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By Paul O'Brien What does the year ahead hold for comics? Will Marvel continue to overshadow DC in 2002? Will the trade paperback movement flounder? And will Todd McFarlane get his just desserts? This is the future, and it's happening one comic at a time. Comics in The Classroom By Mike Sims If we taught comics in the classroom, would it legitimise the artform, or just chase the kids away? English teacher Mike Sims reports from the front lines. Cassandra Complex: A Novel Idea, Part Two By Antony Johnston If the comic industry were to switch over exclusively to graphic novels, would it be the answer to all our prayers? Or would it just present us with another set of problems?
By Wheeler, Johnston & Watson Maybe you can't tell a book by its cover, but you can sell one. With so many books crowding the shelves these days, a good cover is all-important. Ninth Art looks back on some of the best covers of 2001.
By John Connors POWERS was a sensation when it launched in 2000, and picked up the Eisner Award for best new series. Does the first collection of Bendis and Oeming's superhuman whodunnit still live up to the hype? Ninth Art endorses the principle of Ideological Freeware. The author permits distribution of this article by private individuals, on condition that the author and source of the article are clearly shown, no charge is made, and the whole article is reproduced intact, including this notice. Back. |