Henry Barajas 🌵 💭
@HenryBarajas
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Nothing official about this account. Nationally Syndicated. Author of Gil Thorp. MySpace Romancer. He/Him. Tweets reflect just me, myself, & I.
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I have created a form for folks trying to reach me.
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I think it’s cool that Jack Black’s kid walks him to school every morning.
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What your “pandemic fatigue” is doing to our healthcare workers.
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Be like billionaire Rihanna and support your local comic shop.
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Hey, comic book reviewers. Would it kill you to mention the art?
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus would’ve been a perfect Lois Lane.
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David Aja is a master. Period. Read the damn comics.
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Dear 16-year-old Henry who couldn't get a job working a comic shop,
You get to call and work with comic shops for a living—and said comic shops sell your work.
Love,
32-year-old Henry
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Today is my last day at Oni Press. I worked with some fantastic folks, creators, and retailers. I'm looking forward to the next chapter in the ever-changing comic book business.
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The page that made me a lifelong Batman & Superman reader.
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I can publicly say that I wrote a Batman story featuring Etrigan The Demon. The art is by
@SergAcuna
, with colors by
@davemccaig
, and letters by
@HassanOE
.
BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS
#18
is coming out on August 9th. Please tell your local comic shop you need a copy.
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Since no one in the comic book industry is covering the 10th anniversary of the
@LatinoComixExpo
, I will. Here’s a thread for the weekend:
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Comics will break your heart. But they will save your life. Don’t believe everything you read on twitter.
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The problem with the comic book industry is all of you blindly supporting a bigot just because he’s letting Hansel and Gretel go into public domain. Racists supporting racists.
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If you loved the Mesoamerican stuff in
#Wakandaforever
here’s a 🧵 of comics you should check out:
Helm Greycastle: what if the conquistadores were defeated by the Azteca. But it’s in a fantasy world. Includes 5E RPGS set in 1519 Aztlan.
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I used to see Neal Adams set up for cons all the time. He changed comics and supported the people that made them until the very end. RIP.
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I can finally talk about this publicly. I am taking over the syndicated comic strip GIL THORP. This is a dream come true. When I say see you in the funny papers...I mean it!
We are proud to announce Latinx writer
@HenryBarajas
will be the new author for the Gil Thorp comic strip
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I would kill to write the comic of this.
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#LatinxHeritageMonth
César Romero iconic actor that played Joker in the Batman 1966 series and film. Romero lived publicly in the closet but did out himself in an interview for “Hollywood Gays” by Boze Hadleigh.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
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Hey, mom. I’m on the front page.
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I drove to my first SDCC 13 years ago. I was a 19-year-old punk with the ambition to maybe write comics someday.
Last week I was a special SDCC SE guest. I still can't believe it.
I'm doing my best to enjoy it while it lasts.
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The First Woman To Draw Wonder Woman Wants You To Know She’s Alive and Well in SF
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Here’s a sequence from Helm
#2
that I love. I want to show the Azteca not as the heartcarving heathens history only likes to remember. They were dancers, farmers, mathematicians...they did incredible things. I know you haven’t read issue one yet, but two is where the band jives.
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For this Latinx graphic novelist, superheroes can be real. They can even be family
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A woman in a MAGA hat started screaming at me to take my mask off while I was stopped at a red light on my bike. She screamed IT’S A HOAX while speeding off before I could get a photo.
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Tears of joy.
Now it appears
@RitchieTorres
, 32, a gay Afro Latino (1/2 Puerto Rican) Democrat will represent the Bronx in Congress, beating front runner Ruben Diaz Sr., 77, an anti gay, pro Trump Democrat who’s Puerto Rican.
Torres succeeds Puerto Rican
@RepJoseSerrano
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My graphic novel
@LaVozDeMayoTP
is for sale at The
@smithsonian
American History Museum! Big thanks to friend MD Marie for letting me know!
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Hello, editors! My current financial situation requires that I take on some freelance work. I'm looking for writing opportunities. I am happy to do Latinx stuff, but I am open to other genres and styles. Thanks for keeping me in mind.
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My first
@DCComics
work is FOCing on Sunday. While I'm proud of our work, it's bittersweet because I named a new character after my friend, Linda Haro, who recently passed away. Please ask your LCS to add the Etrigan/Batman cover by Gerardo Zaffino (0622DC124) to your pull.
