You may already have won!
Woo-hoo! Thanks for bringing the No-Prize back, Tom!

Now, I must find a way to earn one. Hmmm... must think...

Posted by Lonesome Pinky on 2006-07-31 19:28:06
Did they all have Hulk in the corner? Or were there other characters?

Posted by jkarguth on 2006-07-31 20:03:33
ME?
Hey you quoted me once in a blog, do I get a No Prize? Or do I have to wash your car first?

Posted by thatsmystapler on 2006-07-31 20:27:38
Re: ME?
Would you settle for a red Swingline?

Posted by Lonesome Pinky on 2006-07-31 21:16:12
my fav mcfarlane
my fav mcfarlane moment came in his Spiderman run in book #2 when he unleashed a tirade (or at least major league snark) on a kid who had written in pointing out some kind of continuity error in his first book and wanted a no-prize. Mcfarlane, edgy as can be, responded with "this isn't that kind of book" and squashed the no-prize. Go Todd!

Posted by bigdaddyhub2 on 2006-07-31 22:21:02
No-Prize: Explaining the 90's
Explaining the 90’s
Just like every decade there are good things and bad things that come from it. The exception to the 90’s is that the general public perception of it is that it’s bad. In fact the 90’s was a mistake.
Yet… it wasn’t.
It all started on Jan. 13 1990 when two marvel editors (I won’t reveal their names for fear of them being bombarded with hateful emails) where sharing a pizza topped with soy-cheese and seasoned tofu (this was before being vegan was the cool thing to do and the editors were seen as outcast from society).
Little did they know, the tofu topping had accidentally been processed with mutated platypus meat. The next day the two editors had a bad case of the runs and a low grade fever that caused their temperature to reach 96.616 degrees.
When the editors awoke and healed from eating the food, they realized that they had developed the power to tap into the real Marvel Universe (Earth 616). They would do so through visions, but since this was real life and powers like that are limited, the only thing the editors would see in their visions was copies of Marvel Comics written by “Perky” Paul Jenkins who lived on Earth 616.
Unlike the Paul Jenkins from the real world, Perky Paul was a hack writer. But the two real-world editors were so proud of their newfound powers that they were too close to the material to realize it was crap.
Note: Marvel Comics, even those written by hack writers, on Earth 616 are considered historical legal documents. This means that they re-tell events that actually happen on Earth 616.
The two editors decided that the real world Marvel Comics should reflect the things they saw in their visions, IE the things the hack writer adapted from real events on Earth 616. The editor’s reasoning was that at the time “continuity” was extremely popular and they figured nothing was more in continuity than actual comics from Earth 616.
So you see the 90’s were not a mistake at all. They are adaptations of adaptations of the real events that happened on Earth 616. The “real” world Marvel Comics isn’t to blame for the Clone Saga or Onslaught. It’s all Perky Paul Jenkin’s fault for writing up poor recounts of events from Earth 616.

Posted by Scott King on 2006-07-31 22:38:15
nice prank
tradition very amusing my friend

Posted by tarhaun on 2006-07-31 22:43:47
I ain't buckin' for a No-Prize...
Just have a question to get answered... I'm asking you, Mr. The T-Voort, because a) I seem to remember that Andy Schmidt is one of your underlings and b) I know the Fantastic Four are your domain.

I just want to know if I missed something between the end of Mark Waid's "Rising Storm" arc where Galactus became Galen again and then Galen walked himself into the cosmic frakkulator or whatever it was...

and then Galactus shows up all biggie sized and planet-eating in Annihilation. It is entirely possible that I read things wrong, because I am dumb. But I wanted to see if I could get that from the big man first. Thank you.

Posted by MayorBigRig on 2006-08-01 04:29:51
BigRig, this is what's called a perfect opportunity to earn a No-Proze.

Posted by shortmikeshort on 2006-08-01 09:52:42
Well...
It's not a comic book, but...

"Years later, Mark Gruenwald decided to regiment the conditions which qualified a person to recieve a No-Prize. Mark said that a No-Prize would be given for any letter writer who pointed out a mistake in a Marvel comic, and then explained why it wasn't actually a mistake. And he printed up a whole new batch of No-Prizes for the occasion."

Tom has "misspelled" the word "receive" in his blog posting. This is not an error though. See, Tom is actually a sleeper agent for Namor for Civil War (and where better to have an agent than Marvel editorial?), and misspelling words featuring the letter "c" is Tom's code for telling Namor that everything is going swimingly.

Posted by watchmanone on 2006-08-01 11:53:29
Cool Beans
^_^ That says it all. .........do you like cheesecake? I'll bake you a cheesecake for one! Haha.

Posted by TwilghtDragon on 2006-08-01 12:11:39
Give me no prizes
I demand them all. One no-prize for every week Ultimate Wolvie vs Hulk #3 is late, and one for every week Ultimates 12 is late also. I dare you. NO PRIZES for me. Or lots of them? Or none? Aaaaarh, my head..

Posted by jacetyle on 2006-08-01 16:23:29
I Mean, I think I deserve One
So, today, in my area, it was 97?F. That's bake-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk hot. So, as a tribute to the Marvel Gods (That's you and Joey Q) I went outside, layed down on my sidewalk, and put bacon grease on my bare chest in the shape of an "M." It hurt like you wouldn't believe, but I think that my suffering should be rewarded.

Posted by EnvoyOfDarkness on 2006-08-01 21:39:58
Cosmic Frakkulator No-Prize
OK, I have an explanation for the Galactus situation. Clearly, Frankie Raye showed up (off-panel) and desiring to get her old job as herald again, shoved Galen back into the cosmic frakkulator and put it in reverse! Unfortunately for her, Galactus still wouldn't hire her back. I guess he isn't an equal opportunity employer.

OK, that was weak, but hey I'll get better with more practice.

Posted by Lonesome Pinky on 2006-08-01 22:37:57
Did you approve his lap?
Or do you want to go full monty?

Posted by Celestial on 2006-08-11 19:53:51
Rama
do you think that hellboy should mix this one or not?


Posted by Celestial on 2006-08-11 19:54:38
Lord Moran
Winston Churchill's Doctor.
You should read on.



Posted by Celestial on 2006-08-11 20:06:34
The Harriet
We have a missing statue, any hints?
He says he sold it, the gift from so many years ago.
Ask why, he won't answer.
Sad

Posted by Celestial on 2006-08-11 20:07:44
today
today was great i got to stay at home today because my mom did'nt have to work and that was kool because i got to stay home and play video games and wath the tube.i really wanna see that ghost rider movie comin in 07 it looks cool. and what would really be cool is if they made marvel vs DC on movie. there makin a captain america movie in 09 i bet the reson that there makin it so late is because they dont have the graphical feature yet. thats just what im guessin. n spider-man 3 it has sand man in it. that looks cool.

Posted by bgrubb911 on 2006-08-11 23:18:59
Marvel published a no-prize book in the 70s collecting all the obvious mistakes made in their comics..

Posted by Adam on 2006-08-13 08:41:29