Not letting the deluge of news overwhelm and demoralize you is a challenge of this age–but not...
Alex M. Parker
Alex Parker is a policy writer in Washington, D.C. with 15 years of journalism experience.
This turn to the multiverse seems inevitable–for DC, because it needs a way to revamp its dysfunctional...
The Polka-Dot Man, a character whose schtick is so lame and mockable, he's the quintessential D-list bad...
The biggest question will be whether the Super Pets movie will mark the cinematic debut of the...
The forgotten story about how Batman and Robin fever swept college campuses in the summer and fall...
The 20-year-old Joker story that explains our times. A Jokerscape today might comprise endless memes and Reddit...
As fans battle amongst themselves about what Batman really is, Bat-Mite can become a literal embodiment of...
Gotham was never the same after The Penguin gained an interest in politics. Neither was politics, for...
Trump has built monuments to kitsch throughout his career, and it’s been key since he donned his...
The last time the U.S. faced a global threat, Batman and Superman did their part—by becoming national...
A symptom of rising crime and falling standards in a spiraling society. Or—sometimes—a symbol of nothing...
A look at the new Harley Quinn TV series
The most controversial comic book of all time won't go away.
The fascinating history of Batman's Batman.
Sure, bring back Jean-Luc Picard, but keep him out of the captain's chair.
DC writers hate him for being a one-note bit that persists over the years, surviving deaths and...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love New Star Wars Films
A decade after its release, we're still wrestling with The Dark Knight's murky politics.
The complicated relationship between the Batman, the 'woman, and the 'girl.
Batman's Stupidest Foe Isn't Just Tragic--He's Lethal
