Of course I've blogged about Warren Ellis before, being one of the particularly singular talents in the comics field today. The non-comics fans in the audience should still check out Warren's Fell for a just-plain well written yarn up there with Y: The Last Man in the new phase of "comics for non-nerds". I decided to email him today.

From: The Flash <flash@justiceleague.org>
To: warren_ellis
Subject: 3 Quick Questions: Doktor Sleepless
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:41:41 -0700

WEllis> I'll answer three questions in email for
WEllis> any comics website on the subject of
WEllis> DOKTOR SLEEPLESS this week.

Representing the http://justiceleague.org running club wherein upstanding citizens imbibe various alcoholic beverages then dress up as members of the Justice League of America and run directly across the fine city of San Francisco once a year, I have the following questions about DOKTOR SLEEPLESS:

1. Has he tried counting sheep? Or is there some SINISTER PLOT (possibly a psychic attack) which prevents this maneuver?

2. What happens if the name "DOKTOR SLEEPLESS" is ever printed with lower-case letters?

3. Since he is obviously affiliated with the medical community, what does DOKTOR SLEEPLESS recommend for runners who develop those super big blisters that form right on your instep, even though you buy the "expensive" running shoes and socks? I mean, these are big, like META-blisters because sometimes you'll have one blister form UNDERNEATH another one.

Thanks for your time yadda yadda, I have all your books blah blah, you are teh r0xx0rz, etc. ad nauseum.

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The Flash <flash@justiceleague.org>
http://justiceleague.org

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From: warren_ellis
To: flash@justiceleague.org
Subject: Re: 3 Quick Questions: Doktor Sleepless
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:52:23 EDT

In a message dated 17/04/2007 18:41:58 GMT Standard Time, flash@justiceleague.org writes:

1. Has he tried counting sheep? Or is there some SINISTER PLOT (possibly a psychic attack) which prevents this maneuver?

He cannot sleep because the likes of you keep him awake all night with HATE. He cannot even masturbate, because knowing you're alive will only give him HATEGASMS.

2. What happens if the name "DOKTOR SLEEPLESS" is ever printed with lower-case letters?

Don Imus digs up your grandmother's bones and fucks them while dressed as the Black Panther.

3. Since he is obviously affiliated with the medical community, what does DOKTOR SLEEPLESS recommend for runners who develop those super big blisters that form right on your instep, even though you buy the "expensive" running shoes and socks? I mean, these are big, like META-blisters because sometimes you'll have one blister form UNDERNEATH another one.

NOT RUNNING. Running is for vegetarians and anarchists.