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Alex Grand

@comichistorians

Author of UNDERSTANDING SUPERHERO COMIC BOOKS. Host of LEGO ART: SPIDER-MAN. From Russo Bros’ SLUGFEST. In BBC, NPR, WSJ, New York Times & TODAY. CBH founder.

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#DCcomics' #Superman faces #Flash's enemy, #CaptainCold in a 1983 #Hotcocoa commercial. That freeze gun doesnt stand a chance! Yummy, so chocolaty!

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#Xmen97 ? Welcome to #Xmen82 ! Chris Claremont's X-Men Marvel graphic novel, God Loves Man Kills faced resistance from televangelist Pat Robertson and the #700club that year. ProfessorX, Wolverine are depicted & mutants are described as subhuman.

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#Publicdomain, goldmine of Golden Age comic content ripe for reimagining. Project Superpowers by #AlexRoss & Jim Krueger in 2008, is an example of this, repurposing classic characters for contemporary audiences. Trademark issues necessitated renaming characters, such as Blue

#Publicdomain, goldmine of Golden Age comic content ripe for reimagining. Project Superpowers by #AlexRoss & Jim Krueger in 2008, is an example of this, repurposing classic characters for contemporary audiences. Trademark issues necessitated renaming characters, such as Blue
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From the 1984 #Marvel Fumetti Book, featuring photographs by Vince Colletta, Jim Shooter points out who is standing behind him. On the Comic Book Historians YouTube interview series, parts 1 and 2, Shooter discusses the corporate pitfalls that he was avoiding by publishing books

From the 1984 #Marvel Fumetti Book, featuring photographs by Vince Colletta, Jim Shooter points out who is standing behind him. On the Comic Book Historians YouTube interview series, parts 1 and 2, Shooter discusses the corporate pitfalls that he was avoiding by publishing books
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Newsday (Suffolk Edition) 1994. Shooter recalls that Marvel getting bought in the 1980s was traumatic for morale as pension plans were gone overnight. He talks leading an $81 million bid to buy Marvel but losing to higher offers. At Defiant, he guided new titles like Warriors of

Newsday (Suffolk Edition) 1994. Shooter recalls that Marvel getting bought in the 1980s was traumatic for morale as pension plans were gone overnight. He talks leading an $81 million bid to buy Marvel but losing to higher offers. At Defiant, he guided new titles like Warriors of
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Wonderful article by friend and historian, Roy Schwartz on Marvel's founding publisher, Martin Goodman. ign.com/articles/the-u…

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Daily News 1993 showcased Jim Shooter, who spun his bruising Voyager arbitration into Defiant’s new series Dark Dominion, whose hero fights corporate predators modeled on his ex-partners. While greeting fans at Jim Hanley’s Universe he touted Defiant’s first hit, Warriors of

Daily News 1993 showcased Jim Shooter, who spun his bruising Voyager arbitration into Defiant’s new series Dark Dominion, whose hero fights corporate predators modeled on his ex-partners. While greeting fans at Jim Hanley’s Universe he touted Defiant’s first hit, Warriors of
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Bill Finger Awards organizer, the esteemed Mark Evanier is joining our panel at Comic Con celebrating the diverse career of Batman co-creator Bill Finger, at San Diego Comic Con International 2025 on Saturday 7/26/2025 Room 4 at the Convention Center upstairs. Panel description:

Bill Finger Awards organizer, the esteemed Mark Evanier is joining our panel at Comic Con celebrating the diverse career of Batman co-creator Bill Finger, at San Diego Comic Con International 2025 on Saturday 7/26/2025 Room 4 at the Convention Center upstairs.

Panel description:
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What a treat it is to see the 1994 cast of the unreleased Fantastic Four film finally given the red carpet treatment by #Marvel Studios at the FF premiere this week!

What a treat it is to see the 1994 cast of the unreleased Fantastic Four film finally given the red carpet treatment by #Marvel Studios at the FF premiere this week!
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We had a blast at our Silver Age panel: How Flash Saved the Comic Book Industry at San Diego Comic Con with friends Bill Field, Michael Lites, Kevin Garcia, Bob Burden and Phil Nelson. The back and forths were natural, kinetic, and lively. Truly memorable and I got a great

We had a blast at our Silver Age panel: How Flash Saved the Comic Book Industry at San Diego Comic Con with friends Bill Field, Michael Lites, Kevin Garcia, Bob Burden and Phil Nelson. The back and forths were natural, kinetic, and lively. Truly memorable and I got a great
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Really enjoyed #Marvel’s Fantastic Four film which felt like a wonderful adaptation of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee’s #Galactus trilogy. The aesthetic of the film was very much Kirby and the nod to him at the end of the credits was on point and beautiful.

Really enjoyed #Marvel’s Fantastic Four film which felt like a wonderful adaptation of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee’s #Galactus trilogy. The aesthetic of the film was very much Kirby and the nod to him at the end of the credits was on point and beautiful.
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We had a real blast at our Many Hands of Bill Finger panel, where we shed light on the late #Batman co-creator / writer’s characters across comic books, comic strips, television shows, and movies. His granddaughter Athena Finger offered a heartfelt perspective on the man himself.

We had a real blast at our Many Hands of Bill Finger panel, where we shed light on the late #Batman co-creator / writer’s characters across comic books, comic strips, television shows, and movies. His granddaughter Athena Finger offered a heartfelt perspective on the man himself.
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#Comicbook #ilustrator #Wayshak talks about #series and #characters he’s working at #SDCC #2025. youtube.com/shorts/h1DZD8t…

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Thrilled to share some good news. 📚 Cengage Learning has selected a segment of Understanding Superhero Comic Books for inclusion in Contemporary Literary Criticism volume 562. The series is a core reference set in academic libraries, so my chapter will sit beside essays that

Thrilled to share some good news. 📚 Cengage Learning has selected a segment of Understanding Superhero Comic Books for inclusion in Contemporary Literary Criticism volume 562. The series is a core reference set in academic libraries, so my chapter will sit beside essays that
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Before Gotham had shadows, writer Bill Finger cast them. Comics scholar Alex Grand (Understanding Superhero Comic Books) moderates a lively conversation with Athena Finger (Bill’s granddaughter and advocate), historian Bill Field (Field of Comics), and playwright/filmmaker