Comic-Con 2013: And the geeks shall inherit the Earth?

Comic-Con 2013: It's not just for nerds anymore. Comic book films have become summer blockbuster staples, and even stars like Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, and Tom Cruise are showing up at Comic-Con.

By Chris Talbott,?Associated Press / July 22, 2013

Samuel L. Jackson (l.) participates in the 'RoboCop' panel on Day 3 of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 19 in San Diego.

Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

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Samuel L. Jackson visits Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles twice a month. Employees there keep a box stuffed with the latest comic books and graphic novels for him.

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Does that make him a nerd? Go ahead and call him that. We dare you.

"I don't know who actually defined it as such," Jackson said during an interview Saturday at?Comic-Con?where he was promoting his fantasy-driven film, "Captain America: The Winter Solider." ''I've always read comic books. I've always spent time in comic book stores. I still do. I don't particularly consider myself a nerd. It's just that part of pop culture that I'm also a part of."

If Jackson, arguably the baddest you know what in the history of cinema, is comfortable with the world of super heroes, sci-fi and fantasy, it's probably time to stop throwing around that word nerd. Those who would turn their nose up at a sweaty guy dressed like Wolverine are increasingly in the minority. Geeks may still get stuffed in lockers and given the occasional swirly, but they rule the American entertainment world ? and thus global popular culture in the 21st century.

The biggest rock stars at?Comic-Con?this year weren't the guys in Metallica and Weezer, but the fellows named Joss Whedon, Robert Kirkman and Neil Gaiman.

These purveyors of super heroes, zombies and Lovecraftian mystery are smashing records in the film and television world, driving the publishing industry and setting social media afire.

Whedon, the writer-director-producer of "Marvel's The Avengers," ''Marvel's Agents of SHIELD," ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly," says our current obsession is comparable to the Greek or Norse mythologies, cave paintings and the religious high art of the Renaissance because it reflects our society.

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