Building The Studio

The story of Extreme Studios’ rise in popularity and influence is powered by an incredible explosion of talent as the 90’s excitement ignites! Also, More Marvel News & Views from New York Comic Con! 

New York Comic Con was the center of the pop culture universe this past weekend and Robservations was on the ground covering the excitement! Midnight Marvel! Absolute Batman! Chainkata! The move towards talent as brand managers! Is it really the Big 3 and not the Big 2? So much buzz to share! 

Today Rob takes you back to to the beginning of Extreme Studios! Follow as he shares the talent that was recruited to assist and create Youngblood, Brigade, Bloodstrike & Supreme! Comics that sold millions! Experience the adventures in building a studio with rookie talents, the pencillers, the inkers, the colorists that contributed to the most successful studio at Image comics!

A rousing episode that discusses the Skydance purchase of Warner Bros. & Paramount! Midnight Marvels! The Fake Sales Estimates Agenda! Crusader Comics! The Avengelyne re-launch and much, much more! 

Andy Park, former Creative Director at Marvel Studios, joins the show to share his spectacular artistic journey from comic books to film design and visual development. He recounts great stories and experiences from his work on Avengers, Civil War and Deadpool & Wolverine and provides an exciting look at his upcoming projects! 

Daniel Warren Johnson joins the show to talk Chainkata and Transformers and Absolute Batman with Rob! Take a peak behind the current as the most influential creator in comics shares his secrets! 

Star Wars! Battlestar Galactica! Logan’s Run! 2001: A Space Oddysey! Blade Runner! ALIEN! The greatest sci-fi flicks of all time received comic book adaptation’s by the likes of legends such as Jack Kirby, Walt Simonson, George Perez and Howard Chaykin! Rob counts down his favorites and names the GOAT among them!

DUNE Part Three! Avengers:DOOMSDAY! Midnight Marvel! Absolute Batman! Spider Man! Comic Sales & Rankings! It’s a jam packed hot topics episode! 

Batman! Superman! Hulk! X-Force! Daredevil! Cable! Heroes Reborn! The prolific legend joins Rob for an extended talk about writing classic comic tales, producing Marvel television and epic collaborations with Jim Lee, Tim Sale and Arnold Schwarzenegger! NOTE - there are some technical glitches with the video in the first 25 minutes of the interview.

A deep and extended conversation about the current state of the creator owned space with Michel Fiffe, author/artist of Copra, Bloodstrike & G. I. Joe. What challenges persist for creators, what advantages are available and predictions for the future of the comic book market.