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PEOPLE

Stanley Martin Lieber (Lee) was a leading figure in the comic book world for over 5 decades. As Marvel Comics’ former publisher, he helped create some of the world's most iconic super heroes. He inspired...

THINGS

Violent outbursts. Unhinged antics. A very disturbing past. Batman's Harley Quinn truly takes “femme fatale” to the next level.

INSTANT

"Superheroes are best imagined in comic books. The union between the written word, the image, and then what your imagination has to do to connect those allows for so much."—Ta-Nehisi Coates.  Comic book movies dominate...

THINGS

To quote one eccentric billionaire, “Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot,” and no one terrifies criminals quite like Batman. For nearly 80 years, the Caped Crusader has used his massive wealth and obsessive neuroses...

THINGS

Why do people love superheroes? It’s an almost unanswerable question—not because there’s not an answer, but because there’s so many. Who can deny the childlike thrill of paging through a comic book, or sitting in...



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