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COMICTROPOLIS: Miles Morales and Me

How a D.C. Kid Ended Up Writing Miles Morales

If you saw Across the Spider-Verse and went looking for the comics, you already know Miles Morales matters. The first time a lot of people saw themselves in Spider-Man, it was him.

David Betancourt grew up in DC reading comics at Big Planet on U Street. He started writing about comics for the Washington Post. Then Marvel asked him to write a Miles Morales story. He's the first Puerto Rican and African American writer to contribute to Miles's story. 
 
A DC kid who loved Spider-Man ended up writing Spider-Man. He'll tell you how that actually happened. 
 
If you fill notebooks with characters nobody else has seen, this is for you. If you've been watching the movies and you want to find the comics they came from, this is for you. If you already post your own work online and you want to talk to people who do this for a living, this is for you.

More about this Series

COMICTROPOLIS is a series of conversations at DC Public Library locations featuring David Betancourt (The Athletic/New York Times), a former culture reporter at The Washington Post and writer for Marvel Entertainment and various guest stars from the comic book industry. 

This series will be aimed at Washington’s vibrant comic book reading community and led by a native Washingtonian (Betancourt) who still lives in DC and grew up frequenting Big Planet Comics (DC’s DMV chain of comic bookstores) in Georgetown and on U Street NW. Betancourt remains an avid fan and believer in the power of comic books and their impact on society. 
 
The series will be an insider look into the world of writing comics from both Betancourt and guests and what it is like for all the creatives featured to work with some of the most popular brands in pop culture. They will also discuss what it means to go from the worlds of Marvel and DC Comics to creating their own creator-owned comic book brands. 
 

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