Rob Salkowitz Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Rob Salkowitz

The combination of first-class storytelling, scholarship, commitment to character, and the special appeal of the artwork makes Secret Identity more than the sum of its parts. This isn’t just a “literary mystery;” it’s Kavalier and Clay with a body count.

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New Work of "Fanthropology," SEE YOU AT SAN DIEGO by Mathew Klickstein, explores the origins of Comic-Con and fan culture @ForbesEnt @fantagraphics @Superfanpromo https://t.co/peXHFKWTFV https://t.co/f8WNI8bEhf

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"He Found His Voice": How Neil Gaiman and Sandman Made Each Other Into Stars - @neilhimself 's Sandman editor, legendary Vertigo founder @karenpberger talks about the comic book origins of the new @netflix hit @ForbesEnt https://t.co/O0BxZJAeli https://t.co/BXvMIsKqv4

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Stan Lee Keeps Getting Credit for the Wrong Thing. New Disney+ documentary revives an eternal debate around creation of #Marvel characters but #StanLee 's legacy lies elsewhere. @forbes @forbesent https://t.co/sij6RHgD1e

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Profound and unforgettable memoir…set in the bleak industrial hellscape of Canada’s oil sands in the mid-00s. She seamlessly weaves together her harrowing emotional experience and the economic realities of…Nova Scotia through spare and effective cartooning. A classic of the genre.

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@abrahamjoseph I highly recommend Liana Finck's "Let There Be Light" graphic novel, which reinterprets the Book of Genesis along these lines.

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Absolutely fascinating story in @Slate this morning on the propaganda comics sponsored by the US government in the 40s and 50s. @rebeccaonion spotlights Paul Hirsch's new book PULP EMPIRE: The Secret History of Comic Book Imperialism. https://slate.com/culture/2021/08/american-comic-book-propaganda.html

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@DamianWassel Not exactly fantasy, but Neal Stephenson’s “Baroque” trilogy of historical fiction starting with Quicksilver are amazing and very, very long.

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Inside 'The Strange Death of Alex Raymond,' An Obsessive, Cursed Graphic Masterpiece - review of the deeply weird, decades-in-the-making graphic novel by Dave Sim and Carson Grubaugh @MomentOfCerebus @OgdenSMR @ForbesEnt https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2021/11/10/inside-the-strange-death-of-alex-raymond-an-obsessive-cursed-graphic-masterpiece/ https://t.co/UBz2Bs5UPu

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Imagine a single story told by hundreds of creators over 60 years in over 27000 installments. That's ALL OF THE MARVELS, @douglaswolk 's forthcoming book on the master storyline behind @Marvel Comics since 1961 from @penguinusa 10/12. Review at @ForbesEnt https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2021/10/07/all-of-the-marvels-decodes-the-biggest-story-ever-told/ https://t.co/TluOoiJcLA