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Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

The Top Five Old-School Hobbies That Are Dying Out

Whatever happened to old-school hobbies that get us out of the house and away from our screens?

11 Underrated Image Comics You Should Check Out

When you dive into the back catalog of Image Comics, it’s easy to get overwhelmed pretty quickly. They’ve published a staggering amount in 25 years. But for every massive success like The Walking …

When Is A Movie Not A Movie? The Beauty Of Comic Book Adaptations

Times have changed, however, comic book adaptations of movies haven’t gone away, instead they have evolved over time, embracing endless possibilities.

Was There a Hidden Comic Book Homage in the True Detective Finale?

Pur-Sang: Much More Than a Comic Book

Comic books are presumably for children, but they have long served as a viable conduit for social commentary. From superheroes fighting Nazis to battles between good and evil, comic books provide authors a powerful way …

Who Actually Played These Iconic Comic Book Characters Best?

6 Black Comic-Book Heroes Who Deserve Their Own Animated Film

With the success of "Into the Spider-Verse," we pick more Black heroes to get the animated big-screen treatment.

The Real People Who Inspired 5 Comic Book Characters

Are Alternate Comic Book Sizes Better Than the Standard Format?

Recently, more and more comic books have been published in varying sizes. Are these alternate comic book sizes better than the standard?

13 THINGS You Didn’t Know About Comic-Book Lettering

80 upcoming comic book movies, and when to expect them

Hellboy and Spawn have joined our ever-growing list of new comic book movies on the horizon...

6 Fiction and Nonfiction Books You Should Read By Comic Book Writers

Fiction and nonfiction from comic book writers worth checking out.

The Comic Book Font, and How Digital Technologies are Changing Lettering

A look at the evolution of comic book fonts, once driven by the physical nature of the books and now moving into new digital possibilities.

Is This Comic Book Holocaust Survivor Being Turned Into A Nazi?

News that X-Men super-villain Magneto is joining the Nazis has rocked the comic book world. But should we really be so upset?

Comic Book Supers: Can You Identify Which Are Heroes and Which Are Villains?

In the world of comics, you're either a hero or a villain. Unless you're an anti-hero like Deadpool. Or you flip-flop like Mystique. Or you were brainwashed like the Winter Soldier. Identifying all the heroes and villains in this quiz might be harder than it seems, but try it and see!

Water is added to standard comic-book formula with ‘Aquaman,’ but results are all wet

If “Aquaman” was arriving to a world where action movies had never existed, where the idea of bringing a comic-book character to the big screen was unthinkable, then this film

Looking to Start a Comic Book Collection?

15 Upcoming Comic Book Movies (and What to Read Before They Come Out)

So, you like superheroes, eh? Have all the superheroes in the world!