The characters from Mystic no. 23 (September 1953) could give those glitter demons in Twilight a run for their money.

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Their real-life relationship has threatened to eclipse (bad Twilight joke) the relationship of their on-screen characters, presenting a possible box-office disconnect for their fans.

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But they are often iconic, frequently arresting, fundamentally timeless, and occasionally shot through with genius (think of the Face Punch film-within-a-film in Twilight).

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Professor STEPHEN JACKSON (Botany, University of Wyoming): I think it like a "Twilight Zone" world, where a lot of what's familiar to us will disappear and climates that are completely unfamiliar to us will appear.

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" Originally conceived by Lebron as "a derivative of twilight, " the word "Twi, " (rhymes with "why") is specifically defined as an "interstellar traveler, adventurer, or forest maker.

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As twilight arrived, Mittal Naidoo laid out dainty hors d'oeuvres (eggplant toasts and cauliflower fritadas), poured everyone a glass of wine and got down to cooking.

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