american culture
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DC Is Already Preparing For Its Heroes’ Public Domain Era
The arrival of Steamboat Willie—and with it, the first steps of Mickey Mouse himself—into the public domain at the start of 2024 has been a milestone that, in just under three weeks, has already seen a bevy of horrifying riffs and a look ahead to what other stalwarts of culture will join him next. At…
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DC Comics Documentary to Explore Its History and Its Future
HBO has always made amazing documentaries, whether for broadcast TV or its streaming service, Max. So there’s every reason to be excited about Superpowered: The DC Story even before I tell you that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Mark Catalena co-directed the three-part series, which will explore the comics publisher through its…
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Wait, Didn’t We Already Know?
You can say a lot of things about Amazon’s The Boys, but you can’t exactly call it subtle. The show, based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s acclaimed comics from Dynamite Entertainment, focuses on a group of corporate owned superheroes called The Seven, and a semi-covert group of average people named The Boys who’ve taken…
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The First Marvel Comic Just Sold for Over $3 Million
When you talk about the all-time most valuable comics, a few instantly come to mind. Superman’s first appearance in 1938’s Action Comics #1, Batman’s first appearance in 1939’s Detective Comics #27, and Spider-Man’s first appearance in 1962’s Amazing Fantasy #15 are probably the most well-known. But a lesser-known but maybe equally as influential comic just…