With a new president comes a new era in the American story, and a perfect opportunity to reexamine our culture and governmental systems. Or, if you’re in a more cynical mood, to mock them mercilessly. Comics have been taking swipes and providing social commentary since the birth of the medium, in both the savage and profane […]

It’s the damnable literary cousin to typecasting: a surprising number of authors hated the one thing they were remembered for the most. Arthur Conan Doyle, plagued by success (and reader expectations) went so far as to violently murder his super-detective Sherlock Holmes in 1893, only to cave in and bring him back to life a […]

Ready or not, comics and graphic novels are taking over the world. Superhero movies stand at the forefront of the blockbuster ranks. The Walking Dead is one of the most watched shows on television, and Arrow and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are close behind. The Sandman, Elfquest, and many other comics have had their film rights bought up, and a sequel to 300 hits theaters […]

Thanks to Charlie Kaufman, we all know what the process of adapting a book is like for the screenwriter—it starts with a depressive funk and ends with your imaginary twin brother getting eaten by an alligator—but what’s the experience for the writer whose work is being adapted? What does it feel like to see characters […]

Cartoon Network’s critically acclaimed, Tumblr beloved series Steven Universe may seem like simple superhero wish fulfillment on the surface, but underneath, it’s teeming with complexity, not to mention some nifty sci-fi world-building. The title character is the 14-year-old son of former rockstar Greg and an alien Gem named Rose Quartz who stayed on the planet to protect it from a […]