Staff
He is the founder, president, director, COO, CFO, CDO and czar of the Brave New Worlds empire which spans two counties in the Philadelphia area.
He enjoys all the works of Dave Sim (including his early work with that aardvark) and just loves what Bill Willingham has done with Fables, and his hair (Bill’s, not George’s).
When Eric is not playing Magic or selling comics in the store, he is at home playing Magic online and reading comics on his couch, which makes him the envy of all of us.
Rob runs Brave New Worlds Old City and wields his power like an expert swordsman. Rob once read the entire Killing Joke, cover to cover, in Japanese. Rob cannot read Japanese. Rob gives epic high fives and enjoys fine beers in fancy glasses.
Every First Friday Rob dresses in a fancy suits that “make Sinatra look like a hobo” (to quote a line from the opening of the film Anchorman by DreamWorks Pictures)
Likes coffee, single malt scotch whisky, Frankenstein, Abraham Lincoln, Old World Primates, the Goon, Hellboy, Ron Perlman, Honda Elements, the Periodic Table of Elements, the music of the Eels/Doves/Sunny Day Real Estate/Huey Lewis and the News, Bill Murray, and pizza.
Dislikes crying babies/crying old people, people who dislike what he likes and the sheer number Green Hornet comics.
The weekend guy at Willow Grove, he often smells of cheese, especially if he has just finished watching his favorite show Buffy the Vampire Slayer while housing a bowl of cheese curls. He loves anything by Darwyn Cooke including his brand of cheese curls.
“Spoons are best for eating cheese curls!” -Rich
Lays around all day and reads Soap Opera Digest.
Was accidentally left at home alone twice by his family at Christmas. The firs time he was in his house. The second time he lied his way past Tim Curry to stay in a fancy hotel in NYC. Both times he successfully thwarted the first Wet and later Sticky Bandits.
