comic book
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Those who trust these writers’ capabilities with using comic book properties as springboards to examine thornier issues can probably deduce that “Lanterns” is employing it for a specific reason.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Any comic book fan knows that Spider-Man's secret identity is Peter Parker, a science nerd who gained superhero powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
After it licensed the Spider-Man film and live-action TV rights from then-struggling comic book publisher Marvel, Sony launched the modern superhero movie era with a blockbuster 2002 adaptation starring Tobey Maguire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
We open in a post-apocalyptic Pasadena, following a hooded character through a dark landscape of burned out cars and mutant distractions to Stuart’s somehow still-open comic book store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Max eats a second ham sandwich and rereads a comic book, and sheets of yellow flowers glow in the fields, and Jutta wonders if any of them grow over the bones of her brother.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
