Ivan Brandon's Blog, page 41

twitter recap 2011-10-06

i would give several of my teeth to write any of @dresdencodak's re-imagined characters. #
hey you guys i heard chris christie might run for president #
MEN OF WAR 2 IS OUT TODAY in stores and for those of you with no stores, you can buy them digitally. #
OUT TODAY: MEN OF WAR 2, print and digital AND for those who missed the first issue, the 2nd printing of MEN OF WAR 1 #
"Apple Claims New iPhone Only Visible To Most Loyal Of Customers http://t.co/0ECuwfdr #InFocus quot;-@TheOnion #
L-word actor thrown off @southwest for kissing her GF. in related news WHY IS BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG flying southwest? http://t.co/krtTPJkE #
SUPER IMPORTANT CREATOR OWNED BOOKS OUT TODAY: black metal 2, casanova 2, hark a vagrant #
i dunno if i mentioned this, but next week i will be at table J2 @NY_Comic_Con in a supersection w/ @cliffchiang, @sara_pichelli & MORE #
for those of you that don't have a comic store handy, here's a link to the digital version of MEN OF WAR 2 http://t.co/EC7GTLHj #
"The goal is to bring back a level of showmanship" http://t.co/2aiH5JH0 #
ADDENDUM: FEAR AGENT is also out today in the comic store. #somanycomics #
universal makes a very bold joke http://t.co/8deTPWeQ #
oh hai, script that has been hiding from me all week #
HOLY SHIT. RIP steve jobs. #
after putting it off forever, i have written my last 4 scripts (including a live action thing) on @scrivenerapp #
i have a giant head but the kansas city guy on the real world is for real built like an easter island moai. #
did the press know about steve jobs' death a week ago? how does everyone already have an article written? #
at his BLACK METAL 2 signing in LA tonight, @chuckbb ran out of copies and moved on to sign copies of MEN OF WAR 2 #truestory #

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twitter recap 2011-10-05

sometimes there is really awesome incredulity i can't share with you guys but i SO WANT TO #
BREAKING NEWS: proof @sara_pichelli's cat is the one drawing ult. spider-man http://t.co/9KWtwthb look how comfortable it is with a cintiq! #
TWO MORE HOURS TIL IPHONE #whathashappenedtome #
seriously how many times does christie have to say he's not gonna run? #
iphone 4S pics in the wild http://t.co/SW9T49vg #
there are preview up for men of war 2. i will post it up when apple's not hogging the internet's attention. #
no matter what happens w/ iphone my favorite thing today will be my friend sending me a link to an interview i did. subject 'check it out!'. #
oooh- 64 GB ipod touch is a REALLY good sign #
and with the words "world phone" i am sold. #
love that everyone's down on a completely redesigned phone they knew nothing about cause it's not another fictional phone they have in mind #
i have no use for a location-sharing app but everything else so far sounds awesome. #iphone #
dear sprint: i'm sorry, baby. please take me back. #
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Reference #18 1d4d1f45.1317754826.3e4bcd6e #
"AICN Q&@: Matt Adler talks with MEN OF WAR writer Ivan Brandon, plus a 5 page preview of issue #2 #
completely new hardware AND os. "but it's not called iphone 5" #youdontknowwhatyouretalkingabout #
here's another version of the preview of MEN OF WAR 2, maybe easier to read for some http://t.co/N4wJ0MGC #
"how can i tell my daughter with a straight face that capitalism is a better system than communism if we're (cont) http://t.co/vOLZrtyF #
eleven madison park gets 3rd michelin star, just in time for danny meyer to sell it http://t.co/jag8DOmp #
"Blackberry user @shontelaylay is upset she's only going to be switching to the best iPhone ever: http://t.co/zdnPYiOC #ohnoze quot;-@dcurtisj #
lotsa books out tomorrow: #2s of MEN OF WAR+swamp thing+animal man, #1 reprint for those who missed it, @beatonna's HARK A VAGRANT. (+ MORE) #
sometimes reading comics is a very depressing way to spend your time. #

