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Books and Periodicals, Pop Culture

Deadpool Brings the Chaos with Marvel’s April Pool’s Day Variant Covers

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Leave it to Deadpool to turn April Fool’s Day into a full-blown comic book event. This year, Marvel Comics is once again celebrating the Merc with a Mouth with April Pool’s Day, a playful, chaos-filled tribute arriving in comic shops alongside a special Deadpool: April Pool’s Day #1 one-shot. The release is part of a larger April Fool’s Day celebration that will also include merchandise, digital content, and other surprises centered around everyone’s favorite fourth-wall-breaking antihero. Continue reading Deadpool Brings the Chaos with Marvel’s April Pool’s Day Variant Covers →

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Captain America #1 Comic Book Cover Art By Jack Kirby

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Photo By Gail

While visiting Los Angeles in December, I had the chance to see Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity at the Skirball Cultural Center — an exhibition that managed to be both deeply informative and genuinely fun. Rather than focusing solely on Kirby’s outsized influence on Marvel and DC, the show presented a fuller portrait of the artist: his Jewish upbringing on New York’s Lower East Side, his service in World War II, and the personal experiences that shaped his lifelong interest in heroism, justice, and moral responsibility. Continue reading Captain America #1 Comic Book Cover Art By Jack Kirby →

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Marvel and Pixar Celebrate 30 Years of Toy Story with Playful New Comic Book Covers

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Woody, Buzz, and the Gang Suit up for Some Superhero-sized Fun!

This November, Marvel Comics is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story in the most imaginative way possible — by inviting Andy’s beloved toys to step into the pages of Marvel history.
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Dine Like an Avenger with Meals to Astonish #1

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If you’ve ever wished you could combine your love of comics with your love of food, Marvel has cooked up exactly what you’ve been craving. Dropping this December, Meals to Astonish #1 is a one-shot anthology that serves up equal parts superhero action, culinary adventures, and real-life recipes worthy of Earth’s Mightiest Eaters.
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Arts and Culture

Marc Dennis, Ironman, Captain America, and a Russian Mobster Walk Into a Bar

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Ironman, Captain America, and a Russian Mobster Walk Into a Bar
Photo By Gail

We last saw the art of Marc Dennis at the late Hasted Kraeutler Gallery for his January 2011 exhibit, An Artist, A Curator and a Rabbi Walk Into a Bar . . .. As you can see by the title of this painting, his work is still very meta. But really, shouldn’t it say that these guys are walking into an Art Museum? Just sayin’.

Marc Dennis, Ironman, Captain America, and a Russian Mobster Walk Into a Bar is part of How Many Miles to Babylon: Recent Paintings from Los Angeles and New York On Exhibit Through February 27th, 2016, at C24 Gallery, Located 560 West 24th Street, In the Chelsea Gallery District.