Podcast appearances and mentions of arlen schumer

Exploring The Paranormal & Sci-Fi Themes of The Twilight Zone | Arlen SchumerJoin us for a special The Michigan UFO Sightings & Paranormal Encounters Podcast episode as we welcome Arlen Schumer, author and historian of The Twilight Zone Companion. We'll explore the paranormal, sci-fi, and eerie themes that made Rod Serling's classic series legendary.

Comic book historian Arlen Schumer is back to talk about Neal Adams—and insights that you won't find anywhere else. Check out the show and find out why! Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast Website  

I'm thrilled to host acclaimed scholar and pop culture historian Arlen Schumer. He'll discuss his book The Five Themes of the Twilight Zone. We'll deeply dive into the mysterious world of one of TV's most iconic shows. This collection of essays takes a fresh look at the legendary series, exploring its most classic episodes through five distinct themes highlighting the depth and breadth of Rod Serling's vision. This exploration will lead to the Gnosticism found in many episodes and The Twilight Zone's overall ethos.Get the book: https://amzn.to/4fGAXf7More on Arlen: https://arlenschumer.com/Stream All Astro Gnosis Conferences for the price of one: https://thegodabovegod.com/replay-sophia/The Gnostic Tarot: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/synkrasisHomepage: https://thegodabovegod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyteAB Prime: https://thegodabovegod.com/members/subscription-levels/ Virtual Alexandria Academy: https://thegodabovegod.com/virtual-alexandria-academy/Voice Over services: https://thegodabovegod.com/voice-talent/ Support with donation: https://buy.stripe.com/00g16Q8RK8D93mw288Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aeon-byte-gnostic-radio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Arlen Schumer Twilight Zone Book: https://www.amazon.com/Five-Themes-Twilight-Zone/dp/B0DD5WCP7G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HM0QWJ524SE6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EaNyX5z5GhxhdbaboLF6q06plHuBbIYtUPwM1lQdZUA.1tfVhEUbdfOxK2e0_rtkBf5pCLswcXLIEsugFQnsXiI&dib_tag=se&keywords=twilight+zone+arlen+schumer&qid=1732078414&s=digital-text&sprefix=twilight+zone+arlen+schumer%2Cdigital-text%2C124&sr=1-1-catcorrTypical Skeptic Podcast Links:❤show support for the podcast https://paypal.me/typicalskepticmediacashapp $kalil1121 venmo @robert-kalilor buy me a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/typicalskeptic

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Comic book historian Arlen Schumer discusses the Twilight Zone and how it was influenced by and impacted comic books in the early Silver Age. Arlen Schumer Fantastic Comic Fan Link Tree

Arlen Schumer, comic book historian and author of The Silver Age of Comic Book Art. Several years ago. Arlen Schumer Fantastic Comic Fan Link Tree  

CBH's Alex Grand travels to Johnstown, PA for the 2021 Ditko Comic Convention hosted by the Bottleworks Ethnic Art Center and the Ditko Family.  Steve Ditko, his Bottleworks art exhibit and the Ditko convention is discussed here with Ditkoverse coordinator and nephew, Mark Ditko as well as comics editor and writer Carl Potts, writer-artist Javier Hernandez, visuaLecturist Arlen Schumer, and former senior VP at MGM David Armstrong.  Each one shares an aspect or anecdote about Steve Ditko that most people don't know about.  Where do Ditko hands come from?

Join four comic book cognoscenti at the 2021 Steve Ditko mini-con in his hometown of Johnstown, Pennsylvania to hear Javier Hernandez analyze the hypnotizing choreography of Spider-Man's fight scenes, Zack Kruse explain how Ditko's early work for Charlton held the seeds of everything the artist did later in his career, Carl Potts reveal what happened when he returned to Ditko an original page of Creeper art after he learned it had been stolen, and Arlen Schumer declare Ditko to be more than just a great comic book artist, but instead a great American artist who happened to create comics.

Arlen Schumer is an award-winning comic book-style illustrator for the advertising and editorial markets, and a member of The Society of Illustrators, an author/designer of coffee table art books, including "Visions from The Twilight Zone" and "The Silver Age of Comic Book Art", which won the Independent Book Publishers Award for Best Popular Culture Book. He is a recognized expert on American popular culture—especially the legendary television series "The Twilight Zone" and the music of Bruce Springsteen—presenting his Visual Lectures on these and other subjects at major universities and cultural institutions across the country and around the world.https://arlenschumer.com/Before Travis Barnes became a best-selling author, international presenter, founder and franchisorof Journey Fitness 333 he spent a decade of his life in prison for a nonviolent drug offense. Uponreturning home to his wife and daughter he worked hard to grow himself in the fitness industry so hecould buy his family a home of their own. 2 months after buying their home Tropical Storm Leecaused it to be flooded to the second floor. Approximately 1 year after the flood while still rebuildingtheir home and during the Christmas holiday season Travis was let go from his employment as COOfor a local fitness company. After he and his wife spent 6 months as traveling trainers and while stillliving on an unemployment check and in a FEMA trailer, they began what is now a fitness franchise.Most recently and with the rest of the industry Travis has overcome the obstacles of the pandemicby redesigning his business. Travis has used the pandemic as an opportunity to instead of returningto business as normal, he has returned to business as better than normal. Travis is an Overcomer.Cyndy Barnes is the founder and franchisor of Journey 333. She is an ACE certified personal trainer,coauthor of the book “Journey Fitness” with forward written by Todd Durkin and co-author of 52Amazing Journeys. She is also ranked number 11 of the 50 most inspiring women of all timeaccording to Shape Magazine.http://journeyfitness333.comThe Douglas Coleman Show now offers audio and video promotional packages for music artists as well as video promotional packages for authors. Please see our website for complete details. http://douglascolemanshow.comIf you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow

