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Articles tagged "comics" Column: Worlds in PanelsWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Supergirl’s Shortsby Shaun Huston[20.Nov.09] :. Supergirl's summer costume change -- which included concealing shorts under her skirt as she flew about, kicking butt -- reveals a lot about our changing superheroes.  Column: Worlds in PanelsAre Comics Like Reading with Training Wheels?by Shaun Huston[13.Oct.09] :. Reading a comic requires multiple forms of literacy and levels of interpretation. Every movement from word to image and back again so as to create a coherent, narrative whole engages the reader’s brain in distinct ways. Comics ReviewMouse Guard: Winter 1152by Walter Biggins[29.Sep.09] :. Tough medicine -- and great satire -- goes down easier in a funny-animal pill, when animals serve as icons for human concerns.  Column: Worlds in PanelsComic Re-Imaginingby Shaun Huston[18.Sep.09] :. Not all comic book adaptations are created equal, especially not when comparing our own imaginings with what actually happens when books are moved from print to screen.  NewsDisney’s purchase of Marvel Enterprises puts the house of Mickey Mouse in the superhero bizby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][1.Sep.09] :. Make way for the amazing Spider-Mouse. In an entertainment-industry stunner, the Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that it was buying comic-book giant Marvel Enterprises for $4 billion. The purchase... Books ReviewThe Best of Simon and Kirby by Jack Kirbyby Jeremy Estes[10.Aug.09] :. For Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, as with most creators during the boom years of the early '40s, comics were as much about earning a paycheck as they were about creative expression. Moomin Book Four by Tove Janssonby Sarah Boslaugh[21.Jul.09] :. All in all, if you have a high tolerance for whimsy you could do worse than to spend a few hours in Moominvalley. Blaming Brenda Starr for newspaper woesby Kevin Horrigan [St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)][31.Mar.09] :. Over the past few years, it has been my sad duty to help “roast” dozens of friends and colleagues who have retired - or, because in the journalism business, “retire” is a... Comics are leaping from page to screenby Tom Horgen [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][27.Jun.08] :. In this weekend’s potential blockbuster “Wanted,” Morgan Freeman hands a gun to the film’s reluctant antihero and orders him to shoot the wings - and just the wings - off a... Zuda Comics takes comic books online and invites readerby Brian McTavish [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Feb.08] :. Read. Vote. Create. That’s the Zeitgeist of Zuda Comics, a new online DC Comics site that’s putting adventurous comic creators on the same page - or, rather, screen - with comic readers... Best graphic novels of 2007by Randy Myers [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][2.Jan.08] :. If you wanted to be cool in 2007, you wrote a graphic novel. If you wanted to make a hit film, you bought the rights to a comic and made a movie out of it. Publishers caught on to this trend and... Postcards by Jason Rodriguez [Editor]by Leslie Joseph[10.Sep.07] :. Of significant note to comic fans may be the inclusion of a story by the prolific Harvey Pekar. ‘Scalped’ writer having sizzling Augustby Bill Radford [The Gazette (MCT)][23.Aug.07] :. It’s a big month for Jason Aaron. The start of August saw the release of a trade paperback collecting the first five issues of his ongoing series, “Scalped.” Also this month from... ‘Peanuts’ museum marks its fifth anniversaryby Dixie Reid [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][21.Aug.07] :. SANTA ROSA, Calif.—Sparky said he would end “Peanuts” when he finally wore a hole in the drawing board he used for 50 years. Sadly, that day never came. The famous piece of... Reading Comics by Douglas Wolkby Jeremy Estes[6.Aug.07] :. Wolk discusses each selection with a fan's enthusiasm and a critic's eye for detail. Iranian exiles see film ‘300’ as an attempt to vilify Persiansby Vik Jolly [The Orange County Register (MCT)][22.Mar.07] :. The Hollywood blockbuster “300” has fueled conversations in the Iranian exile community across the United States, even spawning demands for an apology from the film’s... Short Cuts - In Theaters: 300by Bill Gibron[16.Mar.07] :. 300 defies description. Every attempt by mainstream critics to categorize or contextualize the film is more or less wrong. This is not some manner of anti-war propaganda piece (or worse, a... |
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