Superman

The Loss of Superman

Doon Baqi | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics


Doon Baqi

I was an officer in the U.S. Army. I know the rules of engagement. Soldiers respect civilians, for the most part (admittedly there are exceptions).

Just How Final Is This Crisis?

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.31.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Post-Comic-Con reality sets in. Hundreds of dollars and autographs/souvenirs later, all good fanboys and girls begrudgingly have returned to their gigs, resuming their secret identities.

Did This Knight Have To Be So Dark?

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.24.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

With The Dark Knight, we get such a boundary-breaking piece of pulp whose noir is so effective that, we most likely will see comic books and their relative movie and TV franchises adopt an even darker tone.

Politics in Comic Books

Bryan Young | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media


Bryan Young

These days, the nature of political participation in comics is much more sophisticated than past cartoons, such as Captain America punching Hitler in the face, and much more based in the area of social commentary than that of propaganda.

The Orphanage and the Power of Women

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 05.13.2008 | Entertainment


Erik Lundegaard

Lt. Ripley in Aliens, with a big gun in one arm and a little girl in the other, is the most successful action herione in movie history. One matriarch battling another matriarch. The Orphanage is also a battle between two matriarchs.

Superman that New Year!

Giulia Rozzi | Posted 01.02.2008 | Living


Giulia Rozzi

Who would have guessed that if I really wanted to ring in 2008 with class I should have stayed at Hooters.

Of Great Teachers, Libraries, and Bookworms

Steven Denlinger | Posted 11.16.2007 | Living


Steven Denlinger

What makes one teacher loved and the other one hated? Both can follow the same curriculum, the same lesson plan, and yet there are two vastly different results.

The 20 Best Comic Book Heroes Of Film

The Times | Michael Moran | Posted 09.12.2007 | Entertainment


2008 promises yet more comic book characters migrating from the page to the cinema , with big budget debuts for the long awaited Watchmen, Iron Man, T...