Alan Kistler

As one of the world's only comic book and pop culture historians, Alan Kistler is often asked to speak to such media outlets as CNN and NPR, and on websites like MTV.com, AOL.com, and Newsarama.com, where his weekly column Agent of S.T.Y.L.E. is one of the most popular features on the site. He is also creator and host of the web-series and podcast Crazy Sexy Geeks (where he interviews authors, artists, and cultural icons like Rob Zombie, Edward James Olmos, the American Gladiators, Jane...See more

As one of the world's only comic book and pop culture historians, Alan Kistler is often asked to speak to such media outlets as CNN and NPR, and on websites like MTV.com, AOL.com, and Newsarama.com, where his weekly column Agent of S.T.Y.L.E. is one of the most popular features on the site. He is also creator and host of the web-series and podcast Crazy Sexy Geeks (where he interviews authors, artists, and cultural icons like Rob Zombie, Edward James Olmos, the American Gladiators, Jane Espenson, and Tim Gunn), and the author of two comic trivia books, The Unofficial Batman and Unofficial Spiderman Trivia Challenge (Adams Media, 2012). Alan is frequently invited to speak at panels and conferences, and has in the past hosted discussions on the psychology of superheroes with forensic psychiatrists, been consulted by Sony Online Entertainment, and appeared in four separate comic book documentaries produced by Warner Bros. Home Video (on which he was also hired to consult). He has also spoken at the Paley Center for Media about the evolution of science fiction dramas, including Dr. Who, and the history of vampire fiction. Most recently, he was asked to be a special guest at the first annual Geek Girl Con, where he spoke on the panel "The Women of Moffat's Doctor Who." You can read his online Doctor Who Guide at alankistler.com/geek-guides/doctor-who-guide/, which includes lists like The Classic Arch-Enemies of Doctor Who, What Do We Know About the Doctor's Past & Family?, episode annotations, and more. See less