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[arlenschumer]

IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, video of my webinar on: THE ORIGIN OF THE BLACK GREEN LANTERN! At the dawn of the 1970s, legendary comic book artist Neal Adams forged brand new artistic identities for several mainstream comic book characters, including Batman and The X-Men, as well as two distinctive DC heroes, Green Lantern and Green Arrow. His photorealistic visual acuity enabled he and his writer/collaborator, Denny O’Neil, to break new ground telling the kinds of reality-based stories that could be told in “superhero” comic books, and in doing so, made their Green Lantern-Green Arrow run of (only) 13 issues one of the most honored and esteemed, memorable and influential in comic book history! One of the series’ most memorable creations was the 1972 debut of one John Stewart, a.k.a. “The Black Green Lantern,” DC Comics’ FIRST black superhero! The details of how he came to be–from the origin of his very name to his civilian identity’s occupation–are explored, featuring comic book panels, pages and covers presented so dynamically that they’ll make you look at, and understand, the legend of Green Lantern John Stewart as if for the FIRST time! https://youtu.be/wddTpTFA6ms #greenlantern #dccomics #nealadamsart #dennyoneil #juliusschwartz #superheroes #blacksuperheroes #blacksuperhero #johnstewart #johnstewartgreenlantern #arlenschumer #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian @dgareps @nyadventureclub @richardsyrettstrangeplanet @adamschumer https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXgcFirgs8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#greenlantern #dccomics #nealadamsart #dennyoneil #juliusschwartz #superheroes #blacksuperheroes #blacksuperhero #johnstewart #johnstewartgreenlantern #arlenschumer #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian

[amatlcomix]

[comicbookhistorians]

CBH's Alex Grand travels to Johnstown, PA for the 2021 Ditko Comic Convention hosted by the Bottleworks Ethnic Art Center and the Ditko Family. Steve Ditko, his Bottleworks art exhibit and the Ditko convention is discussed here with Ditkoverse coordinator and nephew, Mark Ditko as well as comics editor and writer Carl Potts, writer-artist Javier Hernandez, visuaLecturist Arlen Schumer, and former senior VP at MGM David Armstrong. Each one shares an aspect or anecdote about Steve Ditko that most people don't know about. At the Comic Book Historians #YouTube Channel. #SteveDitko #MarvelComics #ComicBookHistorians https://www.instagram.com/p/CT3zPZarmXw/?utm_medium=tumblr

#youtube #steveditko #marvelcomics #comicbookhistorians

[arlenschumer]

Video of my recent Neal Adams' BATMAN webinar(s)--Parts 1 & 2--are posted on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/1k32ZhkBo9Y #nealadamsart #nealadamsartwork #arlenschumer #batman #batmanhistory #comicbookartists #dccomics #dickgiordano #juliusschwartz #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #robin #batmanandrobin #thejoker #thedarkknight #twoface #manbat @dgareps @dbbushman @richard_syrett https://www.instagram.com/p/CeEYgdQLK0q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#nealadamsart #nealadamsartwork #arlenschumer #batman #batmanhistory #comicbookartists #dccomics #dickgiordano #juliusschwartz #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #robin #batmanandrobin #thejoker #thedarkknight #twoface #manbat

[arlenschumer]

Video of my recent GENE COLAN webinar is up on my YouTube channel: "With the obvious exception of Jack Kirby, no other Marvel Comics artist defined the look of as many major characters as GENE COLAN (1926-2011) did during The Silver Age of Comics (1956-70)! Here's an overview of Colan’s illustrious Silver Age career, with dynamically displayed comic book panels, pages and covers that'll make you feel like you’re seeing them for the first time!" https://youtu.be/M4j_8XDVVF8 #genecolan #arlenschumer #marvelcomic #marvelcomicbooks #marvelcomicsgroup #marvelcomicsuniverse #daredevil #ironman #drstrange #doctorstrange #submariner #tompalmer #comicbooks #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork #silveragecomics #silverageofcomics @dgareps @dbbushman @richardsyrettstrangeplanet @nyadventureclub @adamschumer https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9fGAXLIj4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#genecolan #arlenschumer #marvelcomic #marvelcomicbooks #marvelcomicsgroup #marvelcomicsuniverse #daredevil #ironman #drstrange #doctorstrange #submariner #tompalmer #comicbooks #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork #silveragecomics #silverageofcomics

