Arlen Schumer is a member of the Society of Illustrators, creating comic book-style illustrations for advertising and editorial usage, and a foremost comic book historian--Comic Book Artist magazine called him "one of the more articulate and enthusiastic advocates of comic book art in America," and his book The Silver Age of Comic Book Art won the Independent Publishers Award for Best Popular Culture Book of 2004. His other books are Visions from the Twilight Zone and The Neal Adams Sketchbook. He lectures at universities and cultural institutions around the country. ARLENSCHUMER.COM