Disney is going through some things, but the leadership transition at #Marvel seems about as orderly as you could possibly expect. My thoughts at @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/col...

Huge news at Marvel as longtime president Dan Buckley steps aside, two new Disney execs take over publishing, brand and franchise management. www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

In a world where consumers are increasingly exhausted by algorithms and scale, the simple pleasures of a comic book store are compelling. How can retailers lean into that? My latest at @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/col...

Crunchyroll celebrates #Ani-May with new content, promotions and partnerships as the company continues to drive #anime growth while satisfying a demanding fanbase, today on @forbes @crunchyroll.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Perhaps consider ignoring this advice, Democrats. This is a 90/10 issue however you care to slice it: labor, environmentalists, young voters, white collar professionals, educators, communities near data centers, artists and most ordinary people hate this shit and the people behind it.

Desperate times call for desperate comics: a few new projects that raise money & awareness to benefit vulnerable populations and take on tough issues, today on @forbes.com @cosmiclion.bsky.social @bsienk.bsky.social @emilferris.bsky.social @andrewaydin.bsky.social @crucialcomix.bsky.social

Roundup of comics news of the week including the big #SDCC hotel room scramble that takes place today, some changes at #Webtoon and a big month for indie comics in NYC. My latest at @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/col...

Grim news from the Mouse House as lots of Marvel Studios artists were let go in layoffs today. Story at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Concern-trolling Trump feels like a strong play.

As fans of comics, videogames and other popular arts express their distaste for AI, creator @mattkindt.bsky.social at @oni-press.bsky.social proposes a way for humans to affirm their role in the creative process. My latest @forbes.com #AISlop #HumanMade www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

How soon do we get word that 75% of the top military leadership has resigned en masse?

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

Where my boys at? some thoughts on why a key demographic is under-represented at cons and events, even as they are driving the recent market growth, today on @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/col...

The Powers That Be: "AI is here whether you like it or not!" <Company announces new creative project with AI front and center> Literally everyone: "Ewww! Gross! Make it stop!" The Powers That Be: "Shut up! AI is the future! What's wrong with you?!!" Maybe let's make a future people want to live in?

Hey @noahpinion.blog.web.brid.gy on your latest Substack on AI, largely agree but in your lede, Cursed Microwave doesn't perfectly cook the food. 2 times in 10, your meal comes out looking and smelling good but is actually made of ants and lint.

What are people’s favorite #seattlemariners #mariners podcasts?

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready talks about his new solo graphic novel and music project from @z2comics.bsky.social 'A Farewell to Seasons,' set in the legendary Seattle music scene of the 80s and 90s, today on @forbes.com . #pearljam www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Some breaking news on the digital comics front as @globalcomix.com announces new financing, a new acquisition and new leadership, today on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

'Sinners' had mixed success at last night's #oscars but will endure as a classic according to @davidfwalker.bsky.social author of a new book on Black cinema. Story today on @forbes.com #sinners www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Ever have the feeling you're living inside someone else's story? Writers Ben Winters and Charles Yu ('Interior Chinatown') discuss Winters's new graphic novel 'Benjamin' & broader themes in their work @forbes.com @superfanpr.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Here’s a thought: perhaps consider not building a mentally ill computer?

Today at #ECCC, learn how creators are using #Webtoon Canvas to bring new stories, new voices and new perspectives to comics, featuring some of the platform's most creative talents 2:45 Room 346!

Today at #ECCC, I'm part of a panel on the past, present and future of comics studies with fellow scholars and academics, 12:30 room 347!

Today at #ECCC, I'll be hosting Jeremy Haun (The Beauty), Ben Mauro (Huxley) and TV and gaming narrative designer Dave Mongan (Xbox) to talk about Telling Stories Across Platforms: Comics and Beyond (room 345).

Imagine being too mean, stupid and corrupt to serve in the Trump administration…

Wow, it is legit hard to find someone more mean, stupid and less telegenic than Noem, but you absolutely must hand it to them…

How I arrived on Bluesky

Paramount's bid to acquire Warner Bros is built on a mountain of uncertainty and debt. What that could mean for DC and other WB assets in my latest for @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/col...

So it’s basically open season on Taiwan now?

80 years ago, we prosecuted and eventually executed the leaders of the Japanese government for undertaking aggressive war without pretext or declaration, and conspiring with other powers to impose an international order based on military force. Just sayin’

What a privilege to have had a team owned by a normal person who happened to be related to a billionaire rather than some oligarch egomaniac for this window of success. I shudder to think what pile of human garbage or Borg-like sovereign wealth firm will step in now. Go Hawks...

Today at @icv2.com I wrote about young consumers embracing physical goods as a possible topic at #ComicsPRO, a cool new Weird Tales crowdfunder, some changes at the digital platform BookWalker, and the new Jack and Roz #KirbyAwards that debut at #OAX this weekend. icv2.com/articles/col...

Democrats who vote to fund secret police and concentration camps will not, down the road, be seen as "one of the good ones." Trust me on this.

OK, rant incoming. This morning over coffee, I'm watching a replay of the Sweden/Finland #Olympics #hockey game on #peacock . These are two of the top teams in the world, packed with superstar NHL talent, and the game is unexpectedly important this early in the tournament. 1/x

Comics publisher @idwpublishing.com launches new crime imprint with 3 titles coming later in 2026. Exclusive details, art and interviews today on @forbes.com #ComicsPRO www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Post a banger not in English youtu.be/W0QbuZrSwJU?...

Some snarky thoughts on last night's Super Bowl ads, at @forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Ironic that the potato chip commercial kicked the ass of the Tyson “eat healthy” commercial

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

Patriots offense bright to you by the number 3 and the word Out.

Bad Bunny came to play yo!

Did they just bleep Bad Bunny?

Look, I liked the 80s as much as the next guy, but after 40 years, maybe they’re ready to be over?

What's the over/under on how many atrocious Draft Kings spots we will be subjected to?

"The sexual politics of the nameless castle in Salò (or Epstein Island) become the actual politics of society once those people manage to seize the machinery of the state." Some disturbing parallels between life and one of the most shocking films ever made. www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

50 years later, one of the darkest and most shocking movies ever made provides some of the clearest insights into the connections between Epstein, oligarchy and fascism, today at Forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

It’s about showing people who’s boss. Since they are utterly incapable of earning respect, it is the only actual thing MAGA wants, and it’s the one thing democratic politics can’t offer them.

MAGA clowns, realizing that taking over elite, legitimate institutions does not make them either elite or legitimate, have decided to destroy them. We have met the barbarians and they are us.

Just did an interview with NHK on the impact of AI in the anime industry, including issues around IP, copyright, the Disney deal and more. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university. Politics of International Relations (Brzezinski) Civil War & Reconstruction (Foner) Intro to World Cinema (Sarris) Philosophy of Art (Danto) Asian Humanities & Lit (de Bary) After that, nothing intellectually intimidated me.