Lecho Lopez shoes comic books at his store JLA Comics on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On a recent day at Sacramento native Lecho ...

It was in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic, that the first Twin Cities Con kicked off, drawing in 2,500 attendees. This year’s run is projected to bring in around 40,000, says Ben Penrod, president ...

EAST LANSING, MI — Before visiting Michigan State University’s massive comic book collection, I asked librarian Jason Larsen to set aside what he considers the five rarest or quirkiest items. Not the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On a recent day at Sacramento native Lecho Lopez’s comic shop in the city, his 5-year-old nephew read his first word aloud: “bad.” It was from a graphic novel. There was ...