Midtoon Releases Three Polls at One Time!

The Midtoon Herald, 6/17/2009

In an unprecedented move, the Creators of the MIDTOON Reality Comic Strip are running three polls this week. One of the polls is about feminine preferences between Mario and Erik. We took to the streets to ask people what they thought.

"We don't know exactly where they are trying to go with this," said Matt Rubhard, from Lakeview Street. "Readers are suppossed to choose one of the boys, but the poll doesn't say what it is for, so I'm very hesitant to cast a vote."

"I am not going to lie," added a female who asked us to keep her name private. "My favorite is Erik. I see him every day and I think he's handsome. It is a pity he's like 10 years younger than me."

"I don't like any of them," said a young mother from Pacifica Drive. "Both of them are losers."

Well, it appears that people have strong opinions about the issue. It is still to be seen if the opinions translate into votes.

"We are having less votes than usual," admitted Midtoon Executive Producer, Neftali Rivera from his office in Westfield Road. "We wish that more people would become aware of the fact that the strip will take the direction that the votes imply, but we guess that it may take time for people to get used to the idea that their choices DIRECT the comic."

The other two polls available on the site are more of a preference survey as to what matters most in a comic strip. One of the polls gives people the opportunity to select various items that matter to them, while the next asks them to select only one.

It is interesting that the two factors that seem to be winning on the multiple choice question are nowhere near the top when people have to choose only one.

"The indication is very unclear," said Dr. Nicholas Wyland, from the Midtoon Institute of Statistics and other Useless Facts (MISUF). "It appears that a couple of factors are very common for people, but are not usually their most important factor. When Asked to choose several, various people mention them, but when choosing ONE, they choose something else."

MISUF has been following trends in Midtoon Polls for quite a while now, so they probably know what they are talking about.

This reporter is glad to be back from vacation, Midtoon is not the same without her.

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Early results “not satisfactory”, says Erik Campos, but Midtoon to abide by the will of the people.

With a strong show of emotion, Erik Campos, creator and main character of the Midtoon comic strip confided to this reporter that he is “disappointed with the early results of this week’s poll.”

As of this writing, Erik Campos had received no votes in the poll that would help decide which character will be followed in the next story arc. “I know people may want to see someone else,” he said. “But heck, I am the main character, and zero, nada, zip!”

Erik trails his younger brother Javier, his step mother Mabel, who runs second and even an undetermined character, loosely described as ‘another character’ in the polls.

These results were characterized as ‘surprising’ and ‘unusual’ by the author, who totally believes he should be a close runner up on this poll, if not the winner. “We will be conducting an audit of the automatic voting machines used in the polls,” said John Campos, who shares with Erik the dubious honor of being at the bottom of the list. “We will not rest until we get to the bottom of this.”

The Executive Producer of Midtoon, Neftali Rivera said in a press release that “even though Erik may be frustrated, we do not have any reason to suspect electoral fraud.” Rivera later added that “The polls are still open and the results are not yet final, but we assure you that after the people of Midtoon express their opinion with their votes, we will abide with it. This is one of the most important tenets of democracy, and we stand committed to respect the will of the people.”

ASK ERIK: How old is Mabel?

Question from Robert:

Mabel looks way too young to be married to John. Exactly how old is she?

Erik answers:

Mabel is 28, definitely too young to be my mother. She was only 12 when I was born. It is true that she is younger than my dad, who turns 48 this year, so at least for part of the year, my father is 20 years older than his wife.

Before you people ask, no, I don't have a problem with it. I think Mabel, being young, has an understanding of my problems that my father lacks sometimes. Besides, She's the coolest and better looking mom in our school.

I would go in deep about how Mabel and my dad got together, but that is the subject of a comic book that is in the works, and I don't want to spoil the storyline. The only thing I'm going to say is what I already said in an interview and what is on the website. Mabel met my father in 2002, in a College class. If you want to know all the details, wait until the comic book gets published. (Release date yet to be announced)

ASK ERIK will be a regular feature of this blog. To ask Erik a question, email Author@midtoon.com and write "ASK ERIK" in the subject line. If your question is selected for answering, your name will be entered in a contest for a minuscule chance to win something of minimal value and usefulness, (except the cool factor of getting your name in print).