See You In The Funny Books: Part One
By Cheese Hasselberger
Where have all the navel-gazers gone? Seven cartoonists from the New York underground discuss how the 'scene' is changing from maudlin autobiographies to knockabout humour, egged on by indie upstart HOUSE OF TWELVE's publisher Cheese Hasselberger. Ninth Art listens in.

It Came From Connecticut
By Alex Dueben
Connecticut boasts of being the birthplace of the comic book, and a new exhibition at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford seeks to explore the claim. Ninth Art takes a trip to the Constitution State.

Where Heads Go: An interview with Kurt Wolfgang
By Alex Dueben
From finding the right balance on the comics page, to working in silence, Kurt Wolfgang, the editor of LOWJINX and the author of WHERE HATS GO, shares his thoughts with Ninth Art.

Paradoxically Speaking: An interview with Lawrence Miles
By Brent Keane
From learning about Britpop in the brothels of Tangiers, to betting for toenails in a bar in New Orleans, FACTION PARADOX creator Lawrence Miles knows a few things about strange journeys. And that's before you get to the time travel.

The Ninth Art Lighthouse Awards 2003
By The 9A Lighthouse Crew
Ninth Art's regular crew of forecaster critics look back over the past twelve months to recognise the best comics and the most innovative creators of 2003 in the third annual Ninth Art Lighthouse Awards.

Brickbats 2003, Part Two
By The CPSM
Ninth Art once again hands over the podium to those sweet-natured charmers from the Committee for the Prevention of Sequential Mediocrity, as they reveal the second half of their dirty dozen of monstrous moments in mainstream comics.

Brickbats 2003, Part One
By The CPSM
Ninth Art hands over to the Committee for the Prevention of Sequential Mediocrity as it offers up the wooden spoons in recognition of the worst moments of the year in mainstream comics.

Triple A: Covers Of The Year 2003
By Wheeler, Johnston and Watson
For the third year in a row, the Ninth Art editorial board convenes to look at the very best and very worst comic covers of the past twelve months, as well as the breakthrough talents and the latest trends.

Winning And Losing: An interview with Andy Diggle
By Brent Keane
His ongoing series THE LOSERS has helped earn Andy Diggle an exclusive contract with DC relatively early in his writing career. Now Ninth Art talks to the former 2000AD editor about making that well-worn journey from Dredd to Vertigo.

Hawaiian Style
By John Parker
HAWAIIAN DICK has been one of the breakthrough books of 2003, launching the careers of writer B Clay Moore and artist Steven Griffin. Ninth Art talks to the creators about the appeal of the series and its remarkable reception.

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