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twitter recap 2012-02-22

ivan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0000

finally my food has the gravitas @urbanbarbarian has been longing for http://t.co/2OImIpZX #
wait til this weekend when @andymacdeez & i hit up a pork and craft beer tasting. live tweeting all night for @urbanbarbarian. #
or a mushroom! “RT @urbanbarbarian: If you are a lobster or know one, unfollow @IvanBrandon” http://t.co/lwUpuVsI #
listen i will admit i thought your zeal for in n out was overstated, internet, but 'animal style' really ups the ante. #
RT @GuyEndoreKaiser: Lamb slaughter is a hot mutton issue. #sorry #
Stamped: Ricky's Fish Tacos. “catfish tacos, sometimes shrimp and lobster. fresh and amazing.” http://t.co/bnAQamOh #
Stamped: No. 28. “get the s. daniele with prosciutto, rucola and mozzarella” http://t.co/htV7WN51 #
anyone wanna buy me this lamp http://t.co/LS4Viiuk #
like a broken record i've been saying the most boring way to look at digital comics is as a more convenient storage device for paper work. #
here's @MarkWaid with another way to do it http://t.co/SwOvu2Df and i am myself playing with ways to push it further still. #
comics is always looking for the path of least resistance. i'm trying to look at this as a way to remove some logistical creative handcuffs. #
what can i do digital that i CAN'T do on paper? #
.@mattminerxvx sure, but animation exists, there are people that already do that better. #
no offense to motion comics, but i think a lot of that just comes off as lesser animation. why do you need comics for that? #
to be clear, not at ALL talking about how to get comic fans to read on an ipad. i think that's a shitty road that doesn't get you anywhere. #
the existing comics market spends 100% of their time focusing on the .0001% of the public that are already chained in their basement. #
.@MattDemers i'm not saying that, either. i'm just saying conversion doesn't interest me personally. #
let me clarify that when i say "existing market" i am speaking of an average and not any outliers that obviously exist. #
.@MattDemers oh, i don't take it the wrong way. i appreciate the questions. #
what makes you think it's more legally sound to draw indie characters you don't own over corporate owned characters? #
cause lemme tell you i know some "indie" character owners that would sue you just as fast as anyone else. #
here's @jasonlatour with a great counterpoint to the weird panic about doing sketches http://t.co/l4WvF8Yc #
one time i drew micheal cera and @radiomaru sued me for divorce #
my friend @vanaman will be forced to buy socks and glasses by thursday at the latest http://t.co/gzK8XbV1 #
volkswagon star wars walking leg robot thing http://t.co/RVEwWZT3 #
i make up for not knowing what that thing is called by also not knowing how to spell volkswagen #
if your "higher standard" is fear, maybe you should reassess the way you measure. #
comic artists: if you think your art is some unique language that only great artists can understand, you may be in the wrong business. #
FANTASTIC! "Check out Fury issue covers 1 2 and 3 by `Devilpig on @deviantART http://t.co/37COyUAE" -@Devilpig666 #
i was lucky enough to see @gparlov's art for FURY and holy crap comics does not deserve that guy. like an old master. #
free cookies are the hardest cookies not to eat #
seriously you guys should be watching LUCK right now. literally. instead of whatever it is you're actually doing. #
i am pretty easily filled with warmth and amusement #
RICK SANTORUM MADE ENTIRELY OF GAY PORN http://t.co/UAf3SWF9 #
listen no offense but i am often suspicious of people with numerals after their names. in was always bad news in the terminator movies. #
.@nelsonblake2 i don't see a lot of innocents when i visit the shop. #
a very happy birthday to the great stefano caselli. #
jamie @McKelvie just sent me an image that made my whole day. #
sure, you've all found pennies in the washing machine, but who among you has found them in the dishwasher? #seriouslyhowisthatevenpossible #
committed to doing more podcasts, also gonna listen to more. starting w/ #WarRocketAjax feat. @chuckbb & @RickSpears http://t.co/DtSv29tQ #
oh hey! @freelancersu, thanks for letting me know how exciting my life is gonna be 2 years from now. #

