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President Donald Trump on Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the deadly mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, vowing in a tweet that America will “Never Forget” the 49 victims who lost their lives in the tragedy.

But for many of his critics, his sentiments came a year too late.

On the day of the shooting on June 12, 2016, before most of the victims were even identified, Trump, then a candidate, sent out a tweet congratulating himself on “being right on radical Islamic terrorism.”

“Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism,” he wrote at the time.

An Ohio family hosted Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for dinner — just 20 minutes after learning who their “mystery guest” would be.

The Vindicator of Youngstown reports Zuckerberg dined with the Moore family on Friday in Newton Falls, about 55 miles southeast of Cleveland after asking his staff to find Democrats who voted for President Donald Trump in the November election.

Zuckerberg’s staff found Daniel Moore, who previously voted for President Barack Obama twice before supporting Trump in November’s election, and quoted in an article on the election on Cleveland.com.

However, the dinner talk was not entirely political. The family...

Adventure Time: Masked Mayhem

Written by Kate Leth

Illustrated by Bridget Underwood with Drew Green & Vaughn Pinpin

Inks by Jenna Ayoub

Colors by Lisa Moore

Letters by Aubrey Aiese

Published by Boom! Studios

Past all of the strange universe building and drama of Adventure Time, the franchise has always been about one central thing: friends having awesome adventures with friends. The comics have done a good job of keeping this theme up as well, especially in the original graphic novels that come out a few times a year.

The latest one, Masked Mayhem, is the third one written by Kate Leth. Where her previous outings in Ooo focused on Marceline and Bubblegum respectively, this one follows Bmo. Spoiler alert: it’s adorable.

Masked Mayhem follows Bmo and Jake (who was also the sidekick in Leth’s first Ogn Seeing Red) as they travel around Ooo on Masquerade Day, a holiday not unlike modern Halloween.

Bravest Warriors #36

Written by Kate Leth (Backup by Jason Johnson)

Art by Ian McGinty (Backup by Kat Leyh)

Colors by Lisa Moore

Published by Boom! Studios

The power of friendship and redemption is victorious in Bravest Warriors #36, which is the final issue of Kate Leth and Ian McGinty’s excellent run on the series. In their sixteen issues on the title, they went beyond the cartoon’s mythos showing Catbug’s evil brother and father, giving Plum a lovely girlfriend named Peach, and homaging everything from Pacific Rim and Agatha Christie to The Great Gatsby and Lord of the Rings in a clever, silly manner. This final issue is a little low on suspense, but Leth and McGinty more than makes up for it by giving each Bravest Warrior a crowning moment of brilliance or funny, which play out in a character and plot twist.

Superficially, Bravest Warriors #36 may seem...

Bravest Warriors #35

Written by Kate Leth (Backup by Paul Allor)

Art by Ian McGinty (Backup by Kat Leyh)

Colors by Lisa Moore

Published by Boom! Studios

In Bravest Warriors #35, writer Kate Leth and artist Ian McGinty gear up for the finale of their run by going to Catbug’s home planet? Yes, Catbug’s homeworld just happens to be in the belly of the same space shark as the Bravest Warriors and their spaceship. Leth and McGinty use this plot development to show a different side of Catbug’s psyche beneath his smiles, adorableness, and sassy side eye. Like a lot of people, he has issues with members of his family that get explored in a humorous, sometimes emotional way. Leth and McGinty use this spotlight on Catbug and his relationship with his relatives/fellow planet dwellers to add a new twist to what could be a conventional “put the...

Bravest Warriors #34

Written by Kate Leth

Art by Ian McGinty

Colors by Lisa Moore

Backup written and drawn by Kat Leyh

Published by Boom! Studios

Filled with techno-babble, expert or not so expert spaceship maneuvers from artist Ian McGinty, and Catbug non sequitur one-liner gold from writer Kate Leth, Bravest Warriors #34 is sadly the beginning of the final ride for this comic and creative team. Luckily, Leth, McGinty, and colorist Lisa Moore are going out space opera style as the Bravest Warriors travel to Plum and the merwif’s home planet of Mirvahda to save it from the Colossal Matter Shark or the not so sexy love child of Galactus and the space whales from Star Trek: The Voyage Home. Leth’s script is full of moral dilemmas and tension as the Warriors must make some tough choices in their battle against the Shark. But she offsets the space...

