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When Alison Bechdel first took a tentative stab at drawing a comic strip, it came from a desire to see herself on the page. Not literally, p...
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![Home Sweet Homo Alison Bechdel Comes Out With A Graphic Masterpiece]()
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![A Bad Man By Any Name Stagger Lee's Fascinating Journey Into Myth]()
FeaturesA Bad Man By Any Name Stagger Lee's Fascinating Journey Into Myth Published Sep 01, 2006That he was a bad, bad man, no one disputes not Woody Guthrie, not Fats Domino, nor Ike and Tina Turner, Dr. John or Neil Diamond. They ca...
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![Hat Trick Lewis Carroll's Alice Gets Another New Makeover]()
FeaturesHat Trick Lewis Carroll's Alice Gets Another New Makeover Published Jul 01, 2006Lewis Carrolls 1865 nonsense book Alices Adventures In Wonderland and its 1871 follow-up, Through the Looking Glass, are amongst the most...
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![Kicking Ass Gail Simone Leads the Charge for Women in Comics]()
FeaturesKicking Ass Gail Simone Leads the Charge for Women in Comics Published May 01, 2006Anyone who has read Gail Simones online column, Youll All Be Sorry! on the Comic Book Resources website (www.comicbookresources.com) knows...
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![My Life in Pictures Belle and Sebastian Get An Unusual Tribute]()
FeaturesMy Life in Pictures Belle and Sebastian Get An Unusual Tribute Published Apr 01, 2006Music never happens in a vacuum. Whether it's falling in step with the legacy of one's heroes or consciously straying away from an establish...
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![Drawing the Line Stage Magician Turns Tragedy into Art]()
FeaturesDrawing the Line Stage Magician Turns Tragedy into Art Published Mar 01, 2006Stage magic is, if you'll pardon the pun, tricky business proper planning needs to be extensive and invisible; correct tools must be emplo...
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![Fanboys and Hacks Hollywood Talent Tackles the Comics Game]()
FeaturesFanboys and Hacks Hollywood Talent Tackles the Comics Game Published Feb 01, 2006Playing a movie superhero gives you the inherent right to try your hand at the medium. Or that seems to be the supposition of actor Thomas J...
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![Next Generation Storytelling Chops Make Robert Kirkman One to Watch]()
FeaturesNext Generation Storytelling Chops Make Robert Kirkman One to Watch Published Jan 01, 2006At the age of 26, Robert Kirkman is one of the youngest new comic writers to hit the scene. Despite no formal training in the art of writing...
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![Propaganda Hero? G.I. Joe Returns When America Needs Him Most]()
FeaturesPropaganda Hero? G.I. Joe Returns When America Needs Him Most Published Jan 01, 2006It's easy to overlook things when you're a kid and the comic you're holding is packed with action and cool characters. The only thing that m...
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![Reality Bites Wonder Woman Gets A Fresh Start]()
FeaturesReality Bites Wonder Woman Gets A Fresh Start Published Jan 01, 2006Wonder Woman is going to lose her virginity. Ok, not literally, but her age of innocence is coming to an end; after the stagnation of the se...
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![Bully Brutality Hard Time Reflects the Hell of High School]()
FeaturesBully Brutality Hard Time Reflects the Hell of High School Published Jan 01, 2006Steve Gerber is familiar with being unpopular. Throughout his high school years, he was one of the outcasts picked on by the popular jocks....
