Comic Riffs: Garfield


Posted at 10:48 PM ET, 07/06/2012

‘AMAZING SPIDER-MAN’: Film’s fast $58-million start rewards faith in announced trilogy
By Michael Cavna
‘Amazing Spider-Man’: Film’s fast $58-million start rewards plans for new trilogy.

By Michael Cavna  |  10:48 PM ET, 07/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  spiderman trilogy, amazing spiderman, andrew garfield, marc webb

Posted at 05:55 PM ET, 07/03/2012

‘AMAZING SPIDER-MAN’ matches previous Spidey film with $7.5M from midnight showings
By Michael Cavna
“Amazing Spider-Man” matches previous Spidey film with $7.5M from midnight showings

By Michael Cavna  |  05:55 PM ET, 07/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  spider-man, marc webb, andrew garfield, emma stone, spider-man 3

Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 05/01/2012

2012 TONY AWARDS: The ‘other’ Spider-Man gets the big nomination
By Michael Cavna
The new big-screen Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield, gets an acting nod today (for “Death of a Salesman”), while “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” scores only two technical noms.

By Michael Cavna  |  10:45 AM ET, 05/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  2012 tony awards, spider-man turn off the dark, andrew garfield, amazing spider-man

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 11/11/2010

VETERANS DAY GAFFE: 'Garfield' creator Jim Davis apologizes for 'Stupid Day' gag
By Michael Cavna
(click here for enlarged image) It's one of the perils of working months ahead, a cursed confluence that has befallen many a syndicated strip cartoonist. But it's especially unfortunate when it occurs on a date as poignantly important as...

By Michael Cavna  |  03:00 PM ET, 11/11/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Strip | Tags:  Garfield, Jim Davis

Posted at 08:42 PM ET, 08/10/2010

Broadway's troubled 'SPIDER-MAN' musical to open in December
By Michael Cavna
REEVE CARNEY (Associated Press / Marvel Entertainment) Broadway's "Spidey sense" can stop tingling. For now, at least, the seriously costly musical about Peter Parker might finally be out of danger. The producers of "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" said...

By Michael Cavna  |  08:42 PM ET, 08/10/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Superheroes | Tags:  Andrew Garfield, Marvel Entertainment, Reeve Carney, Spider-Man

Posted at 06:01 AM ET, 07/02/2010

SPIDER-SENSES: 7 Reasons Why Andrew Garfield Might Surprise as Spidey
By Michael Cavna
One hour you're a relatively little-known actor, the next you're a trending topic on Twitter outpacing even a Bieber. Such is the power and profile of being the latest young talent to fill a franchise suit. This morning, of...

By Michael Cavna  |  06:01 AM ET, 07/02/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Superheroes, Superheroes, Superheroes | Tags:  Andrew Garfield, Sony/Columbia/Marvel, Spider-Man

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 06/11/2010

'CALVIN MINUS HOBBES': Even Miss Wormwood might shudder at this new math
By Michael Cavna
courtesy of Jeff Ocean / Calvin Minus Hobbes "Garfield Minus Garfield" is a joy to read, with a twist that's not just sending up the strip but also spinning it with a winningly surreal bent. Then, on the flip...

By Michael Cavna  |  10:30 AM ET, 06/11/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Strip | Tags:  Bill Watterson, Calvin Minus Hobbes, Dan Walsh, Garfield Minus Garfield, Jeff Ocean, Jim David