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MILESTONES: President Clinton is on the mend; Michael Eisner...
RETIRING. MICHAEL EISNER, 62, CEO of the Walt Disney Co. for 20 years; when his contract expires in September 2006; in Los Angeles. Although he is credited with transforming Disney into a media powerhouse, investors have begun to question his stewardship as the company's stock price has fallen. The board of directors stripped him of his additional title of chairman after an unprecedented vote of no confidence at a March shareholders' meeting...
Smith achieves this principally through his near-prodigal cartooning talents. As attested by his numerous Harvey and Eisner awards for "Best Cartoonist" and "Best Writer/Artist," Smith draws panels that put more energy into a single line than many comics put into entire books. The action sequences, like the one where two dim-witted rat creatures chase the Bones through a precarious rock face, leave you near breathless with their dynamism. Even simple dialogue sequences stay visually interesting thanks to the expressiveness that Smith, a former animator, puts into his work. This key aspect of Smith's work makes "Bone" much...
...prison; in Harare, Zimbabwe. Mann was arrested in March at Harare airport as he tried to take delivery of a $180,000 arms consignment, allegedly for a coup in Equatorial Guinea. The 65 suspected mercenaries arrested along with him were sentenced to 12 months in prison. RETIRING. MICHAEL EISNER, 62, CEO of the Walt Disney Co. for 20 years; when his contract expires in September 2006; in Los Angeles. Although he is credited with transforming the company into a media powerhouse, fellow Disney directors stripped him of his chairmanship in March, when the share price and investor confidence slumped. DIED...
Friday night was the annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ceremony. As with any awards the recipients ranged from well deserving to downright baffling. Michael Chabon, author of the comic-themed novel "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay," delivered the keynote speech lamenting the lack of comics for kids. Accusing the industry of abandoning children, he laid out some suggestions for re-capturing what used to be the medium's core audience, including putting actual kid characters into kids comics. In spite of its critical nature, the speech was met with strong applause. Highlights of the awards included Derek...