The Friday Review: Supreme Power: Contact
By Lawrence Rider
J Michael Straczynski offers a new take on Mark Gruenwald's old take on DC's classic JLA. It's analogues-a-go-go as Ninth Art dips in to the latest attempt at a superhero epic, to see if the BABYLON 5 creator can provide a fresh twist.

Movie Review Special: Hellboy
By Frank Smith
Mike Mignola's HELLBOY is the latest comic book hero to make it big at the box office - but is he still Mike Mignola's HELLBOY? Frank Smith takes a fan's eye view of Guillermo del Toro's adaptation. Contains movie spoilers.

The Friday Review: Marvels
By Brent Keane
Nostalgia's nothing new. As Marvel's celebration of its superhuman history reaches its tenth anniversary, Ninth Art looks back on the mini series that helped propel Alex Ross and Kurt Busiek to superstardom, and marvels.

The Friday Review: Honour Among Punks
By Zack Smith
Never mind the spandex, here come Gary Reed and Guy Davis with the collected edition of their Baker Street mysteries - a little bit Conan Doyle, a little bit Sid Vicious. It's pretty, and it's far from vacant.

The Friday Review: The Gypsy Lounge: Lunchtime Variety Criminals
By Kevin Dole
Welcome to The Gypsy Lounge, the debut graphic novel of up-and-coming creator Jason Lex. While its disaffected superhuman protagonists may be lacking in direction, Lex himself could well be going places.

The Friday Review: Lux And Alby Sign On And Save The Universe
By Ben Wooller
Prepare yourself for something a bit novel, in every sense of the word, as author Martin Millar brings together the characters from three of his novels under the pen of Simon Fraser, in order to save the universe.

The Friday Review: Herobear And The Kid: The Inheritance
By Alex Dueben
Childhood can be a time of wonder and delight, but it's a time we all have to leave behind. Mike Kunkel recaptures some of that awe and excitement of youth with his fable about one boy and his superhero bear.

The Friday Review: Last Of The Independents
By John Parker
Matt Fraction went from comics activist to comics creator, but could he practise what he preached? Ninth Art checks out his sophomore effort to see if LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS is worth a declaration.

The Friday Review: The Red Star: The Battle Of Kar Dathra's Gate
By Alex Dueben
THE RED STAR is a story about revolution, but it also sparked a bit of a revolution in itself, with its innovative use of composite computer art and its integration of words and pictures. Ninth Art joins the march.

The Friday Review: Jonny Double
By Zack Smith
Before 100 BULLETS, the creative team of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso first worked together on this tight, intelligent private eye noir story. Ninth Art moseys up the bar and orders a DOUBLE.

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