comic books

With free admission, Short Run Comix Festival connects the public and fans to the artists behind underground and DIY comics.

Despite being 'anti-growth,' Short Run Comix Festival is a big scene

Kyle Fleck

Launched in 2011, Short Run Comix Festival is a yearly celebration of underground, alternative, and DIY comic art. The festival returns to Seattle Center Nov. 2.

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Female Comic Book Fans, Trekkies And Gamers To Converge In Seattle For GeekGirlCon

Ashley Gross

At first blush, the world of comic books and video games can seem really male-dominated. But thousands of women and girls meeting up in Seattle this…

The cover of Marvel's <em>Civil War II</em> features Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a boxing ring.

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Can A Canadian Prime Minister Be An Action Hero? Marvel Comics Thinks So

Jackie Northam

Justin Trudeau has had a varied career — bouncer, snowboard instructor, Canada's prime minister. Now he's a Marvel Comics action hero.

Kong Kenan, who's Chinese, takes up the mantle of Superman in <em>New Super-Man #1</em>, written by Gene Yang.

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Diversity Drives The Story In The Latest Incarnation Of Superman

NPR Staff

If you've been in a comics store lately, you've noticed the increasing diversity on the shelves: a biracial Spiderman, a Muslim Ms. Marvel, and today, a Chinese man takes up the mantle of Superman.