[arlenschumer]

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=

#arlenschumer #shoutoutarizona #comicbooks #comicbookhistorian #illustrationartists #illustrations #illustrator #comicbookstyle #comicbookstyleart

[arlenschumer]

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 @ 5:30pm EST: THE MARVELOUS MILIEUS OF GENE COLAN free webinar! With the obvious exception of Jack Kirby, no other Marvel Comics artist defined the look of as many major characters as GENE COLAN (1926-2011) did during The Silver Age of Comics (1956-70)! When Marvel gave Iron Man to Colan in 1966, he commented after, ”I wanted the reader to feel his emotion at times, not just be a metal figure always looking the same. So I took some poetic license. I tried to be very subtle with it, add a little humanity to the face.” The blind hero Daredevil blossomed under Colan’s stewardship, because he convincingly depicted the swashbuckling side of the character as well as his civilian alter ego of lawyer Matt Murdock. And Colan’s Dr. Strange stories, drawn in cinematic, chiaroscuro shadings, with panel layouts and compositions that wended and warped their way through the page, befitted the ectoplasmic, otherworldly dimensions they were set in, and are a testament to Colan’s atmospheric style, one of the most unique in the history of comic book art. So come join comic book art historian Arlen Schumer (author/designer, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) as he presents an overview of Colan’s illustrious Silver Age career, dynamically displaying his comic book panels, pages and covers so that you’ll feel like you’re seeing them for the first time! ZOOM MEETING: https://bit.ly/3uO9LX2 MEETING ID: 880 8172 3705 PASSCODE: 628618 #genecolan #arlenschumer #marvelcomic #marvelcomicbooks #marvelcomicsgroup #marvelcomicsuniverse #daredevil #ironman #drstrange #doctorstrange #submariner #princenamorthesubmariner #tompalmer #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian @dgareps @dbbushman @richardsyrettstrangeplanet @adamschumer https://www.instagram.com/p/CmZdHY1pdTo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#genecolan #arlenschumer #marvelcomic #marvelcomicbooks #marvelcomicsgroup #marvelcomicsuniverse #daredevil #ironman #drstrange #doctorstrange #submariner #princenamorthesubmariner #tompalmer #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian

[arlenschumer]

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 @ 5:30pm EST: THE ATOMIC AGE OF GIL KANE free webinar! If the human figure is the foundation of comic book drawing–indeed, of all drawing–then its epiphany is found in the distinctive, dynamic style of Gil Kane (1926-2000), one that matured demonstrably during lengthy runs on a pair of DC Silver Age superheroes, Green Lantern and The Atom. Kane’s figurework was both a primer on structural anatomy and musculature, and a lifelong quest to endow his characters with all the grace and lyricism his drawing prowess could muster. When he began to illustrate for Marvel in 1966, Kane paid homage to his mentor Jack Kirby by incorporating all of Kirby’s new dynamism into Kane’s own idiosyncratic style. This caused a quantum developmental leap in Kane’s own artistry, which he fed back to the field in two unlikely vehicles: a Grade-B superhero for Marvel (Captain Marvel) and a toy-based superhero for DC (Captain Action). So come join comic book art historian Arlen Schumer (author/designer, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) as he presents an overview of Kane’s illustrious Silver Age career, dynamically displaying his comic book panels, pages and covers so that you’ll feel like you’re seeing them for the first time! ZOOM MEETING: https://bit.ly/3HmjYS6 MEETING ID: 874 7226 6598 PASSCODE: 372544 #gilkaneart #gilkanecover #greenlantern #greenlanterncorps #greenlanterns #greenlanterncomics #theatom #arlenschumer #dccomics #marvelcomicbooks #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian @dgareps @dbbushman @richardsyrettstrangeplanet @adamschumer https://www.instagram.com/p/CmHcBssryr-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#gilkaneart #gilkanecover #greenlantern #greenlanterncorps #greenlanterns #greenlanterncomics #theatom #arlenschumer #dccomics #marvelcomicbooks #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian

