Wherein I do a meme about music..

The thing here is that you are supposed to fill in the blanks with the titles of songs from a particular band you like.
If you'd like to do the same in your own blog or on the back of a piece of scrap paper or wherever, please feel free to do so. Then, if you want me to know what you picked, let me know about it, and I will read it. Such is the nature of the internet.

Pick Your Artist:
>>Sloan

Are you male or female:
>> The Other Man

Describe yourself:
>> I Can't Sleep

How do you feel about yourself:
>> I'm Not a Kid Anymore

Describe where you currently live:
>> Money City Maniacs

If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
>> Losing California

Your best friend is:
>> Stand By Me, Yeah

Your favorite color is:
>> Blackout

You know that:
>> I've Gotta Try

What's the weather like:
>> It's Not the End of the World

If your life were a tv show, what would it be called?:
>> The Rest of My Life

What is life to you:
>> So Beyond Me

What is the best advice you have to give:
>> Take Good Care of the Poor Boy

If you could change your name, what would it be:
>> Chester the Molester

Everybody look at me..

Freddie Mercury made a surprise appearance in Invincible Iron Man #10 as a trace subject model for Salvador Larroca.


I smell a meme coming on..



Care to join in?

I've seen every blue-eyed floozy..

Curt and I have made a new comic that is kind of about video games!

In celebration of this, here is a meme I have filled out on the subject.
Feel free to fill it out and post it on your own blog, and if you should do so, let me know so I can read it.

1) What was your FIRST video game console?
I remember playing the Atari, but the Nintendo Entertainment System was the first system I owned.

2) Name a few games you played on said console.
Super Mario Bros. (1-3), The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Bubble Bobble, Rygar, Ninja Gaiden, Dragon Warrior, Tetris, Dr. Mario, The Punisher, Mega Man 2, The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, Captain America and The Avengers, Superman

3) Excluding handhelds, how many VG consoles do you own presently?
Wii, Gamecube, Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo, NES, Dreamcast, Playstation 2

4) Were you a Street Fighter nut? Any character in particular?
Yes. As a youngster I liked Guile because his moves were easier to pull of than everyone else's. Or that's what I thought at the time at least. Nowadays I'm more likely to play as Ken or Ryu.

5) Do you think Capcom is a FUCKING awesome company with kickass character designs?
Of course. I don't keep buying those art books they put out for no reason.

6) Here's the scenario.. You had some friends over and you all ate FRIED CHICKEN! After the meal you all decide to play some video games. As your friend reaches for a controller you notice his/her hands are very "greasy." Are you the type that would insist they wash their hands before pawing the controller, or is it no big deal?
It is most certain. I mean, I wouldn't be a dick about it, but if he didn't I'd probably have an aneurysm.

7) What's your favorite RPG/Action RPG?
Probably the Paper Mario games.. does that count?

8) Do you prefer 2D games or 3D games?
Depends on the game I guess. I've probably enjoyed more 2D than 3D games.

9) Are you an SNK fan?
Of course. Do you want to see my Terry Bogard costume?

10) Who wants to kick that dog's ass from Duck Hunt?
I'm sure that dog pissed me off when I was a kid, but I think he's hilarious now.

11) Have you skipped out on important events in life because of video games?
Define important.

12) Do you listen to video game music?
Certainly. I've got a good bit of video game music in my iTunes at work even.

13) Have you ever cosplayed a VG character?
It seems likely, though I can't recall at the moment. I should probably be filling this out when I am less tired. Oh, wait, upon re-reading this it says "cosplayed" as opposed to dressed up for Halloween, which is what I thought it said. I guess I dress up as Speed Racer all the time and I'm sure he's been in some video games.

14) Have you ever been in an arcade playing a fighting game, KICKING ASS, and then some 6 year old Asian kid comes in and OWNS YOU??
Nope. My little cousins have beaten me at some games before, but they aren't Asian, and those instances took place at home.

15) Name three games you would love to see remakes of if it was done properly.
Power Stone. POWER STONE. POWER STONE!
(Also Rival Schools/Project Justice and Incredible Crisis)

16) Mario or Sonic?
This is not even a real question as far as I'm concerned. And don't get me wrong, I like Sonic, but I mean, seriously. Sonic is like the video game equivalent of Poochie. "Boy, that Sonic is one outrageous dude." "He's totally in my face!"
Mario is a hell of classy little dude with a moustache that refuses to quit keep on keepin' on regardless of how batshit insane the world around him continues to become.

17) When a movie shows up in the theaters, let's use Spider-man as an example, are you likely to buy the GAME version?
No. Unless it's really awesome. Then maybe.

18) What is your LEAST favorite genre of video games? (ex. fighting, sports, shooters, etc.)
First person shooters.

19) Is there a game out there that you feel was unique and didn't get enough love?
Power Stone. Rival Schools/Project Justice. Incredible Crisis.

