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#1
Apple Talk / Re: Open Bar: Subpoenaed by Co...
Last post by Faust - Today at 07:57:42 AMWhat is it? Because ive been looking out for new work from him, hes had the department of midnight podcast but the last serialised comic I can see is the batman's grave from 2020.
I wouldn't have followed any diamond supply lines, I just search for new stuff from him and others every few months.
I've seen reprints and collections, but no new series
I wouldn't have followed any diamond supply lines, I just search for new stuff from him and others every few months.
I've seen reprints and collections, but no new series
#2
Or Kill Me / Re: Fuck you.
Last post by Doktor Howl - Today at 03:52:57 AMThis sounds pretty heavy.
Although I have not had to deal with the sort of thing you're talking about, I agree with your sentiment in every. Single. Detail.
Although I have not had to deal with the sort of thing you're talking about, I agree with your sentiment in every. Single. Detail.
#3
Apple Talk / Re: Open Bar: Subpoenaed by Co...
Last post by Doktor Howl - Today at 03:50:49 AMQuote from: Faust on August 03, 2026, 09:55:02 PMQuote from: Doktor Howl on June 18, 2020, 02:54:05 PMQuote from: Faust on June 18, 2020, 05:11:56 AMQuote from: Freeky on June 17, 2020, 11:50:48 PMQuote from: Faust on June 17, 2020, 10:39:28 PMAs someone I admire a lot I am going to wait for his statement on this.
A writer being a sleeze with his fans is gross, and its possible. but some of the things being said on that thread dont add up.
While Ellis was a literary artistic success in the field of comic books he could never "make or break an aspiring career", he has made a modest living on his career as a writer but...
Just from reading around he has operated on the commercial perifery of the comics industry with a lot of indy work, the big two have always maintained contracts which mean the writer does not get rich, the first time that has happened for him ironically (despite an awesome catalogue of work) is when he made castlevenia a year ago.
He was not a publisher, and has had run ins with publishers like hellblazer ending because of the school shooting issue, he is not an industry darling like many other writers.
At best he could offer recommendation for writers and artists, but he was never in a position of control, Not the equivalent of a producer like the others seen in #metoo.
Not a reciprocal arrangement where any of the womens careers depended on his opinion of them. This is not #metoo.
Seperately, if the allegations are true, what im seeing is a man who exploited his fanbase cashing in on their admiration of him, but many of whom also happen to be his social group. It sucks if he did that, and sad they were devastated when he dropped them and moved on.
That would be disgusting and selfish and would lower my opinion of him as a person
I will wait and see what other stories come out and I want his side of the story too before I have an opinion one way or another
quick question, what the fuck do any of these women have to gain by lying about their experiences? because if you, admins on a forum that takes pride in rational thought, are going to fucking say well it's not the same because he doesn't have as much pull and therefore it's all possibly bullshit and i'll wait until ONE PERSON says something against ALL THESE WOMEN HE FUCKING VICTIMIZED, then you can damn well be sure the rabid fanboys are coming out of the woodwork to make rape threats, death threats, offer mockery and victim blaming, tell them to kill themselves, call them liars, and who knows what else. how fucking dare you fall into this trap of "i love this person's work so i don't want to believe it and i'll let his one privileged voice make an attempt to Make It Better somehow" when there are possibly dozens of victimized and traumatized young women coming forward in a culture where victim shaming and blaming is still disgustingly rampant? how dare you, when you're so much better than that? it doesn't matter that he's not as rich or famous or influential as movie producers or politicians, he still used his platform to take advantage of people, it's still Not Oh-Fucking-Kay.
No. Im going to be blunt about this:
I do not suppport him
I do not support them
I am not dismissing what they have said
I will not be making a judgement call on a person because of a twitter post
I will not be making a judgement of a person without hearing thier side of the story.
If that seems callous, tough. I expect more before I'm going to write someone off. I will not support an accusation without evidence or a chance for both parties to respond, nor do I ignore it.
