• By Haber
    Jan 6, 2005 9:14 AM 52
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    Okay, 'Times' Will Really Never Write About Comics Again

    comicbookguy.jpgAnother week, another Times correction prompted, no doubt, by picky comic book fans:

    An obituary of the innovative comic-page illustrator Will Eisner yesterday included an imprecise comparison in some copies between his character the Spirit and others, including Batman. Unlike Superman and some other heroes of the comics, Batman relied on intelligence and skill, not supernatural powers.

    And, then there was that Virginia Heffernan screed from yesterday, which probably had them seething in their Velcro shoes and muttering "Worst... review... ever."
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