The cover to Worst Man. A handsome, skinny white guy with red hair, wearing a red suit, black shirt and orange tie is front and centre, toasting the camera. He's clearly been caught by a burly guy with olive skin and black curly hair, who's wearing a purple suit jacket, white shirt and purple tie. The burly guy is sat in a gigantic wedding cake, with the implication being he fell backwards into it catching the skinny guy. As a result the cake is collapsing around them, but the skinny guy's foot is holding up the cake topper, which is cartoony representations of a bride and groom.

A comic page, with 5 panels. 4 panels are arranged in a stack down the left side, the fifth is a splash panel. Banner at top of page: Saturday. Wedding in T-00h59m PANEL 1: A close-in profile shot of a handsome, red-headed guy; he has a black eye and a thin trickle of blood running from his nose. He’s looking up, and mildly grinning. GUY: I hate to be a bother, I do, but there’s an itch on my nose. GUY: Hardly the end of the world, but would you mind? PANEL 2: A close shot behind the guy; we can see his hands, handcuffed behind the steel folding chair he’s sat on. GUY: I’d do something about it myself, but my hands appear to be caught on something. INTERROGATOR (OFF-PANEL): Is playing games something you really want to be doing right now? PANEL 3: The guy is cheekily flirting with the interrogator, who’s walking behind him. GUY: You’re the one who put me in handcuffs… INTERROGATOR: Come on, man… PANEL 4: The guy is rolling his eyes. GUY: Fine. What do you want to know? SPLASH PANEL: Looking over the interrogator’s shoulder, as the guy is looking up at him, with a cheeky grin. INTERROGATOR: What exactly have you been doing here? And why the fuck are you doing it? GUY: Oh, you actually want my story? Colour me surprised.

A comic page of 8 panels. PANEL 1: a photograph of a group of people disembarking a fancy boat onto a jetty. GUY (CAPTION): I was contracted to work this wedding, which let me tell you is stressful at short notice. INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Contracted? INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Who the hell contracted you? INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): What is it you even do?! PANEL 2: A cut-out panel of the guy one arm draped over the back of his chair, the other hand gesturing. He’s grinning charmingly. GUY: I’m the Worst Man. INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): …the what? INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): And how did you get free? PANEL 3: The guy is flashing a grin and showing his hands in a shrug. GUY: Oh, come on, I talk with my hands. PANEL 4: The guy is holding his hand in a “so-so” gesture. GUY: Ok, so. GUY: Sometimes there’s a couple that are settling, right? PANEL 5: The guy is pulling a “yikes” expression. GUY: They’ve convinced they’re happy, they’re forever happy. PANEL 6: The guy is looking serious. GUY: A friend or family member knows they aren’t, but doesn’t want the social fallout of pointing it out. PANEL 7: The guy is lazily gesturing to himself. GUY: So they hire me to reveal the truth in a more subtle way, before they get married. PANEL 8: The guy is looking up. INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): So why are you involved here? GUY: In this case, the story goes back a while.

A comic page with 4 panels. PANEL 1: A sprawled dossier showing research on a couple; a cis woman and a trans woman. GUY (CAPTION): Several years ago I was contracted to work on Galatea Telford and Merritt McElligott— INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): That’s the bride’s sister, not the bride. GUY (CAPTION): Uh, yeah. What’s your point? INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): So she’s not who I’m asking about. GUY (CAPTION): Patience. This is background. PANEL 2: A shot of the guy talking to Merritt and Galatea around a school teacher’s desk, planning some sort of schedule. GUY (CAPTION): So I got a temp job at the school where Merritt and Galatea work. PANEL 3: A shot of the three of them in a bar, with some other people. All of them are laughing except the guy, who’s a little more detached. GUY (CAPTION): Even met some of their friends. PANEL 4: A shot of Merritt and Galatea back at the teacher’s desk, flirting. The guy is looking in through the door, a small, sad smile. GUY (CAPTION): But what I was coming to learn was— INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Enough. I’m dying of old age here.

Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Ted, of Brandt&Stein, and the two of us make comics! Our next book, the #WorstManOGN, is available for preorder!

