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Comic books are a fascinating subject that, over the last few decades, have caught on in academia and mainstream news outlets such as the New York Times, which published a piece on comics series that would make good TV shows. However, writing about why people should read more of them
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Midterms getting you down? Bogged down in essays and club activities? These diversions from the everyday drudgery of student life are just the thing to ail those mid-semester blues. Dolores Park’s “Final Days of 2014,” until Thursday The (in)famous Dolores Park in the Mission District of San Francisco is closing
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Outside of “Adventure Time” character designer Michael Deforge’s work on the popular Cartoon Network show, the Canadian writer/artist makes comics that tackle existential angst and interpersonal conflict through his unique artistic and storytelling style. In his latest graphic novel, “Ant Colony,” Deforge creates a fascinating and disturbing world filled with
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SUPERB Productions has been entertaining the students of UC Berkeley since 1964. From Talking Heads in 1978 to Father John Misty in 2012, SUPERB lineups have consistently brought a diverse group of musicians to UC Berkeley’s campus for free concerts, and this semester’s lineup is no different! The Daily Cal is excited
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Annie Clark — better known by her stage name, St. Vincent — doesn’t make the same album twice. It might be the same name on each cover, but each musical venture is distinct in one way or another. Her animated, emphatic voice, guitar-shredding prowess and uncanny ability to weave together
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Friday is Valentine’s Day (or for Liz Lemon, Anna Howard Shaw Day), and that means a glut of blog posts and BuzzFeed articles about how polarizing the day is. Maybe it dredges up some emotional moments in your life that need an outlet of some kind, so why not have
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New characters in the Marvel and DC Comics universes almost always have the odds stacked against them, contending with the likes of Superman, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Captain America and so on.
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Did you know that Rube Goldberg, famous for his over-the-top contraptions for doing simple things, was a UC Berkeley graduate and a political cartoonist in the early 20th century? His contributions to early cartooning and comics, as well as those of artists such as Phil Frank and Gus Arriola, are
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Listening to Warpaint’s sophomore venture, the self-titled Warpaint, feels like floating through a sea of smoke and muted lights — it’s all very pretty and you get lost in the environment, but there are times when it might have helped a bit to have some guidance. Their music is beautiful
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When we’re faced with months of harrowing work that takes its toll in multiple ways — both mental and physical — don’t we deserve a few weeks of doing nothing, even if that nothing involves following old routines?
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