WGA Award & BAFTA nominated writer of TV (Daredevil Season 1, SVU, Hawaii 5-0) video games (Spider-Man 1 & 2) comics (Batman/Fortnite, Spider-Man), movies etc.
Because becoming more conservative as you age was never a result of getting older, it was a function of getting richer.
The greedy fucks took all the shit, so we never got richer.
It's not fucking rocket science.
"Last year, eight major Hollywood studio CEOs made over $773,000,000.00 in annual salary. Meanwhile, many of the workers who write their shows can't afford rent." - WGA statement.
#WGAStrong
Not only does Batman eat at the Y, he has a secret plan for orally pleasuring every hero and villain in the DCU and God forbid it falls into the wrong hands.
For now here’s a sneak preview of the colored first page, which I think has only been seen in black and white thus far. I love it…but I’m just a little biased. What do you think?
Again: You're not nostalgic for a time when comics weren't political, because it doesn't exist. You're nostalgic for a time when YOU weren't political.
This is so true. I hate the term "lost their battle with cancer" because that's like saying "lost their battle with death." You don't win by living forever, you win in the way you use the time you have. Chadwick Boseman did that hands down.
Y'all know how much I love homage covers. This one really hit me in my nerd sweet spot. An upcoming variant cover by Ron Lim for FORTNITE x MARVEL, based on the classic Secret Wars
#8
cover by
@MikeZeck
!
IMPORTANT THREAD: This is going to be a PSA from a personal perspective. Last weekend, my wife Ruth had a stroke. Luckily we got to a hospital with a top stroke center quickly, they gave her the clot-busting medicine tPA, and there seems to be no permanent damage.
Comic book people, Denys Cowan has been admitted to the ER this evening. Not sure why, all I know is what I saw on Bill Sienkiewicz's FB page. Please join me in sending prayers, good thoughts, or whatever is your thing.
This was the last time I saw George Perez, eight years ago. He was happy, friendly, animated, sketching beautifully, for charity, and charging too little. All of which runs the man up in a nutshell. Please like his new Facebook page and let him know how much he means to you.
@DanielleNicki
@Jawiin
On Daredevil
@stevendeknight
made sure every writer covered set for their episodes & oversaw the editing. He trusts his writers but also backs them up. The first time Ruth & I wrote TV, for SVU,
@NealBaer
wouldn’t let us put his name on the script - “I get paid enough already.”
I wrote the Spider-Verse story where Miles and Animated Spidey meet the 1967 Animated Spidey so what I’m saying is I’m going to call myself “Oscar winner” from now on ok
Very sad to say that Michael Mantlo, brother and caregiver to his brother Bill (the disabled ROM writer and co-creator of Rocket Raccoon and Cloak & Dagger), has passed away, per Bill Mantlo's FB page. Sincere condolences to his loved ones.
See the first four pages of FORTNITE x MARVEL: ZERO WAR at the link below! But be warned...HUGE SPOILERS! So if you'd rather not know what happens until you can read the whole thing, do not click on it!
Art by
@SergioDavila007
, cover by
@leinilyu
!
I love the way "a showrunner option to hire at least two writers per show" is being presented as some big concession by the AMPTP when just a few years ago it would've been taken for granted that there would be a staff of at least six. What's next? Guaranteed bathrooms?
Gutted to hear about the passing of Keith Giffen. He was so nice to me when I was starting out in comics, and I was in awe of him. He could literally do everything. The movie Guardians of the Galaxy exist because of him. Just 70. What the fuck, man.
In an era of grim and gritty comics, Keith Giffen kept fans laughing. His work for DC and Marvel is iconic, and for good reason. There will never be another comic creator like him again.
#BwaHaHaHa
Sad to report that a favorite comic shop, Geoffrey's Hi De Ho Comics in Santa Monica, was looted today. Please support them if you can. Their ebay store is a good start (be patient with delivery) and I'll post when a GoFundMe is up. Thanks!
@BaileysPodcasts
I've seen fathers hug their adult sons like this, and vice versa. People I didn't even know, in airports or whatnot. I feel bad for the guy who doesn't think this happens.
Look what Fishstick brought me…Fortnite x Marvel Zero War
#5
! The epic conclusion, oversized like the first issue! Out September 28th! I’ll give away the code earlier that week, watch this space. By me,
@DonaldMustard
,
@SergioDavila007
, and the gang!