An illustration in the style of a Polaroid photo, with a textured paper-esque border. On the border at the bottom is written the subject’s name, Rad. The picture itself is a skinny, handsome white guy with very voluminous red hair, wearing a hotel uniform. He’s turning away from the camera, but doing finger guns at it. Behind him is a blurry interior of a bar.

Been working on some #WorstManOGN marketing materials this weekend

Comic Book Club Bonus: Brandt&Stein

The sun is shining, and there’s no better day to listen to @brandtandstein.com on @comicbookclub.bsky.social breaking down the production of my favourite books (and about to be yours too) #WorstManOGN ♥️♥️♥️

open.spotify.com/episode/4mxC...

The cover to Worst Man. A handsome, skinny white guy with red hair, wearing a red suit, black shirt and orange tie is front and centre, toasting the camera. He's clearly been caught by a burly guy with olive skin and black curly hair, who's wearing a purple suit jacket, white shirt and purple tie. The burly guy is sat in a gigantic wedding cake, with the implication being he fell backwards into it catching the skinny guy. As a result the cake is collapsing around them, but the skinny guy's foot is holding up the cake topper, which is cartoony representations of a bride and groom.

A comic page, with 5 panels. 4 panels are arranged in a stack down the left side, the fifth is a splash panel. Banner at top of page: Saturday. Wedding in T-00h59m PANEL 1: A close-in profile shot of a handsome, red-headed guy; he has a black eye and a thin trickle of blood running from his nose. He’s looking up, and mildly grinning. GUY: I hate to be a bother, I do, but there’s an itch on my nose. GUY: Hardly the end of the world, but would you mind? PANEL 2: A close shot behind the guy; we can see his hands, handcuffed behind the steel folding chair he’s sat on. GUY: I’d do something about it myself, but my hands appear to be caught on something. INTERROGATOR (OFF-PANEL): Is playing games something you really want to be doing right now? PANEL 3: The guy is cheekily flirting with the interrogator, who’s walking behind him. GUY: You’re the one who put me in handcuffs… INTERROGATOR: Come on, man… PANEL 4: The guy is rolling his eyes. GUY: Fine. What do you want to know? SPLASH PANEL: Looking over the interrogator’s shoulder, as the guy is looking up at him, with a cheeky grin. INTERROGATOR: What exactly have you been doing here? And why the fuck are you doing it? GUY: Oh, you actually want my story? Colour me surprised.

A comic page of 8 panels. PANEL 1: a photograph of a group of people disembarking a fancy boat onto a jetty. GUY (CAPTION): I was contracted to work this wedding, which let me tell you is stressful at short notice. INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Contracted? INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Who the hell contracted you? INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): What is it you even do?! PANEL 2: A cut-out panel of the guy one arm draped over the back of his chair, the other hand gesturing. He’s grinning charmingly. GUY: I’m the Worst Man. INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): …the what? INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): And how did you get free? PANEL 3: The guy is flashing a grin and showing his hands in a shrug. GUY: Oh, come on, I talk with my hands. PANEL 4: The guy is holding his hand in a “so-so” gesture. GUY: Ok, so. GUY: Sometimes there’s a couple that are settling, right? PANEL 5: The guy is pulling a “yikes” expression. GUY: They’ve convinced they’re happy, they’re forever happy. PANEL 6: The guy is looking serious. GUY: A friend or family member knows they aren’t, but doesn’t want the social fallout of pointing it out. PANEL 7: The guy is lazily gesturing to himself. GUY: So they hire me to reveal the truth in a more subtle way, before they get married. PANEL 8: The guy is looking up. INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): So why are you involved here? GUY: In this case, the story goes back a while.

A comic page with 4 panels. PANEL 1: A sprawled dossier showing research on a couple; a cis woman and a trans woman. GUY (CAPTION): Several years ago I was contracted to work on Galatea Telford and Merritt McElligott— INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): That’s the bride’s sister, not the bride. GUY (CAPTION): Uh, yeah. What’s your point? INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): So she’s not who I’m asking about. GUY (CAPTION): Patience. This is background. PANEL 2: A shot of the guy talking to Merritt and Galatea around a school teacher’s desk, planning some sort of schedule. GUY (CAPTION): So I got a temp job at the school where Merritt and Galatea work. PANEL 3: A shot of the three of them in a bar, with some other people. All of them are laughing except the guy, who’s a little more detached. GUY (CAPTION): Even met some of their friends. PANEL 4: A shot of Merritt and Galatea back at the teacher’s desk, flirting. The guy is looking in through the door, a small, sad smile. GUY (CAPTION): But what I was coming to learn was— INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Enough. I’m dying of old age here.

