Marc Tyler Nobleman
@marctnobleman.bsky.social
author • speaker • "Batman & Bill" character • pop culture archaeologist
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Marc Tyler Nobleman | inspirational speaker/author
Keynote speaker/author Marc Tyler Nobleman has inspired 1,000+ audiences on five continents with an unprecedented underdog story of persistence, as chronicled in the documentary "Batman & Bill."
www.marctylernobleman.com
In my evolving mission to put geek to good use and boost morale [at a time when it feels especially needed], here is my new speaker site:
www.marctylernobleman.com
And revised sizzle reel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkGB...
www.marctylernobleman.com
And revised sizzle reel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkGB...
The newest project from the ace directors of "Batman & Bill": a Disney+ docuseries about Taylor Swift's Eras tour.
Taylor Swift | The End of an Era | Official Trailer | Disney+
YouTube video by Disney Plus
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The newest project from the ace directors of "Batman & Bill": a Disney+ docuseries about Taylor Swift's Eras tour.
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TEN YEARS.
Ten years ago today, Batman co-creator Bill Finger’s life changed—41 years after he died.
DC Comics added his name to the Batman credit line—76 years after the character debuted.
And nine years after I began nudging, then pushing, for that.
TEN YEARS.
Ten years ago today, Batman co-creator Bill Finger’s life changed—41 years after he died.
DC Comics added his name to the Batman credit line—76 years after the character debuted.
And nine years after I began nudging, then pushing, for that.
September 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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TEN YEARS.
Ten years ago today, Batman co-creator Bill Finger’s life changed—41 years after he died.
DC Comics added his name to the Batman credit line—76 years after the character debuted.
And nine years after I began nudging, then pushing, for that.
TEN YEARS.
Ten years ago today, Batman co-creator Bill Finger’s life changed—41 years after he died.
DC Comics added his name to the Batman credit line—76 years after the character debuted.
And nine years after I began nudging, then pushing, for that.
Reposted by Marc Tyler Nobleman
The WGA’s statement on ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
September 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The WGA’s statement on ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
1/2 On this solemn anniversary, a brief reminder of the good out there:
We lived in Manhattan on 9/11/01. Two nights later, till 1 am, we volunteered at a bustling donations tent on the closed road in front of the Javits Center.
We lived in Manhattan on 9/11/01. Two nights later, till 1 am, we volunteered at a bustling donations tent on the closed road in front of the Javits Center.
September 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
1/2 On this solemn anniversary, a brief reminder of the good out there:
We lived in Manhattan on 9/11/01. Two nights later, till 1 am, we volunteered at a bustling donations tent on the closed road in front of the Javits Center.
We lived in Manhattan on 9/11/01. Two nights later, till 1 am, we volunteered at a bustling donations tent on the closed road in front of the Javits Center.
Thanks, @fuse8.bsky.social, for covering how kids' nonfiction covers sensitive, mature topics.
“In life, adults have to field questions from kids about the unethical to the reprehensible. In literature, authors must find ways to do the same.”
www.slj.com/story/Author...
“In life, adults have to field questions from kids about the unethical to the reprehensible. In literature, authors must find ways to do the same.”
www.slj.com/story/Author...
Authors Tackle Complex Topics in Children’s Nonfiction
Betsy Bird looks at the state of children's nonfiction. In many ways, with nuanced and interesting topics, it is the
www.slj.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thanks, @fuse8.bsky.social, for covering how kids' nonfiction covers sensitive, mature topics.
“In life, adults have to field questions from kids about the unethical to the reprehensible. In literature, authors must find ways to do the same.”
www.slj.com/story/Author...
“In life, adults have to field questions from kids about the unethical to the reprehensible. In literature, authors must find ways to do the same.”
www.slj.com/story/Author...
The phrase "Teachers Pay Teachers" called to mind Depeche Mode's "People Are People," which led to this mercifully short video about how I offer books I wrote in my new store.
Don't worry - my products are better than my singing.
youtu.be/SK-5kzZlxN4
www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/noble-...
Don't worry - my products are better than my singing.
youtu.be/SK-5kzZlxN4
www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/noble-...
Teachers Pay Teachers song parody [to "People Are People" by Depeche Mode]
YouTube video by Marc Tyler Nobleman
youtu.be
August 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The phrase "Teachers Pay Teachers" called to mind Depeche Mode's "People Are People," which led to this mercifully short video about how I offer books I wrote in my new store.
Don't worry - my products are better than my singing.
youtu.be/SK-5kzZlxN4
www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/noble-...
Don't worry - my products are better than my singing.
youtu.be/SK-5kzZlxN4
www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/noble-...
