Superheroes

While the medium is relatively accessible for people with reading difficulties, its lettering norms are still leaving some behind.

• By Christine Ro

Tim Hanley's new book shows us how Catwoman has long channeled anxieties—and excitement—over women behaving badly.

• By Katie Kilkenny

Superheroines like Wonder Woman are on the rise, but more female superheroes do not guarantee a gender-equal society.

• By Kate Wheeling

Did the age of progressive politics in American comics really end in the 1990s?

• By Katie Kilkenny

Updates to past Pacific Standard print stories.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

New research finds people who flew in virtual reality were more eager to help later.

• By Tom Jacobs

Men who develop an emotional connection with a superhero apparently assume the character’s self-confident body image.

• By Tom Jacobs