Marvel put the best artists they could on the books over the years, and those creators have given readers some amazing covers ...
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 ...
Of all the elements of Superman lore that have existed since 1938, the toughest for modern audiences to swallow has been the notion that a simple pair of glasses hides Clark Kent’s secret identity.
A detail from Johnny Craig's infamous cover to "Crime SuspenStories" No. 22 from EC Comics. Credit: Comic Book cover For avid followers of comic book history, 1954 was the most epochal, unsettling, ...
These are the comic covers that not only left a mark on the Hulk’s comics but also on comic book history at large.
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 ...
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 comics, Zelma Stanton first appeared in 2015’s Doctor Strange #1, and was created by writer Jason Aaron and artist Chris Bachalo. In that issue, Stephen Strange discovers Zelma, a young ...
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 ...