twitter recap 2012-02-21

ivan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0000

when your joke is so horrifying that i'm afraid to retweet it, it means i loved it most of all #
also i am currently designing a new @c2e2 exclusive shirt. #
FUCK. i forgot how awesome @fetorpse's gesture sketches are #
some of you only get spam in one language. you don't know what life truly is. #
INTERNET: @andymacdeez has a question for you #
my new backup server's name is baby got backup #
"the steak is only available for a ltd time as chili's bold new favorite $20 dinner for 2, so… get on that." -@andymacdeez #
(this is my life) #
i am so ridiculously in the bag for LUCK. #
it says something about the storytelling that a show can fill you with fear and dread without ever raising up a gun. #
comics are by nature so agile that in my head i imagine every ridiculous song title i read could totally come to life by sheer force of will #
downloaded a new app just for @urbanbarbarian http://t.co/72fOhEHS #

twitter recap 2012-02-20

ivan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0000

"and that's when i knew t-ball season was over. forever." #
IS THAT BABU #
no offense to that spartacus guy dying but they could really get an "i'm spartacus" gag out of that new actor if they had any comedy inside. #
also i think every review of a tv show should be answered with a coupon for future punches http://t.co/O53mRGuL #
though i have never seen everybody loves raymond, i am nonetheless watching a documentary about a russian version of everybody loves raymond #
in other news there are people in britain watching homeland before me #
it would be awesome if you could decide to try going to the gym without having to make a lifetime financial commitment to said gym #
k put khloe & lamar on, lamar odom's dad just made me want to kill myself. then autocorrect changed "odom" to "doom" & i felt a lil better. #
"that is no woman that is james brown what is wrong with you" #
on the other hand one time @paulazaceta and i helped @KhloeKardashian win a celebrity apprentice challenge. #truestory #
me: "these kittens keep finding things they're not supposed to have." @andymacdeez: "like their smug sense of self-satisfaction?" #
"RPG Comic? Rocket Propelled Grenade Comic is the first and only thing I think of." -@andymacdeez #
"isn't Lamar Odom one of the Green Lanterns?" – @andymacdeez #
pro-tip: if you don't want the audience to react to you, don't charge the goddamned stage. #

twitter recap 2012-02-19

ivan — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0000

i just applied for a ™ on "hixler", and the phrases "wu-chiang clan" and "latourin' the countryside" http://t.co/fEQ6Te5b #
OH! and i also own the rights to "@jasonaaron brockevitch" #
i've the option to watch the phantom menace in 3D for free but i instead i will seek a way to pay $100 to erase all existing memories of it. #
“ESPN wins the most racist headline of the decade award- http://t.co/HIZ5q0kM” -@rejectedjokes #
only 3 episodes in, LUCK the tv show is already above luck the word on a google search. #
the color compositions on luck are really stunning. i mean- all of it is, but that in particular. #
my @tivo HD has started crashing every single day. i think it may be time for a divorce. #

