After best-selling author Max Brooks told Random House his next project would be a black-and-white graphic novel about a little-known all-black World War I regiment, he was likely met with an awkward silence. But the publisher probably had doubts when he pitched a book about zombies, too. In The Harlem Hellfighters, the creator of World War Z resurrects the heroics of the mighty 369th U.S. Army Infantry Regiment in WWI. The unit faced appalling bigotry: They were forced to train in hostile South Carolina, issued broomsticks instead of guns, and eventually dumped on the depleted French army — and then became one of the most decorated Allied fighting units. Read More...
CAROL BRADY (FLORENCE HENDERSON) Everett Collection The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) This lovely lady brought up three very lovely girls (and, later, a passel of boys) — and did quite a good job, if we say so ourselves. As the female head of a very large household, Carol managed to remain a positive force during her children's angsty teen conundrums, football-related injuries and trips to Hawaii. Plus, she did so with a contagious smile and an impressively unmovable hairdo. Read More...
Poison Ivy is ready to seize the spotlight. As part of DC Comics' Pride month announcements last week, the storied superhero publisher unveiled a new six-issue series centered on the botanical Batman adversary from writer G. Willow Wilson and artist Marcio Takara — and we've got an exclusive first look. Originally created by Robert Kanigher and Sheldon Moldoff in 1966 as another addition to Batman's extensive gallery of exotic femmes fatales, Poison Ivy has really come into her own over the years. Read More...
