Film Review

Ant-Man’s Take on Policing Shows Arrested Development 

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Feb 14, 2023 Marvel’s latest is a tonally jarring fantasy and hollow political allegory. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How Donald Trump Turned to a Comics Titan to Shape the VA

Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica Oct 23, 2019 A former VA Secretary describes how Marvel Entertainment’s Ike Perlmutter and two associates exerted influence over millions of veterans. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Remembering My Day With Stan Lee

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 14, 2018 I write to honor a titan who has passed on, who once did me a great kindness when I was a mere college student. Meeting him was the thrill of a lifetime. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Marvel Superhero Creator Stan Lee Dies

ANDREW DALTON and DAVE ZELIO / The Associated Press Nov 12, 2018 The comic-book revolutionary, who originated Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk and others, was 95. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Are Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Cronies Secretly Running the VA?

Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica Aug 8, 2018 An explosive reports finds Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter and two others are shaping the department's policies. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Get Me Out of Wakanda!

Bruce A. Dixon / Black Agenda Report Mar 6, 2018 For those of us aiming to build a better world, "Black Panther" is nothing short of enemy propaganda. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will the Movie ‘Black Panther’ Ignite a Revolution?

Frank Blaney / The Good Men Project Feb 6, 2018 The comic book movie has the potential to change the face of American politics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hollywood Has Lost the Plot

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 31, 2015 In a rush for profits, the movie industry has succumbed to a formula of “ridiculously over-complicated plotting” and the domination of a handful of increasingly artless franchises. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The NSA Plays Villain to Captain America — Again

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 16, 2014 You know you're living in strange times when the most jingoistic superhero goes to war with his own government. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Here to Save the Day? Not if You’re Gay

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2012 A conservative Christian group calling itself One Million Moms is up in arms about DC Comics’ decision to reveal that one of its well-known characters is gay. The organization is demanding the publisher reverse its decision, because if Superman wants to kiss men, so will your son. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Do We Live in a Comic Book?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2011 This Labor Day, it's not just 25 million Americans who are out of a job. In our comic book society, not even female superheroes can find work. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spider-Man Loses His Job

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2010 Not even superheroes are safe in this economy. Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, is going to get fired in the next issue of the comic book. Marvel says the unemployed webslinger will have to figure out how to pay his rent and buy web fluid without his photography gig. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )