The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, TCJ interviews Zap artist S. Clay Wilson, best known for his panoramas of sex and violence involving lesbian bikers, zombie pirates and a Checkered Demon. Plus: Alex Robinson, the Harvey and Eisner-winning cartoonist, discusses his graphic novels Box Office Poison, Tricked, and Too Cool to Be Forgotten. Also: a special back-to-school section features a gallery of undiscovered potential comics masterpieces by students from the Center for Cartoon Studies. And: a cartoon chat with Joe Matt of Peep Show. Plus: a review of Yuichi Yokoyama's Travel. Cover by S. Clay Wilson.

News
Greg Stump and staff, Journal Datebook (p. 18)

Essays
Preview: Travel by Yuichi Yokoyama (p. 180)
The CCS Class of ‘08: Comics by the graduating class (p. 137)

Interviews
Noah Van Sciver, A Cartoon Interview with Joe Matt (p. 25)
Bob Levin, The S. Clay Wilson Interview (p. 28)
Tom Crippen, The Alex Robinson Interview (p. 64)

Reviews
Steven Grant, Tor #1-3 (p. 100)
Tim O'Neil, The Education of Hopey Glass (p. 103)
Bill Randall, Acme Novelty Datebook Vol. 2 and Acme Novelty Library #18 (p. 107)
Kent Worcester, Art Spiegelman Conversations (p. 111)
Kent Worcester, Tintin and the Secret Literature (p. 113)
Noah Berlatsky, Disappearance Diary (p. 115)
Rich Kreiner, Moby Dick: A Pop-Up Book (p. 117)
Noah Berlatsky, Complete WildC.A.T.S. and Wild Worlds (p. 120)
Rob Vollmar, Andromeda Stories Vols. 1-3 (p. 122)
Mini-reviews of Ganges #2, Doctor 13, Doktor Sleepless #1-3, Special Forces #1-2, Child's Play: The Berenstain Baby Boom, Remembrance of Things Past, Nat Turner, The Astro Boy Essays, Micrographica, The EC Archives: The Vault of Horror Vol. 1, Fire Away, Tonoharu, Nightmares For Sale #1, Flight: Explorer, Mystery in Space #1-8, Northlanders #1-4 and deevee 2007 (p. 125)

Columns
R.C. Harvey, Comicopia: "Remember the Editorial Cartoon!" (p. 170)
Rich Kreiner, Meet the Comics Press: "Cartoons of State" (p. 189)
Donald Phelps, The Observer: "Manly Wade Wellman: Pulp Provincial" (p. 194)
Kenneth Smith, Time Out of Joint: "The Crypto-Revolution of Our Age" (p. 197)
Coming Comics (p. 206)