Dan [Member Since: October 17 '07]

The eeeeenk.

Eeeet is zo…’eaVEE.

Also, I’ve sort of semi-recently started blogging about comics here.

Blurbs

B Reddy says:

Good sir -

Your custom WW2 military motorcycle with dachshund-modified side car and “chew toy turret gun” is complete and road ready.

FrogMan says:

thanks for the link. It’s indeed odd. Whatever link with a picture of Jay is linking straight to the frontpage…

FrogMan says:

hey, I wanna be friend with Jay Faerber too! :(

Rugdog says:

allrighty!

Dan said:

OK, will do. They’re at the office, I think, so I’ll put it up tomorrow.

B Reddy says:

I do say Daniel – hope all is still Tip Top even in my absence.

ps – Ever find my stash? Hint: Check the hallowed out bust of Shakespeare.

Rugdog says:

ok thanks!

Dan said:

OK, will do. They’re at the office, I think, so I’ll put it up tomorrow.

Rugdog says:

you can put the seventh page up! but after that no more! I don’t think we meant to send the whole thing.

Dan said:

Oh, also – you guys sent me a PDF of entire issue – is it OK to put the whole thing up here, or just part of it? I’ve got six (<- arbitrarily chosen number) pages up now.

James R. Rummel says:

Great idea! I’ll try it.

Dan said:

Well, I try to avoid works by authors who think I’m an idiot, too, which is a great way of putting it. Unfortunately, I’m not a big reader of the superhero stuff these days, other than a sort of unkickable nostalgia addiction to the sort of 1960-70s cosmic space opera-type stuff that’s still going on in occasional special series like Annihilation, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, etc.

I think your best bet is to start a forum thread asking for adivce. Most of the folks there follow the current crop of superhero titles closely and enthusiastically. Since the ways to find folks on HeavyInk are mostly via interaction in the forum, following linked reviews, etc., I’m guessing not many folks know your blog is here (there IS a list of all public personal profiles, but it’s currently not easy to find/notice – something we’ll shortly be addressing). Anyway, I think folks would be very happy to recommend stuff to you in the forum.

James R. Rummel says:

You said….

“BTW, James, a couple of us HeavyInkers are Chicagoboyz fans…”

I am thrilled that you have read my unworthy posts. Thank you kindly for letting me know!

James, 08-17-08

Dan said:

I’m guessing The Shadow.

BTW, James, a couple of us HeavyInkers are Chicagoboyz fans…

Aaron Thomas Nelson says:

thanks man! truly appreciate it!

Dan said:

OK, so, I finally had time to read and take a closer look at Marlow. It’s great – just ordered #1!

Aaron Thomas Nelson says:

Thanks Dan! Really liking this site!

Dan said:

Hi Aaron – welcome to HeavyInk!

B Reddy says:

NOOOOOOO!

Robert says:

The worse part is, the more you talk about it, the further down it goes. O_O It just slid lower!!!

Dan said:

Damn – Daynah’s blurb about her boobs finally begins its inexorable slide down the page. Oh well.

Dan says:

Damn – Daynah’s blurb about her boobs finally begins its inexorable slide down the page. Oh well.

pat514 says:

Hey man, I saw that you are picking up the new issue of The Killer. I don’t know what’s been going on with the long wait, but I highly recommend you check out a movie called Le Samourai, a fantastic movie about a french hitman, and from what I’ve heard a major influence for this comic.

daynah says:

Sooo it looks like you’re the reason HeavyInk’s logo wont be on my boobs at a nerdy con. ;)

Are No says:

Oh, no. Haha. I have seen it though. Mastodon’s my favorite band, so that’s why I have that up.

Dan said:

Are you the guy who made that webcomic?

Kiriska says:

Oh, apologies for taking so amazingly long to reply. I apparently don’t check this often. You can see my illustration work at: deadend-detour.com

Dan said:

So, is there anyplace online one can see your illustration work?

daynah says:

Yeah! It’s one of my favs! I’m a Grant Morrison fangirl. :) Invisibles was actually one of the first comics I read. You should read it whie tripping on cold medicine. I called me friends explaining that the Beatles were God and didn’t get much further than that.

Dan said:

Have you read The Invisibles? It’s outstanding.

