The fictional town of Riverdale has seen many real-life famous celebrities give the place a visit. Coming this November with the release of 'Kevin Keller' #6 is the man Hikaru Sulu himself -- George Takei! For those who haven't read Archie Comics in a while, Kevin Keller is the first openly gay character. Conveniently enough, Takei is openly gay too.
When the lead in your comic book is Vanilla Ice, it's safe to say you have one of the worst comic books of all time. And yet, publishers and musicians have been teaming up for bizarre comic book mash-ups for years.
When you're young, "Dad" is the ultimate superhero. As we get older, this notion may begin to fade sometimes, but every once in a while when your old man throws on a cape, a mask and some unfortunately tight tights, you tend to remember that he's always been a superhero. Here are some photos of our favorite "super dads."
After four-year-old Anthony Smith, who is deaf in one ear and has hearing loss in the other, refused to wear a hearing aid because such things aren't becoming of superheroes, mother Christina D'Allessandro wrote to Marvel Comics asking for help. In response, Marvel created a brand-new hearing-impaired superhero named "Blue Ear" in honor of what the young boy calls his hearing device.
Hot on the heels of Marvel Comics superhero Northstar tieing the knot with his longtime boyfriend, comes news that DC Comics is outing one of their major superheroes. Gay superheroes are nothing new: Northstar has been out since the '90s, while DC has had a lesbian Batwoman for years.
However, the folks at DC Comics weren't always so enlightened with their portrayals of homosexual characters. There is one gay superhero from the '80s that DC Comics would probably rather you forget. Meet Extraño, the gay Hispanic magician.
The X-Men has always been a comic franchise focused on telling stories about what it’s like to be different in a world where we’re all basically the same. And now, the ‘Astonishing X-Men’ comic reflects the reality of our society even more than it already did with an upcoming issue featuring a same-sex superhero wedding.
Actors want to be athletes, athletes want to be movie stars and everyone wants to sing. However, usually when an entertainer tries his or her hand in another field of entertainment, the results aren't very good. (Although they can be quite entertaining.)
Shia LaBeouf, a very famous actor thanks to films like 'Transformers,' just wants to be comic book writer and illustrator. It's really a quaint goal, especially when compared to the more grandiose rock star dreams of his peers. LaBeouf has even self-published three comic books, which he hawked at the C2E2 convention in Chicago over the weekend.
Comic books have not always been the enlightened bastions of feminism they are now. Back in the '50s and '60s, they were...let's just say they were a reflection of the times. And just like Superman could be a real jerk, Lois Lane had her less-than-PC moments too. A lot of them, actu
You'd think that being a superhero would make you immune to the attention of car thieves, but, no. Recently, a superfan who's been known to occasionally dress like Wonder Woman had her superhero-themed car stolen. Where's Toronto's Batman when you need him?