comics

It’s no secret that comic books have had a profound influence on television with characters like Batman, The Punisher, Daredevil, Cloak & Dagger, and countless others coming to life via live-action series and/or cartoons. But, there have also been several popular TV shows that have spawned spin-offs in comic book form.

Actor-turned-author Andy Mientus tells us all about his new gig — adapting the bright, inclusive theater-themed Backstagers comic into a series of novels.

We love seeing superheroes fly, fight and save the day — but do we also want to see them live happily ever after?

DC and Marvel are great, but so are the smaller publishing houses like Image and IDW. Here are five non-DC or -Marvel comic book adaptations we’re looking forward to!

Setting aside the irony that Fox now owns the rights to Marvel legend Stan Lee’s life story, this is pretty exciting news!

In Thunderbolts #4, one of Bucky’s new team-mates reflects on whether he’s choosing the right path as the Thunderbolts face their first ambush as wrongfully wanted criminals.

Issue #11 of Captain America: Sam Wilson sees Cap choose a side in the Civil War-sized battle of wills between Iron Man and Captain Marvel.

In the second issue of Marvel’s Civil War II, Iron Man makes some characteristically rational choices and Ulysses predicts that another iconic Avenger will become a deadly threat.

2016 is shaping up to be a pretty big year for Marvel fans. We know we say that every year, but this year seems to be extra jam-packed.