Brian! says:

Thanks for the heads up. It’s good to see that our efforts to make every issue accessible have been appreciated.

Dan said:

Atomic Robo gets a nice mention in an aside here

daynah says:

That’s cool that your mom got you into comics. I’m scared that because I like comics, me kids are going to rebel and like… football or something dastardly like that.

And whenever I read or watch something horrid I think about all the people it went though that said, “Yes, this is worth risking out money on.” There’s writer, artists, colorists, inker and letterer (all depending of course)... then comes more than a few editors. Don’t ever blame one editor for a work, there’s always an editor editing an editor. Then marketing and other departments read it, or at least sample the titles occasionally.

And ALL of those people said… “YES! We are going to sink some money into THIS project because we think people are going to buy so much of THIS that we’ll make money off of it. THIS is where it’s happening! THIS is where it’s at!”

That’s usually where I start crying in horrible movies. Why didn’t the actor at one point just look up and say, “Seriously, NO ONE is going to sit through this shit. Am I the only one to notice this?”

daynah says:

I wont lie. I don’t know half the words you said there. My expertise in syntax does not carry over into semantics.

Dan said:

Wow, all this silly pontificating goes really well with my patriarch-ish-looking 1844 daguerreo-tar, doesn’t it?

daynah says:

Golly, I talk too much!

daynah says:

Being business savy is very important. I go to a university that has a high ranking business school and we get business lessons injected into all of the disciplines. It’s constantly, “How can I make money with this?” and “How can I market this?” I know, because of this training, that I’m better off going into the real world with this very practical degree, that someone with a a degree from a nose-in-their-books school.

daynah says:

Valerie (Occasional Superheroine) is super-fab. I always find her blogs fun to read, where as some other women comic-readers blog nothing but “blah blah whine whine, not enough women readers.”

Todd Michael R. says:

...for fucks sake.

Todd Michael R. says:

Now how we doin? (and thanks)

Todd Michael R. says:

p.s. great bio. that is brilliant.

Todd Michael R. says:

well I can’t fuckin see it.

Help me out.

daynah says:

Thanks! I can’t really pull off evil, though the photographer also wanted me to. :) I’ve got crazy baby cheeks. There are some other pictures of me on the photographer’s website where I look manical… but I was going for sexy! Just proof that I should really just stick to the cute… and never be a stripper.

Dan said:

This one is very cool, although you missed an opportunity to look really eeeeeeevil by smiling.

Tyler says:

That one is pretty freaking creepy just the way it is.

Dan said:

This one is very cool, although you missed an opportunity to look really eeeeeeevil by smiling.

Tyler says:

If blogs had comments… I’d comment on “The Factual Opinion has”... and what I’d say is: “Hahaha”.

Speaking of blog comments… they should be here today or tomorrow. Hurrah.

e.g. johnson says:

Thanks for that info Dan. Much appreciated!

-e

Dan said:

