Comments on: Rick Olney at it again http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:20:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: rich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-194359 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:43:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-194359 For what it's worth ... just out of morbid curiosity, I checked the Mighty Minicon website. All I get is a message, "No website is configured at this address." That's too bad, since Rick Olney was announcing a show for June 23-24 in "To Be Announced, New York." I suppose it was easier to just dynamite the whole website than make explanations. For what it’s worth … just out of morbid curiosity, I checked the Mighty Minicon website. All I get is a message, “No website is configured at this address.” That’s too bad, since Rick Olney was announcing a show for June 23-24 in “To Be Announced, New York.”

I suppose it was easier to just dynamite the whole website than make explanations.

]]> by: rich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-194357 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:42:55 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-194357 For what it's worth ... just out of morbid curiosity, I checked the Mighty Minicon website. All I get is a message, "No website is configured at this address." That's too bad, since Rick Olney was announcing a show for June 23-24 in "To Be Announced, New York." I suppose it was easier to just dynamite the whole website than make explanations. For what it’s worth … just out of morbid curiosity, I checked the Mighty Minicon website. All I get is a message, “No website is configured at this address.” That’s too bad, since Rick Olney was announcing a show for June 23-24 in “To Be Announced, New York.”

I suppose it was easier to just dynamite the whole website than make explanations.

]]> by: rich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-113479 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:34:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-113479 I can't find ToBeAnnounced anywhere on Mapquest. But, we all know unreliable THEY can be. Anyone up for a roadtrip? Chuck Satterlee reaffirmed that he would not attend when I chatted with him (briefly) at my comic show (midjerseycomicon.com). There's still time for Rick Olney to find a location, so I won't write him off. However, I've discovered that it's always best to decide on a location and date BEFORE announcing anything. I can’t find ToBeAnnounced anywhere on Mapquest. But, we all know unreliable THEY can be. Anyone up for a roadtrip? Chuck Satterlee reaffirmed that he would not attend when I chatted with him (briefly) at my comic show (midjerseycomicon.com).

There’s still time for Rick Olney to find a location, so I won’t write him off. However, I’ve discovered that it’s always best to decide on a location and date BEFORE announcing anything.

]]> by: Justin Carr http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-98989 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:47:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-98989 You've never heard of To Be Announced, New York? Great place. You should go there and try their bagels sometime. You’ve never heard of To Be Announced, New York? Great place. You should go there and try their bagels sometime.

]]> by: rich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-98114 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:17:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-98114 I'm interested in attending ... but I couldn't find the location. It said something like "To be announced, New York." Any updates on the venue, yet? I’m interested in attending … but I couldn’t find the location. It said something like “To be announced, New York.” Any updates on the venue, yet?

]]> by: heck http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-86706 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:05:38 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-86706 i almost want to go ..just to see what a huge failure it is first hand...that is if it isnt cancelled..and it will be.. and please show us your truth rick!.. do something please!..sue me..sue something! do something other than chicken out on your court dates, refusing to pay us and whine incoherently online.. id love to see it i almost want to go ..just to see what a huge failure it is first hand…that is if it isnt cancelled..and it will be.. and please show us your truth rick!.. do something please!..sue me..sue something! do something other than chicken out on your court dates, refusing to pay us and whine incoherently online.. id love to see it

]]> by: Cam63 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-81576 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:29:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-81576 Olney gives competent con artists a bad name. Olney gives competent con artists a bad name.

]]> by: Matt Doc Martin http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-79848 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:04:13 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-79848 Only an idiot would leave up a guest list for a con that never happened. Oh. That was Rick Olney. Heidi, I realize you were pointing out the absurdity of rick's attempts to promote his sham of a con. Rest assured, I am helping to warn any potential guests. Only an idiot would leave up a guest list for a con that never happened.

Oh. That was Rick Olney.

Heidi, I realize you were pointing out the absurdity of rick’s attempts to promote his sham of a con.