If you are asking for more you are asking for a leap of faith. Faith is something I have short supply of
What is beingaskeddemanded is a conviction without trial.
Six years on, I've been watching to see what the outcome of this is, they claim he only went so far with the "work" they expected him to do, but regardless if he had continued I suspect the outcome would be the same. Now I dont know the details of what the group asked of him, and its possible there were things he either:
- Didn't agree with
- Wasn't ready personally to confront things about his own personality
- His lawyer told him to shut the fuck up.
Probably a combination of all three.
I still think what he did was shitty, but shouldn't have destroyed him. From the testimonies there is a repeated pattern:
Latch onto a fan, lavish her with praise telling her she is his sweetheart, sex-camming, and then ghosting them.
Nothing I saw in the testimonies implied anything like quid quo pro ("do this and I will elevate your career"), though he did occasionally plug some their work (without being asked), which while crossing the line was skirting it.
In contrast I read the revolting stories about Neil Gaiman, the parts he admitted to broke my heart and horrified me, and there a lot more of that. I dont really have much more to say about that, I just never want to see or hear from him again.
But then back to the current state of Warren Ellis
I have not see any new projects at the major comic publishers or even smaller ones in years, he may have a novel in the works but from what I can see his comic career has dried up, I hope I am wrong about this and its just he has something long form or new work in the backlog.
He has done at least one 25 issue series since then.
The reason nobody is seeing a lot out of him or anyone else, AFAIK, is that Diamond Distribution collapsed and almost killed the entire comic industry (and has also doomed a lot of game companies.)
#4
Apple Talk / Re: Open Bar: Subpoenaed by Co...
Last post by Faust - August 03, 2026, 09:55:02 PMQuote from: Doktor Howl on June 18, 2020, 02:54:05 PMQuote from: Faust on June 18, 2020, 05:11:56 AMQuote from: Freeky on June 17, 2020, 11:50:48 PMQuote from: Faust on June 17, 2020, 10:39:28 PMAs someone I admire a lot I am going to wait for his statement on this.
A writer being a sleeze with his fans is gross, and its possible. but some of the things being said on that thread dont add up.
While Ellis was a literary artistic success in the field of comic books he could never "make or break an aspiring career", he has made a modest living on his career as a writer but...
Just from reading around he has operated on the commercial perifery of the comics industry with a lot of indy work, the big two have always maintained contracts which mean the writer does not get rich, the first time that has happened for him ironically (despite an awesome catalogue of work) is when he made castlevenia a year ago.
He was not a publisher, and has had run ins with publishers like hellblazer ending because of the school shooting issue, he is not an industry darling like many other writers.
At best he could offer recommendation for writers and artists, but he was never in a position of control, Not the equivalent of a producer like the others seen in #metoo.
Not a reciprocal arrangement where any of the womens careers depended on his opinion of them. This is not #metoo.
Seperately, if the allegations are true, what im seeing is a man who exploited his fanbase cashing in on their admiration of him, but many of whom also happen to be his social group. It sucks if he did that, and sad they were devastated when he dropped them and moved on.
That would be disgusting and selfish and would lower my opinion of him as a person
I will wait and see what other stories come out and I want his side of the story too before I have an opinion one way or another
quick question, what the fuck do any of these women have to gain by lying about their experiences? because if you, admins on a forum that takes pride in rational thought, are going to fucking say well it's not the same because he doesn't have as much pull and therefore it's all possibly bullshit and i'll wait until ONE PERSON says something against ALL THESE WOMEN HE FUCKING VICTIMIZED, then you can damn well be sure the rabid fanboys are coming out of the woodwork to make rape threats, death threats, offer mockery and victim blaming, tell them to kill themselves, call them liars, and who knows what else. how fucking dare you fall into this trap of "i love this person's work so i don't want to believe it and i'll let his one privileged voice make an attempt to Make It Better somehow" when there are possibly dozens of victimized and traumatized young women coming forward in a culture where victim shaming and blaming is still disgustingly rampant? how dare you, when you're so much better than that? it doesn't matter that he's not as rich or famous or influential as movie producers or politicians, he still used his platform to take advantage of people, it's still Not Oh-Fucking-Kay.
