The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, Dirk Deppey sits down for a freewheeling interview with cartoonist Eddie Campbell, the artist behind the forthcoming graphic novel, The Fate of the Artist. A born raconteur, Campbell discusses everything from self-publishing, to Hollywood adaptations, to the philosophy of the graphic novel. Also: a conversation with avant-garde manga artist Junko Mizuno; an extensive portfolio of socialist cartoonist Art Young's visions of Hell; and creativity under contract - the state of comics work for hire at Marvel, DC, et al. Plus: all the news, criticism and commentary that you've come to expect. Cover by Eddie Campbell.

Letters
Blood & Thunder (p. 9)
News
Michael Dean, "Creativity Under Contract" (p. 13)
Michael Dean, "The Harvey Awards Move to Baltimore" (p. 24)
Michael Dean, "Alias" (p. 26)
Michael Dean, "Online Comics Journalism: Does it Exist? part 10" (p. 28)
Greg Stump and staff, Journal Datebook (p. 31)
Interviews
Dirk Deppey, The Eddie Campbell Interview (p. 66)
Ema Nakao and Kristy Valenti, Junko Mizuno Interview (p. 116)
Reviews
Tom Crippen, "My Gaiman Decade" (p. 40)
Rich Kreiner, "Nostalgia Upgrade" (p. 47)
Tim Kreider, "A Simple Desultory Philippic" (p. 49)
Bill Sherman, "Fischer Mania" (p. 51)
Bullet Reviews, "Peculia and the Groon Grove Vampires", "Nat Turner #1", "Holy Superheroes!" (p. 53)
Essays
Dirk Deppey, "A Kind of Alchemy: The Art of Eddie Campbell" (p. 56)
Rob Vollmar, "The Importance of Being Bacchus" (p. 62)
Noah Berlatsky, "Art Young Goes to Hell" (p. 131)
Columns
Bill Randall, Lost in Translation: "Comedy is Not Kawaii" (p. 172)
Daniel Holloway, Minimalism: "Cleaning House" (p. 178)
Tim O'Neil, Ctrl-Alt-Delete: "Bible Times"
Steven Grant, Fun! Fun! Fun!: "The Genre Problem" (p. 188)
R.C. Harvey, Comicopia: "Secret Identities and Fairy Tale Fancies" (p. 190)
Kenneth Smith, Time Out of Joint (p. 193)