You Can Push Us, But We Won't Fall Down
Hello, kids. SLG's editor-in-chief Jennifer de Guzman here to bring you some news and allay fears that are possibly floating around. As you might have heard, the SLG office had a run-in with a drunk driver. At about one a.m. early Saturday morning, a drunken woman plowed her car through our front doors and windows, taking out part of the store and our editorial and production department. No one was in the office at the time, so no one was hurt. We don't anticipate any significant delays in production or shipping.
We're still a little dazed, but we're tough SOBs here at SLG, and this hasn't come close to knocking us over. We'll just need a little time to clean up and set things in something close to resembling order. As Dan just said to me, "You can drive a Honda Civic through the heart of our business, and all that we'll say is, 'Hand me a broom.'" Thank you, everyone, who has exressed concern for us.
And, treats: Witness the carnage!
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Amazingly, the scanner seems to have survived, as did my computer and all the juicy data it contains, against all expectations. SLG Prez Dan Vado was that sure the hit my computer took was a killing blow, but it seems the Mac G4 is tougher than we all thought.
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The production station. Note the Bill and Ted's comic books scattered around. We're glad to report that none of them seem to have been damaged. They're still near-mint!
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Our store. It's hard to tell in this picture, but this is where the Milk & Cheese comics were. We think the Dairy Products Gone Bad would approve.
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The outside corner of Dan's office. The damage to that corner seems to have been done when the woman put her car in reverse as she attempted to flee the scene.
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That is where our front windows and doors were. It's always a nice feeling to come to work and find yourself greeted with yellow police tape.
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Skid marks on our carpet and linoleum.
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Glass on a shelf in Dan's office. There was a large shard on his chair, too. Have you ever seen that part of The Omen where that guy gets decapitated with a pane of glass? Yeah, we have too.
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Amazingly, the chrome front on my computer, which is handy for checking my make-up, suffered not a scratch. This is the most significant damage to my G4, a few cracks and scratches.
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Some of my toys didn't fare as well. My Seven Gods were torn from their base, and one of them is still missing. Lucian lost his head.
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Part of the contents of my desk went into cardboard boxes. I'm not sure why I had Zim t-shirts in my desk
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The rest of my stuff went into this cart from the orders department.
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I thought it would be fun to take a picture of myself as I sorted through my stuff. Okay, so it's not that interesting, but, yes, that is a feather boa in the background there.
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Our art director, Scott Saavedra, stopped by to have a look. Here he's pointing and laughing at the skid marks on the floor.
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One of the things on my desk at the time of the crash were some blueline proofs. Here is the chewed proof for Bear #1, titled, appropriately enough, "Bear Hurts."
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At least no one was hurt, I'd be distraught. :sobs for the injured SLG offices:
Interesting news this is.
Thank God. Thank God. Thank God. Thank God. Thank God.
Are you sure it wasn't a sneaky artist dressed as a woman?!
*CoughThatCloselyResemblesJhonenOrRoman*
Just kidding <3
I hope all goes well with the recovery.. tough G4! w00t!
Looks particularly nasty. If nothing else, it
will certainly make for good tales to tell at
the next comic convention.
Take care, guys.
-Shawn
Good luck on the cleanup and repairs.
But im glad nobody was hurt, because that would have been bad...really bad...
Unfortunately, some people never learn. Hopefully, they'll have this woman breaking rocks in the hot sun for this heinous act.
And the thing is, if she HAD hurt someone, they still would continue to let other drunk drivers (and maybe even her!) run about willy nilly with little more than a day or two in jail and no rehab, eh?
So what happens to her? I mean, thats involuntary manslaughter charges right? She gets off, and is seen drinking and driving again several months later. WTF?!
Your icon is truly, truly disturbing.
-Jennifer
We look at danger and we laugh our heads off.
A) Glad, and I mean REALLY glad you folks are okay.
B) I sent you folks a package back in Nov, and now some swamp-stomping little part of my brain insists that the inebriated hooligan smashed into your offices, where her bumper caught my first SLG submission and knocked it out into the street. I coulda been a contenda. DAMN THE HONDA!
C) Have the police thoroughly discounted any possibility that this was a gangland-style hit by Fireman Press Ltd? Was the driver of the car yellow, and non-human? I know that SLG has trod on some toes over the years, and it's not unthinkable that one of your competitors could have hired a woman to go out drinking in her... Honda... with the express mission of... on second thought, it is unthinkable.
Hope the cleanup and repair goes smoothly.
J. Grant
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BEFORE ANYONE GETS IN A SNIT, YES, PARTS B AND C ARE, IN FACT, A JOKE. PART B IS NOT ANY ATTEMPT TO HARANGUE SLG INTO ANY KIND OF CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT. THEY HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO RIGHT NOW.
Who the hell is Fireman Press?
-Jennifer
Slush indeed. Harrumph. ;)
Thanks for your concern, but don't worry. We are still capable of producing comics and waffles. As long as that's true, no one can stop SLG.
Seriously, I'm glad you're all OK. I'm sorry if you think my sense of humour
is twisted, but I'm one of your customers. What did you expect?
Poor Bear...:(
That and keep the tire marks. Hope the rebuild goes okay, and that there's some insurance money forthcoming from the driver.
then my laughter would make me feel guilty.
:)
Gerry A
Now tell me, on a scale of one to ten, ten being highest, what your level of WHAT THE FUCK was when you first saw the mess?
So I was actually kind of relieved.
Eleanora heh
anywho, thats a terrible mess. its a good thing no one was in there when it happened
Excellent Omen reference too, and good luck with the rebuilding! *Yay for insurance monies and all new and better stuff* =)
Traffic will be very low (a handful of hits over the next few days), and I won't be using it long-term. If you'd prefer me to take a copy of your image (or not to use it at all) then let me know and I'll deal with it straight away. Otherwise, thanks for the unoffered assist and I hope everything worked out OK with your office...