Alan Moore talks about his career, his favorite characters and his bad influence on the comics world.
By Andrew Firestone Mar 5, 2009
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Fandom proves to be recession-proof as comic collectors, Wonder Women, and Wookies sell out the Con
By Caitlin Shamberg
February 9, 2009
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An Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal argues that the new Batman movie is a paean to George W. Bush.
By Alex Koppelman
July 25, 2008
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"Dark Knight" backlash, counterbacklash and so on. Plus: Sleazy Latin lovers, Ben Kingsley as a Russian cop and other reasons never to leave home.
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 23, 2008
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There have been countless versions of Batman, from brooding crusader to gadget-loving detective. How does "The Dark Knight" measure up?
By Douglas Wolk
July 19, 2008
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Actual audio from "The Dark Knight"
July 25, 2008
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Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir discuss the box office hit.
July 19, 2008
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The most anticipated movie of the summer has arrived -- and Heath Ledger's Joker is nothing to laugh at.
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 17, 2008
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Are comic books art? Maybe, but this leaden, pretentious flick about Marvel Comics' big green id, from the overrated Ang Lee, is just schlock art for the NPR set.
By Charles Taylor
June 20, 2003
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A new comic scrapbook shows why the feline in the shiny black bodysuit has the power to undo even the most rock-jawed superstuds.
By Charles Taylor
May 24, 2003
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In the WB's bizarrely entertaining "Birds of Prey," Batman has skipped town -- but his illegitimate daughter and a reshaped Batgirl are kickin' butt in New Gotham.
By Carina Chocano
October 14, 2002
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There's something hauntingly familiar about the world's latest personification of evil, something with deep resonance in U.S. mythology.
By Gale Holland
October 15, 2001
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Buffy's guilt-ridden vampire squeeze lives by night in L.A. Also: "My So-Called Life" meets "The X-Files" in WB's new teen drama "Roswell"
By Joyce Millman
October 4, 1999
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This droopy action comedy saps Hollywood's best comic actors of their superpowers.
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 6, 1999
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Kapow! Schwing! Boy Wonder was busting out all over; Goldie Hawn sheds mental debris in small room; Brazilian star insures her caboose. Plus: Report warns of heavy snowfall on Dr. Laura's shoulders!
By Amy Reiter
August 3, 1999
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With roles as diverse as Catwoman and Madame de Tourvel, she has racked up one critically acclaimed performance after another.
By Charles Taylor
May 25, 1999
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For 50 years, screenwriter and El Teatro Campesino founder Luis Valdez has been looking under Zorro's mask, trying to figure out who the romantic Latin hero really was.
By Luis Valdez
July 23, 1998
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Just because he plays soccer in ballet slippers, does that make him a weirdo?
By Lisen Stromberg
May 27, 1998
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"Spawn", the big new special effects summer pic based on the comic book series, is a witless exercise in reheating leftovers.
By Laura Miller
September 1, 1997
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Richard Gehr reviews "Batman Collected" by Chip Kidd.
By Richard Gehr
November 8, 1996
The wizard of "Watchmen"
Chip Kidd tours New York Comic Con
Quote of the day
The saga of George W. Batman
A thousand and one knights
"The Dark Knight"
"The Hulk"
Catwoman reloaded
Holy Batbabes!
Bin Laden as Lex Luthor
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald