DC vs. Marvel Part II: How Geek Culture Became Pop Culture

There was a time when “geek” was a mortal insult! And the comic book fans of yore heard this word a LOT. Yet today, comic book stories have taken over our screens and become just another part of our lives! Join us for the seventh episode of our series "How Geek Culture Became Pop Culture", where we're looking at how rivals DC and Marvel blazed trails into mainstream culture. For our series finale, we'll be covering the rise of superhero movies and shared universes from the 90s onward. We'll also be looking at how the definition of geek culture has changed over time. Is it even "geek" culture anymore? Is this popularization good, bad, both? read more...