My Plea to the Comic Book Industry

The American comic book industry is in a death spiral, and it’s time we were honest about why. In this video, I’m making a plea for self-awareness in the Western creative space. While Japanese Manga and Eastern media continue to see massive growth in the West, American comics are facing … Read More

THIS Proves It… | Publishing, Quality and Cadence

I recently announced that we have aspirations to publish at least 100 books this year between the Rippaverse and RippaSend (our creator-owned wing). Naturally, this caused some concern, with people assuming that high quantity automatically equals low quality. In this video, I address why this “Quality vs. Quantity” argument is … Read More

This is UNPRECEDENTED… | Brandon Sanderson

Today we are talking about a massive shift in how Hollywood handles adaptations. If you’ve been following my coverage of Brandon Sanderson, you know how much I admire what he has built independently. Now, reports indicate he has secured a deal with Apple TV for the Cosmere universe that is … Read More

They’re going to get away with it, aren’t they?

More of the Epstein files have finally dropped, but instead of this being a unifying moment where the world comes together to condemn an international cabal of predators, it has become just another political football. In this video, I discuss my observations regarding the recent data dump. While there are … Read More