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Superman is the most iconic and powerful superhero in all of fiction. When the Man of Steel first debuted, he not only ushered in a new type of hero but also introduced the Kryptonian race. Once a mighty, technologically advanced race from the planet Krypton, most of Superman’s people perished when their world exploded. For…

No one in Marvel Comics is more connected with Weapon X than Wolverine. While Wolverine was born a mutant, it was Weapon X that turned him into an actual weapon, putting the adamantium skeleton into his body and then using him in its black-ops mutant experimentation program. Weapon X itself has a long history, and…

The X-Men‘s success really needs to be studied. Writer Chris Claremont, along with artists Dave Cockrum and John Byrne, was able to make fans love them in the late ’70s, which led to miniseries in the ’80s for Wolverine and an all-new series like The New Mutants, as well graphic novels like X-Men: God Loves,…

Richard Bruning has never really come to terms with the DC Bullet. The Milton Glaser-designed logo, debuted by DC comics alongside their official name change in 1976, has long been regarded as a classic of comic book design, but to hear Bruning tell it, it’s nothing but a sum of its errors: it’s too unbalanced,…

Xbox started rolling out its disc-to-digital program last week. The feature lets you obtain digital licenses for your physical Xbox One and Series X|S games. The problem is, not all games are compatible, and after eight days of testing, the studios that don’t seem to want to be a part of the disc-to-digital movement have…

The “Super Mario” series has become a flagship franchise for Nintendo for a good reason, epitomizing the joys and accessibility of platform gaming. Helping Nintendo become a household name in the ’80s with its side-scrolling gameplay, “Super Mario” successfully made the transition to 3D platforming starting with “Super Mario 64” in 1996. The best “Super…