Harrison Ford plays a president-turned-monster, but avoids discussing Trump
The actor, who stars in the film ‘Captain America: Brave New World,’ prefers to avoid talking about U.S. politics
Battles, social commentary and 80,000 characters: How Marvel forged the 21st century’s most worshipped gods
The ‘Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes’ exhibition travels through the publishing house’s evolution, from its early days with Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko through its conversion into a cultural totem
From working-class Batman to a Wonder Woman pursued by immigration authorities: Superheroes work to reinvent themselves
Comic icons are in the hands of creative teams set on reimaging their basic biographies in the hunt for new readers who could be intimidated by complex backstories. Can they make the shift without altering their key essence?
Stars, stripes and bullets: How graphic novels help to understand modern America
US comic books have historically captured the reality of the country and they now serve as a way of explaining it and even questioning it
The X-Men, cursed heroes for an increasingly polarized world
The premiere of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ — the latest in a groundbreaking period of films and shows based on the Marvel Comics — and a new video game have amplified the relevance of the X-Men and their eternal fight against intolerance
The problem with ‘Inside Out 2:’ Are our emotions at the service of productivity?
Disney’s sequel to its box-office smash, despite mixed reviews, has quickly become the year’s biggest hit. Its notion of the human brain as factory, nonetheless, feels controversial
Does Marvel’s ‘Madame Web’ portend the decline of the superhero genre?
Dakota Johnson plays a new character, a satellite of the ‘Spider-Man’ universe, in a film that arrives during the genre’s lowest point
Batman’s drinking, Captain Marvel has anxiety, and Hawkeye is on the couch: Superheroes are doing much more than just saving the world
Recent projects like ‘C.O.W.L.’, which focuses on the labor struggle of people with superpowers, put a spotlight on the myriad comics changing up the standard storylines of Marvel and DC icons
‘The Marvels’ melts down at the box office, marking a new low for the MCU
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David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Research Entertainment, called it ‘an unprecedented Marvel box-office collapse’
‘The Marvels,’ the last link in the long chain of Marvel’s commercial nonsense
The most recent installment from the Hollywood studio – which doesn’t stop churning out movies for the multiplex and series for Disney+ – attests to artistic fatigue and the desertion of fans
‘The Marvels’: The newest Marvel team explained
Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani team up in the newest Marvel movie. Here, we delve into their characters from the comics and the MCU
Battle over who owns the famous ‘Fables’ comic book pits DC Comics against the work’s author, who wants to send it to the public domain
Bill Willingham announced that his best-known and most successful work now belongs to everyone, in protest of the mistreatment he claims to have suffered from the publisher, which is threatening to take ‘necessary action’
Excessive muscles, padded butts and other unattainable standards: How the ‘Wonderbra culture’ now affects men
T-shirts that simulate more toning, gyms that promise to ‘Marvelify’ their members... Do the new masculine ideals perpetuate the oppressive demands already experienced by women?
From real-life Quidditch tournaments to the bureaucracy of the empire in Star Wars: fans no longer just want stories, but entire worlds
The multitude of new platforms and formats feeds into the creation of fictional universes, with dozens of different plots ready to host users. But, an expert warns, ‘as fantastic as these worlds are, they must also remain credible’
Stan Lee: The fantastic one
A documentary about the legendary Marvel scriptwriter and editor reinforces the disputed legend that he single-handedly invented icons such as Spiderman and the Hulk, and undervalues the creative work of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko
#ComicsBrokeMe: Cartoonists come together to denounce poor pay and mistreatment
Dozens of artists, including big names like Neil Gaiman and Kurt Busiek, have spoken out about the difficult working conditions and health problems they have suffered in the industry
Spider-man 2099: The Irish-Mexican antagonist of ‘Across the Spider-verse’
Miguel O’Hara is a darker and unhinged version of Spider-Man who will be at odds with Miles Morales and Peter B. Parker in the new Sony animated film
Free Comic Book Day 2023: Everything you need to know
This 2023 will mark the 21st edition of Free Comic Book Day. Fans and newcomers can enjoy these titles in their nearest specialty store
New ‘Toy Story,’ ‘Frozen’ and ‘Zootopia’ movies on tap
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The Walt Disney Co. is undergoing a “strategic transformation,” CEO Bob Iger said on Wednesday
The war of the superheroes: Will DC disputes give Marvel an edge?
James Gunn has been tasked with rebuilding the Superman and Batman movie house, but has faced a backlash over his decision not to include certain characters in his plans