7 Superheroes Who Should Get Their Own Arrow-style TV Shows

It's still a little weird to say out loud, but The CW's Green Arrow show Arrow is good. Like, really good. Like, a perfect match of superheroics, accessibility and non-superheroic drama for mass audiences, and with no need for budget-busting special effects. It's possibly the perfect superhero TV show, and it got us…

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What should our post-apocalyptic currency be?

Sorry if today's mail is a little short; I've been chased by a group of assholes through what I believe is the entirety of Idaho. Here's a tip for any other post-apocalyptic travelers posing as postmen — no matter how badly someone makes fun of you for your mailman uniform, if they have a gun and friends, do not loudly …

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Artwork from scrapped Nightwing cartoon shows off DC heroes, Legend of …

Several years back, Legend of Korra director and artist Ki Hyun Ryu created character designs for an animated series starring Batman's sidekick Dick Grayson, who usually goes by the crime-fighting moniker Nightwing. Even though this series never went anywhere — and Cartoon Network went with Young Justice instead — Ryu

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Crowdfund a Static Shock fan film, a classic Osamu Tezuka manga, a…

Tons of goodies await generous crowdfunders this week. You can hop on board a classic children's manga by the legendary Osamu Tezuka, a gorgeous and spooky storybook by a pair of animation artists, a new comic by wonderful webcomic fantasy writer, and a hooded sweatshirt based on Nightwing's costume. Pick your favorite …

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Do DC and Marvel Need a Special Victims Unit?

They might. They might even need a Very Special Episode or two, because - as Spider-Man has just demonstrated - many rapes in comics are unacknowledged. And they aren't the ones you're thinking of.

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