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Who Wants to Be a Comic Book Artist?

Ashley Popp  —  Sep 28, 2012

Ashley Popp '15 attended Buffalo Street Books' comics panel last Friday, learning from insiders of the craft the secret to make it big: luck.

The Nearsighted Nolan

Zachary Zahos  —  Sep 5, 2012

Arts & Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 charges everyone's favorite director, Christopher Nolan, with overlooking the big picture in favor of the little details. This summer's The Dark Knight Rises is thrown onto the chopping block, along with some of his earlier films.

Batman's Three-Hour Blitz Into the Sunset

Zachary Zahos  —  Jul 26, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, showcases incredible action scenes but muddles its message with a miserly villain. Arts & Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 reviews the hightly anticipated film.

Avengers and Low Expectations, Assemble!

Zachary Zahos  —  May 7, 2012

The Avengers just opened to a record-breaking $207 million weekend. But is it any good? Arts & Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 weighs in.

Superheroes, Zombies and ...

Hannah Stamler  —  Sep 13, 2010

Full of zombies and robots, alum Ed Catto's '85 new comic book takes place at university closely resembling Cornell. The Sun spoke to him about Cornell's influence and the joy of comic books.

How About Those Watchmen?

Josh Pothen  —  Mar 26, 2009

Now that the box office receipts are in, it's hard to believe that "Watchmen" once had a lot of buzz behind it.

A week ago, the LA Times wrote that the film had a substantial drop in revenue, garnering $17.8 million in its second week from its opening weekend revenue of $55.2 million. This week, the film also had steep decrease in profits, making only $6.8 million in its third week. With its $60.6 million from overseas ticket sales, this brings the movie's totals up to about $160 million.

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