Rest assured, I am helping to warn any potential guests.

]]> by: Rick Olney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-78353 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:25:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-78353 Thank you for the publicity, Heidi! I am sure that anyone attending the MMC this June 23rd & 24th will have a superb time! The curious and the interested should watch www.mightyminicon.com for guests news and updates. As to all the sad little people that are passing themselves off as being owed something by me here; Fear not! Your time of facing truth versus spewing lie upon lie upon lie to stroke each other... is right around the corner! And, regarding that old list of guests -- only an idiot would have made that tremendous leap in mixing up guests clearly identified (and now removed) from the 2006 convention canceled due to three deaths in my immediate family. Again, thanks for getting the word out on how GREAT the Mighty MiniCon is going to be! I'll throw your picture up on the homepage and give you a plug for your trouble. Rick Olney Rick Olney Thank you for the publicity, Heidi! I am sure that anyone attending the MMC this June 23rd & 24th will have a superb time! The curious and the interested should watch www.mightyminicon.com for guests news and updates.

As to all the sad little people that are passing themselves off as being owed something by me here; Fear not! Your time of facing truth versus spewing lie upon lie upon lie to stroke each other… is right around the corner!

And, regarding that old list of guests — only an idiot would have made that tremendous leap in mixing up guests clearly identified (and now removed) from the 2006 convention canceled due to three deaths in my immediate family.

Again, thanks for getting the word out on how GREAT the Mighty MiniCon is going to be! I’ll throw your picture up on the homepage and give you a plug for your trouble.

Rick Olney

Rick Olney

]]> by: Alan Coil http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-74371 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:59:13 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-74371 Convention announced, then this---"Markosia Entertainment today confirmed that as a company, they would not be attending June’s Mighty Mini Con, run by TightLip Entertainment."--- Ummm, April is here some. Are you sure this isn't a huge April Fools joke? Convention announced, then this—”Markosia Entertainment today confirmed that as a company, they would not be attending June’s Mighty Mini Con, run by TightLip Entertainment.”—

Ummm, April is here some. Are you sure this isn’t a huge April Fools joke?

]]> by: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Mar. 1, 2007: Crucification http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-74055 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:51:14 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-74055 [...] By this point, everybody’s clear that doing business with TightLip Entertainment’s Rick Olney might not necessarily be the best idea, right? Just checking. I must confess to finding the notion of people reacting to Olney’s convention announcement by rushing to reassure people that they won’t be participating to be just… hilarious. [...] […] By this point, everybody’s clear that doing business with TightLip Entertainment’s Rick Olney might not necessarily be the best idea, right? Just checking. I must confess to finding the notion of people reacting to Olney’s convention announcement by rushing to reassure people that they won’t be participating to be just… hilarious. […]

]]> by: DOC http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73557 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:07:44 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73557 Ricl Olney's new book: "How NOT to run a ComicCon but still make it look like you have". Oh Rick, aug, I had such high hopes for you. Ricl Olney’s new book:
“How NOT to run a ComicCon but still make it look like you have”.
Oh Rick, aug, I had such high hopes for you.

]]> by: Kneon Transitt http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73451 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:23:31 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73451 Good grief... does he actually expect *anybody* to show up given the recent uproar?! Eh, what's the use in complaining? He'll just cancel it a day or two before the event anyway. Good grief… does he actually expect *anybody* to show up given the recent uproar?!

Eh, what’s the use in complaining? He’ll just cancel it a day or two before the event anyway.

]]> by: Tina Anderson http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73401 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:00:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73401 Oh lord, 3/4's of the damn release reads like a post at a wank forum. 0_o. That's an official release? Oh how silly. I thought BL was loaded with drama. Oh lord, 3/4’s of the damn release reads like a post at a wank forum. 0_o. That’s an official release? Oh how silly. I thought BL was loaded with drama.

