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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, 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, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Dr. Smith also teaches "Graphic Storytelling" and "The
Graphic Novels of Alan Moore" at Wittenberg University and is co-author of textbooks titled The Power
of Comics and Critical Approaches to 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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