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For nearly a century, writers and artists for DC Comics have breathed life into countless beloved characters in the pages of their comics. Indeed, the comic book medium has crafted many superheroes and villains who have become icons. Yet not every character in DC Comics began on paper. Many of DC Comics’ characters and stories…

DC Comics was able to make superheroes into household names starting in the late ’30s and has introduced readers to numerous different characters in their stories. There’s the heroes and the villains, of course, but then just below them and just as important is the supporting cast. These side characters are often just a fun…

Comic book readers have been treated to entire leagues of heroes in hundreds of shows and movies over the last few decades, but quite a few DC characters had their live-action shows canceled before they could save the world on the small screen. 

Spider-Man is one of Marvel’s biggest names, and for good reason. He boasts incredible stories, memorable powers, and iconic powers, but what really sets Spider-Man apart from other heroes and helped him become the juggernaut that he is today is his incomparable cast of characters. Beyond just Spider-Man himself, Aunt May, Mary Jane, Harry Osborn,…

Marvel Studios is barreling toward the two-part conclusion of its Multiverse Saga, with Avengers: Doomsday arriving on December 18th, and Avengers: Secret Wars following on December 17, 2027. Both movies are anchored by Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.), a fan-favorite Marvel Comics villain who famously rewrote reality itself and ruled over a patchwork planet built…

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There are numerous origin tropes in comics, but some are more prevalent than others. There’s the government experiment, the alien visitor who decides to become human, people who lost their spouse or entire family and decided to take revenge, being orphaned, and loads more. However, one thing that a lot of characters’ origins have in…

As comic book fans know, Shazam’s secret identity is that of a young boy, as it’s only when Billy Batson says the magic word “Shazam” that he transforms into the superhero. What they may not know is that the artist who designed the original character modeled him on Fred MacMurray, a big movie star of…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken the legends of Marvel Comics and made them more popular than ever. Iron Man went from an important character with mid-level sales to the most popular superhero in the world. The Avengers finally caught the attention of the greater pop culture and Marvel rode that to the bank. Marvel…