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By Allison Eckel

I have been crippled by the Internet.

I am now three (ok, four) days late on my post because every time I sit down to write, I first have to check Twitter. After reading countless posts by writers, comedians, politicians, bloggers, and friends, I usually get a new topic idea, set to research it, and run out of time for the day.

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #104, Sept./Oct. 1970

Case in point: Over the weekend I started following a story about Lois Lane. A fan in England started an online campaign to get Lois her own comic series. The trending topic #LoisLaneSeries turned into a big deal (although many of the participants appeared to be sequential accounts of the same three people). They contacted comics writers and asked for re-tweets and many actually gave positive comments as well.

Great, I thought: I will write a blog post about the great, unsinkable Lois Lane, about her history in comics and other media, and what her own title today might look like. Of course, I will also speculate on the effectiveness of a grass-roots Twitter campaign on the engine that is DC Comics Editorial.

As I sat down to write this awesome Lois Lane blog post, I first checked Twitter. Newsarama beat me to it. Theirs is the article I wanted to write. I guess that will teach me to play with my kids all afternoon instead of writing, right?

Here's another lesson learned by this: The comics creators are more approachable today than ever before. Most of them are on Twitter, so you don't have to communicate through the letters column anymore. Oh, right: There is no letters column anymore.

So, bookmark this page and fire up your Twitter account. Here is a smattering of comics creatives who are currently active in social media. And there are more, so feel free to post a few others in the comments section.

Knight and Squire #3, Dec. 2010

Brian M. Bendis (writer, Avengers)

Paul Cornell (writer, Knight & Squire)

Sterling Gates (writer, Supergirl)

Phil Hester (artist, Green Hornet)

Geoff Johns (DC Comics Chief Creative Officer, writer Brightest Day)

Ron Marz (writer, Velocity)

Bryan Q. Miller (writer, Batgirl)

Chris Samnee (artist, Thor: The Mighty Avenger)

Gail Simone (writer, Secret Six)

Paul Cornell also has a blog on which he is running a contest. The prize: an entire box of comp issues from DC Comics (122 monthlies plus a handful of trade paperbacks and other goodies). To enter, visit this page of his blog and attempt to answer the really challenging trivia questions. Example: 6: In what way are 'Wonder Woman', Metallo and Roger Penrose the same person?

His contest deadline is December 22, so hurry!

In the meantime, send notes of encouragement to your favorite comics industry creatives.