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G. Willow Wilson writes the Hugo Award-winning Ms. Marvel.

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Summer Comics Poll: Meet Our Expert Panelists!

4:24pm July 11, 2017

by Petra Mayer

While we prep our awesome reader poll of great comics and graphic novels for all ages and tastes, we thought we'd introduce you to the panel of expert judges who helped curate the final list of 100.

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After 27 Years, Kermit The Frog Is Getting A New Voice

2:55pm July 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Puppeteer Steve Whitmire has voiced the iconic star of the Muppets since 1990, when he took over after show creator Jim Henson's death. Now, longtime Muppets veteran Matt Vogel is assuming the mantle.

Isaac Hempstead Wright plays Bran Stark in the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones books. Some disability activists are concerned that Bran will be magically cured of his paralysis in the show's new season.

'Game Of Thrones' Finds Fans Among Disability Rights Activists, Too

6:35pm July 10, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

Several main characters in the HBO series happen to have disabilities. "I had never seen my own experience in life reflected so accurately, so vividly, so viscerally," says one disability activist.

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"For nearly half a century, I've tracked Hollywood's Arabs and Muslims. Almost always I found that they've appeared as villains," Jack Shaheen said in a talk at the National Press Club in March 2017.

A Powerful Voice Against Arab Stereotyping, Jack Shaheen, Dies

6:32pm July 10, 2017

by Kat Chow

Shaheen, an author and critic, spent his life battling stereotypes of Muslims and Arab-Americans in popular culture. He died Sunday in South Carolina.

Behold the Manga: Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.

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Nothing Was Ever The Same: 10 Comics That Changed The Game

12:36pm July 10, 2017

by Glen Weldon

We're previewing this year's summer reader poll on comics and graphic novels by highlighting comics that stand as historic milestones.

'True Blood' Actor Nelsan Ellis Dies At 39

5:08am July 10, 2017

Ellis played Lafayette Reynolds on HBO's vampire soap opera from 2008 to 2014.

Comics combine two crafts that I am passionate about — writing and art. It is a rich medium that brings me joy as a reader and creator.

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Cartoonists Tell Us: What Do Comics Mean To You?

10:03am July 09, 2017

by Petra Mayer

In honor of our big summer reader poll of favorite comics and graphic novels, we've asked a few very cool cartoonists to tell us — or really, draw for us — what comics mean to them.

Baddiewinkle's Instagram bio reads, "Stealing your man since 1928."

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Instagrandma Baddiewinkle Says She's 'Always Been A Rebel'

8:05am July 08, 2017

by Scott Simon

Baddiewinkle is an Instagram influencer with more than 3 million followers. She's also a great-grandmother, and, at 88, she's written a new book: Baddiewinkle's Guide to Life.

A still from Prince's video for "Let's Go Crazy."

Prince's Music Videos Are Back Online

7:39pm July 07, 2017

by Rachel Horn

The Purple One's official videos for "Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," as well as three live Purple Rain-era performances, were uploaded to YouTube and Vevo Friday.

Alison Brie (left) and Betty Gilpin star in GLOW, a new Netflix show about a women's wrestling league in the 1980s.

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'GLOW' Co-Creators Explain Why Wrestling Is Like Greek Theater

5:56pm July 07, 2017

by Kelly McEvers

The Netflix show follows a 1980s women's wrestling circuit. Showrunner Carly Mensch says you can see wrestling as "super reductive" or see it as "storytelling at its most potently inclusive and epic."

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