Arlen Schumer is an award-winning comic book-style illustrator for the advertising and editorial markets, and a member of The Society of Illustrators, an author/designer of coffee table art books, including "Visions from The Twilight Zone" and "The Silver Age of Comic Book Art", which won the Independent Book Publishers Award for Best Popular Culture Book. He is a recognized expert on American popular culture—especially the legendary television series "The Twilight Zone" and the music of Bruce Springsteen—presenting his Visual Lectures on these and other subjects at major universities and cultural institutions across the country and around the world.https://arlenschumer.com/Before Travis Barnes became a best-selling author, international presenter, founder and franchisorof Journey Fitness 333 he spent a decade of his life in prison for a nonviolent drug offense. Uponreturning home to his wife and daughter he worked hard to grow himself in the fitness industry so hecould buy his family a home of their own. 2 months after buying their home Tropical Storm Leecaused it to be flooded to the second floor. Approximately 1 year after the flood while still rebuildingtheir home and during the Christmas holiday season Travis was let go from his employment as COOfor a local fitness company. After he and his wife spent 6 months as traveling trainers and while stillliving on an unemployment check and in a FEMA trailer, they began what is now a fitness franchise.Most recently and with the rest of the industry Travis has overcome the obstacles of the pandemicby redesigning his business. Travis has used the pandemic as an opportunity to instead of returningto business as normal, he has returned to business as better than normal. Travis is an Overcomer.Cyndy Barnes is the founder and franchisor of Journey 333. She is an ACE certified personal trainer,coauthor of the book “Journey Fitness” with forward written by Todd Durkin and co-author of 52Amazing Journeys. She is also ranked number 11 of the 50 most inspiring women of all timeaccording to Shape Magazine.http://journeyfitness333.comThe Douglas Coleman Show now offers audio and video promotional packages for music artists as well as video promotional packages for authors. Please see our website for complete details. http://douglascolemanshow.comIf you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow

It's Freaky Friday and in the latest Weird Tales Radio Show (Episode #123) we hear from Pop Culture expert Arlen Schumer about The Twilight Zone series - the best sci-fi television ever? Plus Janie is back to talk about the Folklore of Vegetables, we have a spell to make your garden grow, and are our constellations in turmoil as we look at Ophiuchus: the 13th Sign of the Zodiac?

Picture In Episode 126 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we hear from pop culture expert Arlen Schumer on why Sean Connery was always the best James Bond – and how nobody did it better after the first four Bond movies. Plus we have an interview with Ben Aaronovitch on his life as a Doctor Who scriptwriter and author of the best selling Rivers of London urban fantasy books series. The Weird Tales Radio Show now goes out across over 30 FM & internet radio stations + YouTube & all major podcast platforms.

Today, we are accustomed to a variety of superhero-related entertainment, but in the 1960s comics we the only choice...until ABC debuted BATMAN. While the show was a departure from the "lurk-in-the-shadows" crimefighter of the comic books, it offered an eager audience nearly 3 years of BAM, POW, & KABOOM. Pop Culture Expert Arlen Schumer discusses the show and its impact on generations. Books - www.amazon.com/shop/jvjtaps Host - JV Johnson - www.facebook.com/jvjparanormal Patreon - www.patreon.com/johaw SAVE with NOODLESHARK - www.facebook.com/thenoodleshark --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brparanormal/support

Guest host Richard Syrett and pop culture historian Arlen Schumer discuss the famous Batman television show that debuted in 1966, how the series was created, and how the campy style of the show differed from the classic comic books. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

At the dawn of the 1970s, legendary comic book artist Neal Adams forged brand new artistic identities for several mainstream comic book characters, including Batman and The X-Men, as well as two distinctive DC heroes, Green Lantern and Green Arrow. Adams’ photorealistic visual acuity enabled he and his writer/collaborator, Denny O’Neil, to break new ground telling the kinds of reality- based stories that could be told in “superhero” comic books. In advance of his webinar on Thursday night via New York Adventure Club— THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW webinar Thursday, November 19 @ 7:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he discusses how their Green Lantern-Green Arrow run of (only) 13 issues became one of the most honored and esteemed, memorable and influential in comic book history, directly responsible for the 21st Century successes of the recent Arrow television series and the forthcoming Green Lantern feature film. Arlen’s call-in guest on tonight’s show: GUY COLSTON is a comic culture entrepreneur and pop culture enthusiast; find him on Facebook and https://colstonconsolidated.com arlenschumer.com  

