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...Broadway musical, which was based on the 1968 movie, all of which Brooks created. "It's very important for the world to see The Producers in its glory, with MATTHEW [BRODERICK, left] and NATHAN [LANE, right]," who played Leo Bloom and Max Bialystock on Broadway, says the comic. But when it came time to cast escaped Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in the new film, "I thought, Who's manic?" says Brooks. Enter WILL FERRELL, center. "There was something dangerous and mad in his eyes," Brooks explains. If it works, Ferrell may join the gang for Brooks' next version...
...series becomes a kind of buddy comic, with Marvin as the wizened vet and Herbert as the comical rookie. Their friendship forms the emotional center of the series, as Marvin gains increasing respect for Herbert, who matures from a 90-lb duckling to self-confident, if somewhat inept, adventurer. This relationship feels genuinely warm, and keeps the series from being just a simple parody, even when some of the gags are as funny as when Herbert and Marvin infiltrate the Hooded Ones' lair disguised as interior decorators, complete with foppish 18th century outfits...
...Sfar and Trondheim both belong to the new generation of French comic artists that include the likes of David B., author of "Epileptic". (Sfar, whose graphic novel "The Rabbi's Cat" will soon be published by Pantheon, was recently chosen as one of TIME's four comic Innovators.) While both contributors take credit for the writing and art of "Dungeon," Trondheim appears to be the principle draftsman. Wonderfully printed in full color, the special visual style of the books contribute as much to the fun as the smart writing (translated by Joe Johnson, who keeps it cheeky). Filled with details...
...nefarious organization known as The Iron Chain. In the end, Big Al helps the Escapist triumph, but there is the clear indication that maybe, for a strongman like himself, evil might have been the right path. By adding moral ambiguity to a classically structured narrative, Vaughn makes the comic compelling even to modern audiences...
...anthology’s most successful stabs will appeal even to readers who have not read Chabon’s original novel. And the anthology doesn’t need to be read chronologically—in fact, several sections are better skipped. But ultimately, comic readers will be pleased that Chabon plucked the Escapist from the pages of his prose and rendered him anew in living color. And for those who first fell in love with the Escapist and his creators in the context of Kavalier and Clay, the adventure continues?...