Starting in the late 1970s, Hostess hired comic book creators to produce a series of single-page ads to promote Hostess fruit pies, cup cakes, and other desserts. In the Hostess ad Blown About, the Human Torch’s battle against the villainous Blow Dryer provides a tasty framework for helping Product Managers […]
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Neal Adams, renowned for his work with various DC Comics and Marvel characters, has passed away. He was 80. His son Adam told The Hollywood Reporter, “My father was a force. His career was defined by unparalleled artistic talent and an unwavering character that drove him to constantly fight for […]
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Traveling to alternate universes, much like business conversations about pricing, can push you to the brink. So many questions may surround you that you even start to doubt your own existence like poor Giant Man in Avengers Annual #2. But Captain America’s words to Giant Man apply to Avengers stuck […]
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Batman: Noel is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, featuring a Batman twist on a Charles Dickens classic. < SPOILER WARNING > We’re going to reveal key plot points of Batman: Noel as we explore the danger of unchecked empathy for product managers. And we’ll do it […]
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“Let’s get several stakeholders together to gather feedback on our product strategy and exchange ideas.” It sounds so constructive and positive, right? Until five minutes into the meeting… when someone launches into their carefully constructed laundry list of must-have features… and someone else wants to know what happened to that […]
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Illustrator Steve Ditko, who co-created Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee, passed away recently at age 90. Ditko was known as the “J.D. Salinger” of comics: He rarely gave interviews, and he eschewed the publicity that accompanies high-profile events such the release of the Spider-Man or Doctor Strange films. […]
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