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?
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
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I watched 12 ANGRY MEN (1957) for the first time this past week and I've determined we lost our way when men in movies stopped being drenched in sweat.
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I watched 12 ANGRY MEN (1957) for the first time this past week and I've determined we lost our way when men in movies stopped being drenched in sweat.
Less than a week until we get to do a pretty fun WM reveal, and I’m equal parts excited and terrified. That’s normal, right?
February 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Less than a week until we get to do a pretty fun WM reveal, and I’m equal parts excited and terrified. That’s normal, right?
Fallout is so much of a better show than it has a right to be, and plays right into my belief that Jonathan is the more interesting Nolan
February 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Fallout is so much of a better show than it has a right to be, and plays right into my belief that Jonathan is the more interesting Nolan
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For those that can't escape Photoshop, (such as myself RIP) request an agent to speak with on their virtual assistant to switch your plan not listed on the site. I requested to REMOVE generative AI "features" or extra apps -- it took me about an hour, but my plan went from 22.99 to 15.99 a month.
a girl sits at a desk in front of a computer screen
ALT: a girl sits at a desk in front of a computer screen
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
For those that can't escape Photoshop, (such as myself RIP) request an agent to speak with on their virtual assistant to switch your plan not listed on the site. I requested to REMOVE generative AI "features" or extra apps -- it took me about an hour, but my plan went from 22.99 to 15.99 a month.
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Hey UK ladies, have you signed this?
Eighty thousand signatures 💛🩷🩵🤍🎉
Eighty thousand trans allies.
Eighty thousand voices saying clearly: Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community
✍️ Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk
Eighty thousand trans allies.
Eighty thousand voices saying clearly: Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community
✍️ Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Hey UK ladies, have you signed this?
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New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson
Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:20 AM
New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
We took a risk on a ridiculous idea and now WORST MAN is coming out later this year. Sometimes the only way is forward. Make the thing.
Seems like a good day to post this again.
Print it out.
Frame it.
Hang it on your wall.
Make your comic.
Print it out.
Frame it.
Hang it on your wall.
Make your comic.
February 6, 2026 at 9:52 PM
We took a risk on a ridiculous idea and now WORST MAN is coming out later this year. Sometimes the only way is forward. Make the thing.
I have been told that I sound a lot more relaxed and confident than I did a year ago. I credit this entirely to two things: finding a supportive friendship group that I could learn to be vulnerable with, and Ro and I spending a year making the most soul-baringly US book that we could
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I have been told that I sound a lot more relaxed and confident than I did a year ago. I credit this entirely to two things: finding a supportive friendship group that I could learn to be vulnerable with, and Ro and I spending a year making the most soul-baringly US book that we could
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Lotta Dropout shows sound like grA+ Legion of Substitute Heroes chars. Game Changer? Totally useless power but he means well. Make Some Noise? She deafens some folks but... Dirty Laundry? Frustrating! Gastronaut, Dimension 20, Crowd Control! Um, Actually got shot and killed his first time out.
February 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Lotta Dropout shows sound like grA+ Legion of Substitute Heroes chars. Game Changer? Totally useless power but he means well. Make Some Noise? She deafens some folks but... Dirty Laundry? Frustrating! Gastronaut, Dimension 20, Crowd Control! Um, Actually got shot and killed his first time out.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
DS9 watch with @aplante.com has reached the season 1 finale, and the introduction of Vedek Winn. Both Ro and I glared at the screen IMMEDIATELY
February 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM
DS9 watch with @aplante.com has reached the season 1 finale, and the introduction of Vedek Winn. Both Ro and I glared at the screen IMMEDIATELY