The Friday Review: Johnny Nemo
By Nick Brownlow
Some people get nostalgic for comics about toys, but people who grew up with DEADLINE are more likely to yearn for the violent fascists of their youth. Nick Brownlow discovers that the magic is still there.

The Friday Review: Elektra: Assassin
By Brent Keane
The combined talents of Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz were always likely to produce something special, but once untangled, is there any substance to their iconic take on Marvel's favourite femme fatale?

The Friday Review: Sanctum
By Nick Brownlow
Nazis, nuclear submarines, monsters and explosions? That's entertainment. Ninth Art explores the depths and shallows of Xavier Dorison and Christophe Bec's two volume SANCTUM.

The Friday Review: Fortune & Glory
By Wil Moss
In a time when major publishers seem to be creating new titles just so they can sell the movie options, Brian Michael Bendis has the real story on Hollywood's fumbling encounters with the comic industry.

The Friday Review: Cages
By Ben Wooller
It's a story about creation, and as creations go, it's a real work of art. Ninth Art unlocks master illustrator Dave McKean's weighty magnum opus and enters the CAGES.

The Friday Review: Sandman: The Kindly Ones
By Brent Keane
As Vertigo celebrates its tenth anniversary, Ninth Art looks back on one chapter of the book that remains the imprint's biggest critical and commercial success. Do you remember your dreams? You'll remember this one.

The Friday Review: Sleepwalk & Other Stories
By Zack Smith
In the world of Adrian Tomine, loneliness, despondancy and disillusionment are the order of the day. In fact, the world of Adrian Tomine is often uncomfortably close to home.

The Friday Review: Good-Bye, Chunky Rice
By Zack Smith
There are few comics that so perfectly capture an emotion as Craig Thompson's deeply affecting debut. The characters may seem strange, but their experiences are only too familiar.

The Friday Review: 30 Days of Night
By Ben Wooller
Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin. Lock all the doors and windows and keep on the light in the hall, as Ninth Art checks out the sleeper horror hit of 2003 that won't let you sleep a wink.

The Friday Review: Slow News Day
By Zack Smith
If reading the papers is getting you down, take a break from the headlines in a small English town, where love might just be allowed to flourish - if they can just read between the lines.

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