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David A. Rodriguez

@rodriguezwrites.bsky.social
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(He/Him) Associate Narrative Director on Diablo4 #VesselofHatred. Formerly #Destiny2 #Skylanders. Moonlight writer of comics and novels. Opinions are my own.

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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Dangaioh still looking amazing after 30 years.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
This is the most colonizer shit I've heard in a long time. The art was already here, you navel-gazing tosspots. You ain't discovered nothing.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
What else should a containment suit for a hero who had an alien mother AND a brilliant scientist father who could create a super transformative energy source but not observe standard OSHA precautions look like?
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
How I'm walking out of 2025
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
So proud of my #DiabloIV team. We have put years of our lives into building this world, and building to this moment. It is now our honor to share it with all of you. Thank you for taking this journey with us!
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
The Fryno Therapy sketch was started at Vicarious Visions by the Narrative and Cinematic team. We wanted to play with the toys we created in unexpected ways. Our experiment kicked off a whole set of these vignettes. (Including 1 never released!) This has been a #Skylanders Fact
Fryno of Skylanders Swap force points at an annoying fly as he tries to do well in anger management therapy.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
It's true. Pretty sure you're a gelfling that got swapped in at the hospital to save the clan.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Wow. What a waste of a great character so far. This card is straight trash and has more ways to make it useless than useful. Hoping for a patch that makes him cool. #MarvelSnap
Spider-Man Noir card for Marvel Snap. He is a 4/6 pile of trash.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
ME: "Hmm I'm going to play a Cerebro deck with the new cards." EVERY LOCATION:
Image of Jason Bateman say "The Fuck you are"
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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
gAI art is bad because it's stealing labor. stealing labor from art is easy because no one sees art as labor, they see it as talent. they see it as talent because it's easier to believe they have a right to hate you because they can't stand they gave up and you didn't. fuck them, pay labor.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Haven't had a birthday party in at least... 15 years? And haven't dressed up for Halloween since the Marvel vs DC party at work in 2019. This year will be different. This year, Disco is making a comeback.
I am dressed as dead Robin being cradled by friend dressed by a despondent Batman crying into the night as we recreate the Death in the Family cover.A cropped picture of the back of a Disco Nightwing Costume.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I knew I liked you for a reason.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
THEM: "What was your favorite part of Superman?" ME: "There's so many great parts." MY BRAIN: -
image of a dude, wielding another dude as a weapon to hit someone. "I'll beat a motherfucker with another motherfucker"
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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a man laying on a couch with a dog looking at his face
ALT: a man laying on a couch with a dog looking at his face
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Even before his current vocalizations, he was absolutely the worst Superman. Behind Broadway Superman.
A grid of the cinematic supermans that reads "Thank you for being (NOT YOU over Dean Cain's face) a great superman.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
This some bullshit.
A "discard" deck in Marvel Snap that suddenly has Magic, Wong and Luke Cage? (To counter every card in the deck I'm playing.)
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Me watching all the backpedaling and rationalizing happening on a different part of the internet. Of course they were all paid shills, sweetie. They just chose not to pay them for those other movies. It totally makes sense. Worldview remains intact! #Superman2025
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a close up of a man in a superman costume looking down
ALT: a close up of a man in a superman costume looking down
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Nothing like watching the #MarvelSnap Bot "thinking" on turn 6, trying every possible card combination, before throwing the single card that can immediately turn the tide by playing the Arnim Zola that had no business in the deck. Then loading into Monster Island to screw your Cerebro. *sigh*
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
@kellyarekayyeo.com OMG I SAW YOU OUTSIDE THE MATRIX. That was cool. =) Sorry everything was so rushed.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Hello! First of all, thank you so much. I loved working on Skylanders and I'm so glad it meant something to you. As far as Tessa goes, we never gave anyone a specific age. But in my mind she a little younger than Flynn and Cali, possibly the same age as Mags. A "young adult".
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
This is so vile I don’t want to alt text it. Just know Dark Owl Publishing is run by someone who is extremely racist and talks about hitting protesters with cars.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
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thor says " because that 's what heroes do " in a movie scene
ALT: thor says " because that 's what heroes do " in a movie scene
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Usually favorites which are the Classic Comic Covers or as many Dan Hipps as I have for that deck. But also trying to do as many Inked with Cosmic as I can. (I love my Shang Chi with the red, or the inked Jim Lee Cap with Blue. Very cool visuals)
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Ben Shapiro getting all upset at the parade coverage as though he isn't used to taking part in activities where no one comes
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Oops. Sending love out the hometown. 💥💥💥
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two men are standing next to each other on a stage and one of them is holding a sword .
