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‘White’ Graphic Novel Brings Back ‘Black’ Superhero World
The graphic novel Black had a premise as hard-hitting as its title. What if the only people in the world who had superpowers were Black people? That’s a concept rich enough to support an entire world,...
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Geek Pick: Comixology Is Still Netflix for Comics
It’s a shame the comic book industry seems set on becoming increasingly insular because theoretically there’s never been an easier time to get into comic books. Superhero movies are the biggest...
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Batman’s 10 Greatest Mysteries
This week sees the release of Detective Comics issue #1000, a staggering milestone as DC’s flagship title — and the one they’re named after — reaches the quadruple digits. The issue is a jumbo-sized,...
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Shazam and the 11 Best Kids Who Become Adult Superheroes
This week sees DC once again try to capture its share of the box office with Shazam! taking the hero created by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck into the modern era. Early reviews are solid, stating that a...
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‘Hellboy’ and the History of Heroes From Hell
Hellboy returns to theaters this week with a rebooted entry in the series. A new actor — David Harbour from Stranger Things – wields the big red fist. It’s pretty nutty to think that a literal Satanic...
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Brother of Real-Life Creator of Marvel’s Rocket Raccoon Needs Our Help
Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy (Photo via Marvel Studios) We’ve updated this story with a response from Bill’s brother Michael clarifying the situation. Geek regrets any initial errors....
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11 Superheroes Who Became Villains
'Brightburn' premieres in theaters May 24, 2019. (Photo Credit: Sony Pictures) This week sees the premiere of Brightburn, a new movie from producers James Gunn and Kenneth Huang about a superpowered...
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Geeksplainer: Everything You Need to Know About ‘Swamp Thing’
We have to give them credit: DC Universe has been more than worth the money. The streaming service not only offers some of the absolute best animated adaptations of DC Comics, they’ve also built a...
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Thief Steals Rare ‘Avengers,’ ‘Iron Man’ Comic Books Worth $42,000 From...
A thief stole 14 rare comic books that were collectively worth about $42,000 from Mile High Comics in Denver. (Photo Credit: Mile High Comics / Facebook) Police officers are searching for a...
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Marvel Stories to Get Audiobook Treatment
Marvel is turning its comics into audiobooks (via ralpoonvast/Pixabay) Perfect for a long commute, relaxing bath, or meal prep, audiobooks are an increasingly popular way to lose...
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Batman Art Exhibit Celebrates 80 Years of Caped Crusader Comics
Before the Caped Crusader conquered every medium out there, from video games to movies to cartoons to Prince music videos, Batman was first of course a comic book character, the comic book character...
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J.J. Abrams and Son Dash Hopes of Sam Raimi ‘Spider-Man 4’ Comic
Just when I got my hopes up that Marvel was preparing a comic book adaptation of Sam Raimi’s cancelled Spider-Man 4 film, Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski came out and said that wasn’t what they were...
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11 Forgotten Vertigo Comics That Would Make Awesome TV Shows
Pour one out for Vertigo. Despite being relaunched just last year, DC has officially announced that in January 2020 the 26-year-old mature comic book imprint will be no more. Last year when Preacher...
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Finally, Batman Gets a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger in 'Batman.' (Photo Credit: Warner Bros.) Few characters have translated their comic book success to movie screens like Batman. Countless actors have taken up the cape...
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DC’s ‘Batman Experience’ Pop-Up Exhibition Is Coming to San Diego Comic-Con 2019
'The Batman Experience Powered by AT&T,' a pop-up exhibit that celebrates Batman's 80th anniversary, is coming to SDCC. (Photo Credit: Warner Bros.) The largest collection of Batman-related...
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SDCC 2019: Marvel’s ‘Dawn of X’ Comics Tease Future of X-Men
The X-Men are starting a new era in Marvel's 'Dawn of X' comics lineup, which will debut this fall. (Photo Credit: Marvel Entertainment / Twitter) Earlier this week, Marvel shared a mysterious “Dawn...
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The Craziest Moments in Comic Series ‘The Boys’
This week sees Amazon stepping back into the superhero streaming world with their take on The Boys (stream it here starting July 26), Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s scathing indictment of the cape...
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Can Even Jonathan Hickman Save the X-Men?
The biggest news in the comics world right now is the weekly reimagining of Marvel’s merry mutants in the form of Jonathan Hickman’s House of X and Powers of X. Long-time fans are loving the way the...
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Marvel Censors Criticism of America From Marvel Comics #1000
As easy as it is to dismiss a superhero who literally wears an American flag for a costume as some jingoistic jerk, credit to Marvel for consistently making Captain America’s politics more nuanced and...
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11 Comic Book Villains That Should Have Their Own Movies
Batman’s most notorious nemesis gets his own starring role this week as Joker, one of the more controversial films of 2019, opens. But with the tsunami of comic book movies deluging us each year, why...
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