Let's gossip about Nobody

[Colin YNWA]

Thanks for explaining the Prog 2300 theory Funt Solo. I was also oblivious to all this. Where is this stuff still being rolled over? Are the Facebook Groups still puesdo-sluething?

I reckon its Matt Smith covering this writing in the comic he edits. After all he was moving towards writing a lot a few years ago and we haven't seen a credit from him for quite some time and this is cos he actually decided to use the puesdonym we're discussing.*

*I actually don't think this but just wanted to add to the mix cos everyone seems to be having such fun.

[JayzusB.Christ]

:
 - When was the last time we had a cross-dimensional Dredd tale with art by Henry Flint?

This went over my head. Now I'm 5 beers up it makes loads of sense

[Richard]

Because Kenneth Niemand said he wasn't.

When did he say that?

[Funt Solo]

Because Kenneth Niemand said he wasn't.

When did he say that?

Podcast interview with Molch-R, linked to up-thread.

[Funt Solo]

Link



But, if you want to don the full tin foil hat, you can adopt Fargo* levels of source distrust, and just not believe what's being said in that interview.


*A movie that claims to be based on a true story, but isn't.

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This went over my head. Now I'm 5 beers up it makes loads of sense

Yeah - Helter Skelter.

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I reckon its Matt Smith

That's a good one! Figure it's as likely as any of the others.

[Dash Decent]

Garth Ennis. 

"Aaugh! Garth Ennis! What are you doing to me?"

[Dash Decent]

Prog 2300.  Prog 2300.  Prog 2300.  How many times can I say it?

Okay, so now we know 2300 is a big clue, I think I know who it is.

'3' looks like an M on its side.
'0' looks like an O.

Therefore '300' actually means 'moo'.  And who says moo? A cow, of course!

The two tells us to put something in second place, rather than leave a gap, thus the real identity is proven by...

Moo!  Moo!  Moo!  How many times can I say it?

And I am absolutely certain I'm right.  Unless it's some udder fellow.

[Colin YNWA]

Garth Ennis. 

"Aaugh! Garth Ennis! What are you doing to me?"

I'm going to allow myself an egotistical HA! there... HA!

[broodblik]

I reckon its Matt Smith

I personally do not think its Matt. Niemand was present on X but one of the last twitters he had a go at Leonardo Manco. The way Matt operates or I have seen him doing things it is not him.

I am also convince it can not be Garth. If I were Rebellion I would have plastered this on verything Garth is back on the prog

[Richard]

Does Matt Smith do much video games writing?

[Funt Solo]

I am also convince it can not be Garth. If I were Rebellion I would have plastered this on verything Garth is back on the prog

Just perhaps not if he asked you very nicely not to.

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I do rather like the idea that what he said in the interview is true - and that he's new to 2000 AD, but had an intro from existing droids.

[Vector14]

Ennis has always been open about his original Dredd run being kind of rubbish so it could make sense him wanting to have a fresh go at it without the baggage of his previous efforts hanging over it.
But can't see why he'd create original work like megatroplis under a pseudonym though.

[Richard]

To me none of Niemand's writing feels like Ennis.

[Vector14]

Only one way to be sure. Need to go back through his strips scanning for pogues references.

[Link Prime]

So did any of youse actually send BPP a pm, or is this 4 pages of insanity just too much fun?