From Ms. Marvel to Silk, here's some background on comic characters you may not know

The magnitude of Stan Lee's achievements in pop culture can't be overestimated

Thor and Captain America aren't the first comic book characters to change up their gender and race

Salon talks to Colleen Doran, who illustrated Stan Lee's "Amazing Fantastic Incredible" graphic memoir

This summer, Marvel's smashing its storylines together in a massive shake-up that could have meaningful results

Bam! Pow! A new history of the iconic comics company reveals the bare-knuckled scrapping behind famed superheroes

Black Widow and the Scarlet Witch are great, but they could use some company—why not Jessica Jones or She-Hulk?

The Jane Foster version of the classic hero is not only a critical and financial success, it's a vital step forward

Yes, God exists inside the pages of Marvel comics . . . but also doesn't. Look, comics are weird, okay?

This August will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of comic book artist, writer and editor Jack “King” Kirby

From "Superman" to "Captain Marvel," comics have offered some surprisingly artful, sensitive takes on the disease

How to get more women into comics? Have some superheroes guest-star on "Guiding Light!" (No, we're not kidding.)

Author Reed Tucker on the life, legend and genius of Stan Lee, whose role in this part of the multiverse has ended

The father of Spider-Man and the Silver Surfer invented the modern superhero, revived a dying industry and created a mythology.

Before movies and rock 'n' roll, comics invented youth culture. But can they survive?