Sentences with phrase «serious as the comic»

I wondered whether it would be as serious as the comic, and it was and still retained the comedic side of the characters and story.

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What she, and many reviewers, had thought of as a serious expression of «raw pain» now sounded more like a comic defiance of death.

Annenberg countered that comic content (such as cartoons) is indeed a highly effective form of conveying serious lessons; that when a new person or agent enters a scene a «single» violent episode becomes «multiple»; that a six - week analysis made by the researchers revealed the same general results as the one - week sample; and that the risk ratio validly takes into account the fear that potential victims (such as young women) have when viewing violent television.8.

In the press conference, Gianotti also took questions about a less serious topic: the choice of the «Comic Sans» font for her 2012 Higgs presentation, which prompted much teasing as it seemed incongrous with the solemnity of the discovery.

Batman Begins and Trank's Fantastic Four both take beloved entities that had devolved into silly, broad comic - book nonsense and tried to remake them as serious films.

Heston clearly loves the role as white savior, Parker's magnificent, Conrad's fun as serious comic relief.

As ever, the game is overflowing with goofy slapstick and visual comedy, with almost every cutscene stuffed with little vignettes in the background or subversions of the more serious comics material it's appropriating.

While Phoenix has flirted with numerous comic book roles, including Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman, many have often viewed him as a «serious actor» who wouldn't want to do any of those projects for the long run.

There's something perverse about a blockbuster comic - book adaptation as unwaveringly self - serious as The Dark Knight Rises.

He finds it «frustrating» to be seen purely as a comic actor and cites Robin Williams as someone he admires for having made the transition from comedy to more serious film roles.

There may have been laughs in the first two Thor movies, but they were much darker and more serious - minded than what director Taika Waititi and writers Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher L. Yost have cooked up in Thor: Ragnarok, essentially a flat - out comedy disguised as a superhero comic book... Read

Carell is outstanding in the role, though this should come as no surprise as the comic actor has been flirting with serious roles for some time now: he seems the odds - on favourite for the Best Actor Oscar.

Just like in the comics, he's expected to be overly serious and determined, essentially serving as a new «straight man» while Deadpool handles the comic relief, fourth wall - breaking duties, as per usual.

Best - case scenario: Cranston — a gifted and charismatic comic actor who's just as good when he's deadly serious — finally gets a big - screen role that plays to all of his strengths, and viewers get to enjoy the likes of Stephen Root, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Louis CK playing a variety of historical and composite figures.

It's based on a fairly obscure comic book by Kaja Blackley called «Dark Town», and reportedly not very faithfully adapted, as the tone changed from dark and serious in the print form to light and mirthful by the time the movie finally appeared on screens.

The late John Candy stars as the coach, and does a fine job in the comic scenes, but Candy could never act well in a serious moment, and doesn't break that record here.

Closer to pics like «The Hit» and «Miller's Crossing» than to McDonagh's bristling, funny plays, this half - comic, half - serious account of two Irish hitmen who are sent to the titular Belgian burg to cool their heels after a job is moderately fair as a nutty character study, but overly far - fetched once the action kicks in.

Parents should know that there is some comic peril and violence and threatened more serious violence as well as some schoolyard language and potty humor.

I think he's supposed to be the «comic» relief in an otherwise overly serious film, but he never actually comes across as funny and he certainly never comes across as insane.

; and John Michael Higgins and Elizabeth Banks punctuate the film to good comic effect as a pair of so - serious - they're - funny competition commentators.

Gunn relies on serious, wordy dialogue to explain the war between two alien races, the Kree and the Skrulls (a staple of the Marvel comic book universe), as well as the plot mechanics behind the sphere.

In case this setup sounds to serious, the screenwriters offer comic relief in the form of Samuel L. Jackson playing an American humanitarian sent along for the ride to investigate if the Belgians are capturing African slaves (yes they are) and to act as a jungle neophyte next to our hero.

Vulture's Bilge Ebiri has written a nice piece on the circumstances that have led to Sandra Bullock becoming the year's unlikeliest Oscar contender, citing Bullock's 2009 achievements as a «primer» for comic actors seeking serious Oscar consideration.

It is very likely that Ichijinsha and Pixiv will use this system as a proving ground to find people to eventually graduate to their more serious publications such Zero Sum Online Palette Online and the Pixiv Comic manga service.

Commentary Jed Alexander argues that Archie comics are important and deserve more attention from comics fans, pointing out that the digests outsell a lot of single - issue comics and that because they are widely available, they draw in casual readers as opposed to the serious fans who frequent comics shops.

Right now, there are two digital comics marketplaces: Comics apps such as comiXology, Comics Plus, and Dark Horse, which cater to serious comics fans and specialize in single - issue comics that are priced at 99 cents to $ 3.99 for a 32 - page comic (with probably 26 - 28 pages of story), and e-book platforms such as Kindle and Nook, which reach a more general readership and sell digital graphic novels for $ 7.99 and up.

Of course, what serious reader is without perennial favorites such as Aldiko, Cool - er Reader, Comic Rack, FB Reader, Moon + Reader.

Since the 1970s, American comics have flourished as an art form, producing award - winning «serious» comics such Art Spiegelman's Maus and quirky thoughtful works like Daniel Clowes» Ghost World.

Last year also saw the first serious alternative to the iPad as an e-reader for comics with the introduction of the Kindle Fire.

For the longest time comics wanted to be regarded as a serious art form.

However, what McCloud envisioned was a cultural shift that treated comics like «Maus» or» The Sandman» as serious adult literature, not full - spectrum dominance in the ages 9 - 12 section.

It features comic style art which makes it stand out from the more serious RTS games on the market and can be picked up and played in quick bursts as it's supposed to be «very easy to learn, yet difficult to master,» according to the press release that announced the game's release.

Well, it's nowhere nowhere near as gloomy and sinister as the original, even if it stays on the serious side of DC's comics universe.

I'm not sure this counts as comic genius, but there's a serious point here.