Outside the Beltway

The string of victories for same-sex marriage continues as a Federal Judge rules that the Commonwealth of Kentucky must recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages.

The fight for marriage equality takes another step forward.

The year that will soon ended will go down in history as the year that the same-sex marriage debate changed forever.

A limited ruling out of Ohio with wide ranging implications.

A 17th state legalizes gay marriage. There’s no turning back.

Films from the House of Spiderman have grossed more than those from the House of Superman. But that’s mostly because of ticket price increases.

Fox and Disney are in a legal fight over movie rights to a minor comic book character.

Marvel has created an alternate universe in which Spiderman is a half-black, half-Latino teenager. Some people are angry.

Jack Kirby’s heir are trying to posthumously renegotiate half-century old deals with Marvel.

DC is once again resetting the clock on its universe and starting all its books over with issue #1.

When I started collecting the books, back in early 1977, copies of Action #1 were available for something like $3500. 

Marvel Comics is suing the estate of its second most famous figure in order to keep the rights to its most lucrative properties.

Marvel Comics is releasing a special issue of Amazing Spider-Man #583 with Obama depicted on the cover.

The lead character of the new Marvel movie hasn’t received the pop-culture exposure of Superman, Batman, Spiderman, or the Hulk.

Marvel Comics is putting back issues of its comics online, hoping to lure young fans. Excelsior!

For universal icons, albeit fictional ones, to suddenly become partisan props is a bit sad.

Rare comic books have been among the best-performing investment vehicles.

The publishers are being coy about whether someone else will wield the mighty shield, but insist that “This is the end of Steve Rogers, the meat and potatoes guy from 1941.”

The Silver Surfer will make his live-action debut in the second installment of the Fantastic Four movie franchise.