Valentino Zullo
@valentinolzullo.bsky.social
ENG Prof/Co-Director of Rust Belt Lab @Ursuline College, Associate Editor @Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics, Get Graphic co-leader @Cleveland Public Library. Check out more at Rustbeltstudies.org
It was an honor to help open Icons in Ink at the Maltz Museum! I had fun interviewing the curators, Samantha Baskind, Miriam Mora, and Roy Schwartz! #comics Go see the exhibit and look for info about Icons Fest on July 11 and 12 soon! Get your tickets here: www.maltzmuseum.org/exhibitions-...
It was an honor to help open Icons in Ink at the Maltz Museum! I had fun interviewing the curators, Samantha Baskind, Miriam Mora, and Roy Schwartz! #comics Go see the exhibit and look for info about Icons Fest on July 11 and 12 soon! Get your tickets here: www.maltzmuseum.org/exhibitions-...
In #UnderstandingComics, Scott McCloud proposes the concept of “amplification through simplification” to explain the richness & intensity of our identification with comics characters. It’s one of McCloud’s most appealing concepts–and one of the most frequently critiqued. 1/12 #ComicsStudies
Excited to share our newest project: a comic about the many ways Cleveland has played a central role in our democratic experiment! You can read more and see the full art here: clereviewofbooks.com/cleveland-la... @natepowell.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social
Out today (tomorrow in comics shops): an economically-priced single-volume MARCH omnibus. While there’s nothing new in here content-wise (that’s something we’ll be tackling in the future), it’s a great option for schools, libraries, book clubs & the bookshelf. Softcover and hardcover!
Okay. Hellcat thread. Leth’s run is phenomenal. It captures Patsy’s buoyancy but is sincere in what she’s trying to accomplish, how she views her life’s work. It’s completely legitimate. I think what Alex & I asked ourselves was: how do you reckon with all of it in one person?
@gengenwer.bsky.social · 11mo agoI enjoyed this miniseries and the Iron Man run before them. But as someone who became a fan of of the character during the Kate Leth run, I found this series a little jarring. I get that it's far more inspired the run on Defenders. But I've been trying to figure out how to reckon all this.
We're currently accepting articles for our 2026 issue, The Regenerative Rust Belt. Send us your articles and write with any questions. Also, please share the CFP far and wide! @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social #academicsky #booksky
“The Last Galactus Story” (1984) centers the perspective of the devourer & his faithful herald Nova. Writer/artist John Bryne uses a variety of visual techniques to represent the unrepresentable: inhuman beings interacting with the cosmic sublime. 1/12 #FantasticFour #Galactus
I love Superman and I love the Superman statue now proudly displayed in downtown Cleveland. I must say, though, I’m most proud of helping make this sculpture a reality as part of the Plaza. None of us would be doing of any of this without Jerry, Joe and Joanne. Welcome back home, friends! #Superman
I love Superman and I love the Superman statue now proudly displayed in downtown Cleveland. I must say, though, I’m most proud of helping make this sculpture a reality as part of the Plaza. None of us would be doing of any of this without Jerry, Joe and Joanne. Welcome back home, friends! #Superman
The @nytimes.com on the Superman statue unveiling tomorrow in Cleveland! Thanks, @georgegustines.bsky.social #comics #Superman #Cleveland @jamesgunn.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/a...
Superman’s Earthly Birthplace? It’s Cleveland, and It’s Embracing Its Hero.
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SDCC! I have panels & signings Friday and Sunday. You can bring your own books from home, or purchase books on the spot from @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social! And yes, @scottmccloud.bsky.social and I are signing together both days, if you want an extra-special, dual-signed copy of Cartoonists Club.⭐️
Summer of Superman continues! I'll be on a panel at @sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social next week with Paul Levitz, @phillipkjohnson.bsky.social, @markwaid.bsky.social as well as Samantha Baskind and Mike Sangiacomo! See you there! #Superman #comics @jamesgunn.bsky.social #Cleveland
Cleveland! Holy &$@#! Thank you, thank you thank you. What a homecoming @skrticx.bsky.social @andrewaydin.bsky.social @sinagrace.bsky.social @graceellis.bsky.social #superman #cleveland @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @phillipkjohnson.bsky.social
On my way to the birthplace of #Superman to celebrate him alongside superfriends @BRIANMBENDIS @geneluenyang @SinaGrace @andrewaydin Grace Ellis and others. If you’re in Cleveland, come to the Cleveland Public Library this Saturday! @Cleveland_PL @SiegelShuster38
Clevelander here, and it’s so nice to finally see this fucking city embrace being the birthplace of Superman. The excitement is palpable. But this would not have happened without @valentinolzullo.bsky.social and @jamesgunn.bsky.social who are on wildly different paths of Supes fandom
More Cleveland Superman events! I will also be at the Cleveland Public library with these outstanding creators, celebrating all things comics. Come to the screening Friday night, come to the events on Saturday. There will be no charge for signings. no limit. You can bring anything you want
Brian Michael Bendis@brianmbendis.bsky.social · last yr.Cleveland! see you soon! Grab your tickets for an opening night screening of Superman on Friday, July 11. Join us at the capitolw65th for a special event featuring a post-screening podcast with Derek Russell from the @superhouseofel.bsky.social Afterparty! www.clevelandcinemas.com/movies/22966...
Cleveland! see you soon! Grab your tickets for an opening night screening of Superman on Friday, July 11. Join us at the capitolw65th for a special event featuring a post-screening podcast with Derek Russell from the @superhouseofel.bsky.social Afterparty! www.clevelandcinemas.com/movies/22966...
Cleveland was the 3rd partner in the creation of Superman. @jamesgunn.bsky.social choosing Cleveland is full circle. See you soon @andrewaydin.bsky.social @brianmbendis.bsky.social @sinagrace.bsky.social @phillipkjohnson.bsky.social @geneluenyang.bsky.social clevelandmagazine.com/entertainmen...
6 Superman Events and Attractions to Check Out in Cleveland
Superman hitting theatres isn’t the only exciting part of the new film for Clevelanders. Here are some ways to celebrate a movie that calls Cleveland home — in more ways than one. By ...
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When Hurricane Helene devastated Southern Appalachia in the fall of 2024, it left both our landscape and our communities forever changed. But in the aftermath, something remarkable emerged: stories of survival, solidarity, and strength. www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...
Islands in the Sky
A Comic Anthology - Uniting Stories, Art, and Survival in the Wake of Hurricane Helene
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Are you going to see Superman on opening night? Join the Siegel & Shuster Society at the Capitol Theatre in Cleveland! Brian Michael Bendis will be there to talk Superman after the film w/ Derek Russell of the House of El Podcast! After that we are going next door to a Pinball Parlor! #comicssky