Nearly 10 years later I am amazed at how many people still remember and love Avengers Academy. Thank you to all who supported us then, and continue to discover it now.
Y'know what? I'm doing it. I've co/written:
*The best-selling superhero video game of all time (Spider-Man PS4)
* The first Marvel TV show that really made people go "Wow." (Daredevil Season 1)
* Dick Wolf's favorite episode of Law & Order: SVU.
*Hundreds of comics.
#MyBrag
Okay, my challenge of the day.
I want you to brag about yourself for one tweet. No humblebragging, no apologizing, no including your faults at all.
For some, this is a breeze, some have never done it even once.
Please use hashtag
#MyBrag
and say something great about you.
It’s finally sinking in that
#SpiderManPS4
is out in the world and people are digging it. Can’t begin to say how awesome that is. It’s been a labor of love for over 3 years for all of us. I want to acknowledge some folks. (SELF INDULGENT THREAD)
Just did lettering correx on MARVEL/FORTNITE: ZERO WAR
#1
and it looks AWESOME!
@SergioDavila007
Sean Parsons & Edgar Delgado absolutely killed it...and the covers coming your way...you aren't ready! Thanks again to Marvel,
@AlannaWrites
& my bro
@DonaldMustard
for having me!
This is exactly what we're striking over. It's not that "the business is changing." It's that they're trying to do the same shit but pay way less. So you get streaming ad-supported TV - aka network TV - but they won't pay network minimums because "it's streaming". Or, this:
For anyone wondering why the WGA is fighting so hard to mandate minimum writers' room size, it's to prevent practices like this from becoming the norm:
I got answers to a couple other things but it's not the time to discuss them, that will come when future issues of the comic come out. Do NOT miss issue 5!!
OUT WEDNESDAY! I'm back in Amazing Spider-Man, the oversized issue
#74
, where I helped out Nick Spencer with the lead story and also have a backup story with my GWEN STACY team of
@ToddNauck
and Rachelle Rosenberg. Reunited and it feels so good! Don't miss it!
I'm sorry to report that, per his Facebook page and according to his wife, comics writer David Anthony Kraft (Defenders) has passed away from COVID related pneumonia. I never met him and have no further details, I was just a fan and wanted to pass on the sad news to other fans.
Look what just got webbed to my door - FORTNITE x MARVEL
#3
! On sale August 17! This is where we kick into high gear…questions answered, lore revealed, romance, dinosaurs…this comic has EVERYTHING! And yes I’ll give away the code shortly before it hits stores. Stay tuned!
20 years ago my girlfriend Ruth gave me the original cover art to Godzilla
#10
for Christmas, so I figured I’d better marry her. This year, for our 19th wedding anniversary and Christmas, she gave me the original art to Godzilla
#15
, proving she’s a keeper!
Happy 68th birthday to the great Bill Mantlo, who took assignments most would have phoned in (i.e. toy tie-ins) and used them to build worlds and universes that delight us to this day. Rom! Micronauts! To say nothing of his creation of Rocket Raccoon and Cloak & Dagger! HBD Bill!
Very excited to have been able to work with
@MarvelGames
and
@CrystalDynamics
on
@PlayAvengers
. The Crystal story team did the hard part, all credit to Nicole Martinez,
@ShaunEscayg
& the rest, but I am thrilled they invited me to play too. And yep...KATE BISHOP! Have fun!
Oh hey...my main gig since early 2015 has been revealed! Yep, I'm writing
@insomniacgames
#SpiderManPS4
along with
@DanSlott
and other amazing friends! Who says I can't keep a secret?
Putting it out there: I want to write Hank Pym again. A middle aged guy who has fucked up more than once and never really lived up to his potential but is trying his damnedest to do better is a character I can relate to.
And he would be GIANT SIZE.
Look what dropped out of a portal from Reality Zero... Batman/Fortnite
#4
! You can get yours on Tuesday at your local comic shop. Don’t miss it...this is the one where
@DonaldMustard
let us really start revealing the secrets of Fortnite Island...and the world!
Super Skrull sketch by Carlos Pacheco, from SDCC 2003. I loved his and Jesus Merino’s run on FR and this is one of my favorite con sketches I’ve ever gotten!
I've been a member of the WGA since 1997. This is the best contract we've ever gotten, by a huge margin. Thank you negotiating committee, members, supporters, fellow unions, and everyone else. Y'all rock. Now we make sure everyone else gets a fair deal too.
