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Assign a Stan Lee Nickname
Okay, here's fun. Hopefully. It struck me while I was tossing and turning last night that modern comics writers and artists have been largely deprived of nicknames, as perfected by Stan 'The Man' Lee. He decreed that the professionals who worked for him would be known as Merry Gerry Conway, Gentleman Gene Colan (or Gene 'the Dean' Colan), Sturdy Steve Ditko, Rascally Roy Thomas and so on. He was the first to call Jack 'King' Kirby. And this whole business is yet another reason why Stan was such a founding genius of all we love. Now, I was saying the other day that it's one of the disappointments of my life to have arrived at Marvel too late to get such a nickname. But then it struck me, True Believers: others don't have to suffer thus! So what we're going to do is this: plonk your ideas for Stan Lee nicknames for modern comics professionals (or for writers outside the field, even) in the Comments to this blog. Or send me them by Twitter. A nickname should hopefully not only match Stan's ear for assonance and zing, it should say something true about the individual assigned it. I'll give it a week or so, then print the best of them, with the names of who sent them in. And I'll make sure to keep using the best ones for the individuals in question from then on. Who knows, one or two might catch on! I have one caveat. This isn't the place for your satire. Only positive nicknames will be printed, no abuse allowed. Stan wouldn't have dreamed of doing that, and neither will we. Until then, hang loose! Excelsior!
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Powerful Paul Cornell
"Foreign" Warren Ellis
"The Real" Neil Gaiman
Alan "Mavis" Davis
Paul "The Carrot" Cornell
Joe "King" Quesada
Dan "The Plan" DiDio
or
Dan "Diddy" Didio
Judd "The Stud" Winick
Gail "Cyborg" Simone
Eric "The Brick" Larson
Robert "Lurkin'" Kirkman
Mark "Filler" Millar
Grant "More Reasons To Shop At" Morrison
....
Rich "The Bitch" Johnston!
"Twitterin'" Tony Lee
"Apostle" Paul Cornell
Also: Warren "Peace" Ellis, surely?
"On the" Mark Millar
"Battling" Brian Bendis
"Buffed" Brian K Vaughan
"Action" Matt Fraction
Sneerin' Kieron Gillen
Matt "Action" Fraction
Ed "The Rue Maker" Brubaker
Warren "The Menace" Ellis
Joss "Keep 'em Bleedin'" Whedon
Paul "the Cloister Bell" Cornell
Oh man, Action Fraction is totally awesome. Sounds like an action figure from the 80's.
How has no one dared to do Alan "More, More!" Moore yet?
Or possibly Alan "Everything You Want From A Store And A Little Bit" Moore. Look ma, no satire!
Daniel "Show Me The" Way (also works for Gerard.
Garth "The Menace" Ennis.
Mike "The Ayatollah of Rock N' Rolla" Mingola.
Action Fraction has to be a definite.
I'm rather liking Grant 'more reasons to shop at' Morrison.
Matt 'mathematical' Fraction
Ed 'Chandler' Brubaker
Though one of the writers listed already has a nickname :
Warren 'internet Jesus' Ellis. (he's also called Stalin on his sunnier days)
Paul "Captain" Cornell
or
Paul "The Doc" Cornell
Michael "The Skrull" Bendis
Leonard "Tiberius" Kirk
or
Leonard "The Face" Kirk
"Matt 'mathematical' Fraction"
Or possibly: Matt "Thematical" Fraction? =:o}
Paul "The Upsetantor" Cornell.
Cause You Cause the Best kind of Heartache in your Writing.
How about Bill "Ready" Willingham "Able"? Are double nicknames allowed?
Ed "Cap is Dead!" Brubaker
"Genuine" Jeff Parker
Rick "The Pick" Remender
"Pope" Paul Cornell
"The Great" Greg Pak
"Friendly" Fred Van Lente
Jonathan "The Genius" Hickman
"Genius" Geoff Johns
Tom "Da Bomb" Defalco
"Bombastic" Brian Reed
Dan "The Man" Slott
"Rigorous" Rick Remender
"Precocious" Paul Cornell
Paul "The Wall" Cornell
Matt "Action" Fraction is inspired. So is "Battling" Brian Bendis.
