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What would it be like to die on the day you met your future spouse? How about the day your career really took off? Or the day your first child was born? Such is the conceit of Brazilian twin brothers Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon's new graphic novel Daytripper (DC/Vertigo). The book follows Brás de Oliva Domingos, a São Paulo obituary writer, and the many potential demises throughout his life. More »
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It's been the decade where comic culture took over pop culture, and superheroes became movie stars. But what are some of our picks for the best comics from the last ten years? We're glad you - okay, we - asked. More »
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Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon's dimension-jumping, incestuous spy-fi series was a weird one: Self-conscious, self-referential and often self-mocking, there was nonetheless something about it than nonetheless worked and seemed curiously, wonderfully refreshing at a time when mainstream comics were more interested in gong through the motions and maintaining their own status quo. Equal parts stream of consciousness, ongoing mysteries and psychedelic head trip, Fraction's tale of a thief who replaces himself on a parallel Earth where his twin sister is (a) still alive and (b) not one of the good guys was given swagger and class from Moon and Ba, who kept things strong when the story seemed uncertain. By the end of the second volume, we'd met multi-armed time traveling goddesses, Cass had contributed to society's ongoing gender confusion in the most unexpected way, and three relative newcomers had shown that they were not only aware of comics' potential, but wanted to push and prod and see if they could take things further, Casanova is rumored to return next year. We can't wait. More »
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Comics writer/My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way recently let slip that Universal Pictures has optioned his Dark Horse Comics series, Umbrella Academy, for the big screen. The series is about a group of estranged misfit superheroes who reunite after their mentor's untimely demise and a global menace's dastardly ascent. Is this the hipper Justice League alternative we've been waiting for? We contacted a few folks associated with the Umbrella movie for more details. More »
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Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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