Olney Thread Index Page 2

#6408 – Olney claims no problem with Ronée, despite having made derogatory and aggressive comments about her before.

#6412 – Colleen notes he’s now talking about Ronée signing a hold harmless agreement instead of an NDA

#6459 – Olney posts an email from Gail to Dennis Kininger which reveals he told Dennis & Ronée that criticisms of him were really of them; he also passes blame of bad running of MCC onto Doc Absurd.

#6473 – Olney claims Gail had her costs covered except things she didn’t send receipts for (also reference to Heidi MacDonald’s underwear).

#6481 – Olney claims his attorney told him he only needs a hold harmless from Ronée instead of NDA and contract.

#6482 – Doc Absurd denies Olney’s blame-passing.

#6494 – Gail supports DocAbsurd’s claims.

#6501 – Colleen notes a hold harmless is not a requirement for being paid and deals like this are basically extortion when someone knows they could be sued.

#6507 – Joanne Mutch reiterates that MMC 2003 attendance was minimal.

#6509 – Olney claims he cannot pay anyone because “one or two [creators]… have compromised legally”; does not explain how this means he can’t pay.

#6512 – Gail states she has emails from Olney proving he is lying her about compensation and states the receipts thing is a retcon.

#6515 – Olney states there were 600 paid entrants for MMC 2003.

#6538 – Colleen summarizes hold-harmless-for-payment tricks.

#6539 – Doc Absurd points out how 600 entrants is extremely small, especially when there were 50 guests.

#6541 – Ronée recounts abuse and paranoia from Olney.

#6543 – Olney claims it is not his decision whether he takes people to court.

#6551 – Olney tries to claim Gail Simone had a great time at MMC based on a photograph, in contradiction to all her statements (and she refutes his claim in #6572).

#6573 – Olney claims he’ll be emailing creators in regards to payment “tomorrow” (14th Jan 2007).

#6579 – Olney admits erasing earlier posts because the thread is being evaluated legally (allegedly).

#6595 – Doc Absurd states again that neither he, Danny Donovan, nor any other columnist signed an NDA and yet have not been paid, and that Olney is ducking this issue.

#6602 – Olney evades DocAbsurd’s question of why the columnists haven’t been paid.

#6615 – Olney states on 13th Jan that by early next week, everyone involved in Tales Of The Spooky will “know where they stand with an apology and pay” [this did not happen].

#6614, #6628 – Exchange between Matt Doc and Olney, with Olney claiming family & friends in law enforcement and that he’ll ask them to investigate a friend of Matt Doc’s in the NYPD.

#6649 – Olney again claims he needs to hear from Ronée re signing forms, even though he has and refused to send them; admits need to sort out DocAbsurd’s claims of non-payment, and claims he only owes Gail $100.

#6696 – Matt Doc denies making threats to Olney (and claims copies of emails as proof), and mentions a threat of violence Olney made to him.

#6716 – Olney tells Matt Doc he’s a “done deal. Matter of time.”

#6731 – Olney tells a poster “you are so right” after they said he was rude, childish and ripping people off; also insinuates they may be taken to court as a witness.

#6743 – Olney says he is sure “some will be contacted” in a court case he brings [this has not yet occurred].

#6760 – Olney falsely claims he’s only heard Gail mention $100 unpaid, contradicting the emails with him she posted on the thread.

#6772 – Wil Radcliffe asks again whether Olney will release Blake Petit from contract.

#6777 – Olney states he will pay everyone who worked on Tales of the Spooky however long it takes [he has not yet done so].

#6787 – Olney claims it’s “not my call” and down to his attorney whether he releases Blake Petit, and says Blake could face “action.”

#6794 – Doc Absurd asks if Olney will pledge to pay everyone he owes from before The Spooky.

#6795 – It is pointed out that, based on Blake Petit’s comments, Olney has no claim to Evertime anyway.

#6839 – Olney claims there is nothing to sort out with Joanne Mutch and Colleen; Chuck Dixon will be taken to court; Ronee is “on her own call”; refers to Mike Bullock and Wil Radcliffe as having “cross [sic] the line” [presumably meaning they’ll also go to court]; and that Gail’s payments do not matter “unless my attorney says so.”

#6866 – Wil Radcliffe points out that this post contradicts Olney’s claim that he’ll pay everyone.

