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Comic series of absurd tragedies racks up one final catastrophe
[Watch Video]For more than three years, Portland illustrator Benjamin Dewey has been working on the Tragedy Series, a Victorian-themed web comic. With the publication of his 500th installment and a...
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African-American hero soars to the mantle of Captain America
Marvel Comics announced Wednesday that African-American superhero Falcon will take over as Captain America in a new comic book series debuting in the fall. Image via Marvel Comics Marvel Comics...
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Taking the Batman out of the shadows
When the Bat-Man first appeared, he did so from the shadows, clad in a vampiric cowl with slits for eyes, long, sharp ears and a cape with bat-like wings. That was in 1939, in the pages of Detective...
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In ‘The Sculptor,’ cartoonist Scott McCloud tackles mortality, love, art
[Watch Video]Cartoonist Scott McCloud, best known for the “Understanding Comics” series, talks about “The Sculptor,” his first graphic novel and his first work of fiction in over 30 years. Video shot...
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After 25-year hiatus, comic strip ‘Bloom County’ returns … to Facebook
Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed and his son Milo sign copies of “Mars Needs Moms!” at Dutton’s Brentwood Books on May 11, 2007 in Brentwood, California. Breathed recently revived his comic strip “Bloom...
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Cartoonist Kate Beaton finds the punchlines lost to history
Art by Kate Beaton. Image courtesy of Hark! A Vagrant A self-described history and literature nerd, Kate Beaton’s comic collections come with an index. Beaton, the creator of the massively popular...
View Article‘Calvin and Hobbes’ set its trap and first captured readers 30 years ago
30 years ago today (November 18, 1985) we first met a boy and his pet tiger. Happy Birthday! pic.twitter.com/IxzwsUuCL5 — Calvin and Hobbes (@Calvinn_Hobbes) November 18, 2015 Who can blame Hobbes for...
View ArticleThese comics put Native American stories at the front and center
Video produced by Carrie Saldo. Native American comics are working to bring fresh attention to Native cultures and people in a country where many people have limited or inaccurate knowledge about...
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Daredevil comic takes on a demon of a different sort: postpartum depression
Daredevil discovers the truth about why his mother Sister Maggie, who suffered from severe postpartum depression, left him as a young boy. Photo courtesy of Marvel Comics When comic book writer Mark...
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How I use comic books as a learning tool in my social studies classroom
Superheroes come in all shapes and colors: Ms. Marvel is a Pakistani American; Spider-Man, aka Miles Morales, is a Black Hispanic teen; and Faith is a plus-size crime fighter. Ms. Marvel and Super-Man...
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Why we need plus-sized superheroes like Faith Herbert
Cover photo of Faith by Marguerite Sauvage. Faith Herbert on the left also known as superhero Zephyr on the right. Photo courtesy of Valiant Comics “What would a grimdark, totally intimidating hero...
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This Chinese-American cartoonist forces us to face racist stereotypes
Art by Gene Luen Yang. Image provided by First Second Books The first comic that cartoonist Gene Luen Yang ever bought was a two-in-one issue that featured a man made out of rocks and an intergalactic...
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Column: How bringing comics into the classroom made me love teaching again
Social studies teacher Tim Smyth, Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania, gearing up for Teacher Appreciation Week. Photo taken by Donovan Kennedy with editing by Gordy Michie Most teachers...
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Meet the wonder women behind a new generation of superheroes
“Who Are the New Superwomen of the Universe” panel at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., ahead of Awesome Con 2017. From left to right, moderator Emily Whitten, Carolyn...
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Comic artists draw out stories from resettled Syrian refugees
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: But first: a unique look at the victims of war in Syria. In 2015, Canada began that country’s largest refugee resettlement program since the Vietnam War....
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