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“I won’t wear one of those damnfool spandex body-condom things. I don’t have the bust for it”: Superhero Costume in the WildStorm Comics of Warren Ellis, Part 3

David Sweeney — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:26:36 +0000

In How To Read Superhero Comics and Why, Klock applies Harold Bloom’s concept of the ‘agon’ to Ellis’s treatment of superheroes in his work for WildStorm. For Bloom, poets can only escape the ‘anxiety of… [more]

“I won’t wear one of those damnfool spandex body-condom things. I don’t have the bust for it”: Superhero Costume in the WildStorm Comics of Warren Ellis, Part 2

David Sweeney — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 14:21:07 +0000

The Authority’s ‘sister’ title, Planetary was also launched in 1999, following a preview story included in the WildStorm titles Gen-13 and C-23 in September of the previous year. Conceived as a series in which Ellis… [more]

“I won’t wear one of those damnfool spandex body-condom things. I don’t have the bust for it”: Superhero Costume in the WildStorm Comics of Warren Ellis, Part 1

David Sweeney — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 22:45:58 +0000

The title of this essay comes from lines spoken by the character Jenny Sparks in Warren Ellis’s first issue as writer on the WildStorm title Stormwatch (#37, July 1996), after she is recruited to the… [more]

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is Now Free on YouTube

Mike Phillips — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:00:49 +0000

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is Now Free on YouTube" title="Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is Now Free on YouTube" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization and Respect Films are proud to announce that their feature-length documentary Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is now available for free on Sequart’s YouTube channel SequartTV. Captured Ghosts features the most extensive interview ever… [more]

Smorgasbord #63: Khatz in the Khradle

Tom Shapira — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:00:03 +0000

In which Shawn learns that Marvel’s definitions of “ongoing” and “miniseries” are more interchangeable than they should be; a Warren Ellis Plot Generator would inevitably become sentient and attack the United Nations while chain-smoking; Meredith… [more]

Smorgasbord #22: Spirited Away

Tom Shapira — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 18:00:01 +0000

It’s the pre-SDCC episode, so don’t expect any big news. Instead, Shawn and Tom find the time to talk about Warren Ellis’s new James Bond title, Dan Slott’s new Twitter war with Bleeding Cool, Dynamite… [more]

Brian’s Comic Book Grab Bag: Ghost Rider Annual Volume 1 #2

Stuart Warren — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:00:53 +0000

Ghost Rider Annual Volume 1 #2" title="Brian’s Comic Book Grab Bag: Ghost Rider Annual Volume 1 #2" style="float:left;" />On Christmas Day 2013, my brother gave me a booster pack of random, non-sequential issues from a variety of popular comic book titles that syndicated in the late eighties to mid nineties. The nineties was… [more]

Unfinished Apocalypse: Doktor Sleepless

David Faust — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 12:00:00 +0000

Doktor Sleepless" title="Unfinished Apocalypse: Doktor Sleepless" style="float:left;" />At times, reading Warren Ellis’ and Ivan Rodriguez’ unfinished story Doktor Sleepless, especially in single issues, can feel like showing up a day late to the party of the century. The vibrant community surrounding the… [more]

On Canons, Critics, Consensus, and Comics, Part 3

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:00:57 +0000

This week marks the final installment of our search for a comics canon. As I mentioned in the first column, I recently conducted a survey of the people who contribute to Sequart. A total of 25… [more]

On Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization

Julian Darius — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:00:37 +0000

Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization" title="On Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization" style="float:left;" />I don’t remember which Warren Ellis comic was my first. I certainly read his Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight issue, but I doubt it put the name Warren Ellis into my still-young brain. I… [more]

Sequart Releases Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews

Mike Phillips — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:00:21 +0000

Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews" title="Sequart Releases Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews" style="float:left;" />Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to publish Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews. In 2010 and 2011, legendary comic-book creator Warren Ellis sat down over several days to film career-spanning interviews for the… [more]

Sequart Releases Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization

Mike Phillips — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:57:49 +0000

Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization" title="Sequart Releases Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization" style="float:left;" />Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to release Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization, a book co-authored by Kevin Thurman and Julian Darius. Through works like Transmetropolitan, Planetary, and The Authority, Warren… [more]