I rarely post about 9/11 because while I remember it well I feel others have far more relevant things to say. But I do like to remind comics folks that Herb Trimpe went to Ground Zero to serve as a Red Cross chaplain escorting remains. He was a good guy.
@JayFaerber
@AlishaGrauso
1) Writing something down in two seconds that would take way longer. ("Here's the address.")
2) Waking up a long term partner to have sex and the one who got woken up doesn't kill the waker. (Also see: sex with bras on.)
3) Finding a parking spot right outside the destination.
Hi, I'm an artistic character in a movie. When you actually see what I'm drawing, I'm always adding shading to an area of a drawing that is already finished and doesn't need any more shading.
I did not know this was today! Thanks to everyone who supported us. Still a book I am very proud of and that is close to my heart. I’m just happy anyone remembers.
Happy 10th Birthday to Avengers Academy! 10 years ago today, 5 brand new Marvel super heroes (and Reptil) made their debut in Avengers Academy
#1
by Christos Gage with art from Mike McKone, released on June 9, 2010.
Punch right to the gut. George Perez isn't just a legend, he's one of the nicest guys I've ever met. Please read his whole statement. It's him in a nutshell, and the Lou Gehrig quote just about broke me. Wishing Mr. Perez's remaining days be as happy and pain-free as possible.
Comic book legend George Perez has announced through his FB page that he has Stage 3 pancreatic cancer and has six months to live.
You cannot begin to describe the impact this man had as an artist for DC and Marvel and who by all accounts is an incredibly nice guy too.
I am old enough to remember when pretty much all the arguments against letting transgender folks just live their lives were being used against gay people.
If you can, please help Bill Mantlo, father of Rom, the Micronauts, Cloak & Dagger, and writer of countless other wonderful comics. He’s been disabled for 27 years after being hit by a car and his family needs help with his long term care.
Marvel/DC Fortnite comics have brought more kids into our shop than anything any publisher has done in the past decade.
@Christosgage
&
@DonaldMustard
& co are going to be involved in a lot of "HOW I GOT INTO COMICS" stories in years to come.
Okay, so for this week's advance giveaway of the code from FORTNITE x MARVEL
#4
, I'm giving it to
@timelessorder
for meritorious service to the Fortnite community. Timeless Order, I will DM you the code...and thanks for all you do! Don't miss issue 4 out THIS WEDNESDAY!
Happy 96th birthday to national treasure Ramona Fradon! She's still drawing and still at the top of her game! Here's to many happy returns of the day for this living legend.
Lots of people pointing this out. I don’t know either way, but Singularity could well be a Snapshot of Paradigm. There are snapshots all over that place. Speculating is fun!
Today I realized I have co-created two dinosaur versions of Marvel characters, DINO-THOR and the alt-world Spider-T-Rex (who is unnamed but Nick Lowe called him SPIDER-REX which I like). I now must do this with ALL the core Marvel characters. And I accept this sacred mission.
For my birthday my amazing wife made me cupcakes! CUPCAKES OF SPIDER-MAN! And they were on my desk well before noon! You’re fired, Parker, she’s a keeper!
Well, I finally got to the end of the
#SpiderManPS4
main story and, even though I wrote a decent chunk of it, the performances by
@wlsalyers
and
@YuriLowenthal
in their climactic scene got me right in the Spidey senses. Ditto the May scene. Kudos to all our amazing actors!
Bought this 33 years ago and just used it as reference...again. Encyclopedia Britannica? Never. Algebra? Never. 80s Christos (seen in my profile pic at left) knew what he needed.
Writing AI is specifically meant to REPLACE creative humans by stealing the work of other creative humans. It's meant to remove power from humans by execs saying "A.I. wrote this action movie. We want you to polish it [i.e. make it good] for 1/10th of the $." That's the problem.
I love writing Jonah Jameson. See, as a writer you have to be able to inhabit characters that are nothing like you, such as a grouchy, middle-aged curmudgeon with a tenuous grasp on reality. It's called CRAFT, people!
Today I am play testing
#SpiderManPS4
at
@insomniacgames
. I hope you all appreciate the back breaking work I do for you. ;) Spoiler: it’s fun! I want to just swing around the city but there are CRISES!
Coca-Cola workers are on strike across West Virginia.
Coke asked its workers to stop making deliveries to Sheetz, the $12 billion convenience store chain, so Sheetz can use low-wage, non-union delivery drivers.
The Coca-Cola workers, organized with
@Teamsters
, said hell no.