twitter recap 2012-02-18

ivan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0000

you can't hear it but @samhumphries is right now singing "bring me a higher earth" into my ear even though he's nowhere near me #
i built you some action figures out of this bronchitis. they have to dry, though. #
fred phelps to protest whitney houston's funeral http://t.co/U8jta4MJ …in newark. i think maybe they didn't think that one through. #
newark's response http://t.co/ClxlxMX2 #
i didn't realize @redfoo was berry gordy's son until my brother @LesDouche told me. #
i would like to suggest a remake to berry gordy's the last dragon called berry gordy's @redfoo's the last dragon remake. #
also seriously i think my esophagus is broken #
hey twitter can you send me a special notice when fantastic artists start following me? #thanks #
dear me, please stop trying to google medical info at 2am #seriouslywhatswrongwithyou #doyoujusthatesleep love, me. #
alright, internet. i'm gonna try (and probably fail) to sleep this bronchitis away #
weird that your punk sounds almost exactly like creed #
can @skottieyoung take me higher? #
this is the new profile pic on my iPhone for @skottieyoung http://t.co/aougf4qx #
this is the picture i use for @rafaalbuquerque http://t.co/A4nwc28w #
"reminders: http://t.co/sBinRxsc" -@slantsixneal #
ATTENTION INTERNET: the blue bottle of tylenol cold drink is much better for bronchitis than the orange bottle. #
WHY AM I BLEEDING TO DEATH @cullenbunn and @brihurtt i don't even have health insurance http://t.co/7x6HFXx9 #
"Why Chris Brown is even worse than you thought: http://t.co/oHxCGkq9" -@Slate #
"Why @chrisbrown is even worse than you thought: http://t.co/oHxCGkq9" -@Slate #
for @skottieyoung i think you should all tweet sentences that start with "comics are awesome…AT" and then go horribly awry. #
congrats, liz trotta, for voicing the single most horrifying commentary ever aired on fox news http://t.co/VY6zVxSW #
by far the greatest commercial ever made http://t.co/Hn6IE8B4 (via @cameronMstewart) #
i just got an email with art from @EricCanete and this is what happened when i opened it http://t.co/HwLGacHr #
seriously if i was a professional artist looking at these @EricCanete pages would make me really angry or suicidal. #
today's 1 of those days where Facebook sends me a thing every hr that i have a new msg even though i do not in fact have any new msgs #
i took a vow against hyperbolic form-praise a while back, but jesus that @EricCanete is a wholly unique art animal. the jackalope of art. #
people who are not on the internet when i need them, a list: @andymacdeez, @samhumphries,@royalboiler #
4:30pm in god's america. after like 2hrs arguing i've decided that leaving now for breakfast is the biggest flaw in @royalboiler's thinking #
also @HeGotGronch needs to be there next time #
here is a picture of my argument with @royalboiler http://t.co/ClxlxMX2 #
is it crazier that i'm flying to cuba through miami or that i'm doing it on DELTA? #
either iMessage on the mac doesn't work or everyone i'm trying to message is dead. or just not near their phone. but probably dead. #
test #1 sending iMessage conversations 1 word at a time works. thank you @chuckbb. nest i will try 1 letter at a time. #
no need to thank me, neil gaiman http://t.co/ByzFfAmu #
"Now @IvanBrandon is sending me texts that read as "bzz" to make my phone vibrate. He is a terrible ivan." -@chuckbb #
this is what happens when you type “is” into google
http://t.co/BWH10p05 #

this is what happens when you type “is” into google

ivan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:09:43 +0000

twitter recap 2012-02-17

ivan — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0000

hey comics- when they take away the inspiration to your fear and you remain scared, you kinda become my grandpa. don't be my grandpa. #
oh hey also i forgot to say: @ZooeyDeschanel's NEW GIRL is a really smart show. great, smart, funny writing with a really unique voice. #
"For those in the creative community who are still in a panic, relax, take a breath, everything is fine." -@JoeQuesada #
"Before allowing others to stoke the flames of fear, take a moment, consider the source & their motives & individual agendas." -@JoeQuesada #
listen you guys are all better today, right? you're smarter than all that nonsense from yesterday. #ibelieveinyou #
hey dudes j bone is on the twitter!!! @gobukan #
. @jack_____enship has created what is probably my favorite ever internet gif http://t.co/ClxlxMX2 #
INTERNET: THE CROSS BRONX, my first ever creator-owned digital comic is now on @comixology get issue 1 for free: http://t.co/Lprkd4NI #
ps- slowly working on getting ALL my original creator owned work out there digitally. also there'll be some bigger dig. news this year. #
"@jeffparker is an outspoken practitioner of urine therapy."
http://t.co/5kZrdUDq #
if anyone's coming for all of our jobs, i'm super glad it is the world's sexiest chia-writer and 2nd love of my life, @samhumphries. #
i dunno what to do with the comics internet anymore if it isn't freaking out about stuff. what are we even gonna talk about? #
also i am altogether too excited about iMessage coming to the mac. #
. @philnoto i heard upgrading to mountain lion will get every member of your family sued by marvel. #
this video game is literally from outer space http://t.co/zJLpxsx2 #
glad to see @cliffchiang's art used as a good example of positive female depictions in american comics by @hermanos http://t.co/qJ56Zcy7 #
like 90% of the comics i bought today were written by @Remender. in fairness i have bronchitis. #
i used the horse to signify a horse #
when you have bronchitis you find repetition hilarious but the downside is the laughing hurts #
when i'm critical it's almost always a thing where i see potential in something. what's seen as negativity is weirdly borne of optimism. #
“Save Yourself” by Sharon Van Etten is my new jam. ? http://t.co/F97Kg1k2 #thisismyjam #
flavorwire now 85% less annoying with discovery of "view as one page" link #
remember that 1st girlfriend: you were so excited & shocked she liked you that you suffocated her & she left? comics is like that w/ fans. #
ghost rider's 0% on @RottenTomatoes kinda inspires me to see it more #
"tofutti break" #
the nyquil failed at making me sleepy or less cough-y but it succeeded in producing a gagging noise #

