Pollux writes of his Mamma Mia! and Iron Man fantasia, “I know this is a gross generalization, but in terms of media frenzy, it’s all about the Streep and the Stark.”
Here’s David Denby’s review of Iron Man; Mamma Mia! isn’t out till July 18, but you can be sure Anthony Lane will eviscerate it. John Lahr wrote of the stage version of Mamma Mia!, “In dark times, art can raise the pulse and lift the heart of a community. Unfortunately, ‘Mamma Mia!’ is nothing but hokum.” Danny Shanahan did a cartoon about the show (which I would link to, but I can’t track it down on the Cartoon Bank; it’s from 2001, too), and in 1939, there was a one-line Talk of the Town item (under “Incidental Intelligence”) that read simply: “The Mamma Mia Importing Company has headquarters in Brooklyn, where it imports something or other.”
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Check out the “Wavy Rule” archive! More drawings by Pollux: his very funny webcomic “Arnjuice,” his motley Flickr page, and satisfying cartoon collections to download at Lulu.