“We can feed the stomach with concentrates. We can supply microfilm for reading, recreation, even movies of a sort. We can pump oxygen in, and waste material out. But there’s one thing we can’t simulate, that’s a very basic need: man’s hunger for companionship. The barrier of loneliness. That’s one thing we haven’t licked yet.”If those words from the first TWILIGHT ZONE episode sound uncomfortably close to the pandemic quarantining we're all experiencing now, it’s because creator ROD SERLING (1924-75) was a true visionary, a prescient prophet of the small screen, whose many ZONE episodes dealt with the universal, timeless themes of isolation, loneliness, and solitude.In advance of his webinar next Tuesday night via New York Adventure Club—THE TWILIGHT ZONE AHEAD OF ITS TIME webinar Tuesday, November 10 @ 8:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com—join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he discusses how the greatest television series of the 20th Century sheds a prescient light on the global pandemic of the 21st Century.Arlen’s call-in guests on tonight’s show:PAUL D. GALLAGHER, creator of the blog “Shadow & Substance: Exploring the Works of Rod Serling”: thenightgallery.wordpress.comSTEVEN JAY RUBIN, author of “The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia,” available at amazon.comarlenschumer.com

“We can feed the stomach with concentrates. We can supply microfilm for reading, recreation, even movies of a sort. We can pump oxygen in, and waste material out. But there’s one thing we can’t simulate, that’s a very basic need: man’s hunger for companionship. The barrier of loneliness. That’s one thing we haven’t licked yet.” If those words from the first TWILIGHT ZONE episode sound uncomfortably close to the pandemic quarantining we're all experiencing now, it’s because creator ROD SERLING (1924-75) was a true visionary, a prescient prophet of the small screen, whose many ZONE episodes dealt with the universal, timeless themes of isolation, loneliness, and solitude. In advance of his webinar next Tuesday night via New York Adventure Club— THE TWILIGHT ZONE AHEAD OF ITS TIME webinar Tuesday, November 10 @ 8:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com —join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he discusses how the greatest television series of the 20th Century sheds a prescient light on the global pandemic of the 21st Century. Arlen’s call-in guests on tonight’s show: PAUL D. GALLAGHER, creator of the blog “Shadow & Substance: Exploring the Works of Rod Serling”: thenightgallery.wordpress.com STEVEN JAY RUBIN, author of “The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia,” available at amazon.com arlenschumer.com

Though Bruce Springsteen has long been acknowledged as one of—if not THE—greatest live rock & roll performers in history, and his albums and anthems like BORN TO RUN and BORN IN THE USA have made him America’s rock & roll laureate, film and videos of his greatest live performances are not as well known or widely seen, especially his earliest ones, because he came to prominence in the pre-video 1970s. In advance of his webinar tomorrow night via New York Adventure Club—BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: A LIVE RETROSPECTIVE webinar, Friday, November 6 @ 7:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com—join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he discusses Bruce Springsteen’s career as seen though film and video camera lenses, covering all the major eras of his legendary, five-decade performing history!Arlen’s call-in guests on tonight’s show:MICKEY JAVIEN, New York television & film actor, Bob Dylan archivist and pop culture consultant for Cuckoo Comics Collectibles, Inc. cuckoocomics.comJAY LUSTIG, former pop-rock critic and arts & entertainment editor for NJ’s largest newspaper, The Star-Ledger, and founder & editor of NJArts.netarlenschumer.com

  Though Bruce Springsteen has long been acknowledged as one of—if not THE—greatest live rock & roll performers in history, and his albums and anthems like BORN TO RUN and BORN IN THE USA have made him America’s rock & roll laureate, film and videos of his greatest live performances are not as well known or widely seen, especially his earliest ones, because he came to prominence in the pre-video 1970s.  In advance of his webinar tomorrow night via New York Adventure Club— BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: A LIVE RETROSPECTIVE webinar, Friday, November 6 @ 7:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com —join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he discusses Bruce Springsteen’s career as seen though film and video camera lenses, covering all the major eras of his legendary, five-decade performing history! Arlen’s call-in guests on tonight’s show: MICKEY JAVIEN, New York television & film actor, Bob Dylan archivist and pop culture consultant for Cuckoo Comics Collectibles, Inc. cuckoocomics.com JAY LUSTIG, former pop-rock critic and arts & entertainment editor for NJ’s largest newspaper, The Star-Ledger, and founder & editor of NJArts.net arlenschumer.com    

One of the leading new Hollywood writer/directors, Ava DuVernay, was recently announced by Warner Bros. as the director of a forthcoming major motion picture based on the DC Comics characters The New Gods, who were initially published 50 years ago this year! They were the creation of legendary comic book writer/illustrator/editor Jack Kirby, who had co-created, the decade prior, the Marvel Comics universe of characters and stories in conjunction with editor Stan Lee.  In advance of his webinar tomorrow night via New York Adventure Club— THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JACK KIRBY’S NEW GODS webinar, Thursday, October 29 @ 7:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com —join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he explores the comic book origins of these unique Kirby characters and stories, and how they’ve been a steady influence on pop culture over the decades—most notably on George Lucas’ Star Wars franchise! Arlen’s call-in guest on tonight’s show: MARK EVANIER assisted Jack Kirby during his New Gods era, and is a writer of comic books, cartoon shows, live-action television, and books, like his upcoming, definitive biography of Kirby. www.newsfromme.com arlenschumer.com

