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Editorial: Cassandra Complex: Curtain Calls & Cyberpunx
In his final Cassandra Complex, Antony Johnston looks back at some of the big stories from three years of Ninth Art, including Epic adventures, the decline of Crossgen, and the rise of comics piracy.
- 30 April 2004
Editorial: Face It, Tiger - Across The Universes
As Mack, Oeming and Bendis make the jump to Marvel's newest imprint, DC WildStorm pulls the plug on two titles, and Erik Larsen takes over at Image, Andrew Wheeler takes a reading of the current state of the major superhero publishers.
- 16 April 2004
Editorial: Camera Obscura - The Call
The ambition of most comic creators is to write supermen and mutants. The only way to make a living in comics is to write supermen and mutants. If these two things are true, says Alasdair Watson, then the industry has reached a dead end.
- 09 April 2004
Editorial: Cassandra Complex - Writers & Wringers
Writing comics; it's the best and easiest job in the world. Right? Antony Johnston's been doing it for a couple of years now, and he's ready to explode a few myths. Especially the one about the hot groupies.
- 26 March 2004
Editorial: Face It, Tiger - Walking With Dinosaurs
Whatever happened to those revolutionary talents of the 70s? The answer is, they became the tired old conservatives of the 21st century. Andrew Wheeler wonders if these old pros will ever go out to pasture.
- 19 March 2004
Editorial: Camera Obscura - Whisky Business
Alasdair Watson visits a convention with a difference; one where they ply you with whisky from beginning to end. Oh, but it's got nothing to do with comics. He comes back with a few observations to share, and a hangover to keep.
- 08 March 2004
Editorial: Cassandra Complex: Undergrounds & Underdogs
The internet and the exploitation of niche markets have driven obscure cult interests out into the open. Antony Johnston asks, whatever happened to the underground?
- 27 February 2004
Editorial: Face It, Tiger - The Comic Buyer's Guide
Andrew Wheeler has an unfamiliar experience at the comic store, and gets thinking about the comics that won't always be there, the comics that always will, and how it affects his buying habits.
- 13 February 2004
Editorial: Camera Obscura - The Soap Bubble
Chris Claremont established the soap opera formula for the X-Men family of titles, and it's never been able to escape from it. While the formula may have its strengths, says Alasdair Watson, there's no advantage in being slave to the soaps.
- 06 February 2004
Editorial: Cassandra Complex - Silence & Subtleties
Has controversy taken a back seat, asks Antony Johnston, or is the industry just catching its breath? Plus, an idea for how comics could inspire video games that's a little more sophisticated than X-MEN: MUTANT ACADEMY.
- 23 January 2004