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When I began my podcast in September 2014, I was mostly sticking with topics that I was familiar with like blockbuster movies and animation. I liked science fiction, but I was not as familiar with traditional fantasy, literature, tabletop games, and most anime. My understanding of the depth and breadth of imaginary worlds kept expanding, and when I thought I had reached the borders of the universe, I kept discovering more. This show has also become a historical archive of the development of sci-fi fantasy genres since 2014. I talk with journalist Rob Salkowitz and editor Diana M. Pho about how the film industry, comics, and publishing industry have been on their journeys in the past decade. Plus, we hear from listeners about some of the episodes that made an impact on them. This episode is sponsored by Henson Shaving. Visit hensonshaving.com/imaginary to pick the razor for you and use code IMAGINARY to get two years' worth of blades free with your razor – just make sure to add them to your cart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MRC and guest comics journalist Rob Salkowitz finish up December 1966 with Fantastic Four #57, Strange Tales #151 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #84 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #35! High Intensity Inductors! Steranko! (with commentary from Steranko himself, who Steve just interviewed!) Lots of Ditko swipes! Another villain with all the powers of the heroes! Cap's disintegrated shield! Check it out!
Eisner-nominated comics journalist Rob Salkowitz rejoins us to discuss December 1966, featuring Amazing Spider-Man #43, Daredevil #23, Thor #135, Tales to Astonish #86 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men #27. The draft! Splashes! Genetic Accelerators! Grandenetti! Red belts! Check it out!
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MRC welcomes back special guest Rob Salkowitz who was nice enough to stick around and mop up the rest of February 1965 with Strange Tales 129 with Human Torch and Dr Strange, Tales of Suspense 62 with Iron Man and Captain America, Tales to Astonish 64 with Giant-Man and the Hulk and Avengers 13. Just add a back seat, Dick! Tension, unrest, war and anarchy! Knee suction cups! Suspiciously sinister eyebrows! Must oil my W! All the Way with LBJ! Non-physical chemicals! Check it out!
MRC welcomes special guest Rob Salkowitz, comics columnist for Forbes Magazine and author of “Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture”. Rob helps us struggle through the first half of February, 1965, featuring Amazing Spider-Man 21, Daredevil 6, Fantastic Four 35, and Journey Into Mystery 113 with Thor. The great Human Torch villain exodus! Actors playing Ox are always just Ox! High school boys striking out with college girls! Cow sized helmet wings! Check it out!
We Check in with Rob to chat about how the pop culture market is emerging from the height of Covid.
With only 17 days till San Diego Comic-Con, our final COMIC-CONversation is with my friend Rob Salkowitz. Not only is Rob a seasoned con veteran but he’s the author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture. He is also an entertainment and pop culture writer for Forbes and ICv2. In this podcast, Rob and …
From Forbes.com and ICV2, Author and Nerd Culture Analyst Rob Salkowitz on SubStack NFTs and Changes In The Post Covid Comics Market
Forbes magazine’s Rob Salkowitz moderates this Zoom roundtable of the full cast and crew of the epic comic book podcast drama KING KIRBY about the impact and influences of the show, including stars Steven Rattazzi, Amy Lee Pearsall, Nat Cassidy, Joseph Mathers and Timothy McCown Reynolds, writers Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente, and composer/editor Bobby Cronin. The cast talks about bringing the conflict between Marvel Universe co-creators Jack Kirby and Stan Lee to life, the difference between doing the show as a live stage performance and a podcast, how they’ve been keeping their sanity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more! KING KIRBY is the epic story of the greatest superhero cartoonist whoever lived, and what happened to his legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