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Hey, everyone. Please check out my Latinx Fantasy HELM GREYCASTLE on
@kickstarter
! Basically, it's what if Mordor had a Southside—and the Aztecs stopped the Spanish invasion with magic!
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I am honored that The Creepshow anthology was recognized for an Eisner nomination this year. Big thanks to
@JonMoisan
and
@alex_segura
for curating such a great collection of stories and letting me have a seat at the table.
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You’re not a Latinx comics creator unless you use your abuela’s bathroom rug for your Artist Alley table.
#NewProfilePic
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The one and only time Picard let Mexicans on the Enterprise.
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Support your local comic shop or book store. Read it on your phone through Apple, ComiXology, Drivethru, Hoopla, or Google Play. Libraries can literally order any comic that has an ISBN.
If you steal comics you’re a piece of trash.
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My friend
@seanparkerphoto
caught some amazing shots of the most tragic thing that could happen to this beautiful desert. 💔
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Me showing my family that I made a comic book during the holidays
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Don’t get into comics for the fame. Get into it for the debt.
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I signed a contract to write a one-shot. It's weird to go from feeling like no one wants to work with me to landing two gigs in one week.
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#HelmGreycastle
issue two has an *5E* RPG by
@geoffreygolden
with art by
@TheJenya
! Covers by
@daledeforest
&
@stjepansejic
!
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Don’t worry, open mic comedians. They said avoid events with more than 250 people in attendance. You can still do your shows.
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Facebook reminded me nine years ago today I rode the bus SAFELY thanks to the assassins creed dude.
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I dropped off potato balls from
@Portos
at the Universal
#WGAWest
picket line—and joined in solitary for fair compensation. Enough is enough, Hollywood. It’s time to come to the table and sort this mess out! ¡Si se puede!
#WGAStrike
#WGAStrong
#Huelga
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Hey
@latimes
! Consider replacing Dilbert with Gil Thorp! We tackle subjects like mass shooter drills, trans athletes, and a kid reincarnated as magical peacocks.
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AZ law enforcement having to protect poll workers from Trump supporters.
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My NCS application has been accepted. I’m very excited to stand on the shoulders of giants. I recognize that it’s rare to be in the cartooning newspaper business, so I don’t take this opportunity for granted.
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Today’s Gil Thorp has one panel of two characters speaking Spanish. You can only imagine what the comments are like…🤮
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I got to write an
@Avengers
story to encourage families in NYC to get the vaccine!
#CovidIsNotOver
Marvel and SOMOS to distribute 20,000 comics for vaccine awareness and more.
@HenryBarajas
#comics
#Avengers
@SOMOSCare
@Marvel
#Marvel
#vaccine
Get the scoop and check out the cover of Avengers: We Are Resilient by
@craigrousseau
and
@SotoColor
here:
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I hated high school. I was working 40 hours a week and sleeping in class. The only time I felt truly engaged was when my history teacher in my junior year used MAUS to discuss the Holocaust. That really inspired me to make comics.
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History has been made.
Image Comics Workers Have Officially Certified Their Groundbreaking Union
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One year at Long Beach con I was staying at the hotel next door to the convention center. It was raining cats and dogs. I see George Perez unsure where to go. I asked him if he was going to the con and if he wanted to walk with me. We strolled through the rain together. 1/2
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You don’t need an assault rifle to do that.
These two said they came out to support fair elections. Declined to give names, one of them said whether Biden or Trump wins he just wants it to be fair.
#Election2020
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It’s wild to me that walking through bar con and seeing all the group photos post a con that a majority of the comic book creators don’t care that they have zero BIPOC in their social circles and professional groups.
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I have gone from subscribing to the Arizona Daily Star, delivering the paper at 2 a.m., writing for the said paper, and now on the front page. Below the fold, but that still counts.
Check out the first GIL THORP strip in the sports section or here:
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When I was a kid I was obsessed with John Paul Leon’s Logan one-shot. Sad to hear his passing.
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We keep saying it. We keep tweeting it. But comics needs a union. My heart breaks for my friends that have kids, families, partners, and single but don’t know how the lights are going to stay on next month.
