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These days, Dawson, who lives in Los Angeles with her boyfriend, Sex and the City heartthrob Jason Lewis, is in no danger of sitting idle. Between films, she often returns to New York to work with charities devoted to stopping violence against women. Dawson made the issue central to her first producing project, Descent, which is proving to be a marketing challenge. ''We want to be careful,'' says Dawson, who also stars in the movie. ''It's a rape film. It's a horror film. It's a revenge film. It's a tragedy. There's a lot going on.''

Of all her projects, Dawson is most excited about Occult Crimes Taskforce, the comic-book series she co-created with writer and family friend David Atchison. OCT follows Sophia Ortiz, a Dana Scully-like New York cop who joins a special unit that tracks supernatural activity. Dawson, who brainstormed the stories, learned the form from her comic-book-artist uncle Gus Vasquez. ''I wasn't allowed to touch his comics,'' she recalls. ''I'd read [them] sitting next to him and he would turn the pages for me. I was raised to think of them as sacred texts.''

So bringing her own comic to the convention circuit may be something like a religious experience for Dawson. ''Comic-Con is the bomb!'' she gushes. ''There's Klingons.'' Pause. ''I don't know why I keep going on about Klingons. I'm stuck on Klingons today.''

Rosario Dawson's Must List

Hirsute heroes, '70s rock, subterranean rides — the actress shares her quirky tastes.

Wolverine
''You can argue about what Hugh Jackman brings to it — like, do you believe his animalistic side — but Wolverine's the man!''

Bread
''I'm not listening to anything new right now. I listen to Bread, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd. I'm a rockhead.''

The New York City Subway
''Hell, yeah, I still ride the train! Out in L.A., I miss it. You have to have your car.''

'Watchmen' 1987
''Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' epic book is actually being made into a film right now. I'm concerned about the translation.''

David Bowie
''I'm friends with his wife, Iman. He's invited me for dinner and I don't know that I can do it. I get just that retarded over him.''


Posted Jul 14, 2006 | Published in issue #887 Jul 21, 2006 | Order Article Reprints
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