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  • SDCC Conquers the World

    SDCC Conquers the World

    · COMIC-CON BEGINS: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom

    Twilight, Robert Downey Jr., eight-hour lines. Time to ask the $64,000 question: Has Comic-Con become something completely different?! Why not ask those who made it all happen during the formative years of the Con? Luckily, that’s exactly what we did, and their answer may surprise you.

    Narrated by Brinke Stevens
    Created and Directed by Mathew Klickstein
    Executive Produced by Rob Schulte
    Written and Produced by Mathew Klickstein, Rob Schulte, and Christopher Tyler
    Edited by Rob Shulte, and Christopher Tyler
    Mixed by James Bilodeau
    Original Music Composed by Max DeVincenzo and Produced by Fox Tracks Music
    With help from Brannan Goetschius and Michael Fische

    All interviews (unless otherwise noted) conducted by Mathew Klickstein.

    Principal interviewees/contributors (in alphabetical order):

    Al Jean, Anthony Russo, Barry Alfonso, Barry Short, Bill Lund, Bill Mumy (provided by contributor), Bill Schanes, Bjo Trimble, Bob Arendt, Brinke Stevens, Bruce Campbell, Caseen Gaines, Chuck Graham (provided by SDSU), Clayton Moore, Dave Clark, Dave Scroggy, Erin Hanna, Gene Henderson, Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Gus Krueger, Felicia Day, Frank Miller, Ho Che Anderson, Igor Goldkind (provided by SDSU), Jackie Estrada, Jeanne Graham (provided by SDSU), Jim Cornelius, Jim Means, Jim Valentino, Joe Russo, John Pound, John Trimble, Kevin Eastman, Linda Yeh, Lloyd Kaufman, Kevin Smith (provided by contributor), Len Wein (provided by M. Klickstein archive), Maggie Thompson, Mark Evanier, Mike Towry, Mo Alzmann, Neil Gaiman (provided by contributor), Paul M. Sammon, Phil Yeh, Richard Alf (provided by KPBS), Richard Butner, Rick Geary, Roger Freedman, Scott Aukerman, Scott Shaw!, Sergio Aragonés (provided by contributor), Stan Sakai, Tim Seeley, Trina Robbins, Wendy All.

    We are grateful to the family of Mary and Gene Henderson (who, sadly, passed away during the final stages of Comic-Con Begins' post-production). This production is dedicated in part to their memory, as well as the memory of the many Con contributors no longer with us but whose legacy will continue to live on for time immemorial.

    Archival material and additional research provided by:

    Mike Towry and his “Comic-Convention Memories” website.

    Alan Light’s 1975 Comic-Con recordings

    Jackie Estrada and Comic-Con’s 40th Anniversary Souvenir Book

    Pamela Jackson and San Diego State University’s Comic-Con

    Kids project

    Maureen Cavanaugh at San Diego’s KPBS

    Mark Evanier

    Scott Shaw!

    Barry Alfonso

    Erin Hanna and her book Only at Comic Con

    Bjo Trimble and “The Star Trek Concordance”

    The works of Bill Schelly

    Wendy All

    Fantagraphics’ “We Told You So: Comics As Art”

  • I Love the Mid-to-Late ‘80s

    I Love the Mid-to-Late ‘80s

    · COMIC-CON BEGINS: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom

    Navigating throughout the ever-expanding pop culture constellation of the turbulent 1980s, we seek out intelligent new life in the final frontier: the Hollywood blockbuster machine. Meanwhile, comics go uptown, with Pulitzer Prize winners, the birth of graphic novels, and four guys named Neil, Alan, Frank, and Art.

    Narrated by Brinke Stevens
    Created and Directed by Mathew Klickstein
    Executive Produced by Rob Schulte
    Written and Produced by Mathew Klickstein, Rob Schulte, and Christopher Tyler
    Edited by Rob Shulte, and Christopher Tyler
    Mixed by James Bilodeau
    Original Music Composed by Max DeVincenzo and Produced by Fox Tracks Music
    With help from Brannan Goetschius and Michael Fische

    All interviews (unless otherwise noted) conducted by Mathew Klickstein.