No. Im going to be blunt about this:
I do not suppport him
I do not support them
I am not dismissing what they have said
I will not be making a judgement call on a person because of a twitter post
I will not be making a judgement of a person without hearing thier side of the story.
If that seems callous, tough. I expect more before I'm going to write someone off. I will not support an accusation without evidence or a chance for both parties to respond, nor do I ignore it.
If you are asking for more you are asking for a leap of faith. Faith is something I have short supply of
What is beingaskeddemanded is a conviction without trial.
Six years on, I've been watching to see what the outcome of this is, they claim he only went so far with the "work" they expected him to do, but regardless if he had continued I suspect the outcome would be the same. Now I dont know the details of what the group asked of him, and its possible there were things he either:
- Didn't agree with
- Wasn't ready personally to confront things about his own personality
- His lawyer told him to shut the fuck up.
Probably a combination of all three.
I still think what he did was shitty, but shouldn't have destroyed him. From the testimonies there is a repeated pattern:
Latch onto a fan, lavish her with praise telling her she is his sweetheart, sex-camming, and then ghosting them.
Nothing I saw in the testimonies implied anything like quid quo pro ("do this and I will elevate your career"), though he did occasionally plug some their work (without being asked), which while crossing the line was skirting it.
In contrast I read the revolting stories about Neil Gaiman, the parts he admitted to broke my heart and horrified me, and there a lot more of that. I dont really have much more to say about that, I just never want to see or hear from him again.
But then back to the current state of Warren Ellis
I have not see any new projects at the major comic publishers or even smaller ones in years, he may have a novel in the works but from what I can see his comic career has dried up, I hope I am wrong about this and its just he has something long form or new work in the backlog.
#5
Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade
Last post by Abbot Mythos - August 02, 2026, 12:59:15 PMSome members of the Republicult™ are talking about taking the Road to Nowhere. And, I'm fine with it:
As per this article:
"Greene, who resigned from Congress in January, had previously discussed the possibility of forming a new political party after growing "fed up" with Republicans.
"I think there's a group of us that if we decide to align, we could launch a true America-focused party that doesn't fall into the traps of Democrats or Republicans, but could align some serious players from the right and the left," she told Piers Morgan on June 30.
Carlson, a former Fox News host turned popular podcaster, echoed this sentiment in July, telling The Columbia Journalism Review: "There's going to be a third party, and I'm going to do everything I can to bring that about.""
But, further along in this article:
"While multiple polls show that most Americans oppose a war with Iran, history suggests that a third party would face steep odds of success. No third-party candidate has won the presidency in the modern era, and only a small number of lawmakers in Congress are not aligned with either major party."
So, I wish good luck to these prominent, outcast MAGAts. The list of Greedy Oligarchs who will NOT fund their proposed third party is long. And, the Republicult™ economy has already tapped out the majority of its members.
As per this article:
"Greene, who resigned from Congress in January, had previously discussed the possibility of forming a new political party after growing "fed up" with Republicans.
"I think there's a group of us that if we decide to align, we could launch a true America-focused party that doesn't fall into the traps of Democrats or Republicans, but could align some serious players from the right and the left," she told Piers Morgan on June 30.
Carlson, a former Fox News host turned popular podcaster, echoed this sentiment in July, telling The Columbia Journalism Review: "There's going to be a third party, and I'm going to do everything I can to bring that about.""
But, further along in this article:
"While multiple polls show that most Americans oppose a war with Iran, history suggests that a third party would face steep odds of success. No third-party candidate has won the presidency in the modern era, and only a small number of lawmakers in Congress are not aligned with either major party."
So, I wish good luck to these prominent, outcast MAGAts. The list of Greedy Oligarchs who will NOT fund their proposed third party is long. And, the Republicult™ economy has already tapped out the majority of its members.
