Comments on: RIP John Updike http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:25:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Marcela http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2906753 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:27:49 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2906753 John Updike é o Balzac da classe média americana: http://www.revistabula.com/ http://www.revistabula.com/materia/john-updike-e-o-balzac-da-classe-media-americana-/950 John Updike é o Balzac da classe média americana:

http://www.revistabula.com/

http://www.revistabula.com/materia/john-updike-e-o-balzac-da-classe-media-americana-/950

]]> by: coffee http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2897034 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:23:19 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2897034 John Updike's passing is sad, but he left a ton of awesome work. "Immortality is nontransferrable" he said appropriately. John Updike’s passing is sad, but he left a ton of awesome work. “Immortality is nontransferrable” he said appropriately.

]]> by: Warren http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2894018 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:54:44 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2894018 John Updike also did a nice article for McSweeney's 13, the cartoon issue. He talked about his attempts at becoming a cartoonist and who his faves/influences were. John Updike also did a nice article for McSweeney’s 13, the cartoon issue. He talked about his attempts at becoming a cartoonist and who his faves/influences were.

]]> by: Jeff Carter http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2891899 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:09:21 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2891899 I saw him speak at Butler University about ten years ago at least. Incredible speaker, great man. He will be sorely missed. I saw him speak at Butler University about ten years ago at least. Incredible speaker, great man. He will be sorely missed.

]]> by: Jeet Heer http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2891333 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:54:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2891333 Here's the letter Tom refers to: Thursday, October 27, 1994 CUT THE UNFUNNY COMICS, NOT 'SPIDERMAN' I can't believe that you're cutting "Spiderman" -- the only comic strip in the Globe, except for "Doonesbury" half the time, worth reading. Do think again in making way for what sounds like one more jejune set of unfunny panels pitched at the nonexistent (or at least nonreading) X-generation. And what ever happened to "Mac Divot" -- the most helpful set of golf tips I ever read? JOHN UPDIKE Beverly Farms Here’s the letter Tom refers to:

Thursday, October 27, 1994
CUT THE UNFUNNY COMICS, NOT ‘SPIDERMAN’
I can’t believe that you’re cutting “Spiderman” — the only comic strip in the Globe, except for “Doonesbury” half the time, worth reading. Do think again in making way for what sounds like one more jejune set of unfunny panels pitched at the nonexistent (or at least nonreading) X-generation.
And what ever happened to “Mac Divot” — the most helpful set of golf tips I ever read?
JOHN UPDIKE
Beverly Farms

]]> by: Tom Galloway http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2891030 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:39:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/27/rip-john-updike/#comment-2891030 Back in the '90s, I recall the Boston Globe publishing a letter to the editor that Updike had written where he advocated keeping the Spider-Man comic strip in the paper. Back in the ’90s, I recall the Boston Globe publishing a letter to the editor that Updike had written where he advocated keeping the Spider-Man comic strip in the paper.

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