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Not too long ago, DC found itself in a very interesting position. The superhero giant had to find a way to seamlessly transition from its previous cinematic universe, dubbed the DC Extended Universe (or DCEU for short), to a new interconnected franchise of projects, simply named the DC Universe. Unfortunately, this change wasn’t as smooth…

The recent spate of Magic: The Gathering‘s Secret Lair x Marvel has given fans of both some of the coolest, most exciting images we’ve gotten in a while. The cards all have gorgeous artwork, but for people with a deep love of the 1960s comic art, the latest drop is for you. Featuring original artwork…

James Gunn’s DC Studios cast its first character with major ties to the Flash in the new DC Universe. The Flash has had a complicated run in media over the last few decades, with Grant Gustin’s The Flash on The CW becoming a big hit in the Arrowverse before Ezra Miller’s The Flash turned out…

Oftentimes, when creating works of semi-autobiographical (and even autobiographical) comics, there’s an air of melancholy to them. Be it Eddie Campbell’sAlec, Tillie Walden’sSpinning, or Alison Bechdell’sFun Home, there’s a sense of yearning for a time long since passed, even if it was but moments ago. Even more acerbic works like Harvey Pekar’sAmerican Splendor still have…

Superheroes are, more often not, aspirational figures. Designed to reflect the best part of us and to inspire us to do better. But heroes don’t always fit this mold. Some, like young Ruthye in this summer’s Supergirlmovie, are traumatized by forces beyond their control and seek a path of vengeance. Not all succeed in their…