Comic Books
Vox’s coverage of all things comics, from comic books themselves to movies based on them.
Ultron is disposable — just like the rest of Marvel’s supervillains.
29 hours in a movie theater will make you realize your own human frailty.
This is Ultron’s place in the surprisingly long history of the singularity.
This list reads like a chore list.
15 years ago, there was no reason to make an Avengers movie. Now there’s no reason to stop.
The movie most resembles director Joss Whedon’s cult TV creation Firefly.
Marvel’s Ultron story has tracked fears of communism, of nuclear war, and now of artificial intelligence. But he began with a scheme that redefined comic book evil.
There’s heartbreak, joy, pain, and a sentient cow named Bova.
Here’s what Man of Steel would look like with more color.
Maria Bamford explains how she makes mental illness funny ... and tries out one of her new jokes on us.
All you need to know is: Doom.
After a leak on Thursday night, Warner Bros. officially released the trailer.
So where’s our villain?
While the world awaits the premiere of Avengers: Age of Ultron, another group of Marvel superheroes is making some noise.
It’s the perfect homage to Oldboy and The Raid.
Ant-Man is in on his own joke.
This clip has a big clue about a certain character.
If Netflix’s next Marvel shows are as good as Daredevil, they can’t get here soon enough.
Superheroes are meant to represent the best of us. And for a long period of time, “the best of us” were straight white guys.
Ride or die.
Everything looks like a TV show now — especially big movie franchises.
Perhaps the greatest comic book story ever told is that of the books themselves.
Deadpool isn’t anything like the Guardians of the Galaxy. But that doesn’t mean the movie needs an R rating to be good.
No, it’s not about having sex in animal costumes.
There’s a difference between being superhuman and changing the world.
And it won’t be seen in stores.
And all it had to do to get there was pretend all of the bad stuff was part of the plan.
Even androids can cry!
The Comics Code was the single most awful thing to happen to comic books and American creativity.
For a show about superheroes, it’s pretty joyless.
I caught up with DeConnick to ask her what we can expect from Bitch Planet’s second issue, what she wants to do with the series as whole, and what battles she has left.
Scarlet Witch, Vision, and Ultron’s background.... we find out a lot.
We find out more about Ultron’s background and we see Vision for the first time.
If Descender is any indication of what’s next for creator Jeff Lemire, then we’re all in for a treat.
The Oscars haven’t changed. The movie-going public has.
Comic books are unlike any other art form. And understanding what kind of care an artist puts into his work is crucial to understanding the beauty of comic books.
Birdman was the big winner, but how was host Neil Patrick Harris?
It was either a big batch of self-congratulatory nonsense, or a superb inversion of superhero stories.
Here’s the full list of nominees for Sunday night’s awards: