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In 2025, the world is craving representation, and not for its own sake. For almost a century, the template for a superhero was a white male or a white person in general. That was not a happy accident; that template was the result of race politics. (More on that later.)…

Edgar Allan Poe once said, “There is no beauty without some strangeness.” I disagree. Sometimes, strange is just downright strange. The first Avengers comic book came out in 1963. These characters are now globally ubiquitous thanks to the billion-dollar MCU machine. However, some comic book fans, like myself, will tell…

Controversial comic book stories are nothing new when it comes to the comics industry. Controversy sells. However, some controversies only create a lot of bad press and angry comic book fans. At that point, the controversy is sometimes not worth the press it generates, but it is too late. It…

Most of you may know Iron Fist from the late 2010s Netflix shows featuring Finn Jones as the character. My apologies if you do. What you should know is that Iron Fist is an incredible character and has better stories in the comic books. I think it is insane that…

Did you know that Superman was technically not the first flying Superhero? Superman only leapt tall heights in a single bound back in 1938. The character did not start, “flying,” until 1943 or so. Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1 in 1938. Namor, the Sub-Mariner made his debut…

Blade comic books basically have horror themes. Even though Marvel is known for superhero comics, Blade is a horror character. He is half vampire, half human, and must control his thirst for human blood. Meanwhile, he is on a quest to rid the world of vampires to save humanity. He…

As of this post, Thunderbolts*, also known as New Avengers, is a financial flop. Don’t shoot the messenger, it’s the truth. The film has barely made $380 million globally. Even though most critics and fans seem to love it, people are not going to see it. While it’s debatable that…

Venom is now a very popular character due to the Tom Hardy-starring Sony films. Almost everyone knows that Eddie Brock and the symbiote are known collectively as Venom. However, if you don’t read comic books, then you may not know that there have been numerous Venom hosts. Eddie Brock was…

The internet broke in half yesterday with Marvel Comics revealing that Black Panther’s white son, a new character known as Ketema, might take over Wakanda. A meme of Ryan Gosling as Black Panther has been circulating on social media for years. The meme was a reaction to the social media…

Comedian Richard Pryor once said, “We all carry around our own monsters.” Fans of horror, like myself, enjoy horror for many reasons. We get a thrill from experiencing creative, visual, and narrative horror in controlled settings. Still, the best horror films and stories are also tragedies. They contain narratives that…

Gender bent female superheroes are not a new thing in comic books. She-Hulk goes back to 1979. You may remember that Dr. Jane Foster became the new MCU Thor in 2022, however, she became Thor in the comics in 2014. The CW’s Batwoman made her debut in the comic books…