April 22, 2008:
CWN and the Grand Finale! -

February 4, 2008:
In Conclusion - David ends his CWN run with Tezuka's MW from Vertical

February 2, 2008:
Acting Like You Have Nothing to Prove -

February 2, 2008:
The Shoegazer Returns - A New Year Begins, And Our Narrator Makes A Pledge

January 30, 2008:
Tim's Reviews -

September 13, 2007:
Wizard World Chicago Loot, Part One - Stykman, Empty Chamber, the Ztarian Saga, and yes, Little Bunny Foo Foo

February 15, 2007:
I Come Not to Bury Nick Cage... - But to mourn the death of my punchline

November 20, 2006:
The End - Rich's last Chicks & Romance

November 8, 2006:
Joann Sfar's Klezmer - And a Front Racks Hiatus

October 4, 2006:
This Month's Guest: Dave Gibbons - From the pages of Elephantmen!

September 18, 2006:
Back in Berlin - or How I spent my summer

July 29, 2006:
KICKING UP A STORM - An interview with David Lloyd

June 19, 2006:
You Ain't Never Had A Friend Like Me. - Graeme looks at Spidey's "genies"

December 18, 2005:
Disappointed - Sad news for fans of Busiek's CONAN, Stephen King, and others

December 13, 2004:
JUSTICE UNPLUGGED 2 at last !!! - By Fabrice Sapolsky & Xavier Fournier

December 2, 2004:
THE TWELFTH AND FINAL STEP - Say it ain't so, Dan.

November 23, 2004:
The importance of editing -

September 29, 2004:
Mystery and Conundrum indeed! - Where in the world is Jason Pomerantz?

September 13, 2004:
Hello and Goodbye and Hello Again - Change is in the air at CWN and it smells sweet.

August 12, 2004:
The Rise of the Web Toon - New Business Model or Dumb Luck?

July 30, 2004:
The Name Says it All... - Spin Doctors revamp Boomerang.

July 27, 2004:
Bigger Isn't Always Better -

June 8, 2004:
Pre-emptive Strike: MoCCA Arts Festival - Looking forward to the con, rather than looking back at it

The Layer Method
Our top Secret time-saving technique for creating and merging balloons and tails in Illustrator.

12 Step Program • Monthly

Dan Wickline and others share their tips and information on all aspects of comics publishing.

Latest: "THE TWELFTH AND FINAL STEP"
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Avoiding Extinction • Monthly

Join Phil Yeh and Cartoonists Across America as they travel the world teaching kids of all ages about creating comics.

Latest: "Back in Berlin"
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Border Patrol • Weekly

Latest: "Hello and Goodbye and Hello Again"
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Chicks and Romance • Bi-weekly

Rich Watson, well-traveled comics columnist, looks at a wide variety of comics and comics news.

Latest: "The End"
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Comics Have Never Been So Much Fun • Monthly

Robin Etherington from Blink Twice Studios (Malcolm Magic) focuses on a variety of aspects of the European comics industry, from the greatest comic book store in Europe, to why animals will always be funnier than people. He'll also introduce you to titles from all over Europe that you may not have even heard of.

Latest: "CWN and the Grand Finale!"
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Comics and Crumpets • Monthly

John Freeman shares the latest news and information about British comics and magazines.

Latest: "KICKING UP A STORM"
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Fathers' Day • Monthly

Richard Starkings talks with friends in the comics industry about their families and the influence their fathers -- and mothers -- had on their decisions to live creative lives.

Latest: "This Month's Guest: Dave Gibbons"
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Flipped • Weekly

David Welsh explores the marvelous world of manga.

Latest: "In Conclusion"
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From the Other Side • Monthly

Fabrice Sapolsky & Xavier Fournier provide a two-way trip overseas to see how comics, artists & industry are seen from the "Old Europe" perspective.

Latest: "JUSTICE UNPLUGGED 2 at last !!!"
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Grim Tidings • Bi-weekly

Covering a wide range of topics, Graeme McMillan rocks all chambers of the heart of comics.

Latest: "You Ain't Never Had A Friend Like Me. "
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Guttermouth • Weekly

Matt Phillion shows that it's not geeking out if everyone else is doing it.

Latest: "I Come Not to Bury Nick Cage..."
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Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now • Monthly

Jennifer de Guzman is Editor-in-Chief of Slave Labor Graphics. We're happy to give her a place here at CWN to provide thought-provoking commentary on the comics industry in general.

Latest: "Acting Like You Have Nothing to Prove"
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Judgment Day • Weekly

Here at Judgement Day, Tim will review titles each week that stand out from the pack as being outstanding or truly bad. Everything from the mainstream titles to the smallest of the small press will be covered in Judgement Day.

Latest: "Tim's Reviews"
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Making It Up As I Go • Weekly

Dan Taylor (writer and self-publisher of the critically acclaimed Hero Happy Hour) talks about the thrills and threats of publishing your own comic book.

Latest: "Bigger Isn't Always Better"
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Mysteries and Conundrums • Monthly

Jason Pomerantz looks at the "big events" with an eye for annotation. Wondering who that guy is in the back panel? Jason knows.

Latest: "Mystery and Conundrum indeed!"
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Past the Front Racks • Weekly

If you don't go past the front racks in your comic shop, you're missing all the good books columnist Shawn Hoke is trying to show you.

Latest: "Joann Sfar's Klezmer"
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Proof of Concept • Bi-weekly

Latest: "PoC #4 Winner AND #5 INKING Job (UPDATED!)"
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Pull List • Weekly

Michael May takes a look through what's out in comic shops this week.

Latest: "Wizard World Chicago Loot, Part One"
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Quoth the Raiven • Weekly

Latest: "The Rise of the Web Toon"
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Spin Doctors • Weekly

Latest: "The Name Says it All..."
Archives • Discussion Forum

Subsurface Communications • Weekly

Latest: "Pre-emptive Strike: MoCCA Arts Festival"
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That's News to Me • Weekly

A recap of the big comics news for the week with commentary.

Latest: "Disappointed"
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The Draft • Weekly

Benjamin talks about the creative process and the battle to succeed in the comics industry.

Latest: "The Shoegazer Returns"
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The Fly Chronicles • Weekly

A wry look at life through the eyes of the ordinary housefly and his wife and kids, in the tradition of Gary Larson's The Far Side.

Latest: "Week 13"
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Time of the Month • Weekly

Latest: "The importance of editing"
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Archived Columns

Comics 411 by Shawn Hoke

The Silencers: Black Kiss
Caught between superheroes and villains

Fox Bunny Funny
We all rebel in our own ways

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A Comic-Con without the Captain
The Windy City sings the red-white-and-blues over the death of an illustrated legend

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Friday, February 8, 2008

• The End.
So long. Farewell. Auf Wiedersehen. Good night.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

• Closing time
You don't have to go home...

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

• Oni resurrects letters columns
Resurrection series features letter-writing contest

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

• And... we're back
With Red 5 info

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

• Happy Thanksgiving!
From aka Comics and Comic World News

• Happy Birthday, COMICRAFT!
Lettering powerhouse and CWN sponsor turns 15

Monday, November 19, 2007

• Surrogates movie ready to start production
Bruce Willis to star

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