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Superman, Not MAGA, Stands For the American Way Jul. 23, 2025
When I was a kid, I read "Superman" comics at the corner drugstore and watched reruns of the 1950s T... Read More
What Trump Knows About Superman Jul. 14, 2025
The new "Superman" movie isn't an attack on Donald Trump's immigration policies, but it shows how al... Read More
A Superhero Defends What Makes America Great Sep. 06, 2023
It doesn't matter what astronomers say. The autumnal equinox may be a couple of weeks away, but Labo... Read More
Woke Comic Books Dec. 21, 2022
Did you know that Superman's son is bisexual? So is Batman's sidekick, Robin, and lots of other supe... Read More
Cosmic Kryptonite on Order Jun. 23, 2019
Superman's bane is kryptonite, which has no effect on native earthlings. Charms and banes work like ... Read More
Remembering the Man Behind the Superheroes Nov. 19, 2018
When kids in the 1960s went to spend their allowance or paper-route money on comic books, they had a... Read More
'Justice League': Gal Gadot Goes Slumming with Ben Affleck's New DC Super-Team Nov. 17, 2017
PRO: At least "Justice League" isn't a grim slog like "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." What a d... Read More
'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice': Ben Affleck Dons the Crusader's Cape, but the Movie's Real Wonder Is a Woman Mar. 25, 2016
(This is a movie review, so there are spoilers ahead. Beware, I guess.) There are interminable stret... Read More
It's a Burden ... It's a Plague ... It's SuperBoss Dec. 24, 2015
If I were smarter, and more highly motivated, and just a little bit British, I'm sure I would regula... Read More
Long Story Short
Aug. 29, 2014
Meet the New Cleveland Jul. 09, 2014
Greetings from Cleveland, the birthplace of Superman. You knew that, right? Please say yes. Like so ... Read More
Strange Brew
Jun. 20, 2014
This Week the Answer Man Looks at Cartoon and Comic-Book Characters Jun. 07, 2014
1. This cartoon is one of the most successful syndicated comic strips in history and appears in 2,00... Read More
Nest Heads
Apr. 24, 2014
Strange Brew
Mar. 20, 2014
Strange Brew
Mar. 12, 2014
Thin Lines
Mar. 05, 2012
Failing Liberty 101 Jul. 10, 2011
A recent Superman comic book has the hero saying, "I am renouncing my U.S. citizenship" be... Read More
Snapshots From a Watershed Weekend May. 04, 2011
What a weekend. A wedding and a funeral. Love and war. A duchess anointed, a terrorist assassinated.... Read More
Lessons From Superman Mar. 12, 2011
Superman came by for another visit last week. This time, he even spent the night. Whenever he's with... Read More
