Face It, Tiger: SPX Before Marriage
By Andrew Wheeler
Ninth Art's first SPX is also the last in the convention's current incarnation. Andrew Wheeler reports back from a comic convention with a difference - where the art comes first, and everyone seems to be smiling.

Camera Obscura: Design For Life
By Alasdair Watson
Coffee. It's cheaper than comics and it's got a better kick. Instead of just competing with each other, comics need to compete with the more affordable pleasures in life - and that means offering a spectacle that coffee beans just don't have.

Cassandra Complex: Good Word
By Antony Johnston
In a special edition of Cassandra Complex, Antony Johnston reports from this year's Caption, possibly one of the smallest of small press conventions, where the sun shines and the marker pens run free.

Cassandra Complex: Welcome Back
By Antony Johnston
San Diego, the Christmas of comics, is over for another year. Antony Johnston didn't go, but the view from across the water is that Christmas is looking smaller, and even the biggest present - a real chain of comic bookstores - could still be a lump of coal.

Cassandra Complex: New Direction
By Antony Johnston
The '80s are back, and the comic industry is falling over itself to get in on the act. But outside the comics store it's a different story, and Antony Johnston is all set to give up the ghost of the Direct Market.

Camera Obscura: More Of The Same
By Alasdair Watson
There's always a call for more diversity in comics, but Alasdair Watson believes there's something to be said for seeing creators working over familiar ground - if they can find new angles.

Cassandra Complex: Wasting Away
By Antony Johnston
Did you see that ad in the paper that said, 'Wanted: New BATMAN writer'? No? Do you want to know why? Antony Johnston has a word of advice for the next generation of aspiring comic creators: Don't hold out for a hero.

Camera Obscura: Under The Influence
By Alasdair Watson
The best comics can take you further than what's shown on the page, believes Alasdair Watson, while only the worst live in cultural isolation. Ideas are nothing to be afraid of.

Camera Obscura: Quick To Condemn
By Alasdair Watson
Patience. Moderation. A willingness to reconsider. Are these things total strangers to the world of comic book discussion? Alasdair Watson says it's time to slow down and put things in perspective.

Cassandra Complex: The Big Event
By Antony Johnston
The pop-culture event of the summer is SPIDER-MAN - but it's not the comic that people are talking about. In a year when cinema audiences have plenty to get excited about, Antony Johnston looks at the lacklustre state of the 'event' comic.

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