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In A Fire Story, Brian Fies depicts returning to his decimated neighborhood after the Tubbs Fire.

‘It Looked Like a Nuclear Bomb Had Gone Off’: How Brian Fies Turned His Escape From the Tubbs Fire Into a Graphic Novel

The author and illustrator explains how seeing his home reduced to a "desolate plane" by the 2017 disaster inspired his latest book.

Katie Kilkenny

The Mongolian Wonder Women

In Ulaanbaatar, a small women's rights group is using comic books to nurture Mongolian women's ambitions.

Katya Cengel

Detail from Hi & Dri in Connecticut by Ben Katchor.

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‘I Feel Like We’re Replaying World War I’: A Conversation With Ben Katchor

Nearly two decades after winning a MacArthur Genius Grant, Ben Katchor finds hope in the proliferation of independent comics—but not in many other places.

Oliver Lee Bateman

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DC Comics Editor Fired Following Sexual Harassment Allegations

Eddie Berganza's alleged conduct has been known to the company since at least 2010.

Katie Kilkenny

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The Small Publishers Boosting Female Talent in Comics

Marvel and DC could learn a thing or two from their indie competitors.

Alexander Huls

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A Very Brief History of Queer Female Superheroes

Power Rangers’ Becky G follows in a very short line of queer women in comics and on television.

Katie Kilkenny

Writer and Editor Kelly Sue DeConnick on the Future for Women in Comic Books

We spoke to Kelly Sue DeConnick about what she recommends reading, watching, and listening to.

Katie Kilkenny

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The Trouble With Calling Jessica Jones an ‘Antihero’

The Netflix character's tortured, morally gray persona isn't proof of the show's awards potential—it's the symptom of real trauma.

Aaron Bady

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‘Calvin and Hobbes,’ Bill Watterson, and Separating the Artist From the Art

The new documentary Dear Mr. Watterson tells us that people love Calvin and Hobbes, but we already knew that. Despite its name, the film doesn't reveal much about the comic strip's creator—and he prefers it that way.

Paul Hiebert