Anyone who has attempted to bring comic book writer Alan Moore's work to the screen has encountered difficulties. Moore himself now routinely asks that his name not be included on the credits for films based on his work. ...more

March 5, 2009

The fiery prison riot scene was over and, mopping the sweat from his brow, actor Jackie Earle Haley was heading back to his trailer in search of some lunch. ...more

March 1, 2009

"Oishinbo," by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki (VIZ Media, $12.99) ...more

February 8, 2009

We're told not to judge a book by its cover, but the title drops clues which can't easily be ignored. ...more

February 1, 2009

A federal judge has ruled that 20th Century Fox owns a copyright interest in "Watchmen," potentially jeopardizing the superhero movie's March release. ...more

December 25, 2008

The iconic image from "Watchmen," Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' groundbreaking graphic novel, is a yellow button sporting the familiar happy-face design. Next to the cheerful smile, though, you'll find a foreboding splatter of blood. ...more

November 20, 2008

The publishing trend toward graphic novels has resulted in a corresponding trend at Pasco County libraries. ...more

September 18, 2008

The other night I tried to read part of Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, $18) while I was very sleepy, which meant that the story, which is hard enough to follow when you're fully awake and completely engaged, took on a dreamy quality that I sort of enjoyed. After all, it sometimes reads as if Pynchon wrote the thing in a similar state. ...more

August 31, 2008

10,000 BC *½ ...more

June 26, 2008

For most people, career paths are unclear at best. Maybe some athletes or artists have a defined course to follow, but even then, things change. For the rest of us, change happens despite our best intentions or hopes for the contrary. ...more

May 4, 2008