By MATTHEW PRICEFrom Friday, Dec. 23, 2022 editions of The Oklahoman Santa Claus isn’t the only character who gets dressed up and has holiday adventures.  Comic-book heroes like Zorro and Batman frequently celebrate the holiday season as well.  Comic books have long celebrated the winter holidays, with periodical issues coming out in December often focusing […]

By MATTHEW PRICE  From the Dec. 17, 2022, editions of The Oklahoman One of the most influential superhero films made its debut 44 years ago this month. The story continues in a comic-book series, now available in collected format.  “Superman: The Movie”’s tagline said “You’ll believe a man can fly.” But perhaps more importantly, you’ll […]

by MATTHEW PRICE From the Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 edition of The Oklahoman Comics gift ideas for ‘22 As the holidays near, you might like some suggestions for shopping for the comic fan in your life. Local comic shops would no doubt appreciate your patronage, and many offer gift certificates, as well. The following are […]

by MATTHEW PRICE From the Dec 2, 2022, edition of The Oklahoman The second season of a sci-fi comic book epic from Oklahoma City publisher Literati Press prepares for launch.  Three different artists illustrate three different eras in the ambitious “We Promised Utopia,” which also features three writers: Charles J. Martin, writer of “Glamorella’s Daughter”; […]

By MATTHEW PRICE From the Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 edition of The Oklahoman An Oklahoma writer is among the creators of “Marvel’s Voices: Heritage,” a collected edition of comics stories created by indigenous storytellers and focused on indigenous characters released in connection with Native American Heritage Month.  Steven Paul Judd is Kiowa and Choctaw, and […]

by MATTHEW PRICE From the Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, edition of The Oklahoman Batman and the Joker are among the characters who are part of this year’s Local Comic Shop Day celebration. Comic shops and publishers will celebrate the independent spirit of local comic shops with “Local Comic Shop Day” on Wednesday. Batman and the […]

From the Nov. 11, 2022, edition of The Oklahoman By MATTHEW PRICE  One of Marvel Comics’ very first heroes finally makes his debut in a Marvel film with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Namor the Sub-Mariner, is played by Tenoch Huerta in the film. In the film, Namor is at odds with Wakanda, as many of […]

by MATTHEW PRICE “Werewolf by Night” may encourage you to look at other werewolf-themed films. Here are a few I recently rewatched.  The Wolf Man (1941) for me has long been a Halloween-season favorite. I watched it again and it holds up as a great, atmospheric classic.  Lon Chaney Jr. is Larry Talbot, returning to […]

From the Oct. 29, 2021, The Oklahoman by MATTHEW PRICE Flashback column from last Halloween Look for spooky thrills in comic-book pages  By MATTHEW PRICE  With Halloween this weekend, it’s a good time to look at spooky comic books new and old.  Bringing Batman back to Halloween adventures is this week’s “Batman: Long Halloween Special.”  […]

by MATTHEW PRICE From the Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 edition of The Oklahoman Halloween is a great time for monsters to prowl, and Marvel is sharing one of its most successful monsters with viewers in the “Werewolf by Night” special.  The Disney+ Halloween special stars Gael García Bernal as Jack Russell, aka the Werewolf by […]