PUBlic Knowledge
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 7pm
Mark Finn, Superheroes and Cinema: The Comics Come of Age.
"Comics and comic books have influenced n pop culture and mainstream media throughout the years. From the early years of Batman, Superman and Shazam serials, to the current slate of movies and TV shows such as Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Green Lantern, Hellboy, RED, Thor, The Walking Dead, and Big Bang Theory, Hollywood is turning more and more towards the comics medium for fresh story ideas and merchandising opportunities. Find out some of the successes, the flops, some that most didn’t even know were based on comics, and what is coming in the future." (themephi)… (more)
"Comics and comic books have influenced n pop culture and mainstream media throughout the years. From the early years of Batman, Superman and Shazam serials, to the current slate of movies and TV shows such as Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Green Lantern, Hellboy, RED, Thor, The Walking Dead, and Big Bang Theory, Hollywood is turning more and more towards the comics medium for fresh story ideas and merchandising opportunities. Find out some of the successes, the flops, some that most didn’t even know were based on comics, and what is coming in the future." (themephi)… (more)
Event location: The Usual (1408 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, TX, 76104)
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