Comic Books

While often idealized in pop culture, the actual history of medieval society is riddled with downtrodden members of so-called lower classes kept under thumb for the benefit of those who wielded wealth and...

Reading creator Robert Feldman’s Cyko KO! is akin to being transported to a myriad of cartoon and comic book universes that have congealed with each other into a tapestry of psychedelic, fourth-wall breaking...

Post-apocalyptic stories have long been used to make commentary on the world about us and the mechanics of society, but few have used the genre to examine the idea of exploiting marginalized populations or...

The six Infinity Stones are some of the most powerful relics of the Marvel Universe, each giving the user ultimate control of power, the mind, the soul, reality, space, and time. Used in unison, the possessor...

One of the most well-known members of Marvel’s Inhuman cast of characters is the teleporting dog Lockjaw: sweet, loyal, and brave, he steals the show in whatever comic book panel he’s in. Really, who...

Lara Croft’s life has transformed with the death of her father at the hands of the secret organization known as Trinity, which poses a threat to every person on the planet. And while she has made it her...

When it was announced that writer Kieron Gillen and artist Salvador Larroca were going to be taking over Marvel's Star Wars title, fans of what Marvel had been building with its various Star Wars books...

Even before DC Comics’ Dark Nights: Metal miniseries concluded, the publisher promised a “New Age of Heroes,” with a focus on new characters and updated concepts in addition to what we’ve seen in books...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman, the godfather of modern superheroes. This benchmark also happens to coincide with another comic benchmark: the 1000th...

As Mark Waid's time writing Captain America draws closer to an end, the writer isn't planning to let his finale conclude with anything other than the same fast-paced, thought-provoking touch that he's left on...