Mark McDermott

From: The Guide to United States Popular Culture
edited by Ray B. Browne & Pat Browne
Copyright 2001 © Bowling Green State University Popular Press
These are some of the dozen or so articles I wrote for this massive tome, in text or in Acrobat PDF.

From "Web-Spinning Heroics: Critical Essays on the History and Meaning of Spider-Man." edited by Robert Moses Peaslee and Robert G. Weiner. Copyright © 2012 Robert Moses Peaslee and Robert G. Weiner; McFarland & Co., Publishers. A cultural analysis of two music albums of the 1970s adapting the Spider-Man comic books.

Analysis of Star Wars fan reaction to changes in the Star Wars franchise, especially with regard to the Prequel Trilogy. Includes analysis of fans films and fan fiction.

From Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero: Critical Essays. Edited by Robert G. Weiner. Copyright © 2009 Robert G. Weiner; McFarland & Co., Publishers.

A publication layout that I did myself, in service of an academic book on movies about or involving the state of Iowa. The Kindle edition can be previewed at http://www.amazon.com/Book-Iowa-Films-Marty-Knepper-ebook/dp/B00NB12FV2

Labels I deigned for bottles of my homebrewed beer.

PowerPoint template for Microsoft Public Sector Sales. Freelance work at Rivet division of Foote, Cone & Belding.

Once more, I get to expand my “influencer” tag by reviewing a movie.
“Untogether” marks the directorial debut of writer Emma Forrest. It opens February 8 at the AMC South Barrington 30, following its premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.
The romance follows a couple who fall into bed together, then try to decide whether they want to be a couple. Nick (Jamie Dornan [50 Shades of Grey]) admits he broke up with his previous girlfriend only upon meeting Andrea (Jemima Kirke [Girls]), at a p...

The first of a series, I hope, in which I revisit and review the albums featuring those musical flashes in the pan called "One Hit Wonders." Does the rest of the album explain why some of these bands dropped out of the record charts? Does the LP stand up to the single’s “One-Hit Wonderful-ness?”

Motorcycle Mama by Sailcat (Elektra) is one of those records that never seems to drop out...

This has been my idea, to present a TV guide-type listing for a date in history. To that end, I own the TVYesterdays.com domain, which directs here.

Customer Content Management, using Exstream to convert database and spreadsheet files into printed reports.

The Boston Beer Co. (Samuel Adams) is debuting a new year-round beer this month, Sam ‘76. As part of the promotional push for the new beer, Sam Adams founder Jim Koch has been available for interviews.

PDF versions of articles in the Chicago Tribune CareerBuilder section. 2003-2004

Microsoft Word layout template, for Microsoft Public sector Sales. Designed at Rivet division of Foot, Cone & Belding.