“Jughead” No. 3 is all about the No. 2.
The latest issue of the revamped Archie Comics book about Archie’s best pal, released Dec. 30, goes where no mainstream comic has gone before.
Right into the crapper.
It takes a dump.
OK, it shows a dump.
Jughead is at war with the new Riverdale High principal, who has suspended him. When the tyrant thinks he’s caught Jughead on school property, Jughead is quick to correct him.
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A pal wished me a happy new year yesterday and then added, “At least you know it won’t be worse than last year.”
Oh, right.
A year ago, I was confined to a hospital bed.
While in a crosswalk, I had been hit by a distracted driver who was taking a hard left.
I landed down the street.
Slay bells ring – are you listening?
Remakes of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” are more common than mutants this time of year. Even “Sanford and Son” and “The Jetsons” retold the tale.
But few have told the tale focusing on Scrooge’s damned business partner Jacob Marley.
Luke Cage, hero for hire, finds himself trapped in a Dickensian nightmare right on Christmas Eve – can he convince a madman not to blow up the world?
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Ten years ago this month, “Brokeback Mountain” was released into movie theaters.
By all conventional box-office wisdom, the movie should have dropped like a stone, closed within a week and would have been but a footnote in film history.
What happened was far different.
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You don’t see a lot of super-hero holiday stories these days. They were once a staple of the industry, but they mostly seem like a thing of the past.
On one of the many Facebook groups devoted to old comics, a fan objected to an issue of “DC Comics Presents” that teamed Superman with Santa Claus.
He didn’t like seeing his hero with a fictional character – completely missing the irony.
But there’s a truth here. Sentiment and sensation rarely mix well.
So finding a story that not only tugs at your heart but resolves the fate of a beloved Golden Age hero not seen in decades?
That, my friends, is a holiday miracle.
Mark Perigard 