Comics books of the 1940s & 1950s often pushed boundaries...but did they cause juvenile misbehavior? Comic books of the 1940s and '50s often pushed boundaries. But did they cause juvenile misbehavior?

EAST LANSING, MI — Before visiting Michigan State University’s massive comic book collection, I asked librarian Jason Larsen to set aside what he considers the five rarest or quirkiest items. Not the ...

Around 30 years ago, writer Mark Waid and artist Alex Ross joined forces for Kingdom Come,a graphic novel which, amid an influx of dark, deadly anti-heroes, introduced an elder version of golden age ...

Spider-Man has always had one of the greatest, most unique lineups of villains in the entire comic book medium. Like all the best foes, these adversaries possess distinct personalities, superhuman ...

In addition to the titular super-team, there is also an array of villains that will appear in the new MCU movie. In The Fantastic Four: First Steps, you’ve got the massive, planet-eating Galactus ...

Among the many returning characters shown coming back to Daredevil: Born Again as the revival series brings the Man Without Fear and his supporting cast to the MCU, fans have seen a few glimpses of ...

Julia Dixon Evans: In 1769, Father Junípero Serra founded the first Spanish mission in California — just a couple of miles from our KPBS studio. Back then, California was home to an estimated 300,000 ...

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