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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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The two leading comic book creators, DC and Marvel, have created some of the most beloved characters in popular culture. Images from Wikipedia.

Arts in Review Podcast: Superhero movies continue evolving from comic book roots

Alex Coba, Ulises Duenas, and Natalie Hanson // October 14, 2018

This week on "Arts in Review" we're back with a discussion about the myths and legends of modern-day superheroes. The last decade has been packed with movies based on comic books. Some get the idea right,...

He's seen some things. An alternate cover for the comic book, "Ve'nam."
Image from amazon.com

‘Ve’nam’ is a bloody, gory but good read

Ulises Duenas // October 11, 2018

Look, we all know the new "Venom" movie is bad. I could tell you how bad, but where would that get us? It is time to move on to better incarnations of the Spider-Man villain.Stop me if you've heard this...

The Peter Parker Spider-Man fights with the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man. Courtesy of Marvel Entertainment

Press Pause: Embrace diversity, change in comic books

George Johnston // March 25, 2015
Spider-Man is black and Hispanic? And Thor is a woman? Change keeps things fresh — and if the stories are no good, they may circle back to familiar territory.
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