The $10 ‘supersuit’ that ignited one teenager’s Marvel dreams

The $10 ‘supersuit’ that ignited one teenager’s Marvel dreams

Five years ago,aspiring actress Iman Vellani dressed as Ms Marvel for Halloween. Now she’s playing the character in a big-budget TV series.

  • byMichael Idato

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He’s written for Marvel and Star Wars and has a global TV show. So who is Tom Taylor?

He’s written for Marvel and Star Wars and has a global TV show. So who is Tom Taylor?

The award-winning Australian comic book author prefers to fly under the radar,but his success story spans from Spider-Man to Batman and beyond.

  • byBen Pobjie
The multiverse is everywhere in pop culture. But could it be real?

The multiverse is everywhere in pop culture. But could it be real?

Parallel dimensions,alternate realities,wormholes and portals are all the rage on screen right now. But how solid is the science behind this science-fiction?

  • byKarl Quinn
The Avengers have been with us for 10 years. Have they made movies better or worse?

The Avengers have been with us for 10 years. Have they made movies better or worse?

Despite their box-office billions,the MCU films aren’t universally loved. As they continue to dominate cinemas,more and more film-lovers are questioning whether these films are a net bad for cinema.

  • byJared Richards
Single page from Spider-Man comic sets auction record

Single page from Spider-Man comic sets auction record

The page from Secret Wars No. 8,which sold for almost $5m,reveals the origin of Spidey’s black suit.

Comic timing:how Snoopy mapped out one writer’s life

Comic timing:how Snoopy mapped out one writer’s life

The canine star of the Peanuts comic strip taught novelist Ann Patchett about the power of imagination,how to handle rejection – and about co-opting coolness.

  • byAnn Patchett
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Superman comes out,as DC Comics ushers in a new man of steel

Superman comes out,as DC Comics ushers in a new man of steel

Jonathan Kent — who is the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane — will soon begin a romantic relationship with a male friend.

  • byGeorge Gene Gustines
Cash handout designed to lure French youth to high arts splashed on comics

Cash handout designed to lure French youth to high arts splashed on comics

Authorities hoped the free credits would encourage young people to diversify their cultural interests but some have nicknamed it the “manga pass”.

  • byVivian Song
The self-confessed nerd on a mission to make comics more deadly

The self-confessed nerd on a mission to make comics more deadly

While he was in hospital battling leukemia as a boy,Cienan Muir developed an obsession with comic books.

  • byNick Miller
Mobile phones,bushfires and COVID-19:How Ginger Meggs has evolved with the times

Mobile phones,bushfires and COVID-19:How Ginger Meggs has evolved with the times

Changes are made gradually,but the Ginger Meggs of 2021 has a racially diverse group of friends and speaks like a modern Australian kid,rather than using catchphrases like “ripper!” and “you beaut!“.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Young women lead the way in new wave of cartooning and comics

Young women lead the way in new wave of cartooning and comics

Research commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts shows that a large number of young cartoonists and comic artists are female and one in five is gender diverse.

  • byLinda Morris