Marvel Comics did a fantastic job of incorporating science fiction and more cosmic storytelling into their books. DC had been doing cosmic stories for years, with Superman, Green Lantern, Adam Strange, and numerous others all having adventures in the cosmos. Cosmic Marvel stories were quite different from DC, though; there was a scope to them…

HBO’s Lanterns — the Green Lantern adaptation from showrunner Chris Mundy, co-creator Damon Lindelof, and comics writer Tom King — premieres August 16 on HBO and HBO Max, placing two intergalactic cops named Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) in a rural Nebraska murder investigation that escalates into something far larger than…

X-Men #33 hits stores Wednesday! Can Magneto save the day before his powers fizzle out? Time’s ticking on this gravimetric bomb mission!

Description (from Kirkus Reviews): When Marjane Satrapi’s graphic memoir Persepolis is abruptly pulled from classrooms in Chicago Public Schools, a diverse ensemble of teens at Curtis Tech express their outrage. Best friends Aoife and Kendall plan a walk-out protest. Student journalists Xochitl and Jackson are determined to use the power of the press to make…