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“I Am Stan” is a gripping graphic novel biography of the Marvel legend

When I first heard about I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee, I'll admit I was a little skeptical. Josie Riesman's fantastic book True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee just came out two years, and offered the an impressively... ...

The Neil Gaiman / Guillermo del Toro Doctor Strange movie that kind-of, not-really almost was

Neil Gaiman took to BlueSky to clarify a Wikipedia entry saying that in 2007 Guillermo del Toro was "attached" to direct a movie about the Marvel superhero Doctor Strange, from a screenplay by Gaiman. The entry says, "The film was eventually canceled ... ...

Superman’s cape just sold for nearly $200,000

Superman's cape, as worn by Christopher Reeve in Superman (1978), sold at auction yesterday for $193,750. From Julien's Auctions:

Includes a copy of Superman #331, which advertises on a banner above the front cover logo “YOU COULD BE A WINNER IN THE SECOND SUPERMAN MOVIE CONTEST!” Within the comic book is a full-page advertisement ...

Avengers: Endgame made $1.2B last weekend and Bernie Sanders wants Disney to spend it on raises that will give all their employees a middle-class wage

Disney CEO Bob Iger made $65.6M last year, 1,424 times that of the median Disney employee (a situation that Walt Disney's grand niece called "insane") -- and last weekend, Disney's movie Avengers: Endgame broke all opening records, bringing in $1.2B.

Bernie Sanders -- who helped Disneyland employees win a $15 minimum wage last year ...