and am slowly moving on to the mainstream world.

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johndavid — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:58:33 -0800

my name is john-david. i graduate from the university of florida in two weeks. i will move to los angeles and sell my soul shortly after that.

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Heinrich1138 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:01:09 -0800

Hi, my name is Andrew. I work at a comic book shop and write screenplays/drink.

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ninevolt — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:04:21 -0800

Hi, I'm Bill Blum, IT Minion at a small liberal arts university in the Dayton Ohio area.
I've got 3 kids, a degree in physics, and an inordinate fascination with the stuff people manage to create within Second Life.
( I'm Daikon Hammerer in SL )

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titivil — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:04:39 -0800

Brent Cox, Brooklyn, NY. Writer, actor, producer, paralegal. Not necessarily in that order.

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trini_naenae — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:04:57 -0800

Hey, I'm Renee.

I work as a concierge at a retirement community and I'm a student. Well, I really consider myself an artist who draws and photographs. I probably spend too much time on flickr. I've lived in some interesting places and right now I'm in California.

Oh, and I love books.

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DanielSF — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:07:32 -0800

Hi all.

My name's Dan, I live in Norwich, UK and I'm currently (still) in the printing business, on the pre-press side. Also been quietly stalking Ellis for several years.
Interests include science fiction, politics, and mucking around with new-ish stuff (usually about six months after it's stopped being new).

I really ought to go grab my camera, but it's currently buried somewhere...

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JEFFSJ — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:10:06 -0800

Hello. Jeff Juliard, Designer, writer, animator. Not necessarily in that order.

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Angela Hunt — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:10:28 -0800

I'm Angela.

Live in Los Angeles. By day, kick ass executive assistant. By rest of the time, photographer, painter, writer, and small publisher. I'm going to Florence, Italy to track down rich art collectors.

This is me with the old hair. Can't find me with the new hair.

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JesseJames — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:14:21 -0800

Jesse James, 30's, Texas. Work with Dwight Albatoss on Blinkys Zine. I write a couple comics & do interviews.

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JoshLanders — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:15:41 -0800

Hey, kids. Josh Landers here. I'm an amateur everything: artist, writer, musician, etc. I live in Northeast Tennessee, which isn't nearly as bad as you might imagine. I dig comics, movies, video games, drinking...y'know, standard dork fare. Anyway, this is my mug:

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Josh T. — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:16:18 -0800

I'm Josh. I'm in college, I spend way more time on the internet than I should and sometimes I think I can write.

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Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:17:24 -0800

Hello. I'm Z. I don't photograph well. Here's the cat I live with. She's a shameless flirt.

-Z

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tesla — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:17:25 -0800

I'm Julie. I do something with computers. I like photography, rats, wine, books and cryptography.

This is the best photo I have of me, taken in 1980:

I'm the one on the right. I'd be interested if anyone recognises the guy on the left.

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CaBil — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:22:41 -0800

...Mark Spitz?

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Malifer — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:24:33 -0800

Hello my name is Joshua, but since it's bloody awful sounding common name I resort to the odd Latin word malifer which means apple-bearing.
My hobbies include reading, writing, movies and motorcycles. I like any genre, but my love is always in scifi & fantasy. I went to film school.
If it rains I look something like this.

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warrenellis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:25:47 -0800

Mark Spitz?

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Kinesys — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:28:07 -0800

Reverend Kinesys A.K.A Pete Sears is a wise and multifaceted individual, In fact he is so wise, that he has trouble referring to himself in the third person with a straight face.

He is, in no particular order:
A professional actor with stage and screen credits under his belt.
The author of 3 books, and a small number of plays.
An accomplished singer of many different types of music.
A scholar of human nature, psychology, and theology, and the Occult.
An experienced Tarot reader.
A tactical and political analyst.
Skilled in the realms of private investigation and investigative research.
Author/Columnist of the World Famous Crank Report and the Ebon Shelf.
Expert in a number of weapons, modern and archaic.
An ordained minister.
A Plenipotentiary at Large
and an extremely sexy bitch.

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GregCarter — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:29:16 -0800

Hi, I'm Greg. I do the webcomic thing Abandon. My art-fu is weak but I'm a decent writer. My daughters are much more talented than me. I work in IT. I take photos. I've played bass in bands. I've made music/art zines. I love soccer but I call it football. Go Liverpool.
Photo evidence from my award winning photographer youngest daughter:

Me at MegaCon 2007:

Some early work from my professional artist oldest daughter is on the table. (circa Junior High or early high school)

Happy to be here.

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cultofkat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:29:21 -0800

I'm Kat (or Katrina if you like).
I'm an Art Director at an interactive advertising agency.
I'm working on starting a band with my husband where I will sing and play guitar and possibly even learn how to play the keyboard properly.
I am learning to knit, but haven't figured out how to "bind off" yet, which I'm sure will soon be a problem.
I am currently obsessed with Miranda July and finding music videos that have nice typography.

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Futty — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:31:32 -0800

Hey all. My name is Christopher. I am a animation film editor in Portland Oregon. I am currently editing the 3D stop-motion adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 'Coraline.' I spend what little time I have left reading comics, playing games, and trying to be the best dad & husband a guy working 60 hour weeks can be.

I look like this (also featuring my little man- Lincoln)

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Pooka — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:31:59 -0800

My name's Sara "Pooka" Arnett. I'm a professional artist/comic book store owner. My comic book stores called White Crow Comics in a dinky little university town called Morehead Kentucky.
I'm a supernatural/conspiracy theory left wing nutter with a love of animals and nature. I'm an openminded pagan that's probably bi-polar. I spend most of my spare time reading, roleplaying, or playing videogames.

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Mark R — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:33:56 -0800

Hey all-
I'm Mark. Live in Wisconsin. It's snowing right now. I live with my wife and dog in the town I grew up in. The apple really doesn't fall far from the tree. I own the local bicycle shop here in the Bend. Owning a bike shop means I can't ride as much as I'd like, but hey, it's a living. My wife and I ride motorcycles for fun. I read books with pictures for fun. Thanks for having me.
Mark

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hank — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:34:04 -0800

Kinesys, Nice choice for a deck. I usually leave the transcendent Mage in as well, though I am starting to rethink that based on some of the other stuff I have been picking up.

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hank — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:36:03 -0800

Pooka: I'm jealous as shit. I always wanted to go back into business with a shop like that.

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Wil — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:36:52 -0800

Hello, world. I'm Wil, and this is what I look like when I take a self portrait to be used as a reference for a comic:

I'm a full-time writer, occasional actor, and I've been a geek since I learned how to count. Warren's been a friend and mentor to me as I make the move from narrative non-fiction to comic books to novels to world domination.

When I'm not writing, I read a lot, mostly science fiction and graphic novels. Recently, I've been playing a little too much 360. Hey, don't judge me. It's not my fault Portal and Rock Band are so much fun.

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tesla — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:37:47 -0800

CaBil, warren, no, not Mark Spitz. Right sport. Wrong country. He, and I, are British.

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Oddcult — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:38:26 -0800

Alistair P. Did a bit of comics stuff a while back. Then went to live in a cabin in the woods. Emerged from the cabin in the woods to find myself in Northampton. I used to write columns about weird shit and interview borderline nutters and be known a little bit for being involved in the magical and pagan scene. Got utterly sick of the complete bunch of wank that most of that scene turned into, so pretty much stopped all that. Kinda miss it slightly, though, so am trying to find something interesting to replace it with, that I can write about again.

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warrenellis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:41:19 -0800

Tesla: David Wilkie!

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warrenellis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:42:47 -0800

Wil Wheaton in the house.

And that's reminded me that I still need to download Portal, though god knows when I'll get the time to play it.

Also nice to see Carrie and Alistair, and Maddie, and all...

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nicofopolous — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:44:53 -0800

My name is Nicholas Brandt.
I'm a screenwriter and live in Studio City.
(Sounds made up, but it isn't)
If you live outside of the US, you may have seen my jaunt in low budget horror called Hollywood Kills.
It was based on a true story.
(That's a lie)
I accept criticism and warm regards with the appropriate countermeasures.
You don't need a picture of me because I'm already in your heart.

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tesla — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:44:58 -0800

Warren: Bingo! Yep, did a sponsored swim in 1980, and we all got our photos taken with the great man.

Now, both he & I have less hair than in the picture. I suspect that only my hair reduction is from choice.

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CaBil — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:45:40 -0800

tesla, using the power of Wiki, my last try would be Andrew Astbury

Editted to add: Whoops, wrong! Still interesting to know.

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lacunalethe — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:46:31 -0800

I'm Ben Castle. Warren Ellis is awesome.

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rian_miller — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:47:14 -0800

Rian Miller.

Starving artist and writer.

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alwayscrashing — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:48:36 -0800

Chris.

Too lazy to post a photo. Art History student. Consumer of own bodyweight in cider. Trying to start own modified clothing business and failing to find the money. Hates socks. Lives off cheese & pickle sandwiches and caffeine.

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mize — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:51:24 -0800

I go by Mize, which is good enough for me. I live in the richest county in Michigan. I am a late blooming student, finishing out a Baccalaureate Degree at 25. Oh well, it's a fantastically good excuse to associate with and befriend 18 year old girls.

Also, I am not as astonished as I should be that several people here bear a close resemblance to Kevin Smith. I once sold comic books for a remarkable Kevin Smith lookalike.

I'm unemployed, but the word on the street is if I keep posting stuff on thisisby.us I have the very real possibility of making money.

Books with pictures and books without pictures make me happy in my squeedlyspooch.

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lowtechpredator — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:51:45 -0800

Hi I am Kyle. I have a large sonic appetite. Visuals and words are also consumed. I do nothing as I am paid by the government because my kidneys are dying. Otherwise I attend concerts and take my medication as prescibed.

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Stalker#1358 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:57:06 -0800

Stalker#1358 is mentally ill, absurdly rich, and easily bored in no particular order.

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NR Miller — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:01:34 -0800

I am NR Miller, another douche writer you who populates the internet constantly introducing himself as such and then stammering when someone asks "have you written anything I know." No. No I haven't. But you've never read anything I've written have you?

I attend UNLV right now, such a high class institute befitting of the city where people shove money into slot machines only so they aren't forced to step out into the oven and burn up as the sun hits them. It's worse for the old ones, their oxygen tanks explode. Boom. Boom-Boom. Boom. You hear it all over town.

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Mike Wolfer — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:04:28 -0800

Hey, Wil! I'm glad we got to chat at the Avatar booth in San Diego this past summer. I've gotta tell you, you were one the the most genuinely cool persons I met a Comic Con. And yes, here's my fanboy pic:

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Vulpes — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:08:51 -0800

Hello
I'm Aaron, a Stagehand/graphics op in maryland.

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Scott Berta — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:13:14 -0800

Hello, I'm Scott. I don't really do anything (unless you call a cog in the miserable world of corporate finance something, call me crazy I don't). I am a writer although, I am still an amateur but then...
This is really me.

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Derekshepard — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:17:10 -0800

hey, I'm Derek. I don't do much other than read comics and play scrabble.

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Ted — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:24:02 -0800

Hey; I'm Ted Brandt. Temporary worker, slob and aspiring writer. Face in the crowd.

I joined The ENGINE in its twilight throes, and so have followed Warren here.

I'm the one sat down.

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MontiLee — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:24:34 -0800

* sigh *

My name is MontiLee Stormer and I should know better.

Writer, bartender, and I work for Lush cosmetics now so you know I smell good.

Latest picture snapped of me and my writing partner, Rob Callahan. He'll probably be around soon, but he claims to have a life.

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aluyen — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:24:59 -0800

Hi all, I'm Chris Cotgrove, 33 years old, originally from Leigh-on-Sea, in the south-east UK, now living in Alabaster, Alabama.

I'm a writer and illustrator, and spend my spare time writing, drawing, doing dad duties, and playing with my 4 year old.

If you need any more info, check out http://myspace.com/thenthdoctor.

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Pooka — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:26:40 -0800

Hank: My husband and I bought it a bit over two years ago. My husband started working a comic shop back when he was in highschool in Mt. Sterling KY...he then moved to go to college here in morehead. There was already a shop owned by fred brown, a folk history writer. Chris freaked out when he saw the state of the backstock in the shop and volenteered to fix it (how he got his first job as well lol). He got paid store credit for a number of years, and graduated with a bach. in art with an emphasis on graphic design. i ended up dropping out of school because of severe arthritis but i'll go back eventually...just not here in morehead. After a year or so, Fred decided to let his sons run his comic book store...which was a really really bad idea. They pretty much turned it into a pawn shop and lost alot of business. Eventually Fred was losing more money than he spent and decided to sell the business. We jumped at the chance, got a loan and bought the place. Morehead isn't the best town for a comic book store, but we don't do too badly. We've managed to stay open for over two years now..if we can make it another four we'll have it paid for lol.
It's such a fun job. How many people can say that they get to go read comics, watch cartoons and hang out with their friends at work? It gets pretty damned stressful trying to run a place in a small town like this...but it's getting us by for now. We're also working on a bunch of different media projects that we're hoping to get published and produced...but it's hard to fit those in when you have a family and a business to run.

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Martin Johnstone — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:32:20 -0800

Hi im Martin Johnstone, a 33 year old scientist living in Scotland.

MJ

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jrivka — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:33:25 -0800

I'm Jori, I like cats, and I'm not much good for anything.

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droob — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:34:08 -0800

Hi. I'm Drew, and I poke at things with Photoshop. My girlfriend and I romance the wide Internet from our apartment in St. Louis.

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Kunundrum — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:34:47 -0800

Hi, I'm Adam, and I'm 22. I live in shitty Cleveland, Ohio, so to cope I drink a lot of rum and smoke a lot of reefer. Read Doktor Sleepless.

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sponng — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:36:11 -0800

Maddie Greene = Beautiful Gas Mask Mantle piece!

Howdy!
Dr. Nik, kickboxer dog boy.
Rural New Hampshire, USA (where is OLD hampshire?)

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philnelson — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:38:38 -0800

I'm Phil. I write HTML and PHP code and design mySQL databases. I live in the part of Washington state that would be considered it's asshole, if states were mammals. If they were weird alien things, I don't know, maybe it would be the mouth. You know how those aliens are. Fuckers.

Right now, I pretty much look like this:

I post my errant thoughts and links on philnelson.name, and am in testing of a new site I'm calling Cinemaniacal. It's kind of beta-y.

They've been selling Red Bull in 17oz cans, here, so I've typed this probably 20 times. Stopping, now.

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KitsuneCaligari — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:43:59 -0800

Hey all - Jim Shearhart here, writer of stuff, photographer of objects, drinker of Newcastle.

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Leandro Damasceno — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:47:25 -0800

Leandro. Writer and designer.

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hank — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:52:50 -0800

Pooka: I had a small shop in a town in northern Michigan, we ran for just over a year, then decided to call it quits since parts of the partnership were unwilling to put in time. Ended with blank ink though...

I'm tempted to try the concept here but it is a scary time to get involved in a business..

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Zero — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:58:20 -0800

Jason here, long time geek and gamer! Quite enjoying LOTRO at the moment and pop in Second Life now and again. Oh almost forgot I hail from Southend originally but now reside in sunny Luton!

This is me...

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Pooka — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:59:49 -0800

hank: true enough. the economy is for shit right now and only getting worse. we've had to start ebaying our toys because no one's buying anymore. They'd rather spend the money they don't spend on gas (and food, and whatnot..but mostly gas :P) on books than pretty, but useless pieces of plastic...

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Alastair — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:00:16 -0800

Hello! I'm Alastair budding musician although i currently work in a major chain record shop... uhhhhh i'm 21. i like comics computer games heavy metal and disco. my grammer and writing skills suck ass.
cheerio

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rei3 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:04:21 -0800

Victoria aka Rei3 named for my hero Ayanmai Rei from Evangelion.  Big Black Summer fan, love SL, happy to be among you all.xoxo

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hemlock_martini — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:07:25 -0800

Hi. I am h_m and when I grow up I want to be a robot.

I have a name I don't enjoy hearing and a face I don't like to look at, so I'm not in the habit of presenting either. But here's a picture of my hand.

I write from time to time and am currently slacking on production of two screenplays. I am not professional and I probably never will be at this rate, but it's a pleasant enough dream; and I feel it's important to amuse myself.

I have a livejournal, two dogs, several other pets and am married. I work in technical support.

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Pooka — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:09:46 -0800

rei3: my current favorite anime and manga as well. Have you read Angelic Days?

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matt d — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:13:55 -0800

ahoy. i'm matt: canadian and nowhere near as smart or clever as i think i am.

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AmRadTheory — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:15:32 -0800

Kevin Tester here. Musician, unemployed comic nerd. I fear Gummi zombies, Mothman, and Warren Ellis forgetting how to write. My idols are sasquatch and Abraham Lincoln. I live in Minneapolis, MN and am soon to be hibernating as winter is on it's way.

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Anoxia — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:18:51 -0800

Hello my name is Lisa, I'm here to waste my time and if possible yours.

I am currently the contender to for the title of 'Geekiest Girl I Know' amongst all of my friends and acquaintances. In a professional capacity I am a data analyst and code-monkey for E.On in the UK. In a not-so-professional capacity I'm a 'keen' LARPer, avid role player, listen to far too much music far too loudly and currently have 3 different books on the go. Oops.

I used to be an art student so sometimes churn out the occasional doodle. I love all things to do with computers, science, vast quantities of useless information... I am a general knowledge sponge. I'm great for pub quizzes.

Old picture of me:

Newer picture of me:

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Damian — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:19:09 -0800

I'm Damian. Sometime writer, ex DJ/Producer, Engine refugee and overall headcase. Being a systems analyst pays the bills.

This is me in need of coffee and cigarettes.....

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Pooka — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:25:58 -0800

AuthorAmRadTheory: ya know what's really creepy?...my husband and girlfriend went out to the Mid-Ohio con last sunday and accidently ended up in Point Pleasant West Virginia (mothman town). They got lost on the backroads, crossing the replacement bridge a couple times, not knowing where they were. They wandered about for about an hour, and eventually found a pizza place where my girlfriend went in for directions. Basically, when she told the worker who was there, where they had been, he got really upset and told her not to go down the backroad they had been on anymore. that no one used it anymore because the mothman stuff hadn't died down really at all since the whole news story back in the (whenever that happened), and it wasn't safe driving on the road at night. He pointed them in the right direction and they left. On their way out of Point Pleasant, they started getting a really creepy feeling. My husband noticed, in the sky, following behind them in a looping, zigzagging way, was a giant glowing white cloud. It followed them until they got close to the edge of Pt. Pleasant. It seemed to have trouble following them as they left the area, seeming to strain forward then snap back a few yards. Eventually it turned and zipped quickly back to a mountain in the middle of town.
Sounds crazy...but it totally happened. My girlfriend was afraid to look at it, and still doesn't like talking about it.

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Chad — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:27:51 -0800

Hello I am Chad . I read, Play videogames, Roleplay, read Comics and rasie my two boys. Yep I am a Dad. I do not have a cool picture to put up sorry. I am not that terabley talneted. I also like to listen music, most anything. Been reading Mr. Ellis's stuff for awhile now.

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J. Thaddeus — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:29:44 -0800

I'm Alexis. Philosophical genius, part-time swashbuckler, cyberpunk enthusiast, steampunk dabbler, backpack hip hopper, and any many other labels you can throw around.

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El3mo — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:30:54 -0800

Hi there, Elmo Martin here.

Artist? Writer? Poet? Photographer? Welder.

I'm a lighting designer, master electrician and all around theatre geek.
I live in Long Beach, CA. It's nice here.
I'm slowly becoming the person I said i would be.

This is myself on top of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.

Yes, my hair is always that messy. :)

As you weird.

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Bradley — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:35:05 -0800

Matthew Bradley here saying a-hoy-hoy. Student at Manchester University, where I spend most of my time attempting to bend science (Physics, specifically) to my unholy will. Doesn't seem to be working so far.

Here is a photo of me with something silly on my head.

And here is my silly myspace, if you care.

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Miss — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:42:48 -0800

Hello, all. I'm Sophie and I'm a recluse. Sometimes I do things, providing it doesn't involve leaving the house.
Here is a pre-spectacles photo of me in a shirt what I hand-painted and all.

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natsan — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:43:56 -0800

Natalie Sandells. Comic Artist and scarer of Bengali kids. Actually live a ten minute walk away from Whitechapel.

Sometimes I can be found wandering the streets of London in the wee small hours looking like this;

Or some similar variation.

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Surreal Paroxysm — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:46:44 -0800

alright, then. i'm natalie dominique.
soon to be college drop out, comic/internet/videogame addict.
and this is my snake. his name is Nim

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Ava Jarvis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:47:12 -0800

Hello, I'm Ava. I work for one of them interwebs companies.

These days I try to write.

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wizbit — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:47:26 -0800

Hi, I'm Elizabeth. I'm one of the infinite number of IT people who do things with computers but can never quite explain what it is. I'm forever in awe of people who actually know what they're doing because, no matter how much I learn, I always barely muddle through.

I'm a newbie to both comics and writing for them, though since I started it, I'm loving every minute! I'm also working on a novel and a series of short stories so that one day I can take over the literary world! Well no, but I like the delusion.

So, here's me, it's a little old as I have red hair now:

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Pooka — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:51:34 -0800

thought I'd add a couple of my many pets...the first one is eight months now and the antichrist, and the dog is my puppers Lenore. She's a copper nosed beagle mix and is the sweetest dog in existance I'm pretty sure.

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Ariana — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:54:11 -0800

Call it: ~~Time of death~~ Catblogging at 5 hours in.

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kittydoom — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:56:09 -0800

Sarah Deaton. 26. Charlotte, NC. Half Korean, half Southern white trash. Graphic designer formerly employed at an adult VOD company. Currently sewing stuffed animals to pay the rent until my stress-induced pseudo-seizures and mono-related fatigue are under control and I can get a real job again. I like pink and have a lot of cats.

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Ariana — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:57:23 -0800

I should have known the cats would herald your entrance, Sarah...

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kittydoom — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:59:20 -0800

They know when I'm coming. They always know.

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monkey king — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:02:32 -0800

Donovon Dildine

freelance writer/journalist
global trickster
rhetoric outlaw

I hate most people in the world, but I'm suppressing the urge to kill them with my mental rage rays.

See...I'm concentrating real hard.

When not contemplating global homicide, I read many texts, write a few, read somemore, and still manage to find time to raise an army...of two children, but they are coming along nicely, fruition of plans and all that.

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ashlar — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:05:17 -0800

Special Education Teacher, new father and multimedia artist on sabbatical.

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jessica — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:09:37 -0800

hello again. -jes

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munin218 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:10:58 -0800

My name is Jennifer. By day, I'm an internet technical support specialist for a cable ISP in Michigan. In my free time.... I'm working on a few of my own writing projects (Let's see what kind of disaster I can make of myself....heheheh ;P), as well as making music with a dear and talented friend of mine who I'll hopefully drag on here, too. Soune rough tracks can be found at (and they're very *rough* tracks, we only just got in a real studio yesterday. The good quality sound will come soon): this page. I can also usually be found on Livejournal,Myspace, or Detroitgothic.net.

Here's a pic of me (I have shorter, black hair now though, and no more recent pics):

eep! sorry about the huge photo size.....

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thefinn — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:18:49 -0800

thefinn

No current photographic evidence is available. I can, however, assure you that I am not a figment of your imagination. The same can't always be said for you.

Husband to one and father of another.

Good corporate whore by day and freelance writer by night. Weekends are spent in the company of The Beast and rotting my brain and teeth on video games and hard candy.

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Lazarus Long — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:27:36 -0800

William Perrin; shiftless layabout, house-husband, unpublished writer, and occasional Texan, reporting for duty. Behold my epic forehead:

Hope I didn't blind anyone.

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Danny Donovan — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:31:14 -0800

Hiya, Danny Donovan -- Writer at large, and Shameless self promoter (and promoter of friends and well wishers, in that they don't mean me any SPECIFFIC harm...)

My photos

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ARES — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:39:23 -0800

Hi. Adrian Smith. Writer/musician by choice, construction estimator by need. Residing somewhere toward the Southern California desert.

By night I look cool:

By day I do not:

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Telecart — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:04:23 -0800

Shay, 26, Tel-Aviv. I'm a clerk at the local comics store, psychology/philosophy undergrad (soon-to-be grad) student, and retired promoter/connoisseur of what we laughingly call the Tel-Aviv nightlife/art/culture scene.

I look something like this:

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slangislayer — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:07:09 -0800

I´m Erwin and learned an arsefull of European languages (all of them helpful with SOME ladies) back in Vienna and don´t know shit about computers, that´s why I must type every self-centered bullshit about myself again painfully: Massage Therapist and student (Germanistik and Psychologie [Englisch was my third living language, sorry for speaking funny/like Arnuhld in an interview).
I came here because I´m a nice geek and added Warren as a myspace buddy (or Warren is nice and added another geekk).
I´m awed with this webpresence and hope I will remember it tomorrow when I´m sober:

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obliterati — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:07:13 -0800

I'm Dave. I do pretty much nothing. I have bad circulation, so my toes and fingers get cold a lot.

I have approximately eight thousand blogs around online at the moment but here is one of them.

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Steven Dole — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:08:25 -0800

'Lo

Steve Dole. Sold my soul to marketing many years ago. Live and work in Hebden Bridge.

That's me on the left.

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Luce — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:09:54 -0800

Hey I'm Luce. Geeking on most levels these days *winks* Slowly been dragged into the world of comic joy as it was the only area I was lacking in, and I gotta say it's been a fun slide into the debauched and geeky. *grins*

You'll either find me gaming, reading, poiing or helping people with their mental state, as some fool decided i'd make a good mental health nurse.... *winks*

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Jacen — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:18:14 -0800

Jacen Burrows, I draw pictures of horrible things conjured up out of the filthy minds of Warren and Garth so they don't have to think about it anymore. Here's a picture of me up to no good in the Walmart clearance aisle wearing a Pigface t-shirt that says 'American Asshole' on the back...

Everything I am working on now is TOP SECRET so I'll be over in the corner chewing on my tongue and twitching.

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aragszxki — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:18:18 -0800

Hello. I'm Baki. When it's sunny, I look like this:

I do stuff with computers. I like AI. I'm a grad student.

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Binger101 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:19:22 -0800

Hi. I'm Nick. I'm kinda awesome. And I can't figure out how to put my picture on my profile because I'm apparently wicked good with computers. So, if anyone can help me, that would be pretty cool. That way people will know I'm a real person and not some character made up by someone who's not me. I enjoy rockin music and bloody movies full of boobies and swearwords. I make pizza and sell skateboards for a living. Sometimes I like to have Pajama-Jammy-Jam Dance parties that go until 8 in the morning. And I don't like vegetables.

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orkantor — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:24:11 -0800

Kan-tor, 26, jerusalem, Israel, I do Illustartations and motion graphics, I buy comics from the store where shay (a couple of posts up) works

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Ariana — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:26:58 -0800

Nick, we've got a how to thread that might just help...

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killerawesome — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:43:01 -0800

ARES you don't look cool at night. I just wanted to throw that out there. j/k

Welcome everyone. Let's be friends.

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euchrid — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:50:29 -0800

Alex. All around nerd trying to be a writer. Australian by birth, living in London for the moment.

Sorry about the obnoxiously large image.

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nathancastle — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:54:44 -0800

Hi, I'm Nathan Castle. I do this:

and drink.

Cheers!

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Xaltotun — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:56:30 -0800

Hello, I'm Xaltotun;

IT cubicle warrior (how original, meh.). Comics aficionado. Waren Ellis fan.

I like the Xaltotun sobriquet because he was a kick ass wizard in Conan (not the comics, dummy, the original R.E. Howard prose). Probably the only guy who made Conan shit his pants (um, his girdle? Loincloth? Anyway, he was scarred shitless).

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Alexis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:10:49 -0800

Hello, I'm Alexis. I've never been one for inventing more interesting names for myself. I'm a 23 year old artist, a photographer and illustrator. I live in and around the Washington D.C. area. I have a myspace here: It's a work in progress. HTML is a mystery to me.

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john-paul — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:17:49 -0800

Hi, my name's John-Paul and I write the London Horror Comic.

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Adrammalech — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:22:26 -0800

I'm John, a.k.a. Adrammalech, occasional writer, actor, magickian and nightmarist.

The tall, dangerous-looking individual with the black lipstick is my butler and career vagrant, Josef. I snipped his vocal cords when he told me he did not like Doktor Sleepless. He will be visiting you in your dreams tonight. Remember to say hello, or he will do unspeakable things in your kitchen.

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phil.lunt — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:26:29 -0800

Hi, i'm Phil... current day job is as a designer but i'm looking at a 3DS MAX training job 10 minutes walk down the road... by night I act, write and occasionally play in a band... and read... and play video games... and co-ordinate the local IGDA chapter... I don't have enough free time...
I often look like this whilst reading emails from clients:

Thanks for listening, let's be careful out there!

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Ziga_Sparovec — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:27:45 -0800

Hi, Ziga Sparovec, a graphic designer in the fashion indutry, located in Melbourne, Australia.

(Sorry about the lack of a photo; can't post it from work, will try and remedy the situtaion from home later.)

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Matt_Reynolds — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:36:34 -0800

Howdy. I'm Matt, father of two, The Comic Book Shop manager, writer.

I spend my days infecting the masses with comics, training the boy to take over the world and writing about sex and booze. If we don't see the last Planetary or the next Desolation Jones soon, the customers will tar and feather me.

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AtomicSloth — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:39:57 -0800

Hello I'm Daniel. Unemployed from a bleak town near london.
I attempt to write, doodle, make t-shirts and form the worlds first one-man IndustrialPunkBluesCore band.

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bairdduvessa — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:46:03 -0800

name's mike, not much else to say

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JaredRules — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:46:50 -0800

I am Jared Harkness in Seattle.
Student mostly. Reader, creator of ideas, musician, DJ at a DIY internet radio station www.hollowearthradio.com
I just got a haircut!

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Ariana — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:49:21 -0800

Excellent, Jared. I've just added you to itunes.

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Adam — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:52:05 -0800

I'm adam. I considered this psuedonym bullshit but decided against it as my mind is far from lucid today and I'd only bitterly regret anything I call myslef, likely to the point of suicide. I have no photos of me, as cameras are the devil's work and I like my soul where it is, thankyou. I may upload a crummy crayon sketch of myself as a cowboy or something later.

I'm an Australian. No, we don't have trained kangaroos delivering our mail, asswipes - they can't READ. We just have them do the direct-drop junk mail runs instead. Drop Bears aren't real either. YES, we get electricity down here, that was switched on last thursday. My village now has a television showing THREE different channels of static. The future is bright.

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JKCarrier — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:52:34 -0800

J. Kevin Carrier - Designer, wannabe-cartoonist, bon vivant:

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JaredRules — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:53:19 -0800

Sweet, if you are curious to know, my specific show is Tuesdays from 3-5 (pacific). But there is a lot of great shows on there, and even when there's not there's all sorts of eclectic stuff playing from all over the place, with a bit of an emphasis on the Pacific NW.
(also, we are always happy to take in new music, if anyone out there wants to send stuff in let me know.)

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Ariana — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:55:15 -0800

~~Go ahead and start a thread in the Art and Noise category, Jared.~~

Never mind! Warren's taken care of it.

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tulpa — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:02:25 -0800

Hello, my name is Veles. I want to immanentize the eschaton. Also, I'm a sucker for magical realism. This is me:

I'm the one losing his hair.

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Sara 013 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:07:31 -0800

Sara. Mad scientist, inventor, lurker.

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Ariana — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:09:54 -0800

There you are, Sara.

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Nevin — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:18:23 -0800

Hi,

I'm Nevin and I enjoy Warren's brain.

Thank you daddy and mommy Warren, for making him.

I am not cool enough to have webhosted images of myself. Perhaps I am also too lazy. My face exists, however, on Facebook. It's me eating a burger. I need a shave. I often need a shave. I need one right now, actually. Just run a search for Nevin Densham.

Fahrvergnügen.

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Meatgun — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:31:41 -0800

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Mike. I enjoy people doing creative things also beer and the internet.

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redcrow — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:32:57 -0800

John Bridges. Concept artist at CCP North America|White Wolf in Atlanta, GA.

Lately: listening to Burial and Amon Amarth, and reading Icelandic literature.

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Jephd — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:35:02 -0800

Hi I'm Geoff Davies, currently serving life behind bars in Manchester. That would be the good kind of bars with frothy beverages and vodka and caffeine based mixers, not the bad kind with cell mates called Mad Arseraping Frankie. Well when I say "good" I should clarify that I work for JDWetherspoon but it is marginally better than prison, probably.
and this'll be me holding my tiny new nephew SamJam

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Joanne — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:45:33 -0800

Hi. I'm Joanne. I edit books no one will ever read. I wasn't sure if I was going to sign up, but then I saw Jessica was here, and I don't get nearly enough of her anymore.

This is my totally awesome and completely underappreciated Halloween costume.

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Debacle Sam — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:48:41 -0800

My name is Samuel, currently in Ballard, WA

I run a very small record label called Debacle Records

I love everything music.

Im currently lying my way into a Marketing position at the Largest Software Corporation in the WORLD.

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thom_wong — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:51:04 -0800

Allo,

Thomas here. I have three useless bachelor degrees, the latest in law. Warren Ellis speaks to me in dreams. No, it's true!

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warrenellis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:05:25 -0800

Jessica's here?

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IdanCohen — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:05:41 -0800

Hello. Idan Cohen. Wastrel, fool-in-training, writer, cook, hairy bastard.

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Nygaard — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:17:12 -0800

Anders Nygaard again. I come for the links, stay for the mental scars.

Old picture. More hairy these days.

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WilliamDanger — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:23:34 -0800

I'm Jesse Beattie; picture will come when I figure out how.
Mr.Effbomb is a long-shot reference to Johnny: The Homicidal Maniac which turned me on to graphic novels and comics. That and Transmet.
Marketing student, eventual writer and currently procrastinating. That'll happen a lot.

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Bill Reed — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:31:17 -0800

Bill Reed, like it says on the tin. Student, writer, librarian, blogger, nerd.

I don't actually keep any pictures of me. And I never feel clever enough to be posting on Ellis-run forums, but I sign up for them anyway.

Read my blatherings (almost) every day at Comics Should Be Good.

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Greasertrash — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:34:45 -0800

I'm Beau, I make music, I used to do radio, I tour, and I like Rock n Roll.

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Kevin_v5 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:55:21 -0800

Hi, I’m Kevin.
Let’s see...well, to pay the bills, I’m a business analyst, which I challenge anyone to make sound sexy. Around that, I write stuff-largely about the goofy things that happen to me. You can read about some of them here. I’m in San Francisco and I look like this:

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hectorlima — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:57:00 -0800

... and we meet again.

Hector here - I live in South America, where I write THE MAJOR and dee-jay.
spent the day looking for a cheap pool so i could get back to swimming.

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MJSM — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:00:01 -0800

Matt Metford. World traveller. Romantic daredevil.

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Ben Chism — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:06:57 -0800

I'm Ben...slacker, reader, sometimes writer

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david.marks — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:11:39 -0800

David Marks. Avatar Press Marketing Director, Killadelphia survivor, Warren's official SD Comic-Con Redbull fetch monkey, aspiring trendsetter.

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AlephNought — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:12:04 -0800

Matt K. 25, Aquarius, math and science nerd. Discordian, transhumanist, teslasexual.

Co-created Baconpunk, apparently. Moved in with Libby as of Monday. Immediate increase in the quality of life.

Friends (and neighbors!)at Mythdemeanor have successfully prototyped the bacontie:

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retromancy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:15:14 -0800

I'm Tonia - I work as a lab scientist and do webcomics for fun - due too hating my picture being taken i don't think i actually have a recent photo - cameras steal your soul.

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fistful of nikons — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:18:07 -0800

J Kullmann. Photographer, medical man, semiprofessional drinker. I like gritty photos, dirty women and cold stout. I never leave the house without a camera and several hour worth of music in my pocket. People intrigue and irritate me in equal measures.

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Corey Waits — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:18:23 -0800

Corey is my real first name, Waits however is not my real surname.

I co-founded and wrote a lot of what you'll find at Wastrel Magazine. However, Wastrel is about to be collected into book form and then taken around the back and put out of it's misery. After that, a production company of sorts will be put in it's place.

I write prose - short stories, and I'm half way through a novella and quarter way through a novel.
I want to write comics. Mainly because I get ideas in my head and comics are the only form that could hold them.

I love music and body art/modification.

I look sort of like this:

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Spiraltwist — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:18:41 -0800

I'm Stephanie Wilson, full time college student and groomer of beasts. I'd join in intelligent conversations here, but most of brain matter has been sucked away by the classes this semester. Most recent photo:

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kperkins — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:20:00 -0800

Hi I'm Keith. Cook, artist, and poet, among other things. Geek boy. I've been reading SF since I was 6, and comics pretty much as long.
Here's me:

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Bexx B.S. — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:23:10 -0800

well balls.

name is Bexx - I sell books on seashells by the sea. When not selling books, I am strong-arming several a good drink, and making "things" - that of the like which no one has spied before.
here I can be seen holding up this wall in New Oleans

that wall was in DIRE need of holding up.

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Darz — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:23:16 -0800

I'm Josh Wodarz.

By day I do something boring and corporate. By night I do something boring on the couch. Wannabe musician and wannabe writer, working on removing the wannabe part.

Band is here. No writing on line or in print. Yet.

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C.c. — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:37:51 -0800

Student. Writer. Music aficionado. General ne'erdowell. Handle on most other forums/IM is nabokovsnose.

Silly album cover-esqe pose. I have nicer shoes now. Also, I'm not in Spain anymore.

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Rantz — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:38:58 -0800

Rantz Hoseley, former Engine denzien, founder of Panel and Pixel where I foolishly try to carry on discussing the creation of, and issues surrounding comics. I'm drawing an OGN for Image with writer Derek McCulloch called Displaced Persons that will be out in May 2008, writing 2 other series, and editing organizing a monster 400-ish page anthology for Image that will be revealed to the world via an article in the January issue of SPIN Magazine. I have a 'day job' as the creative director of a videogame/software company, four daughters in elementary school, and a very patient wife.

I'm competing with Warren for most energy drinks and cigarettes consumed. It's a close fucking battle. I'm here to add to the ruination of all things and will do my best to not mention shit like Micronauts.

This is why I don't drink...

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Brand — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:45:52 -0800

I'm Brandi Swenson (Yes my nick is the real unreal me). I work as a web designer at a really small company (you can't see us with the naked eye!). I also work part time at a comic book store. If you are ever there and see a girl working the counter (wink, wink) it's most likely me! Hopefully I will get my butt in gear and get back to school to get a masters soon, then maybe I can get a job that can pay me enough money to afford life.

My hobbies include buying enough manga to suffocate 10 fat men with, looking at pictures of puppies and baby turtles, reading comics, playing video games, and watching anime.

Today is my birthday so far this forum has been the most exciting gift I got. Though I guess it's not hard to beat out the tank of gas my parents got me....

Here is my most recent picture, sadly not with anyone exciting in it.

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Adam — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:46:20 -0800

And another thing about me, if your interested. Fuck, even if you're not...

If I could have any superpower, it'd be the power to make puppies and smiling children burst on sight. Then I'd hang around pet stores all day.

"Daddy, daddy!! Look at the cute pupp--" BANG! "oh my god!! What just happened, daddy??" BANG!! "MY DAUGHTER!! NOOOOOOOO!!"

Yup.

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HumphreyLee — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:48:55 -0800

I'm Joseph. I'm 26, work in hotels, live in Pittsburgh and write reviews for Ain't It Cool News under the same name I'll be posting here with. I love comics, hockey, and the punk rock, and look like this:

My mom thinks I'm cute, but she can't really see well anymore on account of the patch.

Cheers...

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Shawn — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:50:10 -0800

Hello, I'm Shawn. I live in San Pedro, CA with my wife Sara and our two cats. I work at a book store to help pay the bills, however my real gig is writing. I've finished one novel (needs some serious editing though), started two more and lately have fallen in love with writing screenplays. I LOVE music of all sorts (esp. weird stuff), books, film and comics and good beer.

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howie.kaplan — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:52:36 -0800

I'm Howie-- a writer/producer living in sunny/smoggy/(smuggy?) LA.

I've been following Warren's Red-Bull-and-English-weather-induced ramblings since back when his mailing list was "From The Desk Of..."

I write for a TV show you've never head of. My political humor/commentary is here, and my web series is here-- internet videos done by people who have no business making internet videos. Hopefully they bring the funny.

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Brad N. — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:55:03 -0800

Brad Nelson here. In my 31 years I've been a bouncer, wrestler, talk show host, and my latest test is that of fatherhood. I have an amazing 4-year-old son named Logan and a wonderful wife named Dana. I'm also a writer of comic book stuffs and have a few projects I'm kicking around at the moment. Huge Warren Ellis fan and glad to see the board up and working nice and smooth.

Also, you can find me hanging out WAY too much on Bendis' message board at Jinxworld.com
Nice to meet you all.

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rob_ellis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:02:02 -0800

Greetings all. I'm Rob, a 37 year old high school English and theater teacher. The little howler monkey clinging to my arm is my niece, Kay.

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jason hissong — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:05:31 -0800

My name's Jason. I work in the real estate industry in Chicago.

This is me in Paris a few years back. I'm the same, essentially, except minus the glasses.

I have no clue how to make this smaller.

Edit: Smallified the picture a bit --Ariana

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mig — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:09:28 -0800

Mig Trinidad. Illustrator and story teller. Going to write me one soon... or illustrate. Your pick.

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Steven Thomas — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:10:02 -0800

Hello, my name's Steven. Nice to meet ya.
Architect working on one side of the river in Boston, living on the other in Cambridge.
This is me a couple weeks ago in need of a hair cut (which happened shortly thereafter).

