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...most part none of the articles require prior knowledge of comix past or present, though they may require some patience. Jim Woodring, author of the comicbook "Frank," writes a personal appreciation of the early gag cartoonist T. S. Sullivant who, "posed his characters in ways never seen before or since." Other historical essays include one about Bill Holman's "Smokey Stover" strip from the 1930s. Noticeably the generous examples of Holman's screwball "YOWSA!" of a strip tell you nearly as much as the essay's academic run-on. (Sample: "Holman's desultory recklessness as he periodically disassembled his characters...
...smartly confronts this issue right up front in its book "9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember" ($9.95; 224pp.) Superman, trapped in the pages of a comicbook, laments his inability to "break free from the fictional pages where I live and breath...become real during times of crisis and right the wrongs of an unjust world." Left behind as a fireman rushes into the flames, he adds, " A world fortunately protected by heroes of its own." When Superman, who has entered into the (inter)national consciousness as an emblem of American strength...
...final 9/11 comicbook neatly bridges the "alternative" and "mainstream" divide. "9-11: Artists Respond" ($9.95; 192pp.), published jointly by Dark Horse, Image, and others has the best mix of styles and approaches of any of the books. Paul Chadwick's chilling depiction of events on the flight that crashed in Pennsylvania brings you as close to feeling the real definition of "hero" as anything. R. Sikoryak's dead-pan parody of a newspaper comics page actually made me laugh out loud (Word Search: Can you find the words in the puzzle below to express your feelings? Answer: Probably not.) Combining...
...Only in world-historical times such as these would seven different comicbook projects on the same topic, all coming out simultaneously, not be considered in competition with one another. Instead, because all the books focus on the events of September 11, and all their profits go to charity, their release over the past few weeks represents an unprecedented, unifying event for the comicbook industry and the nation. They provide a way to feel better and to do good...
...Volumes 1 and Vol. 2, "Heroes," "The Amazing Spider-Man" #36, and "A Moment of Silence" can be found at any comicbook store...