Month: April 2001

By Chris Carolan

Over the last couple of years, Hollywood has turned more and more to the comic book industry for ideas. A lot of comics have strong followings, and film studios attempted to capitalize on this fact by turning out movies which too often are poor mockeries of the comics on which they’re based. The few well-made… Continue reading Fantasy on the silver screen

By Dave Kenney

Cary Nord is looking for control. Seated at his desk, the Calgary artist and cartoonist pokes around the computer screen with a relaxed, yet focused look. On the monitor is a drawing of a female, brought to life through Nord’s careful eye for colour and detail. His calling card is nearly ready. Time to end… Continue reading Filling in the blanks

By Chris Carolan

Try walking up to a random person in MacEwan Hall and ask them what the last good comic they read was. Nine times out of 10, you’ll probably hear something along the lines of “Comics are for kids. Beat it, geek!” Of course, there was a time when comics were just for kids, but those… Continue reading Comix for grown-ups

By James Keller

Through spots on CBC, we were led to believe the creation of Superman was a glorious “part of our heritage” as a determined young Canadian set his sights on America to make comic history. Unfortunately, that’s not how it happened at all–and there are much more important contributions by Canadians throughout comic history. First, let’s… Continue reading Canuckisms

By Mike Carron

What is it that makes Batman timeless? And why is it that despite the numerous reinventions of his character he still draws readers every issue? He’s got the best weapons. He’s got some of the best enemies. And he doesn’t even have super-powers. Batman made his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 over 60 years… Continue reading Nana, nana, nana…

By Craig Norman

So maybe not everyeone is a comic geek. A lot of people don’t understand the obssession and the enthusiasm surroudning the phenomena that are comics. They don’t get the pleasure of curling up to a Adventures of Supreman or the Uncanncy X-Men at night and drifting off to sleep with heroes and villains fighting their… Continue reading BLAM! POW! ZOWIE!

By Rafael Ford

University of Calgary students are finally going to have a cheap winter sports alternative to the hopeless Calgary Flames. The National Lacrosse League is coming to Calgary and starting December 2001 the Pengrowth Saddledome will house the new team, to be named sometime this summer. The NLL lacks the stuffiness commonly associated with the professional… Continue reading National Lacrosse League comes to Calgary

By Scott Lepp

Loyalty, versatility, respect and love. These are just a few of the words that Head Coach Shawnee Harle uses to describe two of her fifth-year players, Alison McGinn and Sarah Williams. The 22-year-old McGinn joined the Dinos as a freshman out of W.G. Murdoch high school in Crossfield, Alberta. Harle started watching McGinn in her… Continue reading For Whom The Bell Tolls

By Andrew Ross

Before I start, I just want to make something clear. I don’t have anything against Dean Fisher, David Kooperberg, Brad Neve or Denis Zhukov. That said, I will make my point bluntly: the nomination process for Male Athlete of the Year is a travesty and a sham. How can it be otherwise, when one of… Continue reading Say it ain’t so

By Kris Kotarski

Allison Johnson – Kris Kotarski It was almost a disaster. Mere hours before the Night of the Dino banquet, the Gauntlet Extra Effort Award plaque read "Alisson Johnson." "Why is it a disaster?" you ask. "Johnson deserves it for her outstanding and often overlooked performance for the field hockey squad." Sure she does. That’s why… Continue reading Johnson rules / Bionic man wins Extra Effort Award