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Melinda — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:27:15 -0800

Hello Internaughts.
It's your friendly neighbourhood Melon. From Canada.
I'm not too spirited right now, but that will change.
Here's a picture. It's from summer, when it was warm and lovely.

Some day I will bask again in love and warmth but for now... I will watch you and lurk.
I love you.

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Sara 013 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:36:16 -0800

Warren:
Jessica's here?

I believe she is everywhere.

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Mark Seifert — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:43:05 -0800

Sara, those Grinder Gears that you made are great.

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warrenellis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:44:48 -0800

That ninja bitch. One of these days I'm going to put a bell around her neck.

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RevenArt — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:04:35 -0800

Z.S. Lewis... aka RevenArt
artist. writer. poet. movie freak. book slut.

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Sara 013 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:06:16 -0800

Won't help one bit, Warren.

Mark - thanks. Been thinking about fixturing to make them into an automated... thing...

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Kinesys — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:14:35 -0800

Joanne. That is the sexiest howard hughes costume i have ever seen.

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Rich — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:20:59 -0800

St Helens bred, New York residing. Blogger, occasional columnist, wannabe writer who spends too much time in the real job these days. Semi official High Moon booster. Beer lover.

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Exploder — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:30:57 -0800

Nate; writer, musician, drinker, Moped Rider.

Also, I watched Beowulf last night in 3D - even with a pint of whisky playing accompaniment the movie was awful. Not even funny awful, just awful.

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gwferguson — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:51:16 -0800

G. W. Ferguson--hardcore mainlining book addict, professional reprobate, mad scientist, occasional blogger, renegade Discordian with SubGeniioid tendencies, collector of skulls, feeder of cats, shooter of firearms, eater of Ramen, disciple/tasty snack of Cthulhu, smoker of cigs, drinker of Diet Pepsi.

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roque — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:55:10 -0800

roque here. I prefer not to use my real name as I'm too easily googled. however, my sick predilections and my undercapitalization of words make me easily identifiable to anyone who knows me.

I'm a writer, horror fan and Silent Hill fanatic living in Japan. and I've spent all morning looking at this site when I should have been-- at the very least-- bathing.

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Emily Knight — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:56:02 -0800

I'm Emily. Museum specialist. 26. I know more about dead things and evolutionary theory than is entirely healthy.

Note: I don't generally use the Force Lightning. That's just a defense mechanism to make Creationists go away.

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darthsnugglebunny — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:04:05 -0800

Name: Laura
Rank: Graduate student in psychology
Serial number: Stuck in the U.S. South until I finish school. I am most frequently found procrastinating on the intertubes and wondering why I thought grad school was a good idea. The older I get, the more Master Warren's work feels frighteningly true. The closest I have to a web address is Twitter.

I don't have an online picture to link here and I'm too lazy to put one on Flickr. Sorry. I am a real flesh-and-blood,though, I swear.

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Kinesys — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:10:48 -0800

Force lightning is teh sexxy.

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sebfowler — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:15:40 -0800

Seb Fowler, web/design/art guy. Currently in Melbourne, (relatively) soon to be in Jakarta.
I quite frequently look like this. Confused, looking at my computer (I've also been known to scratch my head):

Website: http://sebfowler.com/

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Demarc — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:23:18 -0800

Zack Guzman, Coastguardsman. I'm an IT, but work on fixing phones more often than fixing computers. Will be moving to Coos Bay, Oregon in a few weeks. Here's me:

I'm not a violent person. That's the only picture of myself I have from the last three years.

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muse hick — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:25:50 -0800

house-husband and writer of various things, maintainer of various sites

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john_bivens — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:26:10 -0800

I'm on the right.

I graduated from Northern Illinois University in August and have been working on breaking into comics since, while at the same time being a butcher. My frist published work will be out this summer, but have been warned under penalty of a horrible beating not to talk about it. Hung at the Engine and still hang at Panel & Pixel.

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dmclaney — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:27:55 -0800

Dan Mclaney
Husband, Father, working stiff, avid reader, movie watcher, wannabe writer, part-time doodler, blog addict, and daydream believer...

Currently trapped in Southern Alabama, but hopefully escaping the never-ending banjo music sometime next year...

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jessica — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:29:57 -0800

joanne: your state of lush is maintained, i see

warren: i heard that, round eye

sara: well, hello there

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DavePress — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:31:27 -0800

I'm David, comics journalist, grad student and blogger (I guess that's a professional term, but I call bullshit on that). I live in NYC.

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Dave Hull — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:31:51 -0800

This was taken recently at a friend's wedding. I'm the one in black tie.

Hi, I'm Dave Hull, and I'm still trying to figure out the rest.

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collindeplancy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:43:09 -0800

Alcebiades Diniz. Essayist, fellow traveller, translator, copy-proof, book creator and a sort of scholar.

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Brian — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:51:49 -0800

I'm Brian, I'd be a space pirate if I didn't lack ambition.

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bschory — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:05:03 -0800

Great day in the morning (technically)!

Hello all! I'm Brandon Schory, and I spend my working hours alternating between being a worthless college student and a software developer for a software house here in Boston, MA, USA (I am a United-Statesian (we don't own the bloody continent after all) by birth, not by attitude, I hope). More importantly I'm a musician/writer/philosopher in my spare time, a jackass-of-all-trades if you will.

It's good to be back in the realm of Warren in the sweet new chapel that Ariana built where I can once again bask in the internet's warm glowy warming glow. I think I saw Lem in this intro post somewhere too... I have an orange bunny inspired greeting all set up for you Lem, wherever you are. :-)

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Stalker#1358 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:34:21 -0800

Demarc

Good luck in Coos Bay, I grew up there. Remember the Mill Casino is right down the road from the Coasty station, and they mix strong drinks. You will need them.

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TacoHugsPHD — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:49:08 -0800

Photo by Eric Labrat

It's nice to see a bunch of familiar faces from around the internet here.

Jason P Olexa here born one early Friday morning, November 13th and named by my parents questionable intentions and love of horror movies. I live in Chicago where I play music and DJ. When I'm not performing I like to read a circuit bend. The constant low voltage electric shocks remind me of the womb. One day I'm going to start a show for the Food Network called MAC AND CHEESE MANIA or MACARONI AND CHEESE OF THE WORLD (BITCHES) where I travel the world and partake in all the combinations of cheese and noodles I can find. Maybe for the 2nd season I can afford a small manservent to follow me around screaming "Dr Taco! Dr Taco!" while caring a piping hot bowl of Kraft Mac and Cheese over his head to clear my palate. This is going to be sweet, yes?

Music Endevors Include:
dustperiod - post laptop shoegaze sugar pill bliss and hum
http://www.myspace.com/dustperiod
(You may recognize the name from being linked from warrenellis.com. It was a surprise to me too.)

DJ Tacopunch - ADD party DJ. I just uploaded a mixtape of Japanese Gabba. I like to call it DJ Tacopunch vs. The Whorrors From Beyond The Red Light District
http://www.myspace.com/djtacopunch

Dance Accident / Dig Dug Dildo - We're a duo bringing circuit bent toys and discarded electronics re-contextualized as party music. We formed three weeks ago and just played our first three gigs last week. So far it's like poking your tongue into a toothless socked and everything is new and exciting. We'll play anywhere in the Chicago area for beer and tacos or a discarded Casio.

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fat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:58:41 -0800

Hello,

I am fat.

I am a journalist/writer/photographer from Seattle.
I am very wordy.

you can find pics here: Myspace

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Barry1966 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:15:56 -0800

Hello everyone....Barry here. I live in North Carolina,and work as a Warehouse Manager. I am working towards opening my own business very soon though.

www.myspace.com/barryh1966

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adam gallardo — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:14:48 -0800

Hi. I'm Adam. During the day, I make copies. At night, I try and write comics. I've had some success at this.

Here's a photo of me eating gelato in Barcelona:

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Brandon Seifert — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:17:56 -0800

I'm Brandon. I'm based in Portland but I'm currently in Anchorage, Alaska to accumulate some Wealth, upgrade my Inventory, and gain more Experience Points with the hopes of leveling up as a Barista, Comics Writer, Journalist and Boyfriend. After that it's off to work on my Traveling Proficiency some more.

I hope to have the demo issue from my comic, Witch Doctor, finished and available online by the time I'm out of Anchorage.

And, this being one of Ellis' domains, here's the requisite picture of me as Spider Jerusalem about to blow some yuppie's head off.

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Brandon Seifert — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:20:20 -0800

And why am I the only marker in Alaska on the Member Map so far?

Lester Smiley of The Moon Knights, where are you?

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SecondHandSmote — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:52:02 -0800

A dude. A dudes dude I'd say.
Obviously I have an art degree,
look how I used photoshop.

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oleoleo — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:29:54 -0800

From NorCal, which resembles Vineland if you read Pynchon.

The drink of the month for November 2007 is cheap red wine mixed with even cheaper tequila, possible heated with lemon juice and cardamom. Nothing else left in the liquor cabinet. It's the moving day special.

The drug of the month is me keening over an evaporating pool of ammonia.

I've uncovered my collection of vinyl lps. Fair collection of 20th century avant-garde from when I aspired to be a composer. Brings up a memory of a quote from New Observations magazine, talking about the classical music scene, the avant-garde of the 1950's. It was a period of isolation, different movements going on with no communication, people writing without reference to what their peers where up to. The quote is something like "there was a period of time where no-one knew what art was."

Imagine that, a clean slate, like Jesus with a wash-rag, the bravery of the innocent.

Thar be my introduction.

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Tallarn — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:00:35 -0800

Matt Freeman, former actor, geek, roleplayer and generally interested in Weird Shit.

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Rachæl Tyrell — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:37:00 -0800

Hello. I'm Rachael Noel. I sleep rarely, smile often, and carry my camera around with me almost always.

La la la!

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Vespers — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:29:54 -0800

I'm me... re-starting my first year in a fine arts degree, not really sure what's going on right now... Kinda fucked up right now. The best time to join a community of fucked up personalities.

Draw a lot. Starting to carry a camera too. Just gained a love of tattoo machines... I like ink.

Maybe there's more to me. Dunno. I'll find out.

Me... the guy.

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TechnocratJT — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:54:00 -0800

Josh - geeky IP lawyer person from Atlanta Georgia US side.

It is times like this I really should keep a photo of myself on my computer. But I do not - so will have to dig one up and slap it on here latter. Odds of me forgetting - horribly high.

Anyway. hello to all the entirely new people and hello again to all the other people.

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tmofee — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:57:49 -0800

Hey all. My name's Terry - live in the Australian country a little town (but you can't say that here) called Mildura. Poker Machine (Slot Machine for you Americans) technician mainly. I don't write comics/books/tv/music - I'm too busy soaking the good stuff up. My web presence is here and a decent photo?? Hmm (always snapping photos not appearing in them..)

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C.O. — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:58:13 -0800

Ryan Heavilin. Used to be a teacher, now a Prison Guard in the redneck capital / asshole of Ohio.

Guarding is better than teaching because I don't have to give a shit when the inmates complain.

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emsie — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:04:09 -0800

Oh my goodness, so many intros in so little time!
*waves at some familiar and new faces*
Joanne: that outifit is SO CUTE on you!! >_<

Emily Knight: we've never met, but that photo is fantastic! hahah. I'll remember not to piss you off. ^_~

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helloMuller — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:13:59 -0800

My name is Tom Muller, a Belgian graphic designer who's been living in exile in the big smoke for the past 7 years.
I mainly do the usual designery things in RGB & CMYK and dabble in some comic book stuff with Ashley Wood, Liam Sharp and Ivan Brandon from time to time.

I'm sure I can beat Rantz in the cigarette smoking department...

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Andreas Fuchs — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:18:16 -0800

I'm Andreas Fuchs, software hacker (the good kind), living in vienna. I do things enthusiastically or not very well at all.

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jzellis — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:41:37 -0800

I'm Joshua "No Relation" Ellis. I'm a professional writer and web designer/developer/consultant, and a semi-professional DJ and musician (meaning I sometimes actually get paid for these things). I have a band, called Red State Soundsystem. (We're very new.) I live in Las Vegas, which is much less fun than it probably sounds.

I do not photograph well, but here is a picture of me taken last week in a cafe in the village of Göreme, in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, in a very silly hat:

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David Aja — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:05:39 -0800

Hi all.
I'm David and I draw comics

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jigsawjones — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:07:44 -0800

Jones here. Former proprietor of the comic store experiment Jigsaw, now closed due to way too many issues to bother listing here. Mostly focused these days on talking to my hands (as evidenced by the weird shit on my website), though writing, illustration, and music occasionally happen accidentally, or tangentially.

In this, the most recent photo of me, ~~I have just been served the first decent bit of sushi I've had since moving to the dirty south.~~ looking closer, I have no idea where this photo was taken, though it must have been within a few hours of said sushi gastronomic event.

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antistokes — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:10:38 -0800

i'm allison stelling, a fourth year phd student in chemistry so it is my job to pump out as many publications as i can
(link to one of them: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jacsat/asap/abs/ja074074n.html ).
basically i shine lasers at proteins. i have an off resonance Raman setup for steady state experiments, and i get time on a very, very nice picosecond resolved pump/probe infrared setup at a lab near Oxord for studying initial photochemical events following excitation in photoactive proteins.

i fear no god save my adviser. the bastard.
(photolinkchainmail)

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PeteL — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:29:53 -0800

Hi, I'm Pete Lenz. Former manager of New York's greatest independent bookstore - The Book Revue - in Huntington, NY. Current paper monkey for a publishing company. I enjoy the works of Samuel R. Delany, and Philip K. Dick more than anything else I read, and often think about how much Dick hated Dhalgren. I listen to all type of music and also play videogames. I do write, and I am serious about it, but have nothing published as of yet. I must not be trying hard enough. Here I am -

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Malsain — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:07:34 -0800

Hi, I'm Malsain. I live in the Norf of England, and that's ok.

I'm not a writer or drawer or anything, so I don't have to use my full name ;) I'm some kind of (qualified and graduated) photographer, but mostly prefer working with digital images and making them better. Or worse. One day, someone may pay me for it. If I worked in comics, I'd like to colour things in.
I spend a fair amount of time in Second Life, and live over in Fort Stygian, part of The Wastelands. Mainly I mess around with building, exploring, and sometimes meeting people who aren't rubbish.

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Dollwiggler — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:09:56 -0800

Hi, Im David. Im a puppeteer/puppet, prop and costume builder/ Voice actor. I sometimes spend my time sitting around thinking up ideas for new cartoon shows.

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annetten — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:21:11 -0800

Hi. I'm Annette, and I manage a college bookstore. In my spare time I don a Japanese schoolgirl outfit and translate manga comics. Except the bit about the outfit. I like rats, comics, books and watching men eat steak. I also like my Guinness.

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jim_mayniam — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:22:04 -0800

name's allen...salesman by trade, which probably means i'm not as trustworthy as i think i am. i'll stop short of saying that i'm an aspiring writer because that would have to mean that i write on a regular basis and this is clearly not true. i will, however; read anything i can put my hands on.

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bpepple — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:48:36 -0800

Hi, I'm Brian. I'm a Fedora Linux developer living in Ohio. Here's some of what I do over at Fedora: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BrianPepple

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samishah — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:49:41 -0800

Hi. I'm Sami Shah. Based out of Karachi, Pakistan. Am a Journalist by day, working for Pakistan's only English Language news channel Dawn News and spend my nights as a Stand-up Comic and freelance illustrator.

:: bring the funny ::

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Benny — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:54:58 -0800

Benny.

Just a fan.

edit: Had I known I was gonna be the first post in a new page I would have probably put in something more remarkable, but I can't, because I suck.

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JP Stargazer — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:56:14 -0800

Some community!!!
Hi, everyone, I'm Juan. Argentine, comic apprentice, artist wannabe; something like a f****ng padawan. For everything. But you'll hear about me in a moment future!!! Nice to meet all of you!

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d. morris — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:00:18 -0800

Dan Morris. 26. mini comicer. splitting living between Charlotte and Savannah where I'm going to school for a graphic design degree. amateur photographer (emphasis on amateur).

Occasionally, I ride dinosaurs at racist Southern theme parks

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imeldomingo — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:01:00 -0800

hi. john. i like comics more than people. live and work in new york. transplant from elsewhere. read books, watch movies, watch way too much tv, yet still have time to actually do things.

i really like halloween.

i'll mostly just read and lurk.

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Larry Young — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:21:04 -0800

I write and publish. Just had a kid:

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Willow Bl00 — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:29:06 -0800

My name is Willow. (yes, my parents were hippies.)

I believe in the Future.

Finishing up an undergraduate degree (two papers away) with honors in Sociology. Then on to law school to help sort out all the technology, connectivity, and general change occurring (and how inept our current system is at adapting). Someone's got to do it.

I live with Libby and Matt. Libby and I run a club night, I organize a Transhumanist discussion group, serve tables, and am prepping to move. I read every chance I get, don't waste time on TV, and enjoy a good glass of wine.

Seeing how people interact and present themselves is a constant source of amusement and amazement to me.

This is what I look like when I should be writing papers at 2a.

Most of my own ramblings occur here.

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mrkvm — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:48:29 -0800

I'm Mark. I live in Longmont, Colorado. I'm 33, a husband and father, a lover of all kinds of music (my last.fm profile), comics, science fiction, and whatever new, shiny bit of interestingness grabs me. Oh, and beer and whisky.

I write software for a living. The kind of code that lives down in the guts of stuff. Not the shiny stuff that other, luckier developers get to point at and say "Look! I made that!"

Don't have a good photo to link to. Apologies.

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irenekaoru — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:59:01 -0800

I'm Irene. I live in NYC. I write, photograph, design, make stuff, do stuff, read stuff and eat stuff. I love you, internet.

Here I am, in a car, in LA.

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James Sharpe — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:04:46 -0800

Hi I'm James Sharpe from the midlands in the UK. I'm a film writer and director, mainly shorts at the moment, but building up to features. I'm also a freelance video/film editor and colourist and occasionaly music video director and webcomic creator.

Look at my face:

Actual age: 25

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Jo — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:17:55 -0800

I'm Jo. I read (professionally); I write (unprofessionally); I cause very small amounts of trouble (very unprofessionally). I was a Genius Waitress, and now I'm something else. I live in Virginia, ride a bike, drive a desk, and make great drinks.

Pardon my Facebook.

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Jamie Coville — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:19:26 -0800

Hi, I'm Jamie Coville.

I'm known for doing interviews, covering conventions and writing comic history.

So far fates and conspired against me in opening my own comic book store but I'm not done yet on that front.

I used to work in construction, but I'm moving back to call centre work for the time being.

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Will Couper — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:26:42 -0800

Well, I'm Will. I compulsively write and put the results on my MySpace blog. The fact I use the MySpace blog seems to confuse people. Find it here.

Me, looking like me:

Will

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kittydoom — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:32:51 -0800

Goddamn it, Irene. I am so jealous of your ability to pull off that hairstyle.
I can't do anything shorter than chin-length. It's all because of my big Korean head. *pout*

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dookula — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:39:54 -0800

What's up, everyone. My name's Kenny. Ex-English Lit Major, soon to be Film Student.

Pleased to meet you-all.

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Ryan Dunlavey — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:47:00 -0800

Oh boy a new thing.
I'm Ryan Dunlavey and I draw stuff.
I'm the short one:

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xtal — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:02:59 -0800

I'm Crystal. The screenname "Crystal" was already taken, so I abbreviated it. Xtal. Like Xmas. It's clever.

I live in Sacramento, CA. I'm twenty one. I work at the CA State Treasurer's Office as a personnel expert. I like dogs, beer, and Star Trek. This doesn't make me unique, but it does make me.

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archlord1972 — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:10:38 -0800

im andrew hemmant,

all round bastard, and hater of most things..... except this place...... this place i like.

i do like however imagary, graphic novels and photography.... i once spliced a picture of my mum onto hitlers body with paintshop.... she hasnt spoken to me since.

i am a father of 3 boys, have a wonderful wife who keeps my misery & bile in check.... well her and my daily regement of meds!

would be nice to speak with the people of whitchapel you seem a good likeminded bunch of people

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DmentD — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:02:39 -0800

Hiya, Michael here. Professional IT propeller-head by trade, and have been making a living doing that for longer than I care to think about -- but at least I get paid to look busy while fucking off on the Intartubes all day long.

I'm a lifelong geek and nerd, and at 6'3" I'm big enough to break anyone who chooses to wield those terms at me with less than the reverence they deserve. I'm a voracious reader of any media form you put in front of me: novels, comics, cereal boxes... doesn't matter. Missah Ellis fills the niche in my brain that demands dark, intelligent fiction, hence me shambling out of the lurker shadows.

I create, specifically with my hands. I'm an amateur in many fields: photography, illustration, sculpting, special effects makeup, fabrication, and most recently specialty cake baking/shaping (did I mention the whole nerd thing?). I have a passion for the undead. My most recent hobby is discussing the differences in language between my very English girlfriend and myself. She insists that I am speaking "American", due in part to the notable absence of a "u" in many of my words.

Living in Austin (NOT Texas, thankyouverymuch) after being washed out of New Orleans a little over two years ago. Here's an older picture taken in my (pre-hurricane) studio. Now my hair is shorter, my beard is narrower, and both are much grayer. It is a big picture, but lets face it, anyone posting a picture of themselves for the wide world to see should really embrace their own narcissism.

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COMTE — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:06:05 -0800

Comte, Christopher Comte, just like the handle says.

Apparently, I'm Warren's older, balder, greyer, heavier Northwestern American Fringe Theatre doppelganger - meaning I'm a hard-drinking bastard who doesn't suffer fools gladly, and has no problem telling people to sod off when they deserve it (Unfortunately, Arse Eels are not native locally. However, I've found that butt-geoducks work just as well.)

I currently work on-staff for the Seattle local of the American Federation of Television And Radio Artists, am facilities manager for Annex Theatre a 21 year-old local fringe theatre company, serve on the local Actors' Equity Association Liaison Committee, run a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for performing artists, and do way too much volunteer work for local arts organizations.

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pygmy — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:12:20 -0800

My name is Regina. For rent and cigarette money (barely), I play with knives and fire and raw meat and exchange rude comments about sexual orientation with tiny little Ecuadorian guys. I was, at one point, a chef, but now I'm just a rock star line cook.

When I should be sleeping, I'm generally dicking around with computers, soldering bits of garbage together that only people who enter my home will ever see, reading until I can't see straight, or drinking whiskey and molesting absurdly tall industrial DJs.

I'm obsessed with all sorts of music. I play the accordion passably well. I listen to a lot of angry robot music at work. I like to build things that make incredibly irritating sounds.

My brain is generally swimming in a supercharged soup of strong black coffee and nicotine. I look like this, sometimes...

Edit: Oh, I live in the frigid hinterlands otherwise known as Minneapolis.

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tomas — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:26:28 -0800

I'm Tom, skinny, pale londoner, trying to write short stories and comic scripts, owns some lovely pairs of shoes and enjoys both larking and arsing about.

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Empty Click — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:30:32 -0800

Hello. I'm Stuart; writer, Fortean, gamer, geek, wearer of shades indoors.

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wesunruh — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:36:07 -0800

wes unruh,
editor at large for alterati.com/blog
freelance writer/pending author.

I do audio editing for RIPPLE
and have my own segment on the G-Spot.

this is me holding something furry:

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Svetlana — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:43:38 -0800

Hi, I'm Svetlana - I feel like a cow for putting up my SL pic, but that's how I know Warren ;)

I'm an artist and graphic designer, and sometimes do a little bit of work in films that no on has ever heard of :P

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remotepush — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:07:14 -0800

i am remote. i have eclectic tastes in comics, books, music, theatre, dance, cinema, tea.
i may regret this in the morning, or you may never get me to shut up. not sure yet.

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Svetlana — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:08:11 -0800

That is one of the most fantastic pictures I've ever seen!

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remotepush — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:11:47 -0800

i took the original and a friend hacked it, so i stole it for here :)

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MonkeyBusiness — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:18:57 -0800

Everyone has such good pictures. Kudos.

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norton — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:30:35 -0800

Hi folks, well i'm a Design & Technology teacher living in Crewe (home of Rolls Royce, Bentley, and the Limelight Club). Various interests - most of them dovetailing with what you have here.

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frisrob — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:36:42 -0800

Hello everyone, I'm Rob Frisbee. I'm from Minneapolis, MN originally but now live and work in Los Angeles. I recognize a few faces from former boards, and I'll try to be less a lurker on this one than in the past, and more interactive. I admit to being completely hopeless when it comes to online photo-linking, so rather than do something that blows up the thread (and incurs wrath), I'll link to my myspace for now...

myspace.com/robfrisbee

I'm a transactional attorney by day, aspiring writer by night (http://www.finaldraft.com/events-and-services/big-break/winners-finalists-2007.php). It's good to be here, and I look forward to getting to know everyone and chatting about science, books, writing and all the other goodies that pop up in Warren's platforms.

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joyunseen — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:38:02 -0800

Hi I'm Cary and I'm a drug addi....oh...wrong room. Hi I'm Cary and I'm a unknown comic book artist but hopefully that will change in a few years. I'm a staff artist for Approbation comics and also working on a Graphic Novel Horror anthology of which I get to do 22 pages. I'm also Bi-polar. Don't know why I needed to put that down. Anywho, enjoy the maddess.

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zerodemocracy — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:51:13 -0800

Brian, 25, Chicago.

Soldier sailor, physician laborer, actor scientist, mechanic priest.

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bradleyhatfield — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:55:52 -0800

Hi, my name is Brad...I make my money off the corporations and I do TheComicCollective.com for my nerves.

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Rob_Jackel — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:01:01 -0800

Hi, I'm Rob, I'm 25, and I'm a law student in Philadelphia, PA.

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Luke — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:01:18 -0800

Luke.

I get paid to read about awesome science and tell people how incredible it all is (and why they're idiots for not being more excited about it). I get paid a bit more to research laser physics but being confined to one field cramps the style. I write.

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Chattermouth — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:09:12 -0800

Hi, everyone.
My name is Sveinung. I'm 23 years old, a nihilist, and a fan of Warren's work and online rambling since Transmetropolitan.
I live in Oslo, Norway, and if you ever arrive here by plane, and end up with your luggage intact, I'm the one to thank. I'm the one throwing them around.
Other than loads of comics, I plow through alot of books. Most recently stuff like Frank Herbert, Philip K.D, Nietzsche and Gibson.
I listen to music almost every waking hour.

...and this is me, doing my best James Bond/Disgruntled Wrestler combo impersonation (also featuring the lush nature of my home town on the west coast).

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Willow Bl00 — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:13:18 -0800

Luke, I envy you for your job (and your balloons).

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robb — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:27:43 -0800

evening, i'm robb. forgive me for not posting one more photo of a skinny pale white guy. i'm a graphic designer and adjunct typography prof whom is grumblingly moving to fucking brooklyn, where at least they have dog-friendly landlords unlike boston, and will earn a freelancer's wage lettering (not the comic variety) and illustrating things. i worry about what this board will do to my productivity.

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reddjam — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:12:43 -0800

Jim Reddington, artist/graphic designer/teacher.

http://reddjam.com

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geeksofdoom — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:40:19 -0800

Hello All, Dave3 here. I'm the creative force behind the *wildly* popular comic and geeky-type entertainment etc. website, Geeks of Doom.

What we learned from this experience:
No matter how many electrodes they attach to my head... still can't figure me out.

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thecolin1 — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:49:41 -0800

Hi, I'm Colin, originally from Dublin, Ireland but now usually found in Southern California, Texas, and New York. I'm a writer, publisher, radio producer, presenter and comics enthusiast of many years. My day to day stuff is posted up on http://thecolin1.livejournal.com and I tumble blog at http://thecolin1.tumblr.org

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Redwynd — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:57:49 -0800

Peter, better known around the internet as Redwynd. Don't remember where I came up with that, hadn't even hit middle school when that became my full-time alter-ego.

My tastes are, by and large, eclectic. Musically, I've been known to run the gamut of classic rock to post-punk indie-pop, with some detours into Electronica, R&B, classical and just about anything else that sticks a chord. I like reading(Gibson, Dickens, Sun Tzu, Shakespeare, Ayn Rand, Heinlein and the like), and sometimes, in my more delusional moments, like to pretend I know something about books. I also play video games, though that hobby has been waning.

I also have an armchair interest in politics, both local and international, sociology, psychology, and Eugenics. I work nights at a gas station, mainly because it affords me the opportunity to sit around reading and get paid for it, while occasionally being an arse to the all-consuming, never-seeing, scum-suckers that make up the public at large (no offense to present company).

A pleasure to meet you all.

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Tristan — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:55:10 -0800

Hello

Tristan Henry-Wilson freelance illustrator at thewhiteleaf.com

Self Portrait of Artist On Twenty Sixth Birthday, Ad idem, Revelation 9:6
8.5 x 11
Ballpoint Pen on Recycled Paper
Drawn From Life

cheers!

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IAmError — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:55:23 -0800

Hi all! I'm Paul, lawyer from California, and I don't have some kind of half-assed self-portrait to post, so you get me looking vague, smiley, and unkempt.

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Widgett — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:00:58 -0800

Hell, I've even known people who have started out fictional and then become their own invention.

Yes, I fear I'm one of those. I started off as John Robinson and then I created Widgett as a joke and next thing I knew he had a last name and was writing his own stuff and. Well. My life is sort of like THE DARK HALF if it had been written by Mel Brooks. Except without the catchy tunes. So. Crap.

Anyway, ahem. John Robinson and Widgett Walls then. Writer, webmaster, director of Needcoffee.com.

Here I am in my office, the TechnoCave, lit only by computer monitors and the critters there who have achieved bioluminescence.

And yes, I look exactly like Orson Welles if he had let himself go at an earlier age.

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Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:04:53 -0800

I don't have a cheek-in-profile shot to share either, Paul, don't feel bad.

Besides, I think Tristan just trumped the mobile wielding lot.

So far, we've seen: Second Life avatars, racist dinosaurs, kittens, babies, and a bunch of 'Here I am with Warren' shots. I'm mesmerised and a bit afraid.

- Z

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lamuella — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:18:44 -0800

Hello, I'm Ian Rennie, an englishman now living in Cornelius, NC

I'm a librarian in a public library, concentrating a lot on comic books and graphic novels and other ways of subverting the young.

I am, in a very very minor way, a published writer (2 book reviews and counting) and hoping to become a published writer in a not-minor way. I've written a couple of novels that are unpublished as yet, and I'm working on ideas for several others.

other than that, I spend too much time playing browser based games like Kingdom of Loathing and Lunar Wars, and not enough actually being a 29 year old grownup.

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jigsawjones — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:42:55 -0800

LARRY YOUNG--
Congrats on the kid, man! I somehow missed that bit of news.

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pi8you — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:48:18 -0800

Phil Higgins, pseudonym because I'm too lazy to try to remember yet another site login.

Tech support monkey for a small ISP/Colo facility in Minneapolis-St. Paul, still fairly new at it, but by far the best support monkey job I've ever had. Sometimes I code monkey for myself as well over at motorballer.org, but these days its mostly sporadic bloggings. Spare time hobbies pretty much consist of consuming as much entertainment as I can (primarily) in the form of books, comics, anime, and video games. I've also been a lot more active with my digital camera of late and have just ponied up for FlickrPro status, as I insist that all of my terrible photos remain available to inflict upon the internet, with occasionally awesome shots showing up now and again. A couple of the aforementioned terrible photos of myself that I was slow to get around to uploading:

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Terence Chua — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:17:13 -0800

Terence, 37, been reading comics for 34 years, and wishes that "pop culture geek" was a profession one could actually make money at. But short of that, law will do.

My one and only piece of Transmet fanfic. Behold the horror.

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Badman7 — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:33:55 -0800

Hello All.

I’m Clayton. In no particular order I am:
A middle school Art Teacher
A father of daughters – and tremble for they are mighty
A sculptor
A husband
A painter
A damn fine cook
A follower of the Internet Jesus - Ellis - Fill my brain with visions
An alternative certification trainer and presenter – I teach folks to become teachers
A herder of cats
A reader of a host of different things – currently have 3 different books all going at the same time and a multitude of periodicals, newspapers [the old fashioned paper kind – just love the feel of paper in my hands], comics, and all sorts of electronic feeds
A gamer
And in the words of Yul Brynner, in “The King and I”

Etcetera, etcetera, ETCETERA

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Ben — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:42:53 -0800

Hey all.

I'm a former radio/computer geek and current wood/paint/dancing nerd. I spend most of my time in the bleak, sad world that is my paint booth. I try to make up for it by creating things that I find pretty. Sometimes people pay me money to play with sharp knives and fire.

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Chuck Budzeak — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:53:28 -0800

Heyo all, I am Chuck.

I tend to write too little, record too many ideas, and draw occasionally. I am a big fan of Warren's work. Then again why else would any of you be here? I also am a professional non-sleeping humanoid who has a day job. Just look at those rings around my eyes, those are the real deal of sleep deprivation.

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Egon — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:03:09 -0800

Why didn't I get here earlier?

Hi! I'm Erik! I'm a 27 year old college drop-back-in and wanna be writer. I "work" for an in-flight entertainment company. But don't bitch at me when you have to watch Unaccompanied Minors on overhead this holiday season. That's not my fault.

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ravnos — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:11:20 -0800

Oi... I'm Ian.
Undergrad thats going to graduate soon. Philosopher, traveler, writer (maybe).
I work at a shitty big chain bookstore (guess which!), but my direct boss has a badass mustache, so it's okay.
I have insomnia.
I enjoy long walks on the beach... wait... no... nvm.

I'm fascinated by anything I haven't heard of before, and a lot of the things I have heard of before continually distract me from the new things, so I tend to keep myself busy. If I've heard of it, I know at least something superficial about it, but usually something more in depth... some specific areas of knowledge are religion, philosophy, the occult, literature, bikes, music, survival, computers, stereo equipment, liquor (scotch), movies, body modification, and meditation - to name a few.

My visage is un-capturable by your primitive photography machines...
Not really I just hate photographs of myself... I think there are some in my flickr feed, which is in my profile, if you really care what I look like.

Meh... I don't really have anything else interesting to say right now... I'll troll some more and find more topics to respond to...
~Ian

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Steve Anderson — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:26:13 -0800

I'm Steve. I run a comic shop, and am working towards opening my own. I'm 25. I like listening to and playing music, collecting religious cult memorabilia (go Process!), movies, and good books. I've been lurking the different incarnations of the Ellis forums since way back, but never really got around to participating. Now that I have my sweet sweet broadband card, I can actually do that.

This is me:

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Sean May — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:38:11 -0800

Sean May here, amateur comic book writer, amateur journalist...but I'm in college so I suppose all of that amateur stuff is acceptable for the next couple of years
This is a picture of me chatting with Skottie Young

umm...I'm the one on the right

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Spiraltwist — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:59:20 -0800

Badman7

Hello, darling.

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Anonymous. — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:46:15 -0800

Alex Martin here. College, which is Sixth Form college, Leeds. I write, but I'm sure I don't even pass the bar at amateuring so I'm withought a title. The same goes for comic book writing, only plenty less experience, mostly hindered by the lack of friends who can draw. No picture unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you view some tired old cliché about your monitor breaking.

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Matty — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:18:22 -0800

Yeah, hi. I'm Matty. Former bouncer, wearer of Old Spice, construction laborer, and aspirant artist and writer of comic books, aging gracelessly in America's Heartland. What I look like isn't as important as what I have to say, so I opt to skip the part about posting a picture of myself.

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LokiZero — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:24:56 -0800

hi everyone. i'm steven huls, wef and engine refugee, aspiring comics artist, and tech support dood. here's my most recent picture, at the dairy queen in my hometown of kemp, texas.

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adamatsya — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:30:01 -0800

Hi. I'm Adam. Australian. Husband & Father. Writer. Warren Ellis board junkie. A novel, two poetry collections, some minicomics and zines. Working on another novel. Starting out with the comic scripting thing too. Had some small bites from some anthologies. Finding artists is hard. Finishing scripts to my satisfaction is harder. Very early days. We shall see.

This is me at Breakfast in Thailand last year. My hair is much messier at the moment.

Hi.

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sylper — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:12:15 -0800

I'm Liam, I've been stalking Mr Ellis online in various forms for a few years now. My talents include olympic level forum lurking, IT related sorcery that amazes the user population, worship of a dark and powerfull goddess (my wife, hi honey) and an online body count that would make Hitler weep with envy.....

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Crowley — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:15:29 -0800

I'm Brian Crowley former Graphic Designer with Devil's Due,
now freelance letterer for Image, DDP and used to do work for Fangoria.
Primarily working at an Ad Agency specializing in New Media in Downtown
Chicago as a Graphic Designer and Illustrator.

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Lyle Jantzi III — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:35:16 -0800

I'm Lyle, a graduate writing student and recently laid off computer programmer (Silicon Valley. Oi.)

Here's the crappiest picture I could find. You're welcome.

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clytemnestras_wrath — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:40:56 -0800

Hello to all, I am jenn. Student of theatre right now (makeup as well as acting). Trying to start up work on a low budget horror film to effectively combine the two.

I love to read science fiction and comics when not smacking my head against Shakespeare (and his damn sentences that are longer than the name of god).

I shall endeavor not to make any messes on your lovely new board.

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xtal — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:50:01 -0800

Holy shit.

Excuse my french but I was just browsing through reading some of these and glancing at the pictures and I noticed Wil Wheaton. That's amazing. I'm not generally an online lurker but there are some things/people I can't help but lurk around. And Wil Wheaton is one of them.

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Anonymous. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:48 -0800

I'm not sure if it's bad manners or not to post twice in here, I mean, I'm not reintroducing myself or anything, but there are lots of people with fine hats. I must get myself a fine hat. I'm looking at Crowley especially. That's a fine hat, sir. I must find an establishment through which I could purchase a fine hat. Also, yes, Adamatsya - there are far too few artists willing to trust me out there. Also, I believe this is my first Warren Ellis board. It looks exciting?

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cragum — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:04:53 -0800

hello, i'm cragum.
i prefer to remain internet-anonymous, and so while i'm perfectly happy to say hello (nice to meet all you folks!), i'm unlikely to elaborate about my life much.

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Fredrik — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:21:54 -0800

I'm Fredrik, people tell me I'm 33 but I refuse to listen. I'm a 3D-animator, stuck in the gaming industry but with delusions of film.

When I don't work I practice Wudang Tai Chi Chuan, go clubbing or nerd it out in front of the computer. I do game design as a hobby, I'm also heavily addicted to electronic music.

I have more ideas than time to realize them which makes me sad.

I prefer fiction over reality, the landscapes of the imagination are so much more seductive than the real world. I wish I had more interest in it, though, because deep down I'd like to help make it a better place.

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r.mazzz — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:58:57 -0800

Hey, everyone

Here is Renato Mazzini speaking. I'm not italian, though I share a second name with the man who invented the first concept of the Mob. I'm a teacher, lawyer, music reviewer, writer, (former)radio-station soundmachine operator and current pignasty collector for a ranch of a couple of friends of mine (they have lovely kids). I interviewed Warren Ellis for a hardcore variety website we kept online a couple years ago (now temporarily off) and since he didn't tell me to fuck myself off with my own guts I have been tracking his web vestiges down. I live in Brazil with my girlfriend.

Good to meet you all.

--R.

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branjo — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:09:06 -0800

Hello all,
I've posted a couple of times and figured it was time to stop acting shy.

Brandon Whitesell.
I used to be freelance designer, until i became financially unsuccessful. Now i work for the department of environment in my state, trying to cram aesthetics down the throats of curmudgeons.
I'm a musician at heart (some linky goodness at bsidedesign.com) and have my first official release coming to the interwub download services (emusic, itunes, et al) inside of the month - you can preview it here: www.onlookersounds.com -

I used to bea comics reader, but college ruined that for me (no money, you know).
Then I saw the cover art in the solicitation for Brian Wood's Local and wondered where I had been. Fell got me the same way and around the same time. I wanted to join in the fray at the Engine, but was ultimately too bashful. Now, i think i'm drunk on coffee.

Good to "meet" you. Hope to make some friends.
b

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axel of evil — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:52:21 -0800

I'm axel. I do stuff with computers and they do stuff with me. I'm not good with normal people. Tend to attract "freaks". And I'm cool with that.

This is me some 10 years ago.

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mercilessrobot — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:11:37 -0800

My name is Victor. I am an interaction designer from Grand Rapids, MI. I work for a studio called People Design. You can check out random fragments of my life here, here and here.

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frenchbloke — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:31:40 -0800

hello, i'm frenchbloke. also known as stuart, and not french. can't speak a word of it. scottish, almost 40 and residing in the south west coast of scotland. I make noises that some people buy (sometimes) .i type in lower case as i'm a lazy git. I used to do this, sometimes do this and rarely appear in photographs much preferring to take them. like this one

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Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:12:16 -0800

Hello. I'm Vanessa. I'm just some girl who makes artificial neural networks and applies them to largely irrelevant musical tasks. I am unable to stop taking photos; sometimes I post some of them.

I'm Canadian, but at this particular moment I'm in London. I will likely be more active when I'm home again since for now I'm just getting by with enough occasional cafe internet access to barely survive.

I look something like this (or at least I did for a tiny moment there in the right light) :

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Ian Dutton — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:34:30 -0800

I am Ian Dutton. the last time i goggled my name i found out that i am a prick of a pilot living in New York city and needed to get my real identity online lest archaeologists and historians for ever confuse my future accomplishments with that ass. i am also a biologist doing some kind of study in Malaysia or some such seems cool and smart, ill get a photo here soon.

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Lee Newman — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:49:09 -0800

I am Lee Newman. I am a Comic Book Shop Manager. I am also a writer. But mostly I am a crabby single dad who still hasn't grown up yet.

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graphicartistx — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:23:23 -0800

My name is Scott. I am a graphic designer by education, a cartoonist at heart, a musician in desire, a revolutionary in want, a tattoo artist in design, a reader by default, a writer in question, and religious in explanatory repose.

