The Comics Journal #179 Products in works that delight the

in works that delight the eye as well as challenge our understanding of this prodigiously gifted artist

romantic illustrations and whimsical ideas to step into in their first collaborative book

monster movies and snack-bar nachos

yearning to "swing wild

But the employees expect the worst: isn't he known as a cold-blooded killer

The Comics Journal #179 Products in works that delight theInterviews with Scott McCloud on when a pipe is not a pipe, Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For), and Terry Zwigoff, director of the Crumb documentary. Readers Poll results. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by McCloud. Letters Blood and Thunder (p. 4) News Newswatch, "Distribution Update" (p. 9) Interviews Scott McCloud (p. 52) Alison Bechdel (p. 112) Terry Zwigoff (p. 85) Reviews Gregory Cwiklik, "Buzzard #14" (p. 37) Ray