REGULAR FEATURES OPTIC VERVE #58 Matt Martin "Sweet Love, Suicidal Depression, and Racism" Matt praises Howard Chaykin's Mighty Love, criticizes Kinetic's lack of forward motion, and gives a lukewarm view of Runaways #13 -- including its apparent racism. 30 March 2004 ARBITER OF GOOD TASTE #1 Jeff Chon "Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy Sir!" The premiere of Jeff Chon's new column focusing on graphic novels and trade paperbacks, opening with a consideration of Jeff Parker's The Interman. 16 March 2004 SEQUENTIAL CULTURE #23 Julian Darius "The State of American Comics Address, 2004" The fourth such annual address, this one covering the ups and downs of 2003 and where we are now in American comics -- with particular attention to the creative implosion at Marvel. 5 March 2004 THE COMICS BLOTTER #7 Julian Darius "All the News of February" X-Men Reloaded. Millarworld Part Late, Part Cancelled. Image Has New Publisher. Epic Anthology and Elektra Cancelled. Superman Sells Out. And Julius Schwartz remembered. 4 March 2004 NEW COMICS DAY #19 Bryan Miller "Chosen and Stay Puffed" Bryan considers Mark Millar's Chosen and the comedic Stay Puffed. 18 February 2004

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