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Newark Is Totally Comical!

Ah, cartoonists--they're the underdogs of the art world. Not that comic art is oh-so-underground, but it has certainly fought longer and harder than most to be considered a fine art. Of course, while the art history students were whining, illustration majors were whooping their asses in art school anyway.

Whether you've always been turned on by comics or are merely curious, Masters of American Comics, a two-part show recently transplanted from L.A. to New York, is more than worth a look. That is if you natives can suck it up enough to pull a reverse  bridge 'n' tunnel, because part A (comic strips) is on display at the Newark Museum in Newark! New Jersey! Part B (comic books) resides at the Jewish Museum in Manhattan. Whew.

The exhibit zeroes in on fifteen chosen artists (the "masters") and delves deep into their art and influence. You have until January 28, 2007 to make it happen.

[Photo: mgrhode1]