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Somerville is rife with Capuanos. On the way out of the high school Cappy points out Capt. Andrew Capuano Street, a roadway that bears the name of his grandfather, who served in both the Army and the Navy. Cappy says it was one of the first streets in Somerville to be named in someone’s honor. We soon drive by the house in which his father grew up. According to Cappy, all but two of the extended Capuano clan still live in the Commonwealth...
When a flood of charity comicbooks focusing on the events of September 11 hit the shelves TIME.comix had to divide its coverage into two parts. Last week covered the "alternative" books. This week we examine the "mainstream" efforts by the likes of Marvel (home of Spider-Man, Capt. America and the X-Men), DC (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, et al.) and smaller houses. The big question: would they, could they, put superheroes into the tragedy...
...most of the pages are like Alex Ross' sober cover depicting a fireman walking towards us, cradling a dark figure amidst a hellish glow of smoking ruins. There are a few Superheroes tossed in, usually to maudlin effect, as when a group of firefighters have Iron Man, Thor and Capt. America hovering over them, holding candles like Renaissance angels. "Heroes" works best as a document of the national mood immediately following the tragedy...
...earlier stories Abe has a superhero alter-ego, Captain Oblivion, who foils evil plots like the distribution of "blinkers," a device that allows the wearer to "stick ruthlessly to one narrow path in life." But by midway through the book both Capt. "O" and the futuristic setting recede in favor of meditative free-association comix and thoughtful travelogues. One of the pleasures of reading the book is in watching how the artist evolves from creating whimsical spoofs with a touch of poetic consciousness to the exact inverse of that...
District 14 Capt. William B. Evans said that “there’s no safety in [paddy wagons]. You get bounced around in there no matter what...