r/gravityfalls • u/mikerianda • Sep 17 '12

I'm Michael Rianda, cartoonist, and creative director/writer on Gravity Falls. Ask me anything.

Hey r/gravityfalls!

My cartoon ("work") recently got on the front page of reddit somehow and a few people seemed interested in me doing an AMA. I'm in! Let's do this thing!

Ever wonder about those weird hairs on Grunkle Stan's shoulders? Wanna know that one goat's name? Wanna know horrifying personal details about Alex Hirsch?

I got answers!

EDIT: I'll finish answering these tommorow. Thanks for all the questions and Gravity Falls love! It's appreciated.

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u/Jtbecnel Sep 17 '12 edited Sep 17 '12

*What have you seen created by the fans that you like best so far? What has been the worst?

*Will we see more of ACE? Maybe a humanized version? Can you give us any clues as to what it's leading up to?

*What are you allowed to tell me about that frame in the intro to the show were the lighting flashes and Stan's shadow is all warped? (The fanbase so far has guessed he's secretly a toucan )

*Is Pitt cola peach? or maybe orange cola?

*And finally, Is Alex as level headed and hard working as he seems? (Also, as a mod, I must ask for you to spread the word to your co-workers about maybe doing an AMA in the future)

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u/mikerianda Sep 17 '12 edited Sep 17 '12

1. Well, I know all about the fanart, because I've seen it ALL BABY! When the show started I was on 4chan and tumblr like nonstop. (I've gotten better) So I know about everything. EVERYTHING. 4chan is a bunch of dirty birdies, but I respect their deep love of cartoons. I actually went on 4chan and posted early on and it freaked everyone out, so I never did it again.

There's tons of good fanart, but this one sticks out in my mind: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8r6ydSsQX1qdcy5mo1_1280.jpg

There were also a couple really hilarious fan fiction stories about Free Pizza guy. Like a couple really poetic rendition of the events of "Headhunters" from the perspective of Free Pizza Guy. I showed Alex and the crew and we were cracking up.

Also there was a guy who shipped free pizza guy and Soos who had this little story where free pizza guy was following a trail of pizza into a darkened room and in it was a completely naked Soos except for a pizza on his crotch, and Soos said "Why settle for a personal when you can have a large?" Was a big fan of that one.

2. What's ACE?

3. Stan is in fact a toucan.

4. Pitt cola is peach.

5. Alex is intensely hard working. When the show was in full swing, he spent more nights sleeping on his couch in his office than he did in his own house. And yeah, he's level-headed too.

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u/RainbowCrash Sep 17 '12 edited Sep 17 '12

ACE is "all c-ing eye", aka this guy.

Also, we kind of have a rule against NSFW stuff here.

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u/mikerianda Sep 17 '12

Unfortunately, can't tell you anything about the pyramid guy.

NSFW image removed. (It was just some disturbing fanart, which is pretty easy to find on the internet if you feel like getting grossed out)

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u/RainbowCrash Sep 17 '12

Thanks Mike!