9 years ago
Good Tidings and Good-Bye: Passing the Publisher’s Torch
NerdSpan founder Dr. Travis Langley, following the success of his book Batman and Psychology, follows up with two new books for 2015 and passes the torch to NerdSpan’s new publisher and editor-in-chief.
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10 years ago
San Diego Comic-Con Program 2014: Comics Arts Conference Schedule
The Comics Arts Conference, which celebrated its 20th year in 2012 as a staple of the Comic-Con International programming schedule, returns to San Diego Comic-Con International with a full slate of academic panels devoted to the wonderful world of comics.
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DC “All Good with Finger and His Family” – HIS FAMILY RESPONDS
During a recent WonderCon Anaheim panel for Batman’s 75th anniversary, an audience member asked panelists for opinions about the fact that writer Bill Finger does not get a creator credit alongside …
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Smothered: Pa Kent Gives Us “The Expendables of Horror”?
Smothered, written and directed by Smallville’s John Schneider, sees tables are turned as horror icons like Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th), instead of being predators this time, become the prey! See how much they like getting chased for a change.
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Batman at 75: The Psychology of Why the Dark Knight Endures
Batman debuted 75 years ago. Why has this figure that can be both campy Caped Crusader and brooding Dark Knight captivated imaginations so consistently for most of a century? Batman ranks among the world’s best known fictional characters because he is the superhero with no superpowers.
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10 years ago
Cape Creator Campaign Day 3: Happy 100th Birthday, Bill Finger!!!!!
Today is Bill Finger’s 100th birthday. The time has come.
Today would be the perfect day to help out, whether by backing the Kickstarter campaign to create a Bill Finger …
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10 years ago
Cape Creator Campaign Day 2: Pursuit of the Finger Doodle
Marc Tyler Nobleman, the author of BILL THE BOY WONDER: THE SECRET CO-CREATOR OF BATMAN, has led an effort encouraging Google to honor Bill Finger, Batman’s uncredited co-creator, on the 100th anniversary of Finger’s birth.
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10 years ago
Cape Creator Campaign Day 1: NerdSpan Video!
NerdSpan is on a 27-day quest to fund a film tribute to Batman’s uncredited co-creator, Bill Finger, in celebration of Finger’s 100th birthday and the Dark Knight’s 75th anniversary.
11 years ago
NYCC Archie Comics Shocker: Farewell, Betty and Veronica
Audience reaction to the trailer for the new ongoing comic book series Afterlife with Archie was strong and positive, as were the responses to clips from the brand new CGI animation series Sabrina: …
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Breaking Bad: 100 Character Deaths Before the Big One
The Droid You’re Looking For ran a fascinating infographic illustrating all deaths in the television series Breaking Bad, the “Periodic Table of Death.” By the end of the series about an overqualified …
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The Killing Joke Script Shows Batman Did NOT Kill the Joker
Grant Morrison stirred up a lot of chatter online with his claim, during Kevin Smith’s “Fatman on Batman” podcast, that Batman kills the Joker at the end of the classic …
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Doctor Who Season 7.5 Episode Titles and Spoilers – Beware!
According to BBC South Africa and other sources, these are the eight episodes for Doctor Who season 7.5 (the post-Pond portion of the modern program’s 7th season). What comes after “The Bells of Saint John” and leads up to the 50th anniversary of our world’s introduction to the First Doctor?
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