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One of screenwriter Nicole Perlman's next projects is a comic based on Gamora, the green-skinned killer played by Zoe Saldana in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.

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She Was Groot: After A Galactic Hit, Marvel Screenwriter Tackles Comics

8:29am July 12, 2015

by Petra Mayer

Nicole Perlman was the first woman to get a writing credit on a Marvel Studios movie, last year's Guardians of the Galaxy. Now, she's taking on a more earthly challenge: Writing her first comic book.

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Netflix's original series Daredevil, which stars a blind superhero, was originally hard for blind audience members to understand. The series was released without audio description that would make it accessible to the visually impaired. TV broadcasters are

After Fan Pressure, Netflix Makes 'Daredevil' Accessible To The Blind

12:20am April 27, 2015

by NPR Staff

The series stars a blind superhero — but at first, it lacked audio descriptions for the visually impaired. Netflix has added that option, but the issue raises larger questions of online accessibility.

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Karen Russell's novel Swamplandia! was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2012.

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Book News: 2 Popular Books May Be Coming To TV

10:26am October 28, 2014

by Colin Dwyer

Ann Leckie's sci-fi epic Ancillary Justice and Karen Russell's St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves have been optioned for TV. Meanwhile, a long-lost Malcolm Lowry novel sees publication.

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Wolverine's Death: Superheroes And The Cycle Of Eternal Return

6:47pm October 13, 2014

by Glen Weldon

Nerd-about-town Glen Weldon explains to a non-comics-reading guy exactly what is up with the impending death of Wolverine. (That's not a spoiler; the miniseries is actually called Death of Wolverine.)

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A new comic features Captain Citrus teaming up with the Avengers to defeat a villain. The new superhero, who uses the power of the sun to generate "energy items," is sponsored by Florida's citrus industry.

Marvel's New Hero Wants To Save The World — And The Citrus Industry

5:40pm September 22, 2014

by Greg Allen

Captain Citrus was sponsored by Florida's orange growers, whose profits are being hurt by disease and declining consumer demand for orange juice. They hope the comic character will boost sales.

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Stephen Mayer: Comic Expert

3:18pm July 29, 2013

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