    Principal interviewees/contributors (in alphabetical order):

    Al Jean, Anthony Russo, Barry Alfonso, Barry Short, Bill Lund, Bill Mumy (provided by contributor), Bill Schanes, Bjo Trimble, Bob Arendt, Brinke Stevens, Bruce Campbell, Caseen Gaines, Chuck Graham (provided by SDSU), Clayton Moore, Dave Clark, Dave Scroggy, Erin Hanna, Gene Henderson, Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Gus Krueger, Felicia Day, Frank Miller, Ho Che Anderson, Igor Goldkind (provided by SDSU), Jackie Estrada, Jeanne Graham (provided by SDSU), Jim Cornelius, Jim Means, Jim Valentino, Joe Russo, John Pound, John Trimble, Kevin Eastman, Linda Yeh, Lloyd Kaufman, Kevin Smith (provided by contributor), Len Wein (provided by M. Klickstein archive), Maggie Thompson, Mark Evanier, Mike Towry, Mo Alzmann, Neil Gaiman (provided by contributor), Paul M. Sammon, Phil Yeh, Richard Alf (provided by KPBS), Richard Butner, Rick Geary, Roger Freedman, Scott Aukerman, Scott Shaw!, Sergio Aragonés (provided by contributor), Stan Sakai, Tim Seeley, Trina Robbins, Wendy All.

    We are grateful to the family of Mary and Gene Henderson (who, sadly, passed away during the final stages of Comic-Con Begins' post-production). This production is dedicated in part to their memory, as well as the memory of the many Con contributors no longer with us but whose legacy will continue to live on for time immemorial.

    Archival material and additional research provided by:

    Mike Towry and his “Comic-Convention Memories” website.

    Alan Light’s 1975 Comic-Con recordings

    Jackie Estrada and Comic-Con’s 40th Anniversary Souvenir Book

    Pamela Jackson and San Diego State University’s Comic-Con

    Kids project

    Maureen Cavanaugh at San Diego’s KPBS

    Mark Evanier

    Scott Shaw!

    Barry Alfonso

    Erin Hanna and her book Only at Comic Con

    Bjo Trimble and “The Star Trek Concordance”

    The works of Bill Schelly

    Wendy All

    Fantagraphics’ “We Told You So: Comics As Art”

    Michael Keaton Batman David Letterman Interview June 22 1989

    Alan Moore on Hollywood adaptations, The Show & Northampton

    Prisoners of Gravity: Watchmen

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  • Good Grief, Shel Dorf!

    Good Grief, Shel Dorf!

    · COMIC-CON BEGINS: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom

    Some would call late Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf “controversial,” others “#$%!!,” still others their “greatest inspiration and friend.” The only thing everyone can agree on is that the Comic-Con would never have happened without Shel. And now his closest Con compadres open up about the reason why. As well as thoughtful reflections of Shel’s contentious departure in 1984 
 right as the Con and geek culture took a giant leap forward.

    Narrated by Brinke Stevens
    Created and Directed by Mathew Klickstein
    Executive Produced by Rob Schulte
    Written and Produced by Mathew Klickstein, Rob Schulte, and Christopher Tyler
    Edited by Rob Shulte, and Christopher Tyler
    Mixed by James Bilodeau
    Original Music Composed by Max DeVincenzo and Produced by Fox Tracks Music
    With help from Brannan Goetschius and Michael Fische

    All interviews (unless otherwise noted) conducted by Mathew Klickstein.

