The 1980s were a fascinating time for Marvel and DC Comics, producing iconic stories and bizarre ones in equal measure, from Watchmen to Doom Patrol and Doctor Strange. There was no shortage of weird ...

Given that Gary Larson’s The Far Side comics originally ran from 1980 to 1995, it’s no surprise that many of them feel like relics of their time. Some jokes may go over younger audiences’ heads, as ...

Saturday, Aug. 31, is Marvel’s 80th anniversary, and the company is marking the occasion in a number of ways, including promotional partnerships with retailers like Disney Store, Box Lunch and Amazon, ...

Marvel has held the comic sales chart in a stranglehold for a long time now, but it’s a bridge too far to say that Marvel’s the best superhero comic publisher. Marvel has often gone for style over ...

If you're in need of a little escapism right about now, this week's Humble Comics Bundle by IDW is worth checking out. Explore your 1980s nostalgia with some excellent DRM-free digital comics starting ...

Exactly 80 years ago this week, on Aug. 31, 1939, something new appeared on newsstands. The pulpy, 10-cent cover promised “action, mystery and adventure,” and depicted a flaming creature bursting ...

Over the past few years, we’ve read about some historic comics selling for crazy amounts of money at auction. Superman’s first appearance in Action Comics #1 went for $3 million recently, and Batman’s ...

A young man in a Guy Fawkes mask appears on TV to denounce his government as fascist and corrupt. Technocrats and spineless politicians run the United States government, more concerned with corporate ...

If Stranger Things had come out back in the '80s, it would've been on the tail end of the Bronze Age of Comics. Which would have been a fitting spot for them to debut. I wanted to see what it would ...