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From pop art to modern irony, this type of comic has been sampled everywhere. Well, here is the real thing. Right on the cover, a dark-haired man in close-up leans over to kiss a beautiful blonde with a tear in her eye. She thinks: "I may be ruining my life... but I can't help myself!" The whole book is like that...
...Some may argue that these titles were, in fact, aimed at men. I think some men appreciate them the way some women appreciate superhero titles, but romance comics were never targeted at men. Clearly re-creating romance titles as they once were would fail with women, but why not try for an "Ally McBeal" comic book...
...contrast to American publishers, the Japanese have their markets targeted down a laser-sighted scope. There are actually competing comic titles for the young-mother set! American publishers apparently cherish their chauvinism more than their profits...
...Page Super Spectacular: Love Stories" is available at local comic shops...
...gentle, inspiring revolution - but it has developed into a bad Philippine habit. Four months after Marcos fled the Philippines, a former political ally declared himself head of state and, with some military backing, took over the swank Manila Hotel. On the second night of that comic, two-day revolt, I held a cocktail party for visiting family members. Afterward, we climbed into the car and toured the revolution. My family enjoyed roaming the fortified hotel with machine-gun toting soldiers and opportunistic, barong-clad politicians wearing heavy gold jewelry. In the next three years, a string of coup attempts nearly...