twitter recap 2012-02-16

ivan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0000

when @nicklein shows me new work i tell him it looks great, then ask him again how much longer he has to work on it and then say "ugh". #
every single time i get up this kitten steals my seat. sometimes she sees me coming and races me back to it. #
rest assured, comics. the sky IS falling. stay posted for my announcement of a new line of protective hats. #
also i bet this chimp would have some solid ideas about comics http://t.co/uThwR4lr #
hey dudes i hear there are some new job opportunities in lancashire. #
man has heart attack at heart attack grill
http://t.co/kqOSCPq5 #
oh hey thanks for tweeting a link to your tumblr that is itself a link to someone else's repost of someone else's tumblr #greatjob #
marvel's publisher and CCO explain how the sky is falling and they are totally going to come after you & your sketches http://t.co/k3HA3P1x #
found out via @McKelvie that the UK have JSA, basically what we call workfare here. feel slightly better we're not the world's only assholes #
apparently comics internet review people are just gonna spend the whole night clowning @BRIANMBENDIS? calgon, take me away from the internet #
internet: if you never listen to me again, listen to me now: BUY KING CITY. http://t.co/oiNk5f8G #
kinda sad that kevin smith thinks comic shops are a womanless reality when he owns the shop in question. #
kindof a self-fulfilling prophecy, huh? #
i have never even done a follow friday but on follow weds you should all follow @TheBurnham #
though marvel has commented, the internet has decided it will not be satisfied until it sees the longform birth certificate. #
why do artists who start writing always immediately refer to themselves as writers first? why no love for how you mostly make your living? #
.@skottieyoung i don't mean in terms of a specific credit, i mean in terms of like- general bios. "john smith: writer, artist, cuddler" #
i enjoyed @beckycloonan's free comic 1989 at at Heartbreak Comics. you should go and also enjoy it. http://t.co/lHwsSwZr #
to be clear, internet: i don't mean writer-artist as a credit on a book. i mean immediately self-defining as writer, artist on bios & such. #
.@shawnaldridge i think that's a pretty lame way of looking at it. #

twitter recap 2012-02-15

ivan — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0000

//next: pronunciation //"MAZZUCCHELLI. Now let's all add that to our spellcheck, okay? Seriously, people. #Mazzucchelli quot; -@ChrisSamnee #
//happy birthday// "@IvanBrandon my birthday is Feb 13 you nephew happy birthday too ??????????????" -@cyacyai #
"cover to the penultimate issue of SCALPED, issue 59 — http://t.co/xkO2EYxm" -@jock4twenty #
i just paid money for an event whose mission statement opened with: "Heart disease isn’t going to just contract itself" #
"could be wrong but it seems to me this whole "con sketch crack down" is the brown paper bag law in play http://t.co/WXDXtdFk" -@jasonlatour #
rest in peace, john severin. #
sometimes comics people are the scarediest of all people. #
"People would be a lot less scared if they actually educated themselves about the law, rather than (1/2)" -@allstarmatches #
"relying on the legal analysis of a British gossip columnist. (2/2)" -@allstarmatches #
sometimes, internet, you warm my heart by noticing a stupid thing is stupid. #myheartisweird #
almost all of comics' problems could be solved by ROM, spaceknight #
anyone following me on twitter work in homicide? #
i walked into that. i knew i was and i pressed send anyway. #
christian delouvrier is our other valentine. some of the best duck i've ever had at le mangeoire http://t.co/VSa65tYW #

twitter recap 2012-02-14

ivan — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0000

attention @andymacdeez: you are in a museum legally: http://t.co/UZVwBsZb via @StephenWacker #
weird to feed my nephew onions & Cheerios http://t.co/WA8Rs2kJ #
LOS ANGELES: soon i will no longer be inside of you. #
doesn't matter if you agree or disagree with gary friedrich. he's one of ours and we take care of eachother. i donated: http://t.co/YKc2f16V #
also, kudos to @SteveNiles for running point on that. #
bye, los angeles. NY, keep my everything warm #
hello, NYC #
raekwon is doing a fine job of welcoming me home #