The Friday Review: Madman: The Oddity Odyssey
3rd October 2003
With geek as literary chic, Mike Allred has emerged at the forefront of the independents with his willingness to embrace his passion for superhero weirdness. Ninth Art goes crazy for MADMAN.

The Friday Review: American Splendor: The Life And Times Of Harvey Pekar
12th September 2003
On the day the critically acclaimed movie goes on wider release in the United States, Ninth Art goes back to the source material for a Pekar primer, and discovers that ordinary life can be a complicated thing.

Conventional Wisdom: Drawing Lines In The Sand
14th July 2003
With San Diego just around the corner, Ninth Art continues its reminiscences of conventions past with newspaper strip aficionado Frank Smith's story of a chance encounter with a creator who gave him a new appreciation for creator's rights.

MoCCA 2003: Muttering At The Drawing Table
30th June 2003
The museum may be homeless and the awards ceremony may have just drifted in off the street, but the folks at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in New York still know how to throw a first rate festival. Ninth Art reports from the scene.

The Friday Review: Monkey Vs Robot And The Crystal Of Power
20th June 2003
Robots and monkeys. It's one of the oldest, greatest rivalries. OK, it isn't, but there sure are a lot of robots and monkeys in comics. James Kochalka pitted them head to head once before, to great acclaim. Now they're back for the encore, and Ninth Art is ringside.

The Friday Review: B Krigstein: Volume One
6th June 2003
Bernie Krigstein is one of comics' forgotten pioneers, his work unknown to most modern readers due to his quitting comics after SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT. Ninth Art rediscovers Krigstein in Greg Sadowski's Harvey and Eisner-nominated biography.

Drinking In The Kitchen
24th March 2003
Take a walk through the scenery of Alex Maleev?s DAREDEVIL. Frank Smith visits Hell?s Kitchen and a few other reference points besides, and stops for a drink or two along the way.