We’ve got our Twitter account rocking so, we’re moving onto Facebook with our recently launched fan page. Please become a fan and discuss the latest comic book news with others out there.
Just like Twitter, we’re hoping to make the page a starting point for others on Facebook by connecting with other relevant pages, and that’s just for a start.
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Today the news broke of the passing of legendary artist Frank Frazetta. An outpouring of support and praise hit Twitter, below are just a few of the overwhelming amount of thoughts and prayers.
Frank Frazetta, artist who defined a genre, died today. http://bit.ly/9nioCD
Warren Ellis
warrenellis
Wow, Frank Frazetta passed away… Well wishes to friends and family. A true legend.
Will Ferris
Dyslexxicon
Just found out Frank Frazetta has died. He was one of my major artistic heroes. I learned to paint by studying Rockwell and Frazetta books.
Eric Powell
goonguy
Frazetta did more storytelling in single images than most of us do in complete issues.
Ron Marz
ronmarz
Frank Frazetta, your genius was equalled only by your gigantic heart. RIP.
Joshua Hale Fialkov
JoshFialkov
frazetta was like a category unto himself — tolkien, dnd, marvel, star wars, star trek, frazetta…
Tom Spurgeon
comicsreporter
Earlier today news broke that legendary artist Frank Frazetta passed away today. A flooding of thoughts hit Twitter as people reflected on how much he impacted them or they enjoyed his work. The news hit enough of a mass that Frank Frazetta became a trending topic for the site.
We’ll have an extended memorial piece running later today as well as a recap of some of what was said about him on Twitter.
We’ve got our Twitter account rocking so, we’re moving onto Facebook with our just launched fan page. Please become a fan and discuss the latest comic book news with others out there.
Just like Twitter, we’re hoping to make the page a starting point for others on Facebook by connecting with other relevant pages, and that’s just for a start.
Become a fan today!
We’ve gone through various listings and are now following 955 people connected to the comic book industry. You can follow our account at http://www.twitter.com/graphicpolicy. And please do, as we’ll be starting all kinds of contests once we hit a certain level of followers.
But, more importantly we listed all 955 of those people in lists as to what they do in the industry. If you want to see what we put together, go to http://twitter.com/graphicpolicy/lists.
If you are listed and in the wrong category or want to be listed let us know with a tweet.
It’s the latest edition of Tuesday Twitter Fun
DC Comics staffer Ron Perazza discusses his thoughts as to the problem of right wing talking heads. You can follow him at http://twitter.com/perazza.
And now for something completely different as it’s from overseas. Comics legend Warren Ellis gives his take on the recent debate in England. Follow him at http://twitter.com/warrenellis.
It’s the latest entry into our Tuesday Twitter Fun series of posts. This week just features two writers who are regulars that don’t have an issue with letting folks know what they think.
Ron Marz, who’s no stranger to this column, lets his thoughts be known about Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann and Sean Hannity. You can follow him at http://twitter.com/ronmarz.
Ed Brubaker hits two subjects in a series of tweets. He first plugs the issue of Net Neutrality, which all who spend time on the web should care about. For those that care about the subject you can take action right now and write your elected officials. Also touched upon is the anti-incumbent sentiment that’s brewing in the country. You can follow Brubaker at http://twitter.com/brubaker.
Formspring is a new Twitter tool and many in the comics industry have take to it taking questions from their fans. Tom Brevoort, an editor for Marvel comics especially has taken to the tool. He’s been kind enough on numerous occasions to answer the fans including the political one below. You can follow him at http://twitter.com/TomBrevoort.
It’s a bonus round of Tuesday Twitter Fun. It’s a mixed bag of issues below.
Comic blogger Cameron Hatheway commented on some of the vile statements members of the Tea Party called various elected officials on Saturday, http://twitter.com/CamComicCorner.
Comic writer Gerry Conway decided to speak out about the current secret deal being worked on about copyright. ACTA would have major ripples on copyrights, fair use and intellectual property, http://twitter.com/gerryconway.
Kurt Busiek is new to Twitter but already he’s learning how much fun it can be when it comes to politics. Welcome Kurt by following him at http://twitter.com/KurtBusiek.
And finally Oni Press (who has shown they get new media) has some fun with President Obama and their announcement of the release of the newest Scott Pilgrim volume. Giver Oni a well deserved follow at, http://twitter.com/onipress.
It’s our latest edition of Tuesday Twitter Fun! We’ll have a bonus round later, but folks in the industry were all a twitter with the passage of the health care bill in the House. Below is just a smattering of some of the comments.
Comic artist Brian Denham had the below comment about the progressive nature of our country. You can follow him at http://twitter.com/briandenham.
The man behind much of Marvel Brian Michael Bendis tweeted the news of the passing of the reconciliation bill and also some humor to add to the mix. Follow him at http://twitter.com/BRIANMBENDIS.
Blogger and humorist and comic book fan Jason Serafino laid out the stark reality that is American’s understanding of the health care bill. Find him at http://twitter.com/Serafinoj1.
Brilliant writer Jonathan Hickman comments on what we really care about, our NCAA brackets, http://twitter.com/jhickman.
Comic writer Matt Fraction keeps it short and sweet, http://twitter.com/mattfraction.
Writer Ron Marz asks the hard question we all have on our mind, http://twitter.com/ronmarz.
And comic book writer Tom Peyer reflects on the sadness of the day, http://twitter.com/tompeyer.
