How race plays a role in 'X-Men: First Class'
OPINION - You don't need to be a lifelong comic fanboy to notice the parallels between the universe inhabited by fictional mutants, and the real world circumstances of racial and ethnic minorities....
Hollywood's comic book heroes come in all colors
OPINION - With every passing year, comic books are being strip-mined for movie fodder, so plenty of 'diversity' is on its way to the big screen...
Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dwayne McDuffie, who wrote comic books for Marvel and DC and founded his own publishing company before crossing over to television and animation, has died...
Egyptians draw inspiration from Civil Rights Movement comic book
OPINION - Over fifty years later, 'The Montgomery Story' has been given new life -- in the Arab world...
Marvel's 'Black Panther' film in the works
The Black Panther doesn't have the same name recognition as fellow Marvel superheroes Spider-Man and Wolverine, but he's one of the most interesting characters...
Slideshow: Classic black comic book heroes
SLIDESHOW - Inspired by Idris Elba's semi-controversial casting in the upcoming Marvel film 'Thor', theGrio looks back on original comic book heroes of color...
White supremacists wage war on Marvel over 'Thor'
OPINION - Be mad that another comic book is being made into a movie, not mad at a studio for casting actors outside the mold to play the roles...
Alvin Greene unveils comic book of himself after election loss
Greene was snubbed by the South Carolina Democratic Party and not invited to their celebration party on election night...
Should a black man play Spider-Man? A lot of people tweet so
CLUTCH - 'Ultimate Spider-Man' writer Brian Bendis and even the original comic co-creator Stan Lee who have gone on record supporting an audition for Donald Glover...
Why Beyoncé should play Wonder Woman
Casting a superhero is a tricky. The actor has to personify a character with decades of history, but also look fantastic in skimpy attire...
