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Our journey through 1983 continues as Marvel’s Canadian Super Team takes Flight, breaking records in the process. The British Invasion hits the music scene launching dozens of new acts to instant stardom! Michael Jackson & The Police battle for dominance atop the charts! Prime time soaps are all the rage! As entertaining a year as they come! 

As Variety questions where are the stars of tomorrow, we look at the year where Super-Stars were born! Tom Cruise! Eddie Murphy! Michael Keaton! Matthew Broderick! The movies of 1983 launched them into stardom! At Marvel, Beta Ray Bill dominates! The Morlocks make their move! 

We continue our foray into the year that was 1979! The movies, tv, music & comic books that impacted pop culture! Stan Lee returns to Marvel to introduce She-Hulk, Scott Lang becomes Ant-Man! Project Pegasus shakes the Marvel Universe! Michael Jackson goes Off The Wall, Supertramp has Breakfast In America and AC/DC takes the Highway To Hell! Don’t Take The Long Way Home, catch up on Robservations now! 

Another banner year in our decades series! 1979 is spectacular! Superman! Alien! Star Trek! James Bond goes to outer space! You will believe a man can fly! Following the success of Star Wars, Marvel goes all in all licensed comics!

Avengers! X-Men! Marvel’s top titles for the past 4 decades! The ties that bind these two franchises run deeper than you can imagine! We examine characters, creators and events that unite them over the ages! 

1985 was a banner year for Pop Culture! DC had a Crisis! A new Arthur was crowned King! Marty McFly went Back To The Future! Live-Aid rocked 2 continents! John Rambo returned and Rocky goes to Russia! What a year! We celebrate it all! 

It’s time to shine the spotlight on the talented ladies that blazed the trail for women in comic books! We honor the pioneers that paved the way! Names behind such classics as Super Friends! Star Wars! Aquaman! Sandman! Elfquest! Glory! Power Man! X-Men and many more! 

IMAGE UNITED combined the talents of 6 of the most popular artists of an era, each of them drawing on every page, sometimes every panel for over 60 consecutive pages! The most ambitious project attempted in the history of comics! We talk the inspiration, the execution and the obstacles in pulling it all off! 

With multiple Comic Book and Pop Culture Shows popping up every weekend, Rob shares some of his own Convention experiences and some cautionary tales along the way! 

An episode focusing on the process of finishing and embellishing comic book art! Breakdowns! Layouts! The  construction of pages we love and the craft with which they are made is our focus in this edition of Making Comics! 

Once again into the breach with the rarest of rare 1991 Frank Miller interview’s from L.A. Weekly. Frank has conquered comics and talks his achievements with Dark Knight, Daredevil, Hard Boiled, Martha Washington & Elektra! 

A very special episode discussing the Rise of Artificial Intelligence and its growing influence on music, movies and art. Deep Fakes! Midjourney! Rob shares his own experiences with A.I. art as well as his belief why mankind will prevail! 

Two comic books representing two separate factions of fans, each struggling to sell enough copies to stave off cancelation, combined to achieve success neither comic had experienced before! Marvel’s Power Man & Iron Fist checks all the boxes! It’s like Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder with lots of martial arts! 

Rob takes you back to that fateful night in November 1978, the one and only showing of The  Star Wars Holiday Special! We examine the culture of the 1970’s variety show format that informed the special as well as why access to anything Star Wars was at such a premium! Plus, Boba Fett! Life Day! Itchy! Lumpy! All that make-up on Luke Skywalker! 

We visit a rare Frank Miller interview from 1982 and go inside the mind of an absolute master of the craft. From his early days learning from Neal Adams to the origins & inspiration for Elektra to Miller’s portrayal of violence, this one is packed with drama and insight! Learn why he Miller sought to differentiate Daredevil from Spider Man & Batman! Also - the birth of Marvel’s lucrative royalty system! 

Taking it all the way back to 1992 and THAT controversial cover and THAT controversial creator and THAT controversial interview! Or was it?? All hands on deck for Liefeld Vs. Wizard Vs. Marvel Vs. Image! 

Since it’s inception, Star Trek has been prominent in tv, movies, comics & toys. Rob looks at his own journey with Star Trek across the decades and tells you why the best Star Trek comic book features the X-Men! 

What era you first encounter an artist can establish how you feel and relate to their work. Rob shares a rare comic that provided multiple first encounters with talents that would go on to be super-stars! Also, The Comic Book & Collectible Marketplace! 

The comic that saved Marvel! The original Marvel comic book adaptation of Star Wars gets the full Robtopsy examination! The historical relevance of the comic book Stan Lee didn’t want to publish is revealed! How taking a chance on an unknown “Space Opera” turned the fortunes of a publishing company on the brink! The scenes that didn’t make the film, the legendary creators and much, much more!

Superman is racing towards the Public Domain as fast as a speeding bullet? When he arrives, if he arrives, what exactly will be available? Rob is sharpening his pencils in anticipation of creating his own Superman adventures, should you?