In this special summer preview edition of Box Office Beat, we’ll be looking over the entire summer slate to see which films will do the best and which films will likely have to make the most of it on cable television.   This time last year, The Avengers opened to an astronomical $207.4 million and [...]

As the Bookstore enters its busiest season, shoppers will find a variety of new merchandise to outfit their homes and themselves.

Despite humble beginnings in comics, superheroes become a staple of 21st century culture.

As The Avengers finishes its incredibly successful run, movie audiences prepare for an influx of comic book adaptations.

Director Josh Whedon and cast members of The Avengers discuss villainy, writing and the creation of the summer superhero flick.

There’s a lot to look forward to in comics this year. DC Comics brought in some of the best writers and artists for the Before Watchmen books, and its relaunched core titles are picking up steam. Marvel is starting its big company-wide crossover, Avengers vs. X-Men that will take up the summer in a slew [...]

Superheroes and comic books: The two are almost inseparable. There are more to comic books than superheroes, and those series and genres should definitely be looked at, but when it comes to the big companies and what many creators turn to, it’s superheroes. They’re the flagship titles and bulk of the Big Two, Marvel and [...]

What’s the best way to tell a story? Last week, an article in the AV Club by Ryan McGee questioned if the rise in serialized television dramas had killed off the singular episode as a way of telling the story. McGee said that as longer storylines emerged, the basic episode stopped being its own story, [...]

It might seem like superheroes are dominating comic books more than ever. DC and Marvel are benefitting from big-budget adaptations, and DC just had a fresh relaunch of its main superhero-focused line, New 52, and Dynamite Comics is focusing on classic pulp stars like The Shadow and Zorro. The genre that has truly been reborn [...]

I often hear from non-comic book readers that they don’t read comics not out of a lack of interest, but out of intimidation over where to begin. This complaint isn’t completely unwarranted. Narrative arcs within various series can be complex and many people don’t want to just jump into the middle of a story. After all, [...]