Chris Arrant
Chris Arrant covered comic book news for Newsarama from 2003 to 2022 (and as editor/senior editor from 2015 to 2022) and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)
Latest articles by Chris Arrant
All four major X-Men mutant classifications explained
By Chris Arrant published
Feature The major X-Men mutant classifications are complicated. Alpha? Omega? We got you covered with this explainer
Superhero super-couples - the best comic book romances from Marvel and DC
By George Marston last updated
Feature Comic book romances - even superheroes have 'em!
Marvel's best Guardians of the Galaxy stories
By Pierce Lydon published
feature The Guardians of the Galaxy are fan-favorite Marvel characters - and these ten stories are a great place to get into their comics
Jeff the Landshark gets a print one-shot by popular demand
By Chris Arrant published
Feature You’re about to fall in love with Marvel's weirdest pet hero: Jeff the Land Shark
The best Marvel Comics stories of all time
By Chris Arrant published
Feature The ten best Marvel Comics stories from the House of Ideas
All of the upcoming comic conventions in 2022 and 2023
By Samantha Puc last updated
News Comic conventions are slowly coming back - here are the events to watch for
Star Wars: Hidden Empire connecting covers reveal key characters in Lady Qi'ra's story
By Samantha Puc published
News The Hidden Empire is the third part of a Star Wars trilogy written by Charles Soule
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League hides a bit of comic history in those prison uniforms
By Chris Arrant last updated
News Those inmate numbers in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League are hiding something
First look - Marvel's Secret Invasion returns for a sequel ahead of the MCU event
By Chris Arrant published
News The Skrulls are back (or have been here all along), as revealed in a new 2022 Secret Invasion sequel
DC FanDome 2021 releases new trailer and talent roster
By Chris Arrant last updated
News Plus what's happening on the comic book side of the event
Batman's Detective Comics to run weekly beginning this winter, but with a lot less of Batman
By Chris Arrant last updated
News Get ready for a weekly fix of DC's Detective Comics - but without Batman
The best Marvel characters of all time ranked
By Chris Arrant published
Feature How do you pick the best Marvel characters in the publisher's history? Here's how
Why Marvel's Jeff the Land Shark is so popular
By Chris Arrant published
Feature You’re about to fall in love with Marvel's weirdest pet hero: Jeff the Land Shark
The most dangerous DC Universe villains
By Chris Arrant published
Feature There are great supervillains - and then there are the most dangerous supervillains to the DC Universe
The Bat Family - the most vital members, ranked
By Michael Doran published
Feature Ironically, Batman has perhaps the largest and most diverse family of any comic book superhero. But who is among the best of the Bat Family?
The best horror comics of all time
By Samantha Puc published
Feature Sometimes people aren't what they seem and home isn't a safe space in the best horror comics to read right now
My Little Pony comics relaunch with new #1 for the "new generation"
By Chris Arrant last updated
News Quit horsing around, and get ready for a new My Little Pony comic series
First look - Marvel reinvents the Thunderbolts again ahead of their 2024 movie
By George Marston published
News Marvel has a new Thunderbolts team ... again
First look - George R.R. Martin's Marvel Comics superhero epic Wild Cards
By Michael Doran published
News Long-time Marvel Comics fan George R.R. Martin returns to the publisher in July
The best superhero sidekicks of all time
By George Marston published
Feature Our favorite comic book heroes would be less than without these superhero sidekicks
DC's new Shazam! returns home in September
By Michael Doran published
News Mary Marvel deals with her new duties in The New Champion of Shazam! #2
Penguin Random House becomes Marvel's exclusive book market distributor in 2023
By Michael Doran published
News Marvel's relationship with comic book shops and now the book market is evolving as its relationship with Penguin Random House expands
George Pérez on his fans, his legendary career, and being happy
By Chris Arrant published
Feature The late George Pérez talked about the support he received following the announcement of his illness
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