Interview with Marjorie Liu – Myths, Morals and Sex Symbols

| October 31, 2013

ML-BWF-I

Hi Nerdspanners! Robert here. Confession time – and this is an odd one from your comics correspondent. I NEVER read comics growing up. Not one. I was strictly a book guy. I’d loved Batman: the Animated Series and the ’90s X-Men Cartoon (and its cousin ’90s Spider-Man), but comics were outside my oeuvre. It wasn’t [...]

SDCC: NerdSpan’s Favorite Comic Stories Day 1

| July 18, 2013

fairest hidden kingom

San Diego Comic-Con is upon us. NerdSpan comic contributors are sharing their favorite comic stories to help celebrate the biggest weekend on the nerd calendar. Comics Section Editor Mara Wood kicks things off. Take a look at her favorites and feel free to share your own lists in the comments. 10. Fairest Vol. 2: The [...]

Spanning the Universes: X-23

| March 22, 2013

x23_1_02

“Spanning the Universes” spotlights a different comic book character every week and suggests stories featuring those characters for you to seek out and gleefully devour. Want to see your favorite character featured in this column? Make suggestions in the comments and let us know who you’re passionate about! WHO are they? Simply put, X-23 is [...]