Camera Obscura: Are You Experienced?
4th October 2002
When it comes to engaging the audience, comics have a power to connect in tremendously complex ways. Alasdair Watson attempts to unravel the riddle of comics' great potential for communication.

Camera Obscura: Design For Life
9th September 2002
Coffee. It's cheaper than comics and it's got a better kick. Instead of just competing with each other, comics need to compete with the more affordable pleasures in life - and that means offering a spectacle that coffee beans just don't have.

Camera Obscura: More Of The Same
28th June 2002
There's always a call for more diversity in comics, but Alasdair Watson believes there's something to be said for seeing creators working over familiar ground - if they can find new angles.

Camera Obscura: Under The Influence
31st May 2002
The best comics can take you further than what's shown on the page, believes Alasdair Watson, while only the worst live in cultural isolation. Ideas are nothing to be afraid of.

Camera Obscura: Quick To Condemn
3rd May 2002
Patience. Moderation. A willingness to reconsider. Are these things total strangers to the world of comic book discussion? Alasdair Watson says it's time to slow down and put things in perspective.

Camera Obscura: Stop The Rock
5th April 2002
Were there any television sets in the swimming pools at San Diego last year? Did anyone assault an air stewardess on their way to Angouleme? Comic creators aren't rock stars. And why should they want to be?

Camera Obscura: Candid Camera
8th March 2002
Comic book creator Warren Ellis has created a book of his own photography. Comic book publisher Larry Young has published it. Alasdair Watson asks, is AVAILABLE LIGHT a shameless big name cash-in or a bold creative experiment?

Camera Obscura: The Press Pack
8th February 2002
Alasdair Watson presents a reviews round-up of the small-press books that have been sent to the Ninth Art offices, including ARMS LENGTH, HARDLY THE HOG, RAVEN'S CHILDREN and VOGELEIN.

Camera Obscura: Back To The Future
11th January 2002
Sitting in a Starbucks that could be anywhere in the world, Alasdair Watson reflects on how the spreading stain of mainstream culture is pushing new discoveries ever further off the map.

Pistolwhipped: An interview with Jason Hall and Matt Kindt
7th January 2002
Ninth Art talks to PISTOLWHIP creators Hall and Kindt, the Lighthouse Awards winners for best debut and breakthrough talent, about noir, design, and the unique way that they got in to the industry.

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