In other words, I'm confused. How are ya.

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wyrdling — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:04:51 -0800

writer. teacher. student. artist. in formulation. making it up as i go along.

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Will Couper — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:12:44 -0800

making it up as i go along.

The great human passtime.

Will

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kevinmellon — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:28:54 -0800

hey all, i'm Kevin Mellon.

i draw some comics.

GearHead from Arcana. Thirteen Steps from Desperado. CUPID coming next summer from AiT/PlanetLar. some others sometime soon.

kevinmellon.com

-mellon

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hmobius — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:59:03 -0800

Hi all,

I'm Dan and I write. Also, edit.
Words in English and code in something less ambiguous than English.
Sometimes in a pithy fashion. Not always though

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fenris23 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:59:46 -0800

A few people still know me as Edward Wilson...
I'm a writer. I'm let's say ninety percent done a book on Memetics and Social Networks with Wes Unruh.
After that I'm already 6000 words into a book titled Space/Time/Punctuation.

I don't take many pictures of me but this is me at esozone on no sleep, lots of energy drinks, lots of alcohol, and who knows what other substances:

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seedkeeper — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:22:51 -0800

I'm Julia, 23, Brazilian, living in London right now... Trying to figure out how to be useful, whatever that's suppose to mean

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Doc Ocassi — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:31:40 -0800

Unimportant, joiner by trade, provocateur of many talents by general mental status, and other nonsense.

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Ben — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:53:41 -0800

Unimportant, joiner by trade
-Doc Ocassi

Nice to see that I'm not the only one here. Woohoo for multitalented woodworkers!

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pisgah — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:12:12 -0800

368 of these things so far, eh? Pretty good. But I haven't the faintest idea of how to go about creating any thing clever. I can't figure out how to put one of my stupid pictures on here or any thing. I won't lie and say I'm a writer or drug addict or supposed religious nut or any of those other suckeyed mule type of things. I will type professionally and there won't be any intentional typos on this damn thing either. The writing will be neat and transposed. I won't be able to write to you from a mobile device in some pub some where for the simple reason I'd have to drive, and I won't drive drunk. I can't. Sure, I could, but I won't. I'd rather say hello and hope that something clicks. Some day it might but I really think it won't. Not pessimistic, just realistic...I try. I really do...but, if this is effort, you and maybe I can some day see that we know why, it really wasn't ever going to be that I'd be a full time paid writer and loved my life a lot as a result. No. I'm just a frustrated monorail pilot in Orange County some where. Maybe Shell City, maybe not. Maybe in Florida, maybe not. You decide. This is your chance to reject or accept. I am out of the picture. I refuse to accept responsibility with it any more. I'm the stupid git who bought a pen I can't get refills for. I'm the gat-damned idiot who quit my one dentist and went with another and found out later after buying a 700.00 lava/coral tooth cover, that my dentist office doesn't do fridays...I have fridays off...so what the f-ning hell? Why would I blow off a day at work to be in the dentist office on a day to get the tooth cover for which I can't afford because I'm skipping work? I quit my old time dentist because I was tired of getting a crown every time I went in. It was too much. Now, I have a half and a temporary. What is it all about? Grinding and not sleeping. Snoring and apnea....who knows. Who knows. I don't really care for these things. They are a waste of time. Who does them? You hear about people doing them and you wonder. And then you go about reading books. It's not Alphaville. It's Zeroville. Just read Steve Erickson's latest. I love it. Great read. Most accesible book of his to date. Still spilling his philosophy and all, and I'd like to meet with him again some day...same goes for Warren...hard to imagine I'm older than Warren and younger than Steve. Both are with gorgeous lovely women and have careers and are happy. I have neither. Oh well...not going to feel sorry for myself...no sense there...I would and have traded the idea of marriage for the struggle of writing and maybe getting to where I can have some stuff to sell...I have a thing or two and no one thinks a bit to say to me. It's crap obviously and no one with any money to buy is looking because I haven't got it to them...every one here is probably here because in their quietest moments they're lonely for some damn reason. It's a world out there or in here and there's something to it but yet I can't help but feeling that there's a...there's some kind of gimp factor to it as well. People want something out of it. There's a kind of look at me thing to it...I just don't...get it...I don't know why I do it....I've wanted to delete all of this....several times...I've kept going...don't know why....I'll just stop. Hope it prints...is accepted...and try to do no more. I'm going to Pisgah to see a man about a dog. (Translation: I'm off to piddle around by my lonesome right now so let me go, unhindered.)

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Dwight_MacPherson — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:49:52 -0800

My name is Dwight L. MacPherson and I am a writer of comic books, short stories, poetry and--when I finish it--a novel.
You can find out more about me HERE and read my webcomics "The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo" and "Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits" on The Chemistry Set.

Here is a picture of me with Red Sonja at Heroes Con...

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blake peterson — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:53:54 -0800

Hi, I'm blake peterson. I write a little bit. A high school is going to perform a play I wrote about high school girls. Rather than provide a vehicle for escape, I'm serving to remind them how awful their experience is. Hooray!

I also make weird little videos occasionally.

I don't have a good picture of it, but I dressed up as Snake Plisskin from Escape From New York for Halloween. Unfortunately everyone I work with is too young to have seen the movie. They all thought I was Captain Ron.

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KingMobUK — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:29:26 -0800

Hey, I'm Marcia. Once upon a time I was one of Warren's filthy assistants.

These days I earn my keep as a web coordinator. In my spare time I mostly write stories about gay lawyers.

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Starrah — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:46:02 -0800

Hi, I'm Sarah. When I'm not probing the bowels of the internet, I teach English at a Japanese high school, and take a few pictures on the side.

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cjh — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:47:49 -0800

Hello, I'm Chris. Sorry for the delay, I needed a picture of myself (hate the filthy things). It's not a great picture but it is unfortunately all that I have to work with.

I live in Cleveland, Ohio and I write role-playing games. I would say that I do it for a living but that would mean making some money at it.

I have a blog called Dorkland.

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jwelcher — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:18:27 -0800

Some call me James. Often because this is my name. I am computer internet IT nerd, with pretensions of paper-maché mastery. Been into online comics discussions since the ancient days of rec.arts.comics, before the Morris sendmail worm... before the dream of the interwebz. I learned of Yummy Fur and Cowboy Wally and other "black and whites". Was schooled in The Ellis at Burning Man a few years ago. I think the San Francisco Bay Area is the only place in this country I could live without self-destructing.

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F. David Swallow II — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:31:39 -0800

hello all.

i have no pic as I'm on my phone.

professionaly i am a kitchen manager at an upscale resturant (as upscale as you get in iowa)

i will someday make the transtion to writting, and then hopefully, bar owning, politics or music. you can check tha at http://www.revfds.com

my main intrests lie in science fiction(or fact), history(pre gun), and fantasy.

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Swift Benjamin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:18:57 -0800

I'm Ben Brown, unpublished writer occasional photographer and the man once described as "a big teddy-bear, screaming obscenities." I live in a small town in northern California and pay the bills working as a crime reporter for a newspaper, though I'm looking for employment in the crap-shoveling industry.
As I live in a tiny town where there is nothing to do, I can most commonly be found holed up on my couch reading, listening to music, watching movies, writing and generally exposing myself to stimuli unfit for people outside the control of an experiment, which is, incidentally, what I'm doing here.

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CameronAkers — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:03:12 -0800

Name's Cameron Akers. Tech support/server Babysitter here in Raleigh, NC, USA.

Writer for gutterbleed.com -- in which I'm doing my best to review comic books and spread the word about the Good Stuff out there. Just recently started up, so I've been trying to get my tone and language down pat. Be gentle if you go check it out.

No picture, as I don't believe I have posed for a photo since high school graduation, which was 15 years ago!

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coldandsleepy — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:05:37 -0800

Hello interwubs!

My name is Nikki and i'm a grad student in computer engineering.

Most of what i do in grad school is cook. And eat. And think about cooking and eating. You can see the sort of toll this has taken on me:

When i was younger, i used to tell people i wanted to be Warren Ellis when i grew up, because he gets all the chicks. Unfortunately i am a lady. So this dream will never come true.

Anyway! Onward and upward!

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Andisizzle — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:13:27 -0800

Hello!

Andi Szilagyi here, better half of Joe Szilagyi.

Currently working for a comic store in Seattle, WA, and trying to make writing a hobby via this. Which is nowhere near done.

Here is a picture, which may or may not be what I currently look like:

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DRomigh — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:26:27 -0800

Hey everyone. I'm Dave.
In no particular order: American. Early 30s. US Navy veteran. Single. Dating. Cat owner. Subaru owner. Music lover. Computer geek. Aspiring writer. Voracious reader (which goes hand in hand with aspiring writer). Deadpan humor. Damn fine cook. Sneaker fan. MAKEr. Browncoat. Second Lifer. Gearhead. Loather. #400.

My little sister and I at MSG. Three guesses who we're there to see.

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Confusion — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:32:20 -0800

I'm William Howard, comic book addict and longterm tertiary student.

I also just got a thoroughly bad photo of me, so:

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Mr. Pants — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:38:33 -0800

My actual name is Joshua Pantalleresco, but since "Mr. Pants" is what people call me, I just go with it. I self published a book of Poetry called "I Am..." which I'm hoping to make new copies of soon. In the meantime, I'm aspiring to break into novels and comics. I rant about various things at my livejournal and also have a love of comics, books of all kinds, video games, girls, and have the ability to make tinctures and know more about alternative health than is sane. I work for Coppervale.

Mr. Pants.

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Streebo — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:52:10 -0800

Hello, all. I'm Streebo - an entirely fictitious version of myself. I'm smarter, funnier, better looking, and actually make more money than my real life counterpart. Writer. Director. Professional Bull Shit Artist. I have a few of those web thingies floating around:

Mutantville.com

You can watch my videos over here: Mutantville Players on Youtube.

I enjoy bothering people whose work I admire with idiotic questions. Warren Ellis. Matt Fraction. Dr. Geoff Klock. I look forward to annoying some of you one day.

In my spare-time, I enjoy challenging comic creators to Highlander style duels to the death. That is - until Matt Fraction kicked my ass at Heroes this year. I'm currently awaiting my next incarnation on the Wheel of Life.

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DJ — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:55:51 -0800

Hey folks. Name's Matt, most internet people refer to me as DJ. Big time video game guy. Eat, sleep, n' breathe them. Doing my best to make a living in the industry (which ain't easy when you're hideous at math and don't want to be a code monkey). Live in an apartment in San Jose with my girlfriend, two other girls, and three cats. Life could be worse.

This is me:

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Jay Kay — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:56:49 -0800

Greetings. My SN's DarkKnightJRK, but Jared is preferable.

I'm 19 years old, currently in college, an aspiring writer and journalist, a qualified theater actor, a comic book geek, an opinionated bastard, and a sexy bitch when dressed like this:

No, I do not own the zoot suit. Yes, I occasionaly weep knowing this fact.

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Vespers — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:27:15 -0800

That is a pretty suit, though.

/me points out that in the photo he put up a few pages back, he's wearing his tail coat, even if you can't really tell. Tails he owns.
/me does a happy dance

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clockworkwasp — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:36:01 -0800

Why hello there, I'm Emily and having just graduated with an English Literature degree I am both trying to avoid getting a real job and doing my best to suppress my sudden unnatural cravings for more theory. I am one the the promoters of the dodgy goth club Betty Ford Clinic, I am permanently wired on caffeine, I am suspicious of the outside world and photographs of me (aside from this one).

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Colin — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:46:01 -0800

I'm Colin.

I've been following Warren around the interweb for a few years after reading some of his comics. Gamer, grandfather, comic book reader, professional copywriter, sad geek, happy husband. Dodgy picture to follow.

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Jaborwhalky — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:57:06 -0800

I am short,I work on many things.If you truly have a desire to know more you can look at my site http://www.jaborwhalky.com

or my little LJ Bascaly I am Evelyn and I do Evelyn type things..

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hyim — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:17:47 -0800

henri here, just signed on to be a comic book writer at ape, so hopefully my soul will not turn black and nasty until the first issue comes out.
Also, I work as an sfx artist in the movie industry.

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Greg SBB! — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:30:03 -0800

Greg, 29 and a half, Northern Irish but living in NE England. Full time physicist, increasingly sporadic pop culture writer, misanthrope and hermit.

Bad camphone pic:

I'm the one with pink-eye and fluorescent teeth who looks like they've just murdered someone...

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CraigRJ — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:37:50 -0800

Hi,

Craig here, editor-in-chief of new comics website Comics Village, attempting to be a weekly Borderline perhaps - well, we've three of the original creators of it on board, so why not? I've been involved in promoting comics via these sorts of websites for seven or eight years, and hope to feature or interview as many of you creators here as possible...

Cheers!
-- CraigRJ

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CrazyHeather082 — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:58:59 -0800

Hi, my real name is Molly but I prefer to be called Porkshanks. I am 32 but am currently working on deconstructing my identity to the point where no label comfortably fits. Why? Because it feels good to me. Also, I love the privacy I get by being so apparently out of touch with society that only the 'right' people approach me.

That sort of 'probably too honest for a board post' tripe aside, I make my living doing custom jewelry for people and working on designing new sorts of clothing and props. Currently gathering forces for a crazy serialized moving image project, which is certainly daunting but I am highly driven to create and this is my dream project finally materializing.

nice to meet you all!

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Russell Storm Dovey — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:07:28 -0800

Who would have thought that a simple hello would entail so much pointless, inhuman drudgery? I have to CLICK BUTTONS. It's like the Dark Ages. Worst comment system ever. Please delete everything except for beer.

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Dan.Midnight — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:15:18 -0800

Hi, my name is Daniel, I came here via Bad Signal. I've read comics since I was 5, work in a box store behind a sand dune and pray for X-mas to be over.

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comicfoil — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:30:51 -0800

Chad Clark. Sales Rep. A husband and father (of two of the cutest kids ever). Bit of a dreamer but with none of the creative drive I had in my twenties which saw me writing, acting, drawing, and even some low level programming. Now into my thirties I enjoy the American Dream of raising my kids, keeping my wife happy, holding down a decent job, barely covering the bills, and generally being disgusted with the state of US politcs. Maybe that's the direction my life will take in my forties, I'm a liberal Republican. The one constant in my life has been reading - I've always enjoyed reading books, comics, magazines, newspapers, and for the last 18 years - the internet.

Listen in on my thoughts and deeds at www.comicfoil.com... a big waste of your time probably but it amuses me.

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CapPixel — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:42:46 -0800

Hi, I'm Enrico, but everybody usually call me Pixel.

I work in a comic shop and sometimes as a dj. I live in a little, tiny, stupid city in Italy: Vicenza (the one with the biggest american forces base in Europe and where poor Mike Wieringo was born, by the way)

And Warren Ellis scares me a lot.

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BillRitter — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:53:45 -0800

Bill Ritter. Information Technology Project Manager/Contract Manager for the Federal Guv'ment. Married 7 years so far (to a criminal forensics profiler, so burying the bodies is challenging). Have 5 cats as evidence of my unbounded love for the wife (and because she already knows where the bodies are buried). Own over 100,000 comics, and read most of them. I've been collecting pretty nonstop since 1976 and most of my 38 years of life. Over the years have written a digital ton of fiction stories and scripts, hoping to one day finish one/some, maybe even something polished, interesting and publishable (if all three have been achieved, even better).

Lovely being here, thank you sincerely.

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BenjaminRooney — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:23:03 -0800

Benjamin Rooney

I am an American studying in Düsseldorf for my master's degree in Japanese. I support myself with a steady job as a code monkey and an unsteady one as an interpreter and translator. My dream is to be a college professor in languages and history.

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Ian Mayor — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:24:40 -0800

Hi, my name's Ian.

I'm a computer games designer by trade, I do a little small press comic writing (Newcastle has a really thriving comics scene) and some other stuff.

Also, I blog about comics and games here.

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Hellstorm — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:43:20 -0800

I'm Brian. I co-host the Kryptographik podcast when I'm not slaving away in a cubicle farm. I first started reading Warren's writing with Hellstorm #12 (hence the name).

On our latest podcast, we discussed Doktor Sleepless #1-3 - for 45 minutes.

No, I'm not kidding. See for yourself.

These are artists Grant Bond and Ken Wolak's interpretations of my photo.

This is what happens when you go out drinking with the creators of The Living Corpse...

I have good friends.

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will_butler — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:52:47 -0800

My name's Will, as my amazingly creative username would lead you to believe. I'm 27, and I'm building myself a cabin while I work as an office drone for the time being. Like everyone else on the planet, I want to eventually make a go at writing. I love music, books, comics, film, and whiskey. Oh, and I'm slowly but surely amassing a collection of everything that Ellis has ever written. I'm having a rather good time with that.

Will

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Oxbrow — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:00:47 -0800

Craig Oxbrow, holder of a sufficiently weird last name to use it as a moniker. Art gallery ground troop. Filthy dice geek. Follower of Doktor Ellis's work since Blast! Writing a horrendously violent young adult adventure novel.

Here I am demonstrating my impression of a vampire from Buffy and about to receive a much more convincing kick in the face.

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nothingistrue — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:14:25 -0800

Greetings all, I'm jeremy, living in San Francisco with wife and daughter, but moving to Switzerland in January 2008. graphic designer by trade, I currently design the website for Netflix in the states, but am giving that up to see what I am capable of in Europe. More me here: http://nothingistrue.net/

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Echo — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:24:51 -0800

Hi. Johan is the name, but I generally go by the name Echo on the intarwebs. 27-year old Swede (though some of these Stockholm bastards like to call me a Dane since I'm from southern Sweden), have a blog at http://atomicplayboy.net/ that I mostly ignore and keep quoting the Signal in my diary on a Swedish community. I'm a moderator at the Penny Arcade forums, which generally feels like sailing on a sea of shit in a leaking boat and having a hole in your bucket. But I like it anyway.

Generic Pale Nerd In Front Of Computer pic:

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Evan W Smith — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:28:37 -0800

I'm Evan, and I don't believe in the "just be you" huzza that society seems to purport. I am who I effing want to be, kay? I don't really have any grasp on sanity, and you might notice that, but I attempt, at the very least, coherence. And since everyone else is posting pics, why not myself as well?

OK, that's not me, this is me:

But in the same token, maybe the first one is me? Consider me the Wade Wilson of the forums, I am a moral person, but sane, I don't care so much for that. Good to meet everyone, and please, address me as Evan, I'm nothing if I can't be personal.

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PCarr — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:39:38 -0800

Hi, I'm Peter. Excuse the red eye. I'm a researcher in biological sciences in Dublin, Ireland. I'll be lurking.........

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Scribe — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:15:16 -0800

Hello, I'm Randall

Sorry I don't currently have a picture, but as soon as I get one I will post it. In the mean time, if you are looking for the person whose Karma ran over your Dogma, then I am probably the person you are looking for.

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Admiral Neck — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:34:41 -0800

Late to the party as ever. I'm John, but go by the intername Admiral Neck, or Neck. I'm currently living in what I consider to be London though Iain Sinclair might think it a bit too far from the centre. I read newspapers for a living and hate pretty much all of them, and watch a lot of US TV. Here is a picture of me being conquered by one of my cats, taken by my wife who goes by the internet monicker Canyon.

Sydney Cat also hates the UK press, but has no opinion on US TV.

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Arsnof — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:46:29 -0800

Hi. my name's Mike, but I've been Arsnof so long I will responded to it in casual conversation.

I'm an aspiring artist/writer and want desperately to join the ranks of Those With Webcomics. I'll check up on something over 20 webcomics daily, and I've still got a ton more bookmarked to go through the archives. I spend way too much money buying their books and merchandise.

I live in Alamogordo, New Mexico -- just a stone's throw away from Stealths, old atomic bomb test ranges and the remains of the first thing with two legs in space. I'm going to the local college taking some art classes, but only so I'll have a portfolio to apply to PNCA in Portland, where I plan to live in a year or so (and am visiting next weekend).

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hoffman — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:49:38 -0800

I'm John Hoffman, a storyboard artist and character designer. A Canadian living in the states. That's our dog, and by "our" I mean my wife's and mine, not some sort of multiple personality disorder.

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Moth — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:04:56 -0800

Hi, everyone. I'm Tim. I'm a designer and new media producer in New York. I spend most of my time helping run a new company that starts tv networks on the internet -- that's our little mascot above -- which means I sort of professionally help lots of my friends make cool things. In my spare time, I read, eat, and sleep, and spend time with the lady I married, who's much better and more interesting than me.

Here's my blog.

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Jason Michelitch — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:06:08 -0800

I'm Jason. I'm mostly here to bitch about the US '08 Elections, because no one in my real life cares enough about them to listen to my observations or theories.

I will also be seen talking crap about comics, movies, books, music, and anything else that hoves into view when I'm bored at 3 in the morning.

I'm currently an unemployed, amateur, unpublished writer who is right on the verge of needing to get a real job again. So, yes, I'm cranky. I'm sorry.

I have a blog that I update incredibly infrequently and that I'm frankly more than a little embarrassed about. The url is http://jasonmichelitch.blogspot.com.

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phee — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:30:29 -0800

This is me

I like er... my wife, dogs, and kids.... I like odd music.... mainly electronic industrial music (skinny puppy anyone?) I live in Michigan....

I am 30 years old... um

Most of it's here on myspace see?

Thanks And listen to the music I make here...

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jcfiala — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:33:29 -0800

Hi, I'm John Fiala. I've been hanging around the internets for quite a long time, but I tend to read more than I say. I do a fair bit of programming, these days I'm doing it all in php for a company called pingVision, which is a fair amount of fun.

I'm afraid I don't have any pictures of myself up on the internet.

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kaosdevice — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:58:38 -0800

Matt C. aka KaosDevice here. (Anywhere you see kaosdevice on the interweb it is more then likely me)

I am an I.T. Mercenary currently working for one of the larger US telcos. I am also a sometimes writer of Lovecraftian fiction and horror. Additionally I am a blogger for RevolutionSF and do reviews for them now and again.

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BenMiller — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:05:19 -0800

Hi, Ben, I do mainly film stuff, was working for the past 2 years in LA for a producer, now in Prague with a small start up production compan y doing mostly travel videos and the like for the web.
I'll be mainly in the Art and Noise & London Zoo areas. This is the best I can do picture wise. Just my luck that the one picture of myself is without a shirt

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steveburnett — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:17:52 -0800

I write books about how to use software as Steve Burnett, and I perform industrial ambient improvisational soundscapes using Chapman Stick/theremin/looping as Subscape Annex. Live and work in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina, USA.

Blog at http://badger.livejournal.com/ and at HASTAC, more bio-related and other links in Livejournal profile.

Music website: http://www.subscapeannex.com/

I'm the one in black in the center, and although it looks like a clumsy photoshop job, I was actually in that picture at that conference and that pic was taken directly off the C-SPAN television feed.

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danifesto — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:29:33 -0800

Apparently, I'm one of the many people named Dan on this board. I live in San Diego, I am obsessed with underwear perverts, and am trying to bridge the chasm between where I am and where I should be. This is me:

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Ben — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:35:50 -0800

-Steveburnett

Wicked creepy music. I love it.

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ravnos — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:02:33 -0800

-Starrah

You have crazy creepy Doll-like eyes... it's very cool... and unnerving.

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genequagmire — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:05:50 -0800

Gene Quagmire, linguistics graduate student. Yeah, it's a pseudonym, but it's become fairly isomorphic to me.

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Rogan — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:07:45 -0800

Hello. My name is Drashko Roganovich, quarter-of-a-century old student/translator/journalist/comics connoisseur from Belgrade.

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Sebastian Burton — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:14:05 -0800

Hi, my name is Sebastian Burton, I'm 28 from Montreal, Quebec.
I like comics.

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lofidelity — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:22:05 -0800

Hi, Andrew from the cold city of Ottawa. I am a professional amateur of all sorts, and do tech support to feed my addictions. Been watching Bad Signal for quite a while, and I'm always happy to partake of the evil Warren creates.

Currently : Engaged, broke, and wishing there was a laptop fairy.

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JaredRules — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:25:35 -0800

Hey Porkshanks, is that picture taken at Gasworks Park? That totlaly looks like Gas Works Park! I love that place.

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ian.mcrob — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:29:55 -0800

ian.mcrob or Doug Oliver, depends who you talk to, both various guises of my Id.
too old to be young not old enough to give a shit and act a number.
been doing this for sort o thing for far too long and used to hang around bars at UKCAC in the company of Warren and lots of other now huge names to many to mention.
yes I still bear the mental scars from too many nights of alcohol and too little sleep, the pyshical scars are just part of the ritual that comes with it.

cyberpunk - dabble, Steampunk - passing aquaintance, Dougpunk - 36 years to date and doing it as hard as I can, the only way it can be done.

If you`ve never had the pleasure or pain to date you should aquaint your ears with the following two bands:

1: Cardiacs.
2: God damn whores.

there you go shameless plug sorted.

these are me in various guises:

enjoy.

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Ben — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:42:40 -0800

Currently : Engaged, broke, and wishing there was a laptop fairy.

-lofidelity

May not be the type of laptop you're drooling over, but at least there is such a thing as a laptop fairy.

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Stray — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:42:49 -0800

Robert Dumas, 30 years old. Librarian in Chicago. I can find any fucking piece of information you require.

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Glossolalia Black — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:51:13 -0800

Glossolalia Black is my nom de plume on OddCulture and elsewhere. I also write under my real name, Leslie Powell.

Pleased to meetcha. Like the interface here!

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pygmy — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:02:34 -0800

Leslie!!!

I kinda figured you'd be here.

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Perilous — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:20:13 -0800

Doug Raymond. Author, penciller, screenwriter, director.

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thomasmcmanamon — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:31:47 -0800

Tom McManamon - I've following Warren around the web since, what, '98? Jesus.

I'm an English teacher on Cape Cod, in MA. I play music. I just had a daughter a few months back. This is me and her below. I'd much rather post pictures of her than myself...

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Splutterbug — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:38:23 -0800

Hi I'm Taro (yup that is my real name) 31 and I make those annoying promos for programmes on TV, though one day I may write something more worthwhile and longer than 60 seconds.

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Adam Violent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:40:47 -0800

I am Adam.

This is me.

After only a handful of beers.

I'm a web developer, wannabe filmmaker and writer living in Brooklyn. I also bake pies.

(that last one is a lie)

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46&2 — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:48:11 -0800

Hello, I'm Frank. I write a little (under an anagram) and draw a little. In between I try to read books or read about books/literature. I first heard about Warren Ellis when I picked up the first "Scars" book along with "Stranger Kisses", but was really hooked with Planetary.

maybe I'll post some sort of picture later?

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Elohim — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:59:42 -0800

I'm Elohim, from Norwich, England.
I'm a professional tired person who can't concentrate anything long enough to finish it properly.
Have dozens of stories on the go, looking for someone to give me a deadline for one of them.
Also, have university essays to do... disadvantage of going for a degree I suppose...
Would post a picture, but just ain't websmart enough to do it.

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gilest — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:11:42 -0800

I'm Giles. I'm in Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire. Dad, singer, reluctant performer of DIY, freelance writer every now and again.

I'd have been here sooner, had it not been for email misbehaviour that left me Bad Signal-less for a few days.

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Duggan — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:16:20 -0800

Hi, Gerry Duggan reporting in.

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Jason_Thibault — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:28:47 -0800

Hi I'm Jay.

I live up in Vancouver, Canada.
Co-owner & publisher of Optimum Wound Comics.
We have a few webcomics on the go.
And soon to be published graphic novel.

I came on here to discuss culture with some like-minded individuals and hopefully learn a thing or two.

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Danny Mears — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:45:35 -0800

Will mostly lurk and comment sporadically if we're talking something that's giving me the kicks.

Recent (and poor) college grad, who does freelance writing and video work. Nothing interesting. Yet.

Hi. I'm Danny.

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Zack — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:53:39 -0800

Booo!

btw hello all ... David Zack Zachoval here... czech comics web publisher, publicist, writer and nerd :)

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Dirk Manning — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:02:47 -0800

I'm Dirk Manning and I've been stinkin' up the Interweb for several years now as the writer/creator of NIGHTMARE WORLD and TALES OF MR. RHEE, both of which can be found at www.NightmareWorld.com.

More recently, I also started scribing a column for hopeful comicbook writers titled "WRITE OR WRONG" over at www.Newsarama.com. If you haven't stumbled across it yet, you can check out a complete set of links to the archives HERE.

Oh... and here's my stock photo...

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J.Brennan — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:07:23 -0800

I'm Josh Brennan: writer, slacker, gamer, geek. It seems I'm late to this party.

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Toga — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:13:04 -0800

Hee. I love this thread. Beautiful people, hello!

I'm Toga, or have been since 1984. My alma mater only knows me by that name still to this day. I am also co-creator and editor of a viral distributed minizine, Don't Look. During the day, I do tech support for the county. At night, I write, spend time with family, watch way too much telly and movies, and read as much as time allows.

Normally, I am behind the camera, so I don't have many pictures of me. Here's hubby and me at Halloween:

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nastyadam — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:32:31 -0800

Hey y'all. My name is Adam, I live in Los Angeles, and I write to pay my bills. I don't like story and I don't like character development, so I just write jokes. Plus, it's quicker and I get to not have to work as much. As a writing exercise in daily absurdity, I try and post one short piece a day at nastyedsfamousvega.blogspot.com ... If you're bored and have time to kill, start your own blog, don't bother reading mine.

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tsparks — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:39:58 -0800

Hello Tom Here

I have a boring job managing servers for a large telcom service corp.
I live mostly in my mind, I do break free once in awhile, with the help of some calvodos, then I rant on my blog about politics or art.

Warren and you guys open my eyes to lots of interesting things. Thank you.
Oh yeah I live in Fremont a neighborhood in Seattle that got gentrified when I wasn't looking.

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unclesean — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:53:34 -0800

I'm Sean. I'm "self-employed." So, I spend a lot of time at home playing with things on the internet and losing interest after a few weeks. I like to write and am working on turning that into some kind of employment.

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Forked Tongue — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:00:00 -0800

Brent. 28. Pittsburgh native currently living in Phoenix. Long time Bad Signal subscriber. Cubicle slave. Aspiring comic book writer. Culture slut.

I'm also a ginger. And left-handed. And I have a thing for black cats, dobermans and rottweilers. My last roommate called me "Lil' Devil." I am not, so far as I know, involved in bringing about the Apocalypse. Thank you.

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miguel — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:17:46 -0800

Miguel Alvarez. Grad film student here in Austin.

I'm the one with all the hair on the right.

Oh yeah, no penguins were hurt in the making of this photo.

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Kelcey — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:00:47 -0800

My full name's Kelcey Wells and hail from the planet of Brooklyn.

I'm currently a part-time writer/full-time office monkey schemeing on ways to flip the situation.

I've recently finished a little book of poetry & prose that I'm rather proud of.

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liamshiels — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:20:46 -0800

Ullo all.

Liam Shiels.

Student cum Lawyer, former Engine person.

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Sean K — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:37:36 -0800

I'm Sean. Live in currently snowy Minneapolis, MN. I've pretty much been a hard sci-fi comic book fan all my life.

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Cat Vincent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:11:16 -0800

Ian 'Cat' Vincent here.

I'm founder/director of a paranormal security firm (athanor.org.uk). My main interests are in modern occultism and applied mythology (no shock), also books/music/comics of quality. Spiritually a Taoist heretic with side orders of Moist alchemy and multi-model approaches to the Fortean.

I live in Bristol with the two lady-loves of my life - a Scottish artist (kirstyhall.co.uk) and an expat American former neurochemist now studying Preuvian ayahuasca shamanism (website to follow!).

Here to feel the presence of Internet Jesus and pick the brains of all and sundry.

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David xvx Ludd — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:26:27 -0800

My name is David. Quite a few people think Ludd is my real surname. I don't know why. I just quite like luddism.

I live in New Zealand.

One year from the end of an arts and law conjoint degree. Currently working full-time over the summer in a law firm. I don't like people very much.

Might have to find someone to pay me to do post-grad, to avoid the Real World for a bit longer.

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CrazyHeather082 — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:07:28 -0800

"Hey Porkshanks, is that picture taken at Gasworks Park? That totlaly looks like Gas Works Park! I love that place."

yes, yes it was! I live about 12 minutes walking distance from Gasworks Park, and enjoy going there to relax as often as I can.

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jensen5 — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:45:51 -0800

Hi, I am Don. I have no photos on the intarwub of my reflection, so you may not see any, and I humbly apologize for that. I fancy myself an artist on a good day. I self-published a book I will talk about in the printheads forum. I read comics. "Temporarily insane, waiting for a full-time position." I put that onto a shirt with fabric marker. You can use it, just make sure you give me credit when you say it. I'd appreciate it and do the same for you. I am normally too shy for these sorts of things, but I will try not to lurk too much and actively participate in other discussions.

"You see that guy over there?"
"Oh, that's just Don, he's ... lurking."

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Batmensch — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:53:51 -0800

Hey all, I'm Hugh Caley, originally from Metamora, Michigan, USA, now living in Albany, California (across the bay from SF).

I'm a UNIX admin professionally, and a musician. I released an album of instrumental music this year. I'm hoping to get into doing some soundtrack work in the near future.

Plasmabat

Plasmabat on Myspace

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JaredRules — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:06:09 -0800

yes, yes it was! I live about 12 minutes walking distance from Gasworks Park, and enjoy going there to relax as often as I can.

I live like 4 blocks away.

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Wendalyn — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:21:02 -0800

I'm Wendalyn.

I'm a narsty New Yorker, Brooklyn bred, Bronx dwelling. I hope to someday shank someone. Sometimes I make things. Sometimes I make myself and others gruesomely undead.

I'm the one who didn't wear her seatbelt.

I post art, photos and shit talking here: LJ- Januarychill

Oh- Hi Kelcey!

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Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:54:02 -0800

Hello!

Aayush Iyer, 22 from Mumbai, India. I've been the editor for a videogaming/interactive entertainment print magazine here. Now, I waste time taking bad pictures and doctoring them to look good. Otherwise, I'm a massive video/link/random knowledge whore, and everything goes on The Voice of A

(No, I don't come out of commodes)

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Zachary Cole — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:01:50 -0800

This is me (one in the grey shirt and glasses) reading one of my stories on the radio. I'm a writer and student.

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ADevenney — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:05:53 -0800

This is me, Andrew Devenney, either preparing to throttle someone to death or watching my three year old picky son eat pizza at a bowling alley on Halloween. U Decide!

Early 30s, modern European historian by training (that's Dr. Devenney, bitches!), living and working in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, which is neither mountainous nor pleasant. I have been stalking Warren Ellis' internet habitats since first picking up a copy of Doom 2099 like what...12-13 years ago (Jesus...I feel old all of sudden). Avid comic reader since I was a wee one; my only brushes with comics publishing were getting a couple of letters published in the Transmet letter columns before Vertigo tanked them and providing some advice on historical details for an issue of Mark Millar's Wolverine run a couple of years ago.

I will mostly lurk and occasionally butt in when the need strikes me.

Oh yes, and I might as well add: currently listening to Ulrich Schnauss Goodbye and trying to finish reading Cryptonomicon for the first time.

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elizabeth — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:15:39 -0800

Elizabeth. Genco. Everyone's. Doing. This. Period. Thing. And. So. Shall. I.

Writer. Fiddler. Tarotist. Brooklyn. Flamingly. Pagan. Very. Married.

That's an old-ish picture but dang, I'm just way too tired to do anything about it right now. Besides, that's still my favorite lipstick shade.

http://www.elizabethgenco.com

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Michael Joyal — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:31:01 -0800

Greetings,
Michael Joyal here. I work administration at the Manitoba Theatre Company in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I do not live in an igloo.

I do, like most here, love movies and books and pop culture. I create art n things and want to put them on books and other print materials. My art can be seen here. If you want to help in that goal, I would make you muffins.

My happiest art memory was when Warren sent me an email saying one of my pieces was "nice work".

I look like this. Well, mostly.

Yes, that is my painting in the background of Pope John Paul II with men in biohazard suits.

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midusunknown — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:43:38 -0800

Mathias or Midus,
Writer/Journalist, Comic Pusher, and a general jack of all trades that sound remotely intruiging.

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StefanJ — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:44:20 -0800

Me llamo Stefan. I make a living testing video server systems. I wrote lots of Role Playing Game material long ago; lately I've written a few things for places like MAKE and Worldchanging. And just recently, some more RPG stuff. Yeah, I'm a frigging geek:

I started reading comics relatively late in life. They're easily half of what I read now. I wish Perl and XML manuals came in comic form.

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Mark Seifert — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:01:27 -0800

I wish Perl and XML manuals came in comic form.

Ha! I'd need one for css, too.

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benpeek — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:05:09 -0800

My name's Ben Peek. I currently own a broken camera, but I like it.

I'm an author, that sort of thing.

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Fractal — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:35:25 -0800

I'm Thor. I make and DJ electronic music and am a student of computer science and music at the University of Victoria. I live at http://djfractal.net

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jeansnow — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:02:56 -0800

I am based in Tokyo. I write stuff, and produce some other stuff (you can find out more about what I do on my blog). Even though these days I find it hard to spend a lot of time on message boards, I have participated in -- as far as I know -- pretty much every online playground that Warren has created.

- Jean

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The Sando — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:29:40 -0800

Nic Sando, a comedian, cartoonist and performance artist from Wellington New Zealand, otherwise known as the pimple on the arse cheek of the world.

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CrazyHeather082 — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:39:07 -0800

"I live like 4 blocks away."

Jared, you live directly between myself and the park. You must have a great view of downtown!

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kristinag — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:57:27 -0800

Hi, I'm Kristina. I have a funny last name. I live in Sweden in a small shack in the woods outside of Stockholm. I draw things (that you can find here), and I'm studying to become a teacher.

This is me:

I'm technologically inept, so just getting this image to work has me feeling like carbonated soda inside.

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JaredRules — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:01:20 -0800

Jared, you live directly between myself and the park. You must have a great view of downtown!

The building next door blocks it, but if you stand on the sidewalk? Amazing!!

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Skiencekid — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:53:23 -0800

Hi, I'm Tom. I make music and art and stories. Most of which I probably won't bore you with, apart from the odd drawing or song. Maybe. Been doing some acousticy stuff at home: arklight.project and I also have a band called A Quiet Life

So... yeah, hi. Nice to meet you all. Really looking forward to Freakangels, and the Dok is awesome.

Cheers.

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Joe Paoli — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:05:00 -0800

Joe here. Howdy.

Paoli isn't my name, but rather a town near where I grew up and now live. My actual name is in the credits of two historic Oscar-winning films. I am an American who has lived abroad twice, both times in countries where they speak English. I have a Master's Degree in Computer Science. I have been a rocket scientist in training, I was Commodore Computer's last new employee, and I was once the drummer in a band that opened for Jimmy Hendrix’s bassist. I have made a feature-length film starring BBC and New Zealand television actors that sadly - and possibly rightfully - has never been accepted into a film festival. I am younger than Warren, but older than the lead actor in USA’s Burn Notice. I am currently a handyman, painter, and occasional videographer.

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thomasmcmanamon — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:21:45 -0800

@eldomingo: You are from "elsewhere" now? Where's your pride, man?

@LarryYoung: Congrats, pal! It's a nice club we are part of, huh?

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dng — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:40:37 -0800

Hi, I'm David Guy. Here is a picture of me eating an ice cream, smiling

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Nil — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:48:30 -0800

David Swanson here.

Currently studying Philosophy and Computing Science at the University of Stirling. This breaks my brain in interesting ways.

Unbelievably, this is the best photo I have of me:

Do not question the tiara, for the tiara knows all.

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james david — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:44:53 -0800

My name is James Osborne, and I live in Norman, Oklahoma. I work in a mall. I like to write things, every once in a while. I like to read.

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JP Reader — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:22:39 -0800

JP Reader.

Special Book Acquisitions at the Brown University Bookstore, kickball umpire, and radio dj, in Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, New England.

I was on the WEF at 8 AM, on the eleventh of September in 2001.

Between Fraction's lists and the Forum, it was a quite a time.

After the WEF shut off, I've mostly just been lurking

Nice to be around.

Thanks, Mr. Ellis.

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Mycroft — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:52:31 -0800

I'm Michael, from one of the less, or more savory parts of Long Island New York, depending on who you ask. I have a job, but I'm vaguely embarrassed by it, and it doesn't really have anything to do with anything, so I'll leave the what of it out. Now I imagine I'll lurk for a few months.

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Chris M Ferguson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:17:45 -0800

Name's Chris M. Ferguson. You can peek on me at chrismferguson.wordpress.com.

And I'm currently pregnant with Warren Ellis child. (Lord, help me.)

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Adlai — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:18:59 -0800

I'm Adlai, currently bumming about as a student in the arse-hole of nowhere in Northern Ireland, contrary to popular belief it is actually the most boring place on the planet earth. although i have just found a shop in Belfast that sells Knagaroo burgers.

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Joey Stone — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:24:47 -0800

I'm Joey Stone, graphic design student/comic book shop employee/. I'm also in a grunge band. I come from Colchester in Essex and spend far too much time on the internet. I look a bit like this:

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jimroks1 — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:29:31 -0800

I'm Jim. Born in Brooklyn, currently living in Jamaica Plain, MA. Grad student, occasional baby-eater. Too tired and technologically-tarded to find a pic right now.

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Owl and Fox — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:33:13 -0800

Owl and Fox
i still enjoy coffee with my mom; currently a film student in north texas, my two dogs, adrian and sherlock, own my life.
i enjoy media and technology in all forms.

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warrenellis — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:45:59 -0800

Nice suit, Jean...

