Smithsonian Associates -- Superman on the Couch:
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- Description of Pictures: Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society: From legends of the Olympian gods to the modern mythology of Superman and Spider Man, stories of superhuman heroes have always fascinated mankind. With this summer’s Superman Returns, our love affair with these bigger- than-life characters continues.What’s behind the fascination with them? Join comics industry veterans and superhero experts Danny Fingeroth, Dennis O’Neil, Michael Uslan, and Tom De Falco for a lively exploration of superheroes and society.
Fingeroth ran Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man editorial line and is the author of Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society (Continuum). O’Neil, an expert on comics, pop culture, and folklore/mythology, was the guiding force behind DC Comics’ Batman. Uslan, an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, is executive producer of the Batman films. DeFalco, former Marvel editor in chief, is the author of Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide.
The panel was moderated by Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg, now an adjunct faculty member at UMBC ("an honors university in Maryland") who received his BA in English with Departmental Honors at UMBC in 1993. In 1996, he completed an MA in Publications Design at the University of Baltimore, and he expects to complete his doctorate in Communications Design (DCD) at that same institution in 2004.
A passionate collector and pop culture aficionado, Arnold created and teaches courses in comic book literature, time travel novels, and web-based literature at UMBC. He has received two UMBC Alumni Service Awards for his work with the English Alumni Society, for which he edited and designed the biannual newsletter, Turning Pages, for seven years. Arnold´s first book was a comprehensive guide to collectibles associated with the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. Howe´s Transcendental Toybox, co-authored with David J. Howe, was published in November 2000 (www.tardis.tv; rev. ed. November 2003). Arnold has also co-authored a book on determining the condition of comic books, The Overstreet Comic Book Grading Guide (January 2003) as well as a historical reference guide to Little Big Books titled The Big Comic Book Price Guide and Hake´s Price Guide to Character Toys at Gemstone Publishing. He serves as Editor for The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide and Hake´s Price Guide to Character Toys at Gemstone Publishing. He is also the Senior Editor for Now Playing Magazine (see his website www.atbpublishing.com). He was appointed as Curator of the new Geppi's Entertainment Museum, scheduled to open in the summer of 2006.
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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- SASC_060622_068.JPG: Arnold T. Blumberg.
- SASC_060622_091.JPG: Tom De Falco
- SASC_060622_096.JPG: Michael Uslan
- SASC_060622_120.JPG: Dennis O'Neil
- SASC_060622_133.JPG: Danny Fingeroth
- SASC_060622_165.JPG: Dennis O'Neil @ a Smithsonian Associates event. Attending this event -- "Superman on the Couch" -- kicked me into going back to San Diego Comic-Cons again.
- SASC_060622_201.JPG: Left to right:
Michael Uslan,
Tom De Falco,
Dennis O'Neil,
Danny Fingeroth, and
Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg.
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- DeFalco, Tom appears on:
- Fingeroth, Danny appears on:
- 2022_CA_SDCCP07_220721 San Diego Comic-Con International (2022) -- Panel: Who's the Most Neurotic Superhero Now?
- 2017_CA_SDCCP03_170721 San Diego Comic-Con International (2017) -- Panel: Will Eisner: Mentor, Partner, Friend
- 2015_CA_SDCCP02_150710 San Diego Comic-Con International (2015) -- Panel: Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel
- 2006_CA_SDCCP05_060720 San Diego Comic-Con International (2006) -- Panel: Comics Editors on Comics Editing
- 2006_CA_SDCCA San Diego Comic-Con International (2006) -- Artists
- O'Neil, Denny appears on:
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