Hey bsky! If you didn’t know already, we’re making a romcom! A heated, queer romcom set at a wedding! If you like romance, comedy, heists, hating billionaires or ridiculous farces, you should check out #WorstManOGN!

Written/drawn by us, logo and lettering by the incredible @gofrankgo.bsky.social!

B&N’s graphic, featuring the Worst Man cover and test saying it’s 25% off

Hey American chums! This week Barnes and Noble is offering 25% off #WorstManOGN preorders!

If you like queer romance, comedy, mockery of the rich, or heists, please consider buying yourself a treat!

(If you don’t know about it yet, click the hashtag!)

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/worst-man-...

A screenshot of Pombon, a Pomeranian-based starter Pokémon. He looks very cheery, such a good boy

A crop of a comics panel of Templeton, a little shit of a Pomeranian, being extremely grumpily held up by someone

It’s extremely funny to me that one of the new starter Pokémon is like a non-evil version of Templeton #WorstManOGN

Hey bsky! It’s been a little while since I plugged this, so you probably haven’t seen it. Not only are we making a romcom that is witty, fast-paced, queer and anti-billionaire, but you can read the first 10 pages at the link below! #WorstManOGN

Forgot to tag this with #WorstManOGN because I’m good at social media

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 first 10 pages in the link, check the hashtag #WorstManOGN for a bunch of WIP stuff, and maybe give it a preorder?

#WorstManOGN PREVIEW KLAXON!

The lovely folks at Proud Geek have the first 10 pages of our book, the ones that made up the pitch. Hopefully it’ll sell you like it sold our publisher!

Having a quiet moment looking at the original pitch pages for #WorstManOGN versus the final pages as they'll be printed... and holy shit man, @brandtandstein.com just can't stop getting better and better

A cropped photo of a comics panel, showing a woman wearing a suit shrugging in an incredibly tense way as she panics about her current situation

Acting is the bestest, most funnest part of making comics, bar none #WorstManOGN

A comic cover. A cheeky, skinny man with red hair and a red suit is toasting the camera as he's sat flamboyantly in the lap of a burly guy with curly black hair, who's glaring at the first guy. They're sat in a giant wedding cake, collapsing it. The redhead is using his foot to hold up the cake topper, a stylised image of the bride and groom. Sticking into the cake is a giant wedding invite with the title, "Worst Man". In the foreground, falling like confetti, are dove feathers.

A five panel comics page, with four of the panels arranged vertically along the left hand side, over a splash panel. No lettering, as it's just a preview. Panel 1: a profile shot of a handsome guy's face. His head is angled down but he's looking up, grinning a little. His red hair is flopping over, he has a black eye, and a trickle of blood is running down from his nose. Panel 2: a shot from behind, showing off the guy's hands in handcuffs as he's sat in a steel folding chair. Panel three: the guy's got a teasing expression on as his interrogator, a large burly guy, walks behind him. We can't see the interrogator's face. Panel four: the guy's rolling his eyes. Splash panel: over the shoulder of the burly interrogator, looking down at the handsome guy. He's looking up at the interrogator, confidently smiling as he talks.

A comics panel. A skinny red-headed guy with a nose bleed, wearing a hotel uniform, is looking at the camera and shrugging a bit

Two panels of a comic. Both are set in a large, spacious hotel lobby, behind the reception desk and looking out towards the grand front door. Panel 1: a burly guy wearing a vest, pyjama bottoms and a belt with a gun and phone on it is gesturing a little awkwardly, looking embarrassed. A skinny guy wearing hotel uniform is looking a little embarrassed and shy. Panel 2: the skinny guy is now looking overwhelmed and supremely embarrassed. The burly guy is stiffly walking in a huge panic off the side of the panel.

Hey, it’s #PortfolioDay! I’m Ted, of Ted & Ro, and together we make comics!

