We are sensitive that there are bad actors that want to detract from Rippaverse and Mr. July. And we will be more vigilant in the future. The statements made regarding the Rippaverse character ISOM and any future publications were made in error and not authorized by the governing board of our ministry. We hold Rippaverse and Mr. July in the highest regard and wish them well in all of their future endeavors."
The wider context of this tweet is that Eric July, a black comic book creator and associate of Friday Night Tights, made a new independent comic books series titled "ISOM" with a black superhero character similarly named Isom.
July apparently named the character after a great grandfather family member or such.
Cue Dick Masterson, Nick Rekieta orbiter at the time and failed podcaster and LA comic. Dick's own podcast co-host, Vito Gesualdi (aka Vito the Pedo) has a fledgling and chronically delayed proposed independent comic of his own.
Eric July crowdfunds Issue #1, breaks a million in pre-order sales. Establishes his own distribution network for his work with a warehouse and employees in Texas.
Dick, jealous of Eric July's success compared to his MAP cohost's failed similar effort, starts going on the Lawtube/FNT/Comicsgate podcast circuit lying on air that he's read the comics and they are dogshit.
This creates some drama between Eric July/FNT supporters and Dick Masterson trolls.
This eventually leads to Dick Masterson himself writing to Christian organization with a similar ISOM acronym and informing them about possible trademark infringement on behalf of July's new comic.
This draws July and the Christian charity into legal proceedings about a potential trademark dispute.
Pre-cocaine bust Nick Rekieta gets involved by hosting Eric July on his own show (and being weasel, supporting Dick's spurious claims about trademark infringement and possible charity fraud). Balldo then later has a 7 hour solo drunk stream essentially calling July a "nigger" repeatedly after seething about a response vid from July calling out Masterson and Rekieta as being bad faith and calling Nick a "nonpractising lawyer".
The gayops escalate. A Dick employee called Riley drives to Texas to put stickers on the windows of July's warehouse. July or his fans imply they have the right under Texas law to shoot Riley & co. if they trepass on to his property again. Rekieta guards for Dick and his minions, providing sweeping legal commentary for why they were justified.
Another Dick fan/minion then takes a photo allegedly pissing on the grave of July's slave great, great grandfather in the deep South.
July eventually washes his hands of the whole matter, cuts off the Dick and Nick types and refuses to address things further.
July and the Christian org's lawyers reach an amicable settlement without requiring going to court over the parameters of each party's use of the ISOM trademark in different domains.
The wider context of this tweet is that Eric July, a black comic book creator and associate of Friday Night Tights, made a new independent comic books series titled "ISOM" with a black superhero character similarly named Isom.
July apparently named the character after a great grandfather family member or such.
Cue Dick Masterson, Nick Rekieta orbiter at the time and failed podcaster and LA comic. Dick's own podcast co-host, Vito Gesualdi (aka Vito the Pedo) has a fledgling and chronically delayed proposed independent comic of his own.
Eric July crowdfunds Issue #1, breaks a million in pre-order sales. Establishes his own distribution network for his work with a warehouse and employees in Texas.
Dick, jealous of Eric July's success compared to his MAP cohost's failed similar effort, starts going on the Lawtube/FNT/Comicsgate podcast circuit lying on air that he's read the comics and they are dogshit.
This creates some drama between Eric July/FNT supporters and Dick Masterson trolls.
This eventually leads to Dick Masterson himself writing to Christian organization with a similar ISOM acronym and informing them about possible trademark infringement on behalf of July's new comic.
This draws July and the Christian charity into legal proceedings about a potential trademark dispute.
Pre-cocaine bust Nick Rekieta gets involved by hosting Eric July on his own show (and being weasel, supporting Dick's spurious claims about trademark infringement and possible charity fraud). Balldo then later has a 7 hour solo drunk stream essentially calling July a "nigger" repeatedly after seething about a response vid from July calling out Masterson and Rekieta as being bad faith and calling Nick a "nonpractising lawyer".
The gayops escalate. A Dick employee called Riley drives to Texas to put stickers on the windows of July's warehouse. July or his fans imply they have the right under Texas law to shoot Riley & co. if they trepass on to his property again. Rekieta guards for Dick and his minions, providing sweeping legal commentary for why they were justified.
Another Dick fan/minion then takes a photo allegedly pissing on the grave of July's slave great, great grandfather in the deep South.
July eventually washes his hands of the whole matter, cuts off the Dick and Nick types and refuses to address things further.
July and the Christian org's lawyers reach an amicable settlement without requiring going to court over the parameters of each party's use of the ISOM trademark in different domains.