Ted (& technically Ro)
@brandtandstein.com
We write & draw comics! DC, Marvel, most others. Currently:
#WorstManOGN
(skeets probably by Ted)
“The fancy cheese of comics creators” - Phoebe Hedges
Web: https://bio.site/brandtandstein
Agent: @stephaniewinter.bsky.social
#WorstManOGN
(skeets probably by Ted)
“The fancy cheese of comics creators” - Phoebe Hedges
Web: https://bio.site/brandtandstein
Agent: @stephaniewinter.bsky.social
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Hi new friends! We make comics, and for the last year we’ve been making a smart, hella gay romcom about weddings, crime, and how shitty rich people can be.
Check out the cover and full synopsis in the link, check the hashtag for a bunch of WIP stuff, and maybe give it a preorder?
Check out the cover and full synopsis in the link, check the hashtag for a bunch of WIP stuff, and maybe give it a preorder?
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Art is a bridge between the maker and the viewer. AI art is just a mural of a bridge for casual viewers to drive into thinking it would take them somewhere
February 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Art is a bridge between the maker and the viewer. AI art is just a mural of a bridge for casual viewers to drive into thinking it would take them somewhere
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It's DIE: Loaded #4 week!
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
It's DIE: Loaded #4 week!
God the best thing about finally working on the Worst Man climax is the facial expressions are *so* unhinged
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
God the best thing about finally working on the Worst Man climax is the facial expressions are *so* unhinged
What’s the betting he didn’t ask permission and just decided to do it? Grounds for divorce, he’s a thoughtless menace
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
What’s the betting he didn’t ask permission and just decided to do it? Grounds for divorce, he’s a thoughtless menace
I’m not great at maths, is that more or less than 125 million
Yikes: the alternative TPUSA “All-American” Halftime Show had fewer than 14,000 views.
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 AM
I’m not great at maths, is that more or less than 125 million
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I really do think this is an excellent metaphor for the moment.
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
VC, founder, dumbass
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 AM
I really do think this is an excellent metaphor for the moment.
I was reminded this morning of the Critical Studies elective I did in 6th Form; the teacher asked if we could think of any examples of indoctrination we’d experienced and I was shocked I was the only person to raise a hand and say “capitalism”
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 AM
I was reminded this morning of the Critical Studies elective I did in 6th Form; the teacher asked if we could think of any examples of indoctrination we’d experienced and I was shocked I was the only person to raise a hand and say “capitalism”
On the work list for the next 2 days: 3 pages, 27 panels, 35 figures. Piece of cake
February 9, 2026 at 5:29 AM
On the work list for the next 2 days: 3 pages, 27 panels, 35 figures. Piece of cake
The “suspected political message” bit really confirms they are straight up functionally illiterate when it comes to art, if their constant citing of Star Wars, Star Trek etc wasn’t enough of a clue
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 AM
The “suspected political message” bit really confirms they are straight up functionally illiterate when it comes to art, if their constant citing of Star Wars, Star Trek etc wasn’t enough of a clue
Good morning, chums!
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Good morning, chums!
I haven’t seen the show so genuinely thought it was one guy called Duncan Egg and am disappointed
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I haven’t seen the show so genuinely thought it was one guy called Duncan Egg and am disappointed
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To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
Art is a bridge between the maker and the viewer. AI art is just a mural of a bridge for casual viewers to drive into thinking it would take them somewhere
February 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Art is a bridge between the maker and the viewer. AI art is just a mural of a bridge for casual viewers to drive into thinking it would take them somewhere
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This piece is deeply depressing and also extremely dumb?
She says she makes six figures because she pumped out hundreds of books with AI. But the books aren’t how she’s making that. She “offers a course” on how to churn out AI slop books and charges people for it.
So, a bog standard grift
She says she makes six figures because she pumped out hundreds of books with AI. But the books aren’t how she’s making that. She “offers a course” on how to churn out AI slop books and charges people for it.
So, a bog standard grift
fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This piece is deeply depressing and also extremely dumb?
She says she makes six figures because she pumped out hundreds of books with AI. But the books aren’t how she’s making that. She “offers a course” on how to churn out AI slop books and charges people for it.
So, a bog standard grift
She says she makes six figures because she pumped out hundreds of books with AI. But the books aren’t how she’s making that. She “offers a course” on how to churn out AI slop books and charges people for it.
So, a bog standard grift
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Buy some comics! I want to get my dog's heart scanned!
It's a new year, I have debts, I need to buy a plane ticket, and I have a birthday coming up this month.
All great reasons for me to point you to my shop full of comics I've written and published since 2020.
If I can sell ~10 books this month, that's the plane fare to Emerald City in March covered
All great reasons for me to point you to my shop full of comics I've written and published since 2020.
If I can sell ~10 books this month, that's the plane fare to Emerald City in March covered
Shop — Weekend Warrior Comics
weekendwarriorcomics.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Buy some comics! I want to get my dog's heart scanned!
I’m so excited for June, I’m going to ignore the internet and work for 2 solid weeks and work through half a dozen ebooks
February 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I’m so excited for June, I’m going to ignore the internet and work for 2 solid weeks and work through half a dozen ebooks
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people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.
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Hey, everybody! Comic creator in need! Help out if you can.
I'm getting out of the hospital today and I could use some help, if you're able. Even taking the time to check it out or share means more than I can say.
gofund.me/1c96e422c
gofund.me/1c96e422c
Donate to Help Paul Allor Afford Life-Saving Insulin and Meds, organized by Paul Allor
My name is Paul, and I'm a comic book writer who has worked on some of … Paul Allor needs your support for Help Paul Allor Afford Life-Saving Insulin and Meds
gofund.me
February 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Hey, everybody! Comic creator in need! Help out if you can.
I’ve had personal messages that made me tear up because our script bringing Connor Hawke out of the closet as ace meant so much to people. It was written around my own experiences; the art connected us & gave us both a moment of beauty. Even *if* this scab’s slop moved someone what would that mean?
The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
February 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I’ve had personal messages that made me tear up because our script bringing Connor Hawke out of the closet as ace meant so much to people. It was written around my own experiences; the art connected us & gave us both a moment of beauty. Even *if* this scab’s slop moved someone what would that mean?
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ah i can answer this trick question actually. novels are not a race
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
ah i can answer this trick question actually. novels are not a race
Might start pronouncing Aristotle like Chipotle, just to feel something
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Might start pronouncing Aristotle like Chipotle, just to feel something
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Chief O'Briens Big Lovely Head
February 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Chief O'Briens Big Lovely Head
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I’m angry enough about the gatekeeping discourse that fuck it, despite being exhausted I’m reopening DMs to any new or aspiring comics creators for advice or feedback regarding writing, art or the industry at large. Indefinitely.
I can’t promise a quick response but I will get to them
I can’t promise a quick response but I will get to them
February 6, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I’m angry enough about the gatekeeping discourse that fuck it, despite being exhausted I’m reopening DMs to any new or aspiring comics creators for advice or feedback regarding writing, art or the industry at large. Indefinitely.
I can’t promise a quick response but I will get to them
I can’t promise a quick response but I will get to them