#6
Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade
Last post by Abbot Mythos - August 01, 2026, 06:40:30 PMAs per this short article, and its accompanying video:
"During a call organized by the White House Faith Office last night, Todd Blanche said that his goal is to make sure that "God is front and center again" and that "being a Christian in this country ... is actually a benefit.""
So, now there's a "White House Faith Office." I guess I either didn't get the memo, or didn't bother to read it. But, anyway, I thought the primary goal of the Turd Reich was to actually make being a greedy oligarch even more of a benefit.
#7
High Weirdness / Re: Will NASA Diminish the UFO...
Last post by Abbot Mythos - August 01, 2026, 06:06:46 PMThe POSOTUS and his Turd Reich have unleashed some much chaos upon the world that I almost forgot about this one:
Apparently, under the Turd Reich, the dissemination of UFO "information" is now too important to be entrusted to NASA, so this important task has been delegated to "The Department of War."
And, if you can't trust Whiskey Pete and his "The Department of War" to give you the honest, true facts, who can you trust?
Apparently, under the Turd Reich, the dissemination of UFO "information" is now too important to be entrusted to NASA, so this important task has been delegated to "The Department of War."
And, if you can't trust Whiskey Pete and his "The Department of War" to give you the honest, true facts, who can you trust?
#8
Aneristic Illusions / Re: Clacton By-Election
Last post by Faust - July 31, 2026, 09:58:14 PMI thought the finest moment in British politics was Teresa May having to take the stage with Lord BucketHead
If Farage loses to Count Binface, the entirety of reform should resign in disgrace.
If Farage loses to Count Binface, the entirety of reform should resign in disgrace.
#9
Aneristic Illusions / Re: Clacton By-Election
Last post by Abbot Mythos - July 30, 2026, 10:12:07 PMYour post reminded me of one of 'Merica's most successful political pranksters:
As per this article:
"Mr. Paulsen became a household name in 1968 when he announced on ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' that he was running for President under the Straight Talking American Government Party, or the S.T.A.G. Party.
The joke took on a life of its own, as he campaigned in one election after another, using slogans like ''We Cannot Stand Pat,'' ''We Can Be Decisive, Probably,'' and ''United We Sit.'' At last summer's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, he promised: ''If elected, I will win.''"
I wouldn't be at all surprised if no one reading this post remembers, or has even heard of Pat Paulsen. But, back in the days of TV antennas, and only three national (3) networks, Pat attracted a huge 'Merican audience.
It's good to read that the tradition lives on in the UK.
As per this article:
"Mr. Paulsen became a household name in 1968 when he announced on ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' that he was running for President under the Straight Talking American Government Party, or the S.T.A.G. Party.
The joke took on a life of its own, as he campaigned in one election after another, using slogans like ''We Cannot Stand Pat,'' ''We Can Be Decisive, Probably,'' and ''United We Sit.'' At last summer's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, he promised: ''If elected, I will win.''"
I wouldn't be at all surprised if no one reading this post remembers, or has even heard of Pat Paulsen. But, back in the days of TV antennas, and only three national (3) networks, Pat attracted a huge 'Merican audience.
It's good to read that the tradition lives on in the UK.
#10
Principia Discussion / Re: Happy Maybe Day everyone!
Last post by Abbot Mythos - July 30, 2026, 07:01:51 PMQuote from: Mandelbrot Slapper on July 30, 2026, 04:51:29 AMClose enough. You and your dog can share the Bonus Points.Quote from: Abbot Mythos on July 27, 2026, 05:37:54 PMQuote from: Mandelbrot Slapper on July 26, 2026, 12:52:19 PMIf it helps thatwas my dog's birthday & he had a liver cake.Well ... it was a celebration on Maybe Day. And, since Discordians don't even need reasons to celebrate anything, it does count.
And, you get Bonus Points if your dog shared his liver cake with you.
Well kinda. I got 500g of trimmed free range organic chicken livers from the butcher. Made his cake out of half and made pate for the people guests out of the other half. I'd have made him pate too but butter & brandy play havoc with doggy digestion.