Lectures on Tap - "The Origin of Marvel Comics: Creators and Controversies"

Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in Chicago bars. 📍 Location: Exact address given in confirmation email 🧠 Lecture: "The Origin of Marvel Comics: Creators and Controversies" 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Keegan Lannon Marvel Comics burst onto the scene in the early 1960s, quickly becoming the cool, countercultural home of superheroes. Central to this meteoric rise was its flamboyant writer and editor-in-chief, Stan Lee—long celebrated as the genius behind Marvel’s most iconic characters. But how much of Marvel’s success can truly be credited to Lee, and how much to the artists and writers whose contributions were overshadowed? In this engaging lecture, Dr. Keegan Lannon will delve into the thorny issue of authorship at Marvel, unpacking the complex collaborations, controversies, and behind-the-scenes tensions that shaped the Marvel Universe. Drawing on his expertise in comics, rhetoric, and writing, Dr. Lannon will offer a fresh perspective on who really created Marvel’s legends—and why it matters. Dr. Lannon is a lecturer at the University of Illinois Chicago, specializing in comics studies, and is also one of our Resident Speakers at Lectures on Tap. Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌 Agenda 6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key. 6:55 PM – Host introduction 7:00 PM – Lecture begins 7:45 PM – Audience Q&A 8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round 8:30 PM – Wrap up.