Tag Archives: Graphic Novels
I Challenge You!
It’s always good to remove yourself from your comfort zone once in a while. Open yourself up to new experiences and broaden your horizons. I know that human beings like their ruts and it can be difficult to try something … Continue reading
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The Dangerous Lives of Batman
Even as the filming of Batman: Dark Knight Rises unfolds in the streets of Pittsburgh, and DC Comics and their legions of tired fans gird themselves for yet another continuity re-boot, I have to remind myself that there are always … Continue reading
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Don’t believe everything you hear on the radio.
An invisible audience. A seven second delay. Waves that travel worldwide through the air, unseen. A spectrum that includes audible sound, sunlight and the rainbow. Radio is already pretty mysterious, but on October 30, 1938, Orson Welles and The Mercury … Continue reading
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What Is Your Obsession?
As I was shelving in our Graphic Novel section the other day, I stumbled upon The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger. Now I already knew that this book existed so the title wasn’t new to me, but this was the … Continue reading
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“Verily, Stilt-Man, Thou Art A Mighty Foe!”
The Mighty Thor has uttered many a memorable line over his long career as one of Marvel Comics’ heavy-hitting heroes, but none so absurd as the one that forms the title of this post. Way back in Thor #269, ‘ole … Continue reading
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PIX: The Pittsburgh Indy Comics Expo 2010
This weekend, CLP will be tabling at PIX: The Pittsburgh Indy Comics Expo. We’ll join lots of local comics creators and publishers as part of ”Pittsburgh’s first ever exposition devoted solely to creator-owned, self-published, smallpress, and handmade comics.” Pittsburgh’s new Toonseum is presenting the … Continue reading
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Super Without the Power
The new film Kickass tells the stories of seemingly normal people in the “real” world who put on costumes and fight crime. This gritty, hard-edged journey into the superhero genre reminds me of some of my favorite older graphic novel … Continue reading
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Sick Day Reads
The cold and flu season is upon us, and unfortunately I’ve already been infected. I used a sick day on Monday to try to reduce the severity and longevity of a cold I acquired (I don’t think it worked), and doing so … Continue reading
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Unlikely Rare Books: Sailor Moon
Back when I started college and got my first credit card, I built a pretty impressive manga collection. But when I finished college and had to pay that credit card bill, I sold most of my books and only kept … Continue reading
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