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Posted inFilm

Funny Pages Mocks the Idea That Hardship Makes Art More Authentic

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel August 21, 2022August 19, 2022

Owen Kline’s directorial debut follows a privileged teenage artist who decides to impose some grittiness on his life to improve his work.

Posted inFilm

Netflix’s Half-Assed Adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman 

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel August 16, 2022August 16, 2022

Despite faithfully recreating the story of the beloved comic book series, the TV show lacks the verve of the original.

Posted inFilm

How the Marvel Cinematic Universe Exploits Comic Book Artists

Avatar photo by Kambole Campbell May 8, 2022May 9, 2022

Films based on Marvel Comics superheroes have made billions. Yet the artists and writers who created these characters get a pittance, if that.

Posted inFilm

The Comics That Influenced The Batman

Avatar photo by Kambole Campbell March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

Though superhero movies are Hollywood’s biggest moneymakers, too often we forget their source material.

Posted inNews

DC Comic’s New Bisexual Superman Met With Homophobic Backlash

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia November 4, 2021November 4, 2021

A Brazilian athlete was fired from his team after making discriminatory remarks about character Jon Kent, who has a same-sex romance in an upcoming comic.

Posted inNews

Holy Bidding, Batman! Bruce Wayne and Tintin Break Comic Art Auction Records

by Cassie Packard January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

A pristine copy of “Batman No. 1” from 1940 is now the most expensive Batman title ever sold, and a rejected 1936 Tintin cover illustration became the most expensive work of comic book art.

Posted inComics

Thank you, Stan Lee!

by CM Campbell November 19, 2018November 19, 2018

A tribute to a man who had more of an impact on our culture than many people realize.

Posted inArt

The Most Important Non-Superhero Comic You’ve Never Heard Of

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel December 8, 2017November 4, 2019

Dave Sim’s Cerebus, published 40 years ago, has had an enduring, complex influence.

Posted inArt

Chess as a Comic Book Trope

Avatar photo by Allison Meier August 24, 2017August 25, 2017

The World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis features over 200 comic books that use the strategies, conflicts, and battles of chess as a narrative theme.

Posted inBooks

Chronicling the Days When Superheroes Knocked Out Nazis

by Jon Hogan March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

The new book Take That, Adolf! compiles classic comic book covers that show how American superheroes were marshaled into service during World War II.

Posted inBooks

An Artist Who Survived the Paris Terrorist Attacks Draws His Experience

by Joseph Nechvatal November 10, 2016November 9, 2016

Artist Fred Dewilde was in the audience at the Bataclan the night of November 13, 2015, and he’s turned his ordeal and its aftermath into a comic book.

Posted inOpinion

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Another White Superhero!

by Nancy Bulalacao January 6, 2016January 7, 2016

The American white superman is a myth. When we insist on upholding the idea that he’s real, we all suffer.

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