Day One of The Tweet Off – our March Madness bracket to decide who the best comic tweeter is – was a resounding success, and our match-ups led to some hotly contested battles. Each day, we’ll reveal who won the previous day’s match-ups, with the winner being the person who took two of three votes from our panel of judges: you, the people, Matt Meylikhov (MC EIC) and David Harper (MC Associate Editor and resident tweeter). Matt and David will be sharing their thoughts in 140 characters or less, as they should.
Let’s get to the Day One results, shall we?
(1) Neil Gaiman (@NeilHimself) vs. (8) Jamie S. Rich (@JamieESRich)
The Popular Vote:
Matt Meylikhov: Gaiman is an influential guy and a great tweeter, but I’ve gotta say, Jamie Rich posts about Criterion movies. I love Criterion movies. FTW!
Matt’s Vote: Rich
David Harper: Neil Gaiman is an inspiration and a cool as hell guy, but I feel like I could drink a beer with Rich. That has to win, right?
David’s Vote: Rich
The Winner: By a vote of 3-0, it’s Jamie S. Rich!
(2) Scott Snyder (@SSnyder1835) vs. (7) John Layman (@TheMightyLayman)
The Popular Vote:
Matt Meylikhov: This is an incredibly tough one, but Layman tweeted about being able to watch the Mad Men and Game of Thrones premieres. Uncool, Layman!
Matt’s Vote: Snyder
David Harper: As Matt said, this is an incredibly tough one, but Snyder’s enthusiasm and rah rah spirit wins out. Sorry John!
David’s Vote: Snyder
The Winner: By a vote of 3-0, it’s Scott Snyder!
(3) Kieron Gillen (@KieronGillen) vs. (6) Faith Erin Hicks (@FaithErinHicks)
The Popular Vote:
Matt Meylikhov: Gillen tweets about a lot that’s relevant to my interests, but I’m going to to go with Hicks if only for her opinions on X-Files slash fic.
Matt’s Vote: Hicks
David Harper: It was a complete toss up, but Kieron told us to vote for Faith. Thus, the tiebreaker.
David’s Vote: Hicks
The Winner: By a vote of 2-1, it’s Faith Erin Hicks!
(4) Hope Larson (@HopeLarson) vs. (5) Ron Marz (@RonMarz)
The Popular Vote:
Matt Meylikhov: My initial gut instinct was to go with Larson, but upon review Marz’s interactions with fans, positive and negative, earned my vote here.
Matt’s Vote: Marz
David Harper: You have to respect completely unabashed honesty, and while I enjoy Larson, Marz sometimes amazes me with what he says.
David’s Vote: Marz
The Winner: By a vote of 3-0, it’s Ron Marz!
