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We thought Hasbro had completely satiated our collective appetite for The Avengers movie role play toy advertisements with its amazing rap-infused commercial, but it seems there was still room in our hearts for another serving. Casting four grade school aged boys as the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, the retail chain Target brings many a superhero fan's childhood fantasy to life as the

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As a kid who got into comics thanks, in part, to Archie Comics' "Sonic the Hedgehog," I have to say that Kotaku's glimpse into the innocence of sequential art creation is a wonderful sight. The sixth grade students who attend comic creator Raina Telgemeier's Afterschool Comics Workshop (which, ironically, Kotaku misspelled as "Worship") were given a mission: Create a short comi

With every Comic-Con comes the inevitable post-convention round-up of costumes -- and to be fair, there are usually some pretty fantastic ones. But if you weary of the constant parade of Baronesses and Heath Ledger Jokers, cleanse your palate with Nerd Dads' photoset of adorable children dressed as comic book characters from this year's San Diego megaconvention...

The Boston Globe reaches out to superparents and Sue and Reed Richards in an article titled "What to do if you child has superpowers: A FAQ for concerned parents." And apparently written by a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Healthcare Policy at Harvard Medical School...