Word: comical
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...halcyon, bounteous days when dot-com pioneers bestrode the land like giants, tossing multi-million-dollar ad buys to networks like parade marshals tossing penny candy to children - NBC was strong and rich and could laugh at itself. Its upfront presentations were like Friars roasts, with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (of Conan O'Brien fame) ripping mercilessly on the network's programming mistakes. ("'Stark Raving Mad' was a great show - for me to poop on!") The implicit message: a healthy network can afford self-deprecation...
...what? As a crude American, I enjoy comix more for how well they entertain me, than for how much mileage I can get out of deconstructing them. I will leave that to the French. As a comic, regardless of its origins, Stéphane Heuet's "Remembrance of Things Past," makes for a fine read, evoking a lost world, not just of physical superficialities, but of the very thoughts of the time. I am sure even the book's harshest critics would agree that a little Proust is better than none...
...Remembrance of Things Past: Combray" can be found in superior comic stores, and regular bookstores as well...
...whatever “it” is. In the meager neon light are three simultaneous scenes: a young man reclining on a couch, a young couple in a restaurant booth and two friends in a movie theater. Then the light goes off, and the scenery is changed by comic book superheroes (the Incredible Hulk is the most recognizable...
...play’s humor also contributes to the overall strength of the production, for it offers numerous laughs and never seems forced. In addition to the seemingly random appearances of the comic book heroes (Donald eventually explains that he likes comic book heroes because he admires their invincibility), the dialogue is often hilarious. D adds much color to the play, especially when he drops phrases like “punch my muscle,” “suck my grits,” and “we’ll bring the ruckus!” Especially...