Teachers!
I got the rights back to some of my educational books [many originally published with Scholastic] to offer them on Teachers Pay Teachers: www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/noble-...
TPT back-to-school sale is August 5-6.
Thank you for what you do!
I got the rights back to some of my educational books [many originally published with Scholastic] to offer them on Teachers Pay Teachers: www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/noble-...
TPT back-to-school sale is August 5-6.
Thank you for what you do!
Noble Kids
Browse over 10 educational resources created by Noble Kids in the official Teachers Pay Teachers store.
www.teacherspayteachers.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Teachers!
I got the rights back to some of my educational books [many originally published with Scholastic] to offer them on Teachers Pay Teachers: www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/noble-...
TPT back-to-school sale is August 5-6.
Thank you for what you do!
I got the rights back to some of my educational books [many originally published with Scholastic] to offer them on Teachers Pay Teachers: www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/noble-...
TPT back-to-school sale is August 5-6.
Thank you for what you do!
"Clark, once a girl's seen Superman in action, Niagara Falls kind of leaves you cold." - Lois Lane
"I like both." - me
"I like both." - me
July 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"Clark, once a girl's seen Superman in action, Niagara Falls kind of leaves you cold." - Lois Lane
"I like both." - me
"I like both." - me
Reposted by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
June 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
Kwame Alexander convinced me to say yes to something I’d never done: join a writing retreat.
That alone was rewarding. But it was also a scouting-for-ghosts, scanning-for-Northern-Lights, sharing-home-cooked-meals, going-on-ice-cream-runs, watching-ST. ELMO’S FIRE retreat.
That alone was rewarding. But it was also a scouting-for-ghosts, scanning-for-Northern-Lights, sharing-home-cooked-meals, going-on-ice-cream-runs, watching-ST. ELMO’S FIRE retreat.
June 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Kwame Alexander convinced me to say yes to something I’d never done: join a writing retreat.
That alone was rewarding. But it was also a scouting-for-ghosts, scanning-for-Northern-Lights, sharing-home-cooked-meals, going-on-ice-cream-runs, watching-ST. ELMO’S FIRE retreat.
That alone was rewarding. But it was also a scouting-for-ghosts, scanning-for-Northern-Lights, sharing-home-cooked-meals, going-on-ice-cream-runs, watching-ST. ELMO’S FIRE retreat.
When giving credit where it’s due, does a single word make a difference?
#KeynoteSpeaker #motivation #persistence #SecretIdentity
#KeynoteSpeaker #motivation #persistence #SecretIdentity
June 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
When giving credit where it’s due, does a single word make a difference?
#KeynoteSpeaker #motivation #persistence #SecretIdentity
#KeynoteSpeaker #motivation #persistence #SecretIdentity
When someone tells you no, that does not mean that they KNOW.
#KeynoteSpeaker #motivation #persistence #SecretIdentity
#KeynoteSpeaker #motivation #persistence #SecretIdentity
June 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When someone tells you no, that does not mean that they KNOW.
#KeynoteSpeaker #motivation #persistence #SecretIdentity
#KeynoteSpeaker #motivation #persistence #SecretIdentity
Trying to kill - or succeeding in killing - innocent Jews frees no one.
June 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Trying to kill - or succeeding in killing - innocent Jews frees no one.
May 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thank you again to NAPHSIS for inviting me to give the opening keynote at your conference.
I often write/speak about legacy...and you are stewards of it.
I often write/speak about legacy...and you are stewards of it.
May 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Thank you again to NAPHSIS for inviting me to give the opening keynote at your conference.
I often write/speak about legacy...and you are stewards of it.
I often write/speak about legacy...and you are stewards of it.
Painfully obvious yet still needs to be said again and again. Thank you, Robin. And sorry, Robin.
"Children are not harmed by inclusive picture books. They are harmed by shame, and by invisibility, and by the idea that their families are too controversial to be acknowledged. It’s not books children need protection from—it’s hate and discrimination."
macleans.ca/society/how-...
macleans.ca/society/how-...
How My LGBTQ Kids’ Book Ended Up at the U.S. Supreme Court - Macleans.ca
My book Pride Puppy is about love and inclusion. Watching its message get twisted by hate and misinformation has been devastating.
macleans.ca
May 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Painfully obvious yet still needs to be said again and again. Thank you, Robin. And sorry, Robin.
Woman. Toddler. Mammoth. One-way trip.
It is wild how much we can extrapolate from footprints dating back at least 10,000 years: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1....
It is wild how much we can extrapolate from footprints dating back at least 10,000 years: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1....
