The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: TCJ presents their annual, indispensable "Year In Review" issue, examining 2003's vital events and releases from around the world! And this issue also boasts the "Young Cartoonists" section, featuring scads of interviews and profiles of the next generation of emerging talents! Yes, a new generation emerges - Jeffrey Brown, Robyn Chapman, Christopher Forgues, Asaf & Tomer Hanuka, Sammy Harkham, Paul Hornschemeier, Kevin Huizenga, Ben Jones, Derek Kirk Kim, Anders Nilsen, Lark Pien, John Pham, Souther Salazar, Jason Shiga, Drew Weing and Dan Zettwoch. How can you not want this issue? Don't you want to know what the books of the year were? Don't you care about the children? Cover by Drew Weing. Mature Readers.

News
Newswatch (p. 5)
Interviews
Drew Weing Interview (p. 70)
Kevin Huizenga Interview (p. 82)
Sammy Harkham Interview (p. 94)
John Pham Interview (p. 109)
Small Press Panel (p. 117)
Essays
Dirk Deppey, "Year in Review Introduction" (p. 27)
Books of the Year (p. 28)
Honorable Mentions (p. 41)
Rich Kreiner, "The Gift Horse's Oral Hygiene" (p. 54)
Milo George, "Youthquake Introduction" (p. 61)
Youthquake Profiles (p. 62)
Columns
Opening Shots (p. 3)
Funnybook Roulette (p. 47)
Lost in Translation (p. 49)
Euro-Comics for Beginners (p. 56)
Minimalism (p. 59)
Illustration
On the Boards (p. 124)