Minorities in cartoons: The Great Lakes Avengers
by This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is the Great Lakes Avengers, a Marvel superhero team. The GLA first appeared in “West Coast Avengers” (vol. 2) …
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Snagglepuss revived by DC Comics as an openly gay playwright
DC’s revamped, adult-oriented Hanna-Barbera line of books (“The Flintstones,” “Scooby Apocalypse,” etc.) have been a moderate success. As such, DC’s announced the next title in …
Minorities in cartoons: Tom Hale
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Tom Hale, a Marvel character. Tom’s one of Marvel’s older characters, despite going unused for decades. Tom first …
Minorities in cartoons: Hulkling
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Hulkling (real names: Theodore “Teddy” Altman/Dorrek VIII). Hulkling first appeared in “Young Avengers” #1 (April 2005). He was …
“Life With Kevin,” reboot of “Betty & Veronica” coming soon
After going for awhile without hearing much new Archie comic-related news, two comics announcements were made on Tuesday. “Life With Kevin” to debut in June …
Minorities in cartoons: “Mission Hill”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Mission Hill,” an animated series that aired on The WB from 1999-2000, and Adult Swim in 2002. Background …
Minorities in cartoons: Iceman
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Iceman (real name: Bobby Drake). Iceman first appeared in “X-Men” #1 (September 1963). He was created by Stan …
Minorities in cartoons: “Jayson”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Jayson,” a comic strip by Jeff Krell. Background “Jayson” debuted as a comic strip in 1983. It features …
Minorities in cartoons: Apollo and Midnighter
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is a duo: Apollo and Midnighter. Both superheroes first appeared in “Stormwatch” (vol. 2) #4 in February 1998. Writer …
The Iceman Cometh… Out
Not a hoax, not a dream, and not an imaginary story, but it does sort of involve time-travel hijinks. This week’s issue of the comic …