s08e14 - In Conversation with Rob Salkowitz (iCV2, Forbes) **ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED, Saturday 14th November 2020 ** Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC 2020 has been a year of incredible change and impact to pretty much every aspect of life, commerce and leisure - many businesses have had to either change, some have had to pause and some have had to come to a halt, permanently. In the comics, television and fandom industries, the changes have been radical and far-reaching and will impact pop culture well into 2021. One man who has been analysing the ebbs and flows of the business of pop culture is iCV2/Forbes writer Rob Salkowitz, a good friend of the Talkin' Con livestream and it's great to have Rob back to talk over what he feels we could be enjoying in the New Year - and when. And how. ---------- TALKIN' CON: A CUP O' TEA with AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO A weekly livestream, hosted by Leonard Sultana, talking comic conventions, con culture and pop culture - LIVE Sundays, 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT Featuring Special Guests, spotlight features, community chat and convention news updates Subscribe, Like and Turn On Notifications at www.youtube.com/EnglishmanSDCC www.theconventioncollective.com/anenglishmaninsandiego
San Diego Comic Con is the high holiday of geekiness where fans converge to cosplay, buy collectables, show their appreciation to creators, and be the first to hear big announcements and see upcoming trailers. But the road from obscurity to cultural domination hasn’t always been smooth. In a year where the future of fan conventions is in doubt, we look back at the history of Comic Con and what it might look like in a COVID-19 world. Featuring filmmaker Eric Brammer, journalist Rob Salkowitz, and University of Oregon professor and author Erin Hanna. “Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture: What the World’s Wildest Trade Show Can Tell Us About the Future of Entertainment” by Rob Salkowitz “Only at Comic-Con: Hollywood, Fans, and the Limits of Exclusivity” by Erin Hanna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rob covers the Geek Culture from a business stand point for Forbes.com and ICV2.com he wrote the book Comic Con and The Business Of Pop Culture . We talk about the virus's impact on comic books film TV and live events.
On February 21 2020, the comic book world was stunned by the sudden stepping down of Dan DiDio as co-publisher at DC Comics. As of now, no explanation has been provided for the move, with speculation rife over whether DiDio had been fired or had quit the position. With speculation swirling around the reasons and ramifications of DiDio's departure, we reached out to previous guest Rob Salkowitz for help in understanding what's just gone down. Rob is an author, consultant, educator, and is well known as an expert on the business of pop culture, providing regular insights to industry site ICV2 and as a senior contributor on media and entertainment to Forbes. And, with convention season now in full swing in the US, we also took the opportunity to discuss the potential effect of the coronavirus on attendances and potential guest cancellations for events across the country.
Webcomics pros Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking comics! In this episode, they discuss the secrets of Instagram tagging. THEN ... if a backer asks you to add a crowdfunding platform to Patreon, should you? ALSO... what's the danger of waiting too long for success? AND FINALLY... Rob Salkowitz from Forbes drops by to discuss the changing comics industry. BUT FIRST... Dave tells Brad about the time he ate his whole wedding cake. Show Notes 00:00 — The time Dave ate his whole wedding cake 04:15 — Instagram tagging 08:18 — Crowdfunding - Diversifying vs Duplicating 18:31 — Waiting for success 29:25 — Managing multiple projects 45:56 — Copyrighting digital rewards 1:00:36 — Interview with Rob Salkowitz on the changing comics industry Great rewards when you support ComicLab $2 — support the show $5 — submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast $10 — record an audio question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast *** $50 —** Sponsor the show! We’ll read a brief promo for your comic/product and read it twice during the show AND you get the exclusive ProTips podcast Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.
Aaron Nabus here and one my personal heroes when it comes to covering pop culture and comic books is Forbes writer and author of the book, "Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture," Rob Salkowitz. On this episode, which was recorded at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, we got to talk about the first comic book he read, "The Spirit" by Will Eisner, which was given to him by his father; his connection to underground comic legend, Dennis Kitchen; his journey to becoming a writer for Forbes; the future of comics and how we can be better advocates for diversity. As someone who has been coming to San Diego Comic-Con since the late 90's, watching it explode from 35,000 to well over 135,000 attendees in less than a decade, it was great to hear Rob's perspective. Thanks again for being on the Hall H Show, Rob and I look forward to our next conversation!
