The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: L'Association co-founder and prolific cartoonist Lewis Trondheim talks about the wry sword-and-sorcery mega-epic Donjon, his autobio comics, McConey and his "retirement." Plus: PictureBox publisher Dan Nadel queries art-comics (Wonderfool World) creator and fine artist David Sandlin on his pieces in Raw, as well as the eerie Swamp Preacher, which ties into the larger world of his Blab! anthology-and-storybook work. Our color comics section turns up a 1949 comics adaptation of John Buchan's The 39 Steps by Dick Davis and Jim Lavery. Also: profound columns, sharp reviews and a whole lot more by the comics medium's smartest critics and historians. Cover by Lewis Trondheim.

Letters
Blood & Thunder (p. 18)
News
Greg Stump and staff, Journal Datebook (p. 32)
Interviews
Matthias Wivel, The Lewis Trondheim interview (p. 42)
Dan Nadel, The David Sandlin Interview (p. 110)
Reviews
Kristian WIlliams, "Killed Cartioons" and "The Rejection Collection" (p. 72)
Tim O'Neil, "Need More Love" (p. 74)
Tom Underhill, "Batman Year 100" (p. 76)
Rich Kriener, "Mister i" (p. 78)
Rob Vollmar, "Japan: As Viewed by 17 Creators" (p. 81)
Joe McCulloch, "Octopus Girl Vols. 1-3" (p. 83)
Rich Kriener, "The "WorldStorm" debut" (p. 85)
Tim O'Neil, "Scott Pilgrim Vols. 1-3" (p. 89)
Chris Mautner, "The Comic Book Holocaust" (p. 91)
Noah Berlatsky, "Gaylord Phoenix" (p. 93)
Rob Vollmar, "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" (p. 96)
Mini-reviews of "Glacial Period", "Blindspot", "Cartoon Workshop/Pig Tales", "The Exterminators Vol. 1", "Old Boy Vols. 1-4", "The P.L.A.I.N. Janes", "The Left Bank Gang", "Elle-Humour", "Cancer Vixen", "Superman Confidential #1-3", "Phoenix Vol. 9", "Blue Beetle: Shellshocked", "Criminal #1-4", "The Osprey Graphic History series" and "Stop Forgetting to Remember" (p. 98)
Essays
David Beard, "Deceptive Data" (p. 19)
R.C. Harvey, "John Hart Gives Up the Ghost on Easter Eve" (p. 25)
R.C. Harvey, "Brant Parker Follows Partner in Death" (p. 30)
Michael Dean, "The 39 Steps" (p. 127)
Columns
Tom Crippen, The Post-Human Review: "Together to a New Future" (p.153)
R.C. Harvey, Comicopia: "Visiting the Masters" (p. 158)
Bill Randall, Lost in Translation: "Sting Like a Butterfly" (p. 165)
Donald Phelps, "The Children's Children" (p. 172)
Kenneth Smith, Time Out of Joint: "XIX. Power Totalitarianized" (p. 177)
Coming Comics (p. 184)