TJIC, Pete & Tyler's avatars show up by default. If your avatar isn't showing on Brian!'s page, I think it has to be because he hasn't added any friends.
Dan says: I dug his Starslammers and Manhunter. I guess I'll have to give his Thor run a go, too.
Jason Copland says: Yeah, that Simonson run on Thor is the best Thor stuff ever. It even beats the Lee/Kirby stuff. When I think of Thor, my mind goes straight to Simonson's run.
Dan says: Thanks, Todd!
Todd Michael R. says: Dan, I love the layout of this site, it looks great.
Matt says: Sounds good. The idea of Michael Caine as a DJ is infinitely amusing to me. Here's the details on that Simonson Thor series, too: http://heavyink.com/graphic_novel/ 1625-Thor-Visionaries-Walt-Simonson-Vol-1 Heavy Ink has vol. 1 up (so far) for sale, and I believe they're up to at least Vol. 4, with 5 on the way, and I think that wraps up the entire run collected. It is goooooood stuff, but like I said, whackadoo. (The web address is wacky without line breaks but if you search it's there.)
Dan says: The import price is pretty outrageous, but if I yield to temptation and get it anyway, I'll certainly post something review-ish.
Matt says: Y'know, I remember reading about the Michael Caine mixtape album, and thinking, HOW COOL, and then forgetting about it. I need to track that down too. If you get it, Dan, let us know if it's any good.
Dan says: Yeah - check this out. And note the double entendre. That's pretty cool. (I don't have the disc, but have been meaning to get it)
Matt says: I think I would honestly allow Michael Caine to shoot me. He's just that cool.
Dan says: (I assume that pic is from Get Carter, but I've never seen it)
Dan says: Yeah, NZC, that's Michael Caine. Tyler, any Burrito money you give me will just wind up being lent out to TJIC, you can just give it straight to him...
nzc says: Is that Michael Caine?
Tyler says: I feel threatened by your new avatar. Heres my lunch money...
Dan says: LOL
Matt says: Do you need approval, Dan? You're a GOOD person. People LIKE you. Hope that helps.
Dan says: Wow - approved already!
Dan says: (this one's temporary, too - I'm planning on changing it very frequently)
Dan says: OK, swapped it for another one, should show up at the end of the day tomorrow.
Dan says: It's just temporary...
nzc says: Nice image. Dan.
Tyler says: Nonsense! I'm simply the builder of dreams of others.
Dan says: Thanks guys. I'm looking forward to improving it as HI grows. BTW, Tyler did more than just code - he was a huge help with the design work.
Matt says: Great work Dan!
nzc says: Huzzah!
TJIC says: Amazing graphic design on HeavyInk.com, Dan! It ** rocks **.
October 6, 2008
09:54pm
Dan is now friends with MikeD
09:22pm
Dan is now friends with vimian
October 3, 2008
03:06am
Dan posted in the A question thread on the forum
Looks like we don’t have any MZ#3 in stock, but we’ve got a bunch on order. We do have some USM#122s, though. I’m still sort of new at this but I think the way it works is that we…
October 2, 2008
11:04pm
Dan is now friends with Comics Monkey
October 1, 2008
03:41pm
Dan posted in the Bring Jack Back - Save Urban Myths thread on the forum
OK, I couldn’t take not knowing what folks are talking about anymore – I’ve finally ordered Twilight Guardian.
September 30, 2008
10:59pm
Dan posted in the True Blood issue #1 thread on the forum
why delete the thread? what if it would answer someone else’s question tomorrow?
02:24pm
Dan posted in the True Blood issue #1 thread on the forum
Does anyone know when the first issue of True Blood is supposed to be out? I think it’s already out – I recall seeing something true blood related wander across someone’s…
September 29, 2008
02:07pm
Dan sent a blurb to Tyler

and there it IS! woo!

02:07pm
Dan sent a blurb to Tyler

will there be an X in the right place?

September 26, 2008
04:19pm
Dan sent a blurb to daynah

Dark Phoenix!

(just came across it and thought you might enjoy…)

