Jessica Plummer has lived her whole life in New York City, but she prefers to think of it as Metropolis. Her day job is in books, her side hustle is in books, and she writes books on the side (including a short story in Sword Stone Table from Vintage). She loves running, knitting, and thinking about superheroes, and knows an unnecessary amount of things about Donald Duck. Follow her on Twitter at @jess_plummer.
When I heard that CBS had a series commitment for a Supergirl TV show, I may have screamed a little. ...
What makes a superhero? Superman’s generally accepted as the first superhero. But he wasn’t the first crimefighter with extraordinary powers; ...
Comics have long struggled with the issue of characters aging. Some heroes get frozen in ice to stay young, some ...
“Booster Gold” is a pretty ridiculous superhero name. It’s fitting for a pretty ridiculous superhero, but even so, it’s odd, ...
If you have even a passing interest in musical theater, you may have noticed that Arrow and Flash – or ...
I have a dream: to read every DC comic ever. It is a ridiculous, implausible dream, but it’s mine, and ...
My first comics came off the rack by the register at the Key Food on Atlantic Avenue, Betty and Veronica ...
In 2006, I attended the very first New York Comic Con, and my first comic book convention ever. I was ...
Look! Up in the sky. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! Most people know those familiar opening lines. ...
Is there any element of the superhero more iconic than the secret identity? A given superhero might not have any ...