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...insist that the genre can be used to explore all kinds of sophisticated, adult concerns. As with any question of art, no definitive answer will ever be reached, but some fresh thoughts came to mind on the subject thanks to a new series by Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma, and a recent panel I attended on the future of the graphic novel. Among the questions I found myself thinking about was this: Where does Superman stand on abortion? It seemed central to the debate...
...Concrete: The Human Dilemma...
That same week the final issue of Concrete: The Human Dilemma, a limited six-issue series, appeared (Dark Horse Comics; 32 pages each; $3.50). Published off and on for nearly twenty years, with two newly packaged collections appearing in July and September, Concrete endures as one of the smartest-written "superheroes" ever created. Twice the size of an average man, with a rock-like epidermis, extraordinary strength, endurance and heightened senses, Concrete has all the attributes of a classic do-gooder. But here is where it starts to get interesting. Neither a troubled billionaire nor a brilliant scientist caught...
...nation’s top business schools, including Harvard Business School (HBS), faced a nearly unprecedented ethical dilemma this past spring when dozens of prospective students, tipped off by an online hacker, tried to gain unauthorized access to a website detailing their admissions status...
...says Dr. Steven Dubinett, director of the thoracic oncology program at UCLA Medical School. "It would really be a travesty if we were unable to continue." Dubinett says about 10% of his studies' participants dropped out. He is investigating whether Celebrex can prevent cancer, but he faces a real dilemma: How can he give to otherwise healthy people a drug that might not work and might increase their risk of heart attack? "It's going to make it very difficult to do long-term-treatment projects," says Keresztes. Dubinett's approach is to recruit ex-smokers, people who have already...