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In Dark Horse Comics, there is no character more iconic than Hellboy. Created by Mike Mignola, Hellboy is a demon raised by humans who works with the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) to protect the world from the monsters that go bump in the night. Mignola based his expansive universe on Grimm’s fairy…

There are two big names when it comes to comic books and, by proxy, comic book films: DC and Marvel. Naturally, Marvel has plenty of bragging rights when it comes to its film slate, but DC has been hugely influential in setting the template for the modern superhero blockbuster. 1978’s “Superman” proved superheroes could work on…

To many, the 1990s are often regarded as the Golden Age of anime. Even if you were born after the decade or didn’t discover the beautiful medium until later in life, there’s something about anime produced in the ’90s that hits different. Maybe it’s the breathtaking animation that still holds up today. Maybe it’s the…

Batman is one of the world’s greatest superheroes, but not even he can do everything alone. He’s a master of just about every relevant crime-fighting skill under the sun, but at the end of the day, he’s just one man. Despite his reputation for being a loner, he’s almost always operated with a partner of…

Marvel Comics in the ’60s was something fresh and new in many ways, including the art. Jack Kirby’s energetic pencils took the de facto method of drawing superhero musculature – characters were big, but they weren’t what you would call cut – and tweaked it, like he did everything else. There was a sense of…

Marvel Comicshas been giving readers some of the coolest villains in the history of the superhero medium. These bad guys more than have their work cut out for them. Marvel heroes might not be as powerful as those of their distinguished competition, but they have it where it counts. They’re skilled, intelligent protagonists and the…