Meet the Canadian bringing Batman into a new era
As the new lead writer for Batman, Chip Zdarsky wants to explore the superhero’s weaknesses
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The culture wars come to comic books
Marvel Comics is experiencing a wave of anti-diversity, ’Comicsgate’ backlash, wielding blacklists and harassment—and it might be working
What it means that Justin Trudeau has taken Alpha Flight with Marvel Comics
A new Alpha Flight story in the ’Civil War II’ series features Justin Trudeau—igniting Canadians’ familiar thrill of being acknowledged at all by the U.S.
Meet Jeff Lemire — the next big thing
The Stephen King of comics has been hailed by Joseph Boyden—and X-Men fans—as a rising star
The not-so-Fantastic Four: The fall of Marvel’s flagship team
How did the world’s most important superhero franchise get crushed by Ant-Man?
Comics: the continuity conundrum
In an age of reboots and personal expression, is continuity the devil for comics?
A preacher of cartoons delivers his sermons
Inside the legendary cartoonist’s curated ’post-war Canadian drab’ home
Cartoon justice in Ferguson
Examining the curious movie and comic references in police officer Darren Wilson’s testimony
Who’s afraid of Wonder Woman?
Unlike in the comics business, Hollywood is still reluctant to give a female superhero the starring role
Hey, didn’t he used to be an old white guy?
A black Nick Fury isn’t the only comic-book character to be changed by the movies