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31 Jan, 5 tweets, 2 min read
In the same vein as @BizzareComics DC 10 Title challenge, if I had to pare down the Marvel publishing line to only 10 series per month, here are the iconics- Image
1) SPIDER-MAN - with back-up stories of Spidey-related characters

2) THE AVENGERS - big cast and big threats

3) FANTASTIC FOUR - with cosmic-related back-up stories

4) X-MEN - includes a Wolverine back-up and one other back-up story each issue
5) CHAMPIONS - Teenage heroes, with other teen hero back-up stories

6) JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY - Thor, with magic/supernatural back-up stories

7) TALES TO ASTONISH - Captain America + Iron Man

8) MARVEL KNIGHTS - Black Widow, Daredevil and other espionage /street-level heroes
9) MARVEL TEAM-UP - Rotating hero pairings. Done-in-one or two-part stories only.

10) MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS - Anthology-style series focused on characters getting movie/TV coverage but who don't have their own solo book
Same deal as the DC line-up. Excruciatingly hard to lose some of my favorites, but if you only have 10 titles, you have to lean into the icons and build from there.

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2 Feb
SURPRISE, I have a digital release today from @DCComics!!

LET THEM LIVE: Unpublished Tales From The DC Vault #1 finally unveils a SUICIDE SQUAD done-in-one issue I wrote back in 2011!

Line Art Tradd Moore
Colors @therealsobreiro
Letters @blambot

comicsbeat.com/dc-universe-in… ImageImageImage
Huge thanks to @katiekubert and @mariejavins for helping Ambush Bug steal this story from the vaults so everyone can finally read it.

It's my first DC Comics release in 7 years, and I hope there's more to come in the months ahead. :)
I had so much fun working on this that I bought Tradd's original art for the splash page with Harley and Deadshot when he drew the story in 2016.

It's been framed and on my wall for years, but I haven't been able to show it until now. Image
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31 Jan
1) ACTION COMICS - Superman, with rotating back-up stories of related characters.

2) DETECTIVE COMICS - Batman, with rotating back-up stories of related characters.

3) SENSATION COMICS - Wonder Woman, with rotating back-up stories of related characters.
4) JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED - Big cast, epic stakes

5) THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS. - Cosmic adventures

6) TEEN TITANS - Teen heroes
7) BRAVE and the BOLD - Paired hero team-ups like Booster Gold & Blue Beetle, Green Arrow & Black Canary, etc.

8) GOTHAM - Lead villain story and rotating back-ups

9) ELSEWORLDS - Anthology series

10) DC Comics Showcase - Anthology series
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28 Jan
All words to the Evangelion opening theme replaced by cat meow in official remake by Yoko Takahashi, the original singer...
Here's the official youtube link:
I'm just excited that I'll have a version of this song I can properly sing at karaoke!
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26 Jan
A former student of mine reached out wanting to know how they might be able to pivot from working in animation to making comics.

I sent them a response and figured the advice might be useful to other people online as well-

#makecomics #ComicsSchool Image
I don't know if this will turn into a new career or is a daydreaming/"grass is greener over there" situation.

Either way, the same advice-

Set deadlines and build a thing.
Finish it, learn from it and then, if you're still engaged, make more.

It's that easy and that hard.
We all want to make our first attempt at something a soaring success. Doing research and getting advice before you start is a natural part of that.

But, in the end, you still have to make the thing for yourself and learn from that process.
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24 Aug 20
Artists: Let's talk about portfolios.

In simplest terms, in order for you to get work doing art for other people, you need a portfolio that grabs attention and gives potential clients a clear path for contacting you.

It's that easy and that difficult.
A portfolio is _not_ just a social media feed or a blog.

It's _not_ a gallery/archive of everything you've ever done.

Focus and clarity are key. Don't make it hard for people to figure out what you do or how they can hire you to do it for them.
An online portfolio is ideally something you control that’s not platform dependent (Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, etc.)

Social media for showing off work is fine, but they're _not_ a portfolio.

Platforms and tastes change.
Don’t be dependent on one source for your outreach.
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25 Nov 19
Remember six months ago when I mentioned that comic piracy numbers were easily 20x legitimate buyers and it was a real problem?

Sometime yesterday a bunch of other comic pros looked closer, saw the numbers and the cold chill of it really hit.

Yup.
In the early days of online piracy, media that went viral in those channels could benefit from the visibility boost.

Nowadays most of it is rapid consumption that never leads to support. Digital content is quick and disposable. On to the next show, game, comic. Rinse and repeat.
The piracy sites will ask for donations to "support" their efforts, they'll repackage content that's already available for free through legitimate means. It's a relentless stockpile of content they're leveraging to make money because they can.
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