Superheroes in the ’60s
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Schumer’s lecture series on Superheroes in the ’60s is definitely worth
checking out! The first lecture took place (and got rave reviews) last Tuesday,
and there are three more equally exciting ones to follow!
Here’s the
lowdown, according to Arlen:
In this review of the comic book superhero
tradition, its personification of American ideals and values, and how these
attitudes and portrayals changed over the course of the turbulent 1960’s, the
works of eight acknowledged Hall of Fame comic book artists are highlighted:
Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Joe Kubert, Jim
Steranko and Neal Adams. Their comic art not only reflected the dominant motifs
of the ’60s, from the futuristic idealism of Infantino to the cinematic realism
of Adams, but most importantly, the superheroes they drew changed–from
establishment conservatives like Superman, The Flash and Green Lantern to
counterculture liberals like Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and Green Arrow.
Superheroes in the ’60s: Comics and Counterculture is presented in a
large-size projection format that will not only provide the scale for comic book
panels and pages to be seen in a fresher light as fine art (the “Roy
Lichtenstein effect”), but, by utilizing multiple sequential images, will
graphically communicate the panel-to-panel, page-turning nature of comic book
art itself.
According to Metropolis Collectibles’ Vincent Zurzolo,
“Arlen’s class on Comic History was great. It teaches fans to be proud of
comics art and story telling, that it should be revered in the same way a
painting by Picasso is-well done.”
The lectures take place at the CUNY
Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, New York City, Four
consecutive Tuesdays beginning October 29, from 6:30-8:30pm. Cost is $25 per
program/$90 series.
Contact: 212-817-8215 or continuinged@gc.cuny.edu
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