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July 11, 2008 Music Review by Melanie Haupt
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
"...legislation to litigation (the NRA initially opposed suing D.C.). Marvel! as the Supremes deal with the 14th Amendment and..."
June 30, 2008 Postmarks
The Language Expands, and the Heart of a Crank Contracts
OMFG: We're nearing the million-word mark
"...kids today and their lack of respect for the marvel that is the English language...."
June 10, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones
TV Eye
The Starz network digs into the history of comic books
"...including Spider-Man creator and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics Stan Lee, director Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy), maverick..."
June 6, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
Page Two: Running in Place
Movie-serial style coverage plagues the most thrilling, genuine, and troubling Democratic contest in decades
"...would concur: Zorro's Fighting Legion, The Adventures of Captain Marvel, The Lost City, Daredevils of the Red Circle, and..."
May 30, 2008 Column by Louis Black
First, Free Comic Book Day, and Then – Ka-Baam!!
Comic books and comedy improv go hand in hand, sometimes with repulsor rays
"...got an associate editorship. He's since moved over to Marvel – he's an editor there now. But, yeah, when..."
May 2, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Super High He
Iron Man at the Alamo Drafthouse
"...only (formerly) high guy associated with the newly forged Marvel Studios comic book franchise, and b) Motorhead is relatively..."
April 28, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov
Kirby: King of Comics
A new biography of Jack Kirby successfully evokes the proper mystique and respect for this creative giant while revealing his human side
"...comic. His concepts fuel the backgrounds for both the Marvel and DC comic-book universes. Kirby's works permeate nearly every..."
April 4, 2008 Books Review by Rick Klaw
Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery
This graphic novel by writer Mat Johnson and artist Warren Pleece is a historical thriller set during the Harlem Renaissance of early last century
"...we mentioned that? A treat for the eyes, a marvel of illustration arranged in the service of narrative...."
March 14, 2008 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
Page Two: Dream of Life
SXSW celebrates the best of what I am and what I believe
"...previous screenings, finally got Jean-Luc Godard with Alphaville, discovered Marvel comics with Fantastic Four No. 3, was baptized at..."
Feb. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black
Letters @ 3AM
Joe Biden and Chris Dodd rise above the other primary candidates in terms of achievement and hands-on experience in what a president needs to know
"...without sufficient experience? I sure wouldn't. I can only marvel at the ego of anyone who would and wonder..."
Jan. 4, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura
Top 10 Police Beat Stories
Shades of Blue
"...the Defuser, aka APD Detective Jarrett Crippen, chosen by Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee as the winner of the..."
Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Iorek Is Hot! The Sun Is Gay!
Andy hearts Iorek!
"...war and combat. Who better to voice this CGI marvel that the Queen of the Theater herssself: Ian McKellan!..."
Dec. 12, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell
Feliz Día de los Muertos
"...I hope your children, and every generation hereafter, shall marvel in this story just as mine will, pending my..."
Nov. 1, 2007 Postmarks
Gary Primich R.I.P.
"...years. Many times I would see Gary live and marvel at his ideas, tone, phrasing, and overall professionalism. He..."
Sept. 25, 2007 Postmarks
Women Who Steal
Austin Playhouse's revival takes this female comedy beyond Thelma-and-Louise territory
"...the beautiful, cynical, philosophically inclined other woman, is a marvel of surprising eccentricity and flawless timing. She manages to..."
Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Review by Iris Brooks
Naked City
"...electoral map, but now we have something new to marvel over: Former GOP state Sen. Drew Nixon is up..."
July 13, 2007 News Feature
Free Comic Book Day: Hey kids! Free books with words and pictures!
Free Comic Book Day, which began with the opening of the first Spider-Man film, has been so successful for the comics industry that it's still here for Spidey's second sequel
"...well-represented; Spider-Man, Hulk, and Iron Man appear in two Marvel books, while DC's Legion of Super-Heroes stars in a..."
May 4, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
'NFL Analysis 101': Scary Times for Salty Powers
"...of the draft in an attempt to obtain homegrown marvel Calvin Johnson of Georgia Tech. If Detroit signs defunct..."
March 28, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun
Man and Myth
Comic-book artist Dean Haspiel set to attend Staple! Independent Media Expo
"...on Yancy Street"? I started writing the pitch for Marvel, got stuck, and asked Evan Dorkin if he'd take..."
March 2, 2007 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Caetano Veloso
"...cruel as a hard-on." Juxtaposed against Veloso's voice, a marvel of velvety provocation to the ear, the maestro's lyrics..."
March 2, 2007 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez
UK Calling
Damon Albarn leads SXSW 07's UK act armada. Again.
"...We'd like to talk to the Beirut-born, London-based musical marvel Mika, but the last time we spoke, he reduced..."
Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov
10 Pounds of Blue Horseshoes in an 8-Pound Game, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving 'the Best of You'
"...look at the process of the college draft and marvel over what players the Colts might fetch, what players..."
Feb. 11, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun
Waiting for the Barbarians
Austin Lyric Opera's American premiere of Waiting for the Barbarians speaks powerfully to life in a time of terror and oppression, sounding a wake-up call to our humanity
"...pointedly evoked by Christopher Hampton (whose libretto is a marvel of economy in establishing character and dramatic conflict) and..."
Jan. 26, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires
The Comics (Artist) Panel
Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond
"...thing is, though," he says, "unless you're a straight-up Marvel or DC slave, you still have to supplement your..."
Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler
The Kingdom of Heaven
Psychedelic pioneer Powell St. John, on the Right Track Now
"...big band arrangement of "Kingdom of Heaven," the captivating "Marvel Group," or even the debut album's title track, "Living..."
Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley
Wal-Mart Belongs on Freeways
"...retail," with shoppers hopefully lured in from afar to marvel at their upscale wares, escalators, and such. The idea..."
Dec. 21, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Andy Partridge
Gift Guide
"...casual XTC fan, but even the mildly devoted will marvel at Partridge's factorylike production of erudite British pop tunes...."
Dec. 8, 2006 Music Review by Greg Beets
Time to Choose Between Bikes and Cars
"...bike lanes from the car lanes. Every day I marvel at the double-wide bike lanes and wonder why the..."
Nov. 20, 2006 Postmarks
Parade
'Parade' is an ambitious musical for a university theatre department, but the entire company presenting it at St. Edward's is impressively in tune with Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's retelling of the Leo Frank case
"...Moody Northen stage floor – his set is a marvel of detailed period rooms, black-box spaces, and theatrical symbols..."
