Friday Favorites: Favorite Creators on Twitter

It’s Friday again so that means another round of Friday Favorites.

Today we’re looking at our favorite comic book people on Twitter. Twitter is a great place to interact with creators, get insights into their work, learn about the business, and probably fall into some kind of needless comic book argument.

There are a ton of creators out there on Twitter and this is by no means a definitive list. It’s just who we personally enjoy and we hope you enjoy them too.

So here we go.

Kelly Sue DeConnick (@KellySue)  and Matt Fraction (@MattFraction)

NerdSpan Comics editor Mara Wood suggest following this comic book couple. Lots of comic book info, humor, and as Wood says, “because they post pics of their kids. They are super awesome on Tumblr as well.”

 

NerdSpan contributor Leo Johnson recommends the Moth City creator, saying “Moth City is one of the best webcomics around, and Tim posts some really insightful things on both Twitter and his blog. Plus, he’s been known to make a joke or two.”

Rob Guillory (@Rob_Guillory)

Another Johnson recommendation. The Chew creator offers insights into comics, fatherhood, and he talks about pie an awful lot.

Marjorie Liu (@marjoriemliu)

Marjorie Liu offers a range of content on her Twitter feed from updates on her comics and novels, photos from her frequent travels, and thoughts on gender issues in comics. And if you stick around long enough you might even get to see a mock Twitter war erupt between the Astonishing X-Men scribe and Batgirl’s Gail Simone.

Nilah Magruder (@nilaffle)

Magruder is the creator of the webcomic MFK. Her Twitter feed offers an entertaining look at getting started in the industry—which also makes it an informative follow as well. Magruder tackles her life in animation and comics with humor.

Terry Moore (@TerryMoore)

Wood is a big fan of the Rachel Rising (and also Strangers in Paradise) creator on Twitter, “mostly because he’s on there all the time and 100% accessible,” she says.

Paul O’Connor (@Lboxgraveyard)

Ever get sentimental and wish you could forget about Infinity and just relive the Kree/ Skrull War? If so, follow O’Connor on Twitter. O’Connor runs the blog Longbox Graveyard, a comic book heaven that’s almost always set in the bronze age. That era is well represented in his Twitter feed as well, which features frequent links to Pinterest galleries that celebrate the art of the seventies and eighties, links to essays on events such as Secret Wars, and a lot of other old school goodness.

Gail Simone (@GailSimone)

The Batgirl writer can always be counted on for a good Tweet. Usually several per hour. Granted, sometimes she makes me blush, but that doesn’t stop me from waiting to see what she’ll say next. It’s not all humor with Simone. There’s often great and important discussions about gender and other issues in comics. But inbetween those conversations she’s making us laugh or amusing us with some kind of Twitter mischief like fake comic book history. All this makes Simone not only one of the best people to follow in the comic book industry but one of the best in all of Twitter.

So, who are your favorites?

 

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