There's been a barrage of shots fired in the red hot digital comics space lately, including this exclusive BREAKING NEWS that @idwpublishing.com is distributing through @dstlry.bsky.social 's @neonichiban.bsky.social platform. My thoughts on where it's going today @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/new...

Tough times in the art market? HAH! Conan the Barbarian laughs at your decadent "art market trends" as Frazetta masterpiece hammers for eight figures in recent Heritage auction, thx @liamsharp.bsky.social @frazettagirls.bsky.social story on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Disney must be frantically rewriting the plot of the new Avengers movie to make clear that Doctor Doom, the murderous dictator who rules with an iron fist, is actually the good guy, while the wisecracking Avengers are completely out of line for challenging his authority.

Turns out last month's Disney/Webtoon announcement was just the warmup for a major new partnership announced between the two companies to build a new digital comics platform. Details at @forbes #Webtoon #Marvel #comics www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Fan Conventions are toughening up their policies on the sale of AI-derived artwork on the show floors as exhibitor at Dragon Con was evicted by police. Story at @forbes, thx @josevillarrubia.bsky.social and @monkeyminion.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins as the hotel clerk in Mystery Train. Also Nick Cave performing in Wings of Desire.

The organizers of Seattle's #Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival taking place Labor Day weekend have bigger ambitions than just putting great music on stage. How the festival is growing with the addition of a year-round art space and more, today on @forbes.com #Seattle www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

A behind-the-scenes look at Marvel's new animated Black Panther spinoff 'Eyes of Wakanda' with writer @marcbernardin.bsky.social today on @forbes.com #Wakandaforever #MCU #Marvel #Blackpanther www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Glorious artwork by David Finch highlights the new @robertkirkman.bsky.social series SKINBREAKER from @skybound. Kirkman and Finch on the title's long, long journey to the comic book shop, today on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Webtoon's news and earnings were kind of a big deal. WBTN is up over 80% this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Big news in the world of digital comics as Disney brings Marvel, Star Wars, Alien and other fan favorite titles to vertically-streaming platform Webtoon, which is setting itself up as a digital distributor as well as content publisher. www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Today is a good day to remember that the phrase “crossing the Rubicon,” which generally means doing anything that goes past the point of no return, literally refers to an aspiring dictator marching troops into the capital city to overthrow the Republic.

Curious about the huge multimillion dollar experiences and activations around #SDCC? I talked to the CEO of @creativeriff.bsky.social about the economics of the business and keeping fans stoked for the #alienEarth #AbbottElementary and #KingoftheHill shows @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

My thoughts on this year's #SDCC: a good time amidst bad times. icv2.com/articles/col...

Last month, I was on a thread with a defender of the parasitic fundraising apparatus for the Democratic party, which is enriching itself on the (justified) anxiety of millions of concerned citizens. Looks like the situation is even worse than we feared. data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...

From #SDCC2025 The Legacy of Jules Feiffer panel with @robsalk.bsky.social, @pkuper.bsky.social‬, @klg19.bsky.social‬, Paul Levitz & Gary Groth is now online @ www.thecomicbooks.com/audio.html#S...

From #SDCC2025 Spotlight on Eddie Campbell panel with @robsalk.bsky.social & @eddiecampbell.bsky.social is now online @ www.thecomicbooks.com/audio.html#S...

Nice review by @zackquaintance.bsky.social at @comicsbeat.bsky.social of the new @bobfingerman.bsky.social "Printopia," a funny, quirky, highly enjoyable book from one of our great pure cartoonists www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-nove...

“Art doesn’t come from a fucking app.” — Guillermo Del Toro at Lucas Museum panel #sdcc

Celebrate the life and diverse career of Jules Feiffer today at #SDCC 2pm!

Half an hour until our annual celebration of the work of grandmaster artist Frank Frazetta, this time focusing on his horror and supernatural work, with Eric Powell, Jimmy Palmiotti, our favorite monster Emil Ferris and Sara Frazetta! Room 9, 6 pm!

At #sdcc today, 6pm, we’ll be focusing on the horror art of the great Frank Frazetta with Eric Powell, @emilferris.bsky.social, @jimmypalmiotti.bsky.social and @sarafrazetta.bsky.social of @frazettagirls.bsky.social. Really looking forward to this one to be perfectly Frank!

Today at #sdcc, 2pm at the library, how educators can prepare students for jobs in pop culture!