    Principal interviewees/contributors (in alphabetical order):

    Al Jean, Anthony Russo, Barry Alfonso, Barry Short, Bill Lund, Bill Mumy (provided by contributor), Bill Schanes, Bjo Trimble, Bob Arendt, Brinke Stevens, Bruce Campbell, Caseen Gaines, Chuck Graham (provided by SDSU), Clayton Moore, Dave Clark, Dave Scroggy, Erin Hanna, Gene Henderson, Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Gus Krueger, Felicia Day, Frank Miller, Ho Che Anderson, Igor Goldkind (provided by SDSU), Jackie Estrada, Jeanne Graham (provided by SDSU), Jim Cornelius, Jim Means, Jim Valentino, Joe Russo, John Pound, John Trimble, Kevin Eastman, Linda Yeh, Lloyd Kaufman, Kevin Smith (provided by contributor), Len Wein (provided by M. Klickstein archive), Maggie Thompson, Mark Evanier, Mike Towry, Mo Alzmann, Neil Gaiman (provided by contributor), Paul M. Sammon, Phil Yeh, Richard Alf (provided by KPBS), Richard Butner, Rick Geary, Roger Freedman, Scott Aukerman, Scott Shaw!, Sergio Aragonés (provided by contributor), Stan Sakai, Tim Seeley, Trina Robbins, Wendy All.

    We are grateful to the family of Mary and Gene Henderson (who, sadly, passed away during the final stages of Comic-Con Begins' post-production). This production is dedicated in part to their memory, as well as the memory of the many Con contributors no longer with us but whose legacy will continue to live on for time immemorial.

    Archival material and additional research provided by:

    Mike Towry and his “Comic-Convention Memories” website.

    Alan Light’s 1975 Comic-Con recordings

    Jackie Estrada and Comic-Con’s 40th Anniversary Souvenir Book

    Pamela Jackson and San Diego State University’s Comic-Con

    Kids project

    Maureen Cavanaugh at San Diego’s KPBS

    Mark Evanier

    Scott Shaw!

    Barry Alfonso

    Erin Hanna and her book Only at Comic Con

    Bjo Trimble and “The Star Trek Concordance”

    The works of Bill Schelly

    Wendy All

    Fantagraphics’ “We Told You So: Comics As Art”

  • The Con is On

    The Con is On

    · COMIC-CON BEGINS: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom

    We forge ahead at light speed into the complex scenario of how the first San Diego Comic-Con was cobbled together by our illustrious cast of kooky characters. From there, we venture onward through the mid-1970s as the Con grows exponentially in both physical size and attendance, heralding the “golden years” at a ramshackle downtown hotel that had seen better days called the El Cortez.

    Narrated by Brinke Stevens
    Created and Directed by Mathew Klickstein
    Executive Produced by Rob Schulte
    Written and Produced by Mathew Klickstein, Rob Schulte, and Christopher Tyler
    Edited by Rob Shulte, and Christopher Tyler
    Mixed by James Bilodeau
    Original Music Composed by Max DeVincenzo and Produced by Fox Tracks Music
    With help from Brannan Goetschius and Michael Fische

    All interviews (unless otherwise noted) conducted by Mathew Klickstein.

    Principal interviewees/contributors (in alphabetical order):

    Al Jean, Anthony Russo, Barry Alfonso, Barry Short, Bill Lund, Bill Mumy (provided by contributor), Bill Schanes, Bjo Trimble, Bob Arendt, Brinke Stevens, Bruce Campbell, Caseen Gaines, Chuck Graham (provided by SDSU), Clayton Moore, Dave Clark, Dave Scroggy, Erin Hanna, Gene Henderson, Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Gus Krueger, Felicia Day, Frank Miller, Ho Che Anderson, Igor Goldkind (provided by SDSU), Jackie Estrada, Jeanne Graham (provided by SDSU), Jim Cornelius, Jim Means, Jim Valentino, Joe Russo, John Pound, John Trimble, Kevin Eastman, Linda Yeh, Lloyd Kaufman, Kevin Smith (provided by contributor), Len Wein (provided by M. Klickstein archive), Maggie Thompson, Mark Evanier, Mike Towry, Mo Alzmann, Neil Gaiman (provided by contributor), Paul M. Sammon, Phil Yeh, Richard Alf (provided by KPBS), Richard Butner, Rick Geary, Roger Freedman, Scott Aukerman, Scott Shaw!, Sergio Aragonés (provided by contributor), Stan Sakai, Tim Seeley, Trina Robbins, Wendy All.