In this episode, Tahlia has a fun conversation with Rob Salkowitz about Alan Moore and how he shaped the comics industry to the one we see today. We discuss some of his works, including the Watchmen and V for Vendetta, but most importantly, chat about how we was the first author to create realistic worlds using economic realism as a tool.Follow Tahlia: https://twitter.com/tahliamurdochFollow Everything Economics: https://twitter.com/everyeconomicsFollow the Cave Goblin Network: http://twitter.com/cavegoblinsFind more podcasts and friends of the network at https://cavegoblins.com
Rob Salkowitz has been writing about the comic book industry and the business of pop culture for years. Together, he and Jeremy discuss the many trends shaping the comic book industry and how they may affect both aspiring & working professionals alike
Pat Holt is a computer engineer, a comic book geek and a born-again economics lover. Pat reached out to Brian O'Roark after listening to episode 116 of this podcast and after a while, he contributed a chapter to the book 'Superheroes and Economics: The Shadowy World of Capes, Masks and Invisible Hands' edited by Rob Salkowitz and Brian. Listen to Pat's story right here on the Economic Rockstar podcast. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/patholt Support the podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar
First Nicky Wheeler Nicholson talks about her grandfather Major Malcom Wheeler Nicholson the creative founder of what became DC Comics. There were several years of DC books before Action Comics #1 and Nicky talks about those early years and The Major's direct involvement in the Superman story.Then Geek Business analyst Rob Salkowitz is back with a look at how museums have discovered the importance of comic book art and lots more.
First Nicky Wheeler Nicholson talks about her grandfather Major Malcom Wheeler Nicholson the creative founder of what became DC Comics. There were several years of DC books before Action Comics #1 and Nicky talks about those early years and The Major's direct involvement in the Superman story.Then Geek Business analyst Rob Salkowitz is back with a look at how museums have discovered the importance of comic book art and lots more.
The Felix Comic Art Podcast is back for March 2018, straight from Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle! My guest this episode is Rob Salkowitz. Rob is a columnist for Forbes Magazine, as well as the author of COMIC CON AND THE BUSINESS OF POP CULTURE. Rob is a longtime observer and commentator on the business of comics, and he's also a comic art collector. We discuss the evolution of comics, as an art form and as a business, and how that impacts the original art market. Joining us is my permanent co-host whenever I'm in Seattle, Andy Robbins. Thanks to Rob and Andy for sitting down with me at the show! In part 2, I catch up with Andy to see what he's been up to. This month is the fourth anniversary of Felix Comic Art. To celebrate, we have updated and upgraded our website. Go check out our new look at ! I'm very excited about our new chat feature. We will hold regularly scheduled chats where you can ask anything on the topic of original art. We'll also be joined on occasion by collectors you've heard on the show, as well as our artists. It'll be a great way to learn more about the hobby, stay connected with fellow collectors, and get to know our talented crew of artists! if you're not able to participate, no worries, we will archive chat transcripts which you can read at your leisure. Our website again is . Follow us on , , and . Support the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes. Thanks and enjoy the show!
Rob Salkowitz is an internationally recognised expert in the intersection of digital media and social and business trends. Rob has worked with a range of organisations to help engage with specialised audiences, identify new opportunities and articulate their vision for the future.In addition, Rob has written four books including Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture, which uses SDCC as the backdrop in discerning what the drivers will be for the future of entertainment.Rob graciously found time in his schedule to chat to us about a range of topics including some of the trends in pop culture conventions around the world, where the newest innovators of technology can be found, and we discuss future trends in the people management of pop culture events.
Netflix shares hit a new high. Microsoft’s cloud business continues to grow. Visa and American Express ring the cash register for investors. Pepsi revives an old brand while Chipotle deals with another health crisis. Plus, Forbes contributor Rob Salkowitz calls in from San Diego to provide analysis of this year’s Comic-Con and the business of pop culture. Thanks to Slack for supporting The Motley Fool. Learn more at slack.com. Thanks also to Harry’s for supporting The Motley Fool. Get your Free Trial Set – go to Harrys.com/Fool.
