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The world of comics is lousy with Superman homages. Marvel has Hyperion, Sentry, Blue Marvel, and Guardian. Homelander and Omni-Man show the dangers of being Superman. Anime fans have All Might in My Hero Academia. Heck, DC itself has Mon-El, Icon, and Apollo (no, Captain Marvel doesn’t count). While all these versions have their positive…

A publication combining memory and community engagement. On the tenth anniversary of the 2016 earthquake, an itinerant editorial project debuts: the comic Under the Rubble: stories from Central Italy, created by a team of writers and illustrators to collect testimonies and narrate the changes experienced by affected communities.

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Dave Lanphear was a comic book letterer, graphic designer, and art director who died unexpectedly on the 18th August at the age of 58 from complications relating to diabetes. The news was shared by his sister, Tera Lanphear, who said, “I’m sad to have to share the news of my dear older brother’s unexpected passing.…

Greg Horn has seen his work featured on the front of leading comic book titles from major brands such as Marvel, DC, and Star Wars

Per a Facebook post from his family, prolific comic book letterer Dave Lanphear died unexpectedly sometime last week. Lanphear lettered countless comics for Marvel, CrossGen, Valiant, DC, and more, including the original Thunderbolts run, Kurt Busiek and George Pérez‘s Avengers, The Mighty Avengers, Secret Warriors, Immortal Iron Fist, and X-Men: Magneto Testament, sometimes in collaboration…

Wales Comic Con has been cancelled just days before this summer’s event was due to take place in Llangollen.

For the second Sunday on a row The Kinks’ “Lola” lyrics are featured in The Funny Pages. Unlike last week when it was used as a sly quip about the subject of the song, this week it is a crack at the inebriated vocalist.

“You thought we were gone? We were just powering up,” they announced on social media. “Bahrain Comic Con is coming back. Guess the date.”

It seems almost hard to believe, but it has been nearly three decades since Marvel Comics’ first successful superhero movie hit theaters. After a few missteps with titles like Howard the Duck, The Punisher, Captain America, and The Fantastic Four, the first Marvel hero that hit it big in movies was a horror character. It…