The Ninth Eight

The Forecast for July 20th 2005
18th July 2005
Just when you thought it was safe to return home from San Diego a strange wave of quasi-nostalgia sweeps over the Forecast, with comic-al DEFENDERS, out of continuity JSA, and the speedy reprint of an old favourite.

The Forecast for July 13th 2005
11th July 2005
Kirsten Baldock and Fabio Moon bring the cigarettes and Image pimps its RIDE at the comics drive-thru this week. But just when you're settling in for a quiet read, there's that Frank Tieri, mouthing off again...

The Forecast for July 7th 2005
4th July 2005
Are you ready to rock? It's the Live 9 concert at Ninth Art, with heavy rock from Alex Robinson, classic rock from THE KING, rock 'n roll from THE AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS, and comics' biggest rock star, The Thing.

The Forecast for June 29th 2005
27th June 2005
The world becomes a chat room in new Top Shelf serial THE SURROGATES, by Vendetti and Weldele. Leah Moore goes digging in the IPC universe, and the original comic universe archaeologists return in PLANETARY.

The Forecast for June 22nd 2005
20th June 2005
Hellboy returns with his first new series in two years. NEVERWHERE is back as well, but can the comic get right what the TV show and novel got wrong? And Spider-Man gets the girl, but is he happy?

The Forecast for June 15th 2005
13th June 2005
James Kochalka is manifestly cute and Ted McKeever's a little horror in this week's batch of new books, while Larry Young takes us for a spin in BLACK DIAMOND ON RAMP, and Geoff Johns goes to war in JSA.

The Forecast for June 8th 2005
6th June 2005
Zeb Wells and Skottie Young go old school with the NEW WARRIORS, Sean McKeever's GRAVITY takes us new school, and we head to the Randian objectivist school for ACTION PHILOSOPHERS.

The Forecast for June 2nd 2005
30th May 2005
Take a trip to Ancient Troy with AGE OF BRONZE; get naughty with the SUPER F*CKERS; lock yourself in your bedroom with EMO BOY; or gird yourself for an internet meltdown with HOUSE OF M.

The Forecast for May 25th 2005
23rd May 2005
Ninth Art checks in at the precinct for the second GOTHAM CENTRAL trade and catches up with Mark Millar's Defenders, and the dead rise with Fleischer and Aparo's WRATH OF THE SPECTRE.

The Forecast for May 18th 2005
16th May 2005
Butch Guice takes us on a trip to OLYMPUS this week, and we checks in on two of Marvel's finest; the poached-from-Image POWERS, and the doubtless-soon-to-be-cancelled PUNISHER.

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