After several works of stylish but hard to follow sci-fi, Pope gets it dead on with this smart, offbeat story about a weird liquid with psychotropic properties. For those who yearn for comix' very own version of "Blade Runner" or "The Matrix," your prayer has been answered.
Animated actors dominated the box office, Barry Bonds hit 73 and 'It' turned out to be a scooter. TIME picks the bests and the worsts of this year...