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Arlen Schumer
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Illustrator, writer, pop culture historian of comic book art, The Twilight Zone, and Bruce Springsteen.
IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH my portrait of Buffalo Soldier CATHAY WILLIAMS (1844–1893), who was able to join the US Army after the Civil War because she was able to pass as a man--the only documented woman to serve in the Army during the Indian Wars.

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February 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
NEXT Wednesday, February 18 @ 5:30pm EST:

“DECONSTRUCTING THE TWILIGHT ZONE: ‘Walking Distance’” webinar via TZ historian @arlenschumer.bsky.social and New York Adventure Club!

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February 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 @ 7:00pm EST:

“TECHNOLOGY & THE TWILIGHT ZONE,” a live multimedia presentation by ARLEN SCHUMER for the ART & TECH Committee of the National Arts Club in NYC!

THE NATIONAL ARTS CLUB • 15 Gramercy Park South • NYC

It's FREE, but REGISTER, seating is limited: bit.ly/4szlgho
February 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
THE PIC IS FROM 2016, WHAT I WROTE FROM 2000:
January 30, 2026 at 11:54 PM
TIME TO POST THIS ILLUSTRATION AGAIN!!!

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January 22, 2026 at 3:10 PM
January 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
NEXT Wed. Jan. 21 @ 5:30pm EST:

“DECONSTRUCTING THE TWILIGHT ZONE: ‘Where is Everybody?'” webinar via NY Adventure Club & TZ historian Arlen Schumer: arlenschumer.com/twilight-zone

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January 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
TONITE @ 8:00pm EST:

“THE 60th ANNIVERSARY of the BATMAN TV Series” webinar via pop culture historian Arlen Schumer & NY Adventure Club!

TIX: bit.ly/44JgyU9

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'60th Anniversary Analysis: The Batman TV Series' Webinar
To best appreciate this webinar, we encourage you to first watch at least one episode of the Batman TV Series on Amazon Prime!Holy anniversary, Batman! When the
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January 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT:

May RENEE NICOLE GOOD, an American mother and widow MURDERED in cold blood by an ICE agent on 1/7/2026, be the Emmett Till of a NEW civil rights uprising to defeat the Trump administration and all its Republican lackeys.

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January 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, NOVEMBER 12th, 2016:
January 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
NEXT Monday, January 12 @ 8:00pm EST:

“THE 60th ANNIVERSARY of the BATMAN TV Series” webinar via pop culture historian Arlen Schumer & NY Adventure Club!

TIX: bit.ly/44JgyU9

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January 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
My article on the history of THE TWILIGHT ZONE MARATHONS:

"...these works of video art one might give to the aliens as the best TV earthmen ever made, are simply, as writer Hamner once said, '…great stories well told.'”

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January 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS
December 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Enjoy this video of my webinar "IT'S A POP CULTURE CHRISTMAS," in which I present an overview of a Baker's Dozen of beloved Christmas classics, in movies, television, animation, and comic books--some you know well, and some you don't:

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POP CULTURE XMAS webinar by Arlen Schumer
Pop culture historian (author/designer, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art and Visions from The Twilight Zone) Arlen Schumer’s webinar, of his favorite Christmas-themed…
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December 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

My essay on the 1969 Neal Adams-illustrated Christmas classic, “The Silent Night of The Batman":

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Christmas Eve With BATMAN and NEAL ADAMS
An INSIDE LOOK at one of the great Bat-Christmas tales — The Silent Night of the Batman…
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December 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
NEXT Tuesday, December 23 @ 5:30pm EST:

“ANIMATING CHRISTMAS: 1962-1982” webinar via NY Adventure Club & pop culture historian Arlen Schumer!

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December 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
NEXT Tuesday, December 9 @ 5:30pm EST:

“THE 60th ANNIVERSARY of ‘A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS'” webinar via NY Adventure Club!

TIX: tinyurl.com/4etjs5jp

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December 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
MY BOOKS ARE THE GIFTS THAT KEEP ON GIVING! :)

Order by December 10th to ensure delivery by Christmas!

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December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
TODAY @ 5:30pm EST:

The 65th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREATEST "TWILIGHT ZONE’ EPISODE” webinar by TZ historian Arlen Schumer via NY Adventure Club!

TIX: tinyurl.com/7h9jvazc

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'65th Anniversary Analysis: Twilight Zone's Eye of the Beholder' Webinar
To best appreciate this webinar, we encourage you to first watch the full episode of Eye of the Beholder on Pluto TV!What happens when society’s obsession with
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November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
NEXT Tuesday, November 11th @ 5:30pm EST:

The 65th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREATEST "TWILIGHT ZONE’ EPISODE” webinar by TZ historian Arlen Schumer via NY Adventure Club!

TIX: tinyurl.com/7h9jvazc

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November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
TONIGHT @ 8:00pm EST:

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN RETROSPECTIVE WEBINAR by Springsteen historian Arlen Schumer via New York Adventure Club:

Part 4, “Into the 21st Century"

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November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
TONIGHT @ 8:00pm EST:

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN RETROSPECTIVE WEBINAR by Springsteen historian Arlen Schumer via NY Adventure Club!

Part 3: “Nebraska to the Reunion Tour"

TIX: bit.ly/4h0qjlK

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'Bruce Springsteen Retrospective, Part 3: Nebraska to Reunion Tour' Webinar
Before the sold-out world tours, presidential accolades, and half-century legacy, Bruce Springsteen was just a scrappy New Jersey storyteller chasing the Americ
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October 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
NEXT Tuesday, October 28th @ 8:00pm EST:

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN RETROSPECTIVE WEBINAR by Springsteen historian Arlen Schumer via NY Adventure Club!

Part 3: “Nebraska to the Reunion Tour"

TIX: bit.ly/4h0qjlK

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October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM