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Politicians should introspect instead of criticising cartoons: Kashmiri MP

Even as MPs continued to demand a ban on cartoons of politicians in textbooks, Sharifullah Shariq said politicians should introspect instead of criticising

Pop culture’s Rosetta Stone

A company know for its memorable full-page comic book ads continues to influence graphic design today

Joss Whedon: Hollywood's golden boy | Observer profile

Right now, the Buffy creator is the hottest property in cinema with the acclaimed The Cabin in the Woods and soon-to-open superhero movie Avengers Assemble . And then it's on to Shakespeare Just one top-five, praised-to-the-rafters movie in the space of a year would be the pinnacle of most film-makers' careers. Two in a fortnight is surely beyond the fantasies of anyone whose name does not ...

You'll want to throw money at this deranged graphic novel about baseball ... - io9

You'll want to throw money at this deranged graphic novel about baseball ... io9 ... something downright criminal happened — barely any comic stores ordered the book. Undaunted, the duo turned to Kickstarter to properly publish this grotesquely gorgeous 200-page graphic novel, which reads like a 1950s horror comic doused in ... and more »

Tardy the Man Pony, and other crappy vintage toys that never existed - io9

Tardy the Man Pony, and other crappy vintage toys that never existed io9 The artwork of Randy Regier channels the dime store toy aisles and the flashy comic book advertisements of the 1950s and 1960s. His toys promise rip-roaring thrills on their colorful packages...and deliver confusion, horror, and crushing disappointment ...