Although the genre has existed since way back in the early 20th century, it's been over the course of the 21st that the superhero movie genre has seen an unprecedented boom. But while many of these ...

While many superhero movies deliver perfect origin stories, some have been downright awful.Origin stories are the backbone of superhero cinema, meant to spark excitement, empathy, and purpose to ...

From a 98-pound weakling who becomes a globetrotting force for freedom to a shy high school student transformed by a freak spider bite into a wall-crawling phenom, Marvel Comics has crafted some of ...

Corinna Vallianatos’ latest book has been in the works for a long time. The author’s “Origin Stories” was published in February by Graywolf Press, 13 years after her Grace Paley Prize-winning debut ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...