http://dir.salon.com/topics/comic_books/?source=rss&aim=comic_books en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/06/watchmen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/06/watchmen/index.html?source=rss Could the most anticipated comic-book movie of the season turn out to be the most unsettling superhero spectacle ever made? By Cary Tennis Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/19/creativity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/19/creativity/index.html?source=rss I've had some success at 60, but it seems downhill from here. By Andrew Firestone Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/05/alan_moore_q_a/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/05/alan_moore_q_a/index.html?source=rss Alan Moore talks about his career, his favorite characters and his bad influence on the comics world. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/04/swamp_thing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/04/swamp_thing/index.html?source=rss The genius behind "Watchmen" redefined both the audience and the narrative possibilities of comic books with his newly reissued "Saga of the Swamp Thing." By Joy Press Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/02/11/joss_whedon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/02/11/joss_whedon/index.html?source=rss The creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" talks about his new series "Dollhouse," the perils of sex trafficking and life as a cult icon. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/12/25/spirit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/12/25/spirit/index.html?source=rss Not even a masked superhero can save this stylized but spiritless movie based on a legendary comic book. By Douglas Wolk Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/03/onstad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/03/onstad/index.html?source=rss "Achewood," Chris Onstad's hilarious online comic strip, translates perfectly into a book about male friendship and testosterone overload. By Douglas Wolk Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/07/19/batman_comics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/07/19/batman_comics/index.html?source=rss There have been countless versions of Batman, from brooding crusader to gadget-loving detective. How does "The Dark Knight" measure up? By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/17/dark_knight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/17/dark_knight/index.html?source=rss The most anticipated movie of the summer has arrived -- and Heath Ledger's Joker is nothing to laugh at. By Douglas Wolk Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/14/last_man/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/14/last_man/index.html?source=rss The cartoon epic "Y: The Last Man," the most entertaining satire about gender in recent memory, comes to its triumphant conclusion. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/11/hellboy_ii/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/11/hellboy_ii/index.html?source=rss The fanciful, witty follow-up to "Hellboy" is so beautiful, you may forget it's a "special-effects" movie. By Douglas Wolk Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/06/19/cartooning/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/06/19/cartooning/index.html?source=rss Like graphic novels, manga or superhero tales? New books by Lynda Barry, Jessica Abel and Matt Madden may inspire you to turn your stories and doodles into real cartoons. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/13/hulk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/13/hulk/index.html?source=rss The big, angry green guy is back in this booming picture. Sure, it's a fantasy -- but is it too much to hope for a little believability? By Douglas Wolk Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/05/07/sfar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/05/07/sfar/index.html?source=rss A graphic novel celebrates a lost Algerian-Jewish way of life and wonders what it means to live as a person of faith in a world that doesn't share it. By Laura Miller Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/24/hajdu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/24/hajdu/index.html?source=rss Did comic books -- and the firestorm they touched off in the 1950s -- do more than rock 'n' roll to create the generation gap? By Douglas Wolk Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2007/12/17/graphic_novels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2007/12/17/graphic_novels/index.html?source=rss From a girl's travel diary to a newly revved-up Superman, we spotlight a dozen of 2007's most notable comics and graphic novels. By Douglas Wolk Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/11/24/alan_moore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/11/24/alan_moore/index.html?source=rss Alan Moore's latest "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" comic gleefully mixes up history, pulp fiction and some surprisingly familiar characters. By Thomas Rogers and Matthew Fishbane Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2007/07/06/harry_potter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2007/07/06/harry_potter/index.html?source=rss Who will survive "The Deathly Hallows"? Elizabeth Hand, Kelly Link, Steve Almond -- and Stephen Amidon's children -- join Salon staff and place their bets. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/06/15/fantastic_four/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/06/15/fantastic_four/index.html?source=rss Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing return in this ambitious second film in the "Fantastic Four" franchise. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/05/04/spider_man_3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/05/04/spider_man_3/index.html?source=rss Spidey comes back swingin'! The third installment in the beloved blockbuster series may be the biggest, splashiest and best one yet. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/09/300/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/09/300/index.html?source=rss The world may wonder which character in this computer-generated extravaganza is President Bush's stand-in -- but that's the wrong question to ask. By Scott Thill Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2004/12/16/jaime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2004/12/16/jaime/index.html?source=rss Jaime Hernandez talks about his massive new comics collection "Locas," the 20-year odyssey of two L.A. rock 'n' roll chicks looking for love (and rockets). By Scott Thill Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/09/10/spiegelman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/09/10/spiegelman/index.html?source=rss This dark, troubling and sometimes hilarious 9/11 comic, created in a jumpy city uneasily balanced between Bush and Osama, may be the finest and most personal work of art to emerge from the tragedy.