Part 3: Curator's Talk  From The ZAP! POW! BAM! Exhibit's Guest Curator Jerry Robinson

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 At 8:00 PM...  Is the special Curator's Talk being held at the Skirball.

The Opening Day for this exhibit was on Thursday February 19th.

As seen in Part 1 & Part 2, Tina and I have already been to this Exhibit and had a great time!

However, we will not be able to attend this special Curator's Talk, which has Mark Evanier inteviewing Jerry Robinson...

 The ZAP! POW! BAM! Exhibit's Curator was at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con International, where Mark Evanier interviewed him along with other guests at the Annual Jack Kirby Tribute Panel held at that Con.

The Photos shown in this blog post are from that special panel which I wanted to share with you. 

If you have not heard Mark Evanier host a panel or program before, you are in for a treat if you can make this special Curator's Talk!  Mark is able to get the person he is interviewing to be comfortable and open up with great stories to share!  With Jerry Robinson being there at the beginning of the Golden Age Of Comics I'm sure you'll hear some great tales of what it was like to be there during the early years of Batman as well as other Golden Age characters!

The special program is one night only:

March 5th 2009 at 8:00 PM

At the Skirball Cultural Center at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049

Cost for the special program is:

$10 General Admission, $8 Members, $6 Students

For those not able to attend this special Curator's Talk, but are in the Los Angeles Metro Area any time up until August 9th, 2009, this would be a good place to go see with your family.   It is varied enough in exhibits to entertain the young through older in years, and not too 'geeky'!

Details for the ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938–1950
On Exhibit From February 19 - August 9, 2009

ADMISSION To the two special exhibits about Comic Books are included with Museum admission:
$10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2–12;
Free to Members and Children under 2; Free to all on Thursdays. 
Note: There is a current special Wells Fargo check and credit card discount. Check the web site before
going to print out the discount coupon if you hold either of these two cards!

http://www.skirball.org/index.php?option=com_ccevents&scope=exbt&task=detail&ccmenu=v2hhdcdzie9u&oid=34

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention' ourselves here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts,  and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store! 

Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

Note From Make It So Marketing: Michael first set up at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael at the 1973 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con that was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island, San Diego. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!                   Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO OR VIDEO IS:

  MONDAY, MARCH 9TH, 2009. 8:00 PM, EST (NY)

Lisa Hager-Duncan... Who is the Event Coordinator for the Competition, (and also pictured above), reminded me that the deadline for submittals is coming up soon!  The details for entering this event are online at the Comic Con's Event web site! 

I am copying them here for the benefit of those that have not yet become a member of Facebook nor joined the Facebook Comic Con!  The following are the details, but You must enter at the web site itself!! 

FACEBOOK COMIC CON PREMIERE COSTUME COMPETITION

SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2009 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST (NY)

Held during the GALA PREMIERE LAUNCH of FACEBOOK COMIC CON. MARCH 12-15, 2009
On the Main Floor Convention Hall of this 'Virtual Comic Con'.

ATTEND THIS EVENT & ENTER THE COMPETITION! SHOW US JUST HOW CREATIVE YOU ARE!
HONOR YOUR FAVORITE COMIC BOOK HERO! AND LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!

Please carefully read the instructions, official rules and criteria to ensure your successful entry and to better understand the procedures.

RULES FOR COSTUME ENTRIES:
1-) All entrants must be registered at Facebook Comic Con.
2-) Entries can be posted in photo or video format.
3-) Only one photo or one video allowed for each entry.
4-) Video entries must not exceed 10 seconds in length.

HOW TO ENTER | WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
1-) Start planning and creating your costume.
2-) When finished, have pictures or video taken of you in your costume holding a hand-written sign only containing: FBCC COSTUME CONTEST 2009. This ensures that all our contestant costumes are new and authentically produced for this event so the competition is fair to all.
3-) Choose the best photo or edit up to 10 best seconds of video for upload to competition event.

POSTING YOUR COSTUME ENTRIES:
1-) Attend this event through menu at upper right of "this" page. This officially enters you into the competition.(NOTE: You must go to the actual web page for this!! What you are reading right now is just a notice from Michael posted on his blog! See the link here: facebook.com/event.php?eid=48014919300  and follow the instructions there!

(Note: eBay doesn't allow 'hot links' in the eBay blog posts to non-eBay pages, so if you are reading this on our Blog's eBay format version, just copy and paste the url into your browser and add the www. if necessary.)

2-) Upload your photo or video to the photos or video section of this event.
3-) Tag your photo or video with the name of the event: FBCC PREMIERE COSTUME COMPETITION.
4-) Caption label your photo or video with the NAME OF COSTUME CHARACTER.
5-) Only photos or videos of costume entries are allowed to be posted. All other postings will be removed. Repeat violators may be excluded from competition event.

