A year of free comics: Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story
With a cover price of 10¢ and a 250,000 print run, this comic, first published in 1957, shows the power of the medium to inspire and educate.
Inside the upcoming Heavy Metal Library Kickstarter campaign
Heavy Metal has announced a Kickstarter for four of its best loved properties, but just what is inside them? HM expert RM Rhodes gives some background.
The secret history of the toy/comics connection: Larry Hama and The G.I. Joe Story
The GI Joe comic as written by Larry Hama not only created a universe that has been a multimedia success for decades, it was part of how comics and toys companies collaborated
Heavy Metal and Métal Hurlant: It’s Complicated
As Humanoids goes bankrupt. a look at the complicated history of Métal Hurlant and Heavy Metal magazines
Honey, DC Comics Shrunk the Comics: A brief history of DC’s compact comics
DC's Compact Comics are a huge hit with readers, but there were many attempts in the past at smaller format comics
Mort Walker’s THE LEXICON OF COMICANA getting a new edition
Mart Walker's The Lexicon of Comicana is coming back in a new edition from NY Review Books, edited by Brian Walker
So what will it take to get a street named after Jack Kirby?
Efforts to get a permanent street named for Jack Kirby have been stymied by local politics by years.
Unassuming Barber Shop: SUPERMAN is a political protest
The writer of the first Superman story is still shouting in a loud voice from a thin piece of paper.
Remembering Jim Shooter
The comics industry remembers former Marvel editor in chief Jim Shooter, one of the most towering figures in comics history
WonderCon ’25: X marks the spot as Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane banter about...
Two Legends: Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane recalled their early days and the founding of Image Comics at WonderCon 2025
The Kickstarter campaign for Stan Lee: The Final Chapter has been closed
A controversial film about Stan Lee's final days has found independent funding and the Kickstarter has been closed
Retailer op-ed: Trump vs. the American comics industry
Retailer Jacob Shapiro takes a look at how the comics industry is reacting to tariffs, and how local politics could affect his store
