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...Golden Age of comics was inaugurated with the release of Action Comics #1, the seminal book that introduced Superman and the notion of the superhero comic book to the world. In an era that pre-dated the advent of television, comics provided readers with a colorful and engaging form of escapism, using a combination of vibrant art and fantastic stories to bring the adventures of larger-than-life heroes and dastardly villains to life. Marked by the trademark use of word balloons (often filled with colorful word-sounds like “Pow!”, “Blam...

Author: By Richard Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Beyond the Panels | 4/20/2001 | See Source »

...Gabriel hopes to put the power and potential of the medium on prominent display for all the world to see. After all, contrary to popular myth, comic books are not just for those who remember curling up under the covers with trusty flashlight in hand, following the adventures of Superman with adolescent glee. Comic books have the power to touch readers of all ages and backgrounds. And for those of us who still get a tingly feeling in our spines whenever we see the words “Faster than a speeding bullet” on a comic page, comics...

Author: By Richard Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Beyond the Panels | 4/20/2001 | See Source »

...Chinese medicine counter of the Yue Hwa Chinese Products store. That was like a treasure chest of herbal helpers. I read the box labels and admired the packaging, most of it red and gold, some of it vaguely pornographic. All of the products make wide-ranging claims. East Superman Pills: "Strengthening the functional activities of the loins and knees, and the sinews and the bone as well." Strong Man Bao: "Fights recurring back aches, depression, degeneration and impotency." Chinese Dragon Tonic: "Battles impotence, lassitude, amnesia and cold pain of the waist and knees." And, finally, Sinphar Supra Softgels: "Make yourself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up All Night Long | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

Some of Machines' songs sound a little too familiar--"Middle of Yesterday," for instance, features a verse structure highly reminiscent of 1997's "Superman's Dead." Catchy riffs and melodies characterize "Right Behind You" and "Made to Heal," but can't help them from feeling highly formulaic and forgettable. If it weren't for Kurzweil's vocal bytes interspersed throughout the album, the songs would likely run into one another...

Author: By Stacy A. Porter, | Title: Fitter, Happier | 3/16/2001 | See Source »

...Martha the homemaker and Martha the entrepreneur simultaneously. Well, Martha isn't really a homemaker and I don't like crafts. But furthermore, I want to know why the Ann Radcliffe Trust isn't sitting men down and asking them to think about what it means to be superman, how they're going to balance being both dad and executive...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, | Title: Martha Comes to Harvard | 3/16/2001 | See Source »

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