~ ROB SALKOWITZ INTERVIEW / LATEST SDCC NEWS ~ "What the hell just happened??" That has been pretty much the response on almost a daily basis this week, as update after update after update came pouring out of every corner, re: SDCC 2017! Official CCI announcements, off-site news, panel confirmations... hey, the panel confirmations! It's almost to the point where we don't need the official announcements next week. Speaking of official announcements, CCI and the office of Mayor Faulconer stood outside the San Diego Convention Center this week and proclaimed that the convention will be staying in SD thru 2021: this is a big deal for the city and for SDCC. To talk about that, and the recent legal strife between CCI and Salt Lake Comic Con, we'll be joined this week by Rob Salkowitz to explain it all. We're also joined by Andy Behbahkt from The Marvel Report to talk about what the small screen arm of Marvel have announced to bring to the party. That, and Alyssa and Leonard will be going over as much of the chatter of the week. An hour long show? You're having a giraffe!! --------------------------------------------------- TALKIN’ COMIC-CON: A CUP O’ TEA WITH AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO is the weekly San Diego Comic-Con International and con culture live podcast, broadcasting every Sunday (6pm GMT / 10am PT / 1pm ET) and hosted by Leonard Sultana, joined by Alyssa Franks. Each week, the best bloggers on t’web talk about San Diego Comic-Con, about con & pop culture and, for an hour or so, we invite guests to talk to us and get nerdy and geeky about everything that orbits the Best Pop Culture Convention On The Planet! YOU can watch and interact online, either by Twitter (tweeting with the hashtag #CupOTeaSDCC) or via the Hangout Event Q&A. Schedules permitting, Leonard will be joined by guests from the SDCC blogging community and some surprises! Our Guests, this week: ~ Alyssa Franks, Friends of Comic Con Forum ~ Rob Salkowitz ~ Andy Behbahkt, The Marvel Report ~ ...more Special Guests to be announced If you have anything you’d like to have discussed in these Comic-Con shows, please put a suggestion in the comments – we’d love to hear what you’d like to talk about. And don’t forget to join in the conversation LIVE during the show, using the Q&A button in the video preview above or on Twitter (#CupOTeaSDCC) See you all, this and every Sunday, at 6pm GMT… LIVE!
Lot's of recommended reading for this episode. This all came out of a Marvel Summit with Comic Store retailers held last month. Read Milton Griep's ICV2 coverage of the summit and his interview with Marvel's SVP of sales and marketing David Gabriel .The coverage sparked a massive online debate and discussion about how the new characters of color and diversity are being received by comic book readers.Is there a big difference between the direct store market wednessday warriors and the bookstore buying-tv viewer and film going masses that represent the "new younger reading audience"?Are the big 2 publishers DC and Marvel struggling to cater to both audiences?Rob Salkowitz has written editorials at ICV2 about the questions discussed at the marvel summit and the problem both companies have when they try to create new diverse characters .Also read G Willow Wilson's blog post giving her POV on why a character like Ms Marvel works.
Lot's of recommended reading for this episode. This all came out of a Marvel Summit with Comic Store retailers held last month. Read Milton Griep's ICV2 coverage of the summit and his interview with Marvel's SVP of sales and marketing David Gabriel .The coverage sparked a massive online debate and discussion about how the new characters of color and diversity are being received by comic book readers.Is there a big difference between the direct store market wednessday warriors and the bookstore buying-tv viewer and film going masses that represent the "new younger reading audience"?Are the big 2 publishers DC and Marvel struggling to cater to both audiences?Rob Salkowitz has written editorials at ICV2 about the questions discussed at the marvel summit and the problem both companies have when they try to create new diverse characters .Also read G Willow Wilson's blog post giving her POV on why a character like Ms Marvel works.
This year at Comic Con, I had the pleasure of moderating these 2 informative panels about the comic book and geek marketplaces, the changiong demographics and ways content creators manufacturuers and cartoonists are changing the ways they do business.(7:41) First the 10th Annual Comic Book Podcaster Panel featured writer Greg Pak, who talked about how podcasts have evolved in helping him promote his works, along with podcasters John and Kay Mayo of Comic Book Page, and Publshers Weekly analyst/podcast host Calvin Reid.(1:34:39) We wrap up with The Future Of Fandom Panel created by Author Rob Salkowitz (Comic Con and The Business Of Pop Culture) and featuring Heidi Mac Donald (Publisher of The Beat) and Brett Schenker of Graphic Policy, who's been breaking down facebook analytics to determine the demographics and buying habits of men and women who consider themselves geek fans.
