"In the best comic books and graphic novels, movement is the deferred magic that gives the pages their dormant power and dynamism. In the greatest cinema, stillness is the magic to which motion nostalgically, primally aspires to return. That is why the relationship between the two forms, though it may never be a marriage, will always be alive, mysterious and passionate as a romance."
That is not to say there aren't too many comic-based movies, but traditional storyboards drawn to plan cinematic shots are themselves virtual comics, so the love affair runs deep.
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Christian Bale apologized, so at least he knows when he has behaved badly, something we all do occasionally. Ain't It Cool News' Harry had it right, the audio recording never was news, and its sudden appearance many months after the incident suspicious.
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Michael Phelps has apologized too, but is losing sponsors right and left. Too bad, except for the camera it seems like it ain't nobody's business. The Huffington Post's Lee Stranahan pointed out the real hypocrisy:
"Kellogg's has profited for decades on the food tastes of marijuana-using Americans with the munchies. In fact, we believe that most people over the age of twelve would not eat Kellogg's products were they not wicked high... [W]e the undersigned plan to BOYCOTT your products. And we're serious. Even though the Pop Tarts thing will be HARD."
Ditto Subway, although I can understand corporate concerns over image, the role-model thing is tricky business. Here's a solution: legalize it, regulate it just like alcohol, and tax the nation's largest cash crop. Pay off a large chunk of the federal budget deficit. Free up some jail cells and courtrooms for criminals who hurt others or steal stuff.
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