Abraham Josephine Riesman

Abraham Josephine Riesman is a journalist and the author of True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee and the upcoming Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America. Her work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Republic, among other outlets.

An illustration of The Rock and Black Adam fighting in a ring

The Superhero Issue

From The Rock to Black Adam: How wrestling laid the blueprint for superhero movies

The growth of superhero cinematic universes, where characters are more important than performers, is making actors more like WWE performers. Kayfabe included.

By Abraham Josephine Riesman