The Spirit's Sidekick (ComicBookMovie.com)

An early incarnation of the Spirit’s sidekick has been the center of controversy for many years. Here’s a look at the past issue the character faced.

Whether you agree with Frank Miller’s interpretation of the character, see eye to eye with the film’s similarity to his Sin City’s, or believe he butchered Eisner’s masterpiece, The Spirit has dealt with serious issues. The Spirit is considered to be one of the first comics with serious adult tones, creating a road for mainstream comics.

In the series’ living city, its inhabitants were always occupied with things. Whether they were criminals wanting to thieve, or female fatales in New York- style tenants, the people always had drama to deal with. According to Eisner, it “gave [him] an adult audience.” He managed to fill the pages with dramatic stories that were crime-noir dramas that had adventure, love stories, mystery and sometimes horror, and of course its noted humor.

One of the comedic elements that Eisner tried to inhibit was through The Spirit’s sidekick. Ebony White, an African-American citizen growing up in the harsh city, would constantly aid the masked hero. Not necessarily a sidekick like Robin or Bucky who would help the hero fight, but more of an Alfred/Jarvis assistant who would help in tough situations and drive him around in a taxi.

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Bob Thompson: Scarlett Johansson and company get The Spirit (National Post)

By Bob Thompson, National Post

If you can't wait to catch The Spirit, you are not alone. For those who might not know, The Spirit is the Frank Miller live-action film version of the classic 1940s Will Eisner newspaper strip and subsequent comic book series.

Opening on Dec. 25, the movie arrives with lots of anticipation and a question; as in can Miller translate the 1940s noir images onto the big screen? At least Miller gets The Spirit. He was an Eisner friend. And his resume suits the challenge. Plus his intention to shoot the movie in the fancy Sin City CGI style made sense to just about everybody.

After all, Miller co-directed and co-wrote the digital Sin City with Robert Rodriguez and wrote the popular graphic novels Sin City and 300 and restored Batman as the brooding Dark Knight in comics which inspired Christopher Nolan's hit movies Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

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VIDEO: Eva Mendes Gets In "The Spirit" (The Early Show, CBS)

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(CBS) From Denzel Washington and Johnny Depp to Will Smith and Nicholas Cage, actress Eva Mendes has worked with some of the Hollywood's hottest leading men.

Mendes is now co-starring in the "The Spirit," a film based on a 1940s comic book series. She plays Sand Saref, a woman who has a special relationship with The Spirit.

"They are childhood sweethearts, explains Mendes. "This film is visually stunning. It comes from the creative, genius mind of Frank Miller. What's really unbelievable with my character is I get to play not only a jewel thief, but a woman who's been married 14 times and killed every last one of her husbands. I mean, ladies, is that not just -- it's a sick fantasy, but, still a fantasy. Somewhat of a fantasy."

"Now she is quite a dame," adds Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen. "[She's] got the lashes."

"She's a dame. She's a broad," says Mendes. "We paid homage to the women back then, in the 1940s -- the Rita Hayworths and Bette Davis' of the world, the Ava Gardners. I had a lot of fun paying homage to those women."

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Scarlett Johansson Says She'll Record Another Album, Still Has Leonard Cohen On The Brain (MTV.com)

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Actress released Tom Waits cover LP in the spring.

By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Josh Horowitz

Scarlett Johansson has had quite an active year. She starred in a couple of movies, married actor Ryan Reynolds and even indulged her inner rock star by releasing an album. But don't think that Johansson is done with the music business just yet, because she has plans for a follow-up.

Back in the spring, Johansson released a Tom Waits cover album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, and she promises it isn't her last. "I would love to do another album," she told MTV News while promoting "The Spirit," the new film based on Will Eisner's comic book.

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The Spirit Clips Do Little to Ease Fans' Screaming (Wired.com)

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By John Scott Lewinski

December 15, 2008

Early glimpses of The Spirit seemed a little off-putting somehow and drove many fans to question the potential of Frank Miller's Will Eisner adaptation.

The first full online clips from the Christmas premiere should dispose of any doubt and allow would-be moviegoers to settle down into the grim reassurance that the flick's tag-line should've been, "My City Sucks."

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Bring Me the Head (or the Pencils) of Aluir Amancio (The Oregonian)

Steve Duin, writing in The Oregonian, praises the pencils of Aluir Amancio on DC's "The Spirit" monthly comic book:

Got a story idea for Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones, the entertaining co-writers of Will Eisner's The Spirit:

Aluir Amancio is missing. Any chance we might send out The Spirit to track him down? Heck, the future of the DC comic might depend on it.

The Spirit #17 is one of my favorite single issues of the year. Evanier and Aragones are at the top of their game with an inventive, humorous, multi-layered story. But the star of the show is Amancio, who is sensational from one end of the tale to the other.

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