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Paul Conrad, Cartoonist, Dies at 86Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:14AMIn the Watergate scandal, he drew Richard M. Nixon nailing himself to a cross. He stood Dick Cheney at a vast graveyard of veterans, saying, "For seven years, we did everything to keep you safe." And on the frieze over the Supreme Court, he etched the hallowed words: "Of the insurance co's. By the insurance co's. And for the insurance co's."

Paul Conrad, Political Cartoonist, Dies at 86Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:20PMMr. Conrad’s editorial cartoons in The Los Angeles Times and other papers slashed presidents, skewered pomposity and exposed what he saw as injustice for six decades.

Emanata: More Weekly Comics, Please!Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:54PMWhat this country needs is a good weekly comic book. Admittedly, the last few attempts haven't worked out terribly well, and the most recent stab at something similar--the thrice-monthly "Brand New Day" era of Amazing Spider-Man--is drawing to a close after a series of missteps and delays that led, at one point, to two issues [...]

Osamu Tezuka: Father of manga and scourge of the medical establishmentThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:51AMTezuka inspired a generation of manga artists and shaped the national debate about medical reform in Japan So far in this blog series on graphic medicine I've been looking at medical comics in the west. Now I look east to the work of the "Father of manga" (Japanese comics) Osamu Tezuka. A talented writer, artist and animator, Tezuka used his medical education to inform his anatomically accurate ...

Moonlight, camera, action!Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 12:26AMA film that will be shown over Japanese, English, and French TV and the Oprah Network was being shot in a clearing in the woods off Snydertown Road Saturday night. An Italian film crew was doing the shooting. Some of the stars had European accents.

A central park: Performance Park enhances downtown's appealSunday, June 27, 2010 @ 12:11AMKaden Haffner, left, 5, of Selah talks with Superman, aka Ron Reaves of It's A Blast during Family Fun in the Park at Performance Park on N. @nd and A Streets hosted by the Committee for Downtown Yakima Saturday, June 26, 2010. Music, dancing and superhero drop-ins highlighted the day that marked the first performance in the recently completed park.

Q & A with Marc Tyler NoblemanWednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 11:27AMConnecticut author talks about the Jewish roots of "Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman."

Q & A with Marc Tyler NoblemanWednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 11:29AMConnecticut native Marc Tyler Nobleman was born in Hartford and grew up in Avon and Cheshire believing that, with his unique last name, he might one day become a superhero like the pop-culture Men of his day - Superman, Spiderman, and the rest of the steelier species.

Veteran Artist Calero Brings REPO MEN To (Motion) ComicsWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:36AMRepo Men hits theaters this weekend, on March 19, 2010, but intrigued fans can get a taste of the story telling they have in store now with a free motion comic. The comic, commissioned by director Miguel Sapochnik, gives a sneak look at Jude Law's character, Remy, courtesy of two comic book veterans. Jimmy Palmiotti wrote the script, and Dennis Calero provided the art for the two part project ...