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Since its earliest days, comics have offered readers a glimpse of alternate, magical realities. Their robust worlds filled with interesting characters have fueled imaginations and gave readers a glimpse into what is possible.

This fall 2022, watch out for a new season of the Emmy-award winning "Artbound," where we learn more about "Love & Rockets," a long-running comic book series from made by three brothers from Oxnard that gained a worldwide fanbase. In the meantime, see how this visual and literary medium have given readers multiverses to draw on.

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A collection of "Love and Rockets" comic books in boxes.
"Love & Rockets" is celebrating its 40th anniversary, but it began with a trio of brothers from Oxnard.
A comic book cover featuring female figures in what looks to be superhero costumes against a yellow background. The text says "Love and Rockets."
Four decades ago, "Love & Rockets" came on the comic book scene and altered the history of graphic novel publishing.
Larry Fuller, John Jennings and Stacey Robinson stand together in front of an exhibition wall displaying paintings of a Black superhero, Ebon.
In 1970, Larry Fuller published “Ebon,” the first comic with a titular Black superhero. Initially met with low sales, the project was discontinued after one issue. Over 50 years later, Ebon and his creator finally get their flowers.
A digital artwork of a Black woman in a galaxy, surrounded by beams of light and nebulas. She is holding a geometric box in her hand that is glowing. She is looking at the item.
Afro-speculative trailblazers John Jennings and Stacey Robinson are the creative duo behind "Black Kirby," an art collaborative that combines Afrofuturism with the superhero genre to imagine alternative worlds that center Black stories.
Zombies and Groot - Bringing Comics to Life
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Nicole Perlman and Angela Kang explore navigating a male-dominated industry as females.
Various comic books | Waldemar Brandt / Unsplash
For months, Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and many others were nowhere to be seen on shelves. As comic bookstores floundered, Give Comics Hope looks to lend them a hand.
Latino migrant workers in the United States feature in the latest edition of the comic book ‘El Peso Hero’ by Hector Rodriguez, 1 June, 2020. | Handout / Thomson Reuters Foundation
"El Peso Hero" superhero steps back to showcase work of nurses and farm laborers during coronavirus pandemic.
To the Stars, Dec 1961 | Courtesy of Henry Cram
By the 1950s, America was ready for space travel. Before anyone took the leap though, comic books, film and television were predicting humankind’s forays into the outer limits. Get a glimpse of yesteryear's ideas of space travel.
Laura Molina at "Artists Assemble" at MOLAA
Exhibition “Artists Assemble!” highlights a new generation of comic book artists who weren’t satisfied with the narrow conception of heroes and heroines in the mainstream.
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Stephen Townsend's "The Hood" was born out of the '92 civil unrest and returns to fight more nebulous evils
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Biblical characters and comic book heroes meet in the layered papercut artworks of Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik.
Photo: Victoria Valenzuela
Comic-Con, the massive geek gathering, has separated itself from the residents of surrounding neighborhoods like Barrio Logan. With Chicano-Con, David Favela and his friends worked to create their own convention -- one that encompassed the rich Mexican...
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