UPCOMING SCIENCE IN COMICS EVENTS

Screening & Discussion of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) becomes Spider-Man after a radioactive spider bite. With the villainous Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) threatening chaos across realities, Morales must overcome his self-doubt and join forces with Spider-People from other dimensions, including a down-on-his-luck Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) and the determined Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld). Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2019, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has been acclaimed as one of the most inventive superhero movies in years. Join us after the film for a colourful panel discussion exploring the portrayal of spiders and science in Into the Spider-Verse and the role of comic art in storytelling.

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Framing the Unreal Conference

We will organise the panel “Unframing the Real: Science in SFF Comics” at the 2024 “Framing the Unreal” comics conference in Venice! Our speakers will explore how cultural representations of the procedures and processes of science produce and present an image of science that does not always have much in common with ‘real’ science – and what we can learn from science in comics about science. They will discuss how science is the origin of super-protagonists, science in non-mainstream comics, and the power of laboratories to shape our ideas of science. Stay tuned!

PAST SCIENCE IN COMICS EVENTS

Comic-Con Canberra – 24/25 Aug 2024

In August 2024, we were part of Comic-Con Canberra, chatting with the Canberra community about science in pop culture and celebrating costumed creativity – from Spider-Mans to Batmans! – with Crystal-Leigh Clitheroe and Jesse Everett, Karina Judd and Sarah Barnes! Supported by National Science Week.

Screening & Discussion of “Batman and Robin” – Nov 2023

We discussed the science and scientists in “Batman and Robin” as part of our “Science. Art. Film.” series. Find out more about this event here.