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Some of the sharpest jokes begin with something perfectly ordinary and then take one step too far. Cartoonist Chip White has turned that step into an art form in Blob Life, a webcomic he describes simply as a series about life’s everyday absurdities. Familiar scenes, well-worn expressions, and daily frustrations are nudged just past the point…

Once upon a time, the Western was as ubiquitous as superhero movies are today. Across movies like “The Searchers,” “High Noon,” and “Rio Bravo,” and television series like “The Rifleman,” “Gunsmoke,” and “Wagon Train,” tales of the West dominated pop culture for decades.

From movies to comics, sequels will always be a mixed bag. DC and Marvel Comics tend to craft continuations of their most iconic storylines to profit from the original’s popularity. Frequently, many sequels are inherently inferior because they don’t understand the originals and have nothing new to add. However, sometimes a sequel comes along that…

FLINT, Mich.— The University of Michigan Flint’s Play Beyond Boundaries hosted a preview for the second comic based on Kaden Stevenson, who lost both of his legs to complications from the flu.

It was 1976, and Johnny Cash was in trouble. Once the golden-voiced king of country music, the end of the ‘60s had not been kind to the former superstar. Changing tastes and sliding record sales had led to the cancellation of The Johnny Cash Show in 1971, and an ongoing struggle with drug addiction put…

DC Comics has a certain reputation with critics. The publisher is known for putting out some of the best prestige superhero titles you can imagine, standalone books from the best talent in the comic industry that serves as the perfect showcase for DC’s icons. Books like Watchman, All-Star Superman, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Green Lantern:…

Some comics are funny because they are dark, while others are relatable. Some of them, however, are funny because you have no idea where the joke is going. ‘Caromaker Comics’ falls firmly into the second category.

If you’ve taken a close look at your PlayStation 5’s control center recently, then you might have noticed an icon appearing near certain games in the Switcher. It looks like a leaf with a lightning bolt going through the middle. What you probably won’t have seen, however, is an explanation of what the icon means.…

The Nintendo 64 saw Nintendo lead the console market’s charge into 3D gameplay with titles like “Super Mario 64” and “Banjo-Kazooie.” Unfortunately, as with any gaming platform, the N64 has plenty of games that have yet to receive a modern re-release. Whether because of licensing issues or difficulties replicating the games’ architecture, there are a…

The Weeknd debuted a new song in Japan that samples the theme music of a revered anime series. Over the weekend, Abel Tesfaye kicked off the first-ever Asian leg of his “After Hours ‘Til Dawn Tour” with a pair of shows at the Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Japan. During the opening show on Saturday, September…