| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. For as long as she lived, she had no idea there was anything sexual or seedy about being called "Lolita". |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| When Nerdy Girls Attack |
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 |
There's a guy out there who's about to turn a whole lot of previously sophisticated, way-cool women into a bunch of comic-book convention-going, lining-up-on-Wednesdays (for new releases), nerdalicious fiends. You just might be one of them. And if so, you can blame it on him:
 Alright, alright, in the interest of full disclosure, let me come clean here. It's no secret that New York Times bestsellling author Eric Jerome Dickey is one of my favorite people in the world. He's a longtime friend who is extraordinarily talented and is, without peer, the most hard-working writer I know. He's ALWAYS writing. ALWAYS. When it was announced that Marvel Comics had enlisted him to do a limited edition six-issue series about the character Storm from the X-Men, I was gushingly proud of him and for him. This was truly something monumental, especially if you include the fact that Eric's a hardcore comic book fan. Since the announcement, the internet has been ablaze with chatter from both women and men who can't wait to get their hands on the damn things. Can you blame them? Get a load of the artwork:
 When I first saw it, I thought, "This is awesome! Incredible! Eric's making history with this series." Then, today, for the very first time, I began to consider some very interesting potential repercussions.
First off, this is pretty much a home run all around---for Eric, for Marvel, and male and female fans. It's no secret that the world of comic books with superheroes as characters is typically male-dominated. Not to say there aren't legions of women out there who are hardcore comic book fans, but the men far outnumber them. (That comment is based upon no hard evidence whatsoever. Expect to see a lot of that from me. My blog, my made-up facts.) It's also no secret that Eric has an incredibly vast and loyal female fan base. Tons of men love his work too, but the women outnumber the men by a thousand to every twenty. (Again, I can't confirm that data. Don't plan to either.) These women will follow Eric anywhere, even if it means stepping into a world where the characters are made of rocks and catch on fire. On top of that, Eric's limited edition series will focus on the epic, previously untold love affair between the world's two most popular African-American superheroes---Ororo (Storm) and T'Challa (the Black Panther). So the women will get a love story to the nth power. They get SUPERHERO SEX (!!!), or at least get to imagine the possibilities of it, even if there isn't any. And the men will glom onto the series because they enjoy Eric's work as an author, they know the series will be an instant collectible, and as a bonus, there's the thought of Storm...
...getting nailed by someone with equally superhuman powers, which all men think they have anyway. Happy female readers. Happy males. In equal numbers. It's a publisher's wet dream.
I read quite a few comics when I was young, but that was because I had a brother who was both a huge comic book fan and a collector of them. I enjoyed reading his issues of Sub-Mariner and Silver Surfer, but he didn't let me near them much for fear that I wouldn't handle them with the care and reverence they required. They were just freaking comic books. Damn. Or were they? Years later, my brother's copy of Silver Surfer #1, Vol. 1, is worth enough to almost get me a decent pair of Blahniks. Damn. Who knew?
I eventually grew up and out of the comic book world, leaving behind Silver Surfer (dammit!!), Superman, Archie, Betty, Veronica, and a whole slew of what I considered cartoon characters in print. But once a man is indoctrinated into the comic book world, it seems to be something he holds onto forever. It's a way of life, not a rite of passage.
 Well, I guess the women will be joining all those diehard men in comic-book land, now that Eric's Storm series is about to be unleashed. I just hope the ladies don't go all 'pocket protector' on me. And if they do, then I hope they at least remember to mix it up with a nice bag and the right pair of heels. 'Cause if I see even one of my friends in a pair of earth shoes, dammit...I'm coming after Eric myself. Friendship be damned!!
Marvel.com: Marvel Taps Award-Winning Author and New York Times Bestseller Eric Jerome Dickey To Pen Six-Issue Limited Series of Storm |
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