In some ways, it’s almost an afterthought to review “Fullmetal Alchemist” at this point, with the franchise’s second television series already running on Adult Swim. The series has been a huge...

Mayor Larry Langford wanted the citizens of Birmingham to know he would not allow their fine city to be debased. Those rainbow flags would not fly in Birmingham — no multicolored gaiety could besmirch...

To say talking about Africa is hard is a severe understatement. Be it African politics, social strife or economics, any single region of Africa is full of issues and conflicts, many of them remnants of...

If you’re an animation nerd like me, this year’s Oscar race is a delight, filled to the brim with quality films. Here are my predictions for both the Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short Film...

In a comics landscape where combat is the central focus of most mainstream series, it’s surprising so few American comic book series centered around sports have been produced. Sports— especially football...

Joey Oliver and his daughter Lydia Oliver drove about an hour and a half from Hayden, Ala., to see Neil Gaiman speak at the Bama Theatre Thursday night. At the beginning of the event, ushers picked up...

Neil Gaiman has worked in many different mediums, from film to comics. Here’s a primer on some of Gaiman’s most well-known and significant works. “The Sandman” (comic series, 1989-1996) - Widely...