The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: The Journal is proud to present the long-awaited, exhaustive and engrossing cover interview with Phoebe Gloeckner, author of the tear-down-the-sky brilliant books A Child's Life and Diary of a Teenage Girl! Conducted by the Journal's own Gary Groth, this conversation is not one to miss. If that weren't enough, this issue also boasts a fascinating Gloeckner essay by legendary critic Donald Phelps, author of the American Book Award-winning Reading the Funnies! Also: dropping science with Jay Hosler; the gospel according to Chester Brown; and the early work of comics pioneer Winsor McCay. Plus: reviews, comics, letters and news. Mature Readers.

News
Newswatch (p. 5)
Letters
Blood and Thunder (p. 3)
Interviews
Jay Hosler Interview (p. 52)
Phoebe Gloeckner (p. 78)
Essays
Donald Phelps, "Diary of a Teenage Rake" (p. 74)
Reviews
Ng Suat Tong, "Gospel's" (p. 31)
Darcy Sullivan, "Meat Cake Compilation" (p. 38)
Bryan Miller, "Sleeper" (p. 40)
Rob Vollmar, "Winsor McCay, the Early Years" (p. 41)
Adam Stephanides, "Dead Memory" (p. 42)
Domingos Isabelinho, "Teratoid Heights" (p. 44)
Greg Cwiklik, "The Book of Joe" (p. 46)
Bullet Reviews (p. 50)
Columns
Comicopia (p. 125)
Meet the Comics Press (p. 132)
Minimalism (p. 137)