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Hey, librarians and educators. Please consider La Voz De MAYO for your summer reading recommendations. LATINX and Native kids deserve to see themselves in history, not just in cages. DM for a PDF.
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I would take a one-day festival in the sun where I’m engaging with folks that don’t have readily access to a local comic shop than waste my time at a three-day con where there are more celebs and pro wrestlers than comic book creators.
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I spent my day signing at two comic shops. I feel fortunate to have so much support from the retailer community in Los Angeles.
L.A. is the best comics town. I know them is fightin’ words, but that’s a hill I will die on.
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Please stop traveling.
LA County is reporting 17,323 new COVID cases today and 287 deaths.
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Tell your comic shop you need this.
The future of fantasy arrives this spring, courtesy of 'Helm Graycastle,' a new comic book series that takes a fresh look at the genre
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if you’re in a loving relationship please reply with your cutest couple pic i love love and want to admire yours
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Attention Comic Artists & Collaborators: You are just as important as the writer. Without you, it's just a script no one wants to read.
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There’s another level to this that people don’t consider: the publishing staff. When you’re shitty to marketing, design, legal, or anyone who helps the book across the finish line... it will follow you. There’s a lot of pros I won’t do business with because they’re jerks.
Comics writers, if you aren't using your voice to uplift and recognize everyone collaborating with you on a story, you're wasting everyone's time. No script is so precious you cannot celebrate the artists and ensure you are spotlighting their work to the audience.
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My homie
@KevinBides
had me come to
@cparadize_noho
and sign all the BATMAN Urban Legends
#18
copies! You can snag a copy on Wednesday!
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I was crushing it. Trust me. People were laughing. You can’t tell by my face, but they were.
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Use this photo of me for the Eisners slideshow when I die.
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I don’t need anymore “ride or die” friends. I need y’all to ride and live!
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My parents didn't want me to speak or read spanish growing up. ESL classes were too advance for me, so I didn't bother. this affected my relationship with my nana maria. we didn't get along. she was frustrated that I couldn't never understand her.
she passed away last night.
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Helm Greycastle will be a four-issue mini out through
@ImageComics
&
@TopCow
this April. Ask your LCS to get all four covers by
@DavidALapham
,
@beckycloonan
,
@TonyParkerArt
and Handoko &
@BryanValenza
.
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Last day for your LCS to make sure HELM GREYCASTLE Vol. 1 TPB is in your pull on release day Oct. 13th!
Preorder here:
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Next month will be a year since Helm Greycastle
#1
launched. Maybe we should do something special for the anniversary?
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Alexa...how do you sell 10K copies of your graphic novel?
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I can't believe what I'm seeing. An actual Native American author is writing/creating The Native Captain America?! I'm so glad it's
@ShiningComic
!
The Captain America of the Kickapoo Tribe is Marvel's latest addition to the Cap pantheon
@ShiningComic
@davidjcutler
@ifyoucantwell
@daleeaglesham
@TomBrevoort
@JoeQuesada
@Marvel
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Just incase you need a good cry on this fine Sunday am
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I want to add that I wouldn’t have this opportunity without Top Cow. Matt Hawkins took a chance on me five years ago. They published two of my stories, gave me a platform to increase awareness of publishing more BIPOC, and listened to my ideas.
I’m forever grateful.
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My first cousin, Cristobal Hector Barajas, tragically passed away last week. My family are unable to make ends meet let alone cover a funeral—and could use the financial assistance. Thank you for reading, donating, and sharing.
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Hello, new followers.
I believe libraries are going to save the comic book industry.
Have a good night.
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The most underrated actor that will go full SFX makeup.
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I’m not saying all reviewers do this. It’s bizarre that I’ll read a review and there’s a sentence or two for the art.
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I’m heartbroken to find out that my friend Andy has passed away. He had a huge heart, amazing record collection, and great sense of humor. Andy will be missed by many.
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I got my first DC holiday card! I can't wait to tell you why I got one in the first place!
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I’ve had a bad credit score since I was 16. I got a credit card and did a cash advance to pay the rent that month. Tough pill to swallow when you’re failing high school. For the first time in my life, my credit score is near a 700. I honestly didn’t think it was possible.
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