One of the leading new Hollywood writer/directors, Ava DuVernay, was recently announced by Warner Bros. as the director of a forthcoming major motion picture based on the DC Comics characters The New Gods, who were initially published 50 years ago this year! They were the creation of legendary comic book writer/illustrator/editor Jack Kirby, who had co-created, the decade prior, the Marvel Comics universe of characters and stories in conjunction with editor Stan Lee. In advance of his webinar tomorrow night via New York Adventure Club—THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JACK KIRBY’S NEW GODS webinar, Thursday, October 29 @ 7:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com—join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he explores the comic book origins of these unique Kirby characters and stories, and how they’ve been a steady influence on pop culture over the decades—most notably on George Lucas’ Star Wars franchise!Arlen’s call-in guest on tonight’s show:MARK EVANIER assisted Jack Kirby during his New Gods era, and is a writer of comic books, cartoon shows, live-action television, and books, like his upcoming, definitive biography of Kirby. www.newsfromme.comarlenschumer.com

Arlen Schumer is an award-winning comic book-style illustrator for the advertising and editorial markets, and a member of The Society of Illustrators, an author/designer of coffee table art books, including "Visions from The Twilight Zone" and "The Silver Age of Comic Book Art", which won the Independent Book Publishers Award for Best Popular Culture Book. He is a recognized expert on American popular culture—especially the legendary television series "The Twilight Zone" and the music of Bruce Springsteen—presenting his Visual Lectures on these and other subjects at major universities and cultural institutions across the country and around the world.

Though Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore and other great actors have played the iconic James Bond 007 role over the decades, the majority of Bond aficionados still consider the first, Sean Connery, to be the definitive James Bond. And of his seven Bond films, the first four—Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (’63), Goldfinger (’64), and Thunderball (’65)— are considered not only his best, but perhaps the best of the entire Bond series. In advance of his webinar tomorrow night—   THE SEAN CONNERY BOND CANON Part 2: GOLDFINGER & THUNDERBALL webinar via New York Adventure Club, Thursday, October 22 @ 7:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com   —join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he explores the third and fourth Connery Bond films (the first two were covered in last week’s radio show), which are the beginnings of the modern action film genre, instituting and incorporating so many signs, symbols and scenarios of that most unique decade of the 20th Century, the 1960s.  Arlen’s call-in guest on tonight’s show: STEVEN JAY RUBIN: “The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia” paperback edition available 11/17/20 at amazon.com   arlenschumer.com

Though Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore and other great actors have played the iconic James Bond 007 role over the decades, the majority of Bond aficionados still consider the first, Sean Connery, to be the definitive James Bond. And of his seven Bond films, the first four—Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (’63), Goldfinger (’64), and Thunderball (’65)— are considered not only his best, but perhaps the best of the entire Bond series.In advance of his webinar tomorrow night— THE SEAN CONNERY BOND CANON Part 2: GOLDFINGER & THUNDERBALL webinar via New York Adventure Club, Thursday, October 22 @ 7:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com —join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he explores the third and fourth Connery Bond films (the first two were covered in last week’s radio show), which are the beginnings of the modern action film genre, instituting and incorporating so many signs, symbols and scenarios of that most unique decade of the 20th Century, the 1960s. Arlen’s call-in guest on tonight’s show:STEVEN JAY RUBIN: “The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia” paperback edition available 11/17/20 at amazon.com arlenschumer.com

Though Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore and other great actors have played the iconic James Bond 007 role over the decades, the majority of Bond aficionados still consider the first, Sean Connery, to be the definitive James Bond. And of his seven Bond films, the first four—Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (’63), Goldfinger (’64), and Thunderball (’65)— are considered not only his best, but perhaps the best of the entire Bond series. In advance of his webinar tomorrow night ("THE SEAN CONNERY BOND CANON Part 1: DR.NO & FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE” webinar via New York Adventure Club, Thursday, October 15 @ 7:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com), join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he explores the first two Connery Bond films (with the other two covered in next week’s radio show), which are the beginnings of the modern action film genre, instituting and incorporating so many signs, symbols and scenarios of that most unique decade of the 20th Century, the 1960s.  Arlen’s call-in guest on tonight’s show: STEVEN JAY RUBIN: “The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia” paperback edition available 11/17/20 at amazon.com arlenschumer.com

Though Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore and other great actors have played the iconic James Bond 007 role over the decades, the majority of Bond aficionados still consider the first, Sean Connery, to be the definitive James Bond. And of his seven Bond films, the first four—Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (’63), Goldfinger (’64), and Thunderball (’65)— are considered not only his best, but perhaps the best of the entire Bond series.In advance of his webinar tomorrow night ("THE SEAN CONNERY BOND CANON Part 1: DR.NO & FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE” webinar via New York Adventure Club, Thursday, October 15 @ 7:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com), join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer tonight as he explores the first two Connery Bond films (with the other two covered in next week’s radio show), which are the beginnings of the modern action film genre, instituting and incorporating so many signs, symbols and scenarios of that most unique decade of the 20th Century, the 1960s. Arlen’s call-in guest on tonight’s show:STEVEN JAY RUBIN: “The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia” paperback edition available 11/17/20 at amazon.comarlenschumer.com

