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...that he already starred in three X-Men movies dating back to 2000. So Logan/James/Wolverine/Hugh is both nine years older than he was at the beginning of the series, but also 20 to 50 to 100 years younger. Superhero mythologies can be so complicated, only a lonely comic-book-reading kid could make sense of it all. (Are graphic novels Hollywood's new gold mine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wolverine: There Ain't No Sanity Claws | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...appeal of so many of the fables Stan Lee and his colleagues have spun out for Marvel Comics is their confirmation of what any young reader may have thought about himself as his body changes and his mind reels: I'm a freak. To this Lee adds the fantasy: But your weirdness is a sign of preternatural abilities; you're odd because you're a hero. Spider-Man emits goo from his fingers, and he can fly. The Hulk gets mad and becomes bigger and stronger. Wolverine's Dragon Lady fingernails make him the toughest guy on the block...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wolverine: There Ain't No Sanity Claws | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...need the woman. Well, at least I got on. And I really also felt and still do feel that the guy comedians that I came up with, and boy did I come up with a great class - Jerry Seinfeld was the MC the night I auditioned at the Comic Strip along with Paul Reiser, whom I went to college with. Jerry introduced me to Jay Leno when I moved out to L.A., and we quickly became friends. I think of them all as big brothers to me to this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Carol Leifer, Late Bloomer | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...event began with a comic titled “A few reasons why (we need a transgender rights bill),” which vividly portrayed the daily hardships faced by transgender individuals...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Speakers Advocate for Transgender Rights | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...recession,” but he does so in a setting that renders both those words devoid of any negative power. The interspersing of Rhys’ vocals with McCarthy’s near-garbled German elevates “Inaugural Trams” to the level of comic masterpiece.In a musical marketplace where attempts at indie rock humor that fall flat are a dime a dozen, Super Furry Animals truly stand out. They have two key strengths: an acute sense of the ridiculous and a wonderful sense of timing. Any band that can pull off the lines...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Super Furry Animals | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

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