Cain and Abel
In a boys’ world, Jessica Abel writes comics for girls
The world of comic books and graphic novels has long been dominated by men, who more often than not portray women characters as busty babes in supporting roles. But artists like Jessica Abel hopes to change that by redefining the way women write and appear in comics.
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New Movie Releases: ‘Now You See Me’ and ‘After Earth’
In this week’s look at new movies, Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer discuss two highly anticipated wide releases: “After Earth,” a father and son survival movie, starring real father and son Will Smith and Jaden Smith; and “Now You See Me,” starring everyone from Michael Cain and Mark Ruffalo to Jesse Eisenberg and Isla Fisher.
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