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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

The cover art for "Batman:Damned" a new graphic novel series. 

Image by DC.

‘Batman: Damned’ has a promising yet aimless start

Ulises Duenas // September 23, 2018

DC's black label series has gotten a lot of buzz thanks to "Batman: Damned." This is a new mini-series of graphic novels that promises to show a darker side of the already gritty hero. The first part of...

Guests dressed up as their favorite characters. Photo credit: Guillemo Felix-Alvor

Chico-Con in town

Guillemo Felix-Alvor // August 28, 2017

Chico-Con event was held over the weekend at The Silver Dollar Fairgrounds.In its fourth year, the event brings vendors with comic books and comic themed merchandise, a panel discussion, and cosplay contests...

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.
Illustration by Rachel Dugo.

Geek culture is a stronghold for sexism

Megan Mann // October 17, 2014
Take a seat guys, women can be geeks too.

Comic nerd life gets expensive

Megan Mann // October 9, 2014
I'd need access to Bruce Wayne's bank account to afford today's comics.
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