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Thanx to SHOUTOUT ARIZONA magazine for this great bio feature on me: https://bit.ly/3hPJpki #arlenschumer #shoutoutarizona #comicbooks #comicbookhistorian #illustrationartists #illustrations #illustrator #comicbookstyle #comicbookstyleart https://www.instagram.com/p/CmbzkIKrTTb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

New York Adventure Club announces its "GREAT COMIC BOOK ARTISTS OF THE SILVER AGE" summertime webinar series starting July 6! Some of the greatest comic book artists of their generation created some of their greatest works during The Silver Age of Comics (circa 1956-1972); they not only drew definitive versions of the industry’s greatest characters— the same ones featured in today’s blockbuster Hollywood movies and television series—but also set trends in the art of comic book storytelling itself! And now New York Adventure Club is hosting a brand new summertime webinar series by noted comic book historian Arlen Schumer, based on the eight great comic book artists in his award-winning book, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art! So whether you’re a longtime comic book reader who’s familiar with the original comics, or a newcomer from the films and TV shows based on them, Schumer’s dynamic displays of comic book covers, pages, and panels, coupled with his witty and trenchant pop culture commentary, will make you look at, and enjoy, the works of these great American artists as if for the first time! REGISTER for the ENTIRE webinar series and get a DISCOUNT! TIX & INFO: https://bit.ly/3OslCSP •••CAN’T make it LIVE? A ticket allows you to watch a recording of each webinar for up to a week after! #arlenschumer #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #thesilverageofcomicbookart #carmineinfantino #steveditkoart #jackkirbyart #gilkaneart #joekubert #genecolan #jimsterankoart #nealadamsart @dgareps @dbbushman @richard_syrett https://www.instagram.com/p/CfUK3sWL6ea/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

TEN DAYS OF DITKO, Day Eight! My top 10 favorite images created by the legendary STEVE DITKO, leading up to my LIVE VisuaLecture, "The Strange Worlds of Steve Ditko," at DITKO-CON 2021 in his hometown of Johnstown, PA, this Friday night, September 10, before the 1-day convention on Saturday the 11th, where I'll be signing hardcover copies of my book, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art! Hope to meet my PA peeps there: http://bottleworks.org/ditk-con-2021/ DITKO: “When Blue Beetle got his own magazine, they needed a companion feature for it. I didn’t want to do Mr. A, because I didn’t think the Comics Code would let me do the type of stories I wanted to do, so I worked up The Question, using the basic idea of a man who was motivated by basic black and white principles.” ”What is the greatest battle an individual must fight? Is it against the mystic terrors of unknown dimensions? Is it against the hordes of alien beings from outer space, or against foreign armies or criminal conspiracies? No! The greatest battle you or any person must constantly fight is not any of those! What, then, is man’s greatest battle?” “Where other heroes choose to be self-made neurotics, The Question and Mr. A choose to be psychologically and intellectually healthy. They know what they stand for and why they must make that stand. This is the premise that The Question and Mr. A are based on.” #steveditkoart #ditko #arlenschumer #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #charltoncomics @dgareps @tommyzotos @adamschumer @richard_syrett https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkUnoDMncG/?utm_medium=tumblr

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 @ 6:00pm EST: “NEW YORK COMICS: Images of the City in Comic Art History” free webinar! The famous skyline, buildings, and environment of New York City have been as much a part of American comic art history as any of its most famous characters and superheroes who lived in it, and whose exploits and adventures took place there. The very first modern American comic strip appearing in 1895, Richard Outcault’s The Yellow Kid, took place in the immigrant tenement slums of the City. And up through the 20th Century and the evolution of the comic book and the genre most associated with it, the superhero, New York City would be the setting for so many of its super-powered protagonists, even if they lived in thinly-disguised versions of the City, like Superman’s Metropolis and Batman’s Gotham City. So come join illustrator & comics/pop culture historian Arlen Schumer (author/designer, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art), as he presents a verbal and visual overview of images of New York City in comic art history! ZOOM MEETING: https://bit.ly/359ZrMe MEETING ID: 825 8357 3194 PASSCODE: 606147 ***CAN’T make it LIVE? Don’t worry—you’ll be able to watch a recording of the live webinar later on Arlen’s YOUTUBE or VIMEO channels! #arlenschumer #webinar #webinars #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #superheroes #dccómics #marvelcomicsgroup #newyork #newyorkhistory #newyorkcity #newyorkcityhistory #thesilverageofcomicbookart @dgareps @richard_syrett @shin_gallery https://www.instagram.com/p/CQGuqsKhZ62/?utm_medium=tumblr