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Interview: Ask Illiad Anything

Posted by Roblimo on from the unmasking-the-masked-cartoonist- dept.

You've probably read Illiad's User Friendly cartoons more than a few times. But who is Illiad? How did the strip develop? Why would anyone bother to spend so much time drawing a comic strip so geek-oriented that it'll never be as popular as, say, Family Circus or Mary Worth? Hey, don't ask me. Ask Illiad. Please post your questions below. The usual horde of Slashdot moderators and semi-trained mammals will pick 10 or 12 and forward them to Illiad. Answers will appear Friday.

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  1. Dammit Jim, I'm a cup of hot steaming coffee by Evangelion · · Score: 2

    How good are you at q3test? Can Dust Puppy kick your ass?

    When you came up with the design document for 'Pac Man', how many of your co-workers laughed at you, saying it would never work? How many of them are dead now?

    Relate to us the tale of how you prevented the Nazi's from gaining control of our atomic weapons at the end of World War II.

    When you were lost in the deserts of Turkey, dying of thirst, did you, even once, wish you were back in Seattle in a bubblebath with Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates?

  2. Question by manitee · · Score: 2


    Is Miranda as hot as I think she is?

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  3. UFPFH by Squeamish+Ossifrage · · Score: 3

    Is the User Friendly Project For Humanity getting anywhere?

  4. Just a question by toma · · Score: 2

    What are you using, Gimp, Photosop, or?

  5. Num Lock by Quarm · · Score: 2

    Illiad, do you leave your Num Lock:

    a.) On?
    b.) Off?
    c.) Don't Care?
    d.) This poll sucks?

    ./brm

  6. a practical question... by Mudhiker · · Score: 2

    As an amature artist/cartoonist, i'd like to know what tools you use...do you sketch it out on a huge piece of paper (like some cartoonists do) and then scan it and shrink it down or just maybe have great mouse hands and do it with Gimp...?

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  7. Nth Post! (and a correct URL) by rde · · Score: 4

    The correct URL for today's strip is of course, this.

    My question: What is the capital of Burkina Faso, and why does it have so many vowels?

    1. Re:Nth Post! (and a correct URL) by gwolf · · Score: 2

      Ougadougou.

      Why so may vowels? Well, try s/ou/br/g... I think Brgadbrgbr wouldn't be much better ;)

  8. Who's the mole????? by GW+Hayduke · · Score: 2

    I just want to know who is on Illiad's payroll at my ISP.... It seems that everytime we are having situations or crises that there just "happens" to be a UF out around that time that mirrors or is an exact rendition of what is happening to us. Perhaps it's due to the fact that we have roughly the same amount of staff as Columbia Internet???
    But my question is WHERE'S MIRANDA...... We don't have a Miranda!!!!!!
    Thanks for the humour Illiad.. It helps me and the other techies "sane" in an otherwise insane world. :-)

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  9. Random product boxes by cemerson · · Score: 2

    Occasionally there's a stack of boxes labelled "BeOS 4.5" or something similar, often with the Dust Puppy sitting on top. What makes you decide what names to put on the boxes? Is it your favourite stuff, advertising/product placement, or what?

    Chris

  10. AFAIK: He DOES have FAQ by Chandon+Seldon · · Score: 2

    And these questions are answered in it.

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  11. Hey Illiad by AgentSmith · · Score: 2

    These are probably semi-newbie questions, but
    here goes . . .

    When did you first come up with the idea for User Friendly?

    Was it a spark of inspiration or something you've been waiting to do for awhile?

    Will User Friendly continue to be a comic strip, or might it move to animation?

    There seems to be an unspoken connection between various geek comics on the web.(ie After Y2K etc.) Is this by accident? How many other online comic artists do you know?

    Is User Friendly an exclusive solo effort? Do you have an assistance with any drawing,inking, coloring etc.? Or is it all just done on computer?

    And Finally

    Do you folks out there like Murphy's Irish Cream Stout as well as Guiness?



    AgentSmith

    Disconnect a human and he'll swear he's the center of The Matrix.

  12. My question by DGregory · · Score: 2

    Do you have any little decorations around your computer (like beanie babies, stress balls shaped like a globe or a computer, penguin stickers, and/or your favorite Dilbert/User Friendly cartoons) and if so, what are they?

  13. Dust Puppy by Simon+Hibbs · · Score: 3

    Whan the Dust Puppy plays Quake, how _does_ it
    do that *wiggle* thing?......

    I just can't get the hang of it


    Simon

  14. i noticed something by i244 · · Score: 2

    Dear Illiad,

    I extremely enjoy looking at your funny comic strip. In fact, it's what i have setup as my 'homepage' on my browser. I've gone through all the archives and have laughed my head off at some of the jokes. The only thing that strikes me as odd is that how come I havent seen 1 black, hispanic, asian, native american, etc. in the whole strip ever? What's up with that?

    Sincerely,
    Frank, a.k.a. i244