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It was clear from the moment it reached multiplexes in 2018 that Black Panther wasn’t just a hit; it was a phenomenon. The title character, portrayed by the late Chadwick Boseman, became an inspiration to millions of Americans. Black Panther, a.k.a. T’Challa, king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, stood as a symbol of…

This guest post is part of our blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and Walter Greason.

For comic book readers of the 1960s and beyond, the ads for mail-order items were sometimes just as intriguing as the superhero action they interrupted. X-ray goggles promised to make adolescents clandestine Peeping Toms; Charles Atlas vowed to turn slightly built kids into muscular powerhouses; most notably, Sea-Monkeys guaranteed a small packet of powder would…

As you know, the granddaddy of the contemporary comic book industry, Stan Lee, diedin 2018. I’m a little more interested in indulging in what he meant to me because superhero worship pre-dates written language.

Comic book heroes have taken the cultural imagination by storm over the past century. The genre is not often seen as a new sort of comic book, sees the power of comics and hopes to provide a piece of culture that speaks to beauty, goodness, and truth

Inspectors general lead independent oversight offices that seek to root out waste, fraud and abuse in — and otherwise improve the efficiency and effectiveness of — government programs. Lucy Lang, the IG for the state of New York, wants more Americans to know they exist. 

Shawn Robinson holds a Ph.D. in language and literacy, but it took until he was a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to really learn how to read.

Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events.

Decorated initial ‘A’ depicting William the Conqueror seated on his throne, from the late 12th century Chronicle of Battle Abbey housed at the British Library

If there’s one thing that the TV networks, Hollywood studios and mass media conglomerates of the past decade have loved, it’s an adaptation. No Disney cartoon seems immune to the fate— some may say curse— of the live-action remake, no midcentury gang of clever teens is too outdated or preachy to get a dark, drippy…