Comic Books
Vox’s coverage of all things comics, from comic books themselves to movies based on them.
Superheroes don’t need to be all doom and gloom.
Jessica Jones is Netflix and Marvel’s next superhero. Her comic book will haunt you.
N.W.A solidified misogyny in rap. Straight Outta Compton left that out.
The animated comedy’s second season dug deep to find both laughs and despair.
I was offended, grossed out, and shocked — but all I wanted in life was the next issue in my hands.
The studio has banked much of its success off counter-programming to audiences Hollywood often misses.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is a surprising, charming summer hit … that no one saw coming.
Co-creator Kieron Gillen talked to Vox about Phonogram’s revival, the music, and that killer moment in The Wicked+The Divine.
What happened to director Josh Trank isn’t a unique case.
The Fantastic Four deserve better.
This is the worst superhero movie of the past 20 years.
I really thought I’d be able to plant my flag in what was supposed to be a garbage fire of a film and declare Marvel dead.
How Ant-Man compares with other shrunken people in movies, in one chart.
We break down the highs and lows of Marvel’s latest, oddest superhero tale.
How did this guy get a movie?
While the superhero blockbusters understandably dominated the weekend buzz, there was a lot of great television on tap, too.
Update: Warner Bros. has released the Suicide Squad trailer.
It’s here.
San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con have gotten too big, and failed their fans.
Comic conventions might seem a bit weird to people who have never picked up a comic book or had the spirit move them to dress like Batman. Here’s a brief guide to the phenomenon.
And don’t be surprised if we see something from the Justice League.
Diana Prince looks very rich, and Lex Luthor looks like something the Coen brothers dreamed up.
Sony is clearly hesitant to try something new with Spider-Man, and that reluctance is more troublesome and insidious than the idea that Marvel won’t allow it to do so.
“What we can decide, we can undecide,” she writes, “but stare decisis teaches that we should exercise that authority sparingly.”
It won’t be back until 2016, so you’ll need binge-watching recommendations. Fortunately, we have them.
Inflation and 3D ticket charges had very, very little to do with its success.
Batman Forever is 20 years old. Batman Begins is 10. And both had a powerful effect on superhero films.
One of the best comic books of the past few years is coming to an end.
The movie boasts a gorgeous color palette, music by Stephen Sondheim, and grotesquely beautiful makeup.
It keeps the stakes small. That’s a welcome change.
Here are some comic books, television shows, and movies to hold you over until the next big superhero movie.
“Many young people only know my name because of the test — they don’t know about my comic strip or books,” Alison Bechdel wrote in 2013.
This is going to be a movie people talk about for a long, long time. Here’s your primer for getting caught up.
Just ask Montell Jordan’s version of “This Is How We Do It” rewritten to feature lyrics about ABC shows.
One of the biggest comic book mysteries of the year has been solved.
The story of Thanos is really about how the thirst is real.
A Black Widow scene has some fans up in arms, and it’s a perfect storm of both Whedon’s and Marvel’s worst tendencies.
Jeremy Renner’s Black Widow idiocy is really about how comic books have objectified women.