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Narshada — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:52:20 -0800

I'm Mike, I use the Pseudo Narshada pretty much everywhere. IT bod, but also webcomic artist (although currently on hiatus due to a large dose of social life,) occasional 3D artist, general pencil & ink doodler and procrastinating writer (2 novels & 3 short stories in the works, as well as a comic,) who failed to win NaNonWriMo this year. I love taking photos, so perhaps at some point I should buy a camera.
Here's me trying desperately not to fall off the planet:

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rrmonroe — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:23:03 -0800

I'm Rob Monroe: substitute teacher, copywriter and novelist from South Bend, IN. My interests include transgressive fiction, conspiracy theories, and bronze age comics.

I occasionally blog at robertmonroe.org and (when pertaining to comics) at continuityerror.com

Here is a blurry, obscured photo of myself.

I live with my wife, Jessica, and a hedgehog named Violet. Here's a picture of Violet.

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Lucifal — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:25:57 -0800

Real name Terry Martin, publishing editor of
Murky Depths the hybrid comic/straight prose magazine that ImagineFX described as "a new book-cum-magazine with echoes of the great 1950s US horror and sci-fi comics." And no, I didn't pay them to say that.

Lucifal is a private detective in one of my own stories. I kinda like her.

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screechin — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:38:54 -0800

My name is Shelley. I live in Illinois, although I am a bonafide "Okey From Muskogee" (for eighteen months anyway). I am a teacher and poet, writing and performing my poetry all over the place. My boyfriend made me a comic book junkie. It is all his fault!!!

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cmwich — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:58:37 -0800

Hi. Chris Wichtendahl. Writer. Web Developer. Graphic Designer. I seem to sign up for these things whenever Warren starts them, throw my hat into a few discussions then forget it's there. Ideally, that won't happen this time. Oh, and my writing is available here if anyone is interested. Thanks.

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pKone — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:26:41 -0800

Hi, my name is Paul. My friends directed me toward good Mr. Ellis via Transmetropolitan and I'm glad they did. I am a PhD candidate in Geology at KU. I've started writting fiction (besides my thesis) and figured exposure to the kind of people I will meet if I am ever successful was a good thing! We'll see how long that sentiment lasts...

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leeisserow — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:39:58 -0800

'lo there,

Allow me to introduce myself, Lee Isserow; London-dwelling writer, filmmaker, perpetual whore and occasional musician / layabout.

I drink lots of coffee and whisky (seperately... whiskuccinos are not for me), smoke 50-75g of Golden Virginia a week and used to work in porn.

I've spent the last 2 months inside, hiding from the smoking ban, making the 170+ FX shots on my latest movie happen.

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Joe Paoli — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:20:57 -0800

(6.460)
Hi I'm Jay.

Jay @ Emcon
I live up in Vancouver, Canada.

A Canadian resident - and quite possibly everyone - has no business drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon. For shame, sir! Shame, I say!

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erudite_ogre — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:41:26 -0800

I am #516, also known as John Ginsberg-Stevens. I am part-time university lecturer, bookstore minion, and anarcho-anthropologist. Think of me as a mildly published writer who can't finish his dissertation but can write extensive deconstructions of cultural imperialist fields of production and saga-poetry for novels still in my head. I love comics (Black Summer in particular right now), SF (in the broad speculative sense), gaming, talking politics, and creating Irish/Scottish & Tex-Mex fusion cuisine (ask me about my recipe for Scotch Burritos!!). I own large dogs who turn doors into inscrutable templates for ogham cryptography. I have a beautiful house (temporarily) and a beautiful wife (pemanently). I sort of look like this:

I look forward to doing lots of typing here.

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John Smith — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:46:06 -0800

John W. Smith. Eastern Maryland by way of Texas, Mississippi, Illinois, West Virginia and New York City. 25 and aging. Radio personality by morning, graphic designer throughout the rest of it. Occasional freelance writer. Giant brain.

I've lurked in Warren's parts since the days of the WEF-- actually looking to converse on this one.

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Spaz — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:48:02 -0800

Another Paul here. Found the Good Man Ellis via Transmet, and have been reading his stuff ever since. Currently transplanted from Florida to northern Michigan (no great loss), and I work in IT. Here's a somewhat recent picture of me:

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Wooleybooley — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:49:51 -0800

Greetings! Just signed up to the site.
My name is Mike but on the internets I'm mostly known as Wooleybooley these days.

I am an artist a musician, a comic shop manager and all-around slacker/geek. Looking forward to meeting some like-minded individuals around here. :) ... pass the salt!

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mckenzee — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:06:08 -0800

Larry "mckenzee" Holderfield, freely googleable.
Writer, photographer, fiber optic repairman, webcartoonist, cook, quilter, mime...

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joe.distort — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:16:33 -0800

joe soares. list of terms: phoenix arizona. loudfast crazy rocknroll shows. hardcore punk rock. reading comics. imagining comics. writing about comics. a little bit of design (records, fliers blah blah.) . finding money , time and people to combine and make new comics like some awesome nerd transformer. booze, breakfast burritos at 2 am. new york giants. currently, a nintendo ds. uhhhhh, i'm running out of the fun stuff. i work a job stopping your insurance company from screwing you as hard a they REALLY want to, and yet everyone still gets screwed. ...vitamin water? i'm done.

i'm the bald guy in the middle.

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mb81 — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:51:33 -0800

Hello.

I'm Matt. Currently in Knoxville, TN, US studying theatre as a graduate acting student.

This is me at work during a workshop for kids who directed the Gravedigger scene from Hamlet better than a few adults I've seen.

Looking forward to hopping onto some discussions after my school ends for Christmas.

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wingnut2600 — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:45:24 -0800

Hello:

My name is Michael, and I am currently residing in the East part of the San Francisco Bay making a living as a corporate whore/wage slave. I read today's Sunday Hangover on SG, and it resonated with my current view of the world (or lack thereof), so I decided to throw myself into the discussion. Either I will find a place at the center of which may be an undefinable truth resembling the notion of good, or I can commiserate on my disappointment with humanity. Either way, glad to meet ya'll.

Here is the last pic that I like of myself. Hot women holding guns on me (seems like a fetish, but this is a single occurrence, I swear).

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altair — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:46:08 -0800

Greetings,
i go by Altair when i can get people to forget my first name
i am a student, a wanderer, a writer, a discordian, and, if nothing else, frequently confused. I also have a beard, which must put me in the same category as 80% of the other males on the site. It lets us look edgy.

this picture makes me need a cigarette.

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massula — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:00:22 -0800

Márcio Massula Jr., brazilian, wannabe-weekend-writer, Mr. Ellis digital stalker.

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Paul Sizer — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:16:13 -0800

Paul Sizer. Comic artist, graphic designer. Self publisher of LITTLE WHITE MOUSE, MOPED ARMY and the nearly complete B.P.M.(in glorious full color!) about a girl DJ in New york City.
Engine alums may remember me for the nano-second of brilliance (?) that was...STEAM DRIVEN ROBOT LINCOLN Some may hate me for it. Fair enough.
Find out about more of the stuff I do at my WEBSITE

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Johnstarr — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:58:15 -0800

Hello.

My name is John von Gunten.

I'm in college, I do some writing, I deal with computers, I have a radio show.

I read too much.

I look a lot like this most of the time.

I'll be around.

Check out:

Thanks.

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Barkos — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:35:14 -0800

I am Barkos. I am so addicted to Ellis that I get text messages from him daily via Twitter. I read many of his comics every month. A part of me may die unless I fulfill my Ellis Quotient each day. And now...you see?...I am here in this forum. Will this never end?!

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screaming meat — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:08:44 -0800

Hello, my name is Shareef. Uh... I'm an aspiring human with a penchant for writing, drinking and dossing. Graduate of the useless art and master of rant.

This photo will come back to haunt me, I know it...

Wait... I'm not even sure if I can get this thing to work. Perhaps it is for the best.

...Feelin' fine.

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Megami — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:59:22 -0800

Hello! My name is Aine.
I'm northern irish.

And i'm a mad scientist.

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warrenellis — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:42:28 -0800

Nice to see you, Aine.

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patart69 — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:56:58 -0800

coffee drinker, misreable git, beard grower, and whitechapel inhabitant (no i really do live there).
(would have put a picture up, but i am also stupid when it comes to computers.)

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Nico — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:38:45 -0800

I'm Nico, 25 year old girl who lives in Brooklyn.

I work for a fairly well-known internet Archive, at one of their nationwide centers that handles digitizing out of copyright books and private book collections to make available and free online. I do data management and glorified data entry. It is fairly repetitive so I jump back between my work and reading things online.

I don't do a ton creatively at the moment, which is quite a sad thing, but I do enjoy playing too much World of Warcraft.

I figured that I should use my typical nickname instead of an online handle because, if it is good enough for Neil Gaiman to remember, then it is good enough for you. It stands out more, anyways.

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elftorp — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:42:28 -0800

Mattias Elftorp. Live in Malmö, Sweden, working as a professional illustrator/graphic designer, sometimes student.
I make the Piracy is Liberationseries (at the time of writing this, I recently released the third book in the series).
Also one of the editors of the international comics anthology, C'est Bon Anthology, published by C'est Bon Kultur.

I look something like this:

(photo by Christer Järeslätt, manipulation by me)

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Voodoo Kinky — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:56:09 -0800

Paul Aston, some kind of artist, and I run Voodoo Kinky which is the Unnofficial Official Marvel UK Art Program.

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s1rude — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:58:11 -0800

Geek insurrectionist. Sometimes I teach young adults things. More often, they teach me things.

If I hold to form, this will be my only post here. But you never know...

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Ahlhelm — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:28:14 -0800

Yeah, I am Nicholas Ahlhelm, writer-guy, would be comic creator (soon-to-be actual comic creator), and other wise oddball guy from the Midwest US.

Twenty-nine, male, married (though I don't mind looking now or then), father of one, yadda yadda.

I run Metahuman Press, a super-powered prose fiction site. All free stuff by a variety of writers so check it out.

And I am more of a Kirkman acolyte then a Ellis one, but damn if Ellis doesn't produce a fine ass website.

Uh, yeah, that's about it.

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ken — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:36:50 -0800

I'm Ken Mickles. I write a lot of software and make TV shows for the Internet. I've been lurking on Warren Ellis bulletin boards since 1999.

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sfamiliar — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:41:01 -0800

Ben Vandgrift, software engineer and sometimes author, rpg contributor, artist, and musician. Weekend outdoorsman. I enjoy futurism and speculation in whatever form or forum; that's why I'm here.

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Comic Book Villain — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:01:23 -0800

Justin Riley, bookstore slave, writer, recommender of good books. I'm from Milwaukee, WI and suppose I fit the stereotype quite nicely upon first glance. There will be no pictures of me as I'm trying to keep the last part of my imaginary soul.

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Wilson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:30:36 -0800

Well I'm a art school collage drop out that is aspiring to be a writer (preferably investigative journalist) however i live 45 minutes from everything in bum f@#k Minnesota so I'm stuck for the moment. I tend to use vulgarity's a lot to I'm apologizing in advance to the moderator in advance if he/she has to edit any of my posts.

As for the picture its the only one i could find of my self on my computer. (at my friends wedding 2 years back. I might add i don't remember much of it after the ceremony )

I'm 22 soon to be 23 in a little over four months. A little on the angry side most of the time. And i work at Taco Hell. Have been for five years now and still make less than nine dollars an hour. I'm horribly addicted to coffee and cigarettes (but i don't care I like both of which and won't quit till I'm dead) and drink large quantity's of alcohol on the week ends. I read most of the time not spent at work or on the internet (researching since i can't talk to real people out on the street because there isn't any one on the street). I can be a huge ass hole ,or so says my girl friend, but I don't care what people think about me and hold no bars when talking to them ,unless I'm at work and your a customers. I think this county is doomed, its people are f@#k'n sheep that are being lead to to slaughter by its government and the media isn't doing much to prevent it. nor is the system of checks and balances really working any more. well I'll save my rants for an other time. I love movies, music, books, comics, and art in general.

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Strucker — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:56:58 -0800

Hi, Ed Flores here.

I'm a comic book owner/manager in Mexico City...

I'm the BIG ONE with no hair and white shirt! ;)

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Matt Blasi — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:57:22 -0800

Nice to meet everyone. I'm Matt, finishing up my undergrad at the University of Florida before I go off for an MFA in Creative Writing. Wrote a novel, editing it, and admin at Quill-Thrill, a creative writing workshop website.

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Midweeker — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:14:47 -0800

Hi, I'm Chris.
I'm a manager for Forbidden Planet, the UK's largest comic's chain, about to celebrate it's 30th year. I've been with them, on and off, for roughly half of that. I'm currently based in Bristol, home of the biggest UK comic con.

I'm also a sometime-freelance journo & DJ, wrote for Comics International and a host of computer mags, and and have just finished a sizeable chunk of an upcoming collection of graphic novel reviews, coming out from Harper Collins next year.
The DJ-ing is currently on hold whilst I wait for what I play to become fashionable again (big beat & indie - and don't tell me that the current crop of guitar-based bands currently clogging the charts are in any way indie). I was resident at a couple of biggish London nights in the second half of the nineties, and was a resident at Ramshackle, a mainstream indie night here in Brizzle up until a year ago.

Anyway, I'm blabbering on a bit, something I'm fairly prone to, as anyone who knows me from The Engine or Panel & Pixel will know, so will wrap it up with a dreadful picture.

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lazarus corporation — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:21:57 -0800

Hi

I'm Paul - from Brighton (the UK one, not the US one). After years at art school I ended up managing the web department for a publishing company...

I'm slightly blurred, but it's better that way. Oh, and the lazarus corporation is my corner of the internet.

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jerrywenner — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:09:57 -0800

Hi,
Jerry from the LoDo district in Denver. I am self employed selling credit card transactions, which is about as exciting as at sounds, but beats the scorched earth of Telecom where I spent 10 years. Was an early WEF poster, but mostly just lurked since then.

I enjoy live music of all kinds, read mostly non-cape pamphlets and graphic novels, traveling, mostly to scuba dive, beer (pick up New Belgium's winter seasonal 2 Below Ale... mmm malty), skiing, sushi, Duke Basketball, going to Colorado Rockies games, and just hanging out with friends.

Having a reliable music thread to read again is the thing that I am most excited about this place. There are litterally hundreds of bands that I discovered due to the old WEF, and I have already picked up a couple new cds from the music thread.

Will try to contribute rather than just lurk this time.

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acephalous — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:17:08 -0800

My name's Scott, and I should be writing my dissertation right now but I'm not. I've every bit as tedious as you suspect. Please don't hold it against me.

However, I possess an uncanny ability to implicate myself in other people's sex lives. That's worth something, right?

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nietoperz — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:17:15 -0800

Hola

My name is Houman, jack of many trades, master of none. I'm a Londoner by birth, of Iranian and Welsh heritage, living in Sweden. Oh yes.

I use the name 'nietoperz' on many sites so I figured I would stick with it. Nice to meet everyone.

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Scott Dunbier — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:46:23 -0800

Scott Dunbier. Used to work for a big comics company.

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warrenellis — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:56:03 -0800

Who let that man in? Have him followed at all times.

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BradleySusumu — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:39:07 -0800

Named Bradley Edward Curry, but I traded middle names with my brother when I was 12, so I am Bradley Susumu Curry, the government has yet to realize this. I buy more comics than is reasonable.

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Liam — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:09:19 -0800

My name is Liam Stone. I already think I may be in way over my head.
I just finished re reading Astronauts in Trouble and I'm about to read this weeks 2000ad.

Wish me luck

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Andy Spieldenner — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:17:12 -0800

Hey
I'm Andy Spieldenner -- getting a PhD in Communication & Culture (where I spend half my time doing Health Communication and the other half talking about comics). I also spend too much money on comics, money that could be better used to support my partner and dogs. Well, maybe.

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Laithorn — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:02:38 -0800

My name is Alex. I live in Sydney Australia,

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Brad McLoughlin — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:23:02 -0800

I live in Cork, Ireland, which is just like Heroes depicts, just so you know.

I'm currently trying my hand at writing, dabble in graphic design and I have a penchant for pop culture gone bad. I'm a fan of Aristotlean logic and iconic branding, and mellow music as done by angry bands. I live in debt because of comics and spend too much time on the internet.

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MusiM — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:53:49 -0800

I'm John. Add alcohol for happy belligerence. I prefer the corner and typical glaring for a default social reaction in a typical setting. Unfortunately that usually doesn't work for very long since I'm too old to be the kid in the corner that everyone wants to stick on mood disorder pills. Personally I attribute any crying, balling, or attacking of people over the age of 90 to overuse of sugar and caffeine. I do other things that might have some truth to them and would probably make for better conversation but I'm going to fail to mention them in a true defeatist fashion. And here is a picture of myself that I never look like but will always treasure:

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williac — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:32:57 -0800

I'm Bill. During the day, I tell people what to do and talk about e-commerce. The rest of the time I carry around a camera or play drums for Your Favorite Assassin.

This isn't my most flattering photo, but it is the most recent.

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SJD — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:22:57 -0800

Hi, my parents named me Shawn Joseph Douglas. I will forever be searching for a last name in a sea of first names.

I fancy myself a writer when procrastination is not preventing that from being so.

Sometimes I look like this:

Most of the time like this:

I promised myself I would not follow Warren here until the webcomic was up and running.

I lasted six days.

Yes, I am Warren Ellis' bitch.

But then, aren't we all?

-SJD

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Alan Tyson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:13:27 -0800

Hello everyone. I'm Alan. The folks at the Savannah College of Art and Design are teaching me how to make comics that might look good and people might be tempted to buy. I am a moderately happy, compassionate, and well-adjusted person, which begs the question "what the FUCK am I doing here" and "how long until they tear me apart with their claws and fight with each other over the choice bits?"

I wish I was this beardy currently. Damn job.

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The Skoot — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:51:30 -0800

Hi. My name's Chris. I'm 24, and I live in Bristol, England, where I do data checking for an insurance company (even more boring than it sounds). I really want to write for a living, and I just finished NaNoWriMo, which told me two things:

a) If I want to do this for real, I may as well say goodbye to that last little scrap of sanity I have right now.
b) It'll be worth it.

I like video games, comics, and all the usual geeky pursuits. I'm a complete and utter misanthropic bastard, though I can play nice on occasion. I usually run out of stuff to say for this kind of thing about... now.

As for pictures, I never seem to have any normal ones lying around for this kind of thing, so fuck it, here I am as a zombie:

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secretworm — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:33:06 -0800

The Official Sean Welker Quick Reference Guide:

Born in 1973.
Russian/Italian/Irish ethnicity.
White trash upbringing.
5'10". Current weight fluctuation: 170-175 lbs.
Collects music, rock band tee-shirts, comic books and fonts.
Too many tattoos to keep count. I’m not a fan of explaining them, though.
Regular visits to the gym and a good therapist keep me sane.
I have a boyfriend, thanks.
I'm a professional artfag. I used to paint, but these days I almost exclusively use computers.
I tend bar part-time to give my godless bohemian life structure.
My favorite food is bacon. Runner-up goes to ice cream. Honorable mention to smoked salmon.
I’m a huge fag. HUGE. I’d rather be called a fag than gay anyday.
I call Washington, DC home.
My weapon of choice is cheap cold beer punctuated with shots of good brown liquor.
I use the word ‘fuck’ with the frequency that other people use the word ‘the’.
I am blessed with some of the most amazing friends a man could have.
Textbook Gemini.
Favorite colors: panic orange, olive green, gunmetal gray, slate blue.
I’m a bastard. No, really.
I am not an optimist by nature, but I am trying to change that.

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Agitpunkt — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:28:14 -0800

I'm Stephen Gracia. I make money as a college administrator/sometime adjunct professor in my hometown of Brooklyn, New York.

I'm also a playwright, literary manager for a theater company, and sometime creator of mad electro.

Here's what I looked like when I had a couple of my pounds on me.

That's a big face you have there sir.

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Casey Moore — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:18:11 -0800

My name is Casey Moore. I work in film production (the production office). I also write and am trying to make it into the creative side of this business. I live in the grim meathook future city of New Orleans. Things are still shit here, but for some reason I still love this city.

At some point I will figure out how to add my foto here.

Until then here is a link to a pic of me with my son and Gordon from Sesame Street.

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Janin — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:47:21 -0800

Hi, I'm Shane ... I'm an aspiring writer, also known as a waiter who wants to do something more creative. Haven't written jack shit lately, but I have drank quite a bit of alcohol lately so that should count for something. I have no artistic skills to speak of, two stick figures humping one another is the best you'll get out of me. I think I'll just remain mysterious and aloof for now in regards to photos, when I'm not feeling so lazy I'll post one.

I'm also a half-assed college student who posts in online comic communities when he should be finishing a paper that's due today that he's been procrastinating on for the last week. That said, I really should get back to that fucking headache of a paper.

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MagicSword! — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:55:07 -0800

Hello, I'm Alex Williams!

English but living and working in Sapporo, Japan right now. My current hobbies include walking straight through things, and getting cold.

I haven't read many of Mr. Ellis's comic books, but he seems like a forward-thinkin' fella, and Doktor Sleepless is great! I'll be honest though, FREAKANGELS is a pretty lousy name for anything other than a parody metal band.

Oooh, blurry. That looks much better when smaller, on facebook. Oh well!

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davidseligman — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:05:14 -0800

hello, my name is David Seligman.

I'm a screenwriter and filmmaker. I have a few credits on IMDb, and my screenwriting has been nominated for a few awards. one goal is to get beyond the nominations... I'm currently writing my next project. I'm also an IMAX projectionist, an avid movie watcher and comic reader. (that's me below)

I look forward to being a bit more involved in this online community -- more than I was in the engine -- and to meeting and talking with a bunch of you.

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Jude — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:02:25 -0800

I'm jude. Writer and game designer based in san francisco. general purpose geek. comics, movies, technology, the whole kettle.

also, i'm bringing back the vest. UNironically. take that hipsters.

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Lazlo23 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:59:28 -0800

my name is j.smith but, since my actual name appears to be a pseudonym, i go by Lazlo Panaflex when using the computer. at one point wanted to change my name to sweet white teeth.

in the above photo i am wearing a shirt i designed for my friend's band.
since this photo was taken i have grown a beard and started my own business (not necessarily in that order).
i install and maintain the eyes of big brother for a living but dream of writing the great canadian comic, developing the videogame based on said comic, and directing the subsequent film adaptation.

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Secret Headquarters — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:01:38 -0800

David Ritchie
Secret Headquarters
Los Angeles

Co-own this:

and look like this:

www.TheSecretHeadquarters.com

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michael — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:23:22 -0800

Michael White, I'm a writer/artist type and a blue collar member of America's working poor. AKA A.Hoosier on MySpace.

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nexus — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:32:34 -0800

my name is erin. i currently reside in the portland, oregon area, where i am fervently studying to become a mad scientist. i enjoy many creative endeavors, but only pursue them when i really should be doing something else. i look like this sometimes when i should be finishing a looming project:

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curb — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:52:28 -0800

Hello!

my name's Nick and I live in Brighton. Into the usual geek stuff. I'm interested in, and hopeful for, the world around me, while at the same time shot through with a jet black vein of icy cynicism. I'm a frustrated creative, mostly because I'm too damn lazy to actually finish anything. I'm currently failing to quit smoking. This is the first board on which I'll try to be more than a lurker.

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Ghostboy — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:50:34 -0800

Hey.

I'm Ren from Portugal, studying Web Design in the charmless sewers of Hull, UK. Art and knowledge is my propulsion, and I live to create. I'm looking forward to participating in enlightening discussions and live through this gray town that has already killed a few too many muses of mine. I also revere quirky comics that know when to draw a closure.

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buckweiss — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:12:06 -0800

Hey, I'm Buck. Besides just getting married to this wonderful woman, I am a PhD candidate in Early American Literature at Southern Illinois University. I also write Sleepbringer with the wonderful maniac, Ben Ferarri (shameless plug).

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hungryfreak — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:08:12 -0800

I am Mike in Toledo.Picture to follow as soon as i am technologically able. AS i approach my golden years, i revitalize by reading stuff like doktor sleepless and the black dossier. Listening to Zappa also provides the daily required sustainance. I hope any input i may provide will do the same

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aduckworth — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:46:51 -0800

My name is Adam Duckworth, from Bloomington, IN.

My most common alias is Freeze Etch, a moniker which I regularly compose music (of the industrial/electronic/ambient/experimental variety) as well as DJ under. I have an album coming out soon on Force Of Nature Productions, and I DJ both in the club as well as on the radio (in the past at WIUX / in the near future at WFHB).

I graduated from Indiana University (Bloomington) in August 2007 with a BA in Communication & Culture (media/film/culture studies). I'm presently doing a lot of relatively uninteresting/unpaid/volunteer/intern/grunt work in order to build up my resume and such so that presumably I can escape the realm of quasi-professional limbo sometime in the foreseeable future. Among these things: I am a published music critic, an assistant publicist for a music publicity company, and some other stuff I'm probably forgetting.

I'm into all sorts of media (music/film/games/etc.), and am a certified music junkie. I am frequently in the company of Libby (who is responsible for the above photo) -- not to mention Rob, Willow, Matt and Chris. I have a black polydactyl cat named Euronymous.

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Gary Esposito — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:44:43 -0800

Gary Esposito

Graphic Designer/Production Artist/Cartoonist/Fine Artist

Comic Collector for almost 36 friggin' years.

Just shoot me.

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mrLang — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:49:10 -0800

Mike Lang. I do very little.

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grnr — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:23:09 -0800

i'm gav aka grnr. i'm 24, based in glasgow, scotland and i'm a semi-professional musician, producer, sound engineer, remixer and anything else music-related i can get people to pay me for. they don't pay me often enough though.

here's me when i was less haggard than now:

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jakze — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:36:24 -0800

sarah becan, chicago, graphic designer/illustratrix/comics artist and publisher/accordionist. every time i think i'm utterly done with social networking and messageboards someone comes along and drags me right back in. you kids and your internets.

here's a picture i drew of myself so i wouldn't have to show the internet actual photos:

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JoeViturbo — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:37:23 -0800

Hi, I'm JoeViturbo. I study fossil pollen.
Look! There's one now!

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CryptSphinx — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:41:46 -0800

Hi im Richard , going by CryptSphinx since i dropped my last username (many reasons)
I will upload a picture - soon.

Irish living in Dublin, doing a web design course, recording music, writing and designing webpages as well as other things
Linux user, discordian , gamer,book collector, cigar smoker, musician - that about covers it.

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Yann Best — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:40:13 -0800

Yann Best. Welsh. Taking an MA in Classical Civilisation (and Ancient History, but I try and forget that part) with a bias towards representations of gender in the ancient novel. I am not a geek.

Here is a photo of me being a poser:

I have not cut my hair for a long time. Next weekend it goes away. I fear the same cannot be said for the mess evident behind me.

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kerouacshado — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:57:21 -0800

Last of the gene jockeys. Professional Molecular Biologist living in the navel of the midwest. Avid reader, sometimes writer yearns to turn it the other way around.

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Steve Niles — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:03:20 -0800

Steve Niles. I'd like to be a writer when I grow up.

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andrewhein — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:07:34 -0800

My name's Andrew. I'm 23 and in my final year of school for linguistics. I live in Amherst, Massachusetts and hate this valley full of pioneers.

I also play noise music in a couple bands that people have never heard of because we only put out tapes and most people don't even have tape players anymore.

This is my in my pink room, and yes those are faeries on the wall. I'm guessing the person who had my room before me was either a young girl or a very strange old man.

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warrenellis — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:29:23 -0800

Steve Niles. Now it's a party.

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Badman7 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:00:49 -0800

Spiraltwist

I'm here occasionally … as Tess-zilla permits
NOW go slap your lazy husband to get off his dead arse and come make chatty goodness

A mending Badman

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CaBil — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:58:42 -0800

Steve, is that photo from the Geppi Museum...?

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lzrburn01 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:40:29 -0800

Hello. My name is Dan Cheek. I operate in the Scranton, Pennslvania area of the United States. I run the website SockPuppetsFromHell.com and am currently in my Junior Year at Wilkes University, where I am working like a pack mule at earning my Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. I also scream when I poop, and I don't know why.

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Abner Cadaver — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:47:12 -0800

I'm Monty, and this is my ugly mug.

I'm a new member of the draftable populace, and future Doctor of Phrenology. I have many ambitions and all the time to pursue them, but I always end up doing things like watching exhibitionist anteaters on YouTube instead.

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Preston Spradling — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:00:42 -0800

Ladies and gentlemen, it's a pleasure to meet you all. My name is Preston Spradling. I teach 9th and 10th grade English, Debate, and work as my school's Assistant IB Coordinator. I spent 15 years in Africa and three in Vienna, Austria. Since 2000 I've lived in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. As part of my job teaching students who read below grade level, I use a number of comics and graphic novels as part of the literature for my class. Thankfully, I get complete support from my administration and department head when doing so.

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Preston Spradling — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:05:45 -0800

Behold! I figured out how to get my image to appear. Sorry for any confusion.

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JoeViturbo — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:28:14 -0800

believe it or not, my friend was telling me all about the bizarre spiny anteater (Echidna the only other monotreme besides the platypus) and his four headed penis just the other day. Oh, the things you learn in an "evolution of sex" class.

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Don — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:44:57 -0800

Greetings everyone,

I’m Don English. I live in Vancouver BC where, by our standards, it is currently very fucking cold. During the day I work for legal aid. I help put criminals back on the street where they belong. When I’m not working I am finishing my first novel, drinking and gently crying. I am writing this when I should be working.

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Alan Tyson — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:08:42 -0800

Preston, I'd like you to know that, as a High School English teacher, you are a goddamn HERO.

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Emily — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:45:57 -0800

I am Emily Foster, and my name and animated likeness is currently being used as a teacher in Witchgirl Adventures. (I take no credit for the website design, and may have to have a talk with the designer tomorrow, actually, because there's no reason for that many scroll boxes on any page ever) The animated me is much more exciting than the real me. I reside in Irving TX with my dog, two cats (one borrowed), and my family-by-choice. This is the most recent picture of me. I can't wait to get my hair cut, because as you can see, its just ridiculously long.

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Spadiee — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:53:00 -0800

I am Eric Spatt, unaccomplished writer studying Creative Writing (and English in general) at an interesting college in Indiana. You have to use the term interesting because, if you have never been to the Midwest or lived here, interesting is as cool as it gets. I'm working on about fifteen different story ideas for books, plays and short stories. Unfortunately I seem to lack to dedication to just one of the stories in order to see it come to flowering age. I can work on them at the same time or not at all it seems and I think it is driving my lady friend insane.

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Insect King — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:17:50 -0800

I am Chris. I'm way down South in Africa.

I might put up a picture later.

Cheers,

Me.

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underdog — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:57:54 -0800

I am Brian. I work in science communication - up until very recently I worked on what was called the science bus (a coach which was gutted, and then two fully working labs was put inside - it has water, power, gas, heat, the whole shebang. The bus goes to primary schools, where we take kids on the bus and they get to do science experiments). But, due to funding...shenanigans, it isn't on the road right now. So, to kill time and pay bills, I teach an astronomy course and a course called superhero-science to academically gifted 8-12 year olds.

I was on the bus when it was featured on Irish channel TV3, and the clip is on youtube, for those that might be interested
(There's about a minute and a half of "what's coming next" sort of stuff at the start that can be safely skipped...)

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hoodedavenger — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:13:06 -0800

I'm Ben from sunny (read rainy) Somerset in the south of england.

I'm a tool for the local goverment where I survey buildings for asbestos and otherwise waste tax payers money
my interests outside of potentially carcinogenic materials lies in comics, films, science and drinking enough cider to make the world make sense.

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shad0903 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:24:41 -0800

All Hail Warren Ellis!

My name is Keith and I'm from the great-taxed state of Connecticut. I dig all Warren's work, Garth's work, and Alan's as well. Nothing beats Transmet other than Preacher. My collection includes such Ellis titles as Black Gas, Black Summer, Crecy, Planetary, Transmetropolitan, Ultimate Galactus series.

I work for the government, but I haven't killed anybody, not that it is my job description, but you never know when a disgruntled worker will come around the corner talking about his family and just needs to be shut up with an axe to the head. Used to be in the Navy - loved it, but didn't want to keep moving.

Married. Two kids. House. Beer. I think that's all I own. Not sure though.

Love my comics, racquetball, family, beer, Howard Stern, Sirius Radio.

I'm sure I'll mess up the picture below.

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Chaosbringer — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:18:59 -0800

Father of a budding comic fan (little Chaos Jr.).
Aspiring comic artist.
HUGE fan of comics, booze, and a few things that shouldn't be spoken of in mixed company.
Work a job I swear is beneath a battery licker (WHEE! Temping!).

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Kosmopolit — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:21:10 -0800

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmopolit&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DKosmopolit%26hl%3Den%26c2coff%3D1%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG

A cosmopolitan and a cosmopolitan (by Greek kósmos = + polítes = World Citizens), also a citizen of the world, is a man of his identity and his belonging more to humanity than about connecting with his social class or especially in the modern era, with his nationality.
...
The term was in the composition "root cosmopolitan Loser" as anti-Semitic descriptor.

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grenacia — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:34:43 -0800

I'm grenacia on the internet, Sharla in real life. I'm in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and I work for a printing company doing computer pre-press. I do a wide range of artistic and crafty things and writing from time to time, but have decided that being ambitious about them is not worth it to me. I prefer to spend as much time as I can reading books and comic books.
a picture of me that I like, a few years old but I don't look that different:

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Joe_Kilmartin — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:53:39 -0800

Hello, I'm Joe a.k.a. "papajoemambo". 40. Taurus. Bibliophile. Luxuria Music Fanatic. Comic Book Junkie. Copy Writer. Former Actor and Musician. Popular Culture Maven. I live in Toronto and I work in a Comic Book and Paper Nostalgia shop. Sometimes I don't type very well.

Someone made a short movie about me (and with the exception that I no longer have any direct involvement with Canada's Joe Shuster Awards, it's still mostly accurate) - clicking on this line of text should bring you to where you can watch it if you like.

And that's probably more about me than any of you really wanted to know.

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carney — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:29:05 -0800

Ello I am Ray, I go by Carney on the internet. I think I have developed internet ADHD, but thats another story. I read way to many comics as well. I work at a hotel, and just got the bad news that my paintings didn't sell in Portland Oregon. And have been currently working on some illustration for a book. Here is one of the illustrations-

Here is a picture of me in an installation I worked on in 06.

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BClayMoore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:56:51 -0800

B. Clay Moore.

"Clay," although I answer to "B" and "B. Clay." And whatever else gets shouted at me.

Most often these days I write work-for-hire, but I still throw creator-owned work into the black abyss of reader and retailer apathy now and then, usually for Image. Also for Oni.

Next up are a couple of DC books debuting in February, something from Wildstorm in the spring. Hawaiian Dick and '76 from Image. A new largescale creator-owned project with Tony Harris before too long. I drift around.

It's snowing in Kansas.

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JohnPopa — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:28:29 -0800

Hello, my name is John Popa. I'm 34, in Ohio. I work as a bill collector by day, write a bit and do a lot of theater at night.

It's a living.

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willreaves — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:06:09 -0800

Will Reaves.

26 year old university student pursuing a pompous and largely unemployable program (English/Professional Writing double major, History/Philosophy double minor). Presently employed as the technical office manager for a privately owned U.S.-based ISP. Prior employment includes jockeying phones in a cube farm, managing a bookstore, and being a repo man.

Aspiring (read: frequently rejected) writer, scotch and whiskey enthusiast, and dutiful follower of the Internet Jesus and the Discordian Goddess.

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Kostika — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:33:48 -0800

I'm Donna. I'm a games journalist and all around geek. I'm a transplanted American who escaped to the UK 7 years ago.

I'm the crazy woman who created the Holy Slut Army tshirts.

This is my ass

These are my boobs

I do have other parts, but those are the important ones.

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ScottBieser — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:33:13 -0800

Scott here.

I'm a cartoonist and general director for Big Head Press, a tiny bump on the fly's ass of the comic-book industry. Please buy our books.

I'm really busy right now so I probably won't be as visible here as I was on The ENGINE. But who knows?

This is more or less what I look like, except my hair's longer now. You can tell I'm a cartoonist because of the whisky I drink.

I grew up in Texas and lived in the Los Angeles area for 14 years but now I live in Cheyenne because, at age 50, I'm pretty sure this is as close as I'll ever get to Mars.

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pmicka — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:56:04 -0800

My name is Patrick, I'm a student at the University of Kentucky. I work for peanuts drawing cartoons for a local paper (which can be seen here) and do other things for money as well.

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Preston Spradling — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:58:26 -0800

Artemis, that was very kind. Many thanks.

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aike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:46:02 -0800

My name is Erik, I'm a 33 year old American who grew up in Germany (and lots of other places) and studied Chinese in the UK. After 7 years of working as a product specialist for 3D graphics software, I decided to stop being a real person and go back to Uni. Now I am doing a masters in public affairs in Columbia, Missouri. Life is very strange, at the best of times.

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amber — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:59:58 -0800

Amber from New Hampshire USA. Fan and lurker mostly. A nurse and mom the rest of the time.

Perhaps there will be a picture below, if so I am small and on the right.

" alt="going camping" />

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jbacardi — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:03:37 -0800

Hi. David Allen Jones, aka Johnny Bacardi. Prepress graphics and graphic design and parttime AM radio DJ (or "on-air personality", as they call 'em these days).

I used to blog a lot, now not quite so much. I draw a little when I'm not careful.

I'm older than probably 90 percent of you reading this, not that it matters all that much. Live in a small town in south central Kentucky. Have been known to drink to excess.

That's all for now.

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Linden — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:52:18 -0800

Linden here. In the words of Jack Benny, there will now be a pause while all of you say, "Who cares?" I am an aspiring writer/cartoonist/whatever else tickles my fancy (I have a very ticklish fancy). Born and raised in the Twin Cities. I've gotten very good at aspiring over the years, I should really consider going pro with it. Execution of these pursuits however, is still a depressingly infrequent event. The most recent picture I have of myself is my passport photo, and no one but the U.S. Government and airport security deserve to see that monstrosity. Maybe I can scrounge something up if it is demanded (for some unforeseen and probably terrifying reason).

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moali — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:17:02 -0800

mo ali. I'm in the south-east of england, hence my constant misery.

artist, poet and writer.

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buntine — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:22:40 -0800

Paul Buntine - Glasgow, Scotland. Pisces. Work for a huge financial company and steal their internet on my breaks and lunch.

Been a fan of Warren since Transmetropolitan started and followed his projects since.

I read as much as possible - Novels, biographies, history and of course comics.

I am more of a reader than a poster so I'll have an embarassingly low post count but I look forward to reading everyone elses interesting posts. That of course means you are going to have to be interesting!

Cheers

Paul

Have a picture

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dezknife — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:44:40 -0800

I'm Randy, perpetual student at the crux of creative writing, journalism and graphic design. Translation: undeclared.

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Doremus — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:21:45 -0800

I'm a college student in Los Angeles, I live in North Hollywood, and go to school in the Valley. I'm studying English(God help me), I enjoy making collages, music mixes, film and literary criticism, short stories, scripts, and reading comics, articles, essays, and fictions of all sorts. I dont speak html, so I got this thing that does it for me.
myspace.com/doormousejism

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eggzoomin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:23:29 -0800

I'm Sam. I'm a sound engineer and musician (no, I'm NOT on the sodding dole!). I live near Cambridge, in England. It is very flat here.

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implosions — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:48:00 -0800

I'm Alysha.

The only interesting thing about my job is my cubicle where my Tick action figures stand proudly and defend me from man-eating cows. I am a dirty filthy person with a pirate whore mouth. I look fucking marvelous with a mustache. PROOF. I had a dream once that I was stuck in a zoo and Neil Gaiman was my boyfriend. He got jealous because I was hitting on a woman named Warren Ellis who was wearing a bright red business powersuit with an 80's haircut. I have an unhealthy obsession with Batman (where he's badass and not some pussyass jerkoff who makes robin pay the toll for parking the batmobile because it's "right"). I love dirt rock, Dunhills and Labatt 50.

yep.

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Randy74 — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:02:30 -0800

Name is Randy, i own a comic book and collectibles shop here in Baltimore, Maryland - Collectors Corner www.collectorscornermd.com ...its clean & cozy, family friendly with steady heavy foot traffic. We carry a more diverse selection than pretty much any store in Maryland and also rent dvds, sell used trade and GNS.We play good music in the store and discuss comics, movies, pop culture and off topic personal matters daily.

Me personally, im a conspiracy nut, Ramones fanatic, an avid reader and fan of horror & science fiction films.

Self adoration is pretentious, but hey all the kids are doing it...but i still can't bring myself to take a fucking picture of myself like everyone does here and on myspace...can't do it oh yeah and i like using these periods in threes at the end of sentences...whats that called?

Favorite comics and writers : Grant Morrison, Moore, Warren is catching up, Garth Ennis, Milligan, Vietch, Preacher, Transmet, Animal Man, Doom Patrol, Black Summer, Invisibles, The Filth, The Boys, The Exterminators...

I look like this next to Jerry Only of the Misfits :

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Cassowaries — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:55:06 -0800

I'm Stephen.

I'm a linguistics student living in East London (I used to live in Whitechapel, as it happens), so I have more free time than is strictly necessary. Other than linguistics and languages, my main interest is music. Listening to it, I mean, I have no real talent in playing and making, despite trying sometimes. I have no idea what to say.

Pictures, pictures..

The best I found is this from my girlfriend's phone (alright, there was also one of me wearing nothing but balloons, but you don't get that). It's from a few months ago, we're standing on a support thingy of the millenium bridge in London, near the Tate Modern. I'm the one at the front.

Well, that was going to be your lot, but I found this one after looking harder:

The black splodge isn't permanent. I think it was a drinking game.

Can I stop now?

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LBA — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:20:30 -0800

Hello,

My name is Lee and I live in (not from, just live in) Dallas, TX. I work in healthcare purchasing for my day job and at night am remodelling a house with my wife. Suprisingly, even though I have a table saw, mitre saw and tile saw i still have all 10 of my fingers.

