Harvey Pekar’s now-legendary series "American Splendor" is back for a second run on the DC Vertigo line, and the June issue (out now) features a story set in our fair city, which comes off quite nicely, especially given Pekar’s trademark pessimism. Of course, we’re a bit biased, since we had a hand in making this one possible.
Also by Brian Hieggelke
Field of Dreams
Pundit hands have been wringing over the question of whether an expected surge in first-time Iowa Caucus participants would be offset by the much-earlier-than-normal timing: January 3, just after the holidays and long before college students returned from winter break. Barack Obama had made a point of reaching out to students, asking them to come back early to caucus, and the call came the day before: my son and three of his pals from Chicago, now all freshmen at the University of Iowa, wanted to go, and could I rent a car and drive?
(2008-01-08)
Tip of the Week
I used to observe the Thanksgiving tradition of familial gluttony followed by a collapse on the carpet and a nap, or perhaps a coma brought on by the 5,000 or so calories I’d just packed in. I’m not giving that up—ever— but last year I prepared with the Turkey Trot, a brisk November 8K run or walk (about five miles) in beautiful Lincoln Park
(2007-11-19)
Tip of the Week
It’s amazing what "Optic Nerve" creator Adrian Tomine can accomplish in a mere 108 pages, the length of his new graphic novel, "Shortcomings." His story of Ben Tanaka, an under-employed 30 year old who is grappling with issues of identity in all forms—racial, sexual and, in the largest struggle of all, personal—reads so fluidly that its economy goes unnoticed, except when you finish and find yourself so fully engaged in the story of this circle of friends and lovers that you thirst for more
(2007-11-06)
DVD Tip of the Week
In "Show Business: The Road to Broadway" (out this week on DVD), filmmaker Dori Bernstein set out to track the fortunes of four Broadway musicals from development through their opening nights in the fall of 2003 and on to the Tony Awards the next spring—if they survived that long
(2007-10-19)
Tip of the Week
(2007-10-09)
Tip of the Week
(2007-09-18)
Searching for Shelter
(2007-09-11)
Bohemian Requiem
(2007-08-28)
Play Ball
(2007-03-27)
The Hollywood Issue
(2007-02-20)
Super Special
(2007-01-30)
Tip of the Week
(2007-01-09)
