Comic Books
Vox’s coverage of all things comics, from comic books themselves to movies based on them.
The much-maligned member of the Justice League got a grittier makeover.
What if Christian Grey is a stand-in for Vladimir Putin? Nailed it.
Not having Spider-Man’s rights is what made Marvel so great.
This is the incredibly strange story of how a highly-anticipated fantasy adaptation aired at 1:30 am in the far reaches of basic cable.
Sony and Marvel have worked out a deal that could bring us Spider-Man teaming up with Captain America.
It’s much more ominous and brooding than what Marvel has done in movies and television.
To people whose only exposure to Marvel’s characters are the movies, many of the upcoming heroes can feel foreign or hard to grasp.
We broke down the trailer, frame by frame, and created some GIFs to hopefully give you the explanations you need.
We talk to author Scott McCloud, who has refashioned the story of Faust for a new era.
Sansa Stark will be an X-Man.
The best comic books aren’t coming from Marvel or DC. They’re coming from a company called Image.
Here are the clues and details you may have missed.
Who exactly is that dirty-looking bearded man?
Marvel released a darker, more brooding taste of the highly-anticipated Avengers sequel.
Batman’s 1966 logo is still the best.
Agent Carter hit the ground sprinting.
Here’s why you may be getting crazy Guardians flashbacks right now:
2014 is over! It’s time to start looking forward to the many beautiful pop culture jewels 2015 will bring us.
Vox editors, writers, and designers on the titles that grabbed their attention this year.
On Monday morning, there was a buzz about a movie we won’t even see until 2018.
David Mitchell’s genre-spanning new novel, The Bone Clocks, is one of the year’s best. Here’s why.
The Flash isn’t necessarily the best show of 2014, but it might be the one you like the most.
Here’s what happened when I tested the diet Hugh Jackman used to get in shape for X-Men.
Our list includes everything from weird Adult Swim shows to major broadcast hits.
It’s a convergence of the company’s biggest stars, a hotbed of ideas, and the birthplace of stories that have shaped (and will shape) the Marvel Universe.
“We’ve got agents and we’ve got quite a lot of Hollywood interest,” Kieron Gillen, co-creator of The Wicked + The Divine comic book, told me
It’s one hell of an opening issue.
This year and its Wednesdays have belonged to The Wicked + The Divine, a jewel of a comic.
Things are going to get weird.
The Suicide Squad doesn’t have the pop culture recognition of the Justice League, the Avengers, or even the Guardians of the Galaxy. You might have some questions. We have answers.
Not everybody is a comics nerd. But they should be.
In comic books, fathers are demons, lovers become enemies, and children are reminders of the worst things in the universe.
This doesn’t seem to be a good solution.
Netflix for Legos is a real thing.
The irony of everyone turning on Jon Gruber.
We’re getting to know Ultron, bit by bit.
But being a part of the female fandom isn’t worthwhile if it makes women feel bad about their bodies. Luckily, the women who love comics have found a way to feel empowered by celebrating the human body without body-shaming: cosplay.
The main difference between the two trailers is an extra 55 seconds or so, and one startling scne.
Marvel announced that they would be taking Captain Marvel to screen in 2018.
Some of the best parts of the trailer only make sense for comic nerds. This doesn’t have to be the case.