The Shipping Forecast for August 6th
4th August 2003
The long wait is over! Craig Thompson's follow-up to GOOD-BYE CHUNKY RICE is here, as is the final issue of Joss Whedon's FRAY and the paperback edition of Milligan and Pulido's HUMAN TARGET. You wait for ages for a comic...

The Shipping Forecast for July 30th
28th July 2003
Loot and pillage the comic store this week as villains and Vikings fill the shelves. The deluge of Alan Moore books isn't over yet, and there's a chance to relive the 80s without the terrible haircuts, courtesy of Rucka and Hurtt.

The Shipping Forecast for July 23rd
21st July 2003
San Diego has been and gone for another year, but Ninth Art's team of discerning intellectuals have picked out the best among this weeks new releases to help you put the post-con blues to rest.

The Shipping Forecast for July 16th
14th July 2003
After a slow week last week, now just about everyone is shipping their books in time for San Diego. Ninth Art's team of dedicated fisherfolk have picked out some of the many gems amongst this cornucopia of comics.

The Shipping Forecast for July 9th
7th July 2003
It's the pre-San Diego slump as publishers hold back their biggest books for a convention push. Ninth Art has an early tip for an SDCC debut to look out for, and the pick of the best graphic novels to tide you over in the meantime.

The Shipping Forecast for July 2nd
30th June 2003
In the week that the debut Epic book hits the stands... we're looking elsewhere for our entertainment; to comics with a masterplan and a streak of independence. Stay out of trouble at the comic store this week.

The Shipping Forecast for June 25th
23rd June 2003
Missed out on Farel Dalrymple's widely acclaimed POP GUN WAR? Couldn't find those back issues of ELECTRIC PIANO, with classic Kyle Baker? Need a hefty hit from Jim Woodring's FRANK? Then steel yourself, because this just might be your week.

The Shipping Forecast for June 18th
16th June 2003
Top Shelf asks the big questions, and the forecast offers a few questions of its own: Is it really sweater weather? Is Alan Moore's universe coming to an end? And is there such a thing as too much HOPELESS SAVAGES?

The Shipping Forecast for June 11th
9th June 2003
Make friends with some of the best female cartoonists in the business at the comic store this week. But if you're looking for something with spandex, there's not one, but two Oni superhero books to choose from, plus the best of Alan Moore in the DCU.

The Shipping Forecast for June 4th
2nd June 2003
In a Fantagraphics special, the crew nominates some of its favourite works from the troubled publisher, including books by Jessica Abel, Roberta Gregory and Barry Windsor Smith. Plus, our regular pick of the best of the week.

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