Comic-Con 2023

Religious and spiritual ideas abound in pop culture. Through story, humans relate to others and find, define, or even redefine their place in the world. Rev. Brian Weis (interfaith minister, pop culture blogger) Dr. Marty Lloyd (The Joker Psychology, Westworld Psychology), Ruby Villaluz Boyden (music educator, occasional superhero), Allison Lehr (singer, actress, cosplayer), Tony B. Kim (Hero Within, Crazy 4 Comic-Con), and Sebastian A. Jones (president of Stranger Comics) delve into spiritual themes from a variety of traditions and discuss how comic books, films, television shows, and more use such themes so that both religious and nonreligious people find meaning and motivation.