I write comics - Nocterra, We Have Demons, Clear, Night of the Ghoul, Barnstormers, Dudley, Canary, Duck & Cover, Book of Evil, By a Thread, Dungeon, White Boat
It's finally here, the arc finale of BY A THREAD!
This is obviously a super personal book for me, and I couldn't be prouder of the work Jack and I did here. Massive shoutout to
@ValeriaFavoccia
and
@smashpansy
for bringing this story to life. Go read it!
World, meet Quinn!
Born on free comic book day AND May the 4th, his claim to the nerd iron throne is formidable.
Mom is doing great. And thank you for all the love shown to our family. Truly. Love you all back.
He has my eyebrows!
Middle name is Elvis
Happy day 🍻🤘🏻❤️🍼
It's official, I'll be writing JUSTICE LEAGUE starting in June, w/greats JIM CHEUNG &
@JorgeJimenezArt
on art! Couldn't be more excited. The story is something I've been planning for a couple years & building through METAL too. Can't wait to tell it in the biggest way possible...
The President claims people in the dark shadows who control the streets are really controlling Biden. He goes on to talk about a plane full of people wearing black uniforms but then says he can’t reveal anymore because it’s under investigation
Someone asked me yesterday what I thought the worst comic of the year was for some piece they were doing. All I could think was, why the hell would you waste energy on such a negative question when you could be celebrating comics you enjoyed this year - classic, new, indie, any
Operation took 6+ hours but quinn is out of the OR & doing well in the ICU, where he’ll spend the next few days. So relieved.
Can’t thank you all enough for the kind thoughts. Truly. Recovery’ll be couple weeks, but here’s him in his gown right before surgery- little superhero
Came in from working to find the kids looking destroyed.
I asked what’s wrong.
9 year old said, “there’ll never be snow days again.”
I was like, “that’s not true honey, the weather’s warmer but—“
And he says, “no, we’ll just have school on zoom now.”
And I sat down.
8 yr old this am: I don’t want to go back to school.
Me: Everyone would rather stay home in their pajamas, kiddo. Me too.
Him: But you do stay home all day in your pajamas. Plus they pay you.
Me: ... Here comes the bus!
Deeply saddened to hear about Stan Lee's passing. Out with the kids and can't do this one justice today. Was lucky enough to meet Stan early in my career -I was introduced to him as a newbie- & he said: don't look so nervous kid, all the good stuff is just ahead...
#excelsior
Thinking of starting a YouTube channel with all proceeds going to charity. But talking about craft, comics I love, and, of course, teasing things coming up...What do you think?
No one works in comics who doesn’t do it for love of comics. Only compassion and love for friends and creative partners at DC tonight. Hoping everyone sees far better days in far better years. ❤️
Already got the best b'day present possible. So, some news...
Friends have known for a while, but I'm elated to say that J & I are expecting in the spring! Wild 2019 surprise, but we're both crazy excited & grateful
(And get this - no bullshit, he's due on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY)
We got married when we were pretty young, 17 years ago today. Thank you for being my best friend, and the best partner in this crazy life I hope for. Inspired by you every day. ❤️
On Dark Knight Returns: I once had a writing teacher who told us, "the entirety of your story should be RIGHT THERE in your first sentence." I didn't believe this (and I don't still, though I do think the core of the book should be there by the end of the first scenes) BUT...
In a year filled with new voices, daring, passionate projects from all corners of the industry,
@VICE
should be able to do better than this. New readers often look to big sites to find ways into comics. Esp in tough times - this kind of incendiary move is just disappointing.
As a writer,
#Spiderverse
is a deeply inspiring movie. The challenge of that script - introducing a new spidey, a new universe, then 4 more new spideys, making it all feel true, exciting, heartbreaking... that math is next level hard and the movie was incredibly good
So excited to finally be able to tell you how great this game is!
Huge thanks to
@WBGamesMTL
! Did a killer job w the Court of Owls, and even invited me out to California last year to talk story with them & see initial gameplay (spoiler it was awesome)
#GothamKnights
#courtofowls
Keep trying to write a tweet about what Steve Ditko's work has meant to me. But just going to say thank you Mr Ditko for changing my life with your visionary, uncompromising ways. RIP
My father (who's 74) and my wife are both doctors, working in hospitals right now, risking getting Covid, to provide patents medical care.
Everyone, all of us, deserve better than Trump.
#votehimout
Raising a glass to legend (and friend) Darwyn Cooke - gone far too soon, but you'll live forever through your work, friendships, and legacy
#RIPDARWYNCOOKE
cheers 🥃
So proud and honored to see brother
@GregCapullo
and me up here.
@mattreevesLA
and Co made something truly special. Can’t wait for the next one. 🦇❤️
Deeply saddened to hear of Norm Breyfogle's passing. His Batman was a staple of my youth, and his contributions to comics in general, and Gotham City in particular, are immeasurable. I imagine the Batsignal lit just for him tonight.
#RIP
For those asking, he’s still a little swollen around his head as the stitches run ear to ear, but he’s back to his old happy self over all ❤️ doing great.
We were just at parent teacher night and I was standing with Jeanie and when someone asked her what she did she said a doctor and so then they asked if I was a doctor too and she said, he has a phd in Batman. The other parent looked confused and I have never been so proud.
Comics will make it through this. Things might change, but our collective passion for this art form, this industry, this community will carry us through to the other side together. Comics forever.
To better times 🍻
Criticism is great - most creators are hungry for criticism. We want to know what you think. Truly - we look for constructive reviews etc. But saying you're shit, or just insulting someone's work with no explanation as to what's lacking is not criticism, it's just being a dick.
So my kid won the 7th grade Halloween contest at the school dance in this thing :)
I had this paranoid fear he wouldn’t be able to breathe, and as I dropped him off he said dad if I die in an inflatable shark costume I die a legend...
Those of you who work at home and are in the arts, is it me or are you always and forever convincing everyone around you that you really do have a real job?
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS
#1
(of 6) coming from
@Jock4twenty
and me in November.
Going back to my horror roots for this one. It's in continuity, sets very evil things in motion...
He's coming to Gotham and bringing the deadliest Dark Knight of all with him...
Okay... finally time to start teasing this.
BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH... The last solo Batman story from brother
@GregCapullo
and me.
Comes out MAY 29. Already pushing high orders, so ORDER from your shop NOW as it'll likely sell out and we don't want you to miss out.
sometimes you realize people in your life are toxic and you have to just move on. it sucks, and feels cold almost, but it's also crucial for your own growth and happiness. old man wisdom
goals for DC DEATH METAL:
- make you care through big, heartfelt moments.
- make it ALL connect.
- make you wtf
- give you WAY more than you pay for.
- make you cheer.
- make it US, yours and ours
- rock the fuck out &have some fun doing it b/c why not, nothing left to prove
I'm deeply proud of Batman: Last Knight as a book. But I'm honestly proudest of it as a testament to the 10yrs of friendship & creative partnership w
@GregCapullo
. He,
@jonathanglapion
@fcoo
@markedoyle
are family & this book speaks to that on multiple levels for me
Out tomorrow
December 18th is a big day for brother
@GregCapullo
and me. The last part of our whole Batman saga comes out - BATMAN:LAST KNIGHT 3. Same team as batman
#1
in 2011.
@jonathanglapion
@fcoo
- family.
Last night our 9 yr old called me into his room in the middle of the night and asked if I could move his desk chair away from his bed. I asked him why and he said “because sometimes I think I see someone sitting in it staring at me.”
And so I’m awake.