Alt: two men are standing next to each other on a stage and one of them is holding a sword . (HAMILTON: We get the job done)
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 *BREEEEATHES* 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Starting with describing a computer database filled with stolen/unauthorized images as an "artistic tool" immediately devalues whatever argument you're trying to make. No such thing as a GenAI "tool" It's a Zoltar machine spitting out counterfeit images to people who wish to pretend to be artists.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
MARVELSNAP: "We pre-craft all of these decks and do not adjust them based on the game or cards we are facing. ALSO MARVEL SNAP: "What... this is a totally normal set of cards to be together."
A board shows an egregiously ridiculous deck with Sunspot, Sif, Professor X and Wave.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Best writing advice I've seen in a while. Gonna share this with my team on Monday.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
If you see this, post a sword 🗡️ Anniversary reward from my tenure at Blizzard entertainment.
Me holding the anniversary sword from Warcraft from Blizzard.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Finished the first pass of blocking out BattleMex #3. Which is great! Now I have to cut 3-5 pages. (Which is fooey for me, great for Stefano) But here is one of our new stickers too.
Top down view of "The Omen" the owl themed jet of Team BattleMex. It has two viewports that act as eyes and the gems are reflected in a pattern on the "head".
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Fuck yeah, Alan Davis.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Show us your writing process in a GIF
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a man wearing a hat that says wayne on it is making a funny face .
Alt: a man wearing a hat that says wayne on it is making a funny face and saying "Wait a minute!... no"
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Wait a second... I WROTE that Goblins one! I didn't know we worked together. :)
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
"All those things I can do. All those powers. And I couldn't even save him." Superman isn't Superman because he's the strongest. Him knowing he is so powerful AND also knowing that he can't save everyone while, not letting that break him is why. I don't know that we've ever needed a movie more.
Clark Kent in the 1978 movie speaks to Ma Kent in the cornfields of Kansas after his father died of a heart attack.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
"I wasn't representing anybody except for me... and doing good." Saying Superman is hard to write because he's so powerful frames every conflict around power levels and metrics. But the magic of this character was outlined quite clearly in 1978.
Superman is helped out of a crater by an onlooker. Superman looks to the sky.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I'm glad people are catching on... but honestly, a lot of us knew this already. They are just admitting it now.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Back in the 80's this was referred to in Chicago as "Winnin Ugly"
An old school Chicago White Sox log made up to look like the Pope and reading "Pope Chicago"
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
I have a 786 day streak on #Duolingo and I didn't hesitate to delete my account over this shit. I can't do a lot to fight this, but I won't throw my money at them.
This is Duo asking why I canceled my subscription and this is me telling them how they are fucking garbage for firing all their people and replacing them with AI. I had a 786 day streak and I canceled my account over this.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Excited for my first appearance at Jetpack Comics in New Hampshire for #FCBD! I hear there is a Diablo IV comic available too. 😈
A silly headshot of me wearing a Lilith Shirt against a backdrop of some of my work including Diablo IV, IDW First Strike, Destiny 2, Skylanders and the date and location of Free Comic Book Day in Rochester New Hampshire.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The message that plays in my head whenever I see more generated bullshit and people defending it. This is literally someone in a cave, doing this shit from memory, 30,000 years ago... making you look sad and weak. Weak.
An ancient bear cave painting with amazing line weight, details and proportions posted originally on alpinelake.Obadiah Stane yelling how Tony Stark was able to build the arc reactor in a cave with a box of scraps.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Thank you for this great recommendation, @425suzanne.bsky.social! Much appreciated.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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a close up of a cartoon character with purple hair and ears making a funny face .
ALT: a close up of a cartoon character with purple hair and ears making a funny face .
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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a woman in a denim jacket stands in front of a stove and says i appreciate you
ALT: a woman in a denim jacket stands in front of a stove and says i appreciate you
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
They don't like saying the part where it's totally okay depending on which section of the crayon box the "criminals" came from.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
So cool! Thank you for stopping by and picking up a box! Much appreciated.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 This is so cool!
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
If the reason for not having an auto-mute in #MarvelSnap was really about player "communication" there would be a preponderance of communication emotes like the fist bump. Rather than monetizing different ways to be a douche.
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David A. Rodriguez @rodriguezwrites.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
"Bad news Chris... you will not be playing the part of 'handsome officer'.
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