This is from the New York Times article, “The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S.”

You hear Russians breaking into both DNC and RNC computers and you think “wow, international espionage! these must be some high-level hacking, probably using exploits that aren’t known yet, and which are very hard to defend against” but then you find out, NOPE.  NOPE, NO WAY. Instead you discover:

America wtf

HOW WE VIEW WRITERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JULY 14 2015

Several people have alerted me to the fact that I’ve been nominated in the SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS category for this year’s HARVEY AWARDS for my work on SEX CRIMINALS. While it is an honour, of course, to be nominated, it sadly continues a trend in comics which simply cannot continue: it ignores the writer.

Comics, for the most part, is a team effort. Pencillers, inkers, writers, letterers, Jordie; all of these roles are integral to the creation of a comic book and, time after time, positions like writers are routinely ignored in reviews, news and awards. Is it the fact that they’re invisible to the process? That when you’re reading a comic you’re noticing the beautiful drawings, the vibrant colours, the well-placed and designed lettering? Possibly. But it doesn’t mean writers aren’t integral to the process, or aren’t human beings who need to be noticed a lot.

With that being said (or, more accurately, WRITTEN), I simply cannot accept this HARVEY AWARDS nomination as it stands. I urge the awards committee to change the ballot to say “Chip Zdarsky and Matt Fraption, SEX CRIMINALS, Image Comics.” If it does not get changed to exactly that wording, I will ask them to remove my name from the ballot completely, allowing the awards to replace my position with another middle-aged white man.

Comic book writers are important. They are crude storytellers—desperately describing what they wish to see yet cannot create—but storytellers nonetheless.

So, the next time you open a comic on a Wednesday and see a powerful, beautiful, full-colour rendering of Captain America punching a horse in the face, remember that it probably started with a writer, typing out the words “Panel 4: Cap pnches horse in face.”

Chip Zdarsky President Zdarsco, Inc. • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JULY 14 2015

I thought chip (Steve) was nominated for a HARD-y award. I misheard. How did you get this number?

Matt Fraction Treasurer Milkfed Criminals Masterminds, Inc.

Matt Gourley and Jeremy Carter of the “Superego” podcast, providing commentary for “The Empire Strikes Back”,

Matt Gourley is doing an impression of director Irvin Kershner.

This is from a lost recording of an Irvin Kershner director’s commentary track we recorded for Empire Strikes Back. I’ve looked everywhere for it. We hope to re-record one day soon.

Also, everyone got tired and left and it ends with me alone, talking to myself.

detective jake wicked is a cop on the edge with nothing to lose mary margaret divine esq. has six months to live and the biggest case of her career to win together they are the wicked + the divine coming soon to nbc-español.com

Sunday Times Rich List: Britain’s richest double their wealth in 10 years

Santa Volstagg wishes you and yours a Merry Christmas!

I suspect I’ll reblog this every year. At least until I do another Christmas story.

Hands down the best Batman chase ever.

OmFUCKinggod

Can anyone tell me who this comedian is?

I haven't seen this set but it looks like Amy Schumer.

I did a run on X-Men Legacy last year. It kind of flew under the radar. It wasn’t like other X-comics, it freaked a few people out and it struggled to get the attention it needed to make “different” transition from a handicap into a Good Thing.

It had its loyal fans throughout and I adore them forever, but the comics press seemed kinda mystified by its dissimilarity to what went before, and turned up their noses at the first issues. Then simply didn’t bother reviewing the rest.  Only after it was gone did they start to reassess, and there followed an outpouring of praise and adoration from all quarters. It topped a lot of “Best of 2013” lists. Too little, too late.

Kotaku were lovely about it all the way through, so huzzah for them. They called it “a super-hero comic that never settles on a status quo. A story about David Haller, son of Professor X and a man with many personalities in his mind vying for control. Every issue of Si Spurrier’s series has at least one fantastic surprise and at least one thing you haven’t read in an X-Men comic before. The product of fresh thinking and arguably a better Marvel comic than even the lauded Hawkeye and Daredevil."   (I’d never make that claim myself of course - I fucking love those books - but still. Warming words.)

I poured my heart and soul into my first Marvel ongoing book, and - whether early or late - in the end people really seemed to respond. I’ll be proud of it forever.

Today Comixology has a two-day sale on the first 12 issues. It is, I assure you, Well Worth A Squirt.

Be quick.

My favorite book of last year! GO GET IT.

This is my favourite thing at the moment

Woman had skin all along

Here’s a look at the process behind my latest Marvel cover for new Avengers 18 - from rough throughout to how Marvel finally dressed the cover 

SUPER CRAZY INCREDIBLE EISNER-EXCITEMENT-INDUCED IMAGE COMICS SALE!

Click here to see for yourself!

Congrats to imagecomics, mattfractionblog, kellysue, zdarsky, jordiecolorsthings, aleskot, fionastaples, Brian K Vaughan, Jonathan Hickman, ruckawriter, nickdragotta, nickpitarra, prettydeadlycomic, Emma Rios, johnnyrocwell, kurtiswiebe, Michael Lark, Santi Arcas, and anyone else I may have missed!

Holy crap, what a crazy sale.