Every two years, thousands of fans gather at a convention center an hour south of Los Angeles to discover the company’s latest films, TV shows and theme park attractions
While Spider‑Man or Wolverine enjoy reboots, the film and video game projects of the Black vampire hunter created in 1973 languish in a limbo of delays and rumors
The Marvel franchise is a goldmine of popular culture. The superhero triumphs on both the big and small screen, in video games and, of course, in comics. The latest installment in the saga is here
A US citizen who has been running in ‘Batman’ makeup is facing a fine after trying to record himself mid-race despite a security ban on cellphones. He is one of a growing group of people seeking social media notoriety at the famous festival in Pamplona, and getting creative about it
The actor, a longtime fan of superheroes, finally gets to play one who is simultaneously a detective in 1930s New York
The artist, co-creator of Miles Morales, looks back on how she went from her native Amatrice to becoming one of Marvel’s most acclaimed artists
The historic Hollywood studios spent more than $5 billion on restructuring in the three years prior to being put up for sale
Millie Bobby Brown has had time to grow out of her teens, move to another country, get married and adopt a child, while in ‘Stranger Things’ she’s still 13
After his big break in ‘Queen Charlotte’ and triumph of ‘My Oxford Year,’ the Brit says he wants to stop playing ‘soft boys’
The ‘Lord of the Rings’ star has returned to photocalls for her role in the latest Marvel film, but for the past five years she has prioritized living quietly with her daughters: ‘Covid changed things and put them into perspective’
The actress, who rose to fame with ‘Kill Bill’ and the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ films, has just returned to the screen with ‘Presence’
The actor, who stars in the film ‘Captain America: Brave New World,’ prefers to avoid talking about U.S. politics
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
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?
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 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
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
Dakota Johnson plays a new character, a satellite of the ‘Spider-Man’ universe, in a film that arrives during the genre’s lowest point
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
David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Research Entertainment, called it ‘an unprecedented Marvel box-office collapse’
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
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
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’
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?
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’
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
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