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twitter recap 2011-10-04

dear east coast weather: WHY AM I SUDDENLY WEARING A SWEATER. my allergies feel like fire ants infested my face. #
8am, sleeping, the sounds of kristyn running the shower for work brought on a dream of a shopping cart battle. #
attention @choitotheworld: i think alton brown has made me hate ramps. congrats. http://t.co/ZM1D31y7 #
keep pulling apps off my dock so i don't click them accidentally. what happens is instead i just click the new thing that slides into place. #
i have 2 scripts open, a comic half-read next to me, my tv paused on a reference doc, hulu paused similarly & i'm tweeting to you. #ADD #
just in time for @NY_Comic_Con, eater updated their 38 essential NYC restaurants: http://t.co/nASeEljE #
"Facebook is now just a Twitter that makes you feel bad for not wishing people Happy Birthday."-@MikeDrucker #
adobe buys typekit. that's… weird. #
graphic design in comics continues largely to be on par with 99 cent store package design. #congrats #
"Sam Humphries listened to 4 by Beyoncé on Spotify." #
when you make a star trek joke you get hundreds of retweets. when you make a fringe joke you get 7. #thisISyourdaddysinternet #
exhausted all day. what's the opposite of heroin? #
can i charge this? http://t.co/6ACQLFEc #
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ATOMIC SUPERLADY @sara_pichelli has arrived on twitter. go and follow her. not in a creepy way. #
remember that new more colorful spider-man you heard about on the news? that awesome design? courtesy of @sara_pichelli #
if i'd seen this menu earlier today, i'd be there now http://t.co/7hhPWiXA #
great news! i've just written myself 10 pages that i can't use. #shouldabeenaplumber #
"I'm the Nerf version of Tony Moore #
.@andymacdeez lasted all of 90 days on twitter. i hope you're proud of yourselves, internet. #

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twitter recap 2011-10-03

melissa mccarthy is the best SNL host in 100 million years #
we have adopted 2 kittens. they aren't here yet. #
i told the kitten he was a real human being and a real hero. he bit my nose. #
anyone ever been to cinque terre? #
kitten had been estranged from his siblings, we were afraid they wouldn't remember eachother http://t.co/3LtG0s5K #
holy crap, boardwalk empire #
also from now on i shall tell everyone to 'go fry an egg'. #

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twitter recap 2011-10-02

3 days til new iphone announcement. embarrassed by my anticipation. but i dislike google even more than apple and i need a new phone BAD. #
has anyone considered that it might have been her milkSHEIK that brought all the boys to the yard? #
google CEO eric shmidt's response to concerns with their privacy policies: ""If you have something that you (cont) http://t.co/7tUVj72I #
"To Eric Schmidt: "Don't be creepy." #
i have the terrible habit of attacking flaws in an argument even when i have no interest in the argument itself. note to self: stop it. #
hey i'm not a man to listen to a soundtrack, really, but the one for DRIVE is pretty great. #
why doesn't fringe solve the mystery of all the giant floating letters in every city? #
listen i don't want to say that robinson cano is the best person, but i think you all know he is #
SIX RBI. SRSLY @RobinsonCano #
dear mariano please fix everything #
i don't know how mariano read that tweet from the mound, but thank you. #

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twitter recap 2011-10-01

ATTENTION @TheWinterMen! "#ThingsMenShouldntTextEachOther Anything."-@philhester #
revealed! the new cover to @Ssnyder1835 's BATMAN http://t.co/yrdDnM03 #
"#NYCC professional 4 day passes nearly sold out. Fan 3+4 day passes still readily available. Pro pals, can you RT?"-@lfensterman #
internet: your ian mckellen picture is fake & also a pretty creepy retouch of a shirt trying to actually say something http://t.co/NePt2Sro #
i would like to name my new kitten wilfredo. i believe i will meet some resistance. #
"I think my least favorite part about seeing the Kardashians on TV is cutting myself."-@AnnieW #
woot shirts are the worst possible shirts #
awesome: radiohead playing for #OccupyWallSt today http://t.co/EDFNtrPa #
ITALIAN CONS > AMERICAN CONS: "I #
i need an app that blocks any posts with the words "liberal" "conservative" "republican" or "democrat" in them. #
"i hope you leave enough room for my shoes. because i'm going to ram it into your stomach and break out your god damn spine" -@chuckbb #
as much as i love poutine, speaking spanish it always sounds to me not like french fries but like a miniature prostitute. #
FREE FLEXOR purchasers: someone is playing a joke on you. http://t.co/P3JrxrOF #
MEN OF WAR 2 IS ALIVE http://t.co/uH45Rzhq #
occurs to me a lot of you don't know about what's going on in downtown NYC lately, since the news is mostly evading it http://t.co/DkFuiTjB #
it's a weeks-long protest called #OccupyWallSt "What is that?!"-@UnlimitedOxygen #
turns out it's really hard to write sci-fi. #
you've had exactly the right amount of sriracha when your face starts pouring sweat. #
if i knew where my phone was i'd see what the hell happened to brett lewis. i've faith if he were dead, his siblings would have called me. #
paris, year before last. at le petit pascal, one of my favorites. http://t.co/JY2spsGl #
ITEM: this comic creator resembles the intimate parts of an aged and overweight goat. #
when i vanquish you i shall every 10 years re-vanquish you like a renewal of wedding vows. #
found my phone: http://t.co/5E4usQVo #