Thursday, October 15 @ 7:00pm EST:“THE SEAN CONNERY BOND CANON Part 1: Dr. No & From Russia with Love” Webinar with Arlen Schumer via New York Adventure Club!Though Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore and other great actors have played the iconic James Bond 007 role over the decades, the majority of Bond aficionados still consider the first, Sean Connery, to be the definitive James Bond. And of his seven Bond films, the first four—Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (’63), Goldfinger (’64), and Thunderball (’65)— are considered not only his best, but perhaps the best of the entire Bond series. Join New York Adventure Club as we explore the first two Connery Bond films (with the other two covered in next week’s webinar), which are the beginnings of the modern action film genre, instituting and incorporating so many signs, symbols and scenarios of that most unique decade of the 20thCentury, the 1960s. Hosted by pop culture historian Arlen Schumer, this multimedia overview of Dr. No and From Russia with Love includes pertinent clips from each film, behind-the-scenes production stills, and advertising and promotional materials!TIX: nyadventureclub.com•Can't make it LIVE? A ticket buys you access to the webinar replay for a week!LINKS:https://www.facebook.com/arlen.schumerhttps://arlenschumer.com/http://www.barbaradelong.comhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/Night-Lighthttps://www.youtube.com/user/pobox270  VIDEO LINK:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gjQlQ5kU-0 TWITTER:@arlenschumer

The sudden death of actor Chadwick Boseman—known worldwide for the 2018 role he starred in, The Black Panther—sent shockwaves throughout both the mainstream entertainment and comic book worlds. How will The Black Panther franchise move on— even survive—without Boseman as the titular character? In preparation for his upcoming webinar on the subject, join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer and his guests tonight as they explore the fascinating comic book origins of The Black Panther by the legendary Jack Kirby in the 1960s, how the character developed over the decades since, and how those origins and developments were—or weren’t—translated into the 2018 film. (THE BLACK PANTHER WEBINAR via New York Adventure Club, Thursday, October 11 @ 9:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com)Arlen’s call-in guests on tonight’s show:GUY COLSTON is a comic culture entrepreneur and pop culture enthusiast and retired hard rock bass player. Find him on Facebook, Pinterest (under his stage name Leon Stone) and https://colstonconsolidated.comPROF. WILLIAM FOSTER III is a comic book historian and scholar who specializes in the changing image of African Americans in comics: http://www.finallyinfullcolor.comarlenschumer.com

The sudden death of actor Chadwick Boseman—known worldwide for the 2018 role he starred in, The Black Panther—sent shockwaves throughout both the mainstream entertainment and comic book worlds. How will The Black Panther franchise move on— even survive—without Boseman as the titular character? In preparation for his upcoming webinar on the subject, join Pop Culture Man Arlen Schumer and his guests tonight as they explore the fascinating comic book origins of The Black Panther by the legendary Jack Kirby in the 1960s, how the character developed over the decades since, and how those origins and developments were—or weren’t—translated into the 2018 film. (THE BLACK PANTHER WEBINAR via New York Adventure Club, Thursday, October 11 @ 9:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com) Arlen’s call-in guests on tonight’s show: GUY COLSTON is a comic culture entrepreneur and pop culture enthusiast and retired hard rock bass player. Find him on Facebook, Pinterest (under his stage name Leon Stone) and https://colstonconsolidated.com PROF. WILLIAM FOSTER III is a comic book historian and scholar who specializes in the changing image of African Americans in comics: http://www.finallyinfullcolor.com arlenschumer.com

In honor of the 61st Anniversary of the legendary television series THE TWILIGHT ZONE, pop culture historian and Twilight Zone scholar ARLEN SCHUMER (author/designer, “Visions from The Twilight Zone") has not only created a multimedia webinar about the series that he’ll be presenting on Friday night, October 2 (the exact anniversary): THE 61st ANNIVERSARY OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE webinar via NY Adventure Club, Friday, October 2 @ 8:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com ...but he has gathered a star-studded lineup of nine esteemed Twilight Zone scholars to call in tonight and discuss their favorite Twilight Zone episode and/or Twilight Zone “experience”!  What we’re calling TEN TEN-MINUTE TWILIGHT ZONE TELEPHONE TESTIMONIALS, in order of their calling-in: MARK DAWIDZIAK: “Everything I Needed to Know I learned in The Twilight Zone” markdawidziak.com TOM ELLIOT: Producer and presenter, “The Twilight Zone Podcast” thetwilightzonepodcast.com PAUL D. GALLAGHER: “Shadow & Substance: Exploring the Works of Rod Serling” blog thenightgallery.wordpress.com NICK PARISI: “Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination” available at amazon.com RICHARD REES: PhD in Literary and Cultural Theory, author, lecturer at the 2008 & 2013 Rod Serling Symposiums "Shades of Difference” available at Amazon STEVEN JAY RUBIN: “The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia” available at amazon.com SCOTT SKELTON: “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: The Art of Darkness” nightgallery.net MARC ZICREE “The Twilight Zone Companion” youtube.com/channel/UCkKt7gHnZpcY0nreBdPhwmQ ANNE SERLING: “As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling” anneserling.com Arlenschumer.com

