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In 'Beef With Tomato' Dean Haspiel combines superhero aesthetics with autobiographical comic in an open love letter to New York City that's quite wonderful.

In 'Schmuck' the late Seth Kushner lays open his foibles and embarrassments for all to see (and laugh over). The results are a hilarious yet poignant portrait of life and love in the Big Apple.

How much of the magic we feel in a place is from the reality and how much is from the fiction and pop culture that portrays that place?

'Birdman' is one of those rare films in which characters, setting, plot, music, humor, dialogue, imagery, and even meta-textual elements fit perfectly together.

Rocket Girl taps into that earnest teenage yearning to change the world as well as the requisite distrust of adults and authority figures. But it has plenty to offer adults as well.

Outside of Marvel and DC there are plenty of superhero titles right now that are virtually tailor made for jaded readers like you and me. And in this post I list twelve of them, twelve superhero comics that I’ve read to various degrees in a recent binge attempting to find ones that I found interesting.

The best comedies, even the absurdist ones, always offer a meaningful message and at the heart of Ordinary is the message that there’s nothing at all boring or "ordinary" about being a regular human being.

Jean Kwok’s writing style is simple and direct but magnificent. The dancing in the novel is wonderfully described with all the heat and sensuality of D.H. Lawrence.

As much as Batman may push the limits of what's acceptable in his tortured pursuit of justice, one thing he does not do is curse profusely and act like a thug in front of kids who look up to him. But that's exactly what this guy dressed up as Batman in Times Square does.

Of all the downtown New York legends, rising artists, and nightlife personas that I have interviewed, few have been as earnest, open, and welcoming as Brendan Jay Sullivan, aka DJ Vh1, the author of a forthcoming book about his friendship and early collaborations with Lady Gaga while she was still …

'The Little House That Could's narrative structure is rather thin but it provides various interesting perspectives on the various ways in which the House of Field has served as a haven for multiple generations of drag queens, transsexuals, club kids, artists and performers.

New York is a city of superheroes. Of course, here follows my usual disclaimer that superheroes are metaphorical archetypes, and so by “superhero,” I don’t mean people with supernatural powers in tights and capes.  I mean regular people demonstrating heroic attributes:  bravery, generosity, compassion, selflessness or often some combination of …