Word: superheroics
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When in doubt, think Batman. It was not until Bruce Wayne confronted his fear of bats that he could embrace it and carry it with him toward his success as the oh-so-popular superhero...
...Dean Haspiel renders Harvey's story in stylish black and white art rooted in the dynamics of superhero books but with an alty personality all its own. If the book has a fault, it's that too often the artwork gets reduced to merely illustrating the words instead of taking over the narrative drive. But at least Haspiel has plenty of opportunities to display his chops in depicting fight scenes. Longtime fans may be shocked to discover what a scrapper the younger Pekar was. A large part of the book explores his use of violence as a way to gain...
...guess you want me to be this superhero that is going to step in there and suddenly take everybody out of New Orleans." MICHAEL BROWN, former director of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, during tough questioning as he testified before a House panel investigating what went wrong in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans...
...guess you want me to be the superhero that is going to step in there and suddenly take everybody out of New Orleans." MICHAEL BROWN, former director of FEMA, during a heated exchange with a congressional panel investigating what went wrong in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina...
Other cameos seem to cater entirely to the adult audience. Lynda Carter, playing Principal Powers, might directly call out her superhero connection— “I’m not Wonder Woman you know,” she remarks to some detentionees—but few children are likely to nod at the reference. Better yet are the five minutes of nurse time by Cloris Leachman, although sadly her presence might be overlooked by even the older viewers...