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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