Here’s my look at graphic novels and trade paperbacks of interest coming out in July 2020. (Disclosure: The blog is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, and will earn a commission for
I saw on the Apple app store a promotion for Superman’s 80th anniversary in “Action Comics.” The app store listed what Apple considered five key Superman moments from his
Batman and the “Batman family” dominate DC Comics and Warner Brothers’ superhero movies to a very high degree. However, things are quite different when it comes to television. Although Batman
One of the most famous superhero tropes is the concept of the sidekick. Traditionally, superhero sidekicks are usually a teenage, less-skilled, and/or less-powerful apprentice to the main hero. The sidekick gives the
Art by Kurt Schaffenberger. American politics and media often play up the supposed “core” or “true” America. In politics, Iowa and New Hampshire are the first states in the
Today’s Google Doodle is of Walter Cronkite, in honor of what would’ve been his 100th birthday. Cronkite was for Baby Boomers and older Gen Xers the top TV news
While he’s a hero (and citizen) of the world, Superman’s often seen as a positive symbol of the United States of America’s better aspects. Between that and
I’ve been writing about monthly comics solicitations for years, and also have done a few one-off recommended comic posts. However, I thought I should write some more evergreen posts listing what
Since its naming in “Superboy” #2 in 1949, Superman’s childhood hometown has officially been the town of Smallville. While its aspects (and location) have varied over the decades since,
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Sunburst, a Japanese superhero… or rather, two Japanese superheroes. Takeo Sato The original Sunburst first appeared in “The New Adventures of Superboy&