Comic Books

Christina "Steenz" Stewart is now the new artist on "Heart of The City," a daily syndicated comic strip.

Arts

Local Cartoonist Steenz Takes On Beloved 'Heart Of The City' Daily Comic Strip

Lara Hamdan

Christina “Steenz” Stewart initially studied studio art with a focus on illustration while attending Maryville University. Although she honed her visual…

(May 03, 2019) Apotheosis Comics & Lounge owner Martin Casas (left) and comic artists Maggie Thurston (middle) and Jim Mahfood talked about their passion for comic books and culture on Friday's talk show.

Arts

How Local Businesses Are Celebrating Free Comic Book Day

Lara Hamdan

This weekend, comics fans will get the chance to celebrate their love for the literary art at local stores in observance of Free Comic Book Day. The…

Children enjoy the intersection of chess and comics at the opening reception for "POW! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics" at the World Chess Hall of Fame on March 23, 2017.

Arts

On Chess: When your chess opponent wears a cape

Ever since the first cartoonists joined text and images together to tell stories, they turned to chess to deliver funny gags and to illustrate metaphors…

Giant robot lions connect in order to form a larger robot humaniod with a sword named Voltron

Arts

Ready to form Voltron! New comic highlights St. Louis connections with beloved cartoon

“Ready to form Voltron!”Fans of the mid-1980s TV show Voltron will recognize that phrase as the moment five robots join together to protect Earth from…