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"Comic-Con must be experienced to be believed. No where else do the concepts of media literacy, marketing, and fan culture
come more alive than in San Diego." --Dr. Smith
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Your guide to Comic-Con is Dr. Matthew J. Smith, chair and associate professor in the Department of Communication at Wittenberg University. He is a frequent attendee of Comic-Con and led groups of students there in 2007,
2008, and 2009.
Dr. Smith also teaches "Comic Books as Culture" at Wittenberg University
and is co-author of a textbook called The Power of Comics. He has spoken and written about comics and a number
of popular culture phenomena including reality television and the World Wide Web. In 2009, Wittenberg University's Alumni
Association recognized him with their Distinguished Teaching Award.
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Scenes from Comic-Con:
Dr. Smith, the class of 2007, and special guest Dr. Matthew Pustz gather just after the group's successful presentation
at the Comic Arts Conference.
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