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Critic's Notebook: The devil in Don Draper
COMIC-CON 2010: The Comic-Con surprise, a little less surprising each year
GLAAD gives MTV, the CW high marks for character diversity
Digital comics: Nemesis or sidekick to comic book culture?
Getting 'The Green Hornet' off the ground
COMIC-CON 2010: 'Scott Pilgrim' versus San Diego
Movie review: Jolie is worth her 'Salt'
COMIC-CON 2010: Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams. 'Nuff said.
It's finally official: We won't have 'Saw' to kick around anymore
COMIC-CON 2010: Showtime reveals 'Dexter' Season 5 teaser

Critic's Notebook: The devil in Don Draper

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

'Mad Men's' protagonist may look great, but he has no heart, nor capacity for truth. He's Satan in a starched collar.

'Mad Men's' protagonist may look great, but he has no heart, nor capacity for truth. He's Satan in a starched collar.

COMIC-CON 2010: The Comic-Con surprise, a little less surprising each year

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:15 AM PDT

Over the years, Comic-Con's movie-centric Hall H has offered some pretty great surprises.

GLAAD gives MTV, the CW high marks for character diversity

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 09:20 PM PDT

CBS lags, while NBC didn't fare much better featuring shows with homosexual, bisexual and transgender characters. Cable receives higher grades.

Digital comics: Nemesis or sidekick to comic book culture?

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Some say the animation and sound effects threaten the aesthetic foundation and could wipe out comic shops. Others say the medium is bringing badly needed new readers and innovation.

It's a book! It's a cartoon! It's ... digital comics!

Getting 'The Green Hornet' off the ground

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Seth Rogen had a vision for the superhero, but not many shared it. Now, after a struggle of nearly four years, he's got a movie, a release date and an optimistic sense of accomplishment.

It's not easy being a hard-luck hero. Just ask Seth Rogen, who for the better part of four years has been trying to get "The Green Hornet" feature film off the ground despite changes to the script, the tone, the director and, well, pretty much everything except the hero's cool customized car.

COMIC-CON 2010: 'Scott Pilgrim' versus San Diego

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:12 AM PDT

Director Edgar Wright's adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's much-loved graphic novel series showcases much of what Comic Con guests covet but don't always get.

Movie review: Jolie is worth her 'Salt'

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The actress continues to prove she can handle guns, grenades and the bad guys even if the story line is implausible.

The actress continues to prove she can handle guns, grenades and the bad guys even if the story line is implausible.

COMIC-CON 2010: Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams. 'Nuff said.

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 10:25 PM PDT

There may not be two bigger heroes for many of the Comic-Con faithful than Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams.

It's finally official: We won't have 'Saw' to kick around anymore

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 06:26 PM PDT

If you've ever seen a couple of "Saw" movies, you know that calling the movies torture porn is one of the nicest things you could say about them.

If you've ever seen a couple of "Saw" movies, you know that calling the movies torture porn is one of the nicest things you could say about them.