Vaneta Rogers
Vaneta has been a freelance writer for Newsarama for over 17 years, covering Marvel and DC, and everything in between. She also works in marketing.
Latest articles by Vaneta Rogers

Kingdom Come - the iconic DC mega-hit explained
By Vaneta Rogers last updated
Feature With DC returning to the world of Kingdom Come next month, we revisit the groundbreaking original

The Avengers wasn't always a Marvel franchise - then New Avengers changed everything
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Looking back at the revolutionary New Avengers revamp that led to the MCU

DC's Green Lantern - its comic book history
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature How Green Lantern - "ultimate wish fulfillment" concept - became one of DC's bedrock franchises

Who are the Court of Owls? The Gotham Knights Batman villain explained
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Everything you need to know about the comic book history of the creepy organization that is the Court of Owls

Batman and his complicated history with guns
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature "Batman would never use a gun!" But he has, and Newsarama and some experts look at the history of Batman and firearms

New vs. nostalgia - why new characters have a hard time succeeding in superhero comics
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature The uphill climb new DC and Marvel characters have amidst giants like Batman, Spider-Man, and the X-Men

Revisiting the Oracle years of Barbara Gordon as she blends it with her Batgirl in 2022
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Barbara Gordon, Batgirl vs. Oracle - or can she be both?

Fan ownership - why comics fans' connection with superheroes is stronger than any other media
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Looking at how comic fandom's sometimes-intense ownership of characters affects the comics

The most important and impactful DC Comics events of all time
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Crisis on Infinite Zero Metal Flashpoints! These are the most impactful DC Comic events of all time

How Tim Drake became more than just a Robin for the Batman family
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature As a new chapter begins for Tim Drake, we look back at the birth and evolution of the Bat-family lynchpin

Inside the Image Comics - Marvel Comics break-up, according to Marvel's former top editor
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Former Marvel editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco shared secrets about one of the comic book industry's most infamous exoduses

Fantastic Four - How Marvel's first family endures and thrives 60 years later
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Mark Waid, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Millar discuss the enduring legacy of Marvel's first family, the Fantastic Four

Booster Gold: Inside the social media superhero who was decades ahead of his time
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Learn the secret history of Booster Gold, one of the superheroes coming to the new DC Studios

How does Marvel's Thor measure up to his Norse counterpart?
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature How does the Marvel Thor compare to the mythical Thor? We ask an expert

Comic fan outrage? It's part of being human, scientists say
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature An anthropolist and psychology professor discuss comic book fan culture online

How Aquaman fought against the tide to become one of DC's (and the movie industry's) biggest superheroes
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Inside the evolution of Aquaman from B-list hero to A-list star

An oral history of Tim Drake AKA Robin, with O'Neil, Wolfman, Nicieza, Yost, and more
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Tim Drake has grown a lot - read about how he started!

Richard Donner's impact on superhero movies goes far beyond Superman
By Vaneta Rogers, Michael Doran published
Feature Richard Donner and his wife Lauren Shuler Donner help start the careers of superhero movie giants like Marvel's Kevin Feige

Superstar artist J.G. Jones uses his art to raise awareness about rare disease
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature The Final Crisis artist battles a rare blood disease MPNs and illustrates his struggle and the struggle of others

New mom Harley Quinn gets spotlight in Batman: White Knight spin-off from romance novelist Katana Collins
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature From Sean Murphy, Katana Collins, and Matteo Scalera

Dark Knights: Death Metal #1 spoilers - 'Anti-Crisis' on 8 Earths
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature We guide you through the bonkers Death Metal debut

Denny O'Neil's greatest creative impacts
By Vaneta Rogers published
Feature Celebrating the career of the legendary writer and editor

Batman's 'Joker War' opens up a "new era of storytelling" in Gotham City
By Vaneta Rogers published
news Batman writer James Tynion IV talks about 'Joker War' and beyond
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