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A Sweet Crop of New Graphic Narrativesnew

Comics. Graphic novels. Sequential-art books. Call them what you will, but there are more of them than ever. Here's a rundown on some of the best from the past few months.
Boston Phoenix  |  Mike Miliard  |  10-15-2009  |  Book News

'The Spirit' is Sublime Nonsense on an Epic Scalenew

Watching The Spirit is what it must feel like to be hit in the face with one of the hero's haymakers -- shock, then pain, exhilaration, dizziness and finally nausea.
Metro Times  |  Corey Hall  |  01-06-2009  |  Reviews

Hollywood Product: 'The Spirit'new

Imagine the stark, monochromatic visuals of Miller's Sin City as a backdrop for the campy humor of Adam West's Batman series. Then imagine that the visuals hurt your eyes and the humor leaves you cold, and you get a sense of The Spirit as a wearying waste.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Curt Holman  |  12-29-2008  |  Reviews

Take It Sleazynew

Visually arresting Sin City wallows in guns, gore, and girls.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Cheryl Eddy  |  03-30-2005  |  Reviews

AltWeeklies Blogosphere

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists embrace humour

Ted Leo and his band the Pharmacists have been leading the antiauthoritarian charge with wiry, polemical punk for seven albums...

The Moral Experts: American Goody Two Shoes

The US sends its "experts" to Chile for what? To offer not so much technical advice about the rescue operation...

Congress pressured on food safety legislation

Why does someone have to get sick before Congress acts?...

ABC Takes To 'The River' With 'Paranormal Activity' Filmmaker Oren Peli

You thought a suburban home was scary.  How about the Amazon river? Oren Peli, the writer-director of the indie phenomenon...
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Dog Beat Dog

To pull off the biggest dogfighting bust in U.S. history, investigators went deep undercover. So did their dogs.
Riverfront Times  |  Keegan Hamilton  |  09-02-2010  |  Animal Issues

Valient Thorr's Stranger

Valient Thorr still finds its distinction by directing its menace at deserving targets via social commentaries charged by precision and power.
Independent Weekly (NC)  |  Spencer Griffith  |  09-01-2010  |  Reviews

Failure to Enforce

The Alberta government fails to enforce its own laws on toxic tailings ponds and the tar sands.
VUE Weekly  |  Mimi Williams  |  09-02-2010  |  Environment