Congrats to my illustrious and inspiring colleague @comixace.bsky.social for a much deserved Eisner Award for best comics journalism. Well done @comicsbeat.bsky.social team!

Today at #sdcc, creators compare writing for comics vs other media, 3pm Room 6AB, thx @superfanpr.bsky.social and @comixology.bsky.social

BREAKING NEWS FROM SDCC: IDW announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Godzilla crossover due out in November, today @forbes.com @idwpublishing.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

At #SDCC, be sure to say hi to Eddie Campbell @eddiecampbell.bsky.social in Artist Alley (all the way in Hall G), who has some of his recent books and new editions of From Hell for sale! Also catch his panel at 2pm room 4

Today at 2pm at #sdcc I’ll be talking to one of comic’s greatest raconteurs Eddie Campbell. From ALEC to Bacchus to From Hell, we’ll be covering his great career as a graphic novelist and comic historian. @eddiecampbell.bsky.social

As uncertainty roils the pop culture industry and the world, San Diego Comic-Con offers some continuity, albeit without as much studio flash and dazzle. #sdcc curtain raiser today on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

My annual list of public #sdcc panels of interest to pros, current and aspiring creators, educators and librarians, up now at Eisner-nominated @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/col...

Paramount hanging their brand around the necks of 160k raving fans and creative professionals less than a week after canceling Stephen Colbert is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

We know Superman is strong, but is he powerful enough to (gasp!) sell comic books? Some thoughts on whether the success of the new movie can help publishing and retail, today at @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/col...

Writer/producer Daniel Noah of @spectrevision.bsky.social talks about his new series for Oni Press, 'High Strangeness," today on @forbes.com thx @superfanpr.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

"Bullies hate that because kindness takes their power away. It’s their kryptonite." #Superman writer @markwaid.bsky.social on the stupid discourse surrounding the new @jamesgunn.bsky.social movie, today on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

The Rs voted like they don’t think they will need to face the voters again…

As Diamond Distribution ceases payments to publishers and moves to seize consigned inventory, how will the industry respond? I spoke with @fantagraphics.bsky.social co-publisher Eric Reynolds on comics' "hostage crisis" today at @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/col...

Marvel editor Jim Shooter, who cast a long shadow over the business in the 1980s and led Marvel to creative and commercial highs, died today at age 73. He was always proud of having been featured in @forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Perhaps we can stop talking about Trump wanting to "negotiate" or "make deals." He wants his own way, without discussion or debate. This focus on "deal-making" sanewashes his infantile behavior to an unwarranted degree.

Signal boost for @graphicpolicy.com great reporting on Diamond's court filing to seize and "dispose of" (eg sell) consigned inventory - unsold publishers' stock! - currently at Diamond warehouses. Insanity. graphicpolicy.com/2025/06/25/d...

Some of Webtoon's thoughts on the future of webtoons are intriguing, some are self-fulfilling and some are already here, but it's good to see an industry leader actually present a vision. My latest @icv2 #Webtoon icv2.com/articles/col...

Big news on the digital comics front - coverage and exclusive details on @dstlry.bsky.social DSTLRY’s new marketplace today at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

I spoke to Paul Pope about his gallery show opening this week in New York, today on Forbes. Thx @superfanpr.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Real Metal Hurlant only comes from the @humanoids.com region of France. Everything else is just sparkling dystopian illustrated sci-fi. My story on the legendary mag's triumphant return today at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

New rule: only thank people for their patience when they have some choice about whether to be patient or not. Otherwise just apologize.

Ugh… if we’d waited a week, #SeaKraken could have had Peter deBoer. Well, I hope the guy we picked turns out ok.

Lyndon Johnson, who is probably laughing his ass of in whatever quarter of the afterlife he finds himself in, had good advice about how to deal with powerful and potentially troublesome people in his government: "better to have 'em inside the tent pissing out than outside the tent pissing in."

"Lost in Starlight," a delightful sci-fi romance feature debuting on Netflix today, introduces audiences to a bold new voice in animation from South Korea #netflix #anime #manwa @netflixanime.bsky.social @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Breaking news: Vault Comics acquired by its partner Aethon Books, publisher of digital and audio books in sci-fi, fantasy and LRPG genres, as merged company looks to expand marketing, licensing and digital publishing. Story @forbes.com @thevaultcomics.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...