I write comics and games. Comics: Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW), ENDLESS FANTASIA, The Black Mage // Games: Guild Wars 2 and 3 // He/Him // Opinions are my own.
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✪ daniel barnes ✪ retweeted
This sort of thing is absolutely unacceptable. When a convention prioritizes its own reputation over the safety of its attendees, things need to change.
There’s several reasons that I no longer attend Sonic Expo personally, but first and foremost a convention needs to put the safety and wellbeing of its con-goers and guests above all else. If it can’t do so for fear of reputational harm or conflicts of interest with staff, that convention has no right to exist.
Last year I was also SA’ed at Sonic Expo.
Back in 2025 at expo ATL, I was assaulted by a fan in an elevator. When I brought this to staff and they were able to identify who it was, they assured that action would be taken IMMEDIATELY and that “I wouldn’t see them again”. This person was still at the event the next day. What happened to me was downplayed by staff to creators as a rumor with incorrect information. This year, the same person who assaulted me was attending the convention again, and went to my friends asking very personal questions about me. The fact that this pattern of negligence has continued is beyond heartbreaking, I hope my story can encourage others to speak up about their experiences and know that they’re not alone.
✪ daniel barnes ✪ retweeted
gotta do one for my other ENDLESS FANTASIA co-star too!
For Jill, I'm really drawing from Wednesday Addams, Raven, and Seiichirō Kitano from Angel Densetsu... a reserved and morbid young woman who gives off a very creepy and ominous aura, but she's actually very kindhearted
✪ daniel barnes ✪ retweeted
Although my personal experiences with Sonic Expo staff and attendees were nothing but positive, I'm deeply saddened to learn that so many others' were not.
Bodily autonomy should never be violated and this NEEDS to be a safe space for people of all ages. Something has to change.
✪ daniel barnes ✪ retweeted
Had to work today which sucks but I was able to get my bf to have @Danny8bit to sign my chaotic issue! THANK YOU!!! I'm so hyped for issue 94
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danny just using increasingly incomprehensible reaction images from our discord chats until eventually he's just straight up posting this
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I was gonna go to bed at 9:30pm then @Danny8bit showed up at my front door like the dude outside the window in I’m On Observation Duty 4
✪ daniel barnes ✪ retweeted
I do not like you, Sam-I-am.
You will not have my fucking RAM.
✪ daniel barnes ✪ retweeted
following up on this:
Jack Flash from ENDLESS FANTASIA is meant to really evoke OVA Sonic and Kuwabara from Yu Yu Hakusho... a flawed delinquent who's easy to ragebait and kinda stupid, but he's earnest and passionate and has a heart of gold
✪ daniel barnes ✪ retweeted
to me, the OVA Sonic is *the* Sonic.
he's what I measure all other Sonics against.
