Archive for October, 2009

Before we get started: last week's column mislabeled the Morning International Comic Contest as the "manga" contest, which is actually its old name. I apologize for the error, but this gives me an opportunity to stress something important: the contest now centers around the word comic , not manga . If this isn't an obvious hint for what Kodansha is really looking for, I don't know what is.

A mysterious man presents a couple with a box, telling them that if they push its button they will receive a large amount of cash but someone in the world will die as a result. Such is the simple premise of the Richard Matheson short story "Button, Button," which has been adapted by writer-director Richard Kelly into "The Box." Opening Nov. 6, the film stars Frank Langella as the man and Cameron ...