Word: graphically
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Last week, Benjamin Running, a 28-year-old New York graphic designer, posted a video of himself uncapping a ballpoint pen and jamming the barrel of the pen into the round keyhole of a $50 Kryptonite lock, rotating it until the lock popped free. The U-shaped bicycle locks are popular among bicycle owners, who have been told that these locks are the safest that money...
...Combining the instant gratification strong cartooning with the deep engagement of epic storytelling and the universal appeal of humor, Jeff Smith's "Bone" has becomes the best all-ages graphic novel yet published. While older readers will tune into such themes as the folly of blind fanaticism and the corrupting nature of power, the younger set will simply thrill to the adventure and delight at the huge cast of characters. Hardly a folly anymore, "Bone" now deserves to go from hipster cult item to mainstream literary success...
...proved to be so polished and enjoyable the series grew into a beloved, multiple-award winning favorite of kids and adults. Earlier this year, after 55 issues, Smith concluded the epic story. Newly collected into one volume, "Bone" is now a mammoth 1300-page, economically priced ($40; Cartoon Books) graphic novel combining the mythical scope of the "Lord of the Rings" cycle with the visual delights of the early Disney movies...
...fear to report sexual assault. For the young woman involved in this specific case, reporting her story to the police threw her in the middle of a media circus. She was subjected to a brutal environment where rape shield laws were unable to prevent sensational revelations of her name, graphic details about her sexual history and endless questions about her character and mental stability...
...even to Mayle). But Merde has a lively plot - West's French boss is up to no good - plus an element missing in many such tomes: sex. The hero's success in learning to separate politesse from a French woman's true intentions is instructive, as are his graphic descriptions of the rewards. How much of the book is autobiographical? "Moi, je ne regrette rien," Piafs Clarke, who refuses to talk about his personal life (he is reported to have children in Paris schools). Not that there is much for him to regret these days. Bantam and other publishers...