The 9A Lighthouse Crew

The Shipping Forecast 2001-2004: Gone Fishing
30th April 2004
After years of shipshape service, Ninth Art's piscatorial pundits are taking a dive. While they give their last wave, we've fished for a few final compliments, as they pick their favourite books of the last three years.

The Shipping Forecast for April 28th
26th April 2004
The Fantastic Four face the Mole Man, and the Gotham police face a costumed psychopath - but it's not quite business as usual in superhero-land; can PLANET OF THE CAPES take on the competition?

The Shipping Forecast for April 21st
19th April 2004
Andi Watson gives us a taste of the love supreme in the first LOVE FIGHTS trade, and Dave Crosland offers a slice of heaven and a glimpse of hell in HEAVEN LLC and BAD IDEAS.

The Shipping Forecast for April 14th
12th April 2004
DC Vertigo has a new goth vampire series. Marvel hits us with a crossover. But don't lose hope completely! After a ten-year wait, readers can at last learn the truth about the mythical beast called the 'cat'.

The Shipping Forecast for April 7th
5th April 2004
Vintage Vertigo creators Milligan and McKeever share their latest subversive offerings, summer comes early with Allison Cole, and Warren Ellis flips out with a WildStorm double header at the comic store this week.

The Shipping Forecast for March 31st
29th March 2004
Get to know comics on a first name basis this week, as Marc Hempel's GREGORY makes a welcome return, Alan Moore's John heads towards his 200th issue, and Peter Milligan gives his twist on Marvel's Frank.

The Shipping Forecast for March 24th
22nd March 2004
Because you demanded it, CABLE/DEADPOOL #1 hits stores this week. Well, we're presuming that someone demanded it, and we're saying it's you, because it definitely wasn't us. We swear.

The Shipping Forecast for March 17th
15th March 2004
Ninth Art breaks out the hankies this week to bid a fond adieu to Roger Langridge's FRED THE CLOWN, and there's a regretful farewell to Grant Morrison as he leaves X-MEN in Chuck Austen's hands.

The Shipping Forecast for March 10th
8th March 2004
There's a horror triple-feature at the lighthouse this week, as the fishermen encounter 81/2 GHOSTS, invoke Jason Henderson's SOULCATCHER, and creep up to Ninth Art's own Antony Johnston with SPOOKED.

The Shipping Forecast for March 3rd
1st March 2004
Expand your horizons with a tour of Morocco and a trip to the opera with this week's comics haul - or revisit familiar faces with the return of a former JUSTICE LEAGUE, another crack at SWAMP THING, and more from the BPRD.

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