“Iron Man 3″: A playboy grows up
Robert Downey Jr. is funny and moving, and Ben Kingsley makes a delicious techno-Osama, in summer's first big hit
Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:45 PM UTCEntertainment Movies, Action movies
Comic Books
Entertainment Movies, Action movies
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a gay comic book superhero
Following reports of Apple blocking a gay-themed issue, we take a look at the history of same-sex love in comics
Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 11Social Pacific Standard, Comic Books
Orson Scott Card controversial “Superman” reboot put on hold
Illustrator Chris Sprouse has abandoned the project, saying the Card controversy "took away from the actual work"
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 4:23 PM UTC 20Business superman, Comics, Comic Books
Robin, Batman’s sidekick, to die
The death of a longstanding character is just the latest change in the comic-book universe.
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 5:10 PM UTC 15Entertainment Batman, spiderman, Comic Books
Who will be the Maccabees?
Comic books just might foreshadow all the next great advances in video games and computer culture
Monday, Dec 24, 2012 2:00 PM UTCEntertainment Comic Books, Books, superman
“Walking Dead” author is OK with AMC’s creative liberties
Graphic novelist Robert Kirkman tells Salon that though the strip and show are very different, it's better that way
Sunday, Dec 2, 2012 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment TV, Television, The Walking Dead
Great graphic novels from 2012
Ten illustrated tales of love, war, crime, politics and sex, not to mention ghosts and mermaids SLIDE SHOW
Monday, Nov 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTCEntertainment Joe Sacco, Graphic Novels
How Marvel created the modern blockbuster
Bam! Pow! A new history of the iconic comics company reveals the bare-knuckled scrapping behind famed superheroes
Saturday, Oct 13, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 10Entertainment X-Men, Marvel Comics, Sean Howe
Spider-Man and Holden Caulfield: A secret history
Andrew Garfield's angsty, Salinger-inspired Peter Parker is the face of this very likable summer blockbuster
Tuesday, Jul 3, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 32Entertainment Andrew Garfield, Comic Books
Superman: Forged by bullies!
Jerry Siegel created a superhero when he was a picked-on, fatherless child dreaming of his own Lois Lane
Saturday, Jun 16, 2012 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment Comic Books
That’s not the original Hulk!
Even in books dedicated to his work, famed comic artist Jack Kirby's drawings never appear on the cover
Friday, Mar 16, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 12Life Comic Books, Design, Imprint
Comic books’ undercover hero: Tibet
An exhibition at New York's Rubin Museum showcases the Asian country's surprising prominence in comic culture SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Dec 10, 2011 5:00 PM UTCEntertainment Five-Minute Museum, Art
Tales from the other Comic Con
Unlike its San Diego cousin, the Long Beach version is still all about cartoons and graphic novels
Wednesday, Nov 30, 2011 1:00 AM UTCLife Imprint, Comic Books, Design
Behind the original kids’ comic strip
The "Skippy" creator's daughter talks about her late father's inspirations and how he ended up in a mental hospital
Monday, Oct 3, 2011 12:01 AM UTCLife Imprint, Design, Comic Books
The best new graphic novels
Slide show: On subjects ranging from war and love to physics and prostitution, 10 dazzling new illustrated books SLIDE SHOW
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 11:01 PM UTC 13Entertainment What to Read, Comic Books
How to make history, Jane Eyre and superheroes funny
Kate Beaton, creator of the comic "Hark! A Vagrant," on the art of telling jokes about things people take seriously
Thursday, Sep 22, 2011 6:01 PM UTCEntertainment Comic Books, Satire, Books
Pow! Boom! Why DC relaunched iconic comic books
Even Superman can't escape tough times. Publisher Jim Lee explains why DC relaunched all 52 comic books this week
Friday, Sep 2, 2011 9:20 PM UTC 22Entertainment Comic Books
The fascinating contradictions of Bill Plympton
In an interview, the Oscar-nominated animator encourages artists to work the fringes and stay true to themselves
Thursday, Aug 18, 2011 1:59 PM UTCEntertainment Interviews, Comic Books, Books
“Misfits:” British superheroes just want to be teens
An interview with "Misfits" creator Howard Overman on having superpowers without being at all heroic
Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 10:12 PM UTCEntertainment Interviews, Comic Books
How comics influence graphic designers
Five celebrated designers talk about how their work has been shaped by Batman, Captain America and others
Tuesday, Aug 9, 2011 12:30 AM UTCLife Imprint, Comic Books, Design
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