SACRAMENTO, Calif. – 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 irony in ...

In Sacramento, you could get convicted for selling comic books to kids. For more than 75 years, a law has been in effect in the city banning the sale of comics that depict crime or violence to anyone ...

A new online history project shows how anxious Americans in the 1940s and ‘50s blamed comics for juvenile delinquency and ...

Whenever we have a free afternoon, my nine-year-old and I visit our favorite bookshop. By now, we have a routine. Ella makes a beeline to the graphic novels. Unlike prose, which takes her days to read ...

The California Supreme Court ruled in 1959 that a Los Angeles County policy banning the sale of “crime” comic books to minors was unconstitutional because it was too broad. Sacramento's ban probably ...

Arlington, VA, October 1, 2025 – Today, PBS KIDS announced SUPER WHY’S COMIC BOOK ADVENTURES, a new animated series that builds on the legacy and success of Emmy-nominated series SUPER WHY! and the ...

The Oakland County Road Commission's goal is to get ahead of the storm before nightfall, when temperatures drop, and the slush could refreeze. Read full article: Oakland County crews battle snow, ...

Lecho Lopez shoes comic books at his store JLA Comics on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin) Lecho Lopez shoes comic books at his store JLA Comics on Tuesday, Nov. 18 ...