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What's That Business? Dragon Port Games and Comics
Dragon Port Games and Comics Store offers board games, comic books and role-playing adventure games.
Monday, September, 12, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Business

Reader's view: Comic strip on drowning was in poor taste
In light of recent tragedies involving the drownings of two children, I was shocked when I read the Aug. 5 comics page of the newspaper. The comic strip, “Grand Avenue,” for the day was appalling.
Saturday, August, 13, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Opinion

'Jaw-dropping' comic collection up for auction, expected to fetch more than $2 million
A comic collection that includes a staggering array of some of the most prized issues ever published was headed for auction Wednesday in New York City, where it was expected to fetch more than $2 million.
Wednesday, February, 22, 2012 - Associated Press - News

Comic Mordal at Black Bear Casino in Carlton
Comedian Dave Mordal is a recovering workaholic. Things got so bad that he had to divorce his wife because she had become an enabler every time she woke him up early and asked if he was going to work that day.
Friday, December, 30, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Review: ‘Baby’ starts comic and turns poignant
Lawrance Bernabo reviews “Baby,” the musical that opened at the Play Ground on Thursday night.
Friday, May, 11, 2012 - For the News Tribune - Entertainment

Review: ‘Intergalactic Nemesis’ creates spectacle with sound, acting and comic strip panels
At stage left there are three voice actors outfitted around microphones, a visual associated with old-time radio programs. At stage right, a pianist at a Steinway keys a nonintrusive soundtrack. Center stage is a Foley sound effects artist and a table full of tricks: A bag filled with balls creates the sound of a body dropping from a spaceship, and a thin sheet of plastic is the crack of thunder over an old castle.
Friday, November, 11, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Traveling show best described as comic book-meets-radio play mesh
A long time ago in a theater far, far away, a 7-year-old boy was so mesmerized by the opening sequence to “Star Wars” that he eventually created his own science fiction universe in an attempt to recapture the magic.
Thursday, November, 10, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Mick Jagger gets first 'SNL' hosting gig for season finale
Mick Jagger will test his comic chops later this month as host of the “Saturday Night Live” season finale.
Thursday, May, 03, 2012 - Associated Press - Entertainment

Reader's view: Mooning dog didn’t impress this reader
Reading the comics on Sunday, May 29, I was not too impressed with the Beetle Bailey strip featuring the sergeant’s dog, which bent over to show his back side to “that stupid general” as he passed.
Wednesday, June, 08, 2011 - for the News Tribune - Opinion

George W. Bush impersonator dies
Forty-eight-year-old comic impressionist Steve Bridges, best known for impersonating former President George W. Bush, has died at home in Los Angeles.
Monday, March, 05, 2012 - Associated Press - Entertainment

Faces & Names: Griffin gets Bravo network talk show
Comic Kathy Griffin is never shy about offering her opinions. Soon she’ll have a weekly outlet for them.
Monday, January, 09, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Faces & Names: Comedian Ron White to perform at DECC
A cigar-chomping, scotch-drinking, drawling comic known for his part in “Blue Collar Comedy” will perform in Duluth in September.
Tuesday, April, 10, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Willhite headlines Comedy Pro Tour
Jack Willhite’s style requires an amp and sunglasses. The comic musician — or is he a musical comic — presents a show that riffs on the rock ’n’ roll greats. He might be singing about Campbell’s soup to the tune of a song by Poison, or reflecting on John Cougar Mellencamp’s appearance on “Sesame Street” with a ditty that sounds a lot like “Hurts So Good.”
Thursday, November, 03, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Best Bets: Duluth Superior Film Festival opens at Clyde Iron
The Duluth Superior Film Festival opens with a Norwegian comedy that takes curling where dodge ball and bowling have gone before — the comic spotlight.
Thursday, May, 24, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Wrapping Paper
Before you grab today's comics section to use to wrap your gifts, take a look at the wrapping paper designs submitted by readers. We have placed them in the section so they're not back-to-back, and we've given you different sizes to choose from.
Sunday, December, 04, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Community

Stand-up comedian Patrice O'Neal, 41, dies one month after stroke
Veteran stand-up comic Patrice O'Neal, who gained a wider following through TV and radio, died today from complications of a stroke he suffered last month. He was 41.
Tuesday, November, 29, 2011 - Associated Press - Entertainment

Movie review: ‘The Avengers’ is All Star Game of superheroes
“The Avengers,” much awaited by Marvel Comics fans, assembles all of the Avengers in one film — Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye.
Friday, May, 04, 2012 - for the Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Threat to David Letterman posted on jihadist website
A frequent contributor to a jihadist website has threatened David Letterman, urging Muslim followers to “cut the tongue” of the late-night host because of a joke the comic made on his CBS show.
Thursday, August, 18, 2011 - Associated Press - Entertainment

'Family Circus' creator Bil Keane dies at 89
Bil Keane, who started drawing the one-panel "Family Circus" cartoon featuring Billy, Jeffy, Dolly, P.J. and their parents in February 1960, died Tuesday at age 89. His comic strip is featured in nearly 1,500 newspapers across the country, including the News Tribune.
Wednesday, November, 09, 2011 - Associated Press - News

Northland artist awaits publication of first graphic novel
When Donny Frank Morris was 12 years old, his mother brought home an X-Men comic book for him. Morris sat on the sofa in his family’s home until he had read the book straight through, and even though it was the first comic book he had ever gotten, he was hooked from that point on.
Friday, January, 27, 2012 - Duluth Budgeteer News - Budgeteer

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