I also read a lot, which is how I know about Warren, and I figure I should interact with someone that has so much of my income reserved for whatever insanity he's writing down.

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FuzzyApple — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:03:56 -0800

My name is Nathan. Hi I'm Nathan.

I'm a second year undergraduate student from Canada. I spend my days studying physics, and some other less exciting things than that.

This is me! Don't be fooled, I don't actually play the guitar, as the guitar in the background may seem to imply. I DO, however, play the trombone.

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Parkaboy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:43:27 -0800

This is photo of me from about a year ago, I like it because you really can't tell what I look like even though it shows most of my face.

I am 17 and junior in High School, I like books, comics, indie music, old music, older music, and smoking. I think my favorite book ever would be American Gods, or maybe Watchmen. My favorite writers are Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, William Gibson, Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Lovecraft, Robert A. Heinlein, Seth, Dan Clowes, and of course Warren Ellis. I'm a bit scared, this is the largest online community I've ever joined, I'm not sure what to expect. And yesterday my friend told me I was Radar from M*A*S*H*, whatever that means.

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Madeley — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:32:29 -0800

Gareth Madeley. Almost-award-winning Welsh language indie rocker.

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Michael Woods — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:06:23 -0800

My name is Michael Woods. I'm a writer and editor working in comics. The last book to drop with my name on it was PopGun from Image comics.

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Unsub — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:43:22 -0800

Hello all , I go buy Unsub because the first forum I signed up for was at the same time as an awful TV show that said the word every 10 seconds and I had no idea I would be stuck with it for years. I am 32 years old ,a knife junkie ,comic book junkie, Motorbike junkie ,and regular everyday drug junkie. I live in northern Saskatchewan because Siberia was not cold or uncomfortable enough. My favourite authors are Ellis(of course) Ennis ,Brubaker and Vaughn as well as regular book authors Neal Stephenson(he is the print version of Ellis) and Bernard Cornwells historical fiction. I don't have any pics of myself on my putfile site but this one is painfully accurate.

I also enjoy destroying delicate ecosystems with my quad , shooting and eating tasty animals with my bow and generally trying to make up for all the pansies in the UK.

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roque — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:19:13 -0800

I thought Ellis was the print version of Ellis now...

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José Borges — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:04:47 -0800

Been lurking since opening day. Finally go around to linking a picture and such. I like it here.

Cheers.

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Korakas — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:41:31 -0800

Adam Ferington. Former journalist, current film maker and freelance creative consultant. I've gone sideways from my preferred home of Chicago to back east and my ancestral home of Shithole-on-the-Canadian-border, otherwise known as Rochester, NY. The market, she keeps me grounded here for a bit.

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Captain Legion — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:09:32 -0800

Tim O'Brien.
Tim O'Brien lives in the Canada.
Tim O'Brien is celebrating the halfway mark of "Fuck My Body," the first portion of the Glorious Five Year Plan. He is very tired.
Tim O'Brien is not a student anymore, but while he works hard with the paper and inks, he must scream at trains 60 hours a week to make enough money to leave the Canada to see how everyone else lives and dies.
Tim O'Brien has never paid attention to message boards before, but is willing to give this humdinger a whirl, before he falls off the ride and vomits on your girlfriend.
Tim O'Brien will learn about the photographs when he buys himself a camera. Until then he is shit.
Tim O'Brien will share his website when it does not look like shit.
Tim O'Brien will not use his real name again. Tim O'Brien is not the marking that one wishes to burn onto the surface of the moon.
Tim O'Brien is trying.

Go.

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Infamous Amos — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:09:28 -0800

J.D. Renaud. Piontless name, Amos is better.

Actor, singer, dancer, farmer, midget, squirrel, needle and thread, a large factory with a small team of workers in it. I have been many things to many people in my life. First and foremost, full time record store worker and part time writer and video maker. I only get paid for one of the three. Take a guess which one.

Making merry and joy with Tim O'Brien via a website that never does what we want it to, no matter how many tears are shed or whiskey bottles are hurled. When we figure out how to not handle the internet like the guy from Of Mice & Men handles his retard strength and pets soft and beautiful things to death, we'll let you know.

I'm the one in the hat.

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Owesome — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:28:08 -0800

My name is Arthur, but I go by Owesome because it seemed like a good idea at the time to choose a handle based on a joke that only 1/1000th of the world's population understands. I hail from Christchurch, New Zealand, thus helping to fulfill this board's obligatory South Pacific quota.

Left to my own devices, I would stand in front of Pikmin posters all of the time.

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Vespers — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:32:58 -0800

Dammit! Now the south island outnumbers us!

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rutharnold — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:36:01 -0800

Hello All! I'm Ruth, Ruthie to most. Lucid, or Lucidia, or rarely, Lucid Revolution to some.

I can't find a "nice" picture right now, so this is how I feel today:

I work in the apparel industry (as an artist/cad designer), at a company that makes women's "intimates". Sometimes it's fun, and even rewarding. Usually not, but whatever. It pays the bills and gets me the holy grail (health insurance). I reside in the NYC metro area.

I read comics, I collect toys, and I knit. I also do other things, such as write, design jewelry and accessories, study tribal bellydance, and I have become quite the aspiring photographer. Photography and writing are currently my focus for 2008.

I love getting to knew new people. Especially people who don't follow the crowd and conform to the "norm". People who know who they are. And people who don't like to lie.

That's all I can think of, in zombie mode.

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warrenellis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:43:52 -0800

Nice to see you here, Ruthie.

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rutharnold — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:55:20 -0800

Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for putting together all these fancy tidbits of web-er-y to distract me from my job.

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pygmy — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:27:32 -0800

@ Madeley -- While you're rocking in Welsh, you should slip some vowels in there. You know, for variety. Y doesn't count. Neither does W. It'll save your glottal bits from imminent shredding via the coughing barkfest of the Welsh language.

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Philip A Moore — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:31:18 -0800

My name is Philip A Moore a self professed comic junky and a custodian hey we can't all have fancy jobs I don't belive in being mean and pop up everywhere I also have Asburgers so I know alot I used to post in Warren's Delfi atleast eight years ago current I'm in joying scalped thunderbolts crossing midnight and a lot of others .
Good day

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Rachel — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:51:04 -0800

Hello darlings,

I'm Rachel. Some of you know me already. I live in Sydney, Australia. I answer stupid questions for a living.

I'm single, bisexual, kinky, horny and I still won't sleep with you.

This is not my hair.

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rfrancis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:13:18 -0800

I'm R. Francis Smith. If you're old enough, you may've known me on the WEF. But you're not, I can see that from the profiles I've skimmed, you're mostly horrifyingly young, and it depresses me. I'm approximately Warren's age, me. I used to claim to write but I've stopped making claims of most sorts. I do podcast from time to time. I work on computers and actually get paid for doing that. I have a wife who is lovely and two daughters we adopted in Kolkata who are also lovely if also terrifying. I'm terrible at keeping up on web forums so I dragged my feet getting here. Everything else is hopefully going into my profile, so click on.

Many people call me Random. It's not really what the R stands for. I mean, although it can be, if you like.

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Ben — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:48:56 -0800

@rfrancis

Were you ever involved in a message board/IRC room for a webcomic called AcidReflux?

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rfrancis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:50:21 -0800

@Ben: Nope, never heard of it, sorry.

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Ben — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:56:01 -0800

@rfrancis

Hokie, no problem. Just curious.

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rfrancis — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:15:59 -0800

@grenacia:

I do a wide range of artistic and crafty things and writing from time to time, but have decided that being ambitious about them is not worth it to me.

It warmed my heart to read this. You pile up enough friends who're published in this and work in that industry and so on and so forth and you feel guilty about saying "That's swell, I enjoy these things, but that's got to be enough for me." Okay, I'm probably projecting, but _I_ have been known to feel guilty for etc, not to mention occasionally putting myself through hell thinking I've got to change my amateur ways. So, warm heart, as I say. Also, Twin Cities, yay woo! (I've got family in Roseville.)

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lauren — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:27:37 -0800

I am Lauren.

I write technical documentation for developers and system administrators. My hobbies range from scuba diving, hiking, and horseback riding, to cooking and crochet. I am an avid reader of graphic literature and nonfiction both. I like to travel. I hate having my picture taken.

I rarely participate in these forums, but do enjoy lurking and reading what everyone else says.

Glad to be here!

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Madeley — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:29:55 -0800

@Pygmy:

I scoff at your puny vowel-filled language.

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sacredchao — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:50:59 -0800

I'm Ryan. I have a B.A. in Cinema. I deliver pizza. I just had an interview for a library assistant job, so we'll see how that goes. I'm currently trying to get into a Ph.D program so I can get a real job at some point.

" alt="Me in the hotel from Lost in Translation. I'm the one with the camera."/>

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TravisJohnson — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:49:54 -0800

I'm Travis . I'm a policy consultant in suburban DC. I write and occaional publish.

www.thetravisphere.info

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Dylan Dwyer — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:20:40 -0800

I'm Dylan Dwyer, I am a religion/theatre major at a college in Berea Ohio, so i apparently don't want a job, well either I don't want a job or I am going make a musical version of The Passion of the Christ, really could go either way.

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michaelpaulbowen — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:20:59 -0800

i'm michael. i just moved from south carolina to beaverton, oregon (it's right beside portland) because my girlfriend might be able to use her theatre degree here. i make comics and fill out job applications.

sometimes i look like this

and right now i look like this

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Necros — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:58:24 -0800

Well this is me, as of 2 years ago in Ireland.

I am currently working full time in a coffe shop, as a Barista, Shift Lead and all around Coffee and Tea Expert. Prior to that I was in school earning my now wasted Masters Degree in Literature. I have worked as a Retail Slave, Security Drone, Truck Driver and High School Tutor. I have many hobbies and interests including: Comic Books, Reading (mainly science-fiction/fantasy/horror), Video Games, Pottery,Archery (Traditional Longbow), Motorcycling, Flyfishing, Herpetology, and sometimes writing. My wife and I are animal lovers and have many pets: 4 cats, 1 dog, a Bearded Dragon and an African Grey parrot.

Anyhow there is enoguh useless crap about me to choke a horse.

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Alex Kingsland — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:51:27 -0800

I'm Alex, Kingsland is not my real surname, but I use it to honour my grandparents when I write stuff.
I write stage, direct stage, produce stage and all that bollocks.
I'm also an obnoxious self-opinionated, cunt of a bar tender and I love it.
I also work at a scrap yard, where I get to smack the shit out of inanimate metallic objects that don't fight back. This pleases me as it contrasts smacking the shit out of the fuckers that fuck with my staff.
My interests include the above and I like violence in all its forms.
The end.

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CDoring — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:40:30 -0800

Hi, my name is Christopher Doring.

Here is a very bad picture of me.

In the winter, I am a working Chef, playing my trade in various vile eateries in the Albany, New York area.

In the summer, I care for the expensive landscaping of the wealthy, mostly by spraying poisons to kill the insects devouring their genetically altered, climatically stressed trees and shrubs.

I read voraciously, spend way too much money on comics, and smoke a lot of pot.

I don't speak much, but I see everything.

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Miranda's Eyes — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:22:06 -0800

Hi, I'm Peter.  During the day, I work as a records clerk for a Very Big Law Firm.  The work is oddly meditative at times.  But the chief perk is "judiciously" using my Net access during my down time.  No visits to the Suicide Girls Website for me, sadly.

In the off hours, I do a little bit of freelance reviewing for a couple of small publications.  But more frequently, there are evenings when I turn into the ghost patron of the local art film theaters or a political campaign ronin.

Unfortunately, my ability to understand how to use computers to post pictures or suchlike stopped somewhere around Alexander Graham Bell's birth.  So there is no personal picture to post.  The best I can offer is this link:     I'm the gent in the hood and glasses.



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Spiraltwist — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:48:50 -0800
 


@Miranda's Eyes:I'm the gent in the hood and glasses.  


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LBA — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:31:09 -0800
 I supposed since I've been commenting for a while i ought to introduce myself. My name is Lee, LBA is not my initials, but it is the initials of a screen name I go by on another board. I have a job that sounds boring, but I enjoy it and really enjoy the people I work with that involves negotiating contracts for large pieces of imaging capital equipment for hospitals, and no I'm not a lawyer.

Currently I'm remodeling a house with my wife so I have lots of power tools, building materials and all that stuff, so I'm planning on doing something completely weird at the end of it, like building a Tardis or something else just as geeky.

This is me in San Diego a couple of years ago on Vacation, I currently live in Dallas, TX but don't hold that against me.

 


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sveticus — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:56:44 -0800
 My name is Svetlana Chmakova and I am a graphic novelist/mangaka!  Can't wait for FreakAngels  :D 


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Ariana — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:04:59 -0800
 Yay Svet! I was wondering if you were going to show... 


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warrenellis — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:07:44 -0800
 SVET! 


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JuanNavarro — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:50:19 -0800
 Juan Navarro, Cuban/Mexican Artist living in too many places 

I'm the bearded one.
ThisIsJuan.com 


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Wilf — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:30:11 -0800
 Hey, all! I'm Jon (registered as Madbloke as a reflex reaction, but I've no aversion to people knowing my name) Willoughby.
Big fan of both Warren's work, and wasting my employers' money spending all day on forums! Resident of Blackpool, England. 


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Stoto — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:12:06 -0800
 Hello! I'm Tom. I'm a student from Canvey Island, Essex (stalkingly close to Warren) who should be writing an essay. I'm not that exciting/talented/drunk so I will just say some things im currently enjoying. Reading: Black Summer, Watching: FLCL, Listening: Sigur Ros, Eating: Marmite. I look forward to reading your posts. 
 
This is a picture of me trying not to look scared of my girlfriend's snake. 


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mjk4219 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:51:26 -0800
 Hello. I'm Jen Rodland. I live in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. I'm a high school student who might be foolish enough to major in English next year in college. I created my username years ago by the eyes-closed-button-mashing method, and have stuck with it ever since.

This is me with a polar bear. 


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Soulcraft — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:11:04 -0800
 Hey my name is Jeff, I study political science ( the reason for my cynicism ), I work in a library and I am the procrastinator extraordinaire...as well as the philosopher king.

 


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Kizkan Lax — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:06:40 -0800
 hello everybody,

i'm Bruno from nothern Italy, university student, comics reader, countryman, gdr player and something more

i'm not looking at all of your photos, using a 56k it's hard to see all of yours pictures people.....


PS: i say already sorry for all my mistakes with the writing, sorry

this is a photo of me with my undearwear on my head

 


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Kizkan Lax — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:09:06 -0800
 mmm i should learn to use html :D 

anyway, if you wanna see the photo, the direct link is this 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/Kizkan/kizkanmutanda.jpg 


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Ariana — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:04:53 -0800
 Kizkan  - there's two little radio buttons underneath the post box for text/html.  If you're doing anything with a tag (img, href, etc) just select the HTML and it should work. 


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standardman — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:49:29 -0800
 I'm Tony - I'm impressively lazy and generally read comics, watch movies and play videogames rather than doing anything productive.

I work at a museum on the Doctor Who exhibition and by 'work' I mean 'use a usb pen drive to red books on my till'.

Here I am in a Batman mask.


That is not my hand.

shit, that image is wha-huge. 


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das — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:26:35 -0800
 Hello,

Ryan "das" Dawson, writer of reviews, stories, articles-- currently working on my first graphic novel/screenplay. My hobbies include psychonautics, evolution, and energy work.    

 


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JoeViturbo — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:22:34 -0800
 Hi, This Is JoeViturbo, I signed-in a while a go but never posted a pic.  

here I am on one of my plant fossil finding trips 


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Kristian — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:59:56 -0800
 My name is Kristian. I live in Albany, NY. I pretty much suck on the sweet teat of an RSS reader and internet forums for information overload during my work day, and at night I do the same thing except I'm playing WoW or Second Life, too. I do stuff, sometimes.

 


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Eithin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:57:27 -0800
 Hi, I'm Sam.  I'm a programmer and designer living in London.  In the past I've been a farm boy, a research psychologist, a lighting designer, a postgraduate researcher working on nanomaterials engineering, a theatrical costumier's flunkey, and a festival organiser.  

This is me - 
 


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Barry Hensey — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:15:07 -0800
 I am Barry Hensey. Most people don't know me.

 


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Jason Caskey — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:01:05 -0800
 Jason Caskey. 36 year old,divorced, living in the America's heartland, smack-dab in the middle of nowhere,Iowa.

 My days are spent working with elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's and/or profound dementia. My nights are spent avoiding contact with the rest of the human race and trying to be a little-better-than-sub-par writer. 


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Rootfireember — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:02:22 -0800
 
Hi, I'm Jess. I'm a 25 year old artist in michigan who dabbles in a great deal when her carpel tunnel, tendonitis and whatnot aren't acting up. I read, write, and doodle my way through my days, and try not to drive too many folks insane.


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Andre Navarro — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:03:55 -0800
 

Hello there. My name is Andre Navarro, I'm Brazilian and still a student. My plan is to work as a creator. Writer (comics or novels), actor and filmmaker are the professions I'm aiming for. It's gonna take a lot of work, patience, ambition and frustration, but that's life, deal with it.

You can find me in the web by the nickname Andrenavarro. I use this name on Newsarama, Comic Book Resources, Rottentomatoes, YouTube and Uncyclopedia. In Newgrounds, I chose the nickname "Stickiller", because I was very young and stupid. In Break.com, an unfortunate accident with typing gave me the nickname "Fergweghfer" or something close. But in most places, it's Andrenavarro. In MySpace and Orkut, it's Andre Navarro. I was an user of The Engine.

Also, I absolutely love to write. As you'll notice on the unnecessarily long list below.

Loves: Art. Especially Cinema, Novels and Comics.

Hates: politically correct, stupid celebrities, George Bush, the be-skinnier-than-a-matchstick female body standard, etc. It's a long list. Hating things is fun.

Favorite Comics: Preacher,  Hitman, The Boys, Hellblazer, Punisher MAX, Authority: Kev, More Kev, The Magnificent Kev, A Man Called Kev, Pride and Joy, Unknown Soldier, 303, Watchmen, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, V for Vendetta, The Killing Joke, Transmetropolitan, Planetary, Fell, Desolation Jones, Astonishing X-Men, The Dark Knight, Give Me Liberty, Sin City, The Ultimates, Sandman, etc.

Best Comics Line Ever: Vertigo, easily.

Favorite Writers: Garth Ennis, Warren Ellis, Alan Moore and Frank Miller.

Writers I Desperately Try to Like but Can't: Paul Jenkins and Grant Morrison.

Writers I Hate: Chuck Austen and Jeph Loeb.

Favorite Artists: John Cassaday, Steve Dillon, Bryan Hitch, J. H. Williams III, Jim Lee, Darick Robertson, Mike Deodato jr., Goran Parlov, Leandro Fernandez, etc.

Artists I Hate: Humberto Ramos and Rob Liefeld.

Favorite Novelists: Sidney Sheldon.

Favorite Filmmakers: Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino. (no, NOT Kubrick. Respectable but overrated)

Filmmakers I like but don't reach the ones above: Danny Boyle, Chan-Wook Park, Paul Verhoeven, Marc Forster, Spike Jonze, Spike Lee, Tim Burton, etc.

Filmmakers I Hate: Paul W. S. Anderson and Uwe Boll.

Favorite Screenwriters: David Koepp, Charlie Kaufman, Christopher Nolan, James Cameron, etc.

Screenwriters I Hate: Paul W. S. Anderson, Uwe Boll and Akiva Goldsman.

Favorite Actors: Tom Hanks and Johnny Depp.

Actors I Hate: Hayden Christensen and Orlando Bloom, both can be out-acted by the Wilson football from "Cast Away".

Favorite Actresses: Uma Thurman and Jennifer Connelly.

Actresses I Hate (but are hot): Elizabeth Shue and Jessica Simpson.

Cutest Face Ever: Keira Knightley. She could gain some weight, though.

Favorite films: Oldboy, Taxi Driver, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Carlito's Way, Children of Men, the Bourne Trilogy, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars saga, the Godfather trilogy, the Indiana Jones trilogy, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, V for Vendetta (the only good movie to be made out of an Alan Moore comic. And it's a REALLY good movie) and hundreds of others I can't remember right now and I'm sure I've bored you already.

Movies I Hate: Anything by Paul W. S. Anderson and Uwe Boll. As for the rest: Terminator 3, Saw (how could people fall for that stupid ending?), Hostel, Fantastic Four, etc.

Favorite Human Being: Bill Hicks.

Funniest Person Ever: Bill Hicks.

Other Funny People: Billy Connolly, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy (as a stand-up comedian).

Things I do: Write, animate in Macromedia Flash, amateur drawing.

Religion: None.

Believes in God: no.

Likes when people try to convince him to become catholic, scientologist or whatever: no. 

Smokes: no.

Drinks: no.

Will smoke: not likely.

Will drink: Not likely.

Drinks: Coke.

Needs to stop drinking Coke: yes.

Snorts: nothing.

Injects: nothing.

Orientation: heterosexual.

Politics: WAAF (We Are All Fucked) Party.

Is Feeling Guilty for the Size of this List: yes.

Does he care: no.

Does he want to marry Jennifer Connelly: yes.

Will he make it: yeah, right.

A little overweight: yes.

Too much: no.

Really: yes.

C'mon, you're fat: no.

Admit it: no.

Needs oxygen to breathe: yes.

Does his mother knows he's gay: yes -- I mean, no -- ah, fuck you.

Is he fat: I told you I'm not.

Admit it: no.

Has ever been to Mars: no.

Is this list becoming too long: yes.

Shall we stop: yes.

Ok, then: right. 


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billfutreal — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:43:32 -0800
 Hey I'm Bill - run several blog type sites, do some occasional podcasting - the usual suspects.  I hail from the wonderfully wacky world of South Carolina, USA.

This is me with my son:
 


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Nick Ashfield — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:29:25 -0800
 I'm Nick. I'm 19. aspiring starving artist. I'd like to teach(art) one day. that is if I ever find the money to make it through school. My only real contribution to the art world so far is having done some murals for a few buisnesses in the small town I inhabit. also some modest design work here and there.
this is me:
 


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Otiose — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:45:49 -0800
 My Name is Calvin Itkonen. I read picture books and I like to think of myself as a future fashion icon. 
 


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brianwood — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:32:35 -0800
 Brian Wood.  Showing up a little late to this one.


(in Lucca, Italy... too much wine, not enough sleep) 


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buffoyahoo — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:10:35 -0800
 Hi,

I'm sometimes Buffo Yahoo, a writer, artist and photographer and this is my combined political, religious and everyday philosophy...

 


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buffoyahoo — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:55:33 -0800
 ... oh and this was the last portrait taken of my mortal shell before I began my experiments with Madam Blavatsky...

 


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rushkoff — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:32:51 -0800
 Hi. Douglas Rushkoff, here. Showing up even later than Brian Wood, above. 
I actually missed why the "other" place moved. But that's because I was buried with work and some dreadful real world things to contend with. 

My first series, Testament (Vertigo), will conclude with the next issue. I'm already working on the next series, which should be beginning before the end of the year. I have an official non-fiction book to write by summer, so I don't expect to be here as much as I'd like to until August. 

This is me: 
 


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warrenellis — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:51:08 -0800
 Nice to see you, Doug & Brian. 


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Molcher — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:29:46 -0800
 Hola. My name is Michael. When not telling lies for the government (dammit, local government), I like to run around the English countryside pretending it's 1647 and I'm a Leveller. As well as writing features about comic books and their creators, I'm also the editor of The End is Nigh - the official magazine of the Apocalypse. Go wikipedia it, go on, you know you want to, I'll wait ........ there you are, cool eh?

 


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Prof Structure — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:26:55 -0800
 
Hi, I'm whats known in the trade as a 'philosopher of physics' (when the trade is philosophy that is). I'm into the foundations of modern physics, structural realism and the work of many of the folk posting here.
cheers,
Steven 


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Prof Structure — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:39:18 -0800
 Apologies - goofed up the image. This is me on a 50th birthday flight to see the Northern Lights my dearest organised last year. Didn't see much more than a green smudge but it was still cool.
 


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silas216 — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:04:49 -0800
 Steven Perez.

Amateur writer and student of the human condition.  Currently residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Here's me with my head exploding.

 


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omer333 — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:18:33 -0800
 

Hi there, I'm Omer Carrothers. I'm the bald guy guy with a goatee on the right. Why do bald guys always have goatees? Is it because we have no ability to grow hair and have neat hair that we have to have some sort of facial hair? I don't don't know, but if I could grow a righteous fu-manchu-style bit of facial hair, I would be stoked.

I somehow clusterfucked my way into the television broadcasting industry and have been doing it ever since. I work in the capacity of a newscast director. I'm the guy telling the camera crew what to do and when to roll the tape during the news, and when the wrong thing pops up on your television, that was the technical director not paying attention. 


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Crimson_Dread — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:38:10 -0800
 Things that make my life worth living:

Heavy Music

Movies based on things other than reality

Comics that make me say "Oh, Fuck!  Did that just happen?"

      I'm not here to be clever, although I aspire to maybe make some of you giggle.


Coolest picture I've ever had taken of me.


Really enjoy Warren's writing, he's top shelf, top of the stack every month.  Looking forward to reading the novel.

P.S.  I haven't looked like that in years, but I'm about out of the military & I'll be growing the hair out again. 


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Yskaya — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:01:03 -0800
 Hello!

My name is Daya van Langen. Had I been allowed to choose my own name I would've gone with something along the likes of: 'Carefull Bites'. 

I was infected with the comicbookfancy nigh 14 years ago. An issue of Moonkight, carelessly discarded by it's previous owner, leapt up and bit me while i was thumbing through the secondhand bookstore rack. 

Two cats and a boyfriend (the one that didn't flee in fear) make me a generally less grumpy person. :)

 


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Sasha_mak — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:18:13 -0800
 Hello all!

My name is Sasha Makarewicz. I'm 18 years old and a student at York University. I'm an English major and writer. 
 


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DavidBrown — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:02:42 -0800
 Brown, David M.

Human, writer (comics, screenplays), musican, revolutionary...in that order.  Nice to meet ya.



I'm the strange looking guy...on the left. 


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abkosher — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:37:30 -0800
 Hiya folks,

My name is Cory Brown and I live in Berkeley, California.  I run two independent record labels, Absolutely Kosher Records (which I started a decade ago, and where I recently released the 60 Watt Kid album (among others) that Warren just featured on the 4AM) and Misra Records (which I took over managing a little over a year ago).  Here I am:
Nice to meet you all. 


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thecolin1 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:34:44 -0800
 Hi, I'm Colin, Irish transplant who tends to be found in Austin, Tx, San Diego, Ca, London, England and Dublin, Ireland. I  have a number of publishing imprints which will actually be publishing something starting with my first book, Notions, a collection of short stories at the end of this month and following up with various other things, including acting as editor of a university press imprint dealing with aspects of Tolkien Lore. 

I also do a couple of radio shows, one for a chain of Irish comic stores and have gotten to interview some great people for that show such as Steve Niles, Leah Moore, Bryan Talbot, SImon Furman and David Lloyd, amongst others. 

You can catch me on http://thecolin1.livejournal.com amongst other places- glad to be here and see so many other at least theoretically interesting people on board. 


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bramclark — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:36:02 -0800
 Hi. Bram Clark: single father and writer. Currently packing things in Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A. Moving to Inverness, Scotland at the end of January/beginning of February because I found my Soldier Girl. If anyone has any immigration tips for man plus baby, let me know.
Me and the Goblin:
 


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Macgyver — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:21:46 -0800
 Hey there, I'm Dave Maciver and I'm using a nickname that I've had since I was 8, and generally go by online.  I'm an voice and moving around actor, and I do a daily column thing on thisisby.us which was WAY more popular before I stopped doing it for 2 months...  And I look like the below picture

 


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MichaelGreen — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:07:03 -0800
 Hi. I'm Mick Green, 22 year old janitor from Canberra, Australia. 

 


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blu — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:21:01 -0800
 Most people know me as "blu"... I was the editor of StarVox.net (goth music zine), now dabbling in painting, graphics, photography, all things Scotland, traveling and whatever else I can find.  

Livejournal
SecondLife: Cerdwin Flanagan

 


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offtandiscord — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:24:34 -0800
 meee, tom fox, musician, acupuncturist, massage therapist, i also run a charity for tibetan refugee cihldren.

i'm great. 


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offtandiscord — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:26:02 -0800
  If anyone has any immigration tips for man plus baby, let me know. 


good luck trying to understand the scottish ;) 


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scooter23 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:58:49 -0800
 I'm Jeremy, Upright bass player/singer, full-time nicotine imbiber, part-time artist/fire-eater/spfx makeup dabbler, former tattoo artist, future Bowling Alley Owner of America (tm).

i look like this, while scowling and smoking on the balcony
 


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blu — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:55:10 -0800
 Moving to Inverness, Scotland


color me deep shades of jealous
one day... one day.... 


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Zeebo — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:36:50 -0800
 I'm Zach.  Born and raised in the horror of Texas, recently relocated to the horror of the Bay Area.

Former pro-am mixed martial artist, student journalist, and IT professional.  Now a graduate student doing the sort of biology that pisses much of America off.

 


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xutraa — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:38:28 -0800
 Hello there. Jess. 27. Neighbourhood scarylady and comicwhore. I do things. I mainly do things on the intarwebs. I also drink coffee on hot days, which has been happening alot here lately. Melbourne, Au, here. Not the interweb here. That would be odd

 


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Gregory Giordano — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:27:04 -0800
 Hi I'm Greg Giordano. I am a seething, freelance art-primate. Currently working on a couple of co-created books- one of which is about things victorian, western, secret societal and magical. You can see my work on my flickr page.

 


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Aeire — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:28:20 -0800
 Hello, I'm Aeire.
I write things that people read.
I'm here to read things that people write.



I'm 31, but I try not to act like it. 


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Ben — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:16:42 -0800
 !!!  Whoa.  I think I love this place.
QoW ruled! 


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Macgyver — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:23:28 -0800
 I'd be jelous of the guy moving to Inverness, but I already live in that area.

Comic shop is called Heroes for Sale, it's on Church Street (middle of town), the owner is called Gary and is a very nice guy.  Go buy things from him. 


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catafracture — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:58:33 -0800
 I'm yet another Josh. I'm that guy people hire when they have no idea who to have do a job. I work for a comic store, a library and a couple of temp agencies at the moment.
I really liked Fell.

This is me trying to take my own picture with a digital camera and the bathroom mirror. 


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Tbuss — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:46:26 -0800
 Hi, I'm Tony.  I run a small technical support/customer service center for a company in Redmond, WA that makes a projector that will be embedded in your cell phone.  We are also working on a real version of Spider Jerusalem's glasses.  

Personally I enjoy gadgets, books, comics, tv, movies, anything to push reality away from me for a few hours. 


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howyadoin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:50:38 -0800
 Hey, I'm Bret. Graphic designer, artist. I live in Vancouver, BC.

 


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warrenellis — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:05:28 -0800
 " that makes a projector that will be embedded in your cell phone. We are also working on a real version of Spider Jerusalem's glasses. "

!!!!!!


DETAILS!  (in another thread, please) 


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Eidoloclast — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:08:48 -0800
 Hello, all.

I am Zachary Marx Weber.

I used to hang out as Iconoclast Zach on the Engine, and that's also my LJ handle.

I write as Zach Marx on the groupblog Eleven Names, and use that handle on Whitechapel Market, because I apparently loathe any kind of consistency in my monikers.

I look something like this:



I'm hoping to write on grinding.be as well at some point.

I am a junior in college, and have yet to declare a major that I actually intend to graduate with. My efforts are split between Physics, Math, Political Science and English, mostly writing of various sorts. The plan is to make a living as a writer of some kind, possibly a science journalist, after I graduate. 


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Devin Herron — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:01:41 -0800
 Hi, I'm Devin. I'm currently a computer science student living in Rochester, NY and working as a computer programmer. As soon as I finish at RIT, I'll probably move to the Northwest US.

Here's a picture of me that isn't quite as bad as most of the other pictures of me:
 


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UNDERSTAR — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:04:14 -0800
 Hello!!!!  My name is Danny and I'm a humble bloke to this world. I currently reside in Mine Hill. NJ and trying to find my footing in the rite path.
 


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Nadreck — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:33:19 -0800
 My real name is Nabil, but I've also gone by Nadreck for over a decade now, and answer to either name quite readily.

I'm a generalist geek: I helped start a gaming convention (still own 10%, but I'm more of a silent participant now); worked testing video games; worked as a photographer's assistant; did small business tech support and network installation; dragged out a bachelors degree in creative media across many years, as an excuse to travel and do neat things on someone else's dime.  I love to write, find redesigning my website simultaneously frustrating and cathartic, and don't take nearly as many photographs as I used to (and plan to again).

I'm a teetotaler on multiple fronts: about the only vices I have are caffeine, sex, and information.  I'm fascinated by and attracted to talented, intelligent people, as I find that passion and interest for SOMETHING infectious and appealing.



Me more recently:
 


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glukkake — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:46:11 -0800
 I like to go by the internet handle Glukkake.  I'm an "up and coming" illustrator, which really just means that no one has hired me yet.  But I'm working on that.



This is a not-at-all recent picture of myself, but it truly captures the deranged/confused look on my face whenever I travel in the subways.  I hate fluorescent lighting. 


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Sid_Anderson — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:42:06 -0800
 Ahoy hoy i'm sidney and i'm a student film maker...  yeh yeah yeah i know that being a student and a film maker is hard but i manage! i

the following tis a pic of me at halloween my one and only goth attempt!  


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Steerpike — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:23:57 -0800
 Steven Kaye, lurked around various Ellis forums in the past. Currently trying to convince Bay Area companies they want a librarian. Someday I will have a better photo than this dated one.

 


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kaioti_ugly — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:54:41 -0800
 Kaioti_ugly  (netsurfer, geeky fanboy extraordinaire).  I'm usually standing when checking my emails (as is evidenced by the photo), but I when reading Warren's posts and emails (because, yes, they're That Good).  I live in sunny California, so I'm usually topless, despite the fact that I've tremendous shame about my body hair.  God, however, kicks down and, while cursing me with a hairy chest, saw fit to bless me with a dick so big it doesn't return Spielberg's phone calls.

 


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Winterman — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:11:42 -0800
 My name's geoff. I write stuff and draw stuff. mostly write.



Pocket Full of Mumbles (my blog) 


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ExploitedClown — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:13:39 -0800
 if I had abs like the guy in the pic above this post, I could do my laundry in the shower.
and why are all the women on this site so hot. Pic after pic, I-I just can't concentrate.
As for me, I can't draw; seriously. When I draw stick poeple, they look like crippled pygmies, 
but I play the organ grinder when it comes to Photoshop. And, I have ideas. 
Fantastic ideas. Some are the greatest thing since bacon.  
I just hope our collective madness can change the world. 


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Burch — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:29:00 -0800
 Burch, 23, Cincinnati (the most boring city on earth.) Student, would be writer, comic whore, and sometimes I make funny faces



I attend a small school in northern Kentucky where I try to study their grasp on English. I work on the interwebs at the time being, "facilitating community" (yelling at kids.) I miss bartending. 


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Eli Green — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:41:54 -0800
 Eli Green.

Student, friend to all, latter-day warrior god-king of midtown Tulsa.

Working on moving, working on graduating, generally just working.

Currently coasting along on a mug full of The Glenlivet and ears full of The Triffids, so, y'know, happiness.

To veteran Engineers and M. Ellis, hello, all. 


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Jarrod — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:26:40 -0800
 Barista by day, bartender by night...student and cartoonist when time allows.  

The name's Jarrod.  Pleased ta meetcha.


 


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3d_Graffiti — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:05:35 -0800
 Hi there, boys and girls. i go by the title 3d Graffiti, but 3d for short. 

Cartoonist. Graphicnovelist. Writer. Stand-Up Comedian. Artist. Janitor. 

 


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3d_Graffiti — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:06:03 -0800
 Sorry.

 


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vigilante24 — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:35:53 -0800
 Hello my name is Devon  and I'm a writer, penciller and inker and character designer. 


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Nekid_Monkey — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:28:36 -0800
 

Hello, My name is Josel NIcolas and when Im not stealing my friend's glasses I can be found lurking under porch stairs drawring and writing comics. :D 


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banalpig — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:37:53 -0800
 hi, i'm steve tillotson and i make banal pig comics, which take the form of a 3 panel webcomic at www.banalpigfunnies.blogspot.com and small press comics- see previews at www.ditcb.co.uk/banalpig. 


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Matthew Dunn — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:44:22 -0800
 Hi, I'm Matthew Dunn (normally known as Matt, but I've seen another Matt Dunn posting here so figured I'd make it easier for everyone).  I've just launched a quarterly comic series "LONELY MONSTERS" and also do storyboard and general design work for film.  For regular updates on Lonely Monsters check out  Lonely Monsters Blog 


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PaulBurke — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:32:44 -0800
 Hey, I'm Paul Burke and I dabble in comics, though I'm taking it a whole lot more seriously these days.



I did some writing and producing for the Night Warrior webcomic which I eventually left to pursue my own stories.  I'm now writing sci-fi faux-noir The Retrospective Detective for Ambrosia Publishing (due out later this year) and just getting started on a short graphic novel called Hushed, a period occult horror.

I also scripted a short animation called Blasted Angels.

By day, I sell my arse to pay the bills.  By which I mean I work in a complaints department and get fucked by customers all day long.  And I've just quit smoking.  Approach with caution. 


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Frank Allen — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:17:34 -0800
 Hi im Frank Allen im a serious web comic creator come illustrator. 
Im also a musician an interested in apply this field to my comic or 
anyone else who is interested in calloborating.




Im not nearly as crazy as i look in this picture,  ive have many faces.

My comic is at 

My illustraton web page is www.allendesign.eu

My music is at www.myspace.com/aworkoffriction and also www.myspace.com/chameleonbluemusic all artwork by myself 


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Frank Allen — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:23:23 -0800
 man those links are all messed up

 for the illustration site

 for the comic

 


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michael hall — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:35:04 -0800
 hello, world! my name is Michael Hall. i've been writing and drawing comics since i was eight. i think i'm (at last) ready to see my work in print. looking for some computer help... 


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Kernowdrunk — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:30:47 -0800
 Kernow drunk here.......amateur musician and unprofessional lecturer. Based by the sea. I don't show up in photos for some reason. Nice to be here xx 


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StevenGoldman — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:53:05 -0800
 Steve Goldman here... Miami-educated, New York-fueled, Austin-living public policy student/future wonk (if it isn't obvious from the picture) and writer of comics/prose/stage.  Work to date:  "Styx Taxi," "Everyman: Be the People," anthology stories, and lots of works-in-progress.  School's going to slow that process down a bit, but what can you do?

 


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Nathan-Milliner — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:46:11 -0800
 Hello all!  I just joined today and I must say this is all kinds of cool.  My name is Nathan Thomas Milliner and I have been an independent comics artist and writer for about 5 years now.  I have published 8 books but I am ready to find a publisher to take my work to the next level.  I am very glad to be here and looking forward to meeting as many of you as I can.  We have to support each other!
 


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Vaehling — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:43:08 -0800
 Hi, I'm Max. I don't have a current photo, but the image in my profile is somewhat accurate (I left out all the details that weren't true). This is the third forum Ellis has lured me into, if you don't count the Engine Network as a forum. I keep thinking I should stop doing that.

Anyway, I'm writing and drawing, creator-owning and publishing comics as well as texts about comics (and other topics). Mst of it is in German, some isn't. Links are in the profile. I mean, really, no photo, but planting a linkfest? Not me. 


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edyhdrawde — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:56:55 -0800
 My name is Larry, I'm 36 and a wannabe writer. But who isn't, right?

I am working on a website called Pop Culture Asylum that will be focusing on comic book news and such, but will be geared more toward the independent side of the industry. We were supposed to open last June, but I was moving too fast and decided to slow down. I'm planning on being up shortly after HeroCon in North Carolina. 


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Christine_Hart — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:14:07 -0800
 i'm christine. i make web sites for a living. i am in a serious electro-pop band called Macaque (as serious as that can be)
You can read about Macaque here I live in Chinatown, NY. It's a bit noisy but I love it. I love comics and I miss the Engine so I am finally here.
Here's a recent picture of me performing at the Annex in New York City.
 


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warrenellis — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:31:55 -0800
 Nice to see you again, Christine. 


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Art Grafunkel — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:02:25 -0800
 My name is Steven Van den Broeck... and that's the main reason why I usually use the name Art Grafunkel online.

I live in Belgium, I'm a husband and father of two kids, professional graphic designer, and I like to do some illustration and animation on the side.

And I have a B L O G. 


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AlexApprobation — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:54:55 -0800
 I'm Bart A. Thompson in print, but I go by Alex Thompson in social settings.  I'm a writer, small press publisher, letterer, editor, and other positions that are needed or seem fun at the time.  I'm a Virgo/Libra cusp.  A recovering DVD-a-holic.  I stopped drinking soda about 10 years ago.  Ummm... can't think of any other random stuff at the moment.

This is what I look like:

Ummm, it was some joke that was funny at the time.  Yes, that's a hedgehog and not a porcupine. 


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tekende — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:59:48 -0800
 Drew Springer. 23. Oklahoma, USA. I have a webcomic called Hunky Dory which hasn't updated in a while and I don't know when it will again. I'm working on other comics stuff.

I like comic books (Batman, many things by Warren Ellis, Daredevil, the Flash, Rex Mundi, etc.), novels (Haruki Murakami, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, etc.), TV (mostly stupid sitcoms...and The Office), and music (David Bowie, Nick Cave, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, and holy lord so much more).

I used to be engaged to a girl I love but she left me. This preoccupies my thoughts a lot of the time these days.

If you want to see photos look at my profile; my Flickr photostream is on there. 


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3!LL — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:26:43 -0800
 3!LL, 24, male, human.

