Minority Report: Super Like Me
By Rob Vollmar
THE CASTAWAYS creator Rob Vollmar returns to Ninth Art with a new series looking at minority voices in comics, beginning with a look at the artificial account of comics' diversity presented to us by the OVERSTREET aesthetic.

Editorial: Face It, Tiger - Foreigners & Homosexuals
By Andrew Wheeler
Andrew Wheeler completes the trio of new look 9A editorials with a look at the world of continental comics, the scorecard on homosexuality and representation, and news of, well, the news at Ninth Art.

Article 10: Trouble At The Top
By Paul O'Brien
The question on every Marvel zombie's lips is, 'Why are mommy and daddy fighting?' Paul O'Brien looks at the merits of Stan Lee's case against Marvel. Does Marvel have a defence, and will the case mean anything for creator rights?

Editorial: Camera Obscura - All Action
By Alasdair Watson
In the second of the new look Ninth Art editorials, Alasdair Watson looks at the action genre in comics beyond the familiar confines of the superhero subgenre, from Alan Moore's PROMETHEA to Greg Rucka's QUEEN & COUNTRY.

Things To Come: Previews November 2002 for comic shipping January 2003
By Chris Ekman
If your New Year's resolution is going to be to spend less money on comics, you'll be pleased to hear the industry's doing its best to help you out. Chris Ekman tracks down the best on offer from the sorry first offerings of 2003.

Everybody Be Cool: Hip To Be Squarebound
By Kieron Gillen
The image of the comic reader as 'loser-geek' has been well explored - but there's another type of comic reader, too. In a new series, Kieron Gillen looks at the role of the comic book as a chic accessory of the cutting-edge consumer.

Editorial: Cassandra Complex - Filth & Fury
By Antony Johnston
In the first of the new look Ninth Art Editorials, Antony Johnston takes issue with the insipid state of comics cover design, and gives you the skinny on the ass-kicking zombies of INFINITE KUNG-FU.

Article 10: The House Across The Pond
By Paul O'Brien
There's a comic by Grant Morrison about clockwork robots that you'll probably never read - and would probably never want to. Such is the legacy of the British division of Marvel. Paul O'Brien reflects on the days when TRANSFORMERS comics were good.

Salacious Illustration: The Right Click
By Nick Locking
Any comic publisher can maintain a strong presence on the internet - so how do the Big Four measure up? Nick Locking looks at the best and worst the major publishers' websites have to offer.

Leaving The Penny Arcade
By Travis Fickett
Comics and cinema are of a similar vintage, but while one thrives, the other is struggling. Filmmaker Travis Fickett looks at how film evolved as a medium, and suggests that there's lessons to be learned from the development of a critical and intellectual approach to cinema.

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