Comic books play it straight. Batman never kills, Superman is an indestructible Boy Scout, Spider-Man is filled with teenage angst -- even in his late 20s -- and Wolverine abides by a code of honor ...
Every so often, a fantasy series comes along that changes the course of literary history. In the ‘50s, it was The Lord of the Rings. The ‘90s, meanwhile, belonged to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and ...