#6875 – Olney responds that “it depends on you” and that if Wil’s story partners want to get paid, “you’ll have to reckon with them.”

#6885 – Wil asks him to state whether he’s putting conditions on the promise everyone would get paid.

#6919 – Olney refuses to answer whether he stands behind offensive comments he made earlier.

#6922 – Mark Waid promises he will pay Ronée whatever she is owed by Olney to not sign his hold harmless.

#6923 – Olney evades Wil’s question and claims his team getting paid is Wil’s responsibility.

#6979 – Nat Gertler asks if Olney has told unpaid creators he can’t pay them because third parties broke NDA’s.

#6987, #6994 – exchange between Jeff Brady and Olney, with the latter insinuating Gail Simone will not walk away unscathed.

#7030 – Doc Absurd states again for the record that he’s involved here because Olney used his name without permission, and that it’s Olney’s own actions causing the thread.

#7085 – Darediva recounts Olney avoiding paying for work done, and breaking promises for travel expenses; states she has saved emails backing her up.

#7089 – Doc Absurd states he had reasons of safety, known to Olney, for why he did not want his real name publicly stated online, and that Olney did so anyway.

#7125 – Danny Donovan states he was not paid by Olney, at a time when Danny needed to pay family medical bills.

#7144 – It is pointed out that the main actionable thing in the thread is the various slurs, most of which come from Olney; also, any items ORCA donated to charity should have a paper trail.

#7146 – It is pointed out that Olney can not have a lawyer or this thread would’ve been immediately shut down.

#7152 – Jeff Kramer recounts previous racist comments by Olney.

#7167 – Gail is emailed by another creator Olney stiffed, this one three years ago.

#7204 – Sarah Beach points out Olney focuses on the amount unpaid to Gail [which he has got wrong] and not the fact he did not pay when he promised he would.

#7214 – Sarah Beach notes that since Blake Petit has withdrawn from contract, there is nothing for Olney to consider in the 30 day wait period and Olney can only be sitting on Petit’s work out of spite.

#7253 – Olney has deleted his blogs but Matt Doc has PDF copies of them.

#7291 – Dave Rothe is owed money by Olney for designing a logo; Olney has used it despite not paying for it.

#7292 – Tom Stillwell states that since he wasn’t paid, Rothe legally owns the logo and Olney can’t use it.

#7296 – Doc Absurd mentions Olney defamed Rothe and more recently claimed they’d come to terms & Rothe would be working for TightLip again.

#7458 – Following a complaint to MySpace about offensive material, Olney’s blog there has lost its posts; possible Olney deleted them to take comments off the record.

#7510 – Matt Doc states Olney has been legally served, which Olney has been denying.

#7549 – Doc Absurd restates that Olney kept hired creators from talking to each other and comparing experiences.

#7592 – Matt Doc has copies of the deleted blog entries.

#7681 – Ronée is still (circa 15th Jan 2007) waiting for promised information from Olney.

#7707 – Sarah Beach provides email of Olney using excuses of medical problems (ones treatable with medication) to avoid sending payment, despite address being provided.

#7769 – JTPencils posts an email from Olney, who threatens that he will be suing him for copyright theft (and suing Unscrewed! in association) and announces a Cease and Desist; JTPencils asks for the details of Olney’s attorney so it can be settled.

#7774 – MacQuarrie points out Olney could not legally sue JTPencils for copyright theft nor sue Unscrewed! for association.

#7794 – Link to claims on Comic Buyer’s Guide message board of ORCA’s success are posted, including allegations against retailer George Georgiade and claims of support from Marvel (including an ad in Marvel Vision).

#7801 – MacQuarrie further points out that Cease and Desist is for trademarks, and for Olney to claim trademark infringement by JTPencils he would have to prove damages which he cannot do when he has not actually released a product.

#7802 – Olney cannot have a lawyer as the lawyer would be sending Cease and Desists.

#7816 – TightLip is not a legally registered business entity in the state of New York, and Olney is not listed as operating a business.

#7819 – Press release found on the donation of comics to ORCA for charitable purposes; question raised as to where the donated comics have gone and if there’s evidence of where.

#7824 – Colleen links to and posts legal information on trademarks and copyrights for fictional characters.

#7830 – Evidence found of Olney not sending promised material when promised to someone in 2003; unknown if it ever did get sent.

#7856 – Reminded that Olney’s claim is ORCA’s donated comics go to the Salvation Army.

