Remixing History by intertwining the real world with comic books and other forms of popular culture.
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Remixing History is a Pop Culture in the Classroom digital archive filled with examples of comic book storylines based on real world events and how these factual and fictional narratives often intertwine, all on one easy to access website! Visit remixinghistory.com!
From the Archives: In November 2016, writer G. Willow Wilson explored the reasons why Americans don’t vote in a Ms. Marvel comic book that features the superhero trying to increase turnout in Jersey City READ MORE: bit.ly/4irxGnA
From the Archives: In 1928, Edward Anthony of the Herbert Hoover presidential campaign came up with the idea of creating a comic strip depicting the life of the candidate and distributed it to voters nationwide READ MORE: bit.ly/3RwgPCI
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Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon Interviews @GeorgeNorthy and Caitlin Yarsky on the Upcoming Release of the New Murder Mystery Series, ‘Prometheus Graft: The Slayings at Death’s End,’ with @OniPress
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Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder
The traveling exhibit made its way to the Comic-Con Museum for an extended visit, exploring the factual science behind the science fiction of the classic BBC television series READ MORE: bit.ly/4if5Iv4 #doctorwho #comicconmuseum
Danny Driftwood Joins the Jobs Corp
In the mid-1960s, the federal government contracted comic creators Al Capp and Walt Kelly to produce free comics books promoting the newly created Jobs Corps and Neighborhood Youth Corps READ MORE: bit.ly/4k4ru7b
New York Comic Con Educator Day
New York Comic Con and the New York Public Library have partnered since 2017 on a full schedule of programming specially designed for educators, held on the Thursday of NYCC! READ MORE: bit.ly/4hLHtEv #nycc #nypl
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Batman: Seduction of the Gun
A real-life murder in New York City served as the catalyst for a 1992 comic book that not only explored gun violence in the country but may have played a role in gun control efforts in Virginia READ MORE: bit.ly/4ym7uBw
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.@Fanbase_Press' @barbrajdillon Interviews @AlexFRousseau on the Release of the Satirical Graphic Novel, ‘The Conquest of the Cosmos,’ Through @powpowpress
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Music America: History Through Song
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music created a series of events to explore the nation’s history through the music of its times READ MORE: bit.ly/4rLnISa
Batman: Seduction of the Gun
A real-life murder in New York City served as the catalyst for a 1992 comic book that not only explored gun violence in the country but may have played a role in gun control efforts in Virginia READ MORE: bit.ly/4ym7uBw
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.@GraphicMedicine's @ComicNurse & @alexthomas2 interviewed SHRUB's Shane Portman and @Fanbase_Press' @barbrajdillon to discuss tackling grief with a middle grade audience & more!
Lend your support to the SHRUB @Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/fan…
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The Winds of War
The 1983 television miniseries about a fictional family caught up in the events that led to the United States entering World War II was used by universities at the time as a teaching tool READ MORE: bit.ly/4cWIIzc
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Marvel’s Spider-Man actor Yuri Lowenthal is getting personal about grief for the comic Shrub.
@YuriLowenthal @Fanbase_Press
Details: thepopverse.com/comics-shrub…
Doctor Doom Conquers the British Empire
The mind of Doctor Doom is sent to the past and into the body of General George Washington during the Siege of Boston in 1775, resulting in a different conclusion to the American Revolution READ MORE: bit.ly/4A7PH28
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@Fanbase_Press is returning to @Kickstarter on 9/15 to fund the collected ed. of SHRUB, a MG #GraphicMedicine series exploring the various ways we allow grief to "take root" w/ contributions from entertainment & mental health pros!
Quote by @NoetheMatt
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Great Immigrants, Great Americans
In 2026, the National Council of Teachers of English partnered with the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to create lessons plans for a specially-produced comic book about immigrants READ MORE: bit.ly/3SPlxji
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A statue of Leia choking Jabba on display outside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
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Our 21st annual @csts charity screening of #Serenity (sponsored by @GeekFrontiers and @JumpCutTheater) benefitting The Stuttering Foundation and K9s For Warriors is happening TODAY from 1-5pm at the @Parkway_Theater. Tickets will be available at the door, so come join us!