Sequart Releases Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan

Mike Phillips — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:00:03 +0000

Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan" title="Sequart Releases Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan" style="float:left;" />Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to announce the release of Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan, edited by Chad Nevett. Published in 1997-2002, Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson’s Transmetropolitan… [more]

The NASA Symbol and Warren Ellis & Colleen Doran’s Orbiter

Cody Walker — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:12 +0000

Orbiter" title="The NASA Symbol and Warren Ellis & Colleen Doran’s Orbiter" style="float:left;" />Warren Ellis isn’t a prophet. Sure, 10 years ago, Ellis and Colleen Doran’s Orbiter was released and it begins with the horrific image of a shanty town built around the ruins of the Kennedy Space… [more]

Patrick Meaney: The Sequart Interview

Julian Darius — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:00:32 +0000

Patrick Meaney is the author of Our Sentence is Up, as well as essays in several Sequart anthologies and a contributor to Sequart.org. He’s also the director of Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods and Warren… [more]

On Warren Ellis’s Super-Hero Work at Avatar

Julian Darius — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:00:04 +0000

We’ve previously looked at Warren Ellis’s realistic worldview, at his much-celebrated 1999-2003 period, and at his work for Marvel from 2004-2010. One of the more interesting developments of Ellis’s career, especially given his professed distaste… [more]

Warren Ellis at Marvel, 2004-2010

Julian Darius — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:00:16 +0000

We’ve previously looked at Warren Ellis’s overall realistic worldview and how this is reflected in the revisionism of his much-celebrated 1999-2003 period. We now turn to his work at Marvel from 2004-2010. Warren Ellis at… [more]

Warren Ellis, Revisionism, and Reconstructionism

Julian Darius — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:00:34 +0000

Last time, we discussed how Warren Ellis is a realist, and we contrasted this with the views of Grant Morrison. These two modes correlate strongly with two different modes of super-hero stories. Revisionism, most frequently… [more]

The Very Different Worldviews of Warren Ellis and Grant Morrison

Julian Darius — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:00:57 +0000

In an interview for Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, Ellis recounts how some comics fans, in the wake of 9/11, expressed the wish that Superman were real, so he could have prevented such a devastating tragedy.… [more]

Captured Ghosts Excerpt: Warren Ellis on Planetary

Patrick Meaney — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:00:41 +0000

Captured Ghosts Excerpt: Warren Ellis on Planetary" title="Captured Ghosts Excerpt: Warren Ellis on Planetary" style="float:left;" />Planetary is one of Warren Ellis’s most beloved and respected series. In this exclusive excerpt from Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, series creators Ellis and John Cassaday, as well as fans Joss Whedon and Kelly Sue… [more]

Stoya on Why Chicks are Gross

Patrick Meaney — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:30:04 +0000

Stoya is an adult film star and model. She’s also a big fan of science fiction, including the works of Warren Ellis! In this clip from Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, she responds to the stereotype… [more]

The First Five Minutes of Our Warren Ellis Documentary

Patrick Meaney — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 14:30:28 +0000

Warren Ellis sees the future. He is a comic book writer and cyberpunk philosopher living on the edge of tomorrow. He speaks to a cult audience of artists, journalists, scientists, and fans who hail him… [more]

Warren Ellis on the Future Happening Everywhere

Patrick Meaney — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 11:00:16 +0000

Warren Ellis has made a career of thinking about the future. Here, he discusses the ways that the future is happening all around us, even when we’re not aware of it.What Warren thinks about the… [more]

Warren Ellis and the Fantastic Four

Julian Darius — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:00:21 +0000

Warren Ellis hates super-heroes. At least, that’s what people say. He certainly has played his part, through a few off-the-cuff remarks, in this misconception. But it would be more accurate to say that Ellis hates… [more]

On Planetary #3, by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday

Colin Smith — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:00:58 +0000

Planetary #3, by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday" title="On Planetary #3, by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday" style="float:left;" />“After this, there’s nothing,” explains the ghost of the murdered Hong Kong cop. There is, he assures Planetary’s “mystery archaeologists,” no afterlife awaiting them, or indeed anyone else, when death arrives. Something has brought the… [more]

The Captured Ghosts Movie Tour Rages On!