Hello. My name is 3!LL, I am the digital expression of a brain that sits in a head that's top on a body that's behind a computer that is allowing me to convey this message. There are lots of middle management involved in the process, yet I didn't hire any of them. I can lie fairly well using lines, and have so far convinced people that several collections of lines are in fact a series of moments in time, that when viewed in the right sequence create a story. I enjoy bad wine, long walks, and hermaphroditic porn. 

Glad to meet you.
3!LL 


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mojojoseph — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:04:28 -0800
 mojojoseph, 23, male, passes for human.

Hi, my name is Joseph 'Mojo' Davies, I'm an aspiring writer...scratch that...I am a writer, I'm an aspiring published writer. I wokr in a lot of different mediums and genre, try to try my hand at everything, and am even occasionally artistic and musical. 2008 is a big year for me, watch this space.

I'm fairly n00bish tech-wise, but I'm getting there.

 


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JohnSokol — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:53:16 -0800
 John Sokol, 42 years old, packaging engineer in NJ



Just got back from "camping" this weekend, if one can camp in a cabin with heat.  It's a long story. 


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Shawn Richter — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:45:44 -0800
 Hi I'm Shawn Richter.

33 years old, in college for Early Childhood Education, with plans to get my "real" education degree to teach highschool art.  Just bought a house with my fiance; we'll be married in Cancun next January.  I'm a comic artist with a half a dozen projects under my belt (currently drawing "One Last Song" from Brainscan Comics) and way too many project in the works without publishers...

Here's me:
 


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Dasai — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:33:03 -0800
 My name is Steven Bateman. I am currently employed as a warehouse operations specialist for a produce distribution company. I am also studying the culinary arts, and I spend my free time with my kid, my wife, or building complex and/or totally copied objects in Second Life.

I don't have a reliable image of me yet, but people tell me I look like Jim Belushi. With a beard. So imagine that, I guess. 


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verbalizer — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:23:47 -0800
 michal liberak, 36, poland.
- electronic noisemaker - verbalizer.org  
 (my recent track to the spoken word of mr.vi)
- 50% of the creative force behind Neurosteam (interactive flash-based webcomical chaos heutemorgengesternwelt interface) - neurosteam.com (despite the site is in deep alpha, please note tastefully seasoned emergent audio background and mad flash actionscript skills of the other 50% of the creative force - hmfactory. nevermind. more to come.) 
- irreality drone
- freelance experience designer (conceptual services)
- project manager at an edu-software fabrique
- warrenellisoholic

 


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Victor_Von — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:58 -0800
 Hey. Matt Wood, or on rare occasions, Dr. Victor von Phlogistein. I'm a writer, a reader, and a bit of a comics academic. My home base is in Raleigh, NC.

Along with my partners, David Milloway and Stephanie Freese, I'm one of the creators of The Dada Detective (and other likely stories).



And have a Zombie Lincoln, too

 


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AmbrosiaPublishing — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:38:53 -0800
 Hi everyone. My name is Wesley Craig Green and I run Ambrosia Publishing, a digital graphic novel company. Before that, I wrote and self-published (along with artist Jason Whitley) the EVIL DEAD-inspired horror graphic novel, BEFORE DAWN which Jason and I are currently working on a sequel to.

I've been following/stalking Warren since the Delphi days. Glad to see he's got another forum up and going. And here I am in the wilds of Canada wishing I had the power to cause excruciating deaths for all mosquitoes and flies around me.

 


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gingergit — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:06:36 -0800
 Hi all!

I'm Andy Curry - designer, musician and actor - probably in that order.

This is my ginger snaggletoothed face.



Charmed to meet you all! 


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K. Thor Jensen — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:34:07 -0800
 K. Thor Jensen - cartoonist, father, bloodhound for the fucked-up and broken-minded. Day job at one of the world's best game companies, night job hunched over scraps of paper crafting dipshit epiphanies for undergrown manchildren (and womanchildren). Massive sinus headaches. Probably already on the enemies list of a dozen posters here. 

Here's me and my family:

 


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jzulu — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:09:50 -0800
 Jon Zuluaga, officemonkey out here in Madrid, Spain going on five years now. Originally of Manila, Philippines.

Joined the WEF about a year before it closed. Joined the Engine a little more than a year and a half before it closed. Hopefully I haven't doomed Whitechapel's existence by finally signing up. Just here to see what the interesting people are talking about.


drink? 


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mmaxwell — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:52:17 -0800
 

Greetings, all.  Matt Maxwell here, occasional lurker, full-time father of two, author of the graphic novel Strangeways: Murder Moon and ne'er do well.  I'm wearing the tight plaid above, not the stripes.  Well, that was a couple of years ago.  A touch jowlier now, hair shorter.  Still enduring the occasional temper-tantrum.  I am allergic to beer (a grave personal tragedy), enjoy the occasional scotch (cheap-ish Glenlivet or Glenfiddich at this time), and have never been to England.  Were there a Venn diagram of myself and Warren, one of the few areas of overlap would be My Bloody Valentine's LOVELESS.

I'm quite sure I've broken something in the board because the preview looks a bit wonky.  Oh well.  

EDIT to reflect fixing.

-Matt 


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christophermoonlight — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:57:54 -0800
 Hello, I'm Christopher Moonlight. This is a very old photo. I didn't have a wife and baby girl then, but I like it. I love comic books and being and art teacher at Art Is Our Passion. I have my own comic called The Black Lipstick Curse. I'm trying not to be a totle web junky so I'm only going to post a little. 
 


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ChrisSick — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:30:59 -0800
 Since I just posted five hundred words in the ShagPunk thread I figure I should introduce myself to the kids.

I'm Chris Sick, everywhere I go.  I'm professionally unemployed unless drinking is a paying job in some utopia I've yet to be informed of.

I look like this:


You can catch me yelling at the sky and being angry at the sun over at MySpace or, possibly, sometime in the future blogspot or blogger or some such... 


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E. G. Gauger — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:22:59 -0800
 
I'm Eliza Gauger and I'm one of the co-stars on Ectoplasmosis, which was launched by myself and John Brownlee, nee Florian Eckhardt, after a few years of working together on Kotaku.com and then the Wired blog, Table of Malcontents.  I don't write for Ectomo as much as I should.  We have droogs to do that for us, which has made me lazy.


I'm an illustrator.  I got my start doing about a quarter of the artwork for the infamous Book of Erotic Fantasy, which was intended to be the Kinsey Report for orcs, but turned into something approximating slashfic forums.  I've worked on the Legend of the Five Rings CCG, Blue Rose from Green Ronin Press (who still have not paid me, and if you douchebags are reading this, I hope they find you being alternately eaten, and fucked, by your German Shepherds), Malinche Entertainment's text-adventure games, a whole slew of tiny projects, and once in a while, even my own stuff.  Typing that out made me very depressed.


My most recent project is Unhallowed Metropolis, probably the only RPG I'll work on ever again.  RPG illustration doesn't pay, and when it does pay, it doesn't pay well, or on time.  I wrote the chapter on fashion as well, and did a chunk of the art directing.  UnMet is steampunk horror, essentially, but the authors would prefer it if I pointed out that the tech is Tesla, not steam-powered.  Galvanipunk?  Regardless, I fucking love what we did.  
http://newdarkage.net/
Here's some of my stuff from the game: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eliza/sets/72157594486002140/


I also write for Destructoid.com as a games journalist, although I don't do it nearly as much as I should.  I'm sensing a pattern, here.  And I'm going to stop typing before I start crying. 


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warrenellis — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:25:34 -0800
 ...I'm a little worried about Eliza, yes. 


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hankinstien — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:34:53 -0800
 Greetings,

I'm Mike Hankins, creator of the webcomic strip "Dorm Dorks."

I do all the work on the strip, but I've got some scripts for some supernatural thriller type stories that I'm looking for artists for.



Check out the comic at www.dormdorkscomic.com 


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Rik Sunn — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:41:57 -0800
 I am Russell Burlingame.

I'm a journalist, columnist, reviewer and graphic novelist.  Currently working as Special Projects Editor for Greg Palast Investigations, and working on a graphic novel that will be out in time for the American election.
 


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warrenellis — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:51:04 -0800
 Hey, Russell.  Nice to see you here.

-- W 


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WaxPoetic — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:51:53 -0800
 How do, my name is Sarah.  I enjoy it's relative anonymity and also the fact that I look exactly like someone (female) you know.  No.  Seriously.  I have seen my doppelganger.  Twice.  Two different women.  Very odd.

This is me, just in case you are mentally flipping through your acquaintances:



I read much and write slightly more than I used to.  I have a morbid sense of humor and a love of all things soup.  I drink Tequila straight because I can.  

I live in Nebraska.  On purpose.  And love it.  And am not on drugs to make me believe that what I just said is true because my reality is that of a gerbil in an ant hill.  I dig insects.  And finally graduated with a Bachelor's in English which means that I never have to justify being unemployed ever again - my degree didn't prepare me for a life of productivity.  Really.  

This is my life, which makes me very happy and means that I can quit typing soon because almost everything that is important to me or that I am involved in (outside of the crochet thing) is right there.  That's really fucking cool.  I hadn't thought about it before.  Hunh.



I float about.  I leave comments.  Sometimes they are good and sometimes they are in sarah-speak which rarely makes sense to anyone.  Even me.

Is good fun and lots to learn and see so far!  Am Happy. 


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warrenellis — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:59:37 -0800
 I live in Nebraska. On purpose. And love it. 

We will therefore need to see photos in the Outside World thread.  Welcome. 


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SullyEliot — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:40:48 -0800
 I'm Sullivan Eliot, and I'm resisting the temptation to say I live right below Nebraska. Looks like I failed. I'm 19, a college sophomore, a student pilot, and staff member of the Independent Comics Site. I do a lot of lurking, and very little talking, and I fancy myself an author, but everyone knows this is a delusion of grandeur, and by reading this, you know it as well.

I'm not clever at all, and I can't draw, and no, I wasn't being sarcastic. I've done a few things which might be clever, but there just isn't enough of it for me to be considered consistently clever. If you believe what they say, I've got a demon in me. Of course, the exorcism(s) didn't do anything, so I think it's safe to assume I'm quite alright. I don't particularly enjoy exorcisms, so I'd make a bad sex partner for the religious. That and being a virgin.

I have a terrible propensity to put the wrong words into places at times.

My greatest personal achievements include winning a College writing competition as a home schooled high-school student, getting my Eagle Scout rank, moving out of my house, and scoring a 5.5 on my Windows Vista computer test. Obviously the computer score is the most important one, as I built it to perfection. Speaking of computers, I enjoy building, disassembling, and reading about them. I like to think I'm neutral about internet memes. I will never post any pictures of me on the internet, because I look normal and nobody wants to see normal. It's all about freaks, abnormals, and large breasts for them. 


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thekamisama — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:57:57 -0800
 All over the internets I call myself thekamisama. In rare moments, I give out my real name. Hello from Curtis, industrial factory goon, sometime painter/artist, and addict of things geekery. I have a crappy livejournal. Plus an equally bad blogspot that I only post stupid photoshops and drawings on.
 


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PaulAddison — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:05:51 -0800
 I'm Paul Addison: 35 and from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

I work in tv radio and new media. I also hoke about in graphic design.

I'm sidling up to the last chapters of that novel that's apparently in everyone. In my case, it's fairly niche and not something I'll be talking to people at bus-stops about: a gothic Western with snow, wolves and thaumathematics. I'll be trying to get the damn thing published later this year. It's starting to feel like a good friend that's come to stay for a while but just won't leave. I'm all pleased with it so far though. Which is probably just as well.

 


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Vetes — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:35:32 -0800
 Hey everybody. I'm Vetes. Just going insane on my end. Started making some techno-style music and it's starting to infest me. All I think of is different beats in my head. I'll submit my song for the 4am when I finish for sure.

 


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dabele — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:29:47 -0800
 college grad working in a deli. trying to be a cop in DC :) i like to pretend i can write screenplays and draw. can't wait to get out of this 2 star town and back to DC. (Pennsylvania: Where fun goes to die.)



that's me, in cuba, after climbing the sierra maestra. 


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JShilpetski — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:39:39 -0800
 (Pennsylvania: Where fun goes to die.)


Pennsylvania is plenty fun, you just have to know where to look. (I still haven't found it, but I'm assured it exists.) 


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Nick Sedillos — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:40:23 -0800
 Hi everybody. Bedroom rat/unemployed cartoonist in Albuquerque, NM. I've got a Flickr stream and a website where you can see some art and comics and read descriptions of my dreams, which are fascinating.

This is me. That little orange pixel in the bottom-middle is the charging light on my DS.
 


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billymeltdown — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:18:52 -0800
 Hi everyone, I'm Billy.  I finally made it back to my homeland of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, after years of exile in New Jersey.

This is about what I look like, more often than not:



This is my face:



This is pretty much what I do.

Hello! 


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Dani — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:36:30 -0800
 So I guess this is the part where I introduce myself... 

I'm Dani, I'm 21, I live in BFE Georgia, and I spend most of my time in Atlanta. I have a degree in Culinary Arts and Am currently working on a degree in Chemistry. I do many things, though I try to make my money off of cooking for people I've never met. I am currently looking for a new restaurant since my current boss seems to think that I can live off of twenty hours a week. I also work work part time at a comics shop in Atlanta doing everything from sales to handling the general Wednesday mayhem. I am working on two cookbooks at the moment. The first cookbook is how to survive college (or just being broke) with nothing more than a microwave, coffee maker, an iron, and a washing machine or dishwasher. The other book is cooking for the cyberpunk age, I'm on a quest to bring Molecular Gastronomy (that is a great site if you are interested) to the home. I am setting up a blog to chronicle my writing (and to improve my style) I'll link to it when it is up. 


--Dani 


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HNash — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:08:28 -0800
 Hello everyone.  I'm Hannah.  From Montana.  Not to be confused with a TV show of a similar name.

Librarian.
Comics aficionado.
Caffiene dependent.
Proud parent of a comics-loving kid.
Nerd.

 


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Brian Latimer — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:50:57 -0800
 Hi. I'm Brian. I call myself a cartoonist, but I have yet to publish anything. I'm not sure if that's even the qualifier for being a cartoonist. I'm also a musician, and have studied zen for a while. I'm completely naive when it comes to computer/internet stuff, which is really embarassing for someone of my age (I'll be 29 tomorrow), so I appriciate any patience you're willing to provide. 

Like, if someone could explain how to post pics on these comments, it'd be greatly appriciated. 

I've got some of my art on my Myspace page. If you've got the time, check it out. My name there is Brian, the struggling cartoonist!

Cheers! b. 


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ANMorgan — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:08:37 -0800
 

My name's Alexander Morgan.  Al or Alex is fine.  I live in Leicester, the one in the middle of England, which is probably nicer and more interesting than you think.  I'm doing an office job I hate for the most despised group of people in the country whilst trying to be a writer and a journalist.  I'm 24 next week although I look about 30.  People are very helpful at pointing that out.  I'm single, live in a bedsit and don't enjoy talking about myself very much. 


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anuchka — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:05:36 -0800
 I suck at introductions. I'm A.D. Puchalski.  I'm an illustrator.  I've designed toys.  I work a lot of weird freelance. I help to publish a film magazine.  I'm also way behind schedule on a graphic novel series (story and art) that caught the attention of an agent late last year, which means I can't flake out and drop it when I get frustrated, because these people are working on getting it a publisher. So they tell me, anyway. I look forward to screwing up enough courage to actually participate in discussions here.
 


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Alistair — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:25:20 -0800
 I'm Alistair, English and living in Brazil for the past 15 years. I used to subscribe to Warren's old site but I've no idea what happened...duh! Anyway, here's me and my son:

 


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Alistair — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:28:09 -0800
 Seems I'm having image problems!? 


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warrenellis — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:30:08 -0800
 Blogger images don't link out. 


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Stew — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:39:49 -0800
 

Hello,

I'm Stew Carrington.  My wife and I gave up the transmetropolitan life for a wee bit o' country.  

We flipped a house in Portland, Oregon (US of A), and bought 6.5 acres of trashed forest land here in Port Townsend, Washington (US of A).   Now we're cleaning the place up-- farming, building, and loving the rural life, while also working as technical support for a 'hydrostatic' stability software (provides loading/safety data for water vessels in a static environment) company.

I enjoy Mr. Ellis' wild ramblings and interests, so I read.  Here.

Thank you all for a beautiful site.

s 


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Jess — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:02:53 -0800
 It's me. I'm mostly here to make Ellis feel really really old. I may produce a picture at some point, but we shall see.

I'm still slogging away on my doctorate, and I've been sucked into campaigning recently. Nothing much has changed, as you can see.

Edited slightly because someone reminded me sharing certain things is not wise. 


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warrenellis — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:10:13 -0800
 and I've been sucked into campaigning recently.

Dare I even ask for who...?

Nice to see you. 


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Jess — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:18:33 -0800
 Dare I even ask for who...?

Clinton. I bet you're not surprised by that one either. 


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NeverWanderer — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:11:44 -0800
 My real name is Joey Cruz, but I go by NeverWanderer on the interwebs because it's the cleverest handle I ever came up with and I'm determined to milk until it's dead.

I do data entry for an environmental testing agency by day and write comic reviews for a website called Geeks of Doom by night, all the while pecking away at my own comic projects in the hopes they will someday catapult me into that happy place of being able to be creative all day long, only occasionally leaving the house to restock my ginger beer supply.

I'm not holding my breath.

This is me pretending to look surprised...

...did it work? 


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blackball — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:15:07 -0800
 Howdy , Im Daniel ,Im 19 and Im from New Zealand . Im a comic artist who is studying graphic design and i also run a small casual desing business type thing(Blackball design).Im also a painter , illustrator and a radio DJ.

Most of my work can be found on my myspace (website coming soon) including my comic 'Blackball' which has been running for around 3 years now over two publications.

http://www.myspace.com/blackballcomics

i have yet to make any money of it..haha...so im also a struggling artist. ;) 


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Cyman — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:26:41 -0800
 My real name is Simon Burke. You can call me Carl. Haha, look at you; Calling me Carl, how embarrassing.
I study everything at a University by day and kill people by night (in dreams... or in writings... plays, comic bits, short stories). Let's see if I have a picture...
Simon
My shirt has my name on it because I'm awesome by my standards. Why would I be anything else?
The campaigners are all evil 


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rightfoot — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:38:43 -0800
 Hey everyone! my name is Dan and im English, but am going to college in the US 

right now i am working on a new web comic called Paco & Smooch, it should be really cool when its finished!

if anyone wants to check it out please go to Whitey Pro 2 


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rightfoot — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:42:03 -0800
 Ok im not so good with the link think LOL

www.myspace.com/whiteypro2


 


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IsaacSher — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:32:41 -0800
 Isaac Sher, still figuring out what sort of creative work I want to do. 

That's my new nephew Jeremy that I'm holding, and my dad's face along the edge.

 


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TJKernan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:19:54 -0800
 Toby Jay Kernan, occasional writer of poetry, possibly a comic in the near future, short stories, and other works. Painter. World's Greatest Wingman. I even sell lumber and hardware to pay the child support bills...

 


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kaiserdean — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:36:05 -0800
 My name is Dusty.  I make television commercials for a living and I'm a smartass for free.

 


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Salgood Sam — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:52:43 -0800
 Hello all, me Salgood Sam, and be backwards in mirror. Me draw and sometimes write, edit sound, take pictures, stuff like that. not feel to loquacious today, so me be basic.


 


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Jehrot — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:13:27 -0800
 Hello, my name is Jethro Henry Stamps. I record audioburps under the pseudonym Jethro Furvert and was on Warren's 4am (3, I think). Ta Warren. I'm a cameraman for pennies and enjoy skulking round cinemas in the afternoon, hoping no-one shouts at me for being an un-productive shifty ginger bum. 
 


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KJMoore — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:42:47 -0800
 Hi, I'm Kayleigh, aspiring writer of transgressive/bizzaro things and hopefully a lecture in two years.  My first book is coming out next March, for which my Catholic grandmother might be getting excommunicated for showing round her church group.

Photo is from pissing around in the studio.

 


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xinit — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:48:40 -0800
 I joined solely to pimp my wife's college funding business, after months of thinking I should really just join because Internet Jesus told me to... Internet Jesus commanding me to open up a market stall in his Temple? I'm there.



I listen to a crazy selection of noisy music, I spend more time behind a camera than in front of it, I'm an accidental computer geek, and I'm thinking about finally going back to school so I can learn more about science. Homeopaths piss me off, and I need more ammunition. 


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Corvid — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:09:27 -0800
 Andria Corvid. Photographer, artist, occasional writer of...things.

 


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zoem — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:25:54 -0800
 zoem // zoembie // sevenbridges // elizabeth

((zoem is the sound of humming electronics and bees))

photographer // other 

 


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Curiosity — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:33:28 -0800
 I'm Curiosity, you can call me Curi. 27 years old, living in Chicago. I'm a Gothic Lolita who makes music and artwork. I'm currently accepting boyfriend applications. My diet consists exclusively of marbits. Why not hear my music right this second? myspace.com/curiosityband

Curi.

 


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redwhiteblack — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:22:58 -0800
 My name is Helaine. I'm from Australia, currently living and going to school (for illustration) in Lancaster, PA.

I do a lot of things, including but not limited to, drawing and writing.


The rats are Brain, Muscles and Methhead. 


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Spiraltwist — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:49:51 -0800
 @redwhiteblack

Your rats are awesome! 


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Jennifer Rodgers — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:44:55 -0800
 I'm Jenn Rodgers. I just joined today. I'm an illustrator. Sometimes a colorist. I also make a weird line of Greeting Cards. Hello there.

This is one of the last pictures taken of me. By J.R. Blackwell:
 


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Jay Carvajal — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:54:52 -0800
 Hi everyone.  My name is Jay Carvajal and I'm a writer, artist and owner of Cinemacomics.  I'm on the left in the pic in case there is any confusion.  The other is named Wally and he's the brains behind the outfit.

 


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Alistair — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:25:56 -0800
 Let's see if it works now!

 


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waniyetuwi — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:07:18 -0800
 You can call me Kat, Kitty, Katelan or Kate. I'm an illustrator, writer, lover, and a fighter. I'm a pinup model living in NYC.
I also make a bangin' cup of coffee. 
 


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sdinma — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:49:34 -0800
 Hello, I am Sean.  I live in Massachusetts.  I've been watching people be interesting on the internet for years now, particularly on sites created by (or about) Warren Ellis.

 


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pomfelo — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:36:29 -0800
 Howdy.  I'm Jon.  I live in enemy territory, aka- Texas.  I'm an aspiring writer, an aspiring comic creator, and an aspiring agoraphobic.

I've never aspired to be a photographer.

 


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Thorrific — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:53:31 -0800
 Hi, I'm Thorrific.  I am originally from Dallas, Texas but now I live in Seattle.
I am a visual artist and musician.

I create web-based audiovisual artwork that is interactive and animated. Most of the works are about cultural pathologies and dangerous archetypes.  The soundtracks of the works add more levels of correspondences and meaning to the experience.  

I also make artwork in traditional natural media such as oil painting, drawing, and sculpture.

My photographs are about the physical body, the sufferings and the pleasures associated with the physical body, the methods that humans have evolved to survive and make themselves more comfortable (like flourescent lighting and air conditioning), the spaces that people gather to buy things they need or want, distribution of goods and services, consumption and overconsumption.

I make my art and music as acts of sorcery directed against totalitarians of all types.    

Here I am in my messy room, before I got my hair cut recently:
 


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EVOLVIST — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:01:59 -0800
 Hello, my name is Nick Allen, originally from Perth, Scotland: I've been an expat since 2001, however.  I now live in...of all places...Houston, Texas.  If you don't know where Perth is, you're all the better for it.  And if you don't know where Houston is, or even Texas, don't worry, because I'm just making the place up.

Like most of you, I'd like to say I'm a writer, but really I'm more like Chuck Norris: I never have to touch the keyboard, I just stare at the alphabet quite brutally, and out of fear, they simply form the words and sentences for me.

I like a lot of stuff, but I'd be buggered to think that you'd find any of it interesting.  Oh, well, maybe that I served in The British Army, during 1993-1995, in n. Ire.  And I can also embalm dead people legally.  Yes, I certainly can.

 


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Ninjet — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:52:17 -0800
 Hello. I'm 17 years old, my birthday is September 19th, 1990 and I live in Finland.
I like to draw and I'm addicted to comic books.


Picture was taken at Hamburg. 


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seanmelliott — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:47:44 -0800
 Sean Elliott.  I'm a part time writer and full time science communicator.  

That's me, with the beard.
 


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liquidcow — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:48:39 -0800
 Hello.  I am Ewan.  I am 24 years old.  I know Mr Duffield, we were at school together.

I am a sound designer and spare-time musician.  I have a Drama degree and am studying Soundtrack Production in Bournemouth at the moment.

I saw Akira when I was maybe ten and since then have been into anime and manga.  I've only more recently started reading western comics.  My favourite comic of all time is Lone Wolf and Cub.

 


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knome514 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:19:37 -0800
 hey, my name is André, i'm a 27 year old musician from Montreal. currently drumming in yet another band, and studying electroacoustic composition at Université de Montréal. i run the music department in a local chain of bookstores, and i spend way too much money on comics and vinyl. 



cheers! 


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laurennorby — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:28:08 -0800
 
my name is lauren. i play lead guitar in an imaginary rock band. i'm the one with the smaller mustache. 


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Tim Bishop — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:43:37 -0800
 I'm Tim, and... oops.

Registered in a frenzy, following the Engine's funeral and neglected to make my first post my "intro" post. However, said frenzy resulted in only a solitary post before this one...

Anyway, I'm Tim, an accountant as far as the IRS is concerned, but an inveterate comics reader as well. 

In real life, I looked like this once (after slipping on an issue of Brian Vaughan's Runaways in my driveway while jumping out of a moving vehicle in a drunken state):



Thankfully, I've got some talented friends who graphically redesign my lemons into lemonade:



I apologize in advance. 


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BenelGermosen — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:53:15 -0800
 My name is Benel Germosen. I am a unemployed waste of time. 

Professional unemployed waste of time. 


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tobeycook — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:45:08 -0800
 Hi. I'm Tobey. 36 years old and currently a college student working on a multimedia degree, debating a change to a computer science degree because I find programming to be something I'm much more interested in. Comic book fan and part-time writer as well, currently working on my first script (which I'll eventually get done after school stops, hopefully).

I'm not a big fan of having my picture taken, but this is one I took with my laptop because people bitched about not knowing what I look like.

 


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Stoffer — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:52:52 -0800
 Kristoffer/Stoffer, 25 years of fun from Copenhagen, Denmark.
I'm a projectmanager of culture and chaos.
Work with youth democracy at a local youth house, lobbying for the young in Copenhagen.
Use free time on LARP, urban exploration, comics, internet crack and more projects.

Not always wearing only pastries and fake teeth.
 


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Pablo — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:00:06 -0800
 Pablo Díaz, 20 year-old college student, pop culture junkie and all around Warren Ellis fan. I'm afraid I don't have a picture at the moment.

EDIT: Alright, here's a crappy cellphone picture from a few minutes ago:

 


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mjw — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:08:31 -0800
 

Matt Weber, PhD student in mind-reading and supercooled magnetism ("cognitive neuroscience" to the proles), not-quite-unpublished writer, reflexive joiner of Warren Ellis-driven online communities. I am probably not the only person on these boards who has appeared in an anthology with WE, but I'm prepared to milk it for a lot more than it's worth.

mjw 


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seanarcher — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:15:28 -0800
 I'm Sean Archer (currently being held out of the top Google listings for my name by that shite John Travolta movie where he switched faces with Nick Cage, and rather bitter about that thank you)

Here's me with a cat that is now dead, but at the time was the only cat I knew of that would gladly sit on your shoulder for hours at a time.  Miss that cat.




I sing, with a vocal group:  Stripped - Progressive Jazz Vocal Band
I art, by myself:   Sullied Reputation
I blog:  All Hopped Up On Goofballs
I sell shit that I made/painted:   ChilledMonkeyBrains 


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synthsapien — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:17:31 -0800
 Hello people - Steve here. 35 yr old graphic designer living in Cambridge, UK but originally from the northern wastelands.
A fanboy of Warrens since the Lazarus days and longtime receiver of the unhinged messages from the ether (Bad Signal), I thought I should finally join in. Lover of all things new and interesting and rabid consumer of info - sometimes this hinders progress rather than helps.

Me 10mins ago looking tired...
 


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Brsalazar — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:58:27 -0800
 Brian R. Salazar. Please call me Sal. Podcaster and amateur smart-ass. 


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chrisp — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:24:57 -0800
 

Chris, from the UK. Born in Grays a long time ago, now living in Cambridge. I make some of the little bits that go to make up television sports programmes. I hate my job, but I have a family to support. 


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martinjdekay — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:19:39 -0800
 Martin j DeKay AKA Jimmy




Struggling Writer/Artist type. Comic Book Hustler. Frequently whoring myself out for work in comics and whoring other peoples comic work out. I damn near live in the comic shop I work at as the Asst. Manager six days a week. Good thing too, as frankly I've been reading comics since I was four and I really don't know how to do anything else.

http://martinjdekay.livejournal.com/
http://www.blackcat-comics.com/ 


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heybert17 — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:15:56 -0800
 I am now and always have been nobody, people call me Dewayne. 


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Trotsky — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:36:32 -0800
 My name is Sarah. 
I am a 21 year old narcissist, painter, digital editor, and temp. 

I live in Berkeley, California with the only two animals in the world more cold blooded than me: a Uromastyx lizard and a video game producer. 

this is them: 


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dinasaurus — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:47:56 -0800
 Name's Dina, New Yorker by birth, Angeleno by way of a job transfer this past summer.  I spread evil for a living (aka sell celebrity pictures to magazines), and spend free time defending my love of comics.

I look like this:

...but only when you're looking at the girl in the middle. 


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Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:24:56 -0800
 @Ninjet  Oooh!  That's a rather numerically aesthetic birthdate.  Very nice. 


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CodyMelartin — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:52:49 -0800
 Hello. I'm Cody, dead-eyed layabout. I'm 22 years old and live in New Jersey.

This are me:
 


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phill_sea — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:08:44 -0800
 Hi, I'm Phill Sea. 
Well, Sea is the sound of the first letter of my last name. 
I'm supposed to be working, writing procedural manuals for the free audio software 'Audacity' , but frankly, I don't want to be a grown up today, so I'm subtracting that out of me just enough to futz about on forums and write not-procedurals 
(per se.)

At the request of a delightful young woman, there are pictures of me online at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eight_blocks/

For a posted image, though, we'll go with:


I joined Whitechapel a few days ago due to the 'shagpunk' thread and have been pleased otherwise.

Cordially yours,
Phill 


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John Keats — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:48:08 -0800
 Florent, 28, french, history teacher wannabe, books and movies addict, who dreams to make a trip to Iceland someday..
 


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espada — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:40:37 -0800
 Hello All

Adan, 27, Inland Empire.  I work for the evil that is the healthcare (or lack thereof) system in the U.S.  Long time lurker, first time poster.  When I am not studying I am more than likely reading, drawing, or painting.

 


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Laura — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:41:57 -0800
 

Not a lot to say about me.  I'll lurk more than I post.  Married, mother of 3 girls.  I had sushi for lunch and my fortune cookie didn't have a fortune in it. 


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tedcroland — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:37:52 -0800
 I'm Ted Christian Roland (not Ted Croland, as the phonetics of my nick would lead one to believe).  I'm a musician, philosopher, comic book guy, and student.  I work at a comic book store.

Here's me playing a show at Gaile's Central Club in Petaluma, California (where I currently live).

 


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PJ_Montgomery — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:58:32 -0800
 Howdy. I'm PJ.

I'm a struggling (aren't we all) writer, part time radio DJ, oh ok, mostly at the moment I'm an insurance type. But I'm working on the other two things!

Alas, I can't post a photo at the moment, but will try and get round to it later. Don't look forward to it. 


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sinestetici — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:17:18 -0800
 Hello! My name is Samantha...I'm from Austin, Texas. I sing (http://www.myspace.com/sinesteticimusic) and I have a lot to say...but I spell horribly. This is me:




It's nice to meet you all! 


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McAli333 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:48:27 -0800
 Oh, Hai...Ali here:  Graphic Designer, Pseudo-Intellect &  Corporate Succubus; I hail from Wisconsin, but have lived in Minneapolis, MN for the past 15 years. I used to be a part of the Warren Ellis Delphi Forum back in the day. 

Anyway, hello. 

This is what I look like most of the time:


This is what I look like to Salespeople that displease me:
 


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Talmerian — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:36:17 -0800
 Bill, I am in Tempe,  AZ. I am an unemployed aspiring comic/RPG writer/developer. Who plays too many RPGs (tabletop bitches!) Drinks too many beers and would like to exercise more often. 

I have no image...but I can be seen (not a vampire though).

Whooahhooo! (mysterious piano tune) 


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Inexperto — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:27 -0800
 Hi, I'm Alex (24 and eleven-twelths) - long-time lurker, first-time caller - and I can generally be found bashing my head against my desk in an office in Kingston-upon-Thames, UK.

Outside of office hours, I am a struggling illustrator (published in three miniscule publications) and musician (guitar, bass, vocals, freelance rock-cellist).

And once I figure out how to post photos, you will all be able to gaze upon my magnificent visage. 


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Richard Kadrey — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:25:52 -0800
 

Hi. I'm Richard Kadrey. I'm a novelist (latest book is the satanic fantasy romp, Butcher Bird, from Night Shade), occasional journalist and aspiring comics writer. My one short series, Accelerate, was from Vertigo and, as sometimes happens, the romance wasn't a happy one, so the publisher and I went our separate ways. 

I'm also a photographer working under the name Kaos Beauty Klinik. You can see my work at places such as SuicideGirls and BlueBlood.com. 


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Frank Allen — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:47:00 -0800
 say inexperto you ever tryed to mix your music and comics, mayby a cd with a comic or anything like that? 


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orwellseyes — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:28:14 -0800
 Hi. I'm Orson McCarthy.

I'm a writer living in Chicago. Grant and trade writing by day, a novel by night. Sort of a secret identity. But far less entertaining. 


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Salicious Crunk — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:22:31 -0800
 I'm Jess, Media Student / Hack. One day,  I hope I manage to break 100,000 pages in writing, even if I never publish.If only so I won't feel this has been some lazy, art-fetish. 

Howdy,

 


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Jonathan Hickman — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:32:03 -0800
 Jonathan Hickman - writer/artist



Can't believe I hadn't already signed up here. I'm slipping. 


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Don Kelly — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:21:27 -0800
 Don Kelly

Bartender to both king and common folk who on occasion very nearly gets paid a lot of money for things he's written. 


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Inexperto — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:23:38 -0800
 @ Frank Allen

Y'know, that's not a bad idea...  I've been trying to figure out what to do with myself creatively this year. 


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harshaw — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:20:16 -0800
 Hi, my name's Tom, I'm 29 and another long time lurker, I'm probably about bad signal member 3537.

Read a lot of sci-fi, (cutting my teeth on the early 50s and 60s stuff), and watch a lot of bad TV, very much your usual geek. 

I'm aiming for this to be a break from my usual lurking ways so we'll see how it goes. 


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tikistitch — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:46:22 -0800
 

I'm Pam, though lately I've been going by tiki on the net.  Not quite sure why I keep pattering after Warren to all these freaky networking sites, as I couldn't draw a stick figure to save my life. But, I read his Bad Signal message about gardening the other day, and suddenly I actually want to go out and muck around in the dirt, which is odd, because as a practical matter, I despise the outdoors and everything associated with it.

Does anyone else think Warren ought to start a lifestyle magazine for us?  What I mean is, it would be exactly like Martha Stuart Living, only, instead of being soul-destroying, it would be awesome.

Forgot to add:  I'm a scientists.  Yeah, a real one.  At least, that's what it would say on my business card, if we had business cards, which we don't, since we're a bunch of poor academics. 


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papervolcano — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:07:09 -0800
 Hi, I'm Charlotte. I'm an editor of science, freelance proofreader, geek, knitter and maker of stuff (that I may even try and sell, once  I'm more comfortable with the end product). I live in London, and am liable to descend into lurkerhood. 


I look like this, except my hair is now considerably redder. 


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David Bedard — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:55:50 -0800
 David Bedard, university student (BCom, marketing), slacker, capable of doing absolutely no things at the same time and regular forgetter of things.

Aspirations: Writing (yeah right), happiness (more likely than writing).

Me, looking away from the camera:



Yes, I am young, but incredibly mature of mind. Don't try to abuse of my firm 20 year old body. 


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cjtremlett — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:52:44 -0800
 I'm CJ.  It stands for Chris Johnson or Cthulhu Junior, take your pick.  I hate pictures of myself, though if one turns up that I like, I may post one eventually.  I'm 38, and a grad student in Linguistics.  This does not mean I speak lots of languages.  Look up Linguistics and see what it really is.  Or I will swear at you in Serbo-Croatian, just because I can.  On a fundamental level, I don't understand either monotheism or monosexuality.  I can understand them intellectually, but on a gut level, I just don't get it.  I'm most excited about this summer's Indiana Jones movie because Marian's back, and doesn't Karen Allen look amazing in those publicity shots?  I'm most likely to post sporadically but to read regularly. 


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roque — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:02:40 -0800
 On a fundamental level, I don't understand either monotheism or monosexuality. I can understand them intellectually, but on a gut level, I just don't get it.

yes.  YES. 


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John Keats — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:53:02 -0800
 (there is a thing about the color red in this message board, associated with hair of course). 


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anietchka — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:50:25 -0800
 I'm Anna, a Swedish phd student in the history of science and technology. I have an unhealthy interest in cyborgs, Batman and natural gas pipelines.
This is me:
 


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dcgreen — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:46:46 -0800
 DC Green: children's author and gonzo surf journalist (think a salty Spider Jerusalem). For years, stupid surf magazines gave me air tickets to places with exotic surf around the globe. Now I write books to make the young (and young-at-brain) question, chuckle and sometimes feel disturbed.





 


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aRgus — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:43:45 -0800
 

I'm aRgus. My hobbies include skydiving, mountain climbing, endurance racing, advanced filipino knife fighting, and lying about my hobbies on the Internet. 


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Dstinct — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:39:29 -0800
 Hello, my name is Josh, and I hail from London, Ontario.

I am an associate editor for Zeros2Heroes.com, a Web 2.0 comic publisher that uses community input to select and choose what stories will be chosen to be made into 22 page comic pitches for videogames, film, and comics.  We are gearing up for our first major promotion: "Canada:Comic Creation Nation" which is being made possible through generous support from Telefilm Canada's New Media fund.

I am looking forward to being a member of this community.

Cheers,

j

 


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mrghosty — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:13:24 -0800
 I'm MrGhosty.  I am about to embark on a journey into northern Manitoba where the avg ambient temp is-40 or so this time of year.  Gonna work me in the mine and gets me some black lung.  Or hide out in my shack and work on my manifesto
 


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jdack — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:13:01 -0800
 

Hi, I'm J. I spend my days trying not to eat babies. I'm 18 months sober thus far. Mmm... babies. 


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rdhall — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:12:18 -0800
 Hi, I'm R. D. Hall and I write things.



One of these things(an online comic) is up at nbc.com right now.

Click if you want to check it out. 


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atomsk — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:32:21 -0800
 Hello all. They call me Ishmael. I don't do much.
 


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JoeL — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:36:18 -0800
 Hello,

My name is Joel (pronounced Joe L) and I run a performance art/gallery space in Chicago.


Other than that, I'm a complete degenerate.
 


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ChristianW — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:37:41 -0800
 Hi everybody

The name ist Christian. I`m a journalist based in Switzerland and generally in love with good stories. I spend my days torn between consuming and writing them. That about sums it up.

C. 


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tezifon — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:12:12 -0800
 hi, im Eduardo

Im a procrastinated parasite that do sounds, tries to do economics, and browse constantly

just for fun, im a titulated gardener, but i dont work in it

 


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rkbentley — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:41:43 -0800
 

Name is R.K. Bentley

I'm a Cable TV CSR by day, hack writer by night. Into Comic Books, Digital Photography, Ebay, Xbox 360. 


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Opheliac9 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:57:39 -0800
 Okay okay, so I'm late to the game. Hi all, if you've made it this far into the thread. 



I've spread myself thin all over the internet... 

-Hannah V. 


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Scott Kullberg — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:20:26 -0800
 I make computers do stuff, whether they like it or not. (Much more fun when they don't, really).

I read too many bad comics and not enough good ones, but the bad ones don't seem so bad when I'm at the shop with pen and drop-list, planning the Cull.

I'm a standard-issue geek, except my cell phone doesn't really do anything but make me talk to people I'm too busy to talk to. 


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JReynold — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:14:10 -0800
 Justin, twenty years old, Southern California resident, Filipino American, college student, deathly allergic to seafood.

Awkward look in Seattle:
 


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bornieo — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:54:58 -0800
 

I am an "Editor-at-Large" formerly of Malibu Comic (Prime, Mantra, Rune, etc) and Marvel Comics. Self published Third Eye Anthologies in 2001-2002.  Hanging with the Humanoids gang since 2003.  On the move and looking for more. 


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Kibblesmith — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:15:40 -0800
 Daniel.



Filmmaker, and aspiring comic's writer. Other misc performance/music/puppetry comes up sometimes. Currently photo editor for a news website. Amateur detective, weather permitting. 


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MaC — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:49:18 -0800
 

Mike Chiapperino, 21 and coming to the end of my employment at a Candy Warehouse and soon returning to school in pursuit of money to buy things with.  Above picture was taken from my phone at 5:01am and emailed to myself specifically to post here, I also am not wearing pants.  Decided to join despite having heard about this place on the signal for a while because I want some quality new stuff in my life.  Music, written work, all of it. 


