Convention Center
San Diego, California
“The Changing Image of Blacks in Comics: 1890’s-1990’s”
William Foster, Naugatuck Valley Community-Technical College
“Blackjack: Ethnography of the Creation of a Black Comic Book Hero”
Stanford W. Carpenter, Smithsonian Center for Cultural Studies
“Memory in Comics: Testimonial, Autobiographical and Historical Space in Maus”
Ana Merino, Univ. of Pittsburgh
“Evocations of Immigration in Comics: The Multiple Identities of Superman”
Ivy Garlitz, Univ. of East Anglia
“X-Ray Specs: Gaze Theory and the Superhero Comic Book”
Patrick Gonder, College of Lake County
Slide Presentation: “Move Over Superman, Spidey, and Silver Surfer: From Girls to Girrrlz”
Trina Robbins
“Symbol as Truth in Gaiman’s Books of Magic”
David Goldweber, Univ. of San Francisco
“X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Genesis of a Dark Horse Comic Book Series”
Thomas F. Schilz, San Diego Miramar College
“Little Ebony and Little Ivory Combat the Yellow Peril: War of Images”
Gregory R. McWhorter
Slide Presentation: “The Prehistory of the Superhero: The Antediluvian Age”
Peter M. Coogan
“Rising Heroes: The Comics Art Initiative for Youth Entrepreneurs”
Shawn Beilfuss
“A Liberal Arts Approach to Teaching Comics”
Randy Duncan, Henderson State Univ.