Mike Phillips — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:44 +0000

Captured Ghosts Movie Tour Rages On!" title="The Captured Ghosts Movie Tour Rages On!" style="float:left;" />After a successful premiere at the Napa Valley Film Festival, Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is now screening worldwide! If you’re a fan of Warren Ellis and live within driving distance of any of the below… [more]

Warren Ellis to Participate in Q&A before U.K. Premiere of Captured Ghosts

Mike Phillips — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 07:00:37 +0000

Captured Ghosts" title="Warren Ellis to Participate in Q&A before U.K. Premiere of Captured Ghosts" style="float:left;" />On Saturday, 12 November, Warren Ellis will appear at the U.K. premiere of Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, our feature-length documentary film about his work and its vision of the future. He will also participate in a conversation… [more]

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts to Make Its World Premiere at Napa Valley Film Festival

Mike Phillips — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:00:16 +0000

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts to Make Its World Premiere at Napa Valley Film Festival" title="Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts to Make Its World Premiere at Napa Valley Film Festival" style="float:left;" />Our documentary film Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts will make its world premiere on Friday, 11 November as an official selection at the inaugural Napa Valley Film Festival, alongside the premiere of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo and gala screenings of Alexander Payne’s The… [more]

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Postcards

Julian Darius — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:00:19 +0000

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Postcards" title="Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Postcards" style="float:left;" />Promotional postcards have been created for the upcoming theatrical debut of Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, and we thought we’d share them with you. The front features a distorted image of Warren Ellis, along with the… [more]

Captured Ghosts Advance Screening During NYCC

Mike Phillips — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:30:50 +0000

Captured Ghosts Advance Screening During NYCC" title="Captured Ghosts Advance Screening During NYCC" style="float:left;" />Sequart and Respect! Films are proud to announce a special New York Comic Con screening of Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts at the downtown theater Cinema Village (22 E. 12th St. NYC 10003, ph# 212.924.3363) on Friday, 14 October, at… [more]

Keeping the World Strange in Comics Stores Wednesday

Julian Darius — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:44:10 +0000

Keeping the World Strange in Comics Stores Wednesday" title="Keeping the World Strange in Comics Stores Wednesday" style="float:left;" />Keeping the World Strange, our book on Warren Ellis and John Cassaday’s Planetary, hits comics stores Wednesday (14 September 2011). The book features essays by current regular Sequart website contributors Julian Darius, Kevin Thurman, and Cody… [more]

Spider Jerusalem and Friedrich Nietzsche

Daniel N. Gullotta — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:00:37 +0000

“Spider Jerusalem is like Hunter S. Thompson in the 25th century.” That is how the lead character of Warren Ellis’s Transmetropolitan was first described to me. This description captured my interest, and my friend also informed… [more]

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Production Journal #3

Patrick Meaney — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:00:44 +0000

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Production Journal #3" title="Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Production Journal #3" style="float:left;" />This was another busy week in the production of Captured Ghosts, with two shoot days and a bunch of editing.Over the course of the week, I cut the film down a bit more, removing some… [more]

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Production Journal #2

Patrick Meaney — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:00:44 +0000

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Production Journal #2" title="Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Production Journal #2" style="float:left;" />This has been a busy week in the Captured Ghosts world. I was going to discuss the experience of filming with Warren, but I’m going to save that for next week and instead discuss our… [more]

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Production Journal #1

Patrick Meaney — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Production Journal #1" title="Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Production Journal #1" style="float:left;" />Over the next six months, I’ll be overseeing the end of shooting, post-production and the release of the documentary Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, following in the tradition of last year’s Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods.… [more]

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts on Kickstarter

Julian Darius — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:06:45 +0000

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts on Kickstarter" title="Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts on Kickstarter" style="float:left;" />Respect! Films has released a brand new trailer (over at Wired.com) for the documentary film Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts and is looking for some finishing costs funding via Kickstarter. Captured Ghosts, the follow-up to the highly acclaimed Grant Morrison:… [more]

Cover Released for Voyage in Noise

Julian Darius — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:26:40 +0000

Voyage in Noise" title="Cover Released for Voyage in Noise" style="float:left;" />We’re pleased to release the cover art for Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization, scheduled for a late 2011 release. Written by Kevin Thurman, the book covers Ellis’s entire body… [more]