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jpaciolla — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:09:19 -0800
 Jeff Paciolla, usuually just lurk on these sites, but i figured i should at least introduce myself.  I live in Charlotte NC and enjoy comics, books, and movies that are more bizarre and thought provoking than the usualy junk that is written and created for the mass public 


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Puck — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:10:12 -0800
 i'm Danny Smith 

not THE Danny Smith star of cult teenage hit "Big Wolf on Campus", or writer and producer of "Family Guy" Danny Smith. or even famous jazz Bassonist Danny Smith and not even wildlife artist Danny Smith.

i'll start again

I'm a Danny Smith Puck

Puck is an old nickname with too long a convoluted story to go into and the name i used on the 'tinterwub when i was scared of being Googled, if your reading this then you haven't, like me, just spent the last twenty minutes scrolling down looking at the pictures.

my blog is here. it's good.



this is me licking my friends face, he does, in fact love it, and is a dirty girl.

There are a hundred and ninety pictures of me on facebook and i didn't put one on, i am drunk in 80% of them.

the above sentence could be seen as some sort of oblique metaphor for my life

here is another photo of me



this is me approximately thirty seconds before i was sick, guess what colour it was? 


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vg — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:58:00 -0800
 

hi. I'm late, and this is an awful picture. ah well. 


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Keith Miller — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:13:22 -0800
 Hey, posted in the wrong area before.

The name's Keith and I'm a writer.

 


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Plain Jane — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:37:53 -0800
 I'm Tanith. Currently a law student in Cleveland, Ohio (which does not rock), formerly a newspaper photographer and journalist. Also a lurker extraordinaire.

Me = studying. Cat = sacked out.

 


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dechanique — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:20:35 -0800
 Hello! My name is Deanna and I am an art student at Salisbury University! I currently live with more people than I really should (gogo illegal subletting!) and am working on a very long, complex webcomic. I love steampunk and hope to work on  my first bustle dress for a steampunk group this summer! 



My comic site:
 


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davegoodman — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:29:59 -0800
 My name's Dave, Scottish, live in London, take pictures, write words, doing neither enough.

This is me:
.

I was (briefly) over at DiePunyHumans, looking forward to this place. 


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andrewdrilon — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:30:57 -0800
 Hi! My name's Andrew, 22, from the Philippines. Made an account here a while back and I'm only really touching it now.

I used to post my webcomics on The Engine, where I learned a lot, and now I do it for a webcomics collective called The Chemistry Set. It's called Kare-Kare Komiks and you can check it out here.

Anyway, I'm a comics creator/ short story writer/ graphic designer, and I do comics and stuff for various publications. I eat music, pictures, and anything you can read. And I'm here to learn. 


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Miss Neona — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:41:46 -0800
 Hmn, well, I'm pretty much boring. But I'm Kayla, 21, (hopefully) obviously female, graphic designer/artist/gabber/writer/photographer etc. and Canadian.  


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ellevee — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:43:40 -0800
 Hi, I'm Lauren. 22, recent college grad, unemployed, trying to make it as a writer/journalist/comic writer/anything with words. TRANSMET made me want to be a journalist, but I'm not quite as good.

I am obsessed with comics, books, movies, and TV shows like Doctor Who.

I write in my blog a lot: http://fearandloathingny.blogspot.com/. Someone should pay me to write it; the quality would improve greatly.

I am prepared for the zombie apocalypse. 


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vrbtm — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:31:46 -0800
 Peter Hassett, 25.



writer, musician, information architect.

Maryland, USA.

Recording 3 albums this year (1 CC-licensed hybrid EP; 1 dinosaur-style full-length LP/CD; 1 internet only crap/anthology/b-sides dump).

Interested in: new species, information morphology, natural language processors, Grant Morrison's inane cosmology, music industry, sound and psychoacoustics, internet age business models, English bulldogs. 


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Zandee — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:21:39 -0800
 I am new to this board. I work in a small family owned comic shop in Georgia. If you know Dani on here then you know where I am talking about. I am the sister-person. 

I am finishing up my last two classes in college. I am a Graphic Designer. I am currently looking for a full time job and doing the finishing touches to my portfolio.  

I have a Deviant Art account here if you want to see some of my art work. Link: http://zandee69.deviantart.com/

I also just started an Etsy account. If you want to go look here is the link: Strung Out Creations
I specialize in bead work and knitting. I will have more stuff up there next month. 


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Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:21:21 -0800
 Hello, Zandee.  I've seen Dani around, say 'hi' from Z for me.  
  
Here are three easy places to start, by way of suggestion:  
* You could post about your Etsy store here, on Warren's Etsy Store thread.
* You could also post some of your artwork on Tristan's painting drawing and things of that sort thread. 
* You could also post your deviantart blog here, on Warren's blog thread.  
  
Or you could do none of those things.  =]  
  
Don't forget to say 'hi' to Dani for me.  And welcome!

Cheers,
- Z 


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Zandee — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:27:24 -0800
 Z,

Thank you for the help.

Zandee 


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Asphyxiautomaton — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:12:45 -0800
 From Las Vegas, with all that is fetid.

Badly postured and bilingual, I have written several thousand prose pieces mentally.

Mr Ellis. you have quite the following out here with the great uncooled.  

Look forward to this. 


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Mathias B — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:18:05 -0800
 Amateur writer from the south of Sweden. My favourite film is Rosemary's Baby and I wash my hands too often. I'll find a picture of myself eventually, until then you'll have to use your imagination. Anyway, glad to be on the team. 


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Aberrant_Press — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:40:12 -0800
 Hey all, I'm Justin Newberry, owner of Aberrant Press (thus the name). I write, I draw, I color poorly so instead I outsource that particular job, I laugh, I love, I learn.

Even though I joined here fairly early on, I kept putting off introducing myself because I'm a lazy bastard at times. 

Anyway, here's a couple pics:

My baby brother lights up my life


Me at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con with a very nice lady from HBO that I did some work for earlier in the year (well, not directly, it was for Cinemax, but that's how I met her)... I wonder if she was at the con looking for pitches for shows? Hmm...

Alright, all that said, click my name, go to my website and please buy my books/films because someone really should. 


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paribolzi — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:45:15 -0800
 Longtime lurker - since the WEF days, in fact.
Wage slave in Chicago, which is currently buried under crystals of frozen water.

 


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aneeta55 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:35:11 -0800
 Hello,

I'm Derick; something of a filmmaker, sometimes painter, and lazy writer.

This is probably not me.

 


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alwayscrashing — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:37:57 -0800
 That's not going to go down well with our illustrious host.... 


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Neon Hammerer — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:00:31 -0800
 Im Deborah

I make tattoos in Palm Springs



 


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amazing ameziane — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:50:13 -0800
 

hello people
my name is AMEZIANE,
i write, draw and design comics in France, Mexico, and very soon Spain and Greece.

http://ameziane.blogspot.com/
http://www.comicspace.com/ameziane/ 


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visionsound — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:57:54 -0800
 Allo.

Lurker since WEF, occasionally inspired to make random comments.  Writer, musician, filmmaker, and web designer (one time, all at once, though it ended in tears for all involved).  Happily passing the days bartending in the southeast US. Often called Kenn McCracken, but don't tell my bar regulars that, okay? 


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Thom B. — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:27:31 -0800
 Name: Thom B.
Occupation: Storyteller, clothing designer and maker of oddities.



Also co-owner of Lastwear. 


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Tom Raney — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:46:27 -0800
 Tom Raney.  I'm drawing for Marvel these days.   Been around a while now.

 


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either/or — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:09:41 -0800
 Hi I'm Jinny. I write, sing, play music, and aspire to have my work made into graphic novels. You can view some ramblings at http://www.myspace.com/comicsgrrl 

This is a picture of a camera obstructing my face in my grandparents house. It looks like there's a fox on my head.

 


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Tom Raney — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:11:15 -0800
 Oh yeah... and this is what I do. 


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vikingrawk — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:37:26 -0800
 My name is Dan Evans.  I'm a musician and I create comics with my older brother Pete.

 


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Jamal Igle — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:53:28 -0800
 Pirate
Ne'er-do-well
Writer (Amateur)

(Feel free to bother me at a con. It keeps me from Killing...again.)
Illustrator(Professional)
Fancy boy

(I'm Married to HER! It doesn't get better)
Husband
Impending Father

Jamal.
(That's me and Rosario in San Diego the year before last. Nice girl.) 


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redridcully — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:47:50 -0800
 

Michael Bramley.
Artist.
English Bastard.

I'm at most of the cons in New York, so say 'hi' if you spot me - and I'll say 'hi' back because my wife to be keeps me on my best behaviour.

(Oh, and I write and draw comics) 


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eric_c — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:32:31 -0800
 Oh hi, I'm Eric. I'm a web designer in Hollywood at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects and hobbyist illustrator/music maker. aduckworth is my cousin and libby is my friend. 


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johnkeogh — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:29:01 -0800
 Hello all. I'm John, I'm a student and a webcomic guy. This is me at my table, looking concerned.

 


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Bruce O. Hughes — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:05:13 -0800
 

Bruce O. Hughes. Design Director. TeleVisionary. Artist.

This is where it will happen... 


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Erik Burnham — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:16:38 -0800
 Erik Burnham here.  Cartoonist.  Generally very sleepy.  Currently fighting tooth and nail with a deadline. 


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Nicolas Papa — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:43:32 -0800
 Hello, there.
I'm Nick. I look like this:

Which seems like it might be awesome, doesn't it?
It isn't... it is incredibly hard work. That hair doesn't tangle itself, for a start, and then there's the glasses... constantly in a last ditch bid to jump off my face. You wouldn't believe it...

Anyway, so, Nick. Working as a web guy in education, and a writer in my spare time. Always FAR too late to Warren's parties, trying to get involved once dynamics are already set in place. Sigh.

I built and run Elephant Words, which is a high-concept flash-fiction site... currently running auditions, yo! You can find it here: elephantwords.co.uk
And I don't blog as often as I should here: nixsight.net

And that's all the weather... 


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Squideye — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:04:02 -0800
 I dunno whether I've introduced myself on this particular board yet.  I think I did on telepho.ning.  Is it bad form to introduce twice?

Anyway: Ilan is my first and foremost name, and I work for the government and I sing tenor around Toronto.  (I do community theatre and general gigs, and I'm working my way up to weddings and bar mitzvahs.)

Here is a picture of me trying vehemently to explain a book about dinosaurs to my six-year-old nephew:



I blog and wargame; my principal online haunts are Teh Book of Teh Faice, and RPG.net (whence methinks I recognize Reverend Kinesys). 


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brittanica — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:04:00 -0800
 brittney.
20 years old.
born and raised in tennessee, but i hide it well.
in love with pop culture, as icky as that sounds. i'm very picky though, sticking mostly with music and comic books. 
went to school to get coffee for music producers. er, i mean... to become a music producer.



best picture of myself i have at this point. sorry it's all myspace-y. 


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tylermayhem — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:18:20 -0800
 This is me and joeman{4}

I am 37 m near memphis tn, i deal at a casino called MGM Goldstrike tunica, and write alot at the following:
http://www.myspace.com/badwolfone
and
http://badwolfone.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to add me on myspace as i love to meet new people from all over.... 


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williamzombie — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:25:15 -0800
 Gavin Hignight, writer, part time marketing guy, bringer of justice.

Sadly I am terrible at getting this to link correctly, but if you are so kind copy and paste these links to figure me out.
cheers
www.motorcitycomic.com   my first graphic novel releases March 8th!!!
www.gavinhignight.com    my site, 


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stsparky — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:44:09 -0800
 Hi - I'm Alan. I am a WEFugee I guess. 

I'm a dad, my daughter will be 2 on the 7th. I turn 50 with NASA this year.

Below is my wife.


Jamal! Congratulations on being married! 


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gerimi — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:12:33 -0800
 Hi all, Gerimi Burleigh • Los Angeles, CA • Toy designer/graphic designer/illustrator... Working on becoming a writer/artist comic creator

http://optichouse.com

 


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lx rudis — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:30:55 -0800
 g'day.

i'm lx rudis.  

i compose weird media for fun, and make semi-weird media for rent.  
i spend a lot of time looking at screens filled with really modern stuff.  
as a reaction to that, i spend much of my free time working on cranky archaic machines of one sort or another.




(I'm the blond reptile in the center there.) 


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Trotsky — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:14:19 -0800
 Lx, you forgot to mention that you're an experimental musician who only gets positive reviews from French Literary magazines. 

that seems like a pretty nifty bullet point to me. 

:p

ps

This is a MUCH better picture:
 


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JVWest — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:04:13 -0800
 I'm JV, I make comics when I feel like it.

Hello folks! We ducked under last night's hellstorms and we're here today by the grace of mama nature. 


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davechisholm — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:12:30 -0800
 hello. i am dave chisholm.
i draw and write a comic called Let's go to UTAH!. some would say it is 'good.' some would say that the characters 'aren't likable.' 
this is me:

i play music, as well.
i have a degree in jazz composition, and i plan on attending graduate school in the fall for jazz music. 
i guess i'm only good at things that i can't make money doing!
:-) 


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CryptSphinx — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:56:29 -0800
 Hi
 Im Richard of the genus Malone.
 Im 22 and still live in Ireland because apparently you have to pay for water everywhere else in the world- Rather than have an obscene excess.
 
Im a  Gnu/Linux User, Web Designer, Writer ,Musician and I cook better than Teflon-Soggoth (god of kitchen utensils )  

I was on DPH and The Engine though not under this name.



You will get a picture of me soon. 


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Twitch — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:09:46 -0800
 I am Steven Ransel Mills, amateur concert organizer and photographer.

If you've been to SPX or TCAF, you might have seen me hanging around Carla Speed McNeil's table.

 


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nickmaynard — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:21:57 -0800
 my name is nick maynard. im a college student from rochester, new york.

i make music and love comics.

one of my more recent projects -
http://www.myspace.com/foxparty
 


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muggie — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:40:45 -0800
 Hi my names Pete and I'm a old,sad and overworked nurse...so I'm expecting a reward on the scale of 40 virgins waiing for me when I get my reward 


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bjacques — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:12:16 -0800
 Hi. I'm Carl, but I've been bjacques (or some variant thereof) online since forever. I was a rocket scientist (sorta) for awhile and now I push internet packets in Amsterdam. My last known online address was Vermilion-Sands.com, but bailiffs and angry pet owners can catch up with me on LJ.

I knew about Transmetropolitan some years back but, since it's out in trade paperback, the 2008 political season was the right time to catch up (especially since the Smiler just dropped out). Liked the look of Bad Signal and catching up with Doktor Sleepless. 

Here's me 2 weeks ago.

 


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starfire — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:07:22 -0800
 hi.
i'm Jaclyn. i am a salon manager and make-up artist in New York. i love movies, music, comics and the like. a picture will be posted shortly. 


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peteloaf — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:31:41 -0800
 Hello, my name is Pete. I'm a combat correspondent in the United States Marine Corps, and sometimes wonder what I'm doing there. I'm tall and dashingly handsome, but most importantly, humble. 

I play with military equipment quite frequently, like guns and cameras:


I'll upload a better picture in due time. 


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QuidamTulpa — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:05:35 -0800
 Erik Moad here.  I like to pretend like I can write, occasionally doodle monsters in my over sized sketchbook.

That's my wonderful wife Eve.  And I miss that shirt dredfully. 


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cicero_hood — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:22:00 -0800
 Hiya, folks. My name's Frank, but most of my close friends call me FE. After living half my life in sunny California I'm living, working and going to school in North Carolina. I've lurked now and again here and always found the conversation interesting, so I'm finally signing up as a member.

 


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Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:33:04 -0800
 Good to see you here, Star.   =]
  
- Z 


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LisaMantchev — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:21:11 -0800
 Lisa Mantchev here, because Warren's going dark on LiveJournal.  *glare*

 


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warrenellis — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:23:36 -0800
 You know, I should probably do a roll call for the novelists and short story writers here... some of the WEIRD TALES crowd are already around... 


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Danielle Ni Dhighe — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:55:54 -0800
 My name is Danielle.  Avid reader of all things comicy, film obsessed amateur film critic, and aspiring writer of fiction.

 


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LisaMantchev — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:11:22 -0800
 What happens after roll call?  Will there be beatings for everyone?  *approves of this general idea and wants my 'welcome to publishing' paddling* 


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warrenellis — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:16:10 -0800
 Everyone, meet Lis.  She's a newly minted novelist, and therefore totally out of her mind. 


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LisaMantchev — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:24:40 -0800
 Psh.  You like me crazy. 


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arcaner — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:33:04 -0800
 Brent Smalley, Business student, former country radio DJ, former teamster. Gay pervert.

 


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JWH — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:11:31 -0800
 hello whitechapel, i'm jack.  i like whiskey, words, cut-ups, tube amplifier feedback, conspiracy theories, and ennio morricone soundtracks.  i'm kind of obsessed with brendan mccarthy.

someday i'll live in the middle of the desert, far away from the rest of you humans.

 


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BrotherNeutron — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:35:05 -0800
 so, hi, Joseph here. I'm 18, an aspiring writer, sometimes artist, and (rumor has it) a student at Florida International University. New to the discussion board scene, but I compulsively read just about anything Warren comes out with.

will post a pic when i have one worth looking at. 


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taphead — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:50:39 -0800
 Right, here goes.

Risto Paalanen, more commonly just Ripa. I've been lurking for a while but the recent combination of US pres. primaries (better than crack) / future of extreme music kind of pushed me to sign up.

Here, this is me:



I play guitar and loops in the noisy Älymystö and the more ambient/improv Radiokatve and whatever free-jazz-drone mess I happen to feel like when playing solo as taphead. Not to be confused with DJ taphead, who is a funk DJ and is also me. So that kind of calibrates my musical landscape, I suppose.

Other: RPGer, translator. Into comics and thinking about The Future.

Also: I fucking love bacon. 


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Trotsky — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:14:41 -0800
 @ taphead, 
The painter, or the delicious food item? 
(I'm a big fan of both) 


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taphead — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:46:46 -0800
 Oh, the food item, most assuredly. I enjoy the painter as well as the actor, but the food item? LOVE. 


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zacharius — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:42:52 -0800
 yo. I'm zac. I still mostly look like this:





I'm pleased to say my full real name only appears in one place on the internet, for business purposes, so I hope no one is too upset if I keep it that way.

 I'm another one of those annoying multiple-hypenates. in this case: bodyworker-martial-artist-occultist-writer-blogger-futurist-podcaster.

 most of that stuff accumulates on my blog alchemically braindamaged, (which is currently in a bit of future-predictions phase), which also leads into my podcast page, which in the 78-some recordings I have up, veers wildly between disjointed experimental rambling, and pieces which come close to being something I'm kind of proud of. If someone wants some recommendations of the stuff I like out of the mess, by all means ask, here or there. 

I follow warren around everywhere. I have no shame. But at least I try not to get him too mad at me, when I am moved to say something, which is hardly ever. 


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BZedan — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:47:07 -0800
 I'm Brenna—I've gone by innumerable variances on that, but I am who I say I am.   Here's the most recent image of me where my face isn't obscured by a camera or clouds of smoke:


On my own time, I make things.  Like tiny things.  Or photos.

My partner is the photographer for our small-town newspaper.  The photographer.  We live somewhere between this place that wants to be a Real City and the rabid wilds of the Oregon Appalachia.  I commute a total of twenty hours a week via public transportation into the city to work at the best job in the world, working for a company that sells socks and hoisery.  I see hundreds of naughty and boring bits of lace and cotton and fancy fiber out the door each day and count in the never ending waves of new stock.  I also do a bit of freelance-ish work for another sock company designing new patterns and rendering the shat-out gradient horrors of art school wonders into logical templates for the factory.

I'm not like, an avid participator on forums, but I've realised that they are great ways to find things to read when one has gone over all the books in the house five or more times. 


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davidaprice — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:51:31 -0800
 Hello all.  My name is David Price.  Husband, pet owner, IT support, and 'podcaster'.

A recent photo (last week at work, taken with my Treo):


I'm in desperate need of a haircut and trim. 


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mbroooks — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:47:28 -0800
 Hm.  Thought I'd done this already.

I lurked on the WEF, and then on the Engine, and now I'll off & on lurk here.

I'm a software developer for a 501(c)(3) non-profit, son was born a couple days before Christmas, my four-year old daughter was recently diagnosed with Type I diabetes, so I've been reading up on a whole new arena of medical research.  I shaved my head in March '07 for St. Baldrick's and have kept it that way ever since.

C'est moi.



--Matt 


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Dewey Decibel — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:36:02 -0800
 I'm Thom, I figured I'd lurked enough to warrant registering myself.

The octopus on my shoulder is Ceph, he's pretty much awesome.

I'm a librarian in Ohio who spends his free time kayaking and beating people with foam-padded sticks.  Thom is a pseudonym used for online life because I like to keep it separate from my day job, which includes exhaustive background checks.  That and I like to think of myself as a bit of a miracle worker.  I do PR work and other journalism/fiction when something needs to be said or I'm getting paid for it, but I typically spend my day in a room full of books and enjoy every second of it. 


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fluffpot — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:49:37 -0800
 I am a lurker. In meatspace I go by Cindy. I draw and I make small comics. When not drawing or rolling my face around on bristol , I'm usually curled up by my rabbits enclosure (it is about as big as I am) and knit. I think I just quit smoking...then again, I haven't sat outside with a book for a long time. I've got about 3 months left until I rush out into the real world, and I wonder if I can juggle art with a dayjob. Guess we'll see.



This is me hiding under my desk in studio.

Hello. 


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MordyS — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:41:44 -0800
 Hey, I'm Mordy. I'm a pop culture junkie/curator ala Doctorow's protagonist in City of God. To make money, I freelance articles about music and embark on ambitious projects chronicling the evolution of post-Marxist cultural critiques done by the Frankfurt School. Which is to say: I'm a music critic and I dabble in Academia. When the spirit moves me, I also sometimes do some critical writing about comix, which I've been known to publish on Popmatters.com. Otherwise, I'm just a voracious reader of comix (sometimes monopolizing the mezzanine at the Barnes N Noble my wife works @ to read books I otherwise cannot afford).



This is me kissing my beautiful wife at the grotto's of Rosh HaNikra in Northwestern Israel. 


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peteloaf — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:10:31 -0800
 @ Thom Attic

Dude, you look like Yorick from Y: The Last Man, except with insane facial hair.o.0 


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LordFluffy — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:14:07 -0800
 

My name is Stef. My friends call me Fluffy.

I'm a writer, former webcomic artist, desk jockey and malcontent. I have little show on the internet of my brilliance, but make no mistake. It's there. Waiting.

Peace. 


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Warped Savant — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:30:55 -0800
 I'm just a pixel induced image imprinted on your mind. I am whatever you've decided I am.



On the internet people only see what they want to see in a person. 


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brendonagasaki — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:29:54 -0800
 Hi I'm Mark.

I spend most days telling people that their wrong and proving it. No, this doesn't make me popular, but it is pretty satisfying. It doesn't make up for having no artistic talent whatsoever, but it's a start. It also helps me get over the fact that I'm short. 


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smerwin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:20:22 -0800
 


Hi. I'm Sam. I draw things, sometimes for money. I live back up in the hills in Vermont and I spend too much time on the internet. 

I'm also allergic to arse eels, so I'll be minding my manners around these parts. 


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VonTurbo — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:47:05 -0800
 Hello. I am VonTurbo. 

I work for BSkyB as a Content Seeker (Internet based cool hunter) Sometimes I write journalisty stuff too. Although I really shouldn't. 

I am also a failed musician. 

I have a blog at vonturbo.net



Here is a picture. Enjoy. 


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SledHeavy — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:49:43 -0800
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I've just ordered 30 dollars worth of drinks.......only now realizing I've lost my wallet. 


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TechnocratJT — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:46:45 -0800
 I have of course been here for a long time.

But, no point in going back to my ancient post and adding a photo. So here is me again.



Thats me. The background is Lambiek comic store in Amsterdam. 


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oscillateur — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:06:14 -0800
 Hi,

I'm David. I'm french and I live in Paris. 

I've been making and modifying electronic instruments, mainly through circuit bending, since the end of last century, and I use them along with my other instruments to make semi-improvised electronic music ("boring machine"). And some gremlins must hate me because everytime I try to record a concert it fails miserably but in a different way each time.

I'm also one of the organizers of Dorkbot Paris, which started a little more than a year ago. Dorkbots ("people doing strange things with electricity" : conferences, workshops, etc. about art/creation and technology) are great, if there isn't one where you live and if you think there should be, start one...

And my real job is AI/gameplay engineer for videogames.

That's it, mostly.

 


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KColden — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:53:39 -0800
 Howdy
I'm Kevin Colden, witer/arteest, late of The Chemistry Set, currently on ACT-I-VATE and Zuda, soon to be with IDW Publishing.

Here's a photo of me threatening Dean Haspiels nuts with a firearm:

 


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mercurialblonde — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:53:34 -0800
 

I'm Sarah Horrocks.  I came here ostensibly for Freak Angels discussion.  I was a member on The Engine, but hopefully I'll be more active here as I'm quite fanatical right now about several of the books Ellis is putting out.  I'm a writer and internet addict.  And also a beginning magician of the chaos variety. 


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kevinjohn — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:57:28 -0800
 Hiya. Kevin F. John. A writer in a constant state of jones for anything with 2 covers, pages, words and/or pretty pictures. Warren's output is the biggest and most welcomed monkey on my back. I talk to that monkey a lot.

This is me:

 


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Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:11:00 -0800
 @oscillateur  - There is an impressive amount of music nerdery on this forum.  I've noticed a few threads with people talking a bit about circuit bending in the Art and Noise section; I hope you decide to post some of what you're doing.  I'm quietly hoping the topic will really take off because I like listening in on it.  

On a related note, there is this thread with Tesla coil amps that I think is pretty fun. 


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Bruiser — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:38:39 -0800
 John
28 years old
Bristol Virginia , picture Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls but with government housing and lots more drugs and violence.
I was alongtime lurker over at the engine. Cant seem to post a pic but here's were you can find one if interested  
Anything else just feel free to ask. 


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mexicutioner — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:07:06 -0800
 Tony
19 years old.
I live in America. And if you haven't surmised it by now, I'm more specifically Mexican American.
I've been a huge fan of Warren for a long time, in case you were wondering why I would come to this site.

That's me, too cool to smile. 


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A for Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:44:36 -0800
 Hi.

I am an A.
Currently, I'm set to Anonymous.
I am a notorious troll and general asshole. I don't do lies, so: You will hate me.

Love,


Anonymous 


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Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:59:58 -0800
 Heh, guess someone did, A-hole.  
  
Welcome to WhiteChapel buddy.  You'll be very lonely here.  
  
(And much thanks to whoever deleted that NG thread.)

Cheers,
- Z 


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Spiraltwist — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:08:30 -0800
 @Z

They are quick, aren't they? 


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grimjeer — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:15:41 -0800
 Greetings and salutations.  I'm Grimjeer here, but most know me as Jim G or even Jim  when I'm in a good mood.  I come from the land of Elvis (Presley, not Costello, though he's coming by again soon.)  I'm the age where I should know the answer to life, the universe and everything, but I don't.  I use my capabilities to develop innovations.  Really - it says so on the card.  I sing, but not the stuff I listen to.  If there was a war tomorrow between the artists and the scientists, or worse yet, the engineers, well, I'm sorry, all you art folk, but I am what I am.

I am a pilgrim.


This is me in a moment of oddity: a butterfly took a liking to my head. 


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Gweilo — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:17:38 -0800
 Hi all, my name's Nick. I'm a 27 year old funny book peddler from San Antonio, TX. People tease me for being pale, hence the screen name (means 'white devil', thanks Balls of Fury!). I'd never thought of myself as a Warren Ellis fan, but came to realize several books I really liked were penned by him. I'm not a very active poster, more of a lurker, but Whitechapel seemed like a fun place, plus I know some people on here (hi Stephanie) so here I am. 


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Balgroggy — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:57:40 -0800
 Hi I am Pete

IT Tech for a specialist Multi media company.

I look like this:



just been given the link to the webcomic.....fallen in love already with it. :D 


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Spiraltwist — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:21:08 -0800
 @Gweilo

Hello, Nick. ;) 


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Oneiromancer — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:40:08 -0800
  
This is my employee picture, one year old. For a more recent picture (me cooking a Thai dinner for some friends) you can go here 

I'm Ana, originally from Romania, currently thawing in Iceland after a rough winter with lots of snow. I work as a senior Quality Assurance tester and team lead for the one and only Icelandic MMO company - CCP Games, currently working on EVE Online. I graduated a film university some years ago and my class teacher was kind enough to allow me to write my grad paper on comics. Warren Ellis was of course featuring in it, I hope you don't mind. ^^
I'm really passionate about my work, books, comics, computer games, all things steampunk, space dragons, sharp blades, things being done "properly", belly dancing (my latest hobby, I take 4 classes per week) and other stuff™.

For some reason my colleagues seem to think I'm a ruthless, vicious little person who thrives on being angry at the world for existing. Since this reputation gets things done rather sooner than later I don't do anything to convince them otherwise.

My boyfriend (he's a lot like me, only bigger and he doesn't belly dance) just linked me to the Freak Angels comic this morning and this led me to discover Whitechapel. I'm mostly a lurker, I don't blog or post on forums, but since this seems a mighty interesting assembly of err... individuals, I thought to give it a shot. 


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Manhammer — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:50:54 -0800
 

Hello, ManHammer here. Pseudonyms that are euphemisms for phallus' may be tired but do cause the occasional giggle. Old enough to smoke and shoot foreigners but not yet old enough to drink fermented corn. Consequential actions and my life tend to run in parallel lines. I had joined Die Puny Humans at the end of it's run, long past it's halcyon days. I hope to continue the overwhelmingly positive experience here, in Whitechapel. 

Doesn't hurt that Freak Angels was released just a bit ago. I still don't think Ellis has written a work as strong as Transmet yet, still waiting for the magic to return. Holding out for brilliance to return and beam me up side the head with bricks. 


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oneofsixbillion — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:22:07 -0800
 Hi Whitechapel crew,  My name is Chris but I have also been called 1ofsixbillion.  An imaginary prize goes the person who can name the movie I stole that alis from.  Two weekends a month I am also called Grimace.  One those days I look like this...



The rest of the time I don the titles of pseudo-philosopher, wanabe writer, buddhist professional wrestler, angry activist, struggling student, and constitantly psycho-social.

This is me outside of the ring. 


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Aaron Wilder — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:56:09 -0800
 

My name is Aaron Wilder.  I'm a 34 year old securities analyst from Charlotte, NC currently moonlighting as a writer.  When not doing the devil's work and writing feverishly, I like to sit and ponder why it is that British women sound so sexy and wonder when my sample pages are going to hit my inbox. 


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nigredo — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:29:14 -0800
 My name is Alex Vagenas. I used to post at the Engine for a while. I have been a comics reviewer for a Greek ezine in the past. I am currently residing in London with my gal and trying to finish my PhD in English, while working part-time at the classical dpt of an HMV store and trying to get a band started...

I am a voracious reader, dvd watcher and music listener...

ps. i don't really like to post pics of myself... 


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RKB — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:11:13 -0800
 Hello anyone, and everyone, I'm RKB. Simon Spector was the first comic by Ellis I ever read, and I thought it was a great read. Still having trouble getting into Doktor Sleepless, but I loved Cercy. It should win every award a comic can win. Smaller force invades another hostile nation, in a preemptive strike to protect there own peoples security. How often have you read a pro-Iraq war allegory? Freakangels is looking very interesting as well.
My blog is really a would be Zuda story I've been working on, anyone (especially artists) want to check it out pigs of the industry 


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Dextra — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:00:18 -0800
 I'm Dextra. I write nonsense in my blog, draw the occasional shiny thing, collect way more crap than I should. I've moved myself cross-country 3 times in the last 2 years, and I have started a dead boyfriend collection on my bookshelf. I also cloned myself twice at the same time. My clones are currently in the second grade. I live in the woods where you can hear the wind coming before it hits you. And on good days, I generally look like this:

 


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Theremina — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:51:59 -0800
 Hi. Call me Mer, if you like. I like to lurk and drink a lot of coffee. My penny farthing is my pride and joy, as is my copy of Planetary #21.

 


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Ariana — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:54:20 -0800
 Hi. Call me Mer, if you like.Hey, hon.  Good to see you here. 


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Theremina — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:16:23 -0800
 Hiya, toots. Did you fix those leaky intertubes yet? ;) 


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Grayel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:36:48 -0800
 Well.... the name's Brad.  I'm a network tech for the gov.  I read a alot of comics/graphic novels.  Do the action figure thing, and play vids.  Alot of this happens in the Winter months, because it's f'n cold here. We're talkin -40C, but the summers get to +40C, and that's when the outdoor activites start.  I love beer, I'm a bit of a goofball and I am Canadian...
 


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Leona Fray Maelstrom — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:40:00 -0800
 Hello, I'm Leonie, but I like to make up names for myself in a vague attempt at escapism.  I am not photogenic, so no piccy at the mo.  I may add one later.  Oh, and I live in London England. 

Basically my modus operandi is posting crap that makes little or no sense on, variously, a sci-fi forum that developed a ugly sibling, a steampunk forum some of you lovelies may have heard of, and a LiveJournel account that dwells unloved down a dark damp alley located around Tottenham high road.  I like most things girls do, big boots, bigger weapons and shiny things being three of them, but lack the space or finances to explore my hobbies, alas *sigh*.

Anyways, that is me, this is my introduction, unless I get rejected or if I forget (like a sieve me). 


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Myles — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:14:14 -0800
 Um, hello. I'm Myles Mccloskey. 21. I adore cats. I also adore the works of Mr. Ellis.
 
I need a haircut. 


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Shoepixie — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:20:59 -0800
 Right.  I'm Shoe, or Zinnia, or Flâneur, or any of the random names I aquire online.  If you meet me, my name will depend on what city we're in.  ost just say 'Pixie', it's easier.   You know, I would own shoepixie.com if a stupidhorrible shoe store hadn't gobbled it up.  Curses!
I'm a nothing!  Or rather, an aupair-artist-traveller-eccentric-bad influence-writer--crazyperson-somethingorother.  Which really means I generally travel around nannying and just doing whatever, and now I am in South Wales being a Domestic. 
Magenta was a domestic.  And she's just the ginchiest!  Which doesn't make me awesome, though I wish it did.  So I basically sew curtains and cook brownies.  Yay. 

Because I have no life, my real jobs are on the internets.  I'm a Staff member on two collaborative fiction projects, The Victorious, whose writers continually amaze me, and the newborn Clockwork Lullabye, which owns my life like the cute ickle monster in Jasper Morello.  



By the by...I don't read comics, I have no idea who Warren Ellis is (though he's...apparently...famous?) and I don't speak any Welsh that isn't potato-related, despite living on the Gower.  Woe is me!   I have no idea how I ended up here, other than my friends seem to decide that me dressing like a destitute lady of the evening (albeit, of the 1870s) makes me 'Victorian' or 'Steampunk' and send me these links.  I have no idea if 'Steampunk' is a 'thing' now, but most of the people who show up at the Victorious claim to be into it.  So..that's pretty cool!  
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SoundForOne — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:38:44 -0800
 Real name is Matthew.  Born in Detroit, currently living about 30 minutes outside of.  

Full of bad traits and worrisome habits but I'm working on them all.

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salamander — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:05:54 -0800
 sarah, 23, graduate student, ontario canada, boring science geek that likes lurking around artsy people for the occasional mental escape. started reading whitechapel cause of a link on another social forum and liked the vibe.

true story: I just forgot how old I am and typed in 21 at first, which probably tells you everything you need to know about me. 


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Anopheles — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:12:42 -0800
 Sean: scientific illustrator, freelance graphic artist, amateur entomologist, big science nerd, wargamer. 30 years old.

My best geeky anecdote is giving Warren a pack of Red Bull at Dragon*Con. He looked tired. 


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TechnocratJT — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:15:01 -0800
 People are following me....first Verde, now you.

And stop stealing my story. 


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Anopheles — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:17:14 -0800
 I didn't steal it...I 'was' the one who handed them over... 


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Andi_W — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:27:10 -0800
 Good Mornin. Well, I#m Andreas Wachtendorf. Nicer to call me Andi. uhm....cus i'm drunk and dont have any more ideas here my photo: [yes the guy with the dumb hat, not the one with the porno-idontknowwhatitsinenglishbutyouknowwhatimeanthing]
 


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John Oak Dalton — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:09:09 -0800
 There seems to be plenty of people on here but being numbered 1,000 had a nice ring to it.

I am John Oak Dalton and work in public access television during the day and do all kinds of DIY stuff at night like microcinema, zines, comix, cable access TV, and the like.

 


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Huehue — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:09:24 -0800
 HI, my name is Iñaki, i´m from México and i like very much the little work of Warren Ellis that has managed to get into my country. I really want to thank you for Freakangels.
Gemini, Earth Monkey, 39, male, illustrator, capoerista, and very often i will write in spanish in this forum even if most people here understand english, just for the fun of keeping the place multi-cultural. 


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J2point0 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:06:28 -0800
 Hi, Im John. aka J2point0, 2L aka Phal Beaumont. I am a wannbe lot of things, writer, filmmaker, musician but I am a full time single dad of two and a part time Optical technician. everything else is just icing on the cake. 
this is me :)
 


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Taliesin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:11:18 -0800
 I am a lot of things, all rolled into the man-sized being called Jerry. Or Taliesin/Talin/Tal, depending on the person and amount of keystrokes. Figured it was about time to make myself known as I'm always watching these places where Ellis can be found. Huge fan of his writing, and it's even better that I'm one of the select few working at Jumpgate Comics here in New Hampshire! Let's see...I am a writer, an avid RPer, theatre designer, and music composer. Of course, I've got a couple papers with 'B.F.A.' and 'B.A.' from a college which 'officially say I know my stuff' for the latter two.
I am the man behind the scenes. I am the man lighting the stage for all to see. I am the man controlling the show, pulling the strings, calling the shots. I am the man behind the camera. Often, in fact, as I'm the photographer for some awesome cosplaytastic marvelicious photo shoots. My wife is also a theatre seamstress/costume designer/modest-model, ma Belle Chere, and creates all the outfits we wear to various conventions. As for the best ME photo, though, in a rare occurance of me being in front of the camera, here's one right after I finished her Black Cat photoshoot.

 


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Will Ellwood — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:24:18 -0800
 Will Ellwood, 21 years old and a final year computer science student. 
Also descended from 'something' in the mountains. 



Also known to steal hats. 


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AnimatedTrigger — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:38:50 -0800
 Hello and greetings, my name is Brett and I am a 19-year-old fuckwit nerd from Virginia with dreams and aspirations of becoming an infamous writer/artist/modern day renaissance man. I tend to make an idiot of myself and enjoy all things comicky and videogamey...That word just doesn't look right.

As for a picture...

 


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Jayzor — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:55:22 -0800
 Hello.  I'm Jay, a grad student studying math.  This is me dipping my toe into this newfangled "talk to other people on the Internet" thing, so I apologize in advance for any faux pas I might make.



I have somewhat less hair now, but I'm fond of the shirt. 


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JP Carpenter — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:02:33 -0800
 Greetings. I'm Jonathan. By trade, I 'manage' a corporate intranet. I also take pictures of flowers and landscapes and make music with guitars. I live in Hampshire, England and have two small children and a large snail. 

 


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Scott B — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:13:56 -0800
 Hey, I'm Scott 31, Filmmaker/animator and noisemaker. Living in darkest Yorkshire with my wife and small dog. Currently plotting my first forey into webcomics. 


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Dovryn — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:53:00 -0800
 My name is Dylan, but everyone calls me Dov. 
I am addicted to Star Wars Role Play on Secondlife, as well as anything that has anything to do with comics.
I like to think I am a writer as well as an artist in general, but some days I think I am just lazy and having acid flashbacks.
Either way, life is good.
 


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DrStrangefate — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:00:15 -0800
 My name is James, I'm 20 and a student at Sarah Lawrence College...

I love movies, and am studying film history (alongside my real concentration, Creative Writing)... My favorite directors are Jean Renoir, Woody Allen, and the Coen Brothers. In comics I'm a huge fan of Whitechapel's very own Internet Jesus, as well as Grant Morrison, Brian K. Vaughan, Ed Brubaker, and Greg Rucka. Alan Moore goes without saying, right?

I am an aspiring writer, maybe a filmmaker, or maybe i'll go into politics or something. But right now, I'm all about the writing, and I'm currently working with a friend on a script for a comics project that we're going to put together over the summer to start throwing at publishers every chance we get.

 


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Chip Zdarsky — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:11:26 -0800
 Hi! I'm Chip! I just like hangin' out with my friends and havin' FUN!!!!
I put things over here a lot of the times because I don't know where else to put them!! LOL!!!!



Love,
Chip! 


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Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:51:29 -0800
 CHIP!!!
Woo!  Whitechapel just got waaaaay sexier!

 


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Chip Zdarsky — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:22:40 -0800
 Oh, Vanessa! Thank god you're here. I bet none of these kids even know who I am. 


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seth — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:05:42 -0800
 Seth from Los Angeles, CA. I work in online advertising of the premium variety. If I spot a microbrew just sitting around I will probably drink it.

 


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Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:41:11 -0800
 @Chip  Awww... don't worry.  I'm sure lots of the other kids know you, and besides ... fun pretty girls like you have an easy time making friends. 


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MegaGoosey — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:24:39 -0800
 Hi.

Adam, I live in the Houston area of Texas. I'm 22, a student of god knows what, and I work at a book store. I've been known to write nerd reviews for this nerd website, and I occasionally write shit down in a blog that can be found here. I likes lots of things.

Here's me as an old timey banker at a Halloween party. I could stop right here and retain at least some level of respectability because of the fact that I'm surrounded by two ladies, but I'm an honest guy so I'll go ahead and tell you that this particular party happened to be at an arcade and I had just finished competing in a Street Fighter 3 tournament. 
 


