Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Tag: comic-con
This past weekend fans of comic books, anime, and all things science fiction and fantasy flowed into the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center for New York Comic Con. In the seven years that the ReedPOP division of Reed Elsevier's Reed Exhibitions has run the annual extravaganza, New York Comic Con has become a major pop … Continue reading New York Comic Con 2012: Recap and Photo Highlights
A Photographic Look Back at San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Although the New York Times talked about a sense of "gloom" pervading the halls of Comic-Con this year, people I spoke with were optimistic -- both in terms of the business outlook and the mood of the crowd. (See Knowledge@Wharton, "Comic-Con Shines through the Gloom.") Comic-Con always exhibits … Continue reading San Diego Comic-Con 2012 in Photos
Before Captain America was the star of last summer's blockbuster movie, he was a comic book superhero. The man who co-created the character over 70 years ago, comic book writer and artist Joe Simon, passed away this past Wednesday in New York. Two months earlier, Simon spoke at New York Comic Con, a convention for … Continue reading Joe Simon and the Great American Hero
Batman is now big business. The character starred in motion pictures that generated the highest domestic box office grosses in two separate years: 1989 (Batman) and 2008 (The Dark Knight). Batman has been reinterpreted over the decades -- from Adam West's campy portrayal in the 1960s television series to the dark and gritty interpretations of … Continue reading The Legacy of Jerry Robinson
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