Fossilized Footprints Found in New Mexico Track Traveler With Toddler in Tow
Prehistoric tracks detail a moment when mammoths, sloths and humans crossed paths
www.smithsonianmag.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Woman. Toddler. Mammoth. One-way trip.
It is wild how much we can extrapolate from footprints dating back at least 10,000 years: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1....
It is wild how much we can extrapolate from footprints dating back at least 10,000 years: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1....
Reposted by Marc Tyler Nobleman
“If a few Texas parents don’t want their kids to have free and full access to our libraries, let those parents hold their own children’s hands, never allow them out of their sight, and never allow them to think for themselves. That’s on them.”
Texas Shouldn't Legislate Censorship
Public libraries are for the public—and that means access for all.
www.texasobserver.org
April 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“If a few Texas parents don’t want their kids to have free and full access to our libraries, let those parents hold their own children’s hands, never allow them out of their sight, and never allow them to think for themselves. That’s on them.”
Thank you, Catholic Library Association, for this humbling honor! I had a great time accepting the award and getting to know your community. FYI to others: that image on the award is not me.
April 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Thank you, Catholic Library Association, for this humbling honor! I had a great time accepting the award and getting to know your community. FYI to others: that image on the award is not me.
1/3 NBC News asked me some questions at the Supreme Court inclusion rally. The short clip also includes someone from the opposing camp.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MC1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MC1...
![Author Marc Tyler Nobleman being interviewed by NBC News at the 4/22/25 Supreme Court rally supporting the Montgomery County [Maryland] School District policy that does not allow parents to opt out their children from educational experiences that acknowledge the existence of the LGBTQ community.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:luwyzjygkjsb4regzi62kfp7/bafkreib64lkoldybdtekjhtaall5umfbih2asy6iz3w7rh57accsfh4cla@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
1/3 NBC News asked me some questions at the Supreme Court inclusion rally. The short clip also includes someone from the opposing camp.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MC1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MC1...
1/4 My first Supreme Court rally, which was well attended despite how it looks in this photo.
![Author Marc Tyler Nobleman at Supreme Court rally for Mahmoud vs. Taylor, in support of the Montgomery County [Maryland] Public Schools policy that does NOT allow parents to opt their kids out of educational experiences that mention the LGBTQ community. His sign reads "EDUCATION does not equal INDOCTRINATION. Your kids won't become Pilgrims or dinosaurs."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:luwyzjygkjsb4regzi62kfp7/bafkreihiyt35qcwzymt64qduy4b66qjkud7iwtmynsvsue46raybqzi3pa@jpeg)
April 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
1/4 My first Supreme Court rally, which was well attended despite how it looks in this photo.
1/2 Uplifting stories are in high demand these days. Here's an unlikely one:
I realize most of you stopped watching SURVIVOR in 2002. It's on its 48th season, and a situation in this week's episode was one of the most moving things I've seen in recent memory...
I realize most of you stopped watching SURVIVOR in 2002. It's on its 48th season, and a situation in this week's episode was one of the most moving things I've seen in recent memory...
March 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
1/2 Uplifting stories are in high demand these days. Here's an unlikely one:
I realize most of you stopped watching SURVIVOR in 2002. It's on its 48th season, and a situation in this week's episode was one of the most moving things I've seen in recent memory...
I realize most of you stopped watching SURVIVOR in 2002. It's on its 48th season, and a situation in this week's episode was one of the most moving things I've seen in recent memory...
An act of kindness when least expected stands a great chance of lasting a lifetime.
"Consider the delicious irony that a chain restaurant famed for its cleavage and chicken wings somehow became a secret sanctuary for young gay men," writes Peter Rothpletz about how Hooters became a refuge.
Opinion | How Hooters Became a Refuge for Young Gay Men
Many fathers and grandfathers take their gay sons to the bar. It’s become a place of refuge — and how that happened is a curious story.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
An act of kindness when least expected stands a great chance of lasting a lifetime.
Two hundred fifty years ago today, Virginia delegate Patrick Henry delivered his now-iconic "give me liberty or give me death" speech.
1. He made it up on the spot.
2. It was not written down till 1817--42 years later. And based on memory/secondhand accounts.
1. He made it up on the spot.
2. It was not written down till 1817--42 years later. And based on memory/secondhand accounts.
March 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Two hundred fifty years ago today, Virginia delegate Patrick Henry delivered his now-iconic "give me liberty or give me death" speech.
1. He made it up on the spot.
2. It was not written down till 1817--42 years later. And based on memory/secondhand accounts.
1. He made it up on the spot.
2. It was not written down till 1817--42 years later. And based on memory/secondhand accounts.