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Seventeen years and one billion dollars later, comic art and movie props now hang beside Kahlo and Rockwell in Los Angeles.
AnimationInside the Animation Pipeline: Who Does What
A plain-language map of the studio job titles, from the first storyboard pitch to the final composite you watch at home.
Gaming NewsWhy Comic Shop Inventory Is So Hard to Get Right
Ordering comics for a shelf is a guessing game with real money on the line. Here's why the math rarely breaks a retailer's way.
Comics NewsWhere to Start With Batman: A No-Spoiler Reading Order
Start with Batman: Year One (1987, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli), follow it with The Long Halloween (1996–97, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale), and you'll have the modern…