Superheroes

For Luke Cage, women will always be the second sex

The Netflix show is brimming with interesting female characters. Too bad its hero can never fully appreciate them

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ goes back to Wakanda, the land where women fight to the finish

And the female characters strike as much fear into the enemy as male protagonists do — if not more

Who is the best Black Marvel character?

‘Black Panther’s’ superpower allows it to leap over other superhero movies in a single bound

More than a cool-looking bit of escapism, it’s a meditation on colonialism

‘Black Lightning’ joins the CW’s suite of superheroes

Television Critics Diary: Network revives the ’70s DC Comics superhero ‘for the culture’

The cover of 1970’s ‘Black Lightning’ comic book No. 1

Not every superhero is larger than life

Pots & pans: You and I are the real superheroes

We really are tougher than those make-believe characters

Get to know Black Lightning

DC Comics’ electrifying superhero might grace the small screen soon

The year of the ‘blerd’: cosplay edition

Black nerds, or ‘blerds’, have been reimagining their fandoms way before Zendaya’s ‘Spider-Man’ casting