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## Comics


* ![rachel maddow batwoman](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc6709193fe4e8d30/698a03dd09208fc3da415a28/rachel-maddow-batwoman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 5, 2019  
## [MSNBC's Rachel Maddow to appear in the CW's 'Batwoman'](https://time.com/5693514/rachel-maddow-batwoman/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Madeleine Carlisle
* ![Sony tests the unassailable appeal of Spider-Man by expanding and modernizing his universe](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt282b967bf6934e13/698940ad86f68e80f46eae31/spider-man-lede.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 6, 2018  
## [Why We’ll Never Stop Getting New _Spider-Man_ Movies](https://time.com/5472316/new-spider-man-movies/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Eliana Dockterman
* ![Stan Lee attends the 'Extraordinary: Stan Lee' event at The Saban Theatre on August 22, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ee13cfcfd7a5e88/69893ed3b21a9c9df74ff70e/stan-lee-dead.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 12, 2018  
## [Stan Lee's Most Beloved Heroes and Villains](https://time.com/5452364/stan-lee-marvel-characters/)  
by Megan McCluskey
* ![World Premiere Of "Avengers: Infinity War"](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1b56ea97fd3ba67/69893ed2ab6d77dbe86b4294/stan-lee.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 12, 2018  
## [Stan Lee Dies at 95](https://time.com/5452256/stan-lee-died-reactions/)  
by Raisa Bruner
* ![superman brian michael bendis](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt462933478881aa49/698932f44ee262abb8312130/superman-brian-michael-bendis.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 13, 2018  
## [Superman's Newest Writer on How He Portrays the Man of Steel As a Father and Family Man](https://time.com/5310986/superman-brian-michael-bendis/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Alex Fitzpatrick and Arpita Aneja  
* ![World of Wakanda, Vol. 2](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc25e5c1eddc2e18/6988d67be76ad2b8ba62e68b/world-of-wakanda-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 28, 2017  
## [Roxane Gay on How to Build a More Inclusive Comic Book Industry, _World of Wakanda_ and _Lumberjanes_](https://time.com/4866569/roxane-gay-marvel-lumberjanes/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Eliana Dockterman
* ![Marvel comic book characters including Wolverine, Captain Am](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2403e09af7a13da9/69889bedbc6cfc4b123ddcbd/marvel-heroes-civil-war.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 3, 2017  
## [Marvel Executive Clarifies Comments About Diversity in Comics](https://time.com/4722866/marvel-sales-executive-female-characters-comments/)  
by Samantha Cooney
* ![Iron Man](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70b775c8f8f0f921/6988a9f8f887dc2d34e97cc2/iron-man.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 13, 2016  
## [Get an Exclusive Look at Marvel's New Iron Man](https://time.com/4530372/marvel-new-iron-man-riri-williams-first-look/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Eliana Dockterman
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda5e599d73053672/6988a8685f570f5729b22be2/lego-dc-super-hero-girls.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 3, 2016  
## [Here's a First Look at LEGO's New 'Super Hero Girls' Collection](https://time.com/4516126/dc-comics-super-hero-girls-lego/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 25, 2016  
## [This Tricked Out Homemade Bat Suit Just Set a Guinness World Record](https://time.com/4466296/batman-cosplay-world-record/)  
by Melissa Locker  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt906fc6a9bf76f7e0/69889ac4196cf4181b03c4b4/iron-man-facebook11.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 22, 2016  
## [Marvel's Black Female Iron Man Will Be Named Ironheart](https://time.com/4461561/marvel-iron-man-ironheart-riri-williams/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Ashley Hoffman
* ![Marvel comic book characters including Wolverine, Captain Am](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2403e09af7a13da9/69889bedbc6cfc4b123ddcbd/marvel-heroes-civil-war.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2016  
## [Marvel Kills Off Hulk Alter Ego Bruce Banner](https://time.com/4405945/marvel-the-hulk-bruce-banner/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Katie Reilly
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 14, 2016  
## [A Big-Name Hero Dies in Marvel's 'Civil War II'](https://time.com/4405605/civil-war-ii-marvel-hero-death/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by The Hollywood Reporter
* ![Cover of Invincible Iron Man](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt244cc7b94aa27f62/69889ac40b72e304636ea133/imvim2015_promo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 6, 2016  
## [Exclusive: Marvel’s New Iron Man Is a Black Woman](https://time.com/4394478/iron-man-riri-williams-tony-stark/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Eliana Dockterman
* ![Marvel's Captain America #1](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta50edccac4ef4677/698894bc0b72e3cf0a6e9882/captainamericasteverogers_cov1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 25, 2016  
## [Captain America Was a Hydra Agent All Along](https://time.com/4347224/captain-america-hydra-agent-marvel-tom-brevoort/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Eliana Dockterman

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