CGC Co-sponsored SDCC Panel Discussion: From Cave Art To Superheroes 7/25

[esquirecomics]

Excuse the cross-posting from the Events section, but this program will have the most relevance and interest to the members of this section. The presentation will involve audience participation and since so many of you have a great deal of knowledge to contribute I do hope you will attend. And the CGC dinner is right after. (thumbs u

 

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If you plan on attending San Diego's Comic-Con on Saturday, July 25, 2009, please consider attending an educational and entertaining discussion of the history of comics.

 

Co-sponsored by the Certified Guaranty Company (www.CGCcomics.com), the leading comic certification company, GPAnalysis (www.GPAnalysis.com), the world's first analysis and reporting service for online auction and dealer comic book sales, and the Network of Disclosure (www.NetworkofDisclosure.org), a group of comic book dealers and collectors, who have pledged to disclose any form of restoration or enhancement, the presentation is designed for audiences of all ages (warning: some images may be graphic).

 

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6:30 - 7:30 pm, From Cave Art To Superheroes: Comic Books & Social Commentary. Join Mark S. Zaid, Esq., owner of EsquireComics.com, a co-founder of the Network of Disclosure and an Advisor to the Overstreet Comic Book Price and Grading Guides, for an educational and humorous interactive visual arts presentation tracing the historical creation and development of comic books and their characters, and particularly how comics addressed social issues of the day (including such topics as war, sex, civil rights, women's liberation, politics, censorship, violence, and terrorism). Room 10.

Some of the covers included in the presentation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Darth Corgi]

Too bad I'm not going to San Diego this year!

 

Comic Book History...

[esquirecomics]

I'm pleased to announce that ComicsPriceGuide.com is also now sponsoring my presentation.

 

I hope everyone attending SDCC can join me for the fun. The CGC Forum Dinner is right afterwards so it will make for a good appetizer. (thumbs u

[esquirecomics]

For anyone who is interested, a video of the SD Con presentation has been placed online. Approximately 30-40 people attended which was not bad for a Saturday night at 6:30 pm!

 

From Cave Art To Superheroes Comic Books & Social Commentary

 

Unfortunately not only did I run out of time to finish (ah, the perils of a virgin presentation!) but the tape ran out and cut off the last 10 minutes or as well! The entire video lasts one hour and I believe most of you will find it enjoyable and educational.

 

I welcome any constructive criticism or suggestions as I will be delivering this lecture again in the coming months. Feel free to e-mail me at EsquireComics@aol.com or PM me here (although sadly I haven't been on the site lately due to an overwhelming amount of legal work).

 

In fact, I have already refined the lecture as will be evident in another video soon to be posted online. Last week I delivered a variation of the lecture in Rochester, NY before around 100 people for approximately 2 hours, and the entire program was taped.