The Center for Independent Publishing turns to comics for a panel discussion tonight:
Danny Fingeroth
Gene Kannenberg, Jr.
Frank Tieri
Billy TucciNew York served as the model for Gotham City, inspired Will Eisner as he created the noirish adventures of The Spirit, and became a recurring character during the 1960s resurgence of Marvel in comics such as Spider-Man and Iron Man. ForeWord Magazine contributing editor Peter Gutiérrez will moderate a high-energy roundtable on the relationship between superheroes and their favorite hometown… and on how comics culture has promoted potent and memorable images of New York to readers worldwide.
When: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 6:30-8:30 pm
Where: 20 W. 44th Street, New York, NY 10036Tickets $15 for general admission, $10 for CIP Members, and $5 for students – and they’re tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Moderator Peter Gutierrez spoke with the NY Times about the panel yesterday.
The 20th-century big city, with its soaring spires, shadowy tunnels, huge crowds and towering suspension bridges, was a perfect incubator and backdrop for a new kind of archetypal adventurer who combined traits of the the warrior, demigod, frontiersman and rationalist crime fighter. What New Yorkers might take for granted, though, is the extent to which their particular hometown has been instrumental in creating the comic book superhero.
why does that sound eye-crossingly dull?
It sounds eye-crossingly dull because if yer gonna be in New York, you should be outside experiencing the city and seeing why it has been “instrumental in creating the comic book superhero” instead of sitting listening to four dudes talk about it.
Just sayin.