Sequart at C2E2

Julian Darius — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:08:09 +0000

If you’re going to be at C2E2 in Chicago on Saturday, 19 March, come check out Sequart’s “Year of Ellis” panel. The panel will be held from 4:30 – 5:30pm in room 475a. Panelists will include… [more]

Keeping the World Strange in Previews

Julian Darius — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:32:09 +0000

Keeping the World Strange in Previews" title="Keeping the World Strange in Previews" style="float:left;" />Keeping the World Strange: A Planetary Guide, Sequart’s newest book, is now available for order through Diamond Comics Distributors. The book is listed on page 347 of the current (March 2011) Previews catalog, which also… [more]

G.I. Joe: Resolute: The Real American Heroes

Cody Walker — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:00:14 +0000

G.I. Joe: Resolute: The Real American Heroes" title="G.I. Joe: Resolute: The Real American Heroes" style="float:left;" />The ’80s were, hands down, the best time for cartoons. Between Thundercats, Masters of the Universe, G.I. Joe, Transformers, and a plethora of other cartoons that are too numerous to mention here, the ’80s were the… [more]

The Challenge of the Super-Friends: Why Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch’s The Authority is One of the Sweetest Comics of the Modern Era

Colin Smith — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:00:48 +0000

The Authority is One of the Sweetest Comics of the Modern Era" title="The Challenge of the Super-Friends: Why Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch’s The Authority is One of the Sweetest Comics of the Modern Era" style="float:left;" />For a comic book characterised by its “intense graphic violence” (according to Wikipedia) and designed to be marked by an “attention to nasty little details, its appalling bad attitude, and the utter carnage the cast are capable… [more]

Cover Released for Shot in the Face

Julian Darius — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:31:20 +0000

Shot in the Face" title="Cover Released for Shot in the Face" style="float:left;" />We’re pleased to release the cover art for Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan, scheduled for a late 2011 release. The book, which studies the series by writer Warren Ellis… [more]

Comics, Continuity, and Complexity

Patrick Meaney — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:00:30 +0000

Recently, I caught up on Warren Ellis’s Nextwave and Geoff Johns’s recent Green Lantern run through Blackest Night. The two works are polar opposites in terms of approaches to comics; one a continuity-laden, multi-year saga… [more]

Cover Released for Keeping the World Strange

Julian Darius — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:40:36 +0000

Keeping the World Strange" title="Cover Released for Keeping the World Strange" style="float:left;" />We’re pleased to release the cover art for Keeping the World Strange: A Planetary Guide, scheduled for May 2011 release. The book, which studies the series by writer Warren Ellis and artist John Cassaday, is edited by… [more]

2011: The Year of Ellis

Julian Darius — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:52:21 +0000

Here at Sequart, 2011 is the Year of Ellis — as in celebrated comics writer Warren Ellis. Throughout the year, we’ll be offering three books and a documentary film on Ellis, exploring his major works, his… [more]

Fell #7

Jonathan Stopek — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:45:37 +0000

Fell #7" title="Fell #7" style="float:left;" />Finally! Issue #7 comes out! Yay! Fell! You know, as this book really only comes out every so never, they don’t even bother putting the date on the cover. But hey, it’s still worth it.… [more]

Josh Roberts on ComicSpace.com’s Launch

Mike Phillips — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:00:22 +0000

Not even a week ago, OnlineComics.net owner Josh Roberts launched ComicSpace.com, a MySpace-like website for comic book fans and creators. As of this writing, the site already has 3,500 members, and it is growing at… [more]

In The Beginning…#5

Chris Chopping — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:19:46 +0000

A Different Kind of Hero The popular preconception of comics is that they’re all about costumed crime fighters battling super-villains and saving the city / world, but of course there is a lot more to… [more]

Looks Like Rain

Joseph Throssel — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:53:20 +0000

Welcome to the series “Looks Like Rain,” which will end up being a detailed exploration of the Wildstorm Universe from its origins in Image through to its current position as part of DC. First of… [more]

Modernism and the Birth of the American Super-Hero

Robert A. Emmons, Jr. — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 07:43:07 +0000

The idea of the modern American super-hero is an abstract and nebulous concept.[1] America is in a constant state of change and evolution; as such, we can only assume that our icons evolve with it.… [more]

