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...story of a ragbag of bizarre, damaged, retired superheroes reunited by the murder of a former teammate, Watchmen is told in fugal, over-lapping plotlines and gorgeous panels rich with cinematic leitmotifs. A work of ruthless psychological realism, it's a landmark in the graphic novel medium. It would be a masterpiece in any. --By Lev Grossman...
...style khaki from Tommy Hilfiger's 20th-anniversary show At BCBG, Max Azria cut the common cloth into a chic blouse Best Dress That perennial spring favorite, the dress, made a strong showing on New York City runways. Kenneth Cole presented his in breezy chiffon and pretty pastel colors Graphic Black And White Moving away from today's bright colors, some designers went graphic. London-based Alice Temperley showed black florals on white while New York City favorites Proenza Schouler and Carolina Herrera were influenced by the Viennese Secessionist art movement. Or so they...
...Andre the Giant with OBEY printed beneath. In a world in which we all feel subordinate to something, it was the ultimate generic image of creepy domination. It's now on T shirts, bags and a belt buckle that has been spotted on Ashton Kutcher. Today Fairey has a graphic-design firm, a gallery space and a licensing deal for Obey clothing, posters and stickers...
Rome: This 100-million dollar epic, along with “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Extras” makes HBO’s Sunday night lineup the best of any night on any channel. An elegant and graphic portrayal of Rome during Julius Caesar’s rise toward emperor, “Rome” vacillates between the political and military intrigue of Caesar and Pompey and the day-to-day trials of two ordinary soldiers from the thirteenth legion. There are wonderful performances all around, highlighted by Polly Walker’s portrayal...
...another online cache of horrifying images, advertising itself as providing “a service to the world by showing something the regular news will not show”; another site, rotten.com provides even more webspace for an “archive of disturbing illustration.” The graphic content on rotten.com, of accidents, medicine, forensics, and suicides in addition to war, attracts about 15 million hits per day.Another site, camerairaq.com is a project of Carleton College’s Cinema & Media Studies Departments that hosts news and commentary about “the War of Images...