02:57pm
Dan subscribed to Hellboy Wild Hunt
02:56pm
Dan subscribed to Mister X Condemned
September 25, 2008
11:35pm
Dan posted in the idiosyncrasies thread on the forum
I usually read them from the one I expect to like least to the one I expect to like most… (or, am looking forward to reading least / most, which isn’t always quite the same thing)
September 24, 2008
10:00pm
Dan posted in the So, anything interesting in the solicitations for December? thread on the forum
and, are you kidding me? M.I.L.F. Magnet??? The Moro Islamic Liberation Front, I hope? No?
04:33pm
Dan posted in the So, anything interesting in the solicitations for December? thread on the forum
How do you hyperlink with this forum system? Regular HTML works, too.
06:05am
Dan posted in the History Books thread on the forum
American Century was pretty good.
September 23, 2008
September 21, 2008
03:16pm
Dan is now friends with Rick
September 20, 2008
06:42pm
Dan posted in the HI Interview: Aaron Thomas Nelson on Marlow thread on the forum
It looks like we’ve got a bunch on order – I’m sure Andrew can tell us more on Monday.
September 19, 2008
01:35am
Dan posted in the Top Cow Pilot Season: Voting Opens thread on the forum
Dammit – since I read that it wasall sort of plotless character development and that nothing really happens I’ve been meaning to get it (seriously!). Did you place your order? It looks…
01:12am
Dan posted in the Anyone read the Heavy Metal Magazine? thread on the forum
I haven’t read any recent ones… I’ve got some from the 90s, and I buy the odd older issue if it has any work by an artist I like.
September 18, 2008
12:22pm
Dan subscribed to All Star Superman
September 17, 2008
06:16pm
Dan posted in the Report HeavyInk website bugs here thread on the forum
The top of the index page has publishers listed as DC, Marvel, Image and Tokyopop, then a link to Independent Publishers. Where is Dark Horse? Shouldn’t they be listed above Image? I think…
04:17am
Dan posted in the What's you comic collection look like? thread on the forum
Is that a Milo Manara cabinet?
01:36am
Dan posted in the Brubakers Incognito thread on the forum
Kind of a drag that Criminal will be suspended for a bit. Damn! That sucks! More Incognito at Sean Phillip’s blog.
September 16, 2008
09:01pm
Dan posted in the 13 days+ for free shipping? thread on the forum
I’m thinking about moving to Arlington. Hmmmm. Before I started working as an actual employee, one of my USPS shipments took 11 days to travel LESS THAN ONE MILE. Now Andrew just drops…
08:08pm
Dan posted in the Teach your childeren well thread on the forum
I grew up reading Asterix and Tintin, too – but in English, in Massachusetts.
08:00pm
Dan posted in the Warren Ellis - If You Could Only Add One Title thread on the forum
Criminal Trades don’t have the back matter either. And according to the letterpage in the most recent BPRD, Hellboy trades have back matter that the floppies don’t have… you just…
September 15, 2008
08:24pm
Dan posted in the THOUGHTS THAT I HAVE HAD IS BACK thread on the forum
Dan- wow. you’ve turned my joke into slash fiction. Ewwww! You’re right… Sorry! Completely accidental.
05:16pm
Dan posted in the Site Feature Requests thread on the forum
Right, got it. You and TJIC must think alike – he’s already put a feature like this on the to-do list. ;-)
03:23pm
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06:24am
Dan posted in the Site Feature Requests thread on the forum
So what I’m thinking of is sort of like the new stalker-friendly “Overview” page in our profiles, but for talent. Like adding a couple of personalities to a feed reader so you can subscribe to…
02:13am
Dan is now friends with Ken
September 14, 2008
09:52pm
Dan posted in the Report HeavyInk website bugs here thread on the forum
The links generated from the URL in the profile, as seen in this post, prepend http://heavyink.com, making the URL invalid unless it is a sub-page of Heavy Ink. Actually, it’s not…
September 13, 2008
12:06am
Dan posted in the THOUGHTS THAT I HAVE HAD IS BACK thread on the forum
I’ve learned that it really throws people off when you refer to them as “Captain”... “Hey Captain, I think we should see other people.” Whatever, Spock.
September 12, 2008
05:25am
Dan posted in the And they say comics aren't for kids. thread on the forum
Next you’ll be posting the text of the court order… ;-)
September 11, 2008
08:59pm
Dan posted in the Batman All Star... thread on the forum
Predictably, there’re plenty for sale on ebay.
06:08pm
Dan posted in the Batman All Star... thread on the forum
Unfortunately, we didn’t get any of those. That would’ve been awesome.
04:29pm
Dan posted in the Batman All Star... thread on the forum
Yeah, it’s very over-the-top… deliberate satire, from what I’ve read, if that help folks make more sense of it. I like it, I think it’s funny.
02:35pm
Dan posted in the Ready for something cool? thread on the forum
Best review yet! I’ll have to file it away somewhere for a future testimonial ad. ;-)
12:20pm
Dan sent a blurb to FrogMan

So, Jay discovered a bug – there was a problem with his URL. His friend link works now, and we’ll get to squashing bugs soon enough. Thanks again for the heads-up.

10:40am
Dan is now friends with Jay Faerber
10:16am
Dan sent a blurb to FrogMan

Hmmm – that’s weird. thanks for the head’s up, I’ll look into it. He’s here.