In honor of the 61st Anniversary of the legendary television series THE TWILIGHT ZONE, pop culture historian and Twilight Zone scholar ARLEN SCHUMER (author/designer, “Visions from The Twilight Zone") has not only created a multimedia webinar about the series that he’ll be presenting on Friday night, October 2 (the exact anniversary):THE 61st ANNIVERSARY OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE webinar via NY Adventure Club, Friday, October 2 @ 8:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com...but he has gathered a star-studded lineup of nine esteemed Twilight Zone scholars to call in tonight and discuss their favorite Twilight Zone episode and/or Twilight Zone “experience”! What we’re calling TEN TEN-MINUTE TWILIGHT ZONE TELEPHONE TESTIMONIALS, in order of their calling-in:MARK DAWIDZIAK: “Everything I Needed to Know I learned in The Twilight Zone” markdawidziak.comTOM ELLIOT: Producer and presenter, “The Twilight Zone Podcast” thetwilightzonepodcast.comPAUL D. GALLAGHER: “Shadow & Substance: Exploring the Works of Rod Serling” blog thenightgallery.wordpress.comNICK PARISI: “Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination” available at amazon.comRICHARD REES: PhD in Literary and Cultural Theory, author, lecturer at the 2008 & 2013 Rod Serling Symposiums "Shades of Difference” available at AmazonSTEVEN JAY RUBIN: “The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia” available at amazon.comSCOTT SKELTON: “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: The Art of Darkness” nightgallery.netMARC ZICREE “The Twilight Zone Companion” youtube.com/channel/UCkKt7gHnZpcY0nreBdPhwmQANNE SERLING: “As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling” anneserling.comArlenschumer.com

It was the first prime time animated comedy series in television history—influencing all subsequent series—and still one of the most beloved!  Pop culture historian ARLEN SCHUMER (author/designer, “The Silver Age of Comic Book Art") will show-and-tell you why, when he presents a webinar on Wednesday, September 30—the exact 60th Anniversary of the series’ debut—that details the development of The Flintstones via a plethora of early concept sketches, rare visual clips, and an analysis of the series’ storied place in American television history! You’ll see the show in ways that will make you look at—and enjoy—the Hanna-Barbera classic as you never have before! THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FLINTSTONES webinar via NY Adventure Club Wednesday, September 30 @ 8:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com Arlen’s call-in guests on tonight’s show: TOM SITO, animator for Disney, Dreamworks, Warner Bros, and Hanna-Barbera. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sito TONY BENEDICT, animator for Disney, UPA and Hanna-Barbera, wrote and storyboarded his own episodes for the original Flintstones and Jetsons. imdb.com/name/nm0070824/ arlenschumer.com  

It was the first prime time animated comedy series in television history—influencing all subsequent series—and still one of the most beloved! Pop culture historian ARLEN SCHUMER (author/designer, “The Silver Age of Comic Book Art") will show-and-tell you why, when he presents a webinar on Wednesday, September 30—the exact 60th Anniversary of the series’ debut—that details the development of The Flintstones via a plethora of early concept sketches, rare visual clips, and an analysis of the series’ storied place in American television history! You’ll see the show in ways that will make you look at—and enjoy—the Hanna-Barbera classic as you never have before!THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FLINTSTONES webinar via NY Adventure Club Wednesday, September 30 @ 8:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.comArlen’s call-in guests on tonight’s show:TOM SITO, animator for Disney, Dreamworks, Warner Bros, and Hanna-Barbera. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_SitoTONY BENEDICT, animator for Disney, UPA and Hanna-Barbera, wrote and storyboarded his own episodes for the original Flintstones and Jetsons. imdb.com/name/nm0070824/arlenschumer.com

The works of the premier American Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein continue to elicit strong reactions, from both his fans and his detractors, almost 60 years after he made his art world debut. Why?  Comic book art historian ARLEN SCHUMER MFA (author/designer, THE SILVER AGE OF COMIC BOOK ART) will answer that question when he presents a verbal and visual webinar on the ongoing Roy Lichtenstein Debate, in which you’ll see both his works and his sources in ways that will make you look at those works as if for the first time! THE ENDURING ENIGMA OF ROY LICHTENSTEIN webinar via NY Adventure Club Thursday, September 24 @ 8:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com Arlen’s guests on tonight’s show: DEAN MOTTER, artist/writer, MISTER X and TERMINAL CITY, nominated for Eisner and Kurtzman Awards. deanmotter.com DAVID BARSALOU, MFA, Founder & CEO, DECONSTRUCTING ROY LICHTENSTEIN c. 2000. flickr.com/photos/deconstructing-roy-lichtenstein/ arlenschumer.com

The works of the premier American Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein continue to elicit strong reactions, from both his fans and his detractors, almost 60 years after he made his art world debut. Why? Comic book art historian ARLEN SCHUMER MFA (author/designer, THE SILVER AGE OF COMIC BOOK ART) will answer that question when he presents a verbal and visual webinar on the ongoing Roy Lichtenstein Debate, in which you’ll see both his works and his sources in ways that will make you look at those works as if for the first time!THE ENDURING ENIGMA OF ROY LICHTENSTEIN webinar via NY Adventure Club Thursday, September 24 @ 8:00pm EST; tix: nyadventureclub.comArlen’s guests on tonight’s show:DEAN MOTTER, artist/writer, MISTER X and TERMINAL CITY, nominated for Eisner and Kurtzman Awards. deanmotter.comDAVID BARSALOU, MFA, Founder & CEO, DECONSTRUCTING ROY LICHTENSTEIN c. 2000. flickr.com/photos/deconstructing-roy-lichtenstein/arlenschumer.com

SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S GREATEST SHOW On September 19, 1978 Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band performed what many fans and critics consider their single greatest show, at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. Why this particular show? Why does it stand out from not only all the other amazing Darkness on the Edge of Town tour performances, but from Bruce's entire performing career? There are many reasons—and that's what Springsteen scholar Arlen Schumer’s upcoming webinar for New York Adventure Club, SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S GREATEST SHOW is all about. Schumer was in the 6th row of the landmark show, and the art director of Thunder Road magazine, the first Springsteen fan publication, and has now put together a multimedia webinar that recreates the legendary concert in words, images, music and video excerpts from the legendary show itself! arlenschumer.com SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S GREATEST SHOW webinar Friday, September 18 @ 12:00 noon EST; tix: nyadventureclub.com Arlen’s guests on tonight’s show: JAY LUSTIG, founder and editor of NJArts.net, former pop-rock critic and arts and entertainment editor for NJ’s largest daily newspaper, The Star-Ledger. And a man who marketed the album Darkness on the Edge of Town for Bruce, DICK WINGATE, senior label executive and pioneer in music & tech, and founder at DEV Advisors: www.devadvisors.com Arlens website

On September 19, 1978 Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band performed what many fans and critics consider their single greatest show, at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. Why this particular show? Why does it stand out from not only all the other amazing Darkness on the Edge of Town tour performances, but from Bruce's entire performing career?There are many reasons—and that's what Springsteen scholar Arlen Schumer’s upcoming webinar for New York Adventure Club, SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S GREATEST SHOW is all about. Schumer was in the 6th row of the landmark show, and the art director of Thunder Road magazine, the first Springsteen fan publication, and has now put together a multimedia webinar that recreates the legendary concert in words, images, music and video excerpts from the legendary show itself! arlenschumer.comSPIRIT IN THE NIGHT: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S GREATEST SHOW webinar Friday, September 18 @ 12:00 noon EST; tix: nyadventureclub.comArlen’s guests on tonight’s show:JAY LUSTIG, founder and editor of NJArts.net, former pop-rock critic and arts and entertainment editor for NJ’s largest daily newspaper, The Star-Ledger.And a man who marketed the album Darkness on the Edge of Town for Bruce, DICK WINGATE, senior label executive and pioneer in music & tech, and founder at DEV Advisors: www.devadvisors.comArlens website

Award-winning comic book-style illustrator and historian Arlen Schumer explores the specific Jewish creation of the American superhero and its antecedents in older, ancient myths—from Ben Grimm to the Golem—as well as the significant contributions Jews have made to the medium of comic book art itself.  One day in 1933, newspaper publisher Max Gaines (nee Ginzburg) came up with a novel idea: he took some pages of his tabloid-sized Sunday newspaper comics, folded them over twice, and stapled them on the side—creating the comic book as we know it! That same year, two 18-year-old aspiring newspaper cartoonists from Cleveland, writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, created a character whom they hoped to sell to the very newspaper syndicates who worked with Gaines: Superman! And the rest, as they say, is history! Thus began the history of comic books and super heroes,  largely created by American Jews like Gaines, Siegel and Shuster, for their innovations sparked a 20th Century American pop culture explosion that has only gained in prominence and stature here in the 21st Century!  In essence, American Jews not only created the original superheroes—they created the American comic book itself! Arlen’s “Jews & Comics” webinar via NY Adventure Club on Wednesday, September 16 @ 1:00pm EST; for TIX: nyadventureclub.com click here for the webinar Arlens website click here Arlen's guest tonight is Joel Silverstein who is a painter employing comic book imagery in his work, and a curator for the Jewish Art Salon in New York. Joels website click here  

Award-winning comic book-style illustrator and historian Arlen Schumer explores the specific Jewish creation of the American superhero and its antecedents in older, ancient myths—from Ben Grimm to the Golem—as well as the significant contributions Jews have made to the medium of comic book art itself. One day in 1933, newspaper publisher Max Gaines (nee Ginzburg) came up with a novel idea: he took some pages of his tabloid-sized Sunday newspaper comics, folded them over twice, and stapled them on the side—creating the comic book as we know it! That same year, two 18-year-old aspiring newspaper cartoonists from Cleveland, writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, created a character whom they hoped to sell to the very newspaper syndicates who worked with Gaines: Superman! And the rest, as they say, is history! Thus began the history of comic books and super heroes, largely created by American Jews like Gaines, Siegel and Shuster, for their innovations sparked a 20th Century American pop culture explosion that has only gained in prominence and stature here in the 21st Century! In essence, American Jews not only created the original superheroes—they created the American comic book itself!Arlen’s “Jews & Comics” webinar via NY Adventure Club on Wednesday, September 16 @ 1:00pm EST; for TIX: nyadventureclub.com click here for the webinarArlens website click hereArlen's guest tonight is Joel Silverstein who is a painter employing comic book imagery in his work, and a curator for the Jewish Art Salon in New York. Joels website click here

