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Radium Age Superheroes and Nightstand TBRs on The Lit Hub Podcast

Radium Age Superheroes and Nightstand TBRs on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Joshua Glenn, Diana Arterian, Drew Broussard, and a phone call from Mo Daviau

By The Lit Hub Podcast | August 29, 2025

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Ekow Eshun Explores the Possibilities of Black Futures That Transcend the Expectations of Modernity

By Ekow Eshun | July 11, 2025

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"The fact that the stories and characters that made me a reader as a kid are still as prevalent today just goes to show how truly fantastic they still are."

By Jerry Craft | September 13, 2023

How Superman Became a Christ-Like Figure in American Culture

How Superman Became a Christ-Like Figure in American Culture

Roy Schwartz on the Judeo-Christian Underpinnings of America’s Favorite Superhero

By Roy Schwartz | March 6, 2023

How Two Jewish Kids in 1930s Cleveland Altered the Course of American Pop Culture

How Two Jewish Kids in 1930s Cleveland Altered the Course of American Pop Culture

On Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and the Birth of Superman

By Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler | February 16, 2023

Powerful and Multifaceted: Maya Phillips on the Responsibility of Black Superheroes

Powerful and Multifaceted: Maya Phillips on the Responsibility of Black Superheroes

Considering Black Panther, Luke Cage, and More

By Maya Phillips | October 11, 2022

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On the Connection Between Chinese Folktales and American Comic Book Heroes

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Alan Moore on Marvel vs. Scorsese: the influence of superheroes is

Alan Moore on Marvel vs. Scorsese: the influence of superheroes is "embarrassing" and "worrying."

By Emily Firetog | November 18, 2019

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Amanda Leduc on Captain Marvel and Fantasies of the Perfectable Body

By Amanda Leduc | April 26, 2019

My Son, Stan Lee's Pen Pal

My Son, Stan Lee's Pen Pal

Rion Amilcar Scott on Childhood, Enchantment, and Stan Lee's Legacy

By Rion Amilcar Scott | November 14, 2018

Spider-Man in the UK: The Hero I Needed

Spider-Man in the UK: The Hero I Needed

Nikesh Shukla on the Legacy of Stan Lee

By Nikesh Shukla | November 14, 2018

What Do Superheroes and Zombies Have to Do With the End of the World?

What Do Superheroes and Zombies Have to Do With the End of the World?

Peter Biskind on Pop Culture's Obsession with How It All Ends

By Peter Biskind | September 18, 2018

How the KKK Shaped Modern Comic Book Superheroes

How the KKK Shaped Modern Comic Book Superheroes

Masked Men Who Take the Law into Their Own Hands

By Chris Gavaler | November 3, 2017

Why Superheroes Are Bigger Than Their Stories

Why Superheroes Are Bigger Than Their Stories

Captain America is Not a Nazi!

By Bob Proehl | June 27, 2016