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Comic Book Women offers a feminist history of the golden age of comics, revising our understanding of how numerous genres emerged and upending narratives of how male auteurs built their careers. Considering issues of race, gender, and sexuality, the authors examine crime, horror, jungle, romance, science fiction, superhero, and Western comics to unpack the cultural and industrial consequences of how women were represented across a wide range of titles by publishers like DC, Timely, Fiction House, and others.

The influence of the comic book has never been greater, from movies to streaming and beyond, but the journey comics took from little-regarded kids' magazines to literary prize-winning books and global franchises turned on a highly unusual group of writers and artists. Few would have expected a small gathering of British comic book fans and creators in the early 'seventies to be a global cultural pivot-point, but this was the start of a disparate movement of punks, dropouts, and disaffected youths who reinvented a medium and became the imaginative heart of a global success story.

Comic book writer Benjamin Hunting sits down with his co-creators Joe Ng (artist) and Angela Hodge (designer, letterer) to discuss what it was like to bring their first creator-owned graphic novel, Code 45, to life. Each episode focuses on a specific step in the journey, from inspiration to planning to working together as writer, artist, and designer, to finding a publisher. Code 45 arrives May 11 from Scout Comics.

Charlie Mackesy’s beloved The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has been adapted into an animated short film, now available to stream on Apple TV+ “A surprise bestseller about kindness and vulnerability is bringing people together.” – Washington Post “What do you want to be when you...

A fascinating story of growing up as a gay fan of comic books in the 1960s, building a fifty-year career as an award-winning writer, and interacting with acclaimed comic book legends Award-winning writer Bill Schelly relates how comics and fandom saved his life in this engrossing story that...

The defining, behind-the-scenes chronicle of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and dominant pop cultural entities in America’s history -- Marvel Comics – and the outsized personalities who made Marvel including Martin Goodman, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby. “Sean Howe’s history of...

Doctor Strange, one of Marvel's most fascinating early characters, began at the hands of co-creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and his ethereal voyages through other dimensions made him an important figure in 1960s culture. Over his first ten years, a succession of writers and artists—including Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Gardner F. Fox, P. Craig Russell, Marie Severin, and notably Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner—expanded on Ditko's original mind-bending concepts.

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK A groundbreaking new perspective on the moral mind that rewrites our understanding of where moral judgments come from, and how we can overcome the feelings of outrage that so often divide us "A riveting read. . . . Overturns widespread assumptions about...

Join us on a hilarious journey through American history, from the first European settlements to the Civil War. Packed with the authors sharp wit and an abundance of sarcastic humor, this book offers a refreshingly entertaining take on historical events. Youll discover a unique blend of facts and comical embellishments that will keep you laughing while you learn. (Summary by Allyson Hester)

Marvel Comics in the 1970s explores a forgotten chapter in the story of the rise of comics as an art form. Bridging Marvel's dizzying innovations and the birth of the underground comics scene in the 1960s and the rise of the prestige graphic novel and postmodern superheroics in the 1980s, Eliot Borenstein reveals a generation of comic book writers whose work at Marvel in the 1970s established their own authorial voice within the strictures of corporate comics.

Untold Origin is a podcast that explores comic books through the lens of American history. Hosted by a historian and lifelong comic book fan, each episode traces how the funny books we read reflect the real world conflicts, triumphs, philosophies, and flavor of the real world we inhabit. From Cold War fears to Civil Rights debates, from psychedelic trips to board room villains, we reveal historical forces that shape the stories, and heroes, that shaped us. Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/untoldoriginal.bsky.socialInstagram: @untoldorigin

About Comics on Canes 🎙️ Comics on Canes is the ultimate podcast for Miami Hurricanes Football superfans! Hosted by comedian and actor Michael Yo, comedian Forrest Shaw, and producer Rudy Pavich, this show features hilarious conversations with fellow comics about all things college football. It's 'All About The U!' 💰 Support the show: We self-fund everything! Help us keep the show going by donating here: https://www.venmo.com/u/MichaelYo 🎧 Listen to Comics on Canes 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comics-on-canes/id1762668613 🔗 Spotify: https://...

Lo straordinario caso del fumetto a Pordenone – Perché Pordenone? Pordenone è una città lontana e relativamente piccola, eppure, a partire dagli anni Settanta ha fatto da incubatore per esperimenti e movimenti artistici, musicali e sociali. Su tutti, il fumetto. Questa indagine parte del punk e arriva a cercare di spiegare come sia possibile che proprio a Pordenone si sia sviluppata la corrente musicale e fumettistica che ha influenzato il futuro artistico d'Italia. Scritto da Paola Bristot e Giulio D'Antona. Distribuito da La Tempesta Podcast.

This collection of audio selections from Murray Langston, aka the Unknown Comic, includes his revealing memoir and a laugh-out-loud book of jokes that takes aim at the Kardashians.

Praised by io9 as the first lesbian science fiction novel, *An Anglo-American Alliance* is a whimsical exploration of love, transformation, and geopolitics set in the imaginative year of 1960. In this world, the Anglo-American Alliance reigns as a global government, heralding a new era of technological and social progress. Yet, even in this seemingly utopian time, the love that dare not speak its name remains taboo. The narrative centers on the secret romance blossoming between two women, Margaret MacDonald and Aurora Cunningham, at a ladies seminary in Cornwall. As they navigate their hidden ...

Welcome to Comic-Con: where the future of pop culture comes to life. Every summer more than 130,000 comic fans, gamers, cosplay enthusiasts, and nerds of all stripes descend on San Diego to mingle with the top entertainment celebrities and creative-industry professionals in an unprecedented celebration of popular culture in all its forms.

A riveting work of historical detection revealing that the origin of one of the world’s most iconic superheroes hides within it a fascinating family story—and a crucial history of twentieth-century feminism Wonder Woman, created in 1941, is the most popular female superhero of all time...

Wright's lively study also focuses on the role comic books played in transforming children and adolescents into consumers; the efforts of parents, politicians, religious organizations, civic groups, and child psychologists to link juvenile delinquency to comic books and impose censorship; and the changing economics of comic book publishing over the course of the century. Comic Book Nation is at once a serious study of popular culture and an entertaining look at an enduring American art form.

Hear from comics industry insiders about how everything from Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and more stories journey from an idea to your local comic book shop. This is a one-stop resource to learn everything you've ever wanted to know about how comics are made for you.

The team from ComicYears.com brings you the latest news, reviews, discussion and deep dives from the world of comics, movies, gaming, books, anime, TV and pop culture.