Superhero Speed Dating (Video)

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“Have you ever slept with a Norseman before?”

50 Greatest Superhero Names of All Time

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Put on your cape n’ tights and plunge into the 50 Greatest Superhero–and Villain–Names of All Time, by Samuel Sattin.

Comics: @DCComics and @Marvel Will Not Hire Black Writers. You Know Why! [@hannibaltabu]

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To paraphrase Kanye West, “the comics industry doesn’t care about Black people!”

Gender, Focus, and Comics: an Interview With Winston Rowntree

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Winston Rowntree breaks the rules of comic strips to break down assumptions about gender.

Movies: Jamie Foxx Will Play Electro In The Amazing Spider-Man Sequel [@hannibaltabu]

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In a casting announcement for another role, it was leaked that Oscar-winning multi-hyphenate Jamie Foxx will indeed join the cast of Amazing Spider-Man 2. When last we heard from Jamie Foxx, he was crossing his fingers that he would be cast as Electro in Amazing Spider-Man 2. Foxx’s four year old daughter was a big [...]

Creative: Breaking Down The Benefits Of Making Comics [@hannibaltabu]

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The following is a first person editorial. I saw an article referencing comments by writer Jim Zubkavich, who writes the largely entertaining comic Skullkickers (among other credits): Creator says creator-owned comics pay as little as $31.25 a page—if you’re lucky. On a print run of 5000 comics (and many, many creator-owned titles sell less than [...]

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special Debuts Sunday, September 9 on Cartoon Network! [Video]

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Alert! Robot Chicken DC Comics Special debuts Sunday, September 9 on Cartoon Network.

“What if instead of humans acting like superheroes, we are superheroes acting like humans?”

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This is a comment by Dave Booda on the post “True American Gods”.

True American Gods

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Carl Pettit explains how Superman, Iron Man, Batman, the Incredible Hulk, and Spider-Man became the American Titans.

“The whole point of the X-Men comics is to act as an allegory for racism and other prejudices.”

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This is a comment by David Byron on the post “A History of LGBT Characters and Themes in Comics”.

A History of LGBT Characters and Themes in Comics

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Tara Block details the history of LGBT themes and characters comic strips, comic books, and the graphic novel world.

Fashion: Geek Beauty of The Month for June 2012 [@marvel #scarletwitch #cosplay]

As long as she doesn’t whisper “no more Black people,” we should be all right … probably …

Webcomics: Force Galaxia: Omegan Chronicles (Episode 18) [@redskew, #thenewblack]

Get ready for a thrilling installment of Andre Owens’ star-spanning adventures that are *not* named “Supergreen!”

And the Girl: A Comic by Kari McElroy (NSFW)

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Kari McElroy’s graphic story of a young sex worker begins here.

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“It was partly my love for Batman, a character I am nothing like, that helped me get through 14 years of abuse.”

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This is a comment by Jacobtk on the post “This was really a way for DC to play liberal politics to shut up one side and to play to the fanbase.”

Movies: Iron Man 3 Gets A Scary New Corporate Competitor [@marvel]

Another shady corner of the Marvel universe gets the movie spotlight in a new set photo.