Arlen Schumer is an award-winning comic book style illustratrator for the advertising and editorial markets.He is a recognized expert on American the legendary television series The Twilight Zone

Arlen Schumer is an award-winning comic book style illustratrator for the advertising and editorial markets.He is a recognized expert on American the legendary television series The Twilight Zone

Arlen Schumer is an award-winning comic book style illustratrator for the advertising and editorial markets.He is a recognized expert on American the legendary television series The Twilight Zone

Arlen Schumer presents SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S GREATEST SHOW webinar via New York Adventure Club (nyadventureclub.com) Friday, September 18 @ 12 noon EST: DIRECT TICKET LINK: https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/spirit-in-the-night-bruce-springsteens-greatest-show-webinar-registration-118871322325/

In October 1959, Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone made its television debut, and for the next 5 years, over 156 episodes, would take us to places we had only imagined possible. Stories of time travel, supernatural revenge, murderous dolls, aliens amongst us, nuclear war and ghosts saw some of the biggest talent in acting, writing and directing appear on our screens. Serling took us on a journey that has seen the shows influence transcend the decades and despite the three attempts reboot the show (in the 1980's, 2002 and currently under Jordan Peele) the original show still remains unmatched. Joining me to discuss the pop culture phenomenon is artist, historian and lecturer, Arlen Schumer. Arlen has given numerous webinars and lectures covering his love of pop culture and released his own art book "Visions of the Twilight Zone". Arlen discusses his favourite episodes, the enduring legacy of the show and the themes that ran through the 5 seasons of this incredible show. You can find Arlen's books here:His website is here:The New York Adventure Club can be found here: Thanks for joining us Arlen Our Patreon is now live, with bonus content, early release of the regular show, articles and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up! Join here now for the flat fee of $4 a month which is a bargain! Don't forget, you can now show your support with our Merchandise shop on Redbubble! Check it out here! You can join us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well. You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel! Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear. All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. #ArlenSchumer #RodSerling #TheTwilightZone #WilliamShatner #RichardMatheson #WorldWarTwo #Sci-Fi #Horror #TimeTravel #Dolls #Monsters #Ghosts #Aliens #UFOS #UAPS #Devil #Satan #BurgessMeredith #RobertRedford

Spaced Out Sunday August 30 20 Arlen Schumer

Pop culture aficionado ARLEN SCHUMER makes his debut with us to examine the last 80 years of multiple art forms.   Arlen will discuss his comic book illustrations, how he accomplishes and presents them.  We will delve into the legacy of media heroes that emerged from the early '60s like Rod Serling and James Bond.  Arlen brought his artistic eye to analyzing many of the haunting images from "The Twilight Zone" and presented his insights in his book "Visions from The Twilight Zone."  Arlen will also expound upon the early career of Bruce Springsteen and his monumental 1978 concert at the Capitol Theatre. ARLEN SCHUMER, MFA creates award-winning comic book-styled illustrations for the advertising and editorial markets,  and is one of the foremost historians of comic book art—Comic Book Artist magazine named him "one of the more articulate and enthusiastic advocates of comic book art in America,” his coffeetable art book The Silver Age of Comic Book Art won the Independent Publishers Award for Best Popular Culture Book (http://www.silverageofcomicbookart.com), and ABC-TV's 2020 called him “one of the countryʼs preeminent authorities on comics and culture" after interviewing him (http://youtu.be/_e634FDTBaI). His other books are Visions from The Twilight Zone and The Neal Adams Sketchbook.    https://arlenschumer.com

On this interview episode, Andy and Derek are pleased to have as their guest Arlen Schumer. His book, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art, has recently been released in a beautiful, new revised edition from Archway Publishing. It originally came out in 2003 as a softcover, with a hardbound companion that included an extra section, but in this revised edition Schumer includes all the material from the longer hardbound release, but with brighter images and cleaner type. The result is a unique visual experience, a text on comics art history in the form of a coffee table book. As the guys point out in their discussion, this is the kind of book that every comics aficionado will want to get, and the perfect gift for anyone unfamiliar with the medium but interested in the many forms of American art. The Two Guys kick off the conversation by asking Arlen how he defines the Silver Age, and he argues that while everyone can agree that it began in 1956 with the publication of Showcase #4, the era ended in 1970, a watershed year that inaugurated the way we read comics today. Then they get into the particulars of the book, Arlen's chapter-by-chapter visual study of legends Carmine Infantino, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, Joe Kubert, Gene Colan, Jim Steranko, and Neal Adams. They spend quite a bit of time discussing the work of Infantino, Colan, and Adams (one of Arlen's favorites), but the artist they spend the most time exploring is Gil Kane. In fact, on the topic of Kane's art -- specifically, the way he rendered punches -- Andy is able to flex his superhero acumen in ways he normally doesn't on the podcast. The guys also talk with Arlen about the creators he didn't have the room to explore in the book, many of whom receive some attention in the final "More Masters" chapter of the book: Murphy Anderson, Wally Wood, John Buscema, Nick Cardy, and Curt Swan. In many ways, this is a departure for The Comics Alternative, a podcast devoted to non-mainstream, non-superhero comics, but given the significance of this book as both a work of art and a necessary critical/historical text, the guys just had to have Schumer on their show.