The Mainstreaming of Geekdom?
You can’t get tickets to Comic-Con that easily anymore. Back in 2007, the passes were already being sold at a …
Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Dark Knight Rises Viral Marketing Campaign Rises
This past week saw the beginning of the viral marketing campaign for Warner Brothers’ The Dark Knight Rises, the last movie …
Comics Versus Literary Adaptations
As I’ve mentioned before, back in 2007, I attended Comic-Con. At the time, I presented this paper on comics adaptations …
8-Bit Mario Figure Skates
Pop culture influencing the musical selection for competitive figure skating is nothing new. I can remember from my childhood watching …
Video Games as Art?
For awhile now, there has been a debate about the value or worthiness of video games to qualify as art. …
The Dichotomy of Informative versus Entertaining
In a previous post, I began with the rumination on how, at a basic level, there is a lack of …
