Today we have a lot to unpack. I have a whole lot on my mind and I'm going to share it with you.

We are going to start with the idea of creator ownership and it's extending beyond comic books

and now going into film. We're going to talk about the directors and the producers, the talent

who now wants to own the movies that they make. And that is a trickier prospect than you

may be aware. We're going to talk about some of the big names and one of the biggest

names who's doing it right now. We're going to talk about the superhero stigma. Is everybody

in Hollywood as crazy about making superhero films as Marvel? Many of the other studios

aren't reliant on them in the same way that Disney is. And truth be

told, they would rather not make them. And there are very detailed reasons why not only the studios,

but the talent are avoiding them. We talk about the convention scene and some of the funny

opinions that are swirling out there.

It is a total mixed bag, and I can't wait to unpack it with all of you on an all-new

episode of Rob'servations.

Hey, everybody, and welcome to another edition of Robeservations. I am your host, Rob Leifeld. We here at the

Robeservations show exist to celebrate the achievements, the impact, the influence, and the culture

of comic books. And since I was a wee little lad growing up grabbing comic books,

I have seen that impact and that influence just expand.

And over these almost five years,

and yes, everybody, we are headed towards our five-year anniversary,

a show that was born from my boredom, semi-lonliness, during the pandemic,

in the early months of the pandemic, has now made it five years. And I just want to thank you so

much for listening to this show, for sharing your love of the show. What I bring to the show,

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