Students once sneaked comic books to class, hiding them from teachers who blamed them for juvenile delinquency, poor reading skills and declining education.

Up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman ! Lately he's easy to spot in the headlines. The iconic fighter for truth , justice , and the American way is technically 76 years old. But there's new, soaring interest in the man of steel, especially in the steel-making town of his birth . A new exhibition coming to the Maltz Museum is about Superman, other comic book superheroes,and the ...

How much did comic books cost when you were a kid? Remember the smell of comic book paper, and the “win this bike” ad on the back? Do you remember begging for the latest Archie or Spiderman issue, promising to share with your younger siblings but secretly intending to hoard it for yourself?

When Google decided to create its Web browser, it hired an expert in comic books, Scott McCloud, to introduce it, translating technical content for nontechnical people.

Fashions for boys and girls from elementary school through college have a lot of '70s and '80s flavor, with whimsical and colorful twists added by cartoons, comic books and Hollywood influences ranging from Batman and The Grateful Dead to Hannah Montana and "High School Musical."

KYOTO — In Japan and other parts of Asia, "manga" comic books are not only escapist entertainment but also a powerful and effective medium to educate a broad range of people on important topics like environmental conservation and food safety. That was the message delivered Sunday in Kyoto at a symposium of international manga artists during the Ninth International Manga Summit, which has brought ...

The comic book, once the bane of teachers trying to hold the attention of students, is now a learning tool, The Oregonian reported. "Students once sneaked comic books to class, hiding them from teachers who blamed them for juvenile delinquency, poor reading skills and declining education," the newspaper said. Enter the Comic Book Project at Columbia University in New York. Some students find ...

Once vilified as the scourge of American society, comic books have today assumed control of the world. Well, at least its cinemas. If you're curious about the origins of this phenomenon, read David Hajdu's The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and...

BARRHEAD, Alta. - Relatives of two men charged with first-degree murder in the worst mass killing of on-duty RCMP officers in the force's history have a family picture that captures a moment of joy they may never experience again.