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People are calling it “nightmare fuel”: the idea of opening a toilet lid and finding a sewer rat swimming around in the bowl. Last week, the Multnomah County Health Department released a comic strip on social media called “What to Do if There’s a Rat in the Toilet” that has sent many Portlanders spiraling. Cue…

This special installation from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History looks at three civil rights comic books designed to teach children and adults about Black history, non-violent protest, and voting power.

Clayface is the latest DC Universe (DCU) movie, and it is a rare moment when a comic book movie about a villain ended up being both critically and commercially successful. The movie took a sympathetic character in Matt Hagen and then had his life ruined by mobsters in Gotham City. Trying to get his life…

DC Studios is getting a new boss, and his approach to superhero movies could signal a major change in direction. Jeremy Latcham, one of the executives who helped build the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will replace James Gunn and Peter Safran as president and chief creative officer of DC Studios on December 1st. Latcham has an…

A collection of 36 Marvel comic books with cover art depicting the iconic heroes is headed to auction – for an estimate of $2,685.

Rhode Island Comic Con took place over the weekend of Nov. 6-8, bringing together comic fans and celebrities in Providence.

It was heralded as “the longest comic strip in the world” and at this stage you’ve probably never heard of it. Even as it brought together a great number of British comics creators and was spearheaded by the likes of David Lloydand Alan Moore. I mean, it even passed me by when it was originally…

If you’re someone who lives in the Pacific Northwest, or loves comic conventions, you’d be wrong to think that the impressive Emerald City Comic-Con is Seattle’s only convention for lovers of comics and print media. For 14 years now, the independent comic company Short Run has hosted the Short Run Comix Festival, a labor of love that…

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“Movies based on comic books have many built-in advantages that can make them huge blockbusters, said Matt McAllister, a professor in Penn State’s film/video and media studies department, last Wednesday, April 14 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre. McAllister spoke with a crowd of community members and students—some of whom were major comic book fans…