Films based on Marvel Comics superheroes have made billions. Yet the artists and writers who created these characters get a pittance, if that.
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The Comics That Influenced The Batman
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
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.
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Holy Bidding, Batman! Bruce Wayne and Tintin Break Comic Art Auction Records
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!
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
Dave Sim’s Cerebus, published 40 years ago, has had an enduring, complex influence.
Posted inArt
Chess as a Comic Book Trope
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
The new book Take That, Adolf! compiles classic comic book covers that show how American superheroes were marshaled into service during World War II.
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An Artist Who Survived the Paris Terrorist Attacks Draws His Experience
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!
The American white superman is a myth. When we insist on upholding the idea that he’s real, we all suffer.
Posted inArt
An Army of Artists Draws Batman
There are few fictional characters that can be evoked through just a symbol, but Batman is one of them, with the outline of his flying namesake, or a suggestion of the crime fighter’s black mask.
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A Pakistani Comic Book Fights Religious Extremism
This week, Pakistani high schools are distributing comic books that authorities hope will dissuade at-risk teenagers from joining militant organizations like the Taliban.