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Issue #267 -
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Posted April 6, 2005
Cover photo courtesy of Denis Kitchen,
designed by Adam Grano

This issue's corrections

Blood and Thunder

  • "Kenneth Smith vs. the Brunettistas"

Newswatch

  • Alternative Comics #2 and Picasso's Penis
    by Michael Dean
  • Stan Lee's Hour of Glory
    by Michael Dean
  • Onward with the Harveys
    by Tom Spurgeon
  • Online Comics Journalism: Part Four
    Click here to read the story in its entirety.
    by Michael Dean
  • Irwin Donenfeld Dies at 78
    by Michael Catron
  • Newswatch Updates
    by Michael Dean
  • Journal Datebook
    by Greg Stump

Firing Line

  • The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics
    reviewed by Mark Campos
  • The Vadeboncoeur Collection of ImageS
    (Click here to read the essay in its entirety.)

    reviewed by Frank Stack
  • Bannock Beans and Black Tea
    reviewed by Darcy Sullivan
  • Magic Whistle #9
    reviewed by Tim O'Neil
  • Optic Nerve #9
    reviewed by Chris Mautner
  • The Mirror of Love
    reviewed by Tom Crippen
  • The Bloody Streets of Paris
    reviewed by David Groenewegen
  • Amelia Rules!
    reviewed by Chris Mautner
  • Never Ending Summer
    reviewed by Sean T. Collins
  • Angry Youth Comix #6
    reviewed by Tom Spurgeon
  • Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of The Escapist Vols. 1-2
    reviewed by Kent Worcester

Bullets

  • Fuz: Once Upon a Time reviewed by David Groenewegen, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow reviewed by Charles Hatfield, Formerly Known as the Justice League reviewed by Chris Mautner, and The Walking Dead Vol. Two: Miles Behind Us reviewed by Bryan Miller

Will Eisner

  • Will Eisner: Before the Comics
    recorded by John Benson
  • "That's the Way I Want to Live"
    by Scott McCloud
  • An Affectionate Appreciation
    by R.C. Harvey
    • Sidebar: Goodbye, Mr. Eisner
      by Batton Lash
    • Sidebar: Will Eisner and Jewish Identity
      by Michael Chabon
    • Sidebar: "Damn, I Miss Him"
      by Diana Schutz
  • Return to Dropsie Avenue
    by Bill Sherman
  • Will Eisner in 3,000 Words or Less
    by Dave Sim
  • I Will...
    Comics by Jeff Smith
  • Before The Spirit
    by Ron Goulart
  • The Spirit or Will Eisner
    by Steven Grant
  • Will Eisner: Having Something to Say
    (Click here to read excerpts from the interview.)
    interview by John Benson
  • Will Eisner: Looking Back
    interview by Arie Kaplan
  • Eisner and Instructional Comics
    by Kent Worcester
  • Mike Ploog on Will Eisner
    (Click here to read the interview in its entirety.)
    interview by Dirk Deppey

  • Comics Section
    "A Medal for Bowser," "The Sad Case of Waiting Room Willie" and selected P*S Magazine stories
    (Click here to read a bonus P*S Magazine strip not found in the issue!)

    comics by Will Eisner

  • The Cult of Will
    by R. Fiore
  • Will Eisner Talking Shop
    by Tom Spurgeon
  • Comics and the Man
    by Rich Kreiner
  • Hail Hydra
    by Tom Underhill
  • Will Eisner: Chairman of the Board
    (Click here to read the essay in its entirety.)
    by Gary Groth


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