Comic books

The outsized convention will draw film fans, anime enthusiasts, comic devotees, creative cosplayers, and those who fancy fantastical fun.

Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello. For anyone who grew up in the 1980s or 1990s, they’re not Italian Renaissance artists but rather human-sized, pizza-eating turtles who live in the New York City sewers and fight crime. LX News host Eric Alvarez reminds us why Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mania was so huge, and why we still love them.

Movies in theaters are back after a long pause during the coronavirus pandemic – and Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home feels like visiting some old friends, according to Juju Green. The man also known as @straw_hat_goofy on TikTok has already seen the film twice, including its premiere, and felt it upstaged the early 2000s Spider-Man movies directed by Sam Raimi....

NBC New York’s Kay Angrum reports from NY Comic Con, talking to comic book and Funko Pop collectors, showing us the coolest cosplayers and more after the event resumed following a 2-year COVID hiatus.