20) Have you ever verbally abused a game because you couldn't beat one of the levels and/or bosses?
Are you kidding? Absolutely.

21) Do you own any VG apparel?
A couple of t-shirts and some boxer shorts. I think I actually might be wearing a pair of the boxers right now. I'm not going to check though.

22) What are your thoughts on the live-action Super Mario Bros movie?
Kind of a mess, but there's something kinda charming about it as well.

23) On that note, what did you think about the live-action Street Fighter movie?
Never saw it. Even as a kid I knew it looked terrible.
Update : Well, I just found out via Netflix that it's being released on Blu-Ray next month, so it has officially been added to my queue.

24) Who's hottest out of the King Of Fighters chicks?
May Lee is the first one I could find a cool looking picture of, so I'm going to say her.

25) Do you say "old-school" a lot when you're having a VG conversation with others?
No.  I think I'm more likely to say "classic".

26) Have you ever lent someone a game and they returned it to you damaged?
Probably. Who cares. It's in the past.

27) Do you own any imported games?
Yeah, I've got some import Dreamcast games somewhere.

28) Are you ready for this meme to be over, or could you keep going?
It's been pleasant so far except for that hottest chick from King of Fighters question.

29) In this scenario, let's pretend you're going to get a video game tattoo! What would you get and where?
Already did. I have a sort of glowing, primary Tri-Force on my wrist.

30) Are you good at DDR?
Not at all. To be fair though, I've only played once or twice, so I guess I might be good at it if I practiced.

31) Have you ever cried after you beat a game? If so why?
I think I wanted to cry at how incredible the ending of Portal was. Well, to be more precise how incredible the song at the end of Portal was.

The greatest thing in the world..

In my last post I told you that you needed to read that comic as it would play heavily into this post, and honestly, the rest of your life.
I hope you have done so and adequately prepared yourself.
When I read that comic I realized that the Knight's dialogue in the second panel was the exact sentence I hear Curt say before every photograph of him ever taken.

I immediately set out to find a photo of Curt on which to place the appropriate word balloons.
I thought this would be a fun way to gently poke fun at one of the best individuals I have ever known as well as doing my own quasi-mash-up-type thing.

So, before I get to the rest of the story, let me share with you the first picture of Curt I came across..

Hilarious, right?
It works so well, and it was just random that this was the first picture of him I came across.

Here's where shit gets interesting though.. and when I say "interesting", I mean to say, better than anything ever.

As I was quickly searching for a photo of Curt, I found a photo not of Curt first.

I found this photo..


It was then that I realized I had inadvertantly stumbled upon the funniest and greatest thing I had ever beheld.





I don't know why, but for some reason even though the dialogue never changes, seeing it on different pictures and imagining that the person or character in said image is saying it as they are doing whatever they are doing just keeps being hilarious to me.

I have made HUNDREDS of these since Tuesday and they all make me laugh.
I'm not even joking.
I am being so sincere.



That's enough to give you the idea, but there are a lot more to come, and they are all hilarious to me, and I have to assume they will be to you as well.
It is my hope that you will all tell your friends and join me in making many more of your own.
If you do, please email them to me so that I may post them here for the future enjoyment of all.

Get out of my dreams..

You may remember a former professional wrestler from the late 80s and 90s called The Ultimate Warrior. You may not. If you do remember him, you will most likely remember that when he would "cut promos" (which is to say, was interviewed or spoke directly to the camera) it was obvious that he was bat-shit insane.

Well, he has a blog now.
It is even crazier than when he was saying things like, "Dig your claws into my organs! Stretch into my tendons! Bury your angers into my bones! For the power of the Warrior will always prevail!"

Anyway, onto things that are filled with a little less utter madness.

Instructions: Open up your iTunes and fill out this survey, no matter how embarrassing the responses might be.

How many songs total: 4703
How many hours or days of music: 12 Days : 3 Hours : 31 Minutes
Most recently played: Penny Arcade Podcast "The Spore Cult"

Most played: "FTW" by mc chris
Most recently added: Penny Arcade Podcast "The Spore Cult"

Sort by song title:
First Song: "ABC" by The Jackson 5
Last Song: "99 Ways To Die" by Megadeth

Sort by time:
Shortest Song: "I Just Found A Bag Of Fireworks (Dialogue)" from the Hot Rod Soundtrack (0:05)
Longest Song: NPR: Spoon in Concert 10-24-2007 (1:45:29)

Sort by album:
First album: "Abbey Road" by The Beatles
Last album: "4 Nights at Palais Royale" by Sloan

First song that comes up on Shuffle: "Baby Hates Me" by Danko Jones

Search the following and state how many songs come up:

Death - 48
Life - 69
Love - 189
Hate - 19
You - 537
Sex - 15

Found at Joel Carroll's livejay.

Don't stop til you hit the ground..

28


I swear to you, answered this 100% truthfully.

