Article 10: Wind In The Sales
By Paul O'Brien
Many comics professionals regard the bookstore as the Promised Land - but is the promise all its cracked up to be? And if the bookstores aren't the answer to the industry's prayers, then what else is there?

Editorial: Camera Obscura - Surf Safari
By Alasdair Watson
The internet has opened up all sorts of new avenues for comics storytelling, most of which remain entirely unexplored. Alasdair Watson offers a few suggestions for exploring this untapped potential.

Minority Report: The Mirror Crack'd, Part 3
By Rob Vollmar
Rob Vollmar concludes his application of Elaine Showalter's three phases of women's writing to the comics world, with a look at the female voice in modern comics, and the debate surrounding the creation of Girlamatic.com.

Editorial: Cassandra Complex - None More Black
By Antony Johnston
They're a strange social minority who are shunned by mainstream society for their peculiar ways. But unlike comic readers, they have their own nightclubs. Antony Johnston revisits the goth scene.

Article 10: For Art's Sake
By Paul O'Brien
Why is the focus of mainstream comics criticism so firmly placed on writing when it's the visuals that make the medium distinctive? Paul O'Brien examines the possible reasons for comics' ingrained critical bias.

The Whole Story
By Paul Kester
The use of story arcs in ongoing stories has gained in popularity as the comic market has evolved - but do the demands of the industry force creators into an unhappy compromise when it comes to telling their tales?

Things To Come: Previews April for comics shipping June 2003
By Chris Ekman
There's yet more Alan and a whole lot of FRANK coming to stores this summer, plus a few other names you should know, including Chris Ware, Kyle Baker, and comics' newest smut peddler, Stan Lee.

Editorial: Face It, Tiger - Living Comics
By Andrew Wheeler
Ninth Art for breakfast, Ninth Art for lunch, Ninth Art for dinner; Andrew Wheeler reflects on the 9A experience so far. Plus, the party line from Grant Morrison's recent appearance at the ICA in London.

Article 10: Modern Epic
By Paul O'Brien
It's official: Marvel is relaunching its Epic imprint, and it wants you as a new recruit. So what will Epic mean for aspiring creators, and what will it mean for readers? Is this the beginning of comics' new fanfic revolution?

Editorial: Camera Obscura - The Thinking Man
By Alasdair Watson
This month, Alasdair Watson's thoughts turn to thinking - and unthinking. Why aren't comics smarter? Why don't comics place more value on ideas? And why would anyone option THE GARGOYLE?

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