Comics

Kristen explores her experience with watching Lynda's Carter Wonder Woman in the mid 90s and how it shaped her view of heroes.

I stopped reading comic books in my mid twenties for a couple of years before picking up again digitally on an iPad and catching up on the back issues I had missed. I was fine with the idea of reading comic books on an iPad for quite a few years actually, until I had a […]

Image employees have formed the first workers’ union for the comics industry, calling attention to the conditions in which comics employees have long suffered, and seeking to improve the industry overall.

Learn how to become friends with the employees at your LCS. It’s amazing how much you can get to know someone as you pick up new comic books.

Comics have always been an all-ages medium, despite the art snobs’ best efforts to discount them as children's’ material, and in recent years they’ve only grown more powerful and more recognized as true literary works. Like any art form, creating and consuming stories provides so much more than simple entertainment: Stories are history - they […]

Batman: The World travels the globe in a collaborative effort that spans 15 countries, celebrating their unique take on the caped crusader.

Dragon's Lair Comics LOCATION: Mililani Mauka, Oahu, Hawaii OWNERS: Lucas and Randee Martin Interview with co-owner, Lucas “Luke” Martin. Kk: I appreciate you taking the time to answer a few questions about your business for the readers at comicbookcurious.com. For starters, how long have you folks been in business? Luke: Going on 7 years now. […]

I assume that anyone with a passing interest in comics has by now heard that Tim Drake, the current Robin, has come out as bi. Some people are probably wondering why that is a big deal or why you should care. Here are the facts: there is a lot of misinformation and bias against people […]

...If You Haven’t Noticed It’s funny how the clown, the notorious king of Gotham City himself is my obsession. My obsession with the Joker has been a long-standing one. I always love a good villain but The Joker is better than good; he's one for the books and most likely the greatest villain of all […]

The concept of teaming popular heroes together in adventures took off. Part 2 looks at the super team as it appeared in the 80s and 90s.