Editorial: Cassandra Complex - Brickbats And... Well, Mostly Brickbats
By Antony Johnston
Old toys were trendy, panties didn't sell, everything was a movie, bold new strategies were traded for old, and everyone - but mostly Marvel - got sued. Antony Johnston makes his pick of the headlines from 2002.

Editorial: Face It Tiger - Hellbent For Leather
By Andrew Wheeler
A cowboy with a thing for chaps? Andrew Wheeler considers the true meaning behind Marvel's provocative announcement. Plus, an introduction to Argentinean creators Trillo and Mandrafina, and an exclusive update for Olav Beemer fans!

Editorial: Camera Obscura - Superhate
By Alasdair Watson
Stand back, Superman. There's just one thing dominating Alasdair Watson's thoughts this month: His consuming hatred for that sexless, simplistic, immoral and inferior icon of a sci-fi subgenre: the superhero.

Editorial: Cassandra Complex - Trades & Travels
By Antony Johnston
Recently returned from a book signing at Travelling Man in York, Antony muses on the loss-leader approach to OGN publishing, and the problem posed by the monologue in comics writing.

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.

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.

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.

Face It, Tiger: Definitively Maybe
By Andrew Wheeler
If the bookshelf format is the future of comics, why haven't trade paperbacks evolved beyond six-issues-and-a-spine? It's time for publishers to take a tip or two from the world of the DVD, says Andrew Wheeler.

Cassandra Complex: Rock And A Hard Place
By Antony Johnston
For Antony Johnston, a week away from the bustle of daily life means letting the tide of pop culture come seeping back in - and that means coming to an important realisation about what sets comic creators apart from most other 'pop' artists.

Camera Obscura: Are You Experienced?
By Alasdair Watson
When it comes to engaging the audience, comics have a power to connect in tremendously complex ways. Alasdair Watson attempts to unravel the riddle of comics' great potential for communication.

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