I rest my case.

Who is Zeldman? Is this Filbert in disguise?

Zeldman Bio

Zedman and friends

He's Z Man, the cool hepcat who tells designers what they want to hear. Oh, and the arch enemy of Filbert. Sort of like Mothra and Ghidorah. Sometimes they're enemies. Sometimes they're friends. It doesn't really much matter if you're the guy getting squashed in the trolley car. Where is Godzilla when we need him?

Godzilla has joined the silicon age, and I have tracked down a picture of Jack with Godzilla! I never knew you were that tall!

You know, I'm anatomically correct under those shorts.

You've found a still from the classic scene where I cut off Godzilla's hand and tell him I'm his father. Then Godzilla turns away from me in shock and disgust. It's a bitch when your kids hit their teen years and hate you.

Man, that is nuts. Does anyone remember him when he was a well-liked, slightly maverick website designer with long hair and cool Mac icons he gave away for free? Before he went all nuts with the standards stuff? I'll never forget talking to someone about Zeldman last year or so (after not having read him for a while) and saying that I thought he was a good designer, and having the guy I was talking to absolutely freak out.