What does it take to transcend your medium into the stuff of literary value? Batman. 1986, the year both The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen were first published, can be…
This year’s annual Banned Books Week—a celebration of books that have been banned—will target graphic novels, those picture-filled narratives better known as comic books. And that’s exactly why Banned Books…
Only a small percentage of blind people commonly use Braille—and that number drops even further when it comes to reading comic books. With a new Braille-based comic book, Danish designer…
Vol. 1 Brooklyn documents author Junot Díaz’s comic book hunt through New York’s St. Mark’s Comics. The video allows Díaz to explain the foundational effect comic books had on him, and others…
Wednesdays can be hard, so its either this or reading the GG Allin Wikipedia page in its entirety. Literally the best thing NPR has ever been responsible for (and that…
Comic-book gossip column Lying in the Gutters, hosted at Comic Book Resources, is one of the things that makes the subculture of comics so fascinating and exciting. Unlike most comics journalists,…
Think you know the origin of Superman? Think again. Comic Book Legends Revealed weaves the kinds of stories you didn’t know you cared about. CBLR is often for the hardcore…