#7865, #7868 – more claims of ORCA’s activity on a Yahoo blog, including a proud claim of yelling at a young teen.

#7910, #7921 – Colleen elaborates on laws Olney is breaking if he has no home business zoning license; provides a link to further information.

#7922 – JTPencils on how Olney worked.

#8011 – Blake Petit points out that as TightLip isn’t legally registered, any contracts entered into with it (like NDA’s) might be null and void.

#8068 – Matt Doc contacts St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, who are investigating whether Olney and MMC 2003 donated anything.

#8078 – the Salvation Army have not heard of ORCA and Olney, and never received any donation from them.

#8082, #8092 – Nat Gertler raises reporting Olney to New York’s Attorney General’s Charity Bureau; Tom Stillwell does so.

#8088 – Tom Stillwell finds TightLip was a registered partnership after all, but ceased in being in business the day before he began his search (11th Jan).

#8090 – Matt Doc reveals on that same date, Olney received legal summons.

#8122 – Matt Algren discovers ORCA claimed in 2000 to be in partner with Empire State Division of Salvation Army (and was still trying to get 501(c)3 tax status at the time despite saying otherwise).

#8132, #8150 – wishlish confirms that TightLip Entertainment was a partnership between Olney and his wife Barbara in 2004, making her liable; also that TightLip had been sued in 2004 by Greg Van Camp of Comiczone; and it’s theorized that Barbara partially financed TightLip.

#8151 – Matt Doc sends complaint to NY State Department of Law regarding Olney’s fraud.

#8183 – Colleen goes into detail about what the dissolving means for contracts.

#8191 – Pointed out that partnerships are not separate legal entities from the partners and that Olney put his own name on all the contracts anyway, so even with TightLip dissolved he’s legally responsible for debts.

#8204 – Colleen notes the NDA’s may still be in force unless there’s a termination clause saying they end with the company.

#8227 – Darren Cawsey adds more detail on getting money owed from dissolved companies and partnerships.

#8316 – Olney comments from 2005 found where he boasts about throwing away legal summons (for jury duty).

#8337 – JTPencils remarks he’s not heard from Olney in 48 hours despite a threat of being contacted legally “tomorrow.”

#8362 – Link to Olney thread on ComicCon, including Olney falsely claiming Todd McFarlane named a character after ORCA.

#8398 – JTPencils receives an email from Olney saying attorney information “is coming” [it has not yet arrived].

#8400 – Ronée still doesn’t have attorney information from Rick, two days after he promised it would arrived.

#8451 – Olney claimed in 2004 that MMC 2003’s auction raised $500 for St Jude Children’s Hospital.

#8453 – James Ritchey states that Olney deliberately undermined his relationship with AC Comics (harming Richey’s career) because Olney wanted to publish one of Ritchey’s comics instead of AC; Olney also threatened legal action.

#8454 – transcript of what Olney promised guests for MMC 2004, including air fare, hotel and $100 in cash; also states there’d be a benefit for St Jude; claims he’d booked 4 Star Wars actors as guests.

#8462 – A contemporary claim of having donated to St Jude in 2003.

#8501 – Gail receives emails from two more people Olney stiffed.

#8526 – JoSelle recounts history with Olney; he turned evasive and aggressive when asked basic questions about business plans.

#8565 – Tom Stillwell notes that Olney’s business plans were based around not paying creators at all until the comics had been printed, banking on unrealistic sales income.

#8573 – Danny Donovan states there’s more than one comic retailer owed money by Olney.

#8618 – St Jude Children’s Hospital finds no sign in their databases that they ever dealt with or received anything from Olney or MMC; they plan to contact Olney to see if he can prove his claims.

#8634, #8655 – Olney threatens he’ll take JTPencils to court [he hasn’t], denies JT has claims to his work.

#8636 – Colleen points out that you need to get a charity’s permission before raising money in their name.

#8658 – Danny Donovan says he received similar threats to JTPencils in his run-in with Olney; advises looking at public court documents to see if Olney had an attorney in lawsuits served against him.

#8662 – Sarah Beach begins organizing Olney Files for Unscrewed, asks for any dates of specific events.

#8664 – wishlish states there is attorney on record for Olney.

#8666, #8679 – Danny Donovan provides info as to whether or not this is a small claims matter, states a class action could be done; MacQuarrie states multiple small claims would be more effective and damaging.