Bravest Warriors #33

Written by Kate Leth

Art by Ian McGinty, Adam Del Re, Kat Leyh, Jake Myler

Colors by Lisa Moore

Published by Boom! Studios

Back from a summer camp, which ended up featuring an interdimensional eldritch being and Catbug’s evil brother, the Bravest Warriors are ready for some well-earned R and R. However, when they get back to their hideout, they are greeted by a sweet and disgusting sight. Plum reunites with her girlfriend Peach, but Danny’s beloved “toast goblin” Jelly Kid is dead. In Bravest Warriors #33, Kate Leth scripts an interactive closed room mystery story finding out which Warrior, ally, or random intruder killed Jelly Kid. There are three answers at the end of the comic (drawn by Adam Del Re, Kat Leyh, and Leth’s Fraggle Rock collaborator), but most of the fun is figuring out the “killer” yourself. Ian McGinty’s art is pretty...

Peanuts #28

Story by Charles M. Schulz, Jason Cooper, Jeff Dyer

Art by Charles M. Schulz, Vicki Scott, Scott Jeralds, and Paige Braddock

Colors by Nina Kester, Lisa Moore, Art Aoche

Letters by Donna Alemndrala, Steve Wands, Nomi Kane

Published by Boom! Studios

Do you enjoy the Peanuts gang? How about good humor and laughs? Peanuts #28 comes packed with several different adventures of the Peanuts gang. It has three major stories following various members of the Peanuts gang. There is “Studs,” “Sunny Disposition,” and “Happy Any Day.” Each of the stories offers good laughs, fun times, and some tender hearted moments. The comics allow for a charming time that relives the innocence and trials of childhood. Just like any other Peanuts comic, it comes with slice of life moments for Charlie Brown and his friends as they live their lives.

The first story of Peanuts #28 is “Studs.” In “Studs”, Lucy and...

Bravest Warriors #32

Written by Kate Leth

Art by Ian McGinty

Colors by Lisa Moore

Backup written and drawn by Pranas Naujokaitis

Published by Boom! Studios

Bravest Warriors #32 gets the whole team involve as they battle the extradimensional terror Akrothile, who was unintentionally summoned by the disgruntled summer camper Arthen. There is also the ongoing threat of Bugcat, who is trapped from his home dimension thanks to the valiant efforts of Catbug in an earlier issue. Kate Leth and Ian McGinty balance big action with character moments in this arc concluding issue along with some great comedy from Catbug.

The piece de resistance of McGinty’s art is a double page “maze” spread, which help keeps the various battles in order. (There is also a capture the flag game happening.) Leth really understands Catbug and Plum’s relationship, which is the beating heart of this issue. McGinty wrings every emotion from both their adorable faces,...

Bravest Warriors #25

Written by Kate Leth

Art by Ian McGinty

Colors by Lisa Moore

Published by Boom!

In Bravest Warriors #25, Kate Leth and Ian McGinty take a break from their ongoing storyline to add depth to Catbug’s mythos and introduce a new character, Bugcat. Bugcat is a palette swapped version of Catbug, who has his mischievousness, but lacks his cute charm and sense of humor. Leth and McGinty give Catbug some time on his own and show what he gets up to when he’s not being adorable around the Bravest Warriors. Leth delves into Catbug’s emotional life and reveals that he does have the true makings of a hero even if he killed Jelly Kid and completely failed at leadership in “Catbug’s Away Team”. Ian McGinty has a deft touch with facial expressions and reaction panels in the opening scene which features an ersatz version of Cards Against Humanity,...

Regular Show #1-2, #4-5

Written by Kc Green (Backups by Brian Butler, Shaun Steven Struble, Rachel Connor, Brandon T Snyder)

Art by Allison Strejlau (Backups by Brian Butler, Sina Grace, Josceline Fenton, Wook Jin Clark)

Colored by Lisa Moore (Backups by Maarta Laiho, Shaun Steven Struble, Whitney Cogar)

Published by Boom!

The Regular Show Volume One trade paperback has two full length stories by the comics’ main creative team along with four short stories of varying quality and length. There is also a cover gallery at the end showing different artists’ conceptions of Mordecai, Rigby, Muscle Man, and the rest of the crew. The two main stories in the trade feel like particularly good episodes of the show. Kc Green has a handle on the various characters’ voices from Rigby doing pointless, stupid things and repeating everything Mordecai says to Skips being the laconic voice of reason. Green also uses seemingly random side characters,...

Directors

Empire Darren Aronofsky's Noah is having post-production / test screening trouble. Duh! Like evangelicals would love Black Swan or Requiem or or or 

Huffington Post has a candid interview with Alan Taylor the director of Thor: The Dark World. Apparently there's a shit ton of exposition in the movie. I wish it wasn't locked yet because cut cut cut  

Actor

Vulture I would have done so much better on this Brad Pitt Hair Quiz (I scored 11/15) if it was about which girlfriend he was imitating with which red carpet look

EW I was thinking Emile Hirsch was getting a little pudgy recently... now he's putting it to (potentially) good use: he's signed to star in a John Belushi biopic. Guess he'd like to get a little closer to Oscar than he got with Into the Wild

Actresses

Backstage remembers Penélope Cruz's brilliant career makeover in Volver  

Cinema Blend...