START TIME AND DEADLINE FOR POSTING COSTUME ENTRIES:
• Start time for posting entries: MON, FEB 9, 2009. 8:00 AM, EST (NY)
• Deadline for posting entries: MON, MAR 9, 2009. 8:00 PM, EST (NY)

JUDGES, WINNERS & PRIZES:
FIVE JUDGES from the guest list of Facebook Comic Con are:
1.) Dave Ryan, 2.) Amy Fletcher, 3.) Mat Broome
4.) Simon Williams, 5.) Michael D. Hamersky

JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS will take place at scheduled event time:
SAT, MAR 14, 2009 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST (NY)
On the convention Main Floor Hall (Facebook Comic Con main page)
JUDGING CRITERIA is divided into 3 categories.
1-) Uniqueness. 2-) Design. 3-) Execution.

RATING from 1-10 will be given in each category.
TEN (10) TOP entries will be chosen as finalists.
THREE (3) TOP SCORING entries will receive prizes.
HIGHEST SCORING ENTRY will be our Grand 1st Prize winner.
PRIZES DONATED BY SPONSORS will soon be announced.

COSTUME COMPETITION ENTHUSIASTS: Let's show the real world how imaginative, fantastic and creative a virtual costume competition can be! Unleash your creativity... and let's have some FUN!


LISA HAGER-DUNCAN: Event Coordinator
MICHAEL NETZER: FBCC Director

To enter this event you actually need to go to:

facebook.com/event.php?eid=48014919300

and follow the instructions there!  Please Note: The details posted here were as of this blog posting. For up-to-date details please see their web site!

(Note: eBay doesn't allow 'hot links' in the eBay blog posts to non-eBay pages, so if you are reading this on our Blog's eBay format version, just copy and paste the url into your browser and add the www. if necessary.)

And Yes, that is My name up there as one of the (impartial) Judges for this Event!  You Blog readers are invited to participate in this 'Virtual World Comic Con'... just do so before the deadline is reached!

Also,  Lisa Hager-Duncan works with Monarch Comics as an editor part time for their Witch Hunter comic book. As she is the events coordinator for this event, any questions regarding the Premiere Costume Competition should be directed toward her.

Facebook Comic Con, (a virtual comic con), was recently started by Michael Netzer. Michael is donating all three prizes for the event, by the way, which can be found on Michael's website listed on the contest events page.  

~ Michael

Note From Make It So Marketing:   Michael first set up at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael at the 1973 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con that was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island, San Diego. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!

The 6th Edition - 2005 Book!

Brent Clark Rogers...  Contacted me recently as I asked him about his Book on the DC Universe and the status of any revised edtion forthcoming.

Brent wrote back that "I write the Brent Clark Rogers Guide to the DC Universe. 6 editions out since 1996. I'm hard at work on the 7th. Covers by Scott Rosema".

A review copy of the book was sent to me just as Tina and I were leaving for the Skirball Cultural Center this past weekend, so I brought the book along for reading and discussion with Tina who is into marketing, but not totally familar with the DC Universe. 

What I found was that this is a Reference Book... not a Coffee Table Book.  As such it is a book that would be of value to fans, collectors, and dealers that read, collect, or buy and sell DC Comics.

Brent does have a few copies left from his last printing that are available for purchase.  The Cost of the book would be the $40.00 cover price plus $6.50 for shipping and handling. You can contact him directly to purchase a copy.  He believes that he'll also be exhibiting at the Wizard World Chicago Con in August of 2009, should you like to meet him and view the book there also.

Now that I've introduced Brent and his book, the next question would be:

So what is the book about?   Again, I have to emphasize that this is a 'Reference Book', NOT a 'Coffee Table Book".  This book has one black and white illustration, seen on the front cover, and a photo of the author on the back cover. There are no illustrations, photos, etc. inside the book.

This book is a compilation best bought by serious DC fans, and those collectors / dealers that want to know the first appearance of everyone in the DCU up to 2005, plus more data as defined in the additional sections of the book. 

Really! It's just Not from the Gold, Silver, or Modern Ages! It's from the beginning of DC in 1935 to 2005. Not only every character, but as of 2005, all 718 teams and groups are listed, each with every member that has ever been on the team! There are no characters too obscured not to be mentioned in this book!

The section “About the Book” that is printed in the beginning of the book serves as a mini "table of contents".  There you can see that there is a brief explanation of the six main sections: “People,” “Teams & Groups,” “Families,” “Planets,” “Extraterrestrial Races,” and “Bibliography”.

The 'Planets' section alone covers over 1,000 Planets named in the DCU. The 'ETs' number 914 in different races!

Since this book has been in print for a while, there have been other comics experts out there that have reviewed it.  Some of the favorable reviews on this reference book came from Tony Isabella, Andrew 'Captain Comics' Smith and also Beau Smith.

Original cover price: $40.00
Number of pages: 716
6th Edition - 2005

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 716 pages, Text Only.

You Can Order This Book From the author/publisher:

Brent Clark Rogers, 34 Grant St, Shelby, MI 49455

by sending $46.50 for the book which includes S&H via money order or personal check to the address above.

Note From Make It So Marketing: Michael first set up as a dealer at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael, Howard & Tina at the Skirball February 2009. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!                   Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!