    We are grateful to the family of Mary and Gene Henderson (who, sadly, passed away during the final stages of Comic-Con Begins' post-production). This production is dedicated in part to their memory, as well as the memory of the many Con contributors no longer with us but whose legacy will continue to live on for time immemorial.

    Archival material and additional research provided by:

    Mike Towry and his “Comic-Convention Memories” website.

    Alan Light’s 1975 Comic-Con recordings

    Jackie Estrada and Comic-Con’s 40th Anniversary Souvenir Book

    Pamela Jackson and San Diego State University’s Comic-Con

    Kids project

    Maureen Cavanaugh at San Diego’s KPBS

    Mark Evanier

    Scott Shaw!

    Barry Alfonso

    Erin Hanna and her book Only at Comic Con

    Bjo Trimble and “The Star Trek Concordance”

    The works of Bill Schelly

    Wendy All

    Fantagraphics’ “We Told You So: Comics As Art”

  • First Geeks

    First Geeks

    · COMIC-CON BEGINS: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom

    Just because they were geeks doesn’t mean our intrepid Con creators were any less impacted by the “drugs, sex, and rock-and-roll” of the 1960s. We delve deep into the intimate experiences of these colorful characters of the Comic-Con and how their passion for pop culture was affected by the volatile era’s seismic cultural, political, and technological shifts. Includes a special visit from Mr. “Turn on, Tune in, Drop out” himself, Dr. Timothy Leary, along with the birth of Star Trek fandom.

    Narrated by Brinke Stevens
    Created and Directed by Mathew Klickstein
    Executive Produced by Rob Schulte
    Written and Produced by Mathew Klickstein, Rob Schulte, and Christopher Tyler
    Edited by Rob Shulte, and Christopher Tyler
    Mixed by James Bilodeau
    Original Music Composed by Max DeVincenzo and Produced by Fox Tracks Music
    With help from Brannan Goetschius and Michael Fische

    All interviews (unless otherwise noted) conducted by Mathew Klickstein.

    Principal interviewees/contributors (in alphabetical order):

    Al Jean, Anthony Russo, Barry Alfonso, Barry Short, Bill Lund, Bill Mumy (provided by contributor), Bill Schanes, Bjo Trimble, Bob Arendt, Brinke Stevens, Bruce Campbell, Caseen Gaines, Chuck Graham (provided by SDSU), Clayton Moore, Dave Clark, Dave Scroggy, Erin Hanna, Gene Henderson, Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Gus Krueger, Felicia Day, Frank Miller, Ho Che Anderson, Igor Goldkind (provided by SDSU), Jackie Estrada, Jeanne Graham (provided by SDSU), Jim Cornelius, Jim Means, Jim Valentino, Joe Russo, John Pound, John Trimble, Kevin Eastman, Linda Yeh, Lloyd Kaufman, Kevin Smith (provided by contributor), Len Wein (provided by M. Klickstein archive), Maggie Thompson, Mark Evanier, Mike Towry, Mo Alzmann, Neil Gaiman (provided by contributor), Paul M. Sammon, Phil Yeh, Richard Alf (provided by KPBS), Richard Butner, Rick Geary, Roger Freedman, Scott Aukerman, Scott Shaw!, Sergio Aragonés (provided by contributor), Stan Sakai, Tim Seeley, Trina Robbins, Wendy All.

    We are grateful to the family of Mary and Gene Henderson (who, sadly, passed away during the final stages of Comic-Con Begins' post-production). This production is dedicated in part to their memory, as well as the memory of the many Con contributors no longer with us but whose legacy will continue to live on for time immemorial.

    Archival material and additional research provided by:

    Mike Towry and his “Comic-Convention Memories” website.

