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Twitter: Your Marvel Universe
By Agent M
I've been meaning to write this story for a while. Over the course of my two years here at the House of Ideas as Editor of Marvel.com, I've watched "social networking" become a bigger part of not just what we do here at Marvel, but all businesses. Sure, we put plenty of muscle into MySpace and Facebook, but I think we have something very cool going on with our efforts on Twitter.
[If you're in the dark about Twitter, it's a place to share what you're doing, what you like and what you know with people. Here's the FAQ.]
Some backstory. I first read about Twitter in an issue of Wired in summer 2007. It sounded like a great idea and with convention season coming up, I thought it would be a good way to keep fans updated on all the big happenings. I got in touch with Jack and Biz, two of the big-wigs at Twitter and we had a cool meeting here at Marvel. They were gracious enough to spotlight me while I Tweeted from San Diego Comic-Con, Wizard World Chicago and more. With Twitter, we were able to give fans reading the feed both on Marvel.com and at Twitter immediate updates about Marvel news, announcements and wackiness.
Flash forward a year and a half and we now have a dedicated Marvel Twitter feed (run by myself and a few minions), to spread news and info, as well as converse with the fans. Our "follower" count (those who subscribe to our feed) grows by leaps and bounds every day and the number of Marvel creators, staffers and associates is nearing 100.
And that last part is what really made me want to write this story, spread the word and get to know your pals at Marvel a little better. Who's on Twitter? Check it:
Marvel writers on Twitter include (but are not limited to) Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Duane Swierczynski, Andy Diggle, Jason Aaron, Ivan Brandon, Rick Remender, Matt Fraction, Warren Ellis, Brian Reed, Jim McCann, C.B. Cebulski, Brian Keene, Simon Spurrier, Jonathan Hickman and Paul Cornell.
Marvel artists on Twitter include (but are not limited to) Todd Nauck, Mitch Breitweiser, Chris Eliopoulos, colorist Emily Warren, David Lafuente, Lee Duhig from Guru eFX, Dan Panosian, Mike Deodato Jr. and colorist Dave Stewart.
Editors include assistant editor Jordan White, Marvel.com video editor Jason Harvey, Marvel.com video editor Ramon Olivo, collections editor Jen Grunwald, Marvel.com Director of Content John Cerilli, assistant editor Lauren Sankovitch and myself.
Other assorted Marvel staffers include
Weekly Watcher host Alexa Mendez, Marvel.com Marketing Coordinator Margarita Vaisman, Manager of Sales (Communications) Arune Singh, Junior Art Director Rich Ginter, Senior Director of Web Development Pete Olson, Marvel.com designer Judy Stephens, Marvel Senior VP of Development Ruwan Jayatilleke, Business Development Manager Tim Dillon, Senior Art Director Jeff Suter, Manager of Sales (Publishing) Jim Nausedas, Digital Trafficking Coordinator Harry Go, Book Market Coordinator John Paretti and Front End Web Developer Michele Rose.
You can also find Marvel interns (some of whom even got their internships by connecting via Twitter), partners and many other associates on Twitter. You can, uh, even follow along with some insidious Skrulls here and here.
So what are you waiting for? Head to Twitter, find more Marvel people on Twitter here and be sure to say hi.
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