UPDATE : If the thing isn't showing up properly, this is the link http://www.howmanyfiveyearoldscouldyoutakeinafight.com/
and I could take out 28 five year olds.

We've been in space for quite some time.

Ok, it's time for the "What is Jimmy Olsen Screaming?" Meme.
Take your pick.

Shocking!

Josh had sent me another entry I missed.
Sorry, man.
The truth can now be told.
See the rest.

Shane has thrown his hat into the Boner-Man Meme ring!
See all the rest here.

Um..

So how did everyone else feel about the new JSA cover from the latest DC solicitations?
It was by Alex Ross.
And featured a character I'd never seen before..
Boner-Man.
I'm not even kidding.

Now what would you call him?
His erection is actually pointing at the above sentence.
I just don't know how I'm supposed to feel about this cover.
I mean, besides turned on.
It's like he's daring you not to look at it.
I had a friend in high school who would do the same thing.

Update: I added that speech bubble, which means The Boner-Man Meme has begun.


Click on the pics to .. God help you, make it bigger.
Josh is our first participant, but I fully expect this thing to spread like wildfire, so be one of the first to jump on the bandwagon.

Update!
Joel Priddy has joined the fray!


afp3683 gave us these two entries along with the quote, "This will forever be known as the Alex Ross cover that launched a thousand slash fics."




And ken-redtail has his own riff on that last one..


Update! Josh's boredom at work has led to another great entry.


I can just see this one in libraries across the country.

Update!

Shane remembers every teenage boy's worst fear.

Update!

Josh returns with another entry!

Captain America Lives!

So a Captain America meme has begun, and I for one must be a part of it.
This picture has been hanging around for a while. I very well might do another at some point.
That is all.
Enjoy your Sunday and wish Cap a speedy return to the land of the living.

Supergirl Meme '07

So here's my entry for the big Supergirl meme.
So the story on this is on the first day the meme kicked off (sometime early last week I think), April and I looked at the 10-20 that were already up and then I asked her what she thought a 16 year old with superpowers would wear.
April immediately had ideas and excitedly wrote them down in my sketchbook.
I started sketching while she watched and explained her ideas.
This was what we came up with, and I really like it. As far as I can tell, April does too.
So I tightened up the pencils a bit and then began my worrying about ruining it with ink.
Fast forward to my Sunday artist group meeting and I still haven't inked the thing.
Thankfully, Diana agreed to ink it for me since I added a cute Nightcrawler to her ridiculously awesome collection.
Scanned it. Vectorized it. Handed it off to April.
April then proceeded to work her color magic.
It scares me how good she is for how short a time she's been doing it.
So that's the story.
Collaboration at it's best.
Whaddaya think, sirs?

The same music meme.. only different..

In honor of the new Sloan album that came out yesterday, I wanted to do this music meme again using only my Sloan playlist.
Let's see what happens...

Opening Credits: Median Strip
Waking Up: The Good in Everyone
First Day At School: Nothing Left To Make Me Want To Stay
Falling In Love: Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore
Fight Song: Hollow Head
Breaking Up: I Wanna Thank You
Prom: I Understand
Life's OK: Waiting For Slow Songs
Mental Breakdown: I've Gotta Try
Driving: Two Seater
Flashback: Someone I Can Be True With
Getting Back Together: A Long Time Coming
Wedding: Worried Now
Amazing Hot Sex Porno Scene: Never Seeing the Ground for the Sky
Birth of Child: Bells On
Final Battle: The N.S.
Death Scene: Fade Away
Funeral Song: People of the Sky
End Credits: Seems So Heavy

That seems like a pretty good little soundtrack. I have to say, I like it a lot better than the other one.

A music meme..

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
NO CHEATING

Opening Credits: "Blessed Be The Guy That Bonds (McBain End Credits)" - The Simpsons
Waking Up: "It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas" - Johnny Mathis
First Day At School: "The Flame of Youth' - Dragonforce
Falling In Love: "One Brother" - Andrew WK (a song about not falling in love... weird)
Fight Song: "Let It Rain" - Ok Go
Breaking Up: "Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll" - KISS
Prom: "We Win (Ha Ha)" - Thunderbirds Are Now!
Life's OK: "A Touch of Evil" - Judas Priest
Mental Breakdown: "Septopus Theme" - Brendon Small
Driving: "Heroes" - Kasabian
Flashback: "Blue Highway" - Billy Idol
Getting Back Together: "So Beyond Me" - Sloan
Wedding: "Garbage" - Nuno Bettencourt
Amazing Hot Sex Porno Scene: "Grief Hammer" - The Darkness
Birth of Child: "10538 Overture" - Def Leppard
Final Battle: "Desecration Smile" - RHCP
Death Scene: "I'll Be Home For Christmas" - Elvis
Funeral Song: "I Am Hell" - White Zombie
End Credits: "Love Burns" - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club