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Irony — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:05:21 -0800
 Hi. My nickname is Irony and I'm an Aussie. I'm 19 years old and I work as an exotic dancer, well, it really isn't very exotic or uncommon these days, heh. I'm studying to be an Avionic Technician. I really only like drinking white whine and tequila and the only games I'm good at these days are killer instinct gold and eternal darkness. Most of my pictures are all work pictures so you'll have to enjoy this silly one with me and my new found love of goggles.


I'm not this retarded looking all the time, honest. 


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Spiraltwist — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:48:54 -0800
 @Chip Zdarsky

I bet none of these kids even know who I am.

Don't hold it against them. 


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Silverwind — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:54:52 -0800
 Silverwind here, IRL Bobby. No pictures until I find one to upload. 20 year old English Lit/Cinema Studies double major, which amounts to me reading all the time to make a living off of reading all the time. You can find me on the shores of Lake Ontario, freezing my fucking ass off, or more frequently on the south shore of Long Island, NY reading books or glancing skyward-sometimes simultaneously. 


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doktor sleepsmore — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:13:32 -0800
 Hi there, "doktor sleepsmore" here.  pediatrician about to start training in neurodevelopmental disabilities...end goal being to unlock all the secrets of the human mind.  Wannabe writer, fantasy/scifi/comics enthusiast and long-term fan of Mr. Ellis's work and internet ramblings.  Currently in exile in Kyiv, Ukraine until my triumphant return to the U.S.A. this summer.  Attached is - hopefully- a webcam shot of the doktor in shaggy midwinter hibernation mode:

 


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taylorellis — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:04:06 -0800
 Hi. I'm Taylor. I like digging through the internet and climbing trees. 
 


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JDougan_CBOX — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:51:09 -0800
 Hi, I'm Jim Dougan, comics writer.  I self-published a little comedy GN called CRAZY PAPERS (with Danielle Corsetto) in 2006, have since published a bunch of short stories on The Chemistry Set, and have much more in the works for 2008.  Please be gentle with me.

This is me in the foreground, with Mr. Bob Fingerman to my right.  This was a signing at Jim Hanley's in NYC the day Crazy Papers came out through Diamond.

 


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Lee Matthews — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:35:10 -0800
 I'm Lee, theres no picture cos technology confuses me. I work at Forbidden planet in Stoke-on-trent, smoke far to much, drink more than i should and watch and own far to many movies. 


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ASedano — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:03:09 -0800
 I'm Al, 32 from New Jersey.  I retain far too much knowledge from comics and movies than is healthy.  Tivo apparently owns my soul, as I watch far too much tv.  However I get out and still have a life due to the incredibly few hours of sleep I get.  I also have what might be the stupidest turtle in the world.  I am also apparently not intelligent enough to put my picture up on here. 


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ReverendJoe — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:53:08 -0800
 I'm Joe.  I'm 32 and I'm in Bangor, Maine.  I am a lifelong book/movie/comic/music geek.  I'm the assistant night manager at a foodservice warehouse.  This not what I thought I'd be doing when I was a kid.  I have a great bushy beard that I am rather proud of.  I do Maori style bone carving, but have yet to get off my ass and do anything with it.  

 


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Lord Falsworth — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:13:14 -0800
 'Lo all, my names Bill, or any variation of "Falsworth" for online purposes.  I'm an education major at Bethany College in Kansas, I write whenever I find the time and love all things comics/geekdom.  My room looks like a toybox, and a I have a deeper fixation with French comics than I should.  

I promise all of you that this is me under there, just the most recent picture I could find: 




I love the series so far, hope it only gets more fun from here, Warren! 


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Brian le Golem — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:39:50 -0800
 Hi everyone,

My name is Brian le Golem, and I'm as fictionnal as it can be.

here's my picture



Cheers 


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antistigma — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:40:59 -0800
 Why hello everyone.

I'm Amiel / r9k / robot9000. 

By day I'm in a health food grocery type environment due to failing out of community college, and generally a comics / animu / music / art / movie / videogame geek.
By night I make scatterbrained experimental beats ( some of which you can hear right over here - there are also blurry pictures of me there ), plan a potentially epic comic project, play videogames mostly of the competitive fighting variety ( I also used to write about them over at http://www.newchallenger.net/blog ), and cry myself to sleep at how pathetically alone I am. 


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Rjackson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:30:06 -0800
 Rjackson here; Providence, RI, USA.  Been on the list for a while, but haven't been around to Mr. E's sites in some time.

Checked in to catch up on Freakangels and I am loving it.

Great art too, just beauty.

Anyway, Karl is obviously the man.

Haven't a pic handy, but will post something later. 


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filidhe — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:56:30 -0800
 

Hey all. writer, mom, lover, sister, reader, Tantric panaestheotist. Call me Briana, for now. Was introed to Transmet by a brilliant writer friend who if he wasn't gay I'd have seduced in an instant. Have adored Ellis and the dystopic vision he sees ever since. More of whatever, always. Reading an dsploring the site for now 


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CCosker — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:32:22 -0800
 Casey Cosker here.  Professionally, I'm a student at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, a freelance writer, intern, and computer lab technician.  Right now I'm looking for things that will make me money and a trip to Mexico.



And I am mildly amused and pleased to find that this forum uses HTML code.

Hello. 


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peteloaf — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:10:48 -0800
 @ReverendJoe

Hah! A fellow Mainer! I've long since fled the Pine Tree State, originally hailing from Brunswick...and I now reside in the desert...but nice to see someone else from the easternmost state of the union! 


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I m out of here — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:02:58 -0800
 U wanna know more about me go to: 
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&pop=1 


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I m out of here — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:03:57 -0800
 ROBATOMIK 


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Denjaf — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:21:27 -0800
 Hi, I'm Danielle. I don't even like monkeys.





 


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The Rascal King — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:52:35 -0800
 Hey. 
I'm Greg M, currently wasting precious time and money in Canterbury, studying the long term effects of alcohol abuse and sleep deprevation on the human body, with Forensic Investigation to keep me occupied.
I have a deep affinty for Ska, and I'm an aspiring Rockabilly and Steampunker. 
I play video games, and read comic books, both to the degree of some form of mania.
I'm a geek for most useless factoids.
I am eagerly awaiting the future.
I play pool with a near religious state of mind.
I'm hoplessly plugged into the internet.



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Radio Saturday — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:22:37 -0800
 Hey all...

My name is Radio Saturday, or Theo. I'm unhealthily fixated on WWI, Dostoevsky, Symbolist art and the novels of Will Christopher Baer. I play the mandolin badly and try to knit things that were never meant to be knitted, like hoodies inspired by Vermeer paintings. I write a lot, try (and usually fail) to publish said writings, and spend a lot more time with books than with people. I also have mad lace making skills. 



Yes, I made those gloves. 

In conclusion, I should really go to bed now. 


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nandop — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:32:23 -0800
 Hi, my name is Fernando Pinto and I'm a comicbook artist from Santiago Chile. 

I look like this...sorta


I do a webcomic too... 


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DaveNant — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:59:10 -0800
 I'm Kris - East Londoner (currently in self-imposed exile in Greenwich); audiobook producer; pianist; drinker; smoker; WSOH. I don't like monkeys either.



Hello. 


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entity411 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:18:53 -0800
 Names Faust, at least thats what my friends and family have called me for the last 5 or 6 years. Aspiring author, artist, poet, blah blah blah. To me that means I usually waste most of my part time overnight shifts at a hotel playing WoW and desperately fending off my usual duties and obligatory friendly attitude. Portrait posted in the March 08 "self-portrait" thread. 


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warrenellis — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:20:44 -0800
 Hi! I'm Chip! I just like hangin' out with my friends and havin' FUN!!!!

Now we're in trouble. 


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prydekitty — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:34:38 -0800
 Hello. I'm Edie. Eee-Dee. Yes. Love comic books, cartoons, long walks on the pavement. Put my mug in the self-portrait thread.

Haven't been on a message board in almost 10 years, and the last one I was on got shut down due to a user making lewd jokes about someone's infant. I'm thinking I'll probably not have to worry about that much here. The shutting down of the board, that is. 


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adampknave — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:11:30 -0800
 Hi, I'm Adam P. Knave.  I review books for Publishers Weekly and SFReader.com, write too many columns, one of them about Dazzler, and I should be ashamed of that and in the rest of my spare time I commit acts of fiction, get tortured by my cat and fuck, I dunno, stuff/things/other/[insert 25c to continue]


I look like that, unless I'm a terroist that day.  Then I look like:
 


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Seth1798 — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:48:20 -0800
 Hi, I'm Seth.  I'm a grad student who is currently majoring in procrastination.  Oh and I know Chris Hickey who also posts here. 


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markteppo — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:52:04 -0800
 Hi, I'm Mark.  I finally delurked to post to the Novelists thread.  Some info about my projects is over there.  And, uh, yeah, here's the last good picture of me.

 


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laurareagan — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:36:10 -0800
 Hello everyone!
I'm Laura. I also posted in the Novelists thread. I just love that bunny suit! 
I look forward to meeting you all. 
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sean — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:48:16 -0800
 Sean Patrick Little...independent novelist (read: Broke), freelance writer and editor (read: Really Broke), a sometimes guitarist and bassist (read: Holy Shite, am I broke...), an occasional illustrator (read: I can't afford to pay attention...that's how broke I am), a father of a 3-year-old (read: Now I gotta take care o' someone else???), and was a one-time actor and stand-up comic (read: Whooooa Nelly, that guy is a freakin' loser!).

I have a novel out.  Two more coming relatively soon.  Maybe another two next year...

If'n you want to see a picture, go check the website.  I could use the traffic...if you don't want to click the website, just picture a big, fat, ugly man...and just about everyone I meet tells me I look like someone they know, but they never specify who...so, just look around at your friends, I probably look like one of them. 


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songsaboutsnow — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:07:17 -0800
 Hey, I'm Michael Berkowitz. Recent college grad, currently a programmer for this really nifty Firefox extension called Zotero, and a folk singer/songwriter...songsaboutsnow.com. I've got a brand new CD, "a song for every station" just out, and there's more about that here. I generally look something like this:

 


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RJBarker — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:28:12 -0800
 I'm RJ Barker.  I write (funny, hopefully) books no one reads.  I also review books that lots of people read for SFcrowsnest.  I don't know how many people read my reviews of the books lots of people read.  I'd like to think a middling amount of people read them, just so it balances.  I have a Livejournal  in which I occasionally give away books for free.  And a myspace where I archive previously published stories (that few people read) and write a lot of nonsense poetry (I've no idea how many people read that).   Here is a picture of me being waited on by my butler that I am too stupid to crop.



I forgot I'd signed up here as I have the attention span of a gnat.  But now I have remembered.  Hello. 


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Poidog1 — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:33:16 -0800
 Hello I'm J. I reside Los Angeles, CA. I'm a personal trainer and fight/self defense instructor by trade, comic geek by design. Been a fanboy of Ellis since I found the darker side 'o comics. As I'm a relative idiot when it comes to computers, the net, or anything too tech...I'm really not sure if there'll be a pic following all this (picture a chimpanzee bangin away at a keyboard, all the while howlin obscenities). But I tried folks, really.
http://home.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user     (best I could do it seems...dam that nemesis technology) 


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Adam Witt — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:46:25 -0800
 Hello.

I'm Adam Witt and I'm bad at introductions.

Here's a picture of me throwing up The Shocker.

No, not vomiting the Marvel comics villain. The symbol.

Here, here it is.



--Adam 


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delucian — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:26:48 -0800
 I am Aaron and I live in the shadow of Dulles Airport near Washington, DC.

I've been reading the works of the Ellis for many years now and was formerly a lurker on Die Puny Humans.  I even purchased a Holy Slut Army tee.

I can be found most days moving around ones and zeros and most nights doing something far more interesting than what I do during the day.

 


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ChaosHippy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:28:04 -0800
 Andrew Balfour. 23 years old and one of at least three Andrew Balfours in my hometown alone.  Currently a filthy university student just starting the grueling journey to an education degree.  Meanwhile, I am trying to be a novelist.  That's not going so well, and that's entirely my fault.

This year-old picture looks more like me now than any more recent picture I have.
 


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ultracore — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:20:18 -0800
 Avi Ehrlich, 25, just graduated college with a journalism major and I run Springman Records and started the Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club. Stalk me: Flickr, myspace, um..
 


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yo-yo — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:31:42 -0800
 Dave McFalls, 36, art teacher/artist. I've got 3 kids so no real good existing photos of myself. I'll see if I can find one to post. Check out my art at www.davemcfalls.com. 


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iangil — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:03:45 -0800
 Ian Gil
So my friends like taking pictures of me and photoshopping them.

Studying in Berlin at the moment & majoring in lies.
Also here is my 5x/week webcomic featuring one or more ghosts. 


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Steve — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:55:13 -0800
 I'm Steve.
I delurked a few days ago, but hadn't gotten to posting in here yet.
I'm 29, and I fix computers for a school district in Wyoming.

This is me playing an epic game of Jenga.  I'm the guy in the grey shirt.
 


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davebaxter — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:08:30 -0800
 Me llamo Dave Baxter.

I like it here.

GORGEOUS:


I am the prettiest pony.  Please do not contradict me or I will cry. 


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lanewilliams — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:41:42 -0800
 

My name is Lane Williams.

I am an artist and also a writer. 
Editor, proof-reader. 
Currently a book schlepper and pro bono gigalo. 
Part-time painter/printmaker. 
Demiurge to a few tulpas and golems. 
Anti-pedant. 
Dark humour 
Teacher.  

I've spent the past seven years coordinating a cluster of artistic types, and only just recently started giving the illustrators of the bunch scripts.  I have two degrees and no money. 
I live the ramen lifestyle.  

I love comic books.
 Happiest man alive.

You can say hello to me here


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Damn Samoan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:48:51 -0800
 I'm Tui.  Poet, Savage, Revolutionary, Reverend of the ULC, Actor, Director, and Jack of All Trades.  I'm living on one of the most beautiful islands to ever be ravaged, raped, and pilfered by the US - O'ahu, HI.  


 


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rough night — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:31:47 -0800
 My name is Nikka and I'm a mixed media painter/sculptor and internet lurker in Memphis Tennessee. My skills also include cooking a little, remembering odd facts that no one else seems to, and mockery. I usually make a bad first impression, but grow on a person over time.

I live with 3 other people in a house where every wall is lined with bookshelves, and am extremely private. Still, eventually I do manage come out of my cave to say hi on each of Warren’s message boards. Hi, everyone. 


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lairdofdarkness — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:54:22 -0800
 

Taken me ages to work out this picture thing!
Anyway
Paul 
36
Aberdeen, Scotland

Work for a local charity
decided to wear my hair in bunches for last years "wear it pink" day
I have no idea why 
But I do kinda look happy in this photo 


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Rudi — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:00:04 -0800
 Ryan Rudisill, 31, N.St. Paul, Minnesota
I used to belong to the WEF waaay long ago, decided it was time to quit lurking here and come into the light
I'm married and my step-son has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of Autism.
I take a picture the day I get a new haircut, and here's the latest:

 


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mattmitchell — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:26:33 -0800
 My name's Matt; I'm a working writer in Montevallo, Alabama. I'm a genre nerd; I read and write horror, scifi and even a little fantasy. My blog is called Unabashed.
 


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magatsu — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:14:42 -0800
 Hello, world. 

My name is Max
22
Lifelong resident of NYC

I work for a tobacco magazine out of battery park city. 
I own a little itty bitty ASUS linux box that I love dearly. 

Blog?

This is where I live. 


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InspectorHarlequin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:56:08 -0800
 Adam (21 years old)
Student (literature), Ex-Philosopher, part time religious fundamentalist, writer, graphic novelist(still learning how to draw properly), and bleeding heart liberal.
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efisia — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:31:03 -0800
 I am Efisia and my friends call me Fiz.

A global child, filmmaker, theatre/film director, screenwriter, actor, lover of horror films and zombies and I currently reside between Melbourne, Australia and London.

I'm about to be deployed to Chicago to act in a little indie film trilogy called Death Walks The Streets as the character 'Danielle'. Death Walks is also soon to launch a comic book, which looks great so far :)

When I cruise around in Second Life, my avatar's name is 'Baby Graves' - feel free to say hello if you see me around. 


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RabidScareCrow — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:56:15 -0800
 Hi I'm Adam Rudd. From Minneapolis, I'm a C.G artists. I'm into film making, and making interesting scenery on my expensive pencil that I plug into the wall. I love art of all kinds. If it's through a novel, comic, painting, movie,design, or sculptor. I also enjoy the weird, and the strangeness of what life has to offer. I was part of a short film project I've worked on for a while called "Lithium". Which was in four film fests last summer, and fall. Now we just gotten accepted at another film fest for the summer of 2008. 


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Rae Beta — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:30:24 -0800
 I'm Rachel, from Portland. I'm a comics editor and occasional letterer, a freelance writer, and a lousy but enthusiastic cellist.

Twentysomethingish years old, last I checked.

I work here and write a semi-regular column here. 


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downwithgod — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:57:36 -0800
 hello.

i'm emily. i'm an environmental science student and a graphic novel enthusiast. nice to meet you all.

 


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Yook — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:20:24 -0800
 Hallo. My name's Euc, and I'm an unemployed gadabout conspiring to work as little as possible before my inevitable return to the West Coast of this fine continent I live on...

 


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swampyankee — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:30:13 -0800
 Hello,
      My name is JD. I'm an underwater welder who sometimes climbs mountains. I have no other skills.I'll add a pic if someone would tell me how. 


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oneofsixbillion — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:23:23 -0700
 I think its good to see guys around here with facial hair.  Wow, that sounded kinda creepy and fruity.  I see people all day long dress and act as they are expected to and not how they want to.  Apparently I need sleep.

Ps  Just click the img button and imput the picture link. 


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DaveNant — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:41:25 -0700
 @1ofsixbillion

Really? Beards seem to be the in-thing in the UK at the moment, at least in the south. I expected to hear about some ecological change from the lack of shaving stubble making it's way into the water system... 


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CatFang — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:54:01 -0700
 Hi Everyone

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I'm Nic Wilkinson. I will go by the name of CatFang here though, so as to keep all my internet selves the same.

During the hours of night (and at weekends) I am a comics artist and letterer from the UK. During the day I am a usability specialist and manipulate peoples' minds and emotions through the internet as part of my ongoing plans for galactic domination.

When I grow up I would like to be a Pirate Queen, a Spitfire Ace, or, best of all, a Triceratops.

The pic is of me at Alton Towers. I like the scary rides.

(the first line looks like a link as I did not read the manual before I started this! Hopefully next post will be neater.) 


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godwin304 — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:12:25 -0700
 I am Matt.  I work at Gary's Comics and More, in Morgantown, West Virginia. 


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noblelion — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:51:17 -0700
 Oh.  Right.  Introductions.



Name's Bernard.  I usually go by Bern, which is mistaken by many as a euphemism for smoking weed.

I'm a school social worker who'd prefer not to be stationary for long periods of time.

I spin drum'n'bass and UK garage, read comics, and bitch about the normal things that folks in my income bracket bitch about.

I'm recovering from a series of unfortunate leg injuries that happened in quick succession.  I walk fairly effectively, but can't do the whole running/jumping/climbing trees thing just yet.

That's about it.

Cheers folks; nice to awkwardly introduce myself to you. 


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kahavi — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:21:59 -0700
 Hello. I'm Heli. My handle on the web is kahavi, which is basically a dialectal Finnish word for coffee. Suffice to say, I'm hooked on that stuff. Coffee equals functionality, as far as I'm concerned.

I study English Philology at UTU, which is a total coincidence. Seriously, I was applying for a Law School, and kinda got... sidetracked? Best sidetrack of my life, by the way. Fun things happen to linguists and other students in the Humanities, like being constantly told that one is going to be unemployed as soon as one graduates. Joy.

I'm kind of a workaholic, what with writing my BA thesis, working in three different student organizations, and having a sort-of weekend job as a bouncer in a smallish club. Miss Overly Worked and Too Damn Social For Her Own Good, that's me.



That's me. I'm not usually that cleaned up. Don't have the time for all that make-up and coiffure-thing. 

It's nice to meet you all. I'm really not all this, um, rambly usually. 


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soup — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:30:27 -0700
 Hey everyone, my name's soup (yes, really).

Im a bartender and avid fan of mischeif. 


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jeff — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:37:06 -0700
 Hello,

Name's Jeff.  Finishing up the last year of school for my degree in ethnomusicology from University of California, Berkeley.  I play a lot of instruments, but lately i've focused my attention on practicing the Javanese gender panerus and the drums.  Done some scoring for films and video games, and if i'm insanely lucky it'll become my source of income after school.  My dream is to get a job writing music and spend my off hours going from pub to pub, like Eddie Campbell in his early graphic novels.



This is the only picture I can find that's not horribly obscene 


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NeoBokrug — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:27:09 -0700
 Greetings!
  You may call me Neo.  I'm a professional developer in Second Life, and I own / run / operate / am a slave to The Wastelands estate.  Really the residents run it and I kind of pay bills and push pencils and code games.  I'm a college dropout ($$), and I've done just about every driving related job (not trucks) known to man.  Prior to Second Life I was pulling staples out of medical documents for a temp agency.  Eight hours a day.  Five ways a week.  So, with enough determination you too can go from boring job to entertaining job!  My work uniform is whatever I wake up in.  At heart I am a think-tank.  I like to come up with entertaining ideas and hopefully implement them somehow.


Someday I want to learn how to weld! 


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warrenellis — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:03:15 -0700
 Good to see you, Neo. 


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PyD — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:04:03 -0700
 Hello I'm Paul. Irish boy living is Scoltland and for my sins I work in a University library - in fact I'm doing it right now. 
One of the briefs for an illustration night class I took this year involved those lovely six word stories. Brief was to write and illustrate an autobiographical one long with some of the ones by proper paid writers. 
Most elegant, and appropriate  thing I could come up with was  - Working it out. Not going well. 
I only look this happy after a half bottle of rum
 


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jrblackwell — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:41:36 -0700
 Hi, I'm J.R. Blackwell.



I took this picture of myself last night.

I'm a freak for a living. I sell pictures and stories and I dance with the Hellcat Girls in Philadelphia. It's a good life. 


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eldafto — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:26:30 -0700
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eldafto — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:30:10 -0700
 Oops sorry, don'y mind me. 


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Egon — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:49:01 -0700
 [Edit: Just noticed the "She Will Kill Me..." thread. Nothing to see here. Move along.] 


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Stux — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:49:26 -0700
 Hey, I'm Adam.

Currently studying creative writing at the university of Essex. Best picture i could find of myself appears to be this one of me looking like im about to shank my flatmate.


 


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Oddman — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:21:51 -0700
 Hey I'm Gord.  Get familiar with my name.  It might just save your life.  
I like writing, women, red bull, comics, and keepin' it real.  I am also heavily medicated.  
I've been looking for a good board to join, and I've stalked you all for weeks, and decided that this is the place I should be. 


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JimJonesEsquire — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:59:45 -0700
  
Hey, My name is JimJones I come from the frozen hellish state of Ohio and I bring Ketchup Chips. This is my newest picture from two years ago and I still find it funny as Hell.

Writer
CS Major
Guardsmen
Comic book collector
enthusiast
Political Activist
Artist 


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flowbert69 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:23:22 -0700
 Hi my name is joe.

i like video games and hockey.

i live in portland, or.

I am a database analyst working for a local chain of brewpubs.  

my gamertag on XBL is joefrazier4th



 


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Malach — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:22:18 -0700
 I'm Andrew.

aka Malach.

I used to host the-engine.net for Warren - and I've decided to was time for me to start reading here a bit - so I've done so.

You're all mad. I kinda like that.

My day job these days is a sysadmin/it manager type for a very small part of a mammothly large japanese company that does boring stuff that none of you care about in the least.

New Zealander by birth, currently living in Melbourne, Australia.  


This is me, playing in Photobooth, while wearing a pair of freshly purchased (for no particular reason that I can recall) swiss snow goggles.

Apart from boring IT stuff, I do photography, read a disturbing variety of books, and a lot fewer comics than I'd prefer, and have the music tastes of a 14 year old emo chick. 


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allhisengines — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:11:21 -0700
 I'm Corinne. Pre-Med & Physical Anthropology major at University of TN, Knoxville. 



That's me on right making what is quite possibly the most objectionable face I know. The Boyfriend, Jason, is sassing me there on the left.

I spend my time at school & studying. When I can get even an ounce of free time, I scramble for new stuff to read. 


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St.Wanger — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:39:16 -0700
 hello boys and girls, I'm Simon from Germany (Ruhr-Area), 30 years old, IT-guy & journalist, friend of noisy music (active- and passively) and in love with many forms of fantastic fiction ... 


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Val A Lindsay II — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:36:15 -0700
 Val in Santa Fe, NM. Recent past has me in Greater Phx, AZ. Upcoming future points to Portland, OR. 



I work on bikes, play music and am learning the ins/outs of recording/writing music. I plan on learning how to woodwork, build tube amplifiers, and to garden soon. More people are capable of shooting an animal than growing a good tomato, and I want to be able to grow my own food. 


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Anyways — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:17:10 -0700
 I'm Jens, speaking to you from Norway. I am a pathetic seventeen years old. I take a LOT of pictures, go to lots of photography exhibitions, I listen to lots of music, I read graphic novels whenever my budget allows, and I dabble in graphic design/webdesign. I also enjoy writing, mostly in English, but haven't published anything (looking away from forum posts).

I recently had to format my harddrive, and so have not got any pictures, so a quick description will have to do:

Medium-length blonde hair
Blue eyes
Short-medium skinny figure
Crooked teeth
Bad, pale skin

So I guess I'm pretty much your average teenager. 


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jayverni — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:44:35 -0700
 I'm James Gribbon, originally from New Joisey, now in NC. Long time comics fan, Warren geek, lurker. Hopeful comic shop owner. Wannabe writer. Father of four. Forgot all about the "introduction" thing, hoping the post police don't get me!



This is my dog Tank. Currently referred to as Frank N Dog. He got hit by a car a few weeks ago, and has a pin in his femur. He's pitiful, but getting better. 


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radicaldoubt — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:51:57 -0700
 People call me Kat.
I'm 19 (which makes me feel like the youngest person on Whitechapel).
Born and bred in New York City.
In college.  (Journalism major, Anthropology minor.)

I started reading Transmet about a year and a half ago.  I've been hooked on Ellis since.

 


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Hythlodaeus — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:17:12 -0700
 Alistair.
Sheffield, UK. 
Also 19. 
Intellectual magpie (easily distracted by the conceptual equivalent of the shiny bottle-top). 
Currently studying Physics and Philosophy at Oxford, priming me for a long and fruitful career as a nervous wreck.
Dispenser of nonsense by name and nature both.
Singularly unphotogenic and with a pronounced tendency to be blinded by camera flash. Hence gormless ID portrait.

 


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Vespers — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:04:31 -0700
 @radicaldoubt
It's okay, I'm 19 too, and I've been hanging out and posting here since it opened and I haven't got kicked out or laughed at too much yet. 


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Ben — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:07:45 -0700
 @allhisengines

Is that photo taken in New Orleans?  That green cup reminds me of some godawful drink called a grenade... 


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nightmaremxt — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:20:47 -0700
 I'm Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire.  I own a mansion and a yacht.

No wait, that's the Manchurian mind fuck kicking in again.

I'm David, I've been here awhile lurking, which is really the highest form of flattery.  I'm halfway through a year long escapade fleeing from the US to the UK.  This is a picture of me from a couple of months ago (assuming a computer-idiot like myself can get it to work).


*edit* OK, obviously I'm clueless.  How many small animals must I sacrifice while parading about naked to get the computer Gods to grant me a boon? 


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Rufus Wilkinson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:49:11 -0700
 I am Rufus, and a connoisseur of all things steam.  
Glad to be on board. 


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britt — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:37:29 -0700
 I'm Britt Field. I have had the "pleasure" of lurking here for about a week or so. This is my foray into internet-communities that-aren't-myspace. I'm 17 and I am a most-excellent-super-bassist. I'm heading off to college in 6ish months and plan to major in English- Secondary Education.

 


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Meat-puppet — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:29:00 -0700
 Hi there, my name's Arran. I'm from the Isle of Wight, England.
Pleasure to meet you all. I'm not working at the moment, but I'll be a bar man soon...
Music, porn, photography, drugs and writing are my passions

Fairly new to Warren's work (genius) Although I am a big Transmetropolitan fan. Looking forward to reading more of this, Thankyou very much random man in chatroom who enlightened me.

Oh, and I just discovered me and Warren have the same birthday :)
Here is a picture of my back, for those that are interested. If you want one of my face, you're going to have to fight me for it. :)

Peace, love, empathy.



*edit* Ok the picture didn't work. Anyone fancy telling me how to get it to do so plz? 


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Lemurian — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:10:20 -0700
 Well, if I have to chip in...

My name is Ronan. I'm a native of Cork, Ireland. I heart paperwork, literature, storytelling and drama. My great aspiration is to gain the title "Knower of Stuff". I look a little something like this,



Listen to the shirt! The shirt knows what it is talking about! 


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urbalcloud — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:45:34 -0700
 Hi, I'm Hilton. I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma and work for a local television news affiliate. I have written many unpublished things, some of them quite awful. I blog sporadically and maintain mild presences on Livejournal, Myspace, and Blogspot.

This is what I look like when I'm surfing the net.


See you around!
-h 


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Drippy Dog — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:10:52 -0700
 Hello.

Let's lower some uncertainty. Drippy Dog is the shortening of a name of a character from a comic strip I drew in my undergraduate days (ands still on and off draw to this day). I’m a professor at a medium sized university. My research area is mainly political rhetoric. I tend towards critical theory, I enjoy researching how we construct and facilitate systems of power in society. I could go on for hours about it, but I will not. A few years ago, I got back into reading comics and went back to old favorites like Grant Morrison and Alan Moore, but wanting more I began to search out authors that made me think and rethink reality, ideas, the comic medium etc. I came across Mr. Ellis and his work. I’d like to take a moment to thank Mr. Ellis. When I would hit a low point in writing my dissertation I’d read Planetary or his Authority and it would get me to thinking in new directions. That thinking would stimulating my creative “juices” and get me back on track, thinking and writing again. So if you actually read this I’d like to thank you.

Anyway, hello. I’m sure I’ll end up lurking a lot but I thought for the sake of community I’d introduce myself. 


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mark barter — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:35:48 -0700
 Mark here. Living and working in London (well, Sutton), managing programmes in support of law enforcement with my special skills of unfounded overconfidence and arrogant self belief in the face of all the evidence to the contrary. Currently under house arrest with a fractured ankle and with lots of spare time on my hands. Very new to this whole web thing so no photos yet. Have reached an age where I have stopped buying monthly titles in favour of trade paperbacks - Cerebus and Lucifer my current favourites. 


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Noukon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:58:19 -0700
 Gabe. 25-year-old San Franciscan. Oxymoronic dweeb, creative type that can never seem to get anything done, sugar-loving diabetic.



I work in the video game industry, and have (over the years) gradually developed my initial excitement over it into a thick and creamy disdain. In my spare time, I write, and attempt to produce miniaturized film projects. Some blogging happens here and there, but it is inconsequential.

90% of what I write is laced with sarcasm. The other 10% is constructed completely out of it. 


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ambient_damage — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:27:25 -0700
 Good evening. Dave from Donegal here.
Currently in the last semseter of University in Northern Ireland,
avid smoker, swearist, hat enthusiast, drinker, occasional writer and recent fan of all things steampunk.

 


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Erebus — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:12:17 -0700
 Rohan Chavan .28 Year old from Auburn Hills,Michigan .Graphic Novel Junkie. Coder.Home Chef.Procrastinator. Budding Programmer Analyst on the verge of Project Management.

I was born and educated in India, for now am employed  by an IT Corporation based out of Bangalore and am  working out of the US for the past couple of years. 
Devour sequential arts like those wickedly delicious Taco Bell Chalupas.Mostly Grant Morrisson , Garth Ennis, Alan Moore,Mike Carey and Warren Ellis.
I like to blog , sometimes.
Besides Programming, spend my time reading .Or watching movies. Or playing video games.Or sleeping.

A shoutout to all Steven Erikson fans at whitechapel , Coltaine lives! (hehe)

I blog @ http://subliminalvirtualkatharsis.blogspot.com/. Stop by and say hi!
 


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JazBrown — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:25:36 -0700
 Hello all,

I am am and have been Jaz Brown for 28 years now. The left side of my brain is near useless. The right however seems to be working time and a half. I have dabbled in the musics since around the age of 13. My association with music has blessed me with the opportunity to tour the globe and see loads more than my home town of Sacramento. 

I also occasionally get paid to string words together into sentences and sometimes paragraphs. People have sent me checks to rewrite scripts for horror films. I have also gotten checks for articles about sex, and music and geeky type stuff.

I enjoy comics, film, records, books and a whole host of shit that takes up far too much room in my house.

And finally, me laughing like an ass.

 


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daz — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:20:35 -0700
 Hi, I'm daz. Just some guy in Brisbane, Australia.


I can't find a pic just now. I'll put one up later. :^)

d 


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ambient_damage — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:22:00 -0700
 Hmm... my picture seems to be broken. Oh well.

Here be my flickr with steampunk cane instructions and for a picture that readily has me in it twice feel free to glance.

-Dave 


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Spectre_General — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:40:29 -0700
 I'm Andrew. I'm a writer sometimes. 

I'm, y'know, just a guy. 


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Hawksmoor — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:23:23 -0700
 I'm Broadie.

A halfassed writer trying to become a halfassed author.

I read, write, work, and talk like a goddamned hyperactive hurricane on knee-high adorned asskicking stilts.

I am very pleased to be here.

Or "hee-ah", as we from the backwoods of Godsboro, North Carolina like to say.

The sig? I've been using that for, shit, 11 years, now?

It should be obvious to those on this site where it came from.

Just in case some nosy somebitch wanted to know.

Let's neck.

Hawksmoor...From The Bleed. 


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Brandon Debes — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:21:56 -0700
 
Hello, Internet.  My name is Brandon just like it says on the tin.  In most other corners of the web I go by Beelzebozo (e.g. flickr), which I mention on the very outside chance you've seen me elsewhere.  I know I'm late to this party.  I used to do all my Internet discussing on SA, but lately the comics subforum there has been overrun by narrow-minded fans of cape wearing underwear perverts.  The dozen of us that enjoy creator-owned, non-super books have been driven off one by one.  I guess I'm the chump for leaving last.  Anyway, I look forward to seeing weekly reviews of my favorite titles again (and having my reviews of such titles not go completely ignored each week).

There is, indeed, a real person on the other end of this post.  By way of a quick introduction I suppose I will say I'm a graduate student in computer science at the University of Louisville's Speed Scientific School and that unlike almost everyone else in this thread I don't write.  I usually look something like the boy in this photo.
 


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twitch_ramirez — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:20:36 -0700
 hello boys and girls,

i am one of the old people. i am 53 and i have 4 fairly cool kids whom i love and 5 absolutely wonderful grandkids who mean the world to me. i am currently on extended sick leave from work as i am fighting cancer. 

some things which were important to me just a short time ago now mean nothing and things i had never realized my entire life are what make me want to live.

i like it here @ whitechapel, each of you contribute to my recovery and i thank you. @ mr. ellis; thank you for allowing. 


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Swifty — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:25:32 -0700
 Hello, I'm Ryan Swift of NYC.  I've been lurking from the beginning and was on The Engine before the big switcheroo.
I'm trying my hand at a little photography at the moment but I've been a jack of several trades in my 30 years leading up to this.

 


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jamaicad — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:26:14 -0700
 Hi Whitechapel, my name's Jamaica. I like comics, I make comics, I'm graduating with a BFA in animation and illustration in less than two months. 
I just started a webcomic, too: jamaicad.com

Here's me making toast in the morning:
 


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rexdude — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:33:13 -0700
 That's me. I'm Raja, from Bangalore; I work in software and love reading all sorts of stuff :)
 


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tmcamp — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:14:20 -0700
 Hello Whitechapel!

My name is T.M. Camp and I'm a writer living and working in the midwestrn USA. I've got one wife, one divorce, two kids, thirty plays, and countless poems, and two novels under my belt. No agents as of yet. Alas.

I'm a Gemini, doubled (of course) and a child of Mercury in every respect.

I never lie.

And I'm not nearly as arrogant as all that sounds. Trust me: http://www.tmcamp.com

This is me and my love. I'm the tall one.



Glad to be here.... 


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revaladdinsane — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:20:40 -0700
 'lo, people in the magical box. 

My name's Tracy. Some call me that, or T or Rev or Ace for various reasons that I'll only explain if you ask.

I'm not terribly photogenic, so here's me with a mic in my face. 

 


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Digitalyn — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:46:29 -0700
 Hello there :] I tried to resist the urge to register to Whitechapel for a while (forum, bad bad things, time sinks) but i guess resistance was futile, as usual. I'm Gabrielle, french translator/blogger, quiet, nice and polite most of the time unless my blood lacks of sugar and well, seems that it tends to happen a lot.



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twitch_ramirez — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:49:46 -0700
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the fugitoid — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:28:46 -0700
 hi hi hi.

my name is abraham.

i enjoy lemon chicken and cold pillows.

i loathe writer's block and betrayal.

it's a pleasure to make all your acquaintances.

 


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RichardFannon — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:29:31 -0700
 I'm Richard Fannon.  I've apparently had an account on here before so I may have already introduced myself.  I'm a "writer with a day job", the day job being writing back-end software for holiday websites

For some reason, there doesn't appear to be a picture of myself on the Interwebs at the moment, but: this is some footage of me being kicked in the crotch (at around 1 min 20ish) 


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calum — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:32:12 -0700
 I'm Calum Johnston, I run Strange Adventures - a pair of comic bookshops in eastern Canada (the Maritimes!)

 


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Vespers — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:19:31 -0700
 @RichardFannon

That was awesome. A glorious way to introduce yourself. 


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ValCapone — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:54:03 -0700
 I always do things ass-backwards, posting first and introducing later.

I'm Val Capone. (Or AM I?) I write smut for a variety of places, including Black Heart Magazine and Hour.ca.

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Jimbojambo — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:35:44 -0700
 Diego/Italian/Journalist/TV writer/might as well be your bitch if you ask kindly 


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Gordon McAlpin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:10:57 -0700
 Hi, I'm Gordon.

I draw a comic strip about a bunch of kids who work at a movie theater called Multiplex, and I used to do a non-fiction one called Stripped Books. I would really like to be a proper, professional cartoonist someday, but fame and fortune (even at such a humble level as I desire) has so far eluded me.

I live in Chicago and pay my bills (currently) by freelancing for an educational book publisher.

This is what I look like, sometimes:

 


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James Puckett — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:16:32 -0700
 I’m James Puckett. I am a graphic designer/student (until May!), and live in Washington DC with my partner and our dogs. I read a few monthly books, but mostly stick to graphic novels because a few years ago I realized that I had thousands of comic books that were a huge pain in the ass to organize, store, or re-read, so I got rid of them all.

 


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Winther — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:35:34 -0700
 This is me:



My name's Mads Winther, and I'm a recent college dropout. I now spend the extra free time... joining messageboards, apparently. Of course, I already spent most of my time on books, comics, movies, television and computergames. Which cut into studying, probably contributing to the aforementioned academic failure.

I have delusions of being able to write, but I've yet to write anything that I felt was worth showing to anyone.

I've also taken up substitute teaching to make a quick buck. Whether this ends in tragedy remains to be seen. 


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DavidFrost — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:24:08 -0700
 Hello all. My name is David Frost but most just call me Frosty. I am 42 days away from being 21 years old that also means 42 days till Vegas baby. Currently,    I am on a sabbatical from college working as a taxi despatcher in Durango, a tiny isolated mountian shithole full of Texan ski tourists. I hate where I live and have shaky plans of moving to California. 

The inner walls of White Chapel are not strange to me, I've been floating around the site for more than a week now. Its really cool be able to post with some of the heroes of the comic industry. Thanks for letting me aboard and I am looking forward to participating.

Also I must know who does that song peace and soil on the Ellis homesite. 


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DavidFrost — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:29:44 -0700
 Looks like I biffed the picture, I suppose you all can use your imagination till I work it out. 


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gmb — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:14:56 -0700
 

I'm Graham Binns. I'm a software developer (I work on Launchpad, if you care), amateur maker-up of things and even more amateur photographer. 


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warrenellis — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:37:22 -0700
 I swear I can see a bum. 


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cowfish — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:54:27 -0700
 

My name Billy. I read things, take photographs and play with computers.
I often have bad photographs taken of me. I see it as karma. 


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caseyvegas — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:59:24 -0700
 Hi, I'm Casey and wrote a few comics years ago - getting back into it now, so thought I'd hang with one of the best and his buddies...

Do i really need to put a photo of myself here? Here's a comic I did instead...;-)

 


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dareverend — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:34 -0700
 

I am the one standing up . Currently working in Jakarta as a Primary ICT Co-ordinator for a large international school. Been a fan of Mr. Ellis for years and have never forgiven him for finishing Transmet. 


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James Cunningham — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:16:11 -0700
 Wow, there's a lot of you here!

Hi, I'm James.  I do a little video game writing for Hardcore Gamer Magazine and the web site Got-Next, but spend most of my time in a call center trying to persuade people that, yes, I do actually want to solve their problems rather than rip them off blind.  Sometimes they even listen.

I learned to read on Asterix and Tintin, and have been doomed to reading comics ever since.  I like all sorts of stuff I'm technically too old for, but screw it.  Entertainment is supposed to be fun.

 


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YAYPaul — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:09:14 -0700
 23 pages!  Now i feel very slow indeed.

Anyhoo, I'm Paul West a graphic designer and interface coder from London.  I'm currently in the process of moving to the US (which probably explains the slowness) to marry the woman of my dreams. Corny but true.