Comic Culture Archives

Chengdu Worldcon Protested By Outraged Professionals And Fans Over Chinese Human Rights Violations

July 20, 2023

The World Science Fiction Convention has been embroiled in controversy since the Mid-2010s when a cabal of industry insiders squashed a rebellion of fans who were upset that the once-prestigious Hugo Awards had...

California Sheriffs Conduct Unauthorized Raid Of Indiana-Based Batmobile Replica Builder

JB Augustine

August 23, 2022

Comic Culture, Television

Holy jurisdiction, Batman! A Sheriff in San Mateo County — that’s in California in case you didn’t know — ignored any sense of the term “jurisdiction” to order a raid on a custom car garage in faraway Indiana t...

10 Steve Ditko Collections Every Comic Book Fan Should Read

Jon Del Arroz

August 8, 2022

Comic Books, Comic Culture

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness and Spider-Man: No Way Home have more in common than both being in the top 10 grossing films of 2022. Both films feature characters created and designed by Steve Ditk...

Angry Twitter Mob Attempts To Cancel ‘X-Men’ Creator Chris Claremont Over Comments Allegedly Made At Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

Jon Del Arroz

August 7, 2022

Comic Books, Comic Culture, Industry News

Comics Twitter went wild on Saturday evening, during an attempt that sought to cancel prolific Marvel writer Chris Claremont following an appearance at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2). Most of ...

Controversial Comic News Website Bleeding Cool Under Massive Fire For Failing To Cover Eric July’s Overwhelmingly Successful Rippaverse Campaign

Jon Del Arroz

July 27, 2022

Celebrity, Comic Books, Comic Culture, Industry News

Bleeding Cool is at the center of controversy again, this time for their failure in coverage of the largest crowdfund comic of all time in Eric July’s Isom #1. Rippa has, as of this writing, raised more than $3...

San Diego Comic Con Enforcing Vaccine Passport In Their First Event In Three Years

Jacob Smith

July 14, 2022

Comic Books, Comic Culture, Cosplay, Industry News, Manga, Movies, Television, Video Games

When San Diego Comic-Con welcomes live crowds for the first time since 2019, there are going to be some hoops for attendees to jump through if they want to be allowed in the event. Rebecca Romijn speaking a...

Cosplayer Charged With Manslaughter After Ignoring Basics Of Gun Safety During Night Of Drinking

Spencer Baculi

October 1, 2021

Anime, Cosplay

A popular TikTok cosplayer has been charged with manslaughter after reportedly fatally shooting one of her friends with a gun she falsely assumed to be unloaded. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLRj7FnrhfQ/?utm_...

LGBTQ+ Marvel Fans Send Writer Leah Williams Death Threats Over X-Factor #10 Hellfire Gala Story

Donald Edmonds

July 9, 2021

Comic Books, Comic Culture

Marvel writer Leah Williams has found herself the target of death threats after a retcon featured in the tenth, most recent, and final issue of X-Factor, a Hellfire Gala tie-in issue featuring a very LGBTQ+ ros...

Cosplayer Natylikespizza Brings Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu To Life In All Her Vampire Glory

Spencer Baculi

April 26, 2021

Cosplay

While Kotaku recently attempted to throw a wet blanket on the internet's thirst, a number of users across social have found themselves (for lack of a more print-appropriate term) ‘attracted’ to Resident Evil Vi...

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Erin Kellyman Defends Her Character Kari Morganthau’s Terrorism As ‘Fighting For A Good Thing’

Donald Edmonds

April 11, 2021

Comic Culture, Television, TV Recaps

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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Disney Plus series has had no shortage of discussion around it, despite the show supposedly unable to keep a number of eyes to the screen. Now, alongside the racial politics ...