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Science and superheroes invented the multiverse by mistake — they’re still fighting over it today
As Doctor Strange and The Flash enter the multiverse, scientists question what it means for the future of their study. In 1961, DC Comics published the 123rd issue of The Flash. In its pages was the story “Flash of Two Worlds,” where creator and writer Gardner Fox staged the historic meeting of two superheroes from parallel worlds.
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The Surprising History of the Comic Book
Since their initial popularity during World War II, comic books have always been a medium for American counterculture and for nativism and empire.
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American Vernacular: Chicago and the Birth of the Comic
A cartoonist discusses his new show about the development of an American art form.
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Crumb
Robert Crumb is an American cartoonist and major contributor to the underground comix movement in the 1960s. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1991. His famous works include Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural and Keep on Truckin'. These projects carry sexual themes bordering into scatological and pornographic comics.
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‘Lost universe’ comics find devoted following amongst collectors
While comic book fans obviously know DC Comics and Marvel, there are legions of other comics universes worth collecting.
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Comics: Old-School Distance-Learning Tools
How the often-maligned genre was used to train soldiers, explain the weather, and teach us about the modern world.
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League might be set in the Arkhamverse, but it's a massive departure from the Rocksteady Batman games
Four-player co-op. An open-world Metropolis. One impossible mission.
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The CW Teases 'Superman & Lois'
Celebrate and binge The CW’s mightiest heroes.
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Videogame subtitles could learn a lot from comic book lettering
Lettering is a difficult job that mixes composition, typography and design. Videogames would benefit from a deeper understanding of this invisible art.
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Sandman to Hark! A Vagrant: the best comics of the decade
Old names and ambitious first-timers produced great graphic novels on everything from teen friendship and time travel to horrifying murder mysteries
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Cosplayers who are not white, thin, or physically able thrive at NYCC
Cosplaying isn't just a fashion statement; the pastime also helps its participants embody the characters they love and do their best to assume the traits they admire, like bravery or kindness. But even as the entertainment industry begins to make strides in increasing diversity and representation, the fact remains that most of the characters fans see on the screen or on the page tend to be thin, chiseled, healthy, and white — and many cosplayers are none of those things.
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Marvel Reveals Plan to Introduce The Next Marvel Universe
Some fans may not realize it, but we're currently in the eighth iteration of the Marvel Universe. The universe has died and restarted on eight different occasions, and the publisher plans on giving a preview of what the ninth version of its universe looks like in the Jade Giant's double-sized issue.
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Ma and Pa Kent Are Superman of Smallville's Heroes
Superman is one of the DC Universe’s greatest heroes, but it’s sometimes easy to forget how he got there.
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Monday vs Friday
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Ray Bradbury: Comic Book Hero
Science fiction titan Ray Bradbury was a fan and supporter of graphic novels long before they were even called that.
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Pandamodium: One Step to the Dragon’s Lair
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Herman Has Superpowers: The Clock is Ticking
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A Bushel of New Comics Collections Dig Into the Pleasures of Print
Despite what you may have heard, dead-tree publishing isn't dead. In fact, a host of new print magazines are bringing some wild, weird, innovative words and pictures to the alternative comics scene.
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Goodbye, Alan Moore: the king of comics bows out
The pioneer of serious superheroes – who is retiring – has transformed the genre over 40 years of rebellious invention
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Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers To Fly Flag In Animated Series
Long-time underground comic favorites The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers will become an animated series, with contributions from creators behind "Rick & Morty," "Silicon Valley," and "Workaholics," among others.
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