Superhéroes
The Superheroes of Ouagadougou
Alexander Eudier looks at the West's benevolence towards Africa by photographing people dressed up as Marvel characters.
Being a Superhero for Free: We Rated Every Marvel F2P Game
Free-to-play games can be evil things indeed, but Marvel's range of titles aren't likely to bankrupt you. Also, they're actually quite good.
On the Irrationality of ‘Freedom Force’, Gaming’s Forgotten Superhero Series
The comic book-inspired tactical role-playing game of 2002 spawned a sequel and even its own comic proper – but it'd never attain fan-favourite status.
When Video Games About Superheroes Go Wrong
You're Superman, hooray! Only, a garden-variety thug just killed you. That ain't right.
An Amazing ‘Spider-Man’: The Perfection of Neversoft’s PlayStation Hit
It's the purest, most confident comic game of the last 15 years, from a time when fantasy truly trumped brooding.
Wonder Woman Was Created by a Feminist Bondage Fetishist Who Wanted a Matriarchal Utopia
William Marston wanted girls to know they could do anything boys could do better. And in chains.
Here's What Wes Anderson Directing X-Men Would Look Like
Filmmaker Patrick H. Willems marries Wes Anderson's vintage books with the X-Men franchise's laser vision.
Here's the $70,000 Superhero Sculpture You Can Buy at the Armory Show
An aging Thing from Fantastic Four takes root at New York's premiere art fair.
Gritty Timelapse Recasts San Francisco as Gotham City
The only thing missing from this timelapse is the Bat Signal.
There's a Mural of a Superhero Gang Bang in a Hospital
The fresco of the Flash, Batman, Superman, and Superwoman having sex with Wonder Woman caused a scandal after being on the wall for 14 years.
I Spent a Night Patrolling with LightStep, Montreal's Real-Life Superhero
For the past two years, Montreal's streets have been patrolled by a short, slim, vegan, queer radical feminist crusader named LightStep.
Henrik Silvius's Clothes Will Turn You into a Superhero
Last we heard, he was a fashion blogger and muscular dystrophy sufferer, receiving 24-hour care. He's now a menswear designer, and we caught up with him ahead of his first runway show.