#8801 – Tom Stillwell has all of Olney’s previous postal addresses.

#8805 – Doc Absurd digs up press releases and info Olney put out about the 2004 Mighty Mini-Con and upcoming 2004 one; Doc Absurd remembers briefly being made Olney’s PR man (never paid) and MMC guests like Jeremy “Boba Fett” Bulloch (who was expected to make his own travel arrangements) angered at last-minute cancellations.

#8833, #8834, #8835 – Sarah Beach and Paul Storrie note it’s nearly unheard of for conventions to let the guests handle their own travel arrangements; Danny Donovan notes it’s unprofessional to let a foreign guest pay their own arrangements for a small convention.

#8867 – Olney’s forum removed from Jazma Online.

#8874 – Speculation that Olney’s trying to remove any presence of TightLip from the Internet after dissolving the partnership.

#8892, #8907 – Olney’s last-minute cancelled conventions also cost Troy Hickman and Sean McKeever their time.

#8917, #8924 – transcript of Olney’s most recent “Ric Olie” claim; logical flaws and factual errors are pointed out.

#8929 – Noted that Olney didn’t know some basic information about the comic industry.

#9135 – Ian Shires finds old Olney posts including a claim that his Blood Harvest anthology will benefit the CBLDF; also pledged to spend $5000 in 2002 buying small press comics to pass on to schools.

#9160 – Danny Donovan passes on info via a fellow TightLip worker that Olney was trying to take action against the ACTOR charity group.

#9167 – Gail Simone mentions seeing Olney trying to stir up hostilities with ACTOR and Free Comic Book Day.

#9237 – Colleen with more info on suing publishers.

#9274 – Olney threatened to have JTPencils followed and watched at a convention.

#9332 – Ronée has still not received promised legal info, though Olney has said he’s “releasing” Evertime back to Blake Petit.

#9432 – Matt Doc shows screencap of a threatening email from Olney.

#9611 – Danny Donovan finds Olney has been blaming him & James Ritchey for problems at MMC when talking to other people, while previously telling Danny that those other people were responsible for the problems

#9625 – Gail Simone recounts Olney’s history of blaming his alleged friends any mistakes and failures

#9627 – Ronee recounts that Olney lied to her to deliberately set her against Gail

#9637, #9659 – Doc Absurd and Danny Donovan recount Olney turning on & lying about anyone to absolve himself.


#18894 - Olney caught claiming he was in a marine Recon Team photo, with Kevin showing where he took it from and that he wasn't in it at all (and it predates his start of service)<>>

<>#28220 - Joanne hears back from model Holly.>

#28224 - Gail states Olney has tried other vile things with young women.

#28249 - Model Holly was never paid by Olney, and he tried from the start to hit on her and get her to move nearer to him (i.e. live-in mistress).

#28271 - Noted that Olney should not have been able to pay for an apartment if he couldn't pay for everything else.

 

#32976, #33037 - Danny Donovan posts link to and then photo of Melissa's T-shirt (image link is currently broken but you can tell from the replies what it is).

#33106 - Danny Donovan passes on emails from Olney having a "GREAT IDEA about Melissa's pic."

#33159, #33174 - Photoshop’s of the T-shirt photo, as basic proof it was there.

#33292, #33298 - Kevin posts the original photo after Olney deletes his copy from Photobucket (you can tell it's the photo Olney posted as it shares a URL with the site Kevin linked to before).

#33377 - Melissa passes on an email threat by Olney to put her photo and address in places that could lead to her being threatened/assaulted.

#43333 – Cesar Feliciano passes data to Gail about how Olney hired him at a time when he knew Cesar was desperate for money to support his family, only to never pay him and make excuses for avoiding payment.

#43353 – on August 1st 2008, Olney boasts spending $1000 a month on comics, cable and office while still not having paid those he owes; makes threats of physical violence and legal action.

#43362 – Scott Reed raises issue of Olney actually getting someone to carry out physical violence against people, due to his previous acts and people he has associated with.

#43478, #43481 – Danny Donovan is owed $400 by Olney; Scott Reed is owed $2,712.26 with an 11% interest rate if unpaid beginning 2007

#43493 – Danny Donovan recounts Olney refusing to pay columnist Sarah Hasslett during a time when she had wedding & disability expenses to meet.