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When superheroes went bad: a history

Superhero comic books are often like soap operas (or pro-wrestling, if that’s your thing) — filled with melodrama, dramatic twists, and characters once known as heroes turning heel and breaking bad. This is a longstanding tradition, from decades old comic book to DC’s recent ‘Year of the Villain’ which included …

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How can we give comic artists more credit? Ask Uncle Creepy

While promoting his behind-the-scenes book Watching the Watchmen (opens in new tab), Dave Gibbons shared with Wired (opens in new tab) a personal frustration. “People unacquainted with graphic novels, including journalists, tend to think of Watchmen (opens in new tab) as a book by Alan Moore that happens to have …

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