the death-ray

Born April 14 1961, Daniel Clowes is one of the most respected and influential cartoonists of the modern era, and there's probably nobody who hates that fact more than Dan Clowes. Known primarily for his long-running alt-comic Eightball, the Chicago-born artist has been praised and awarded regularly since the late 1980s, which is especially impressive considering that he didn't reach his full creative potential until much, much later.

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Hairstyles ^ Encores % Teeth * ALAN MOORE: CONVERSATIONS Ten interviews, conducted by various people between 1981 and 2009, edited by Eric Berlatsky...

Gaming: This fall Power A will release batarang-flavored controllers for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in honor of Batman: Arkham City. Awesome: Gamma Squad's put together a super fun gallery of actors meeting their action figure selves that you will want to see, pronto...