The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, sit in on a candid conversation with one of 2005's breakout cartoonists, Epileptic author David B., in a wide-ranging discussion on life, art and cartooning. Plus: The Journal's roster of critics analyze the best comics and graphic novels of 2005, in a wide-ranging section that looks into the work of cartoonists from Winsor McCay to Hank Ketcham to Chris Ware. Also: Danish cartoons of mass destruction. Plus: The comics of Boody Rogers. And, as usual, all the news, criticism and commentary that you've come to expect from the finest, most provocative magazine about comics available today! Cover by David B.

News
Michael Dean and R.C. Harvey, "Cartoons of Mass Destruction" (p. 9)
Michael Dean, "The New Patriotism Pt. 1" (p. 22)
Michael Dean, "Disastrous Success" (p. 25)
Greg Stump and staff, "Journal Datebook" (p. 27)
Interview
Matthias Wivel, The David B. Interview (p. 102)
Reviews
Rich Kreiner, "Acme Novelty Library #16" (p. 37)
Tom Crippen, "Tricked" (p. 40)
Leland Purvis, "Night Fisher" (p. 42)
Tom Underhill, "Top 10: The Forty-Niners" (p. 44)
Petite reviews of "Cromartie High School Vol. 1", "Dracula Book 1",
"Lulu Eightball", and "Moxie, My Sweet" (p. 45)
Essays
"The Best Comics of 2005"
With contributions from Noah Berlatsky, Johanna Draper Carlson, Tom Crippen,
Dirk Deppey, Evan Dorkin, Shaenon Garrity, Paul Gravett, Sammy Harkham, R.C. Harvey, Jeet Heer, Rich Kreiner, Chris Mautner, Calvin Reid, Diana Schutz, Adam Stephanides, Craig Thompson, Tom Underhill, Kristy Valenti, Rob Vollmar, and Kent Worcester;
Plus: "A Year of Reading Comics," by R. Fiore (p. 50)
Chance Fiveash, "The Comics of Boody Rogers" (p. 128)
Columns
Steven Grant, "Fun! Fun! Fun!" (p. 170)
John Lent, Speaking in Tongues: "The Outrage Art of South Africa's Bitterkomix" (p. 173)
Bill Randall, Lost In Translation: "Fortune's Fool: Golden Lucky" (p. 180)
R.C. Harvey, Comicopia: "At Year's End, Two Editorial Cartoonist Firings Dramatize the Profession's Plight" (p. 186)
Kenneth Smith, Time Out of Joint: "Politics and Human Natures" (p. 194)