The Man Who Made Black Panther Cool
Why was Christopher Priest nearly written out of comics history?
Abraham Riesman
How Kevin Smith Makes Big Business Out of Niche Audiences
The slacker auteur reinvents himself.
Children of Men Might Be the Most Relevant Film of 2016
Revisiting the 2006 masterpiece.
The Secret History of Ultimate Marvel, the Experiment That Changed Superheroes Forever
By the 1990s, the timeline of most superhero comics dipped back nearly 30 years, and beloved characters were saddled with impenetrable backstories and middle-age. Ultimate Marvel made Spider Man, X-Men, and the rest teens in the present day, rejuvenating the industry and setting the stage for Marvel’s string of hit films.
The Bizarre, Unsolved Mystery of "My Immortal," the World’s Worst Fanfiction Story
Academics are convinced it’s an intelligent satire.
'You're Done Banging Superheroes, Baby'
Meet Mark Millar, the brains behind our era’s most violent, ingenious comics.
The World Ends With a Handshake: Unraveling the Apocalypse of 'Southland Tales'
A Southland Tales fanboy goes down the rabbit hole with the movie’s director.
