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• Opus’ creator to retire from comic strips
WASHINGTON - Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed is retiring, leaving a hole in Sunday comics pages after nearly 30 years because he wants to save his strip’s main character, Opus, from being dragged down in the current political ...
• Late-night hosts can’t get enough of McCain
Of course, the stock market's plunge was a popular topic among the comics, with Letterman devoting his Top Ten list to "Ways to Make the Financial Crisis More Fun." Ranked in second place: "Enjoy the blank stare when Katie Couric asks Sarah Palin ...
• Which comedian poked fun at debate? That one
Several comics seized on the buzz of the day — the jarring moment in the debate when McCain spoke of his rival in a seemingly dismissive manner — without using his name. On CBS' "The Late Late Show," Craig Ferguson said he couldn't think of a ...
• Political debates lack TV drama of past
Even the late-night comics are disappointed. “Did you watch the vice presidential debate last night?” Jay Leno said at the open of his “Tonight” show monologue last Friday. “There was nothing embarrassing from either candidate. Damn!” ...
• DVD reviews: ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Forgetting Sarah’
Besides the deleted and extended footage, the sets have a huge range of making-of and background segments on the Marvel Comics character’s history, visual effects and the engineering that went into his suit. Also included is Downey’s screen test ...