[arlenschumer]

IN HONOR OF THE RELEASE OF THE NEW BLACK PANTHER MOVIE, “WAKANDA FOREVER”: "The Black Panther: Past, Present, and Future?” webinar on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jHacv-WBNw0 Join pop culture historian Arlen Schumer (author/designer, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) as he explores the fascinating comic book origins of THE BLACK PANTHER by the legendary artist/creator Jack Kirby in the 1960s—like why his original maskless Black Panther ended up wearing a complete facemask—and how the character developed over the decades, and how those developments were (or weren’t) translated into the 2018 film, and the new 2022 release, WAKANDA FOREVER. Combining comic book images with those from the film, as well as the broader pop culture, with his usual trenchant and witty commentary, Schumer's webinar will make you look at The Black Panther— both his comic book and cinematic creations—in ways that will make you see them as if for the first time! #wakandaforever #blackpanther #theblackpanther #marvelcomics #arlenschumer #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork @dgareps @adamschumer @richardsyrettstrangeplanet https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck0u4AcLb69/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#wakandaforever #blackpanther #theblackpanther #marvelcomics #arlenschumer #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork

[arlenschumer]

Video of this recent webinar is up on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/YQ7QLCpEjM4 #spectre #thespectre #murphyanderson #nealadamsart #nealadamsartwork #jerrygrandenetti #juliusschwartz #dickgiordano #dccomics #superhero #superheroes #comicbooks #comicbookartwork #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #arlenschumer #thesilverage #jacksparling #jerrysiegel #bernardbaily #berniwrightson #morefuncomics @dgareps @adamschumer @richardsyrettstrangeplanet https://www.instagram.com/p/CkbO2bZLN3l/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#spectre #thespectre #murphyanderson #nealadamsart #nealadamsartwork #jerrygrandenetti #juliusschwartz #dickgiordano #dccomics #superhero #superheroes #comicbooks #comicbookartwork #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #arlenschumer #thesilverage #jacksparling #jerrysiegel #bernardbaily #berniwrightson #morefuncomics

[arlenschumer]

Thursday, October 27 @ 5:00pm EST: THE SPECTRE OF THE SILVER AGE free webinar! DC Comics' ghostly character THE SPECTRE has been around since 1940, but has only been published in his own title since the 1960s, The Silver Age of Comics. And while The Spectre has seen multiple versions of his own book come and go ever since, it is arguably those 13 Silver Age issues--illustrated by Hall of Fame artists Murphy Anderson, Neal Adams, and Jerry Grandenetti--that remain his greatest outing. So come join comic book art historian Arlen Schumer (author/designer, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) as he takes you on a SPECTRE-ACULAR sojourn through The Spectre's stunning Silver Age career! ZOOM MEETING: https://bit.ly/3VSWWqC MEETING ID: 853 0597 3413 PASSCODE: 391832 #thespectre #spectre #dccomics #comicbooks #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork #murphyanderson #nealadamsart #nealadamsartwork #jerrygrandenetti #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #juliusschwartz #arlenschumer @dgareps @adamschumer @richardsyrettstrangeplanet https://www.instagram.com/p/CkGlv_4LyZP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#thespectre #spectre #dccomics #comicbooks #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork #murphyanderson #nealadamsart #nealadamsartwork #jerrygrandenetti #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #juliusschwartz #arlenschumer

[arlenschumer]

TONIGHT at 8:00pm EST, the New York City OPENING of writer/director Lenny Schwartz's great new play, BILL FINGER: RISE OF THE BAT, that I designed & illustrated the poster for! I'll be there with bells on, and hope to see some of my NYC-area peeps there, too! THE CHAIN THEATRE 312 W. 36 St., 4th fl. chaintheatre.org #riseofthebat #billfinger #batman #dccomics #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #lennyschwartz #chaintheatre #arlenschumer #handlettered #handlettering #handletters #handletteredtype #poster #posters #brucewayne #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork @dgareps @dbbushman @adamschumer @richardsyrettstrangeplanet @nyadventureclub https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQY9VZL1Z3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#riseofthebat #billfinger #batman #dccomics #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #lennyschwartz #chaintheatre #arlenschumer #handlettered #handlettering #handletters #handletteredtype #poster #posters #brucewayne #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork

[arlenschumer]

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 @ 6:00pm EST: “BILL FINGER: The Man Who Made Batman, Batman” free webinar! Since 2016, DC Comics (and its parent conglomerate, Warner Bros.) has officially credited legendary DC comic book writer Bill Finger (1914-1974) with the co-creation of Batman, in partnership with the (in-?) famous artist Bob Kane (1915-1998). But for all the years before that, Kane was solely credited, while Finger was virtually forgotten. Yet it was Finger, not Kane, who made the initial graphic recommendations to Kane that gave “The Bat-Man” his distinct look and mystique, as well as so many other key story elements, concepts, and ideas that collectively make up most of the Bat-lore ingrained in our collective comics unconscious—like naming Batman and Robin’s civilian identities, along with Wayne Manor, The Bat-Cave, and Gotham City—and so much more! So join comic book historian Arlen Schumer (author/designer, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) as he’ll make you see and understand the TRUE origin of the comic book superstar as if for the FIRST time! ZOOM MEETING: https://bit.ly/3f07naK MEETING ID: 818 9042 7825 PASSCODE: 591912 #batman #bobkane #billfinger #batmanandrobin #dccomics #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #arlenschumer #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork @dgareps @mariaragusaburfield @altpick @adamschumer @richardsyrettstrangeplanet @nyadventureclub https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-Ug-br89f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#batman #bobkane #billfinger #batmanandrobin #dccomics #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #arlenschumer #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork

[arlenschumer]

I wish SHANAH TOVAH ("a good year") tonight at sundown to ALL my Jewish (AND non-Jewish, because we're ALL in this life TOGETHER) family and friends, both real and virtual! https://youtu.be/WiaqHB2DRWY #jews #jewish #judaism #jewishnewyear #roshhashana #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #jewishhistory #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork #jackkirbyart #arlenschumer @dgareps @mariaragusaburfield @altpick @adamschumer @richardsyrettstrangeplanet @nyadventureclub https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci8G_OMJUbM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#jews #jewish #judaism #jewishnewyear #roshhashana #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #jewishhistory #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork #jackkirbyart #arlenschumer

[arlenschumer]

FOR THE LAST NIGHT OF AUGUST, I recommend this video of my webinar from last year: HOT AUGUST NIGHT OF SEX COMICS! ...is a sunny, silly survey of actual, published, mainstream comic book covers and panels from the past that simply have a sexually ambiguous, visually punny, indirect, subliminal, sly, even subversive sexual nature, sometimes allusional or double-entendre in tone. I've been collecting such imagery since the dawn of the internet, and now this cornucopia of coital, canoodling comic book creations, gonadal graphics, phallic felicities, and naked ambitions will make you forget that summer's ending and come away whistling a happy tune, with a spring in your step, a lilt in your heart, and a stirring in your loins! https://youtu.be/ShMiqMxqqTQ #sexy #sexcomic #dccomics #marvelcomicsgroup #archiecomics #undergroundcomics #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #arlenschumer @dgareps @dbbushman @richard_syrett @adamschumer https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch8WB9Ws7b8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#sexy #sexcomic #dccomics #marvelcomicsgroup #archiecomics #undergroundcomics #comicbookartists #comicbookartwork #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #arlenschumer

[arlenschumer]

HAPPY 105th BIRTHDAY, JACK KIRBY! Spread from my unpublished 14-page verbal/visual essay on the relationship between "Art & Comic Book Art"! #jackkirbyart #jackkirby100 #jackkirbyfans #jackkirbyartwork #arlenschumer #marvelcomicsgroup #marvelcomicsuniverse #dccomics #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #thor #captainamerica @dgareps @dbbushman @richard_syrett @adamschumer https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch0aFoBvISY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#jackkirbyart #jackkirby100 #jackkirbyfans #jackkirbyartwork #arlenschumer #marvelcomicsgroup #marvelcomicsuniverse #dccomics #comicbookhistory #comicbookhistorian #thor #captainamerica