    Alan Light’s 1975 Comic-Con recordings

    Jackie Estrada and Comic-Con’s 40th Anniversary Souvenir Book

    Pamela Jackson and San Diego State University’s Comic-Con

    Kids project

    Maureen Cavanaugh at San Diego’s KPBS

    Mark Evanier

    Scott Shaw!

    Barry Alfonso

    Erin Hanna and her book Only at Comic Con

    Bjo Trimble and “The Star Trek Concordance”

    The works of Bill Schelly

    Wendy All

    Fantagraphics’ “We Told You So: Comics As Art”

    The Confessions of Robert Crumb (1987)

  • Days of Comics Past

    Days of Comics Past

    · COMIC-CON BEGINS: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom

    We plunge down the time tunnel to the earliest days of fandom: back before nerds were cool, before science fiction was taken seriously, and before comic book characters ruled Hollywood. It was a time when fans could only connect through ‘zines and specialty magazines. A time when MAD Magazine and The Twilight Zone expanded the minds of youth across the nation. And a time when a small group of high school kids in San Diego met a visionary super-fan from Detroit named Shel Dorf.

    Narrated by Brinke Stevens
    Created and Directed by Mathew Klickstein
    Executive Produced by Rob Schulte
    Written and Produced by Mathew Klickstein, Rob Schulte, Christopher Tyler, and James Bilodeau
    Edited by Rob Shulte, Christopher Tyler, and James Bilodeau
    Mixed by James Bilodeau
    Original Music Composed by Max DeVincenzo and Produced by Fox Tracks Music
    With help from Brannan Goetschius and Michael Fische

    All interviews (unless otherwise noted) conducted by Mathew Klickstein.

    Principal interviewees/contributors (in alphabetical order):

    Al Jean, Anthony Russo, Barry Alfonso, Barry Short, Bill Lund, Bill Mumy (provided by contributor), Bill Schanes, Bjo Trimble, Bob Arendt, Brinke Stevens, Bruce Campbell, Caseen Gaines, Chuck Graham (provided by SDSU), Clayton Moore, Dave Clark, Dave Scroggy, Erin Hanna, Gene Henderson, Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Gus Krueger, Felicia Day, Frank Miller, Ho Che Anderson, Igor Goldkind (provided by SDSU), Jackie Estrada, Jeanne Graham (provided by SDSU), Jim Cornelius, Jim Means, Jim Valentino, Joe Russo, John Pound, John Trimble, Kevin Eastman, Linda Yeh, Lloyd Kaufman, Kevin Smith (provided by contributor), Len Wein (provided by M. Klickstein archive), Maggie Thompson, Mark Evanier, Mike Towry, Mo Alzmann, Neil Gaiman (provided by contributor), Paul M. Sammon, Phil Yeh, Richard Alf (provided by KPBS), Richard Butner, Rick Geary, Roger Freedman, Scott Aukerman, Scott Shaw!, Sergio Aragonés (provided by contributor), Stan Sakai, Tim Seeley, Trina Robbins, Wendy All.

    We are grateful to the family of Mary and Gene Henderson (who, sadly, passed away during the final stages of Comic-Con Begins' post-production). This production is dedicated in part to their memory, as well as the memory of the many Con contributors no longer with us but whose legacy will continue to live on for time immemorial.

    Archival material and additional research provided by:

    Mike Towry and his “Comic-Convention Memories” website.

    Alan Light’s 1975 Comic-Con recordings

    Jackie Estrada and Comic-Con’s 40th Anniversary Souvenir Book

    Pamela Jackson and San Diego State University’s Comic-Con

    Kids project

    Maureen Cavanaugh at San Diego’s KPBS

    Mark Evanier

    Scott Shaw!

    Barry Alfonso

    Erin Hanna and her book Only at Comic Con

    Bjo Trimble and “The Star Trek Concordance”

    The works of Bill Schelly

    Wendy All

    Fantagraphics’ “We Told You So: Comics As Art”

  • Comic-Con: Begins (coming June 22)

    Comic-Con: Begins (coming June 22)

    · COMIC-CON BEGINS: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom

    Find out more HERE.