Catch Us at Comic-Con 2009 (with Adam West update)
Join Alex, Nick, Marko, Ultimate Tommy, and friends for San Diego Comic-Con International panels this Friday and Saturday. This just in: Adam West (Batman TV series, The Family Guy) is joining Dr....
View ArticleInterview: Meet the Joker’s Maker, Jerry Robinson
This Saturday at Comic-Con, our own Papa Lama (Dr. Travis Langley) and his fellow psychologist Dr. Robin Rosenberg (editor, The Psychology of Superheroes) will delve into the psyche of Batman's...
View ArticleInterview: The Joker’s Maker Tackles The Man Who Laughs
Part two: Jerry Robinson discusses the Joker's enduring qualities with Drs. Robin Rosenberg (The Psychology of Superheroes) and Travis Langley (Papa Llama) in preparation for a San Diego Comic-Con...
View ArticleComic-Con Panel Excerpt: Would the Joker Date?
Toward the end of our San Diego Comic-Con International panel on the psychopathy of the Joker, an audience member asked the panelists whether we thought the Joker’s association with Harley Quinn has...
View ArticleJoker Panel Interview: Steve Englehart on The Laughing Fish
During our Comic-Con International panel on the psychopathy of the Joker, one panelist had to attend via remote. Back when comic book writer Steve Englehart had expected to attend Comic-Con in person,...
View ArticleComic-Con International Joker Panel: Actors Playing the Card
One topic I wanted to introduce during our San Diego Comic-Con International panel on the psychopathy of the Joker was how the role affected the actors. We’d lined up the Joker’s creator Jerry Robinson...
View ArticleComic-Con Excerpts: The Joker’s Relationship with Batman
Continuing Papa Llama’s report of his San Diego Comic-Con International panel with fellow psychologist Dr. Robin Rosenberg, comic book writer Steve Englehart, The Dark Knight producer Michael Uslan,...
View ArticleComic-Con: Jerry Robinson, Michael Uslan, and Adam West on the Joker’s Origins
Continued from “Comic-Con Excerpts: The Joker’s Relationship with Batman.” Concluding our report on the San Diego Comic-Con International panel “Is the Joker a Psychopath? You Decide!” which our own...
View ArticleComic-Con Joker Panel Was Wild: Recap and Reflections
It’s amazing how much information a single experience might yield. A few months ago, Peter Coogan – who, with my colleague Dr. Randy Duncan, co-founded the Comics Arts Conference, the academic...
View ArticleInterview: The Unseen Tribe (Zuda Competitor Luciano Vecchio)
Our series of interviews with competitors in DC Comics’ monthly Zuda contests continues this week with a pair of interviews with current competitors, featuring the creators of comics featured costumed...
View ArticleInterview: Villain (Zuda Competitor Greg Smallwood)
Each month DC Comics pits comics creators against each other to compete for a contract producing their webcomic series for DC’s online division, Zuda Comics. This month two different entries focus on...
View ArticleInterview: The Thunderchickens (Zuda Comic Competitors Chad Boudreau and...
We’ve spoken with various competitors in DC Comics’ monthly competition to win a year-long contract with their online Zuda Comics division. A number of those we interviewed went on to win their...
View ArticleAcademics Assemble! Comics Arts Conference Programming at San Diego Comic-Con...
Thursday, July 22 Fri, Jul 09, 07:35PM 10:30-12:00 Comics Arts Conference Session #1: Comics in the Classroom— Lisa Vizcarra (Carquinez Middle School) explores the pedagogy for creating a middle school...
View ArticleMarvel vs. Capcom 3 Gameplay Footage
Words cannot express how much I’m looking forward to the video game Marvel vs. Capcom 3. I love Marvel comics. I love Capcom games. TWO GREAT TASTES COMBINE! Here’s some footage I snagged of the...
View ArticleFront and Center: The Psyche of Superheroes
Wayne Bryant interviewed me about the psyche of superheroes: What does Batman tell us about ourselves? Perhaps an even better question is, what do our thoughts about him and the fact that so many...
View ArticleStan Lee with John Romita, Jr. – Heroes’ Origins: Super Orphanage!
While working on my chapter about why Batman works with a boy sidekick, I’ve been contemplating how and why the most famous superheroes all tend to be orphans. For Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man,...
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