Science fiction is one of the most important genres in the comic industry. Sci-fi is a relatively new genre, only 207 years old at this point (the first generally recognized sci-fi story is ...

Blade, the iconic vampire hunter played by Wesley Snipes, first appeared on the big screen in 1998 and quickly made a name for himself as one of the most memorable and beloved characters in the ...

I cover the film industry. When comic book superhero adaptations were rare enough to be unique, they could exist merely as a superhero comic book movie. Whether or not The Dark Knight was the first ...

Japanese anime and manga — animation and comics — are drawing a lot of attention in the United States. And, more than ever before, it's not just from its traditional male audience. The art forms, ...

No matter what we call comics—be it comix, comic books, cartoons, webcomics, and so on—they are also books. The transition of North American comics publishing from the traditional monthly comic book ...

Takeshi Murata’s still life photographs from "Get Your Ass to Mars" (all photos courtesy the publisher) In July 2004, The New York Times Magazine signaled the advent of the “literary” comic book and ...

Special Edition NYC rolled into Sunday afternoon with their final Image Panel focusing on genre comics that are creator-owned. Panelists included Scott Snyder, Bryan J.L. Glass, Jim Zub, Simon Roy, ...