The Smythes Hc (12/09/2025) New York Review Books POTF (W) SHAWN KURUNERU (A) SHAWN

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With no memory of her childhood haunted by chronic pain- she assumes it's amnesia-until a strange man claiming to have answers appears

And those icons who do still fight on--Superman- Wonder Woman- Batman--operate under hidden agendas and dueling ideologies

Or for the future of Sachi’s family

The Smythes Hc (12/09/2025) New York Review Books POTF (W) SHAWN KURUNERU (A) SHAWNA CLASSIC 1930s COMIC STRIP: The New Yorkers first art editor satirizes the petit bourgeoisie in these stylishly eccentric cartoons with echoes of Cheever and Wodehouse. Rea Irvin was The New Yorkers first art editor and creator of the magazines iconic mascot, the butterfly enthusiast Eustace Tilly. In 1930, he ventured into new territory with the comic strip The Smythes. The Smythescomprised of John, Margie, and their two forgettable children, Willie