Hollywood producer and writer talks about
his time working on The Boondocks\, writing
Star Wars for Marvel and h
is hit creator-owned vampire series Killadelphia
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This talk will be followed by a comic book making wor
kshop with \;author of &ldquo\;How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Te
chnique of Visual Storytelling&rdquo\;\, Shawn Martinbrough.
COMICTROPOLIS is a \;series of conversations at DC Public Library locations featuring& nbsp\;David \;Betancourt (The Athletic/New York Times)\, a former cult ure reporter at \;The Washington Post \;and writer for \;Marve l Entertainment \;and various guest stars from the comic book industry . \;
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This series will be aimed at Washington&rsquo\;s vi
brant comic book reading community and led by a native Washingtonian (Beta
ncourt) who still lives in DC and grew up frequenting Big Planet Comics (D
C&rsquo\;s DMV chain of comic bookstores) in Georgetown and on U Street NW
. Betancourt remains an avid fan and believer in the power of comic books
and their impact on society. \;
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The series will be a
n insider \;look into \;the world of writing comics from both Beta
ncourt and guests and what it is like for all the creatives featured to wo
rk with some of the most popular brands in pop culture. They will also dis
cuss what it means to go from the worlds of Marvel and DC \;Comics&nbs
p\;to creating their own creator-owned comic book brands. \;
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