The Book Review: Criminal Macabre
14th June 2004
Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith followed up on their hit vampire series 30 DAYS OF NIGHT with the first of their Cal McDonald hard-boiled horror stories, CRIMINAL MACABRE. Ninth Art succumbs to the darkness.

Destroy All Superheroes
2nd April 2004
Some people don't like superheroes. You probably knew that already. Yet in the case of Alex Dueben, it's not that he doesn't want to like superheroes - it's just that he doesn't believe they have anything to say.

The Friday Review: Herobear And The Kid: The Inheritance
12th March 2004
Childhood can be a time of wonder and delight, but it's a time we all have to leave behind. Mike Kunkel recaptures some of that awe and excitement of youth with his fable about one boy and his superhero bear.

The Friday Review: The Red Star: The Battle Of Kar Dathra's Gate
27th February 2004
THE RED STAR is a story about revolution, but it also sparked a bit of a revolution in itself, with its innovative use of composite computer art and its integration of words and pictures. Ninth Art joins the march.

Feed The Dogma
20th February 2004
Alex Dueben shares his assessment on the major shortcomings of today's comic industry, from the medium's protracted adolescence to creators' love for the Hollywood dollar, and finds that superheroes are the least of its problems.

It Came From Connecticut
26th January 2004
Connecticut boasts of being the birthplace of the comic book, and a new exhibition at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford seeks to explore the claim. Ninth Art takes a trip to the Constitution State.

Where Heads Go: An interview with Kurt Wolfgang
19th January 2004
From finding the right balance on the comics page, to working in silence, Kurt Wolfgang, the editor of LOWJINX and the author of WHERE HATS GO, shares his thoughts with Ninth Art.

Tweenage Kicks
9th January 2004
Thanks to the 'tween' demographic, children's literature is enjoying a remarkable renaissance - but they're still not reading comics. Selling digest collections in bookstores isn't going to be enough to change that, says Alex Dueben.

The Friday Review: Hawaiian Dick: Byrd Of Paradise
19th December 2003
In the mood for some winter sun? Ninth Art takes to the islands for the impressive debut from B Clay Moore and Steve Griffin; a colourful supernatural thriller with a tropical punch.

The Friday Review: Wildcats Version 3.0: Brand Building
31st October 2003
New readers may be wary of joining WildStorm's flagship spandex title on its third iteration. Ninth Art sends in a WILDCATS virgin to give his view of this ambitious and unconventional superhero series.

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