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Kids of the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s all know of Lou Scheimer’s and Norm Prescott’s storied animation studio Filmation. Filmation got its start in 1963 with a serialized adventure series called “Rod Rocket,” but soon became better known for its licensed superhero shows like “The New Adventures of Superman,” “Aquaman,” and “The Adventures of Batman.”…

Superheroes came to prominence in the days of the late ’30s, a time when the myth of the rugged individual was all over the kind of pulp fiction that comics were a part of. Heroes like Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, the Flash, and more all debuted by themselves, impressing readers with their skills before being…

Welcome inside the TODAY Vault, where we revisit memories from our show when celebrities and newsmakers started discourse, made us laugh or shaped our culture. This latest installment, highlighting the growth of movies based on comic books, is from June 11, 1982.

Sure, comic book movies have been on the fritz. But everyone’s friendly neighborhood web-slinger is about to change the narrative, with Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” swinging to a truly heroic box office debut. Estimates are ranging from $260 million to $280 million from 4,300 North American theaters, which means it’s tracking to…

San Diego Comic-Con is, without a doubt, the largest gathering of hardcore geeks on the planet. They come to the con for many different reasons, like enjoying cosplay and spending way too much on various collectibles. Of course, the brave souls who are willing to camp out (sometimes literally) long enough to get into the…

The age of superhero movie domination is almost certainly coming to a close. With films like “Backrooms and Obsession” leading one of the most important weekends ever at the box office in 2026, coupled with widespread superhero fatigue (yes, that’s a thing, and it’s becoming clearer with every new B-tier character James Gunn tries to…

As a farewell vehicle to one of Tamil cinema’s greatest entertainers, Jana Nayagan deserved to have been better.

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. This DC superhero superfan writes a comic of his own

The anime and manga industry has been actively offering new kinds of stories for fans over several decades. While the medium only became popular across the globe during the 1990s and 2000s, Japan has been releasing new series for several decades. The 1960s is often considered the most revolutionary decade in the history of anime…

The past twenty years of blockbuster movies have largely been defined by one thing: Building a cinematic universe. Though Marvel Studios started laying the groundwork in 2008, it proved that this could be the future of franchise filmmaking with The Avengers in 2012, a team-up movie that combined characters and propelled them to a billion…