The Irredeemable Shag
http://onceuponageek.com
http://firestormfan.com
Paul "Ezra" Cornell.
Jolly Paul Cornell
Tremendous Brian Bendis
Death Defyin' Brian Bendis
Mark "The Shark" Millar
Ed "The Head" Brubaker
Honorable Ed Brubaker
Hair-Raisin' Jason Aaron
Quick Thinkin' Jonathan Hickman
Dan "The Man" Slott
Shreddin Fred Van Lente
Paul "The" Pope.
Keith "I get no kick from" Champagne.
"Bowling" Paul Cornell
"Line em up" Leonard Kirk
Brian "Round The" Bendis
Brian "The" Bendis "Nigh"
"Runaway" Brian K Vaughan
Brian "O" K Vaughan
Brian "K: The Last Man" Vaughan
Joss "The Boss" Whedon
Joss "Gathers No Moss" Whedon
Joss "Here Comes The Loss" Whedon
Joss "The Man We're Needin'" Whedon
Joss "The Heathen" Whedon
Keith "The Chief" Griffen
John "The Dodger" Rogers
I really need to stop now.
"Cornball" Paul Cornell (it's a term of endearment, honestly!)
Mark "The Wind" Millar
"Grievous" Kevin Grievioux
Brian "Round the" Bendis
JM "The Unspellable" Straczynski
Ed "The Head" Brubaker
"The Slott Machine" Dan Slott
Greg "Power" Pak
David "The Bull" Finch
"Worrying" Warren Ellis
"The Spaceman" Dan Abnett & Andy "Lunar" Lanning
Craig "Killer" Kyle & Chris "Count the Cost" Yost
Peter "Silly Billy" Milligan
Geoff "Gentlemen's" Johns
"Student" Grant Morrison
"How Many Pounds" Mark Waid
Gail "Force 10" Simone
"Komedy" Keith Giffen
JM "De Man" DeMatteis
Kurt "The Bus Conductor" Busiek
"Racin'" Jason Aaron
Brian "O"K Vaughan
Alan "The Beard" Moore
Zeb "The Web" Wells
"Magniloquent" Mark Millar
um... man I'm rubbish at this.
Jonathan "Hitman" Hickman
Paul "K.O." Cornell
"Wee" Mark Millar
Frank "potty mouth" Tieri
Perspicacious Paul Cornell, of course!
Jason "Caring" Aaron
"Manly" Dan DiDio
Dan "Jackpot" Slott
"Magnificent" Mark Millar
Frank "the Tank" Miller
"Bubbly" Brian Bendis
Gail "Never Fail" Simone
Joe "The Plumber" Quesada
Since you also suggested we look at writers from outside the medium, one of your Sci-Fi colleagues....
Iain "The Occasional M" Banks
Aragh, come on! You work for Marvel and you're asking us to give you a Stan Lee nickname? Get one from the man himself and don't settle for poor imitations!
If ever there was a perk to be had from writing for Marvel, that would be it.
Paul "Ear of" Cornell. No? How about "The Cob"?
Okay, I got nothin'.
Pernickety Peter David
or Peter "The House of" David
Jumpin' Jephosephat Loeb
Multiplying Matt Fraction
Musclebound Mike Deodato
Limitless Leonard Kirk
Dangblasted Jesse Delperdang
Bubblicious Bryan Hitch
or Bryan "Fever Pitch" Hitch
Roberto "The Concerto" Aguirre Sacasa
Jay "Walker" Leisten
Dale "Eagle-Eye" Eaglesham
or Eager Dale Eaglesham
or "Yorkshire" Dale Eaglesham
Amanda "Huggenkiss" Conner
Damn this is fun.
You keep going with good ones, Beadle, but we're done!