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Comic Books

An actor wearing an open shirt and mask raises one arm dramatically on stage in front of a crowd of men in mid-20th-century clothing, with balloons and stage equipment visible behind him.

Is ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’ the Opera We Need or Just the One We Deserve?

Operas are shot through with tropes and highly stylized actions; comic books offer better source material than one might expect.
By Gabrielle Ferrari

‘The Penguin’ Review: A Fun Gangster Series, No Interest in Superheroes Required

Colin Farrell is excellent reprising his role from 'The Batman,' but this HBO series belongs to Cristin Milioti as the terrifying yet sympathetic daughter of a dead crime boss.
By Dylan Roth
Comic book cover that shows Superman lifting a car.

A Rare Superman Edition Is Now the Most Valuable Comic Book in the World

The 1938 comic introduced writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster's Superman to the world.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Steve Bissette, A Benefit Portfolio In Defense of the First Amendment, 'Censortivity,' Original Art (CBLDF, 1987).

Comic Art for the First Amendment

By Alanna Martinez
An Israeli cyclist plays against foreign visitors in a giant Tetris tournament illuminating the windows of the facade of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality building on August 30, 2016. Two huge joysticks measuring 1.5 by 1.5 metres have been placed at Rabin Square in front of the lit municipality building. The tournament is taking place to mark the approaching of the DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival, taking place on September 25-29, 2016 and to celebrate the beginning of the school year. / AFP / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

New Box Brown Comic Explores ‘Tetris’ and the Meaning of Games

By Brady Dale
COMIC by Nabiha Shahab A young boy reads a copy of the "The 99" comic book at his school in Jakarta, 01 October 2007. Jabbar the Powerful, the alter-ego of teenager Nawaf Al-Bilali, is the first of 99 superhero characters in an Islamic culture-based comic book series, "The 99", launched this month in Indonesia. The comic seeks to act as a metaphor for what's happening in the Islamic world, its creator, Kuwaiti-born Naif Al-Mutawa, told Agence France Presse (AFP). AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY

Netflix for Comics? We Break Down Comixology, Scribd, Comic Blitz and More

By Brady Dale
When I caught up with Mahfood, he was busy putting the finishing touches on a new painting with a toothbrush.

Artists, Not Celebrities, Were the Real Stars of New York Comic Con

By Alanna Martinez
Cover, Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches From Turkey, Syria and Iraq, by Sarah Glidden (2016)

Sarah Glidden Paints Pictures of Journalists’ Discomforts

By Brady Dale
Installation view: Maurizio Cattelan, Maurizio Cattelan: “America,” 2016. Gold. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. September 16–ongoing.

Museum Visitors Wait Hours to Sit on Gold Toilet, Cooper Union Names New President

By Alanna Martinez
John Carpenter.

John Carpenter Returns to Score Our Nightmares

By Bryan Reesman
Left: Garth Ennis, Right: Cover to Preacher #28.

‘Preacher’ Scribe Garth Ennis Talks Faith, Blasphemy and Getting Your Story On-Screen

By Vinnie Mancuso
Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi with one of her "Manko-chan" sculptures.

Japan’s Vagina Artist Pens Manga Memoir About…Surprise! Vaginas

By Alanna Martinez
The Not-So-Secret Warriors (and Coulson).

‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Recap 3×17: Bringing Down The House

By Caralynn Lippo
Mr. Deitch

Jeffrey Deitch to Reopen Wooster Street Gallery, Pakistan to Launch Biennial—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM 9.4. (Photo: Courtesy Heritage Auctions, HA.com

Comic With Spider-Man’s First Appearance Could Be the Hero’s Most Expensive Ever

By Alanna Martinez
A painting by Tizzie Mills. (Photo: Alanna Martinez)

Outside In: Finding the Next Self-Taught Master at the Outsider Art Fair

By Alanna Martinez
Original cover art for Iron Man (no. 1, May 1968). (Image: Collection of David H. Mandel)

‘Superheroes of Gotham’ Exhibit Batphones It In

By Brady Dale
Prez issue one cover art, detail, by Bret Blevins. (Image: DC Entertainment)

Voting on the Internet Is a Dumb Idea

By Brady Dale
Evan Peters is Illuminity in Spider Squad V. (Marvel)

Dreamcaps, The (Imaginary) Show Review: ‘Spider Squad V’

By Jenny Jaffe
Handmade drawing of Katana Girl. Drawing: Paul Pope)

‘Heroes Reborn’s’ Superhero Designer: Comics Artist Paul Pope

By Brady Dale

Owner Ditches a Number of Major Art Fairs, Wim Wenders’ Photos on Sale, and More

By Guelda Voien

Marvel Bids Goodbye to Some of Its Heroes

By Aisling Brennan
A drawing from Taiyō Matsumoto's manga Tekkonkinkreet.

Art World Abstracts: The Undervalued Diversity of the Comics Industry, and More!

By Alanna Martinez

Legendary Comics Creator Scott McCloud Discusses His Magnum Opus, ‘The Sculptor’

By Vinnie Mancuso
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