Currently working on the #WorstManOGN, a smart, fast, gay crime romcom set at a wedding, lettered by @gofrankgo.bsky.social, edited by @phoebehedges.bsky.social and published by @comicstitan.bsky.social!

So proud to see #WorstManOGN in this list!!! ❤️🖤

A photograph of 4 11x17 inch art folders stacked on top of each other on a desk, all filled. Behind them, out of focus, is a bookshelf filled with graphic novels

Same subject matter as the last one, but a slightly different angle to show the height and width of the folders as well as the depth

It’s sort of dull, but this is what 188 pages of #WorstManOGN look like

A photo of a comics panel, about the height of my thumb. In it a burly man wearing a shirt and smart pants is walking away from the camera through an arched doorway, into a bar area.

Favourite panel of #WorstManOGN that I inked yesterday still looks pretty tasty tbh

A photo of an inked comics panel. A white woman with angular features, wearing a suit and an ascot, is biting her lip and pulling an annoyed face

You know what, same, Merritt. Same. #WorstManOGN

EXCLUSIVE Titan Comics SCOOP: ‘Worst Man’ by Brandt&Stein Welcome to Paradise, prepare for trouble.

#WorstManOGN COVER TIME

A photo of a WIP comics panel. The focus is a muscled woman in gym clothes looking shocked by something not in this crop, her body language rigid and her eyes huge. My thumb is there for scale, showing she isn’t even as big on the paper as two of its phalanges.

When doing Really Tiny figures, making the body language and expression clear is CRUCIAL. Otherwise what’s the point in having them there? #WorstManOGN

A photo of an inked comic panel. A skinny guy wearing a hotel uniform is barrelling out of a hotel room, using the door frame to pivot without losing speed. It’s almost balletic.

Tfw you absolutely MUST exit the social situation before you do something terrible #WorstManOGN

A cropped photo of an inked comic panel, with my thumb there for scale. The focus is a beefy guy angrily looking over his shoulder as he carries something hidden by the crop. His head is roughly the same size as my thumbnail

Favourite Tiny Face of the day #WorstManOGN

Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Ted, one half of Brandt&Stein. We make comics, very good ones. Currently making the #WorstManOGN, you should check it out.

We’re not looking for work (thanks to aforementioned OGN) but are delighted to meet you anyway!

A photo of a panel of comics inks. We’re slightly looking up at a guy with floppy hair who’s recoiling in mild disgust

Acting in comics really is the good shit #WorstManOGN

Forgot to tag these with #WorstManOGN, because I’m a comics creator not a social media manager

Artists! Post your hot men art! 🔥

Trotting out our boy again because more people need to be aware of him #WorstManOGN

A photograph of WIP inks of a comic panel. It’s in some sort of storage area, and the focus of the panel is a skinny white twink-y guy who’s turning around and yelling in extreme exasperation

When you have that Thursday feeling…

#WorstManOGN

a blurry picture of a person standing in front of a refrigerator and oven . ALT: a blurry picture of a person standing in front of a refrigerator and oven .

opening up #worstmanOGN pages to read this morning from @brandtandstein.com as a little treat and seeing page 130 and....

(listen I am a professional editor but I am also squeeing and kicking my feet at my desk like a teenage girl, two things can be true)

We’re making the #WorstManOGN, a gay romcom about deception, farce, and how billionaires are controlling weirdos. Starring these idiots!

Coming next summer from @comicstitan.bsky.social!

A photo of WIP inks for a comics panel. A man is slamming a door, and exaggeratedly yelling with the non-door hand on his head in exasperation. The whole thing is smaller than my thumb.

I love inking Tiny Figures #WorstManOGN

Two panels of comics inks, uncoloured. Both are set in a large, spacious hotel lobby, behind the reception desk and looking out towards the grand front door. Panel 1: a burly guy wearing a vest, pyjama bottoms and a belt with a gun and phone on it is gesturing a little awkwardly, looking embarrassed. A skinny guy wearing hotel uniform is looking a little embarrassed and shy. Panel 2: the skinny guy is now looking overwhelmed and supremely embarrassed. The burly guy is stiffly walking in a huge panic off the side of the panel.

Tfw you’re really good at interacting, socially #WorstManOGN