September 10, 2008
10:22pm
Dan posted in the Ready for something cool? thread on the forum
Does my profile look weird to anyone else? Yeah… turns out you had a bit of HTML in your bio that shouldn’t have been there. At some point we’ll do something to scrub stuff…
06:15pm
Dan posted in the Ready for something cool? thread on the forum
Thanks pat514. Tyler and I labored like… laborers? Anyway, we’ve been dying to bring this to you folks (and to the creators who have accounts here – they’ll have a WORKS tab…
05:43pm
Dan posted in the Ready for something cool? thread on the forum
There used to be two paths to that page – right now there’s only one (via the New tab), but Tyler should have it back in the Account section of your User Space relatively soon-ish. It…
05:40pm
Dan posted in the Which fringe HI personality needs their own profile first? thread on the forum
Zeus was first, by something like 12 hours.
02:45pm
Dan is now friends with BillyMC
02:34pm
Dan is now friends with Wolfy
01:27pm
Dan is now friends with HIAI
01:13am
Dan posted in the Jonah Hex 35 thread on the forum
No… but your post just made me order it – so hopefully I’ll be able to read it in the office tomorrow. ;-)
September 9, 2008
10:42pm
Dan is now friends with Zeus
05:24pm
Dan sent a blurb to B Reddy

just testing, ignore this

September 7, 2008
07:49pm
Dan sent a blurb to Diane

Hey Diane – I’m a big fan of The Last Call, too… I’m not sure why it’s late, but a book like that, done by just one person, can take a long time to put together… in the case of indie publishing houses, sometimes the delays can be the fault of the creator, and sometimes it can be the fault of the publisher… but if you’re inclined, you can drop by Vasilis’ blog and ask him what’s going on (I don’t think he’s currently allowing comments, but his email address is in the sidebar). He’s just released a desktop wallpaper image from TLC#2, so presumably it’s going to be released soon.

07:46pm
Dan is now friends with Diane
06:00pm
Dan posted in the Dropping Marvel, DC... thread on the forum
Yes. At 1200 pages full color and an additonal deluxe B&W edition, I think I better start squirreling cash away now…. ;-)
04:59pm
Dan sent a blurb to Blattlaus

Well, that’s a start, anyway. ;-)

04:10pm
Dan posted in the The Great Internet Migratory Box of Floppy Comics thread on the forum
This is a great idea, but I think it would cost me about $300 in postage to ship all the floppies I wouldn’t wouldn’t mind never seeing again… ;-)
05:46am
Dan posted in the Dropping Marvel, DC... thread on the forum
Beetle, do you have all his THB stuff?
September 6, 2008
03:59pm
Dan posted in the Wonder where they got that idea? thread on the forum
Ha! SWIPE! I was playing Cover Fight last month and two covers popped up that, while not identical, were pretty similar…! I think I screencapped it, but I’m not sure if it’s here…
September 5, 2008
04:54pm
Dan posted in the Shipping Time? thread on the forum
Yeah, back when I was just a contractor (which is to say, not actually working in HIHQ), I occasionally waited for more than a week for a shipment… and I live about a mile away.
September 4, 2008
10:38pm
Dan posted in the Report HeavyInk website bugs here thread on the forum
Wasn’t trying to stir up any trouble Never thought for a second that you were – we appreciate your reportage! Thanks, and please let us know about anything you see here that looks…
06:38pm
Dan posted in the Report HeavyInk website bugs here thread on the forum
OK, so I’m told that we’ve confirmed that Diamond lists the price at $5.99 and that that’s how it appears on the latest cover art… so, I’m guessing the other sites…
06:30pm
Dan posted in the Ready for something cool? thread on the forum
That is why the programming Gods made Mountain Dew and coffee, although they should only be taken together in extreme circumstances. I was wussed out at 4:30am, leaving Tyler to finish up…
September 3, 2008
10:25pm
Dan posted in the Report HeavyInk website bugs here thread on the forum
Thanks, Shane – I’ll definitely look into that.
01:44pm
Dan posted in the Watchtower asked it, let's answer it thread on the forum
Heck, there WAS a Spiderman/Superman crossover – back in the 1976. I think I had this when I was a kid.
03:42am
Dan posted in the point me to some good painted work thread on the forum
Olga Dugna WOW. Outstanding stuff.
02:38am
Dan posted in the Kid Friendly (But Not Dumb) Comics thread on the forum
I recall reading about someone local (somerville, ma?) in the Globe who was setting out to run an Indie Comic store. His business plan was… wait for it! ...to keep the store afloat with revenue…
02:02am
Dan posted in the Dropping Marvel, DC... thread on the forum
Only if you agree not to impeach me!
02:00am
Dan posted in the New Google Browser explained - by comics! thread on the forum
Damn, it’s got a firebug-type thing built in already. Thank you Google!
01:40am
Dan posted in the