Walk Like A Man
By David Goodman
David Goodman specialises in drawing anthropomorphic animals, but has skirted the edges of the related fandom. Ninth Art sent him to meet with a group of Furries to find out more about their relationship to the comic industry as a whole.

Editorial: Camera Obscura - Serious Business
By Alasdair Watson
What will it take for the medium of comics to produce truly great works of art, and truly great artists? Alasdair Watson believes the potential is there, if only the business side would take the necessary risks to push the art form to the next level.

Things To Come: Previews October for comics shipping December 2003
By Chris Ekman
Chris Ekman looks ahead to the comics that will round out 2003, including the launch of the Millarworld line, the comics debut of Michael Chabon, and new works from Carol Swain, Nabiel Kanan and Kyle Baker.

Discovering The Elephant: An integralist approach to understanding graphic novels, part one
By Rob Vollmar
Eisner-nominated creator Rob Vollmar returns to Ninth Art with a new four-part essay that aims to thoroughly address one of the great questions still troubling the comic industry. What exactly is a graphic novel?

Editorial: Cassandra Complex - Canons & Carnivores
By Antony Johnston
Continuity is an obsession for many comics readers, but is it important? Antony Johnston considers the purpose of continuity and the reactions against it.

Article 10: Studio Brief
By Paul O'Brien
CrossGen continues to grab headlines with the seeming demise of its studio set-up, but is it fair to call this bold experiment a failure? Paul O?Brien assesses the possible merits of the CrossGen system.

Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?
By Alex Dueben
Superman is a product of his time, but does he hold any relevance today? Alex Dueben tracks the influences that informed Siegel and Schuster's creation, and considers where the next Superman might come from.

Beyond Borders: The Professional
By Marcos Castrillón
In the second of Ninth Art's new series on legendary talents who remain largely unknown to English-speaking readers, Marcos Castrillón looks at the life and work of one of the great masters of his native Spain, Carlos Giménez.

Editorial: Face It, Tiger - Great Thou Art
By Andrew Wheeler
When there's nothing in the comics news to inspire, it's time to cast all that tittle-tattle aside and go back to what it's really all about. Andrew Wheeler rejects industry for art, and turns a queer eye to his own fab five.

Article 10: Altered Image
By Paul O'Brien
Image once posed a serious threat to the dominance of Marvel and DC in the sales charts, but these days it runs at a distant third place. Paul O'Brien looks at the Image system, and the meaning of the Image brand.

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