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Our top five 21st century superhero films
Superhero films have been around in one form or another for almost 80 years. The 21st century saw a massive explosion in the popularity (and profitability) of films featuring costumed crimefighters, so here is our list...August 26, 2020 198 0
Best Comics of 2020 So Far
The Covid-19 pandemic may have significantly affected the American comic book industry. For instance, Diamond Comic Distributors, the leading transporter of comics from print to retail, announced a stop to shipment of all products starting from...June 30, 2020 731 0
Lewis Call discusses pop culture scholarship and his book “Sexualities in the works of Joss Whedon”
Lewis Call is a professor history at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Call’s research interests in Intellectual History, Anarchism, History of Sexuality, and Science Fiction Studies. After publishing various articles on Buffy the Vampire...March 25, 2020 1769 0
Allison Palumbo on their academic career and Love and the Fighting Female
Allison Palumbo is a fellow alumnus from Florida State University who also studies popular culture and who has also fled the state of Florida. (We can run, but the Florida will always find us.) After earning...February 14, 2020 725 0
Six Badass Female Video Game Characters
From trailblazers like Chun-Li to new heroines like Aloy, tough females have consistently graced the screens of video gamers. Here’s a look at six of the most badass female game characters of all time. Lara Croft...February 11, 2020 772 0
In Review: Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Death of Superman (2019) #1
Synopsis: The Dark Multiverse takes on the highest-selling comic book event of all time-the Death of Superman! In a broken world much like our own, Lois Lane, twisted by rage and grief, becomes the Eradicator and...November 20, 2019 342 0
In Review: Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Synopsis: Witness the legendary origin of renowned Justice League member Wonder Woman. Cut off from her home, she makes it her mission to help a troubled young girl enlisted by a deadly organization known as Villainy,...October 15, 2019 471 0
Ace Universe Partners with Community Gaming New York to Bring Inclusive Esports and Gaming Experiences to Ace Comic Con Midwest
Chicago, IL, October, 2019 — ACE Universe, the globally recognized live experience and media company, has partnered with Community Gaming New York (CGNY), New York’s largest esports community and the homebase for gamers, to showcase unique...October 8, 2019 399 0
In Review: The Death Of Superman
Synopsis: It’s a fight to the finish when Superman becomes the only hero who can stand in the way of the monstrous creature Doomsday and his unstoppable rampage of destruction. Review: The Death Of Superman is essentially a...July 31, 2018 656 0
Travis Smith on Canadian comic books, philosophy, and his book “Superhero Ethics”
Travis Smith earned his doctorate at Harvard University is now an Associate Professor of Political Science at Concordia University. As a lifelong fan of comic books and superheroes, and possessing a desire to make political philosophy...July 25, 2018 836 0
In Review: Batman #50 Cover Variants
There are a lot of covers for this issue. So many, in fact, ninety-six of them, I had to separate them from the review of the actual comic. Hold onto something, this could take a while!...July 5, 2018 743 0
Rob Salkowitz and Brian O’Roark discuss their book, “Superheroes and Economics: The Shadowy World of Capes, Masks and Invisible Hands”
I last interviewed Rob Salkowitz in 2016 to discuss his book, Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture. For his latest project, Salkowitz was invited by Dr. Brian O’Roark (a professor of economics at Robert Morris...June 18, 2018 955 0
