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Some pieces of fiction tend to use ugliness, disability, being monstrous as a shortcut to show villainy. That somehow the inner evil nature of a character is reflected in advanced age or unattractive characteristics. Like the wicked stepmother from Cinderellaor The Shadow King from X-Men.

There are several e-readers you can pick from if you prefer to read digital books. You can even use them to read graphic novels and comic books, but if you are looking to flip through pages of your favorite superhero, you may want to consider one specific Kindle. Especially if you want to read a…

Ron Winkler asked AI to imagine comic strip characters as real people and what we got was a few possibilities but mostly bunk. Beetle Bailey with eyes, Dagwood with glasses and no cowlicks, Cathy with a regular nose, the Danish Ferdnand with an English mustache, and more.

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…

A team of scientists have co-written a comic book aimed at helping young people aged 10 and above understand the world of microbes. Luna and Simon tackle evolution and adaptation of microbes. Illustrations by Edward Ross.

The late 1960s was a tumultuous time for America both domestically and abroad. The events taking place outside U.S. shores, such as the Vietnam conflict, began to affect domestic unrest in already existing social movements, most notably the Civil Rights Movement. Although President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law on August 6,…