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twitter recap 2011-09-30

love the phrase "NSFW". cause your boss is totally fine with you dicking around all day on the internet AS LONG AS THERE'S NO NUDITY. #
i can't tell if mark ruffalo is playing a chimney sweep or the phantom of the opera. #
hey if y'all want in on those HUNGER GAMES books, amazon has the trilogy for about $4 total http://t.co/KDRtio75 #
you can't disprove a maybe. #
i really like this @J9Schaefer interview on women in comics http://t.co/ClurH66R #
only like 1/3rd of the way into @RickSpears and @chuckbb's upcoming BLACK METAL 2 but i'm pretty confident it's gonna be my book of the year #
"When I am found dead of a heart attack, let it be known that it was because of @ivanbrandon"-@CharlieChu #
happy birthday to @kierongillen who is older than me by months and months #
some people you follow on twitter because wincing is entertainment, too. #
the neighbor's decided to start a band practice at 11:53pm. i'd call the cops but i imagine someone else will beat me to it. #
sad thing is this band is a halfway decent hardcore band. a halfway decent hardcore band that must be destroyed so that others might sleep. #

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twitter recap 2011-09-29

"I just strung together a bunch of science nonsense and the internet had 244000 things to tell me about it" -@droob #
they tried to test our spirit

they tasted steel before we were done #
"Jack Klugman, people."-@crazymorse #
.@cameronMstewart to this day the most successful iteration of BATMAN amongst kids AND adults was the timm animated series. #
retweeting @mikedrucker yesterday was in turn retweeted 100 zillion times http://t.co/gor3ZeDs #
i know i'm as guilty of the retweets as anyone, but looking at my screen right now, top to bottom, posts are all from people i don't follow. #
would a bald man with white hair who used rogaine have new white hair sprout? #
.@urbanbarbarian has been disappointing people since 1994 http://t.co/FbPxxxwT #
i was lucky enough to get a copy last week but the book i'm most excited to read this week is craig thompson's HABIBI #
attention internet: if you should have need of @brianazzarello, he is for some reason in poland. #
whoever came up with "hail to the V" should be drowned in a pool full of summer's eve. #
M83 is the perfect soundtrack for this sci-fi script. #
put a pork shoulder to cook for 12 hours. the smell will fill the house and i will dream of delicious pulled pork. #

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twitter recap 2011-09-28

"hi midtown! #mapeche has a new online ordering system for lunch to go. check it out! #
if i could figure out how to block @linkedin from sending me emails, i would. aren't there spam laws? #
this is for you, @AH_AdamHughes and @MrsAdamHughes http://t.co/IQLZ6iKK #
public svc announcement: a lot of creators blurt out SOLD OUT announcements without clarification: a sell-out at (cont) http://t.co/Iz52ZjSD #
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wanted to get a new t-shirt out for NYCC but i don't think i know a way to physically get this design printed in time. sorry dudes. #
"Boehner says "JOB CREATORS ARE ON STRIKE" & living in a SECRET VALLEY in the American West, building $ bill statues #ATCLivetweet quot;-@hodgman #
INTERNET: VOTE: VERY IMPORTANT: will i buy orange sneakers or green ones?! http://t.co/H7WDwx82 OR http://t.co/T3TYxex1 #
"Rich people hate class warfare because it's the only kind of warfare they can't get poor people to fight for them."-@MikeDrucker #
"War Goes Graphic: An Interview with Ivan Brandon | Ology http://t.co/UyiBgzxt via @ologize"-@ShoshanaKessock #
if your cover image is the back of a character you may be doing it wrong #
figures my imac would die the month the warranty runs out, right? #
i did NOT have the time tonight to discover travis charest's blog. #

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twitter recap 2011-09-27

almost october and i'm still sweating. #whoseresponsiblethis #
RIP sergio bonelli. one of the world's biggest comics publishing icons. #
THE LION KING: STILL THE #1 MOVIE IN AMERICA. in 2011. against the opening of yet another original movie. we deserve the hollywood we have. #
dear @sciencechannel : if i'm already watching DARK MATTERS, why do i need an ad during the show telling me to check out DARK MATTERS? #
please take a minute to look at this http://t.co/66d3KSQ0 before giving your $ to @teefury or @jimiyo. look closely at the face, especially. #
dreamt of piloting a giant ship, clumsily but successfully. can you tell i'm considering a new gig? #
what is your batman name? http://t.co/Poe8W9K4 (via @kstrahm) #
to be clear: i mean ANOTHER gig, not a replacement for an existing gig. i have no plans to leave any announced stuff. #
my iphone is going through its death throes in celebration of the possible announcement of iphone 5 next week. #
"Interesting read on how using gradients and 1px text shadows improve your interface design – #
will you still love me if i eat this entire brisket #
someone is blasting STAYING ALIVE outside in a car like it's JAY-Z. #
please take a minute to look at this http://t.co/66d3KSQ0 before giving $ to @teefury or @jimiyo. look closely at the face, especially. #
the great thing about donating money is the organization will hound you until you regret it. #

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