raul grau
Jul 6, 2005, 03:29 pm
<img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/columns/ntaamb.jpg" hspace=10 align=left border=0 alt="Not That Anyone Asked me, But...">By Keith Giffen, keith_giffen@comixfan.cjb.net
I love lists. Love 'em. Most comic book artists doodle. I make lists, lists of various and sundry, lists of no interest to anyone but myself.
Until now.
Comixfan (no strangers to lists themselves) thought it would be fun to run some of these lists on a semi-regular basis and since I've got hundreds of the little buggers scrawled on every piece of scrap paper in and around my laundry roo... studio... Why not?
These are not Top Ten lists. Some will run past ten items and others (okay, most) will fall prey to my inherently lazy nature and clock in at way under ten. Well, that and there might not be ten of a topic worth listing. Like, say, top ten crossover events. Who knew?
Are these lists going to be serious and thought provoking and chock full of behind the scenes insight into the comicbook industry? I'm thinking... no. You want thought-provoking go read Steve Grant or Joe Casey and what's his face over at Comic Book Resources.
I'm just hoping to have a bit of fun and maybe blow off a little steam. That said, let's get down to it with...
NINE REASONS COMIXFAN WILL COME TO REGRET THIS DECISION
In no particular order...
1) J. M. DeMatteis is more interesting. No... Really. Way more interesting.
2) Eventually something libelous will slip through.
3) Sooner or later I'm going to want to be paid something. Anything!
4) To me, deadlines are, at best, suggestions. Good luck getting the next list.
5) I'm two steps shy of Luddite. Exactly how does this translate to a semi-regular internet slot?
6) I know I'm going to piss Trina Robbins off sooner or later and she's connected... If you know what I mean.
7) The high point of 2004, for me, was finding out the X-Box controller reached the bed. Pathetic doesn't begin to describe it.
8) Even the voices in my head find me intolerable. Especially Scooter.
9) That list of my favorite artificial flavors will eventually come into play.
See that? Pompous and self involved but relatively painless. In the upcoming weeks, I'll be trotting out my lists of ESSENTIAL HORROR MOVIES (grind house horror a must), UNDER-APPRECIATED COMIC BOOK TALENT (a long, long list) and the STUPIDEST THINGS FANS HAVE EVER ASKED ME (you know who you are).
Feel free to fire over your own self important lists (FORWARNED: I'm cutting off the REASONS KEITH GIFFEN SUCKS lists after the first dozen or so. I'm talking to you, Dan.). If your list tickles my fancy, I'll run it whenever I come up too lazy to chug out something of my own.
I'm pretty sure there's a Comixfan contact address somewhere at the bottom of all of this...
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Send your list submissions to keith_giffen@comixfan.cjb.net, subject line 'Not That Anyone Asked Me, But...' and they just might appear in future installments.
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Keith Giffen is perhaps best known for being the co-creator of Lobo and bringing 'BWAH-HA-HA' to the Justice League. His upcoming work includes Defenders, Drax, Howling Commandos, and the next installment of this column.
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The opinions expressed in the above column are solely those of the writer, and are not reflective of Comixfan or its staff.
G'nort by J.M. DeMatteis, property of Manga Khan, and © DC Comics.
All other characters, titles, and related logos © ™ their respective owners unless otherwise noted.
All other content is © the original author & Comixfan.
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I love lists. Love 'em. Most comic book artists doodle. I make lists, lists of various and sundry, lists of no interest to anyone but myself.
Until now.
Comixfan (no strangers to lists themselves) thought it would be fun to run some of these lists on a semi-regular basis and since I've got hundreds of the little buggers scrawled on every piece of scrap paper in and around my laundry roo... studio... Why not?
These are not Top Ten lists. Some will run past ten items and others (okay, most) will fall prey to my inherently lazy nature and clock in at way under ten. Well, that and there might not be ten of a topic worth listing. Like, say, top ten crossover events. Who knew?
Are these lists going to be serious and thought provoking and chock full of behind the scenes insight into the comicbook industry? I'm thinking... no. You want thought-provoking go read Steve Grant or Joe Casey and what's his face over at Comic Book Resources.
I'm just hoping to have a bit of fun and maybe blow off a little steam. That said, let's get down to it with...
NINE REASONS COMIXFAN WILL COME TO REGRET THIS DECISION
In no particular order...
1) J. M. DeMatteis is more interesting. No... Really. Way more interesting.
2) Eventually something libelous will slip through.
3) Sooner or later I'm going to want to be paid something. Anything!
4) To me, deadlines are, at best, suggestions. Good luck getting the next list.
5) I'm two steps shy of Luddite. Exactly how does this translate to a semi-regular internet slot?
6) I know I'm going to piss Trina Robbins off sooner or later and she's connected... If you know what I mean.
7) The high point of 2004, for me, was finding out the X-Box controller reached the bed. Pathetic doesn't begin to describe it.
8) Even the voices in my head find me intolerable. Especially Scooter.
9) That list of my favorite artificial flavors will eventually come into play.
See that? Pompous and self involved but relatively painless. In the upcoming weeks, I'll be trotting out my lists of ESSENTIAL HORROR MOVIES (grind house horror a must), UNDER-APPRECIATED COMIC BOOK TALENT (a long, long list) and the STUPIDEST THINGS FANS HAVE EVER ASKED ME (you know who you are).
Feel free to fire over your own self important lists (FORWARNED: I'm cutting off the REASONS KEITH GIFFEN SUCKS lists after the first dozen or so. I'm talking to you, Dan.). If your list tickles my fancy, I'll run it whenever I come up too lazy to chug out something of my own.
I'm pretty sure there's a Comixfan contact address somewhere at the bottom of all of this...
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Send your list submissions to keith_giffen@comixfan.cjb.net, subject line 'Not That Anyone Asked Me, But...' and they just might appear in future installments.
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Keith Giffen is perhaps best known for being the co-creator of Lobo and bringing 'BWAH-HA-HA' to the Justice League. His upcoming work includes Defenders, Drax, Howling Commandos, and the next installment of this column.
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The opinions expressed in the above column are solely those of the writer, and are not reflective of Comixfan or its staff.
G'nort by J.M. DeMatteis, property of Manga Khan, and © DC Comics.
All other characters, titles, and related logos © ™ their respective owners unless otherwise noted.
All other content is © the original author & Comixfan.
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