Derwin Roberson

Freelance illustrator,character and logo designer. Opponent of the status quo and lifelong gamer. Available for commission.

[The Young Turks @TheYoungTurks]

A Tale Of Two Tomis: Brown TERRORIST vs White SILENCE

#Hypocrite

[Alex Valle ➡️⬇️↘️+👊 @TheAlexValle]

So SF4/MVC3 players can finally understand what us oldies have been trying to preach to you all these years lol. Your turn =P

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

@skimcasual -stories from when they still understood that this genre is supposed to cater to ages 11-20, not grumpy men in their 50s.

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

@skimcasual Cutting off new readers meant relying on an existing fanbase that naturally shrinks every year. Ironically, the movies are based on-

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

@skimcasual Variant covers flooding the market, and both Marvel and DC getting darker and more mature cutting off young readers, did even more damage.

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

@skimcasual A lot of comics shops lost a lot of money. It's anecdotal, but I know a store owner who still has a storage unit full of unsold copies.

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

@skimcasual People assumed "The Return" would be as successful, if not even more. Comics shops heavily over-ordered and the sales of the return tanked.

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

@skimcasual Lines around the block, people who had either not read a comic in decades or never read one at all grabbing copies.

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

@skimcasual The "Death of" was such a huge mainstream success it caught the industry by surprise. Shops couldn't keep it in stock.

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

@skimcasual It's mostly blamed on collectors, The Death of Superman and The Return of Superman storylines, The X-Men and Spider-Man #1s did damage too.

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

@skimcasual Yes, the 90s speculation market ruined comics shops giving them a slow death by cancer.

[sandy draws comics @skimcasual]

(Btw by comparison, comic book sales were really good in Japan and there was lots of monthly doujins starting up to ride the comics wave) https://t.co/xlhxGkKMTK

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

Yes, the 90s speculation market ruined comics shops, giving them a slow death by cancer.

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

"I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe." Star Wars peeps, who said it? A "good" man and my hero http://t.co/MjClGmGAK2

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

Yes! Clone Wars will be back! http://t.co/ByQulSuOHA #clonewars #starwars

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

RT ScrewAttack:Capcom has announced the release dates for Double Helix’s Strider! http://t.co/hjfmGHxKLU. Strider Hiryu's bringing sexyback

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

http://t.co/yqvtYrcdmm love anything that makes reading more fun for our youth #thugreading #keepinitreal

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

one devs' personal experience, and another group that gets to do whatever it wants because its "magic". http://t.co/rflUGQ8TBy 2/2

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

this is why the Pathfinder RPG is Caster Supremacy Candyland. one group of chars that must be constrained to a subjective reality 1/2

[Derwin Roberson @BlueHanzo]

Catching up on showing y'all what I'm up to! Batman anyone? http://t.co/54U4nOYV1G