2023-4 Eisner Award nominated journalist @Forbes & @ICv2; consultant & strategist; author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture; Faculty UW @commlead
“We truly are the publishers of the world’s greatest cartoonists,” he notes. “Not all of them, but most of them.”
Gary Groth spoke to @robsalk about Fantagraphics' 50th anniversary--read the full piece at @PublishersWkly! ow.ly/v5TW50Z4oKl
Hey @HiltonHotels as a Gold member, I’d love to be able to donate unused food and drink credit at the end of each day as gratuity for staff. Possible to make this an option on the program?
What happens when comics and the screen collide? 🎬 Lights, Camera…Comix! at #SDCC2025 dives into storytelling across film, TV, and comics.
Moderated by @robsalk
Hey @roku please stop pushing out so many updates. Your product is fine and all I want from my TV is for it to go on when I power up, not wait for an OS refresh. Once every 6-8 months is plenty.
f you collect or invest in vintage comics, the market is sending very mixed signals about future trends following the sharp post-COVID drop. My latest at @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/columns/vi…
I finally rip the lid off the Big Lie of Comics. From Superman serials to The Mask to Dockwalloper and how 30 Days of Night changed comics publishing forever…and why you should always get a reversion clause.
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Today on @icv2, I wrote about the potential impact of the new Trump administration policies on tariffs, deregulation and censorship on the comics business. Again, please come see me where the skies are blue. icv2.com/articles/columns/vi…
As the song goes, the Bluest Skies I've Ever Seen are In Seattle. Please feel free to follow me there, robsalk.bsky.social. I can't completely abandon this cesspool but I'm definitely going to be doing most of my socializing there.
Writer/artist Dave Chisholm @chisholmdave , who's won praise and awards for his jazz-oriented graphic novels, turns to new stories and genres for his latest projects for @MadCaveStudios and @OniPress - story today at @ForbesEntforbes.com/sites/robsalkowit…
Bad news! Comic sales fell in 2023. Good news! It wasn't worse, and trends are pointing upward in 2024. News and analysis at @ForbesEnt , thx @ICV2forbes.com/sites/robsalkowit…
I talked to Adam "Atom!" Freeman of @PranaDMS about the new "fan enthusiasm" metric the company is developing to help bring some transparency to retail comic sales, today on @ICV2icv2.com/articles/columns/vi…