As defined by the famous cartoonist Scott McCloud in the influential Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, comics are "juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to ...

One of the key plot elements of James Gunn’s Superman is Lex Luthor’s so-called “pocket universe.” In the film, it’s an artificially created dimension that the evil genius made by creating his own ...

Most people associate superheroes with derring-do and blockbuster action, but the genre involves more than just muscleheads punching one another into submission. However, romance is actually an ...

"A very essential service for American culture and world culture," says graphic artist Tim Fielder of the comic book he made with historian Walter Greason. “The civil rights laws and the ...

EAST LANSING, MI — Before visiting Michigan State University’s massive comic book collection, I asked librarian Jason Larsen to set aside what he considers the five rarest or quirkiest items. Not the ...

Getting paid to immerse yourself in vintage paper and use your deep knowledge of comic book history sounds like a dream job, and Heritage Auctions is looking for someone with that particular set of ...

In the mid-20th century, comic books groups grew in popularity. But some people worried that they were contributing to illiteracy and inciting crime among young people. One California city passed ...