Renowned Twilight Zone scholar and pop culture historian Arlen Schumer (author/designer, Visions from The Twilight Zone and The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) spoke at the Kiwanis Club of Weston meeting last Saturday, October 26.
Arlen’s background is in graphic design (RISD), art direction and copywriting in New York City advertising agencies. His book The Silver Age of Comic Book Art, won the Independent Book Publishers Award for Best Popular Culture Book, ABC’s 20/20 named him “one of the country’s preeminent authorities on comics and culture,” the BBC said his works on The Twilight Zone were “a cut above the rest, full of passion and erudition”. Comic Book Artist magazine called him “one of the more articulate and enthusiastic advocates of comic book art in America.”
Arlen also signed hardcover copies of his brand-new book of essays on The Twilight Zone’s greatest episodes, The Five Themes of The Twilight Zone.
Kiwanis photograph by Bob Uzenoff.
Last Updated: October 30, 2024 by Robert Uzenoff
Twilight Zone Scholar at Kiwanis
Renowned Twilight Zone scholar and pop culture historian Arlen Schumer (author/designer, Visions from The Twilight Zone and The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) spoke at the Kiwanis Club of Weston meeting last Saturday, October 26.
Arlen’s background is in graphic design (RISD), art direction and copywriting in New York City advertising agencies. His book The Silver Age of Comic Book Art, won the Independent Book Publishers Award for Best Popular Culture Book, ABC’s 20/20 named him “one of the country’s preeminent authorities on comics and culture,” the BBC said his works on The Twilight Zone were “a cut above the rest, full of passion and erudition”. Comic Book Artist magazine called him “one of the more articulate and enthusiastic advocates of comic book art in America.”
Arlen also signed hardcover copies of his brand-new book of essays on The Twilight Zone’s greatest episodes, The Five Themes of The Twilight Zone.
Kiwanis photograph by Bob Uzenoff.
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