issue 11 // volume 43 Student and local writers participate in public reading > Upcoming event for Creative Writing department Greg Waldock Staff Writer Or; Thursday, November 17, the Douglas College Creative Writing department will host Writers Unplugged, a special reading to showcase student writers. It will feature some of the best short stories, poems, and writing from other genres that Douglas students have made this semester so far, read by the students who wrote them. The event will also have an open mic for anyone who wants to share their work. Also appearing will be special New superhero delivers cool visuals for a magical experience > ‘Doctor Strange’ film review Cazzy Lewchuk Opinions Editor kek I: the latest release of Marvel’s cinematic universe series, Benedict Cumberbatch is Doctor Stephen Strange, an arrogant neurosurgeon. One of the very best in his field, his life is changed forever when his hands are damaged in a car accident. Depressed and out of options, he seeks out a monastery in Nepal, and begins learning the mysterious art of magic and sorcery. Soon, he must use his newfound powers to combat an evil cosmic threat. This movie is a lot more trippy and fantastical than anything Marvel has released before. There are scenes that look like they could have come straight out of Inception (2010), including sideways buildings and interdimensional portals. Visually, it is one of Marvel’s most beautiful films. The plotline involves magic, parallel worlds, and the mysteries of the cosmos, and there are some really cool scenes featuring this. It’s awe-inspiring in a theatre, especially if you choose the UltraAVX, 3-D options. Some of the characters are undeveloped, such as Stephen’s love interest, Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams). She’s given very little to do in the plot and her character feels arts // no. 9 Comic corner: Previously peculiar ponderings > ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel’ review Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor xk WwW the boom in graphic novel popularity, seeing previously loved books—especially ones within a popular series—trying to make the crossover into this medium is a very common sight. With a movie starring Eva Green on its way to theatres, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is no different. But despite beautiful artwork, this iteration just didn’t live up to the original. Written by original series author Ransom Riggs, the plot remains very close to the original. Soon after the death of his grandfather, 16-year-old Jacob sets out to see if all his grandfather's strange stories about remarkably odd children that he met during World War I] were real, or just simple fantasy. Where this novel falters is the transition from text to visual format. Something purely literary is generally more forgiving when it comes to tonality. Attitudes, emotion, and even subtext can be inferred through use of syntax guest Kevin Spenst, a published poet from Surrey and author of Ignite and Jabbering with Bing Bong. The event will help promote involvement in the local arts by introducing students to the world of public performance, and giving the aspiring writers an audience to help refine and receive feedback for their style. It’s an open invitation for 7:30 p.m. in the employee lunch room next to the downstairs café at the New Westminster campus. Everyone is welcome to come for snacks, coffee, and talent that is so local, you've probably bumped into them in the halls! Mikkelsen) isn’t particularly interesting or menacing, though he’s still portrayed convincingly. The entire cast is played well by fantastic actors, including Tilda Swinton and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Most of the problems in Doctor Strange come from the script. Some of the lines and jokes simply don’t hit. The first half is a predictable and familiar journey typical to superhero movies. However, once Stephen finds his identity as the Sorcerer Doctor Strange, the (literal) world-bending conflict we witness is really something to watch. The third act is satisfying and rewarding in its climax. We've seen most of this before, but here we see it in a particularly entertaining way, and we're also introduced to some truly impressive sequences and concepts. Doctor Strange will return in a sequel and future Marvel movies, as most fans already know. Casual moviegoers may initially miss that this is the same universe as The Avengers, but a couple of references will remind them. Now that the origin story is out of the way, we can hope the character's further adventures are even more mind-blowing and mystifying. Whether you're a casual watcher or die-hard comic adaption fan, Doctor Strange won't disappoint you. It’s exciting, entertaining, fantastical, and just plain fun. It’s not the best thing Marvel has ever released, but it’s bringing in a — | MISS PEREGRINE’S FOR Orie or narrative voice. However, this is not true for graphic novels. Therefore, books that rely heavily on inference must find a way of adapting their narrative to accommodate this deficit. Unfortunately, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children didn’t make the cut, and instead went for a bare bones translation, so all the dark humour and creepy undertones from the original book are lost. One of the most endearing things about this novel is the artwork. The art done by Cassandra Jean—who is the artist behind the graphic novelization of the Beautiful Creatures series—is smooth, with a heavy manga influence. The pages generally feature a simplistic layout, with minimal panels, and incorporate real photos at times as a means of adding more visual intrigue. On a personal note, I would have preferred to see a little more time spent on the backgrounds and the surrounding space, but it’s possible this was a stylistic choice. I wouldn't say this is a novel for everyone, but for people who are familiar with, and fans of, the series, I would definitely advise them to pick it up. a new hero and setting up Phase Three unnecessary, although McAdams still for more cool blockbuster action. performs well. The villain Kaecilius (Mads ru ee ee ee. HOR te ea Cover for ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’