Wonder Woman 1984 Is No Wonder
An aggressively mediocre superhero sequel.
How did Chile avoid becoming like Cuba? Milton Friedman's economic policy has something to do with it.
The new HBO show explores how systems of authority fail those for whom they are ostensibly responsible.
Damon Lindelof’s remix of Alan Moore’s seminal graphic novel took on race, policing, and political power in an alternate-present America.
The George Mason economist partnered with Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal's Zach Weinersmith to offer a thoughtful look at immigration policy in comic form.
What if the superheroes everyone loved and looked up to were actually awful people?
Trick of Light collaborator talks about working with a legend, the failings of online community, and the rise of cancel culture in the literary world.
Plus: Marvel Comics cancels Art Spiegelman, prohibition still doesn't work, and more
In Comic-Cons, as in great nations, there's room for plenty more to live the dream.
The comic magazine's ability to rib culture, politics, and business shaped the boomer mentality, and we should be grateful.
The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is fun, frivolous, and forgettable.
A biographical comic about a mid-century libertarian foremother
Today it's creators, not cops, who want to banish R. Crumb, onetime king of the comics underground.
Director Neil Marshall's revival is a sad imitation of Guillermo del Toro's comic-book movie masterpiece.
The online fashion magazine warns readers that Strange Planet's Nathan Pyle is maybe pro-life and "we should be more careful with what we're sharing."
A charming, lightweight superhero movie that works hard to please.
Marvel's first female-fronted superhero film is a woke superhero fantasy scared to take any risks.
The cartoonist talks about being libertarian, why Marvel is OK with "serums" but not drugs, and how comic books have evolved over the past 30 years.
A joyous, energetic Spider-Man remix shows what superhero movies can be.
Without him, Hollywood as we know it might not exist.
Less creator than editor, pathetic company man, purveyor of childish nonsense? No amount of next-level quasi-sophisticated Stan Lee critique can avoid the proper conclusion: He was the Man.
Marvel's former chief left behind a massive cultural legacy preaching tolerance and personal responsibility.
Friday A/V Club: A flimmaker fights a moral panic.
The dull new movie makes for a marked contrast with the delightful new Spider-Man video game.
The stars have signed an open letter explaining why Gunn didn't deserve to lose his job.
When alt-right activists adopted this amphibian as their own, were they stealing a cartoonist's property or exercising free speech?
Trump freaks out Democrats with second SCOTUS pick; the Libertarian Party comes of age; how Steve Ditko created the modern action movie
The Objectivist comic book artist, co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, left an indelibly brilliant mark on popular culture.
Prodding private companies into self-censorship is a dangerous government tradition.
The cartoonist-turned-political-prognisticator talks about "master persuaders" and winning arguments in a "world where facts don't matter."
Ed Krayewski at the Parsons School of Design, tonight at 7:00p.m.
Also, Riverdale gives Archie the gritty reboot nobody asked for.
The Flintstones weighs in on the election.
Comics artist Brett Smith (Avengers, Hulk, Guardians of the Galaxy) says Hillary and Bill Clinton's corruption needs to be seen to be fully appreciated.
Liberated from the Comics Code, the Riverdale gang finds new ways to be strange.
'Libertarianism for Beginners' was born in seeing the Soviet Union collapse.