]]> by: Tom Stillwell http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73397 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:57:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73397 Beware Olney. The good news is that two seperate judgments have been made against Olney in the last two weeks. One just today in fact. Beware Olney.

The good news is that two seperate judgments have been made against Olney in the last two weeks. One just today in fact.

]]> by: Rick Olney Con Update » Comics Worth Reading http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73392 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:50:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73392 [...] Johanna Subscribe to feed Google Advertisements Rick Olney Con Update CATEGORY: Comic News AUTHOR: Johanna POSTED: 2007-02-28 4:49 pm Con artist Rick Olneyhasn’t learned his lesson yet — Heidi has his latest convention announcement, followed by two people rushing to warn others and publicly disassociate themselves. I’ll join in the chorus: don’t have anything to do with this liar. [...] […] Johanna Subscribe to feed Google Advertisements Rick Olney Con Update CATEGORY: Comic News AUTHOR: Johanna POSTED: 2007-02-28 4:49 pm Con artist Rick Olneyhasn’t learned his lesson yet — Heidi has his latest convention announcement, followed by two people rushing to warn others and publicly disassociate themselves. I’ll join in the chorus: don’t have anything to do with this liar. […]

]]> by: DocAbsurd http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73358 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:27:30 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73358 Just for the record: MMC was canceled in 2004, twice in 2005, and again 2006. Another of Olney's alleged Hallowe'en venues, the Spooky, was canceled in 2004 and 2005. Apparently he's given up on that one. The MMC site also still listed the crew of SciFi Channel's Ghost Hunters as appearing. I believe they have been notified. I've got double-vested (but only one pair of pants) interest as well: I'm an editor on UNSCREWED! and one of his many debtors. Just for the record:

MMC was canceled in 2004, twice in 2005, and again 2006.

Another of Olney’s alleged Hallowe’en venues, the Spooky, was canceled in 2004 and 2005. Apparently he’s given up on that one.

The MMC site also still listed the crew of SciFi Channel’s Ghost Hunters as appearing. I believe they have been notified.

I’ve got double-vested (but only one pair of pants) interest as well: I’m an editor on UNSCREWED! and one of his many debtors.

]]> by: Ray Cornwall http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73348 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:20:36 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73348 Olney has nothing to do with Vegas. Olney has many unpaid debts (and at present, 2 judgments) from his dealing with artists at his company, Tightlip Entertainment. Olney has nothing to do with Vegas.

Olney has many unpaid debts (and at present, 2 judgments) from his dealing with artists at his company, Tightlip Entertainment.

]]> by: Sarah Beach http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73342 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:08:19 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73342 The Markosia statement was due to the fact that Olney's website for the convention still listed the folks he had lined up for last year's cancelled convention. He seemed to think he could just "rollover" the guest list, because, gosh darn it, won't all these people be as pleased as punch to deal with him again! After all, he owes them a convention experience! (Sorry, snarkery got loose there.) But that's the point behind the Markosia statement. And good on them for it! (Yeah, I'm "vested" in the matter - I'm an editor on the Unscrewed! comic. Truth in advertising. ;) ) The Markosia statement was due to the fact that Olney’s website for the convention still listed the folks he had lined up for last year’s cancelled convention.

He seemed to think he could just “rollover” the guest list, because, gosh darn it, won’t all these people be as pleased as punch to deal with him again! After all, he owes them a convention experience!

(Sorry, snarkery got loose there.)

But that’s the point behind the Markosia statement. And good on them for it!

(Yeah, I’m “vested” in the matter - I’m an editor on the Unscrewed! comic. Truth in advertising. ;) )

]]> by: cary_coatney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73323 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:45:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/28/rick-olney-at-it-again/#comment-73323 Hey, This guy didn't have anything to do with that Las Vegas convention a few years back? Man, that was the biggest money waster I ever threw money on a table for. ~ Coat Hey, This guy didn’t have anything to do with that Las Vegas convention a few years back? Man, that was the biggest money waster I ever threw money on a table for.

~

Coat

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