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Books of The Times: Years Lost to Drinking, and Fits and Starts of Recovery

Posted: October 15th, 2008, 5:28am GMT by By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES

“The Alcoholic” is an engaging graphic novel written by Jonathan Ames and illustrated by Dean Haspiel.

Books of The Times: An Emotional Ruin and Rebuilding After 9/11

Posted: September 25th, 2008, 4:18am GMT by By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES

Alissa Torres’s graphic novel, illustrated by Sungyoon Choi, is a memoir of emotional ruin and rebuilding after Ms. Torres’s husband died on Sept. 11, 2001.

Repairing a House With Superman Ties

Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 8:53am GMT by By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES

Even Superman may not have been able to save the childhood home of the character’s creator, Jerry Siegel, in Cleveland, which has fallen into disrepair.

From Trash to Auction, Faster Than a Speeding ...Well, You Know

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 4:03am GMT by By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES

Original comic-book art once wiped up ink spills. Now it pulls in big bucks.

Arts, Briefly: Hey, Kids, Free Comics!

Posted: May 1st, 2008, 3:55am GMT by By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES

Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, the annual industry promotion that allows visitors at participating stores to pick up a variety of comic books at no cost. The titles run from “Jughead” and “All-Star Superman” to “X-Men” and “Sonic the Hedgehog.” Dark Horse Comics is offering “Hellboy/B.P.R.D.,” which looks into the nightmares of the title hero as well as the background of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. Virgin Comics, in collaboration with the Sci Fi Channel, is giving away “The Stranded,” about aliens secretly embedded with human families. It is being developed into a pilot for the network. Information is available at freecomicbookday.com, which gives a store locater, a list of free titles and a schedule of appearances by creators. In other comic book news, the Flash, who died in 1985, is alive again. He was resurrected on Wednesday in DC Universe No. 0, a 50-cent comic, which is a primer for “Final Crisis” — the latest big story line that will affect Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and other DC heroes.