This year at Comic Con, I had the pleasure of moderating these 2 informative panels about the comic book and geek marketplaces, the changiong demographics and ways content creators manufacturuers and cartoonists are changing the ways they do business.(7:41) First the 10th Annual Comic Book Podcaster Panel featured writer Greg Pak, who talked about how podcasts have evolved in helping him promote his works, along with podcasters John and Kay Mayo of Comic Book Page, and Publshers Weekly analyst/podcast host Calvin Reid.(1:34:39) We wrap up with The Future Of Fandom Panel created by Author Rob Salkowitz (Comic Con and The Business Of Pop Culture) and featuring Heidi Mac Donald (Publisher of The Beat) and Brett Schenker of Graphic Policy, who's been breaking down facebook analytics to determine the demographics and buying habits of men and women who consider themselves geek fans.
Playboy's Marc Bernardin talks about his Top Cow series Genius, who's first arc is collected in a trade comming up in June. We talk about Playboy.com's current status as a men's lifestyle site reclaiming the tradition Hef set up with the first issues. Marc has given the site a strong nerd culture voice, including making the Wil Wheaton-Patton Oswaltt coversation the January 2015 playboy interview. We also talk about Marc's podcasting with the Nerdist Writer's Panel and Kevin Smith's Fatman On BatmanThe Hugo Award Nominations are discussed with auth Rob Salkowtiz. Rob has been a geek industry anaylist since the release of his book omic Con and The business Of Pop Culture. We talk about not only the infighting of geek factions, but how pollitical sites are using the "controversey as red meat to get their bases rilled up. Both left and right wing sites are stirring things up, and from our point of view its bad for all of geekdom.
Playboy's Marc Bernardin talks about his Top Cow series Genius, who's first arc is collected in a trade comming up in June. We talk about Playboy.com's current status as a men's lifestyle site reclaiming the tradition Hef set up with the first issues. Marc has given the site a strong nerd culture voice, including making the Wil Wheaton-Patton Oswaltt coversation the January 2015 playboy interview. We also talk about Marc's podcasting with the Nerdist Writer's Panel and Kevin Smith's Fatman On BatmanThe Hugo Award Nominations are discussed with auth Rob Salkowtiz. Rob has been a geek industry anaylist since the release of his book omic Con and The business Of Pop Culture. We talk about not only the infighting of geek factions, but how pollitical sites are using the "controversey as red meat to get their bases rilled up. Both left and right wing sites are stirring things up, and from our point of view its bad for all of geekdom.
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Rob Salkowitz is a writer, speaker and consultant specializing in the future of marketing and creative industries in the digital media era. He's co-founder of MediaPlant where he is Director of Strategy and Content. MediaPlant's clients include Microsoft, The Walk Disney Company, Ford Motors and HP. Rob has written five books and his work has appeared in The New York Times, Forbes and BusinessWeek. Rob serves on the faculty of the University of Washington.
SDCC Preview With Publishers Weekly's Calvin Reid and Geek Biz Author Rob Salkowitz
SDCC Preview With Publishers Weekly's Calvin Reid and Geek Biz Author Rob Salkowitz
On this episode of Word Balloon, Amanda Conner joins us to talk about her Before Watchmen series Silk Spectre co-written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke. We also talk about Amanda's work on DC's digital Ame Comi Girls Wonder Woman.Author Rob Salkowitz discusses his new book Comic=-Con and the Business Of Pop Culture from McGraw-Hill. Rob is a business futurist and a hard core comics fan who uses the prisim of Comic-Con to explore where the comic business is today. He also give ssveral scenarios of what the future may hold for publishers retailers creators and consumers as we enter the digital age of comics.Finally we listen in to last week's Marvel telephone press conference announcing changes for the Daredevil creator line-up. Mark Waid Paulo Rivera, Chris Samnee Mike Allred and Editor Steve Wacker give us the details.