In the event, Mr. Fry offers a dignified, excellently spoken account of a character who suffers a far-from-comic fate amplified on this occasion by a hint of sweetness behind the bluff facade.
But he never strayed far from comics.
But her book hinted at something more: a discernment about good writing and a far from ordinary comic gift.
He also could be reduced to a minor character, although straying too far from his comic-book lineage surely won't please the Marvel purists.
The series' wide appeal rests in no small part on Staples's gorgeously organic and painterly artwork, which brings a believable humanity to her fantasy environments and is about as far from stereotypically muscular comic art as can be imagined.
Yes, but Carell is far from the first comic who has headed over to the serious side of town – and more than one has ended up losing the funny.
The new show won't stray far from Leno's comic roots.
But Mr. Snyder said he believed that his greatest challenge would be satisfying the desires of the book's devoted fans, who, like him, regard it as an exemplary work of postmodern storytelling and who would eviscerate him if he strayed too far from the original comics.
Below are some of the best costumes from Comic Con so far.