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

Angry Viking Press

Evil Diva Volume 2 Gn (not verified by Diamond), $12.99

Swipe Gn (not verified by Diamond), $12.99

Archaia Entertainment

Classic Space 1999 To Everything That Was Sc, $24.95

Mouse Guard Legends Of The Guard Volume 2 #2 (Of 4), $3.50

Archie Comic Publications

Archie #647 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99

Archie #647 (Jeff Shultz Variant Cover), $2.99

Betty And Veronica Double Digest #215, $3.99

Sonic Super Special Magazine #8 (Sticker Spectacular), $9.99

Sonic The Hedgehog #252 (Ben Bates Regular Cover), $2.99

Sonic The Hedgehog #252 (Sega Variant Cover), $2.99

Sonic The Hedgehog Select Volume 8 Tp, $11.99

Aspen Comics

Charismagic Volume 2 #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Vincenzo Cucca), $3.99

Charismagic Volume 2 #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Mirka Andolfo), $3.99

Avatar Press

Absolution Rubicon #3 (Daniel Gete Electric Blue Incentive Cover), Ar

Absolution Rubicon #3 (Daniel Gete Happy Kitty Premium Cover), $9.99

Absolution Rubicon #3 (Daniel Gete Regular Cover...

The second edition of the N1FR, n+1's film review, "is very late," begins editor As Hamrah, but there's no need to apologize. The timing is perfect, arriving just many of us will be desperate for distraction from what promises to be a very noisy weekend. As Hamrah notes, there's not one piece in the entire issue on "even one film nominated for an Oscar this year."

Instead, we have Chris Fujiwara setting Vincent Gallo and George Clooney next to each other and riffing on the juxtaposition, Christine Smallwood on Apichatpong Weerasethakul and on Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Jeanette Samyn and Jonathan Kyle Sturgeon on Pedro Costa, Dmitry Martov on Serge Bozon and his circle, Emily Gould on Badmaash Company, a Bollywood movie that screams out to be compared and contrasted with The Social Network, Jennifer Krasinski on the rise of the polymath, Ben Maraniss on Mel Gibson,...

Peanuts #0

Written by Charles Schulz, Ron Zorman, Vicki Scott

Drawn by Paige Braddock, Vicki Scott, Ron Zorman, Lisa Moore

Sc, 24pgs, Fc, Srp: $1.00

Diamond Code: SEP110913

Happiness is a monthly comic book series, Charlie Brown! Peanuts came to Kaboom! last spring in their first graphic novel Happiness Is A Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown. Now Snoopy and the gang are back in monthly comic books! The series kicks off with a special #0 featuring a new original story and supplementary material that will provide a sneak peek at the series launching in January! This is a line drive that’s sure to knock your socks off (along with your shoes, hat, shirt, and mitt)! Don’t miss Charles Schulz’s timeless characters at Kaboom! every month!

Bang on a Can All-Stars: Music for Airports (Live) (Cantaloupe)

In the Spring of 1998, when this was recorded in concert, the Bang on a Can All-Stars consisted of cellist Maya Beiser, clarinetist Evan Ziporyn (who doubles on keyboard and samplers on "1/1"), guitarist Mark Stewart, percussionist Steven Schick, pianist/keyboardist Lisa Moore, and bassist Robert Black. The previous year, the same group -- plus guests -- had made a studio recording of this music for Point, a Philip Glass label distributed by PolyGram. That album is still in print, so the question is whether this new release is different enough to justify its existence.

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The Best American Comics: 2008

Series editors: Jessica Abel and Matt Madden; edited by Lynda Barry

Houghton Mifflin, October 2008, $22.00

The “Best American” series has been around for decades, starting with the acclaimed annual collection of short stories and expanding in recent years to such newer emanations as Best American Nonrequired Reading, Best American Spiritual Writing, …Travel Writing and, of course, Comics. This is the third year for this particular Best American series, and it sees the cast of editors completely change over.

The way the “Best American” books seem to work – as much as they are explained to us mere mortals – each series has a “series editor,” who takes on the tough work of reading or looking at everything eligible in the given year, and culling down that list to something manageable for the marquee-name “editor” to select the final contents from. (For example, for the most recent annual editions, the...