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...graphic novel buyer for the Borders bookstore chain has no such doubts. "The graphic novel is a format," he says. "We would not segment the category by splitting up the graphic novel section." According to Hershman, Borders' research shows the "demographics for 'Maus' overlap with the ones for Spider-Man," so that it is theoretically easier to lure the reader of one to the other than it is to lure a reader of Elie Wiesel to "Maus...
...Shido's aspirations stretch beyond rekindling Kabuki's popularity in Japan. A lifelong fan of comics, he dreams of creating a Kabuki play featuring his hero Spider-Man and performing it in New York City's Central Park. "When Kabuki's taken abroad, it's always presented as something traditional and grand. I'd like to show people that it's a living thing?there's nothing you can't do with Kabuki," he says. Then he sets off on the short walk to the theater, where the next generation of fans waits to be converted...
...interview, he makes exactly one joke. Asked if he is worried about the cigars messing up his million-dollar voice, he pretends to be offended. "A million?" he says, as if that's not enough. (Fact is, he's reportedly getting $12 million for Seabiscuit and $17 million for Spider...
...dating Jennifer Meyer, daughter of Universal Studios head honcho Ron? Probably--but he doesn't talk about it. Does he really have a bad back that limits his ability to do stunts? Yes, but it's feeling fine these days, thanks. Did Columbia Pictures try to replace him in Spider-Man II with rival boy-man Jake Gyllenhaal? And did he have to beg his way back into the Spidey suit, with the help of the aforementioned well-connected girlfriend? No comment beyond "And here we are." Plus a zap with the lasers to say, Move...
Maybe so. But even Maguire can't keep his guard up forever. In the best scene in Spider-Man, Parker realizes he has superpowers and is so psyched about it that he goes running off over the Manhattan rooftops. In a way, Maguire plays the same scene again in Seabiscuit. Howard takes his new horse and his new jockey out to the country to open them up and find out what they can do, and we see for the first time what a miracle they have on their hands. Talking about the scene, Maguire sounds almost mesmerized. "I think what...