Exploration, Becoming, History

Shathley Q — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 15:38:43 +0000

2005 is at least significant on two fronts; it is the centennial of The Day the Rules Changed, of Albert Einstein’s Specific Theory of Relativity, also, it is the year in which Transformers: the Movie… [more]

Your Weekly Blotter Fix

Mike Phillips — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:53:53 +0000

Dabel Brothers and Devil’s Due Having a Bit of a TiffThe comic book industry is just a reality show waiting to happen. CrossGen can breathe a momentary sigh of relief as Dabel Bros. and Devil’s… [more]

The New Blotter

Mike Phillips — Fri, 28 May 2004 14:08:33 +0000

Hello. My name is Mike Phillips. I’m the new Blotter guy and I am very excited to Blot. No kidding. As I finished reading the e-mail from Julian saying, “Welcome aboard,” I caught myself pumping… [more]

The State of American Comics Address, 2004

Julian Darius — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 18:00:12 +0000

This is the fourth annual State of American Comics Address that I have given. The State of American Comics Address is intended to sum up, in retrospect and for the historical record, the American comics… [more]

On Planetary #18

Matt Martin — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:59:38 +0000

Planetary #18 DC Comics / Wildstorm – Warren Ellis (w); John Cassaday (a)Maybe you didn’t notice, but most mainstream comics stopped having letter columns on their back page a year or two ago. For a… [more]

Future Previews Solicitations Revealed!

Bryan Miller — Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:12:51 +0000

In an effort to keep you up to date with all the latest comics news, we here at Sequart.com have managed to obtain several solicitations from Previews… from the future! Ah…yeah. In the year 2017…… [more]

Comics Published on 11 June 2003

Matt Martin — Tue, 17 Jun 2003 15:02:33 +0000

First off, I should apologize. I realize that there were no reviews this past week and that’s only partially my fault. Through what was nothing short of an outlandish amount of mistakes on the part… [more]

The State of American Comics Address, 2003

Julian Darius — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:00:25 +0000

Things are, in many ways, quite good in American comics. Sales stink, but the quality of the average comic book is really rather high. It may seem a bit spoiled, in this climate, to complain… [more]

Exposing Status Quo Super-Heroics in Mark Millar’s The Authority

Julian Darius — Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:00:43 +0000

The Authority" title="Exposing Status Quo Super-Heroics in Mark Millar’s The Authority" style="float:left;" />In 2000, a largely unknown writer named Mark Millar took over an already revolutionary title called The Authority, published by DC / WildStorm. Under the previous writer and series co-creator, Warren Ellis, the title had… [more]

Comics Published on 15 January 2003

Matt Martin — Wed, 22 Jan 2003 16:37:20 +0000

Optic Verve makes its triumphant (or generally unnoticed, depending on your point of view) return to the Internet, having taken the holidays off due to lack of Internet connectivity and a general plague of viruses… [more]

Comics Published on 11 December 2002

Matt Martin — Tue, 17 Dec 2002 16:27:38 +0000

Before I get started, a quick apology to the readers of these articles: this week was a really light week for me, as far as books are concerned. Even worse, next week looks to be… [more]

Comics Published on 13 November 2002

Matt Martin — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:36:48 +0000

Ultimate X-Men #24 Marvel Comics – Mark Millar (w); Kaare Andrews (a) There used to be a time that I really looked forward to Ultimate X-Men. During the first two story arcs, I think the… [more]

Comics Published on 25 September 2002

Matt Martin — Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:15:11 +0000

Before I start, a couple of items of business: I did in fact get a request for me to review Ultimate Adventures #1 and Marville #1, though I don’t think that request was made with… [more]

The Cult of the Writer

Julian Darius — Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:00:33 +0000

One of the major phenomena occurring in American comic books in the last two decades has been the cult of the writer, often in competition with the cult of the artist or illustrator. Various years… [more]

The State of American Comics Address, 2002

Julian Darius — Sat, 02 Feb 2002 17:00:53 +0000

The American comic book industry, as an economic institution, is doing terribly. Artistically, however, this will be remembered as a fairly good period. Many mainstream titles are selling less than 20,000 copies; a few even… [more]