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| | | Marvel joins the literary canon in special edition by Penguin Classics | | by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture correspondent Mar 31, 2022 | | Spider-Man, Black Panther and Captain America in black spine format complete with scholarly introduction Penguin Classics is collaborating with Marvel to publish special editions of Black Panther, Captain America and The Amazing Spider-Man, marking the first time comics have been published by the imprint associated with classic works of literature. The series, called the Penguin Classics Marvel Collection, presents the original stories and seminal tales of key Marvel characters. According to the publishers, it “serves as a testament to Marvel’s transformative impact on graphic fiction and icons and stories across popular culture”. Continue reading... | | | | | 'Chris Rock did the brave, smart, toughest thing': comics on that Oscars slap | | by Stephen Armstrong Mar 31, 2022 | | Four seasoned standups, all with the comic’s dread of hosting awards shows, on what to do when a gig goes very wrong – and how they might have reacted It was the slap that was heard around the internet – Will Smith’s outraged stage invasion at the Oscars had been seen more than 80m times online within three days. For professional comedians, however, it was the moment afterwards that struck home – Chris Rock in charge of an awards ceremony that has just gone so far south he can barely see it and it’s his job to get it back on track. And get a laugh. We asked four comics about the fears of the clown. Continue reading... | | | | | Pedro Almodóvar on Will Smith at the Oscars: 'The devil, in fact, doesn't exist' | | by Catherine Shoard Mar 31, 2022 | | The Spanish director’s Oscars diary relays five hours at the ‘freezing’ Dolby theatre and disparages Denzel Washington’s advice to Smith Pedro Almodóvar, whose film Parallel Mothers was nominated for two Oscars, has offered his verdict on this year’s ceremony. In a lengthy awards-week diary for IndieWire, Almodóvar gave an insider’s glimpse at proceedings from his seat in the stalls. Here, “very close to the protagonists” when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife’s alopecia, “what I saw and